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The Washington herald., 1920-02-15

great success due to the able assist
ance rendered her by local historians,
and, best of all. by lineal descendants
of the Washington family who have
treasured the intimate stories of
Georges life as precious heirlooms.
Fortunately for the work, she had
an interview with Mr.. Lawrence WASH
ington. great-nephew of George
Washington. just before his death in
January. Mr.. Lawrence Washington.
who for twenty-five years had been
employed in the Library of Congress.
confirmed the cherry tree story, and
gave Miss Mock many other valuable
points for her book which will be pub
lished at an early date by the Reilly
G. Lee Publishing Company of Chi
cago The boob will be dedicated to
the Boy Scouts Of America.
On George Washington's Birthday
next Sunday. Miss Mock will throw
open her unique studio to a coterie of
friends in Washington when she will
entertain with a choice George WASH
ington program, including a talk from
the Greek Charge d'Affaires in Wash
ington. Mr.. Tsamados, who will trace
the origin of the American Republic
back to the brain of Plato. about $500
years ago.
Mr.. Eugene Prussing. of the Chicago
bar, perhaps one Of the most eminent
historians of George Washington now
living. will give a talk OH some recent
discoveries concerning George Wash
ington he has made in obscure old
courthouses and other out-of-the-way
places in Virginia.
Mrs. Edward Mock, Miss Mock's
will OiVa Faa6in0 anfttlad
THE Hatchet and the Tree" written
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8. c. ". MARDI
GRAS BALL.

The fifth annual mardi gras ball
to be given at Rauscher's on the
evening of Shrove Tuesday. February
IL. by Washington Camp. No. 36,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, prom
ises to be one Of unusual interest and
gayety. The committee on arrange
ments, of which Mr.. J. Roy Price is
chairman and Mr.. Jesse Anthony. ir..
vice chairman, have planned to in
troduce numerous features of fun
and merrymaking.
Miss Grace Roper. the sponsor. who
has just returned from a visit to
New Haven, Conn, and Miss Marion
Cpshaw, maid Of honor. who
have charge OF the social features Of
the dance. will be present in their of-
ficial capacities.
In addition to the ladies who have
heretofore been announced as mem-
bers Of the young ladies committee,
of which Miss Rebecca Dial is
chairman and Miss Pearl Clarke vice
chairman. the following attractive
young ladies will also serve: Miss
Freds Thanhauser. Miss Athland
Joyce, Miss Dorothy Denham, Miss
Margaret Denham. Miss Lena Emig,
Miss Ethel johnson, Miss Eunice Tay-
lor. Miss Evelyn Daniels, Miss LII
liam Morgan and Miss Virginia Over
ton Lea.
The patronesses will consist OF
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper. Mrs. Lucius
Cpshaw, Mrs. Maud Howell Smith,
Mrs. Lee Benoist, Mrs. Mamie Ran
dolph Heth. MIS-. Gibson Fahnestock.
Mrs. Frank odenheimer. Mrs. Walter
Everett Hutton. Mrs. Elizabeth c.
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tive and Mrs. Cleveland Newton.
Col and Mrs c. J., SymmondS. Hon
John Barton Payne. Judge and Mrs.
Arthur Z. Hayes, DR.. and Mrs G ar
cnce ]. owenk. DR.. and Mrs. Fran
els Walker. DR.. Charles CLIFTON
swisher. DR.. Josephine NJ Ba I'd,
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Lsrner, Mr..
and Mrs. Alvah w. Patterson. Mr..
and Mrs Harry L. Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles R. Hun. Mr.. J. Harris
Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas @.
Anderson Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Al
bert Miller. Mrs. Eva d. Grifnth,
Mr.. Elmer Louis Kayser, Miss Hen
ming. Miss Mac >Eogers and Miss
Daisy Watkins.
Boxes have been constructed in
the ballroom, and all but two have
been taken. The Junior class will
have in their box Postmaster and
Mrs. Burleson. Hon. John Barton
Payne, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Lar
ner. Dean and Mrs. Howard L.
Ho6gkins. Dean and Mrs. Leroy
Person and DR.. Charles Clinton
Swisher. The sophomore class has
engaged one and will have as their
guests Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. Senator and Mrs. James
watson, senator and Mrs. Oszcr
Underwood. Judge and Mrs. Arthur
b. Hayes and Mr.. Elmer Louis
Kayser. Representative and Mrs.
Cleveland Newton will occupy the
box Of the Sigma Chi fraternity
with the members Of the local
chapter. Sigma Nu will have Rep
resentative and Mrs. Oscar Z. Bland
and Mrs. Blanche A Bellak, of
Philadelphia. Sigma Phi Epsilon
will have Professor and Mrs. WRll-
lam c. Van Week, Of the Law
School. The other boxholders are
Delta Tau Delta. Theta Delta Chi,
Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsi-
lon- Phi Sigma Kappa frsternities,
and the Pan-Hellenic Association.
consisting OF the Pi Beta Phi, Chi
Omega, Sigma Kappa and Phi Mu
sororities.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE SIX.

OOSTlNUED FhOA PA6E SlA.
the month Maj Mettler. lately in
command waterVliet Arsenal. Ro-
nance began at sea-" That is all Mrs.
Williams know. Her daughter met
the major at sea. Mrs. Williams is
the widow of Col. Charles W. Will
Jams. U. s. A.. who lost his life In the
Spanish-Ame-scan war. She lives in
Cedar Lane near Bethesda.
Susan Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton
Lewis daughter. whose engagenle Mt
to Capt. James Knox Cockrell was
announced about a fortnight ago
and was making most elaborate
plans for a huge wedding in June,
is going to be married next Satur-
day at 6 o'clock at Bethlehem
Chapel out at the Cathedral, the
bishop officiating. There will be a
reception afterwards at the Wash
ington Club Of which the brides
mother is prominent member. 1t
Is the army again-the bridegroom
has received sudden orders to sail
on March 1 for duty with the
Twelfth Cavalry in Panama and of
course refuses to go without Susan.
She didn't make a formal debut
so felt that she wanted to have a
large wedding. A friend of hers
VINO designs for Vogue was prepar-
Tag wonderful designs for Susan's
wedding dress and also for those of
her attendants and a number OF
other lovely plans but of course
lots of those will have to be given
up now. but her wedding will be
rather elaborate and large anyway.
As il is both Mrs. Lewis and Susan
ars-nearly standing on their heads
trying to get everything in readi-
ness for next Saturday. having
such snort notice. Susan tele-
Eraphed her different attendants of
the change in her plans and hopes
that they will all be able to come
on the new date
, Susan's father is a prominent law
Yer of this city and Capt. Cockrell's
father is Augustus Cockrell. jr.. a
prominent attorney, OF Jacksonville,
Fla.
Washington's birthday is the next
day we celebrate" and Washington
society is going to celebrate 1t with
singular appropriateness by turning
out in force for the premier of Percy
Mackaye's new drama, George
Washington" at the Shubert- Be-
lasco. And this. not entirely be-
cause IL will really'be an event Of
unusual dramatic Importance, but
because this performance-on Mon
day. the twenty-third, since the
twenty-second falls on Sunday, will
be celebrated on the following day
is to be for the benefit of the Ma
tiornl Victory Memorial Building
Fund
Mrs. Wilson has written to Mrs.
Dimock expressing great interest in
the project and said she hoped to
attend the show. She also said
she wanted to buy a box OF course
they would be glad to give the First
Lady Of the Land a box but she
won't have it that way this time.
A new Percy Mackaye play is al
ways interesting. and a play with
George Washington as the central
character is doubly so. For, al
though there have been many in
which the Father of His Country
tas come on as a minor figure,
there has been no drama built
ground his really dramatic career.
nd Walter Hampden. who is to be
once producer and leading man
sht to present a most interesting
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8DCHpG(EY.

Installation of Washington. He
has the commanding physique
which the part requires. and he is
| thoroughly capable as an actor.
The National Victory Memorial
Building is to be a w6r memorial
for the nation as a whole. 1t Is
to be erected in Washington by the
George Washington Memorial AS
sociation. of which Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock Is president. and q great
many people all over the country.
including many who are socially
and officially prominent, are inter-
ested in it. Congress has given the
site-on the, Mall. about halfway
between the White House and the
Capitol; Secretary Baker has en-
dorsed the plan; designs for hne,
| diginified. stately building. sub
mitted by Tracy and Swarthout in
q nationwide competition of. all
the leading architects of the coun-
try have been accepted, and Mrs.
Dimock and her association have
undertakes to raise $10.0o0.0o0 for
its erection and maintenance.
The building Is 70 be a national
center for patriotic activities, a
home for conventions, especially a
gathering place for great national
societies. and still more especially a
repository for invaluable records of
the war effort of the country, in all
| its phases. 1t is to be an enduring
monument to every soldier who fell,
to every man, woman and child
who gave of the best that was in
them that liberty might not perish
from the earth. There will be no
unmarked graves of American pa
triots when that building is COM
pleted.
1t has been one OF Mrs. Dimock's
dreams-that beautiful building; she
has given freely of time, money and
energy to make that dream come
true. Her friends-and there is no
woman in Washington. who has
more Of them. are rallying around
her to make the benefit the greatest
possible success. So many Of them
promised to take boxes and to buy
seats that one of the most brilliant
audiences of the winter is Assured
for the event
MISS MOCK Is
PREPARING BOOK.
Miss Byrd Mock, writer on Western
subjects, has temporarily abandoned
her charming outdoor studio in sunny
California, where she left a bower of
roses in November to face the big
yards Of the East. all for the love
she bears to the Father OF His Coun-
try. For several years she has been
doing research work and collecting
material for a book. especially for
boys, about the "Boyhood of George
Washington" one that would feature
his faults-if she could find any-as
well as his virtues, thus making him
seem more human and more compan-
ionable to the average American boy,
and altogether a not impossible char
acter to emulate. But Miss Mock
found the task a difficult one sine SO
little has been recorded of his life
previous to the time when, at the age
OF II, he became a surveyor on the
Fairfax farm in Virginia. as all the
histories tell us. 1t is the period pre-
vious to that event which Miss Mock's
new book deals with So having ex-
hausted all possible sources of authen-
ticated facts about this obscure period
Of Washington's life - barring the
cherry tree story-she came to WASH
ington and has settled herself in her
literary studio known. wherever she
is known, as THE Sign of the Mock
ing Bird" where she is pushing the
work on her book with all speed and
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almost fifty years ago by Representa-
tive John Ford House, for a young
nephew to speak in an oratorical con-
test. She has. probably. the only copy
extant.
Miss Mock will have at her tea as
guest of honor Edwina Levin. a popu-
lar magazine writer of New York,
who will como down for the George
Washington celebration.
The Rev. Thomas d. windiate, chap
lain of the Roy Mckinley Bassford
Unit Of the American Women's Le-
gion, rector of Christ Church, Ken
sington, Nd. win pronounce an eulogy
on George Washington, Churchman. I"
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JUNIOR
| PROM.

Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
head the list of patrons and patron
esses for the Junior Prom of George
Washington University, to be given
Wednesday evening, February IS.
The list includes Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Burleson, Senator and
Mrs. James F.. Watson. Senator and
Mrs. Oscar Underwood. Representa-
tive and Mrs. George NJ Young,
Representative and Mrs. william A.
Ayers, Representative and Ms.
Fred Purnell. representative and
Mrs. Oscar z. Bland. Representa-
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S o c i e @'I.y

most beyond capacity. Many sea-
son guests who wore detained be-
cause of railroad conditions motored
down from jacksonville and st. Au-
gustine and still others chose the
more novel mode of transportation
and made the trip by air. lighting
on the famous beach where sew
eral airplanes are stationed for the
season.
On Saturday four speed cars raced
Tor honors along the Ormond-Day-
tona beach. the races being held by
the New York Automobile Associa-
ton and sanctioned by the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. The
porches Of the Clarendon were filled
with groups of interested specta-
tors.
Preparations for the gala event
of the season. the great Washington
Birthday ball are under way at the
Clarendon where the annual event
will be held In the ball room which
will be decorated for the occasion.
Washington arrivals at the CIar-
endon who will remain through the
season include Mr.. and Mrs. clar-
ence Ball and their two children,
who reached there on Monday. They
are well known to the Clarendon
colony and take an acrtys part ia
the social and sport affairs the.e.
Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman and her son
from Washington, are there. Miss
Kathleen Murphy ann Miss wini-
fred Maddux. of warrenton, Va, are
at the Clarendon. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
N. Haverok, of Lynchhurg, are
am0nR others whn iotua.l the VT
ginia contingent at the Clarendon.
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RECEPTION AT
CONGRESS HALL.

The wives of Senators and Repre-
sentatives living at Congress Hall
Hotel will be "at home" on Monday.
February Is, from 800 to 500 O'Clock
m. Among those receiving will be
Mrs. Joe T. Robinson. Mrs. william
F. Kirby, Mrs. II. E. Barbour, Mrs. S.
o. Bland, Mrs. W. d. Boies, Mrs. z.
s. Gambler. Mrs. c. d. Carter, Mrs.
c. A. Christopherson. Mrs. Champ
Clark. Mrs. C. c. Dickinson. Mrs. II. ].
Drane, Mrs. r. N. Elliott, Mrs. A ].
Griffin. Mrs. l. H Hadley, Mrs. J. w.
Harold. Mrs. w. w. Hastings. Mrs.
Carl Hayden, Mrs. c. B. Hudspeth,
Mrs. B. G. Humphreys, Mrs. F. G.
Lanham, Mrs. c. F. Lea. Mrs. r. c.
McCulloch. Mrs. T. D. McKeown, Mrs.
w E Mason. Mrs. J. F. Miller, Mrs.
E. c. Michener. Mrs. c. A. Mooney,
Mrs. D. T. Morgan, Mrs. F. S. PurneN,
Mrs. ]. E. Raker. Mrs. d. A Reed,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Rose. Mrs. T. l. Rubey,
Mrs. L. I. r. Sherwood. Mrs. ]. NJ. c.
Smith. Mrs. A Z. B. Stephens, Mrs.
]. q. Strong, Mrs. n. l. Strong, Mrs.
E. T. Taylor. Mrs. J. N. Tillman, Mrs.
]. n. Tincher. Mrs. w. w.venable,
Mrs. A. H. vestal, Mrs. Edward
Voight, Mrs. A. II. Walters. Mrs. L.
E Wheeler and Mrs. W. r woodf
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WHITE . SULPHUR
SPRINGS NEWS.

Such weather as the colonists have
been enjoying this week the far South
might well boast of. Bright sunshine
and warm. soft air brought the entire
colony out of doors. arrayed in
their sport clothes, which they wore
throughout the week with perfect
comfort One round of sports and
parties kept everyone busy, and rid
ing. motoring and swimming parties
We'd with each other for the lead A
number of guests arriving here from
the North. submerged in snow and
cold weather, were delighted with
the springlike change and lost no
time in getting on the trails. 1t
also was great pleasure for
those journeying here from the
Southern coast to breathe the
fresh mountain air OF the Alleghenies
after the extreme heat, which has a
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tendency to enervate one, in the
Southland.
Mrs. NJ. Y. Read went there from
Washington last week. where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Wal
lace Neff who has visited the Green
brier recently. Mrs. Reed will re-
turn after a short stay at the
Greenbrier. =
Mrs. Philip H. Mcmillan went there
last week from Detroit with her
brother, Larz Anderson. of Washing
ton and Boston. and Mrs. Anderson
for a visit of several weeks. They
went to take the baths. and are often
among the parties attending the
movies in the Greenbrier ballroom in
the evenings. Mr.. Anderson. who has
visited White Sulphur many times in
seasons past. is seen daily on the
trails.
have been spending their honeymoon
here. have returned to Washington,
the home of Mrs. Robinson, who was
Miss Mary Duncan Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Lawrence and
their daughter Miss Katharine Law
renee. arrived there from Newport,
r. J., this week for a visit of several
weeks. Miss Lawrence is taking the
baths.
NEWS OF
PALM BEACH.
Following several days of DELAYED
train service due to the washouls
along the line the hotels along the
East coast have become filled with
the inrushing number of sojourners,
and the Claren ndon has been filled al
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Fred. Mrs. Frank Morrison, A1I1,
Pau L. Joachim. Nrs- Bentsnin sopi,
Gantx. Mrs. George s. Covingtou- Nra
Edmund Townes Rawiins. Mrx 4. ~
Plant. Mrs. Claude n. Bennett Mrs.
John NJ Hickey. Mrs. Wallace Strezt-
er. Mrs william 8 Stamper. Era.
Allen d. Deason. krs- Jesse Anthosfs,
jr., Mrs. Goodwin d. Ellsworth, and
Mrs. Denmark.
Mrs. Carrie Jscobs-Bond is TO give
q concert at the Congressional Club
on Friday. February 20. Mrs. Bond
is well known in the musical world
as the writer of about 200 songs
, and poems. the better known OF
which are -Just a-wearyin' for
You" 7 Love You Truly" and THE
End Of a Perfect Day" She is the
guest, while In this city. OF ex-Con-
gresham and Mrs. Joseph B. sho-
walter.
The Lafayette Hotel is to be the
scene OF a very pretty affair to be
held in the form OF a supper dan
ssnte by the Employees Mutual We'll
fare League. Selective Service Rec
ords Division, Washington Bar
racks. A. G. O.. on Monday evening.
II ~ IN buollAOu LOl-
lowing features are to be presented: !:
A vocal solo. by Miss Meredith Able:
vocal duet, by Mr.. and Mrs.
| sprachlan: a speciality dance. by
Miss Ruth NJ. HilIyard and Z. Nc
Kinley Clark A most enjoyable
evening is assured to all. The ON
GERS Of the organization are: Mrs
Monica ID. woodell. president: Miss
NJ. Eleanor Dill, vice president: Miss
Ruth NJ Hiliyard. corresponding
secretary: Miss Annie l. Brown,
financial secretary; Robert r. Bun
! dy. treasurer. The following are in
charge of the dance: Miss Ruby @.
Rich, specially committee: Miss
Ruth N. Hillysrd. music committee:
Mrs Elizabeth Tanner. refresh
ments: Miss Sayde L. Mckinney and
Miss Ellen c. johnson. favor com
mittee; E. Mckinley Clark. recep-
tion committees; James L Dorsn.
floor committee. and David H Las
ker. publicity committee.
Members Of Les Precieuses Ridi-
cules." a French club here. were en-
tertained at the home OF NJ. Ed
mond Becker. IBIS F1irmount street,
CONTINUED ON PAGE rIcHr
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Members OF Les Precieuses Rid.
cules." a French club here. were en-
tertained at the home Of NJ. Ed.
mond Becker. I3l5 Fzirmount street
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CONTINUED ON PAGE rGHI
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-25
New Orleans Cotton.


liy Associated Pros.
NEW ORLEANS, Ia. Dec. "a
Prices were higher In a small way In
The cotton market to-day Tor which the
covering operations of traders on the
short ride who wanted o. take profits
ovtr the holidays wer, responsible. Their
demand Was rather more than the ring
could easily ril. with operations a. lin.
tied 90 they were and the consequence.
was that advances persisted practically
throughout the session. with no az
gressivc trading on the long side how.
ever. thc gains did not 60 very Tar. TIL,
close VAS unchanged r. points net
lower on the day.
IN thu early trading the ring wac
fairly active Tor while and during This
activity prices were strongest but foi.
lowing the first declines there was e
Ag a. practically the closing bids ~
yesterday under which looked like iid.
uidltion from LONGS who were diap.
pointed over the continued opposition
of government officials to the melsur,
10 revive thu war finance corporation
In the srcond half ct the session the
market oame back for small gains
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-25
Financial Markets.
~ f.sar n,su trsss


NEW YORK. Dee. 2l.--Iluaincfs on
the stock Exchange today WIS of tho
usual pcriunctofy prc.holidny charac
ter. trading dwindline steadily after the
INST huur and remaining almost mo
uonl"ss IN the later dealings. Prices
were firm. even strong ~ spota nl
the uutiH. but reacted sharply before
midday. when l,oplugl" steel relieved
The monntnny with u perpendicular de-.
cline 81 - points. lmom duplicating
~ performance ~ last Tuesday. la.
t'r however, the stock recovered Z ~
puinin Ngnndium steel aud affiliate
issuca tel To- . points. shipplngs
!" %. equipments I 90 .. aud motor.
baih'r food ana tobacco shares a.
g CHS also gave way to bcarlsl,
p'Niur" ANA feyoril Of the investment
il'ilsforie'ted | Ia points Aside from,
lhc latter, rallies were feeble the mar.
Ret closing with heavy tone. guca
amounted to 100000 shares.
Call money was more than ordlnnr.
NY plentiful. III" rate holding AT : r.r
cent That quotation applying also IA
renewals into next week.
Actual loans and discounts OF IA.
clearing house showed dcrronse Of
'e's'l. 900 ana reserves of members In
me Federal Reserve hank Increased
about s2i 100000. There was a prI.
porti"nnl gain IN total reserves. tho OK.
cess VI HO.bl9.OOO bcing the lars.s,
since the middle ~ November.
The bond market was dun. but n Ice,
tended mainly higher.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-25
ARGENTINE OFFERINGS
CUT PRICE Of WHEAT
~ Associated Press

q. hAN'fittNh fltfN
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Argentine OF.
hrings To Europe &C. bushol cheaper
than offerings from the United states
had b.arish influence to-day on tho
wheat market i'tlCcs closed unsettled.
! lie net lower 10 3ic Advance. with
March Si.Gi To l.Gjl-t and May
IlCl "a to i.Gii.a. Corn finished IS
To iSc down and olts unchnnged to
aic OF. Provisions varied from SOC
decline to sW advance.
News Of the choapness of argentine
offerings 81 wheat nnd that harvest
ing In Argentina was being favored
with fine weather aud that the yiola
was Of god quality. together with ben.
'iiciai rains reported In India reduced
export demand 90 minimum the onl,
now foreign purchase ~ which thor,
was knowledge IT $4,000 buahcis q.
Belgium. Evening ~ Tor the holidays
tomorrow. however. brought aloui
fomething Of II recovery In the 49,
part Of the session. although sales 10
80 20 store here were noted and there
was comment aE a. the freedom with
which deliveries on December contracts
went around.
Corn and oats lacked support except
on declines.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-25
IirIslslreets.

~ Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 2l-nraas,rc.t',
tomorrow Will say .. ~
Ihe favorable features Of tho weel
IN disi'ibutivc trade and seasonal M
,rcasrs Ia retail buying. stimulated nv
holiday purchases Of SEASONAL Er.ls !,
nlsh,Iy enlarged distribution Of heavy
wearing apparel, due 10 colder weather
WIN snow north and west. and som,,
'itcd activity on tho rart II iob,wrs
~ hhipping goods u nll In brol,.,
toward Increased quiet at wbses,l.
sl",Hs' The trend otherwl,c has b,.,
s ,,. " manufacturing line and fur.
uio' extension Of the widening clrcl,.
u auic' In industry. accompanied hv
many reports u wage reductions the
, ana steel trades noticeably comm,
I'o 'h's cntcgury, Collections have no,
improved much. and indeed. are slowor
on the whole. '''"N'
oon weekly bunk clcarings. S.s7s2,I
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-25
WEEKLY COTTON MARKET
0y Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Dee. si-Thc cotton
market was weak ana unsettled the
earlier part Of the week. With prices
Tor all deliveries here making now low
records for the season. while spot cot.
tom IN the Southwest also sold into
new low ground with the price uf
mlddling brcukinI below the 10 cent
level az seine p,nt in TrXnr T,ns
decline probably reflected the liquida.
ten ~ Gotten which had been pur.
eimsed before the publication Of tho
publication of the governments crop
estimate. lloldera OF both contracts
and raw cotton seemed To have beri,
disappointed TO some extent by the
showing uf the official crop figures.
The volume Of southern selling sub.
sided after the blk break. however.
ana there were rec1vorios OF ninn r.
cent pound from the lowest ON Gov.
orinE In advance ca the Cntlstmnn hol.
days.