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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18
ACTIVE SELLING due
TO FAVORABLE WEATHER

New York, Sept. ls-Thore was scot.
tered southern and local selling In tbo
.ot'oh market at the opening todnv
w, VIZ utter being Influenced by the m .
a"aNu.e weather map and reports that
conference between the british hoorS
W trdue ana coal miners had ndiourraS
"''n"ut an agreement. A Quick huiea
81 ~ 70 20 points followed on cover,nc
nut inc market soon eased or nsnf,
iin,t Noh''hCed southern selling and
,iul"auoh, December declined IA Of 60
WIN active months genernlIv sho ,"i".
nSt ioSSes OF "a to ~ POINTS at tho enS
OF the hrst hour Reports fron, ~
ii"Sal urE goods market indtca. Cd nv
s inquiry. but western adyicss
showed less active distr,bution srH
smaller volume OF fresh huVin, H,,u
this time last year ''"" at
Al'er showing net losses Of 40 "a 40
points with December selling nj Ok I," '
'he market turned steadier on renewed
N.Y., v%,Sr,nE December closed az rs Zoe
no, Az ~ k'notal list closing steady al a
We ,u'VIhc OF to IL points
NEW ORLEANS coTroN
New Orleans sept lS.--After n, "a
.an'o OF 10 to l6 points on the onrnin,
,,ouaN me cotton market fcll on undcr
u.uhusn 0ahles stating that the mincrs,
S~lersnce had adjourned In an nm.
,'Noranlo way, At tho end OF tho ar,
hour OF business prices were ~ "' 81
points under the close OF Ncstor5oSS'
October traded up to &c asc ana tb cNn
fcll on 60 26,45c. u ''on
Receipts. 1851; stock. ls7Sss
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
New Orleans. Sept rs Spot cot,o,
steady and unchanged: salcs on W.,
spot $50 bales. 10 arrive rls balcs Law,
middling. l9,b0c middlng. IS OOc. s"os
mtddllng, So.76c. NV"
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
CLOSING,
Ne worlesns. sept lS--Cotton closed
steady II points M to down: DC
toher, 26.SSc; December. "a Use. Ian
uRry, 5000. March. gS0S,,, Nav 80 IA
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURgs
OPENING,
New orleans. sept lS-October cot.
ton opened, se.NISoc; December. gI7Sc
bid; January 229Oc. March "a iac
May, 22.6Sc. Market steady.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Arrival and departure OF passenger
trains. The following figures published
as Information and not guaranteed
TERMINAL STATION
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18

HON ES
For Sale!
Broom 2-story
FRAME HOUSE
Also Broom house In rear
s. {. Cor. Beech St. and Union
Ave-, Highland Park
Lot 73xt25 It.
PRICE $500
81 500 cash, balance 100 notes
for $50 each, payable
monthly.
2-story double
FRAME HOUSE
rooms on each side
N. e. Cor. Central Ave. and E.
10th St., Park Place
Lot 55x1t5 II.
PRICE $500
$500 cash, balance 100 notes
for $50 each, I payable
monthly.
to-room 2-story
FRAME HOUSE
sos Pine ST.
Lot 50x1t8 II.
PRICE $1,000
$500 cash, balance 100 notes
for $55 each, I payable
monthly.
t0-room 2.story
Very attractive
FRAME HOUSE
w PSTIeCt repair
N. Z. Cor. Willow and e. t2th
Sta, Highland Park.
Lot 5oxS5 II.
PRICE $4,000
$500 cash, balance 100 notes
for SOS each, I payable
monthly.
7-room 2.story
FRAME HOUSE
In perfect repair
s, z. Cor. Central Ave. and e.
nth St., Park Place
Lot 45xt4o II.
PRICE $1,000
81 500 cash. balance 100 notes
for S55 each. I payable
monthly.
These properties are all we'll
located and are within I TO 3
blocks Of schools and I TO 2
blocks Of street cars. They Will
make desirable homes, or com.
rand attractive rents rs an In.
vestment.
The Home Builders Go |
Cor. South Beech St, ans Union
Ave, Highland Park.
PHONE HEMLock SIS
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18
VERY SLIGHT CHANGE In
TEMPERATURE EXPECTED
Precipitation During Past "a
Hours Confined to North
west Pacific Coast.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES.

Weather at 2 pm, clear; HUI
mildly u noon, 90; wet bulb,
noon. Sc.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18

New York Sept Coffee ITO No,
Z, Sc,
/ CHICAGO CASH WHEAT.
Chicago, sent Wheat--No 2
hard, Sell ta9@s62.
Corn--No. 2 white. 81 % l-eT1eS; No.
:, yellow. 81 81 1-aGf1,2S "a
Oats No, white, CT i-sh6l 3-ic, No,
) white, 60 Ia TO 81 t-4c.
/ RNo--No g. Si9I i-ic.
| Barley to SlOS
Timothy Seed SO soar $50.
Glover Sced--S90 O0995.o0
Pork Nominal,
| lurd--S20 SO
Ribs lT7hMiS,h0
Wheat closed weak with prices show
Ing not loss ~ "a to tee
Corn closed very weak, the finish
sowing n net loss OF | SIS to $40.
CHICAGO PRODUCE,
Chicago, Sent -.lmttcr unchanged.
Eegs--llighor nrsts 81 l-2TEec.
Poultry Alive, lower; fowls. general
run S9C; springs Slc. turkeNs, 4Sc.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
New York, SEPT Is --Buttrr nrm;
creamery 0rsts. 81 l-90bp I-2c.
fygs Steady, fresh gathered nrsts,
N6tb7c
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18

NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
OPENING.
New York, Sept. 1S-Cotton futures
opened barely steady: Oct, 2S.60c; Dec
25,70c; Jan, 2f.4Sc; March, 2S.4Oc;
May, 22.95.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
CLOSING.
New York Sept. 1S.-Cotton closed
steady: October, 2S.5Sc; December,
25.7Oc; January. 2456c; March. 23,57c;
NEW YORK SPOT COTTON
New York, Sept 1S.-Cotton spot.
quiet; middling, 31c.
coTToNSEED OIL.
New York; Sept 1S.--The cottonseed
oil market closed strong: September,
1885,; October. s1s,95; November.
$40 December $14.14 January, $14.17;
February. $1i15; March, $14.23; April,
SLABS; Total sales, 1900 barrels,
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Cattle-Receipt
1000; compared with a week ago; good
to best beef steers, 25@d0c higher; 9TH
ere steady to 25c higher in-between
kinds dul. Irregular; good and choice
veal calves, % to SOC higher others
and bulls steady; stockers and feeders
steady to CSC higher
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; market mostly
10 to 15c higher than yesterdays aver
age. closing weak on heavy mixed and
packing grades bulk. $l710m17.90: pigs
mostly 95c lower; bulk desirable kinds.
1S6@1675.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18
Weather for -Four States.

Washington, Sept. 1S.--Forecast:
Georgla-Fair tonight anc Sunday.
Alabama-Falr tonight ana Sunday;
no change in temperature.
KentuCky-Fair tonight and Sunday
somewhat warmer tonight in west por-
ton.
Tennessee-FaTr tonight and Sunday.
moderate temperature.
Weather Conditions
The light pressure area covers the
central eastern portion of the country
this morning with the crest over West
Virginia.; another high pressure over
lies Manitoba.
Low depresslons were centered over
the st. Lawrence valley, Alberta and
Arizona. The temperature has fallen
over the southeastern portion and risen
at a number of stations over the re-
mainder OF the country.
The precipitation was confined prin-
cipally to the northwest Pacific coast.
Clear weather predominates this morn
ing.
Conditions are favorable for continued
fair weather with slight change In tenn
perature.
Local Forecast
Fair tonight and Sunday. Moderate
River Forecast.
The upper river will fall and the lower
river will change but little tonight and
Local Data.
Temperature for "a hours (degrees)
Highest yesterday so; lowest last night
50; mean, 20; ewt bulb. pm, h3;
wet bulb, am, 50.
Corresponding date last year (de-
grees): Highest. 80; lowest. 81; eman,
rs.
Normal for this date, II degrees.
A L.. 20.
perature since Jan. l. 1928 degrees.
Relative humidity (per cent?, pm.
SO: am, 81.
Precipitation for twenty-four hours
ending am. today, % inches.
Total precipitation since Jan. /, 1878
inches.
Accumulated excess Is 20.23 inches.
Highest wind velocity for twenty -four
hours ending am. today 16 miles
northeast
River stage at am. (feeD 142; rise
In twenty-four hours feeD o.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23

Dr. Stephen Barely former mayor of
Budapest, is now minister Of justice in
the reactionary Huszar cabinet, DR..
Barely is the only liberal in the gov
eminent of Hungary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
PASSES
SUFFRAGE BILL

JACKSON, Miss, March % tSpll-
The two WhtWUrth bills authorizing
women TO vote IN primary and general
elections in event the federal suffrage
amendment is ratified by the required
number Of states. was passed by the
senate Monday afternoon with slight
amendments that win make it neces-
Sary to return the measures to the
house for concurrence.
Suffrage leaders characterize the bill
as a sort Of sop to Cerebus,' or a sheet
anchor thrown TO windward, enabling
the women Of Mississippi to vote with
their sisters in other states should suf-
fTage become universal within the cur
rent year.
It is only by constitutional amend
ment. however. that women can be re-
quired TO pay poll tax as a qualification
for suffrage, and the Glass amendment
having this end in view is to be voted
upon at the November election, togeth-
er with an amendment submitting the
whole question of female suffrage to the
male voters for ratification or rejec-
ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
HICKMAN TO HAVE
A new WHITE WAY"

HICKMAN, Ky, March 23 (SpI)-
Hickman will have new white way"
this project having been put over by
the new Hickman Commercial club,
which was organized here two weeks
ago, and work Of putting same in win
begin about month later. This viii
start at a point at the extreme end of
the main business section and extend
through to the shop of the Hickman
Timing and Plumbing company. Bust
ness men have already subscribed SUI
ficient money to buy the posts and, To-
cations have been selected for Install
ing them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
privilege TAX
BILL UP TODAY
IN MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON. Miss. March - tSpl1-
Within a few hours after the measure
had been introduced, a favorable report
was submitted by the ways and means
committee on the privilege tax bill, one
Of the most important revenue acts Of
the session, and il will be taken up
for passage this afternoon or early
Wednesday morning.
Speedy consideration for the @easuTe
and very little in the way OF amend
rnents Is expected. The bin was very
carefully framed by Chairman Stone,
Of the ways and means committee, In
collaboration with other members, and
II is expected to 60 through the two
houses without making a joint confer
ence committee necessary. perhaps for
the first time in the legislative history
Of the state.
The bin carries increases 'totaling
practically $500 900 over the measure in
force for the previous biennial period
but the taxes have been so carefully
scaled that no unnecessary burden or
hardship will be imposed on any class
of business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
LEFL0RE EX-SERVICE
MEN GET SCHOLARSHIPS

GREENWOOD, Miss, March %. (Spl.)
Scholarship for ex-servlce men have
been granted to Messrs Jack Wilson,
William B. Saunders, W. o. Williamson,
Bob Anderson, through E. L. whiting
has just returned from Jackson, where
he obtained the scholarships for these
young men. Messrs, Wilson, Saunders
and Williamson obtained scholarships
to the A. and M. college and the same
will be granted whenever they desire
to enter school, Mr.. Wilmington stated
that there are many more scholarships
obtainable for Leflore county ex-ser-
vice men who care to avail themselves
of this opportunity
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
CONWAY G. 0. P. TO
PUT OUT TICKET

CONWAY. Ark March 20. (Spl)--A
county ticket will be put out by the
Republican party in this county, its
central committee has decided. Nom
inees of the party as well as delegates
TO the state convention at Little Rock
on April q and delegates to the con-
gressional convention at Russellville on
April is will be named at the county
convention to be held here on April Is.
The call for the convention was issued
by John Il. Lyon, temporary chair
man, and G. L. owen, secretary of the
committee
The basis of representation in the
county convention also has been de-
termined by the central committee,
which fixed convention membership at
so delegates from the % townships OF
the county. The basis is the number
of votes cast for Charles E. Hughes In
the last presidential election, one dele
gate being allowed for each 10 votes Or
fraction above that number.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
RAISE ASSESSMENTS
in FULTON COUNTY

HICKMAN KY. March 90. (Spl)-
The Fulton county equalization board,
composed of four men. from different
parts of the county, has just finished
making raises on the property east OF
Hickman in this county, these raises
Eamounting to about 100000. The board
is now going over Hickman and proper
ty west Of Hickman making raises these
raises being made in order TO try 10
meet the big raise made in valuation Of
Fulton county property by the state au-
thorities at Frankfort Those on the
board are d. 3. Wilson and w. n.
Bondurant, of Hickman; Gus Bard,
merchant, of Fulton, and w. G. Ad-
ans, planter, residing near CaYce.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
BREAK GROUND FOR
SOLDIERS MONUMENT

JONESBORO, Ark. March as. (Spl.)
Ground was broken today for the
is to be erected in Court square in
memory of the boys of the County that
paid the supreme sacrifice. The foun-
dalton will be four feet deep, 6x3 feet
at the top on this foundation will set
the monument, which will be Is feet
high and will contain the names and
rank Of all the men who died in the
service during the world war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
FORMER RECTORS AT
MERIDIAN IN MEET

MERIDIAN, Miss March %. (Spll-
\ homecoming of all former Episcopal
/ TO II. Bishop T. u. Bratton will at
lend the reunion The former rectors
are Roy. P G, Sears, Houston, Texas:
". P. WhitselI, Waco, Texas: Rt. Rev.
William Mercer Green, bishop coadju
Tor Of Mississippi, and Rev. H. W.
Wells. Port Gibson, Miss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
FLEES HOSPITAL
WHEN LAW PURSUES

MERIDIAN, Miss, March 80 (Spl)-
Earl Guthrie, with an eight-inch Incl
,ion partly healed in his side, clad only
IN blanket, made a quick getaway
from the Matty Hersee charity hospital
Saturday when he learned that Off
GERS were on the way here from Liv-
ingston Ala, TO carry him back to an
sWer to q charge Of grand larceny. He
has not been seen since
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
nnnRT ~ MERInIAN

MERIDIAN Al MHh tsph
The sn-week oIu term 90 circuit eouf
convened Monday morniag TIE day bas
consumed mostly tn Organizing thc
court and sounding the docket. Judge
Heidelberg has q large docket. number
ing more than go civil cases, but he
expects 10 make rapid headway
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
REV. TAYLOR RESIGNS
BOLIVAR Passionate

BOLIVAR, Tenn, March 90, (Spl)-
Rev. o. W. Taylor who has been the
pastor Of the Bolivar Baptist church
here for several years has resigned his
pastorate and has accepted "a call at
The First Baptist church at Sturgis,
Ky The Bolivar church has not pro-
cured pastor yet to succeed Mr.. Tay
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
NOTED GIRLS CLUB
WORKER AT OXFORD

OXFORD, Miss. March %. (Spl)--
Miss Nina Bailey, of Rock Hill, S. c.,
head OF the girls club work in South
Carolina, and Miss Lula Tunison, state
club agent in Mississippi will come to
4 oxford Wednesday to meet with Miss
Mary E. Doney, county home demon
\ stration agent, and the county council
Of the home demonstration work, which
& is composed of thirty-two members.
They come here during club week for
n the county. -
v At this meeting. the time and places
A Twill be set for the holding of the short
a courses and berry camps that will be
\ held some time during the summer
#months
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
M'CANTS MEMBER OF
STATE TAX COMMISSION

MERlpIAN, Miss March %. (Spl)-
NIIan McCants, OF this city. has been
appointed as member of the state tax
commission by Gov, Russell. Mr. Nc
anus is an attorney law and was
elected six times potentate Of Hauasa
temple, and is now serving as recorder
lhe appointment brings general salts
faction here
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
new REVOLT LOOMS
Outbreak Of Junker Army in Pom.
erania Feared.
kapp Supporters Scattered Among Big
Estates Obviously as Farm
laborers,

Stettin.-Everyone in this section
OF Pomerania will tell you something
Is going to happen, but they do not
know what.
/. Former Minister Of War Reinhardt,
who is trying to find the answer and
to devise a lid for threatening out
breaks, feels the same way, but ap.
parently he Is satisfied there is no i'm
mediate danger. Under his direction
the headquarters of two junker outfits
have been raided and closed, and the
militarized police force has been
strengthened. There are no outward
signs, except that general unrest indi-
Gates a tensity in the situation.
Everybody is sleeping on his arms,
one eye open. No confidence Is felt
in the R~eichswehr, which still retains
most Of the officers who supported the
kapp forces, and these still have their
arms and are scattered among the
big estates, obviously as farm labor
ers, but In reality more like small
bands Of m~ercenaries as b%odyguards
for the junker barons.
The opposing forces are the actual
workmen. On the estates there nomi-
nally are two organizations, but 1t
needs only the first hint Of a n
chist coup when they will be under on
leadership ready for battle.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14

eucn ouy more OF their courage es-
capped them, for they saw no hope of
escaping death on the arid waste.
"Thus things went until March 10,
when Bernard began to show signs of
giving way; he was hardly able to
walk. The next day fever kept him
down all day and after that, despite
his strong constitution, he was not
able to get up. Vasselin, more robust,
felt his strength slipping also. March
IA he was unable to get up. f. f.
Both were lying beside the crippled air
plane. Bernard was unable to talk /:
he lay motionless.- That day Lieu
tenant Provost, searching that Sec
ton Of the desert for the missing avia-
tors, was seen by Vasselin, who, sum-
moning all his strength, got his car
bine from the plane and fired several
shots, which attracted the attention of
the cavalry detachment led by Pro-
Vost."
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
Wheat Crop No1v Forecast
At 500, 900, 900 Bushels

Washington, July 15.-An increase
of 28,000,000 bushels in the country's
wheat crop as compared with last
month with a total forecast of 3d.
100000 bushels; a prospective corr
crop larger than last years and larg-
er crops Of oats, barley, white pota-
toes, tobacco, flax and rice than were
grown a year ago, were the features
of the governments July crop report
issued today by the department Of
agriculture.
Other forecasts of production are:
Winter wheat 518, 1000, 900 bushels.
Spring wheat 291, 600, 900.
Oats ,322,OOO,O0
Barley 1913 ,O00, 900.
Rye 100000
White potatoes 288, 100000.
Sweet potatoes SO, 100000.
Tobacco 1901, 900 900 pounds.
Flax 14,40O,O 900 bushels.
Rice $1,000, 00O.
Hay 84,800,000 tons.
Apples (total) 200, 900 900 bushels.
Apples commercially 3O,200,OO0.
Peaches 42,5OO,O0O bushels.
Wheat remaining on farms July 1
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
+.+ -
= AT THE A 4

Finnis Fox, who wrote the scenario
of "Alias Jimmy Valentine" from Paul
Armstrong; crook play in which Bert
Lytell is to appear at the Grand The
atre for two days beginning tomorrow,
is also the author of 'Blackie's
Redemption" another crook drama in
which Bert Lytell scored one of his
earlier successes. Mr.. Fox is regard
ed as an expert on crook stories, hav-
ing made an extensive study Of the
ways in which the modern cracksman
makes his living.
"This branch of criminal study has
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
"Hog Farm" Don't
Grow Hogs-Bo0ze
Causes Arrests

Grand Forks, N. D.-Operating a
"hog farm" is what Ben Rackner
and A. Seller said was their business
here when arrested here charged with
operating an illicit still. The two men
did have a few hogs on the little
ranch-but the officers also found a
considerable quantity of mash and the
police concluded they were raising
funds instead of hogs from the sale
of liquor which came from the varied
assortment of worms" spotted in
regular" stills. Nightly trips and
absence from the "hog farm" day
times led to suspicion and later to the
arrests.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
WilliStOn Club
To Aid Breeders

Williston, N. D., July 15.-Seeing
that the livestock industry is the
coming factor in the upbuilding of
Western North Dakota the Williston
Rotary club at their weekly meeting
here decided to cooperate with the
Missouri Yellowstone Pure Breeders
association in making their fall show
and sale the best of it's kind ever held
in the Northwest.
1t is planned to promote an agri-
culture exhibit at the same time. The
subject of irrigation was also discus
sed at the clubs cooperation, and
will be given to the project here of ir-
rigating 5000 ere this summer.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
Spectacies.

The word is derived from the Latin
"spectnculum." which means show,
exhibition, display for the gratifica-
ton of the eye, etc. The word easily
accommodated itself to describe the
glasses invented In the thirteenth CEN
fury, some say by a Florentine monk
named Alcssandro di Spina, and 9TH
ers by Roger Bacon. They surely Gre
ated a spectacle for persons long In.
f1icted with defective sight.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14

proved of intense interest,"" says Mr..
Fox, "as the %up-to-date craftsman is
an intellectual professional with a
scientific knowledge of the ways and
means of earning his living"
Mr.. Fox has been for years with
Metro as director and scenario writer.
His scenarios include The Jury of
Fate" "The Voice Of Conscience" and
"The Great Romance"
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
Useful Though Unwed.

The modern view is that a is
not necessarily a failure because hel
life has been Miss-spent.-Boston
Transcript.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
English Words.

1t would be impossible to give the
exact number of words In the Eng
lish language. Words are constantly
being coined and foreign words are be-
ing added to the language. sANrecent
edition Of a leading dictionary gives
between 10000 and 500, 700 words.
Many of them are derivatives, as run,
running, ran, runner. etc.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14

Priest Bars Low Gowns From Church.
Entrance into this church is for
hidden to women wearing low-necked
dresses" is the notice posted on all
four entrances to st. Mary's Catholic
church at Phoenix, Arix.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
INITIATION RITES FATAL
Ether Rubbed OF Student During Cere.
mony Caused Death.

mony Caused Death.
Alfonso Quinonez, Il special student
from San Salvador, in the sugar school
of the Louisiana State university at
Baton Rouge, is dead as a result Of in
juries received when he was burned
with ether at the initiation ceremonies
Of a fraternity.
According to the statement Of stu.
dents, part of this ceremony consisted
Of rubbing a portion Of the skin with
ether. During this act the fumes be-
came ignited. Quinonez was burne
SO badly that he died soon after.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14
Down to Brass Tacks.

This is a printers slang phrase.
When a compositor exhausts the type
in his cease" and "gets down to brass
tacks." it means that he Is down to
.rOck-bottom, or gone the limit.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-07-14

is estimated at 81 per cent Of last
years crop, or about 4 .756, 900 BUSH
els compared with 19,261, 900 last
year and 1928, 900, the five year av-
erage.
Acreage of crops not previously an
nounced is:
White potatoes 3f849, 900.
Sweet potatoes 1,022,OOO.
Tobacco 1859, 700.
Flax 1,706,OO0.
Rice 1,345, 200.
Condition of the crops Oh July l
was:
Winter wheat 1917 per cent of a
normal. Spring wheat, $50. All
wheat 1875. Corn 84.6. Oats S4.7.
Brley 876 Rye 1875. White potatoes
1913; sweet potatoes 87.2.
Tobacco 84.3. Flax SOL; rice 900;
hay 85.5; apples 70.7; peaches 6l.S.