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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-28
MT. PLEASANT

Funeral services .or the late Mr.
John IruHn. who d."G at his home ON
Thursday morning were conducted from
the place e den,h Saturday afternoon
Al ~" "''l"rk. pastor IN 'harSc. IN
l"rnlrnr VS. made in Highland cclne-
terry.
Mr !. =. HoGc docs not hnprovc as
his many friends would lii" To SCI him.
Mr*. Lucy Mr'i"nigal IL about tn"
Mr.. taLr''s eyer was caller in
Whr 'I.rg Saturday.
Mr. q, \ I'"kl has purchased he
Mr. WilI,am T"lGll,,nSon property, ,n
writing.
NJ. Alhvr, Murray. who works ut the
UpSt!ll Mine. lnr' " IN serious acc!-
dent Will" a. w"rh Tuesday. by h"ing
squeezed between tW" cars. he Will get
along IT, pneumonia don't -; In. HIS
many fr'lr!. wish hlm a speedy t.
CON"ry.
MIR !. ~ Buchanan, Of Liberty. was a
call"r nl IN, horn" e Lis parents. Mr..
an Mrs David Bu'hnnrn. Monday
Word has been r''.l|"i Ter" ~ the
Of Ncw York Mr.. Walter Bone was
fu~n:,rl: If thIS rIr,".
Mr N''m"r TW"'Iv 'yas i caller at
Dor thy Mines Tw.':d >.
S'"er"l ont 81 ;'N!. I"'l .NnS attend
ID tie funeral If Nj John Brown Sat
urday
several I"'s'is.. al ,uff"ring with
colds and Eri''
Mr. ard Mrs. ,M"nt Sterling have
moved int" ~" house Of Mr. Henry
Il Yer this ", ok.
Following H.. rain which occurred in
this place md vicinity ~ Monday. com
ing ~ II did. on top Of the frozen snow
thu walk nE on the streets and road
Wa rendered very unsafe.
Samuel Buchanan spent Sunday AT
th,. h. IN" of Mr.. Iohn RrpparI. Of near
Nd"r".
nv S.mu"l Irwin remains the same
al his writing
Mr.. George Craven is improving
nicely
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CLOSING STOCK LETTER.

(By private wire to \. r. Mast"n & Coz
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Call money
went as high as ten per cent again to-
day and WITHOUT disturbing the market
in the least. II closed at eight per
cent. There was Il good tone To the
market all day and little manifest dis
position to sell short. There was some
profit taking selling during the after.
noon. but the market maintained u good
tone Do tho cnd. American WOODEN
was a feature of the late trading with
sales as high as 1907. Copper stocks
the last hour. Coppcrs have been ne.
elected for n long time and promise t !
demand more attention Ill the future.
Rails are as dull as ever. The stats
tical position of the market is sound
and the undcrtone is good enough to
discourage short selling al this time.
The public watches L. S. Steel and as
long as that is steady has faith in tho
market
w ]. wOLLMAN & co.
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STOCK MARKET
IS L|STLESS

NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-The noteWor-
thy feature OF today's listless stocH
market was the absolute indlteFencS
manifested By its firm TO strong tone
TO the further Generalization OF inc IN
tcrnational credit situation
Foreign exchanges again in the thro7S
Of unsettlement, rates on London anu
all principal continental points arppplts
to levels Of impairment never oetote
recorded The extent 81 the collapse
may be Suased from the fact that u
encompaSSrd most 81 the so-ral'cd heu-
rral" countries, including SCaadlnaNiah
centres. hitherto 10 relatively exempt.
In substance, the further crash was
again ascrlbed more directly 10 inc POI
icy OF credit contraction upon "hlSn
the federal reserve board recently en-
barked This now appears 10 De naklns
itself felt in American bank loans "
European buyers or our 'hcEtndhu,s .ri-
Stocks that have been most consp4
cuous since last Saturdays unexpected
rally were again In the foreground, esI
pcciauy steelS. equipments, motors anu
oils. Extreme gains In these CLASSES
extended frora ,wo 10 seven points, ,
fond and chemical issues, metals, snip
pinSs, and tobacCos, N" latter 'np'IN
inr on The stock dividend declared by
United Cigars. For all practical pur-
noses. the railway list ceased 10 exist
dealings in that quarter o''"s VI 'NN
smallest proportions.
tinted States steel Appropriated us
r,rh,rs, ouotaiion Of the last t"rtnlsh'
at q fractional gain. but Yielded aSt,sy
-, IsG,r,ntlor The financial state
mrnI Of the stool corporation Tor tho
las, quarter cf 1919 showinE a decreasS
81 aImos, Si.I0O.nnn in net "arnlnss
did not appear until after IN. ct 9So o06
m" market. Sales am"oh'eo W '0V'V''
Bonds failed 10 reflect the genera!
strength Of the stock market Lioerg
issues and lnternationals easing var
iably. Total sales. par value ass[e
,,orhappa1 IN call.
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Rriefs.

Mrs II. L. Cook returned home on
Monday after visiting her mother. Mrs.
Wilson. OF Glen Easton.
Albert Miller. OF Mozart. has purchas-
cd the h. Spedel farm near Mozart.
G. II. McCombs. of Steubcnvlllc. visit
ed AT the c. w. McCombs home on
Saturday.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
Young Peoples society OF the Mt OIL
vet church will be held this evening,
wednesday,
Mrs Louise Myers Is recovering from
an attack OF quinsy.
The two adult Bible classes Of the Mt.
Olivct Sunday school was entertaineo at
the homo of Mr.. and Mrs w. p. way
man. Of Bethlehem, on Tuesday even
inG.
John Hermann, OF Bethlehem. 10 re-
covering after an operation for appen-
dicitis in the Ohio Valley Geenral hospi-
tai
H w Bloomfield. Of Akron. spent the
weekend at the home of Mr.. and MRS.
c. w. McCombs.
Albert Myers lost a valuable cow on
Sunday.
Miss Edna Stcgman. Of Mozart, and
Miss Tceman, Of Martins Ferry. werc
guests Of Mrs T. Montgomery on sun
day.
Miss Ruth McCombs left for Ravens
wood on Monday to resume her duties
in the high school after spending . few
days At her homo here,
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MORRISTOWN, 0.

The rrmains Of Mr.. San"rScn Brock
were shipped her" from Akron yesterday
for burial Mr.. Brock spent his entire
life in this community. He was m non
est. upright citizen and the greatest tri-
butte We can pay 10 his memory is 10
say he was good man.
Mrs. Tchilhu Moore IL reported to he
in n serious condition ~ the home ar her
daughter Mrs. Barr. "n Center Main
STREET ANA wing 10 her advanced age.
her rrr"Ecry is doubtful.
Forest M"j"r. If WrIlsburg. is spend
!nr few day with his parents on
High street.
Wilson Nan Cur,n - recovering from
injuries H." received in the mime some
weeks aga.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Harley Hrar ar" rcJ"ic-
I'M, over tho arrival Of u flnc baby girl.
Hon. Allen Bond. nf st. Clairsville.
wrecked his touring car south OF town
Saturday Fortunately n" on" was IN
jurcd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonz" lhckrnboticm are
thu, proud Parents Of a new dishwasher.
George Wright and wife Of Newark,
were. visiting =, latives here yesterday.
Thnmas Walker. Of Belmont. purChas-
ed the Jerarcd farm south Of town PES
ttrday.
Several from here attended the Minch
sale near Belmont. Saturday.
Elmer Davis. If Armstrong; NILS
WAS calling on relatives here yesterday.
Joe u .l,rN sold his farm on me
Flushing road Yesterday To coal MIN
inE company.
Mr.. Blake Wilson and wife. Of Cam
bridge, are visitors in town TO-DAY
Bernie Doln was tranSacting business
in Wheeling yesterday.
The Wilson rigar factory is working
fun time and arc behind with their or
Ners.
Calvin Glover attended tho funeral or
his brother. Elisha Glover. at ~ Glars
willie yesterday.
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. Jan. "7.-Mercantilt
NADER 6 per cent. sterile. e. day bills
S2.5l,: commercial Gu bills on banks
;3.5I7s: commercial 50 day bills S2."l "
demand $3.05; cables s3.55&. francs
demand l2.y2c; cables l2.90c. BE Eian
francs. demand l222: cables SlS;Z"
builders. demand 3Sac; cables 3SAr
Lire. demand II .00c, cables liHSc
Marks. demrnd l.03c; cables l.0"c.
Government bonds easy. Railr"a'
bonds easy. Time loans strong; 6n days
90 day and six months -. as percent.
can money strong; high ~ per cen,
low : per cent: ruling rate per cent
closing bid . per cent; offered At ~ pei
cent: last loan 10 per cent; bank accept
anCCs 5A per cent.
The foreign exchange rate continued
TO drop in tht later dealings. B"!rlaa
francs, demand 1890; cables i".'"c
Lire. dcmand 1910; cables l5.loc.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. Jan. 27.--tIogs. receipts
$1,000; estimated t"-m"rr"W 5nnVu
mostly 35c to soc lower: bulk $l5,-"n
lbjU, heavy $l5.00' 1888; medium
$500 a 1850: light $l5.$5H $50: light
light sl4.75m li.50; heavy packing sowS
smooth Sl4.iUG l4.75. packing SOW .
rough sl4Oum l4.4O: pigs N3.'5 q 20
Cattle. receipts 2l,OUU; estimated 20
morrow S.Ou0: weak Beef steers, me
dunn and heavy weight chOic ana prime
S15.5Ou ST.: medium and good 81 .'"'t
1850: common S9.5"fi 1850. Light
weight. good and choic" sl3.5Oli | go ;
common and medium Sy.u0M LOO
butcher cattle. hrttcrS S6.S5h l %:
cows sG76GIl".Jn; Gamers and cutters
s5.65G6.15. veal cRiysr sl7.5Oh l92o'
feeder steers sS.VjR l2.2J; stocker steers
$780,, 100.
sheep. receipts 1000: estimated To-,
morrow 10000: strong. Lambs -
pounds down Sl9."0M"l.6O; cullS ANA
common $l6.noT 1900: ewes m"u'"u';
good and choice SlO.75a 1880, culls AMI
common $1,000 1851.
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BUTTER, EGsG. CHEESE.

NEW YORK. Butter steady. creamery
higher than extras ca. q 65c: creamery
extras - score Csc: creamery. iirSiS
tSS To- ~ score) j9l. q 6$fgc; packing
stock. current make No. :. 42r.
Eggs unsettled: fresh gathered. extra
firsis $40 zoe; firSts 66M6 Csc; state.
PENNSYLVANIA and nearby western hen
merry whites firStS to extras ga SSr.
state. Pennsylvania and nearby h"nncry
browns extras 7SIl 7ic; do gathered
browns and mixed ColorS first I" extras
81 &c. ,,,.
Cheese irregular; state whole milk
flats, held. specials 3.m 32i2c: do aver
age run 3Nr2 q 81 Ice; state whole MIX
twins, held specials 81 = q SIC; average
run pol. m2lc.
1.-Two stock steady: fowls 4@C. Dress
ed steady. prices unchanged.
ElOur easy.
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poonle,, party Fills Out Ticket.

Never was McMcCh"n stirred UP 30
politically az she Is for the coming city
election which is to take spiac" III
March Tho. Peoples party h"Iu a meet
ing Monday evening and yesterday al .
tcrnuun announced who had been noiui-
atcd on their ticket has. {. Morris.
formerly mayor has nRai been n"mi-
mated for mayor. Tho following coun-
rilrlcn were nUmlnatCd:
Frs, ward--Hrnr% tllom. jacob
Thoncn. ]. T.. l.utes. William NocoInuS.
Second ward--C;. W. Bayles, present
mayor: I'D MARBLE. John Coxcn. Law
renee ShaGfer Mayer Brown. frank IL,
Goodwin and James wright; Third
wuTd--r X. Nolhols. Albert itoicy.
OSEHr Wilson. John 4. Hunt and Waiter
y St"rhcns: Fourth ward-Nyle Blake.
Al Jennings. Newt Drum. Ed Whitecot-
ton "nd James Bheil.
IE" following Commltccmrn were
elected First ward lark ShafieT g.
i. k"rdasch and ". r. McCombS: Sec
Ond ward--C. W Muldrcw, NJ. /. Gar
vey and c. J. Carpenter: Third ward
W. h. Leach. J. q. Downing and C. W.
Shields. Fourth ward--Ed Ritter, Hem
~ CaStilnw and w Roby.
Voting poles will be as follows: F1rst
ward-M. NJ. Corners store: Second
ward-at Mayors office; third ward
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Will Go To Wheeling.

This evening the boys basketball
team Of Union high school will meet the
LinSlv Institute iiva 1T Lnsly armory
at Wheeling. The local boys are IN
good shape for the game and have de-
voted much time TO their PASSWORDS
They have Son several games this
season and have a good chance of win,
ming. 4 large number OF rootcrs Will
ACCOMPANY the team To Wheeling.
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Everything is in readiness for the
musical which Is to be given THURSDAY
evening in the auditorium of the tlrst
NJ. E. church by the members Of the
Ladies Aid Society. The one number
on the program that will prove interest
ing is the chorus Of the society, which
includes about $50 ladies. Many tick
cts have been sold and a large crowd is
n cd
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cnrh Mining stocks.
TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO. O.. Jan. 27.-Cloverseed.
rrlmr cash $50 so: January $3.50: Feb
SIS. SO: March $3.50: April $3.50:
Alsike. prime cash January 1885:
March $685..
Timothy, prime cash 1917 and 1918.
sS- cash 1919 S6S2ia. January
sS.s2Le: March s6.95; April S6.95; May
$615.
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HARRISV|LLE, 0.

Amber Watkins. II year old dauEh'
tor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Watkins
died az tho home OF her grandparents
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Mcconnell: sun
dav. January 20, 1890 She had been
I'm poor health for some time. the doc
tors failing to understand her illness
Funeral services were conducted oS
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Sunday school Meeting.

Mr.. Guy Van Buskirk superintendent
Of tho Young Peoples Division OF the
state Sunday school organization. de-
lINrrcd splendid address in the Bcrnlo-
hem Union Chapel Monday evening. on
Young Peoples Work." Other spcancrs
Wy" present also and an interesting
meeting WAS held. TIL" Women's Adult
Bible Class served refreshments follow
ing the program.
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IN
CORN MARKET

CHICAGO, Jan. @7.--Firmness devel-
opcd in the corn market today after an
early decline. One of the reasons for
the rally was bullIsh construction put
upon the trade review OF the federal re.
serve bank here. The close was STEADY
AZ tho same AS Yesterdays finish to half
cent higher with May 1897 to 1861 and
July l3"*S In oats the outcome WAS
virtually unchanged. and in provisions
varied from csc decline to zoe advance
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Mr.. Austin Kayburn will move ms
family 10 Chicago. here he has &C
ccptcd n position. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il.
lSaumhcrger will leave within a lev
make th,lr rutur. home Mr.. Baumber-
ger has accepted Il p"sition as manager
of IN" Capital Car company branch
agency there.
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Mayor q. W. Baylcs was suggested as
a candidate for council for tn" SECOND
ward on the Peoples part! Ticket anu
elsu councilman for the second ward on
IN. Republican ticket. Mayor Baylcs
states that two Years ar" II" was nom
mated mayor by the Peoples party And
ia "A candidate for council on INC ie"-
pl.'s marty ticket, and is Withdrawing
from the Republican ticket.
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 27-PrlceS named
on white and solid color flannels dur
ing the day ranged from $40 10 Sl.62It
a pound Dress ginghams for fall were
bought very freely. Print cloths and
other gray goods were easier and raw
silk quiet, UNCHANGED huriaps were
steady and wool goods were firm.
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Yesterday morning the electrical
power was off. causing the cars not to
be able 10 run for about twenty min
utcs. The power went off about $40
and did not come on again until after
nine. The cars we're OFF schedule the
remainder Of the morning.
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N, Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING. ". Va. Jan. ~. 20.
,,"rn'Snad The Intelligencer by A. E
Nastca 4 Co. members Of the New YORK
Stock Exchange. National Bank BullG'
In wheeling. W. Va. Louis +. Brand
kes ident lartner
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SHERRARD
viii Entertain Circle.

Mrs. T.. c. ilaGcs will entertain the
Allen Grove Sewing Circle at her home
on Thursday Afternoon The hours will
hc spent at ncCdlcwork.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WHEELING. W. Va. Jan; -. 20.
hrrs New York Stock Exchange, Second
floor, National Bank of W. Va Bldg.
-
STOCKS. Bid. | ASH
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New York Cotton Market

Reported by 4. f. Masten & Co. NOM
bers New York Cotton Exchange. second
floor. National Bank of w. Va. Bldg.
Openj High Low. Close
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Cash quotations: Corn No. =? mixed
not quoted; No. , mined lt9; No. vel
low not quoted; No. yellow 1901 lh2.
Oats No. . white SsaSSit; No. white
81, mSS% Fork nominal. Lard -S4U.
RihS l99I4 1881
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STRIKE CAUSES LOSS
IN STEEL EARNINGS

NEW YORK. Jan. 27-Chiefiy -
result of the steel strike which Wa0 a.
its height in October. total earnings Of
the United States Steel corporation tee
the final quarter Of 1919 fell to ~
791.302, q decrease Of S4.38b,9ao. sotn-
pared with the previous quartar. list
income Of $23,04e.275 and surplus oe>s..
222,2S8, compared with $2s.111.t3s ana
;1l1os.l67, respectively In tho pessaouS
quarter.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-ttnal prices
OF Liberty bonds today were: Sis 5.
1896: first IS. 9l66: second IS, s07i:
first ~, 921S; second AIS. 9l06: third
AIS. 1896; fourth 4E's. s11S: Victory
J AS. 1880; Victory 4A's, $3.50.
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Standard OIL Subsidiary Stock
WHEELING

WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 81. 30.
Reported by y. +. MaStcn & Co, mem-
bers Boston Stock Exchange, second
floor. National Bank Of w. Va. Bldg.
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PETROLEUM.

on, CITY. Jan. @7.-Credlt balances
$S25: runs salts: average 1850; ship
ments l2O,l95: average 4l,15I.
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WHEELING. ". Va. Jan. ~. 20.
Reported 10 y. +. Masten & Co. MEM
AerS Pittsburgh Stock Exchange. second
floor, National Bank OF w. Va Bldg
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. w. Va. Jan. 81. 90.
DAILY quotation list Wheeling Slo:l
Exchange, compiled for the IntelliSen'
GER.
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. Jan. -. 30.
Reported by \. T.. Mdstru X "a. mem
bers New York stock Exchange. Second
floor. National Bank OF W. Va. Bldg.
STOCKS Bid. Ask.
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on. COMPANY NAMES Du1oeo1&

The stockholders Of the Turtle Oh
and Gas Company hsld thsiP AAoA
meeting yesterday afternoon q ne
headquarters In the wheeling 1aok =
Trust building. Directors vSeO ooeted
secretary Of the company stated DAT
there was nothing for puhlie1tieA -
vet e. -.sr.s 3 s..a -. e.,
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Musical Thursday.

Red Cross building: fourth ward-at
the home of J. p. MARBLE
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

Total sales S$1,SoO shares.
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Sterling Prod. Unc)--Transfcr books
close Jan. 20 for II , per cent cash div
idend, payable Feb. >.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-05-21

adfiots day. There are now only
be Neen three and five. Cleveland
rel 5rts the same experience. 1t for
me ly cared for between fifteen and
twenty. while now it has only two or
th- c patients in its workhousc.'
- :. Liquor Iiafd to Get
He said the investigation, which
continued for over two months
showed that liquor was hard to OBJ
tain; that few doctors are promiscu-
ously writing prescriptions for whis-
ky: that the Prohibition enforcement
law is % per cent efficient in curtail-
ing the consumption of drink and
that there are less deaths from pneu-
monia and tuberculosis than former
ly.
We believe Prohibition is also a
blessing for the parents of young
women and men, added DR.. Brush
ingham. THE opportunities for evil
have almost become extinct"
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VETS ARE FIGHTING FOR BEER LAW
Candidates al Primary Election N September IS
NORTH CAROLINA'S BEER
LAW, FAILURE

Past experience proves that
if the sale OF wines and beers
is allowed, spirituous liquors
will invariably be sold by those
engaged in the sale of beer and
wine.
North Cardinals experience
is a case in point. That state
during l90o-l9l0 lcgalized the
sale of so-callcd near beers.
Beer of two per cent alcoholic
content was permitted under
this law. After short expe-
rience with this law the people
became SO thoroughly conyinc-
cd that spirituous liquors were
sold in connection with the
two per cent beer that the 1911
Legislature passed almost un-
animously the anti-soft-drink
act under which no drinks OF
more than one-tenth of one
per cent alcohol can be sold.
Georgia's experience was idcn-
teal.
Other states prohted by the
experience of North Carolina
and Georgia and the voters
have decisively beaten the
brewers proposal to reinstate
beer in such states. Notable
among them are Washington,
Michigan and Ohio where in
each instance the beer proposal
was beaten BY an increased dry
vote.
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SUPERINTENDENT BAKER FORECASTS HARDEST
FIGHT In HISTORY OF TEMPERANCE REFORM

We being attacked a virulen
than recall the the results of
labo being assaulted hand The
fare have will be demanded the and
one ehaf The traffic fighting hold what has and
sble gain a little in the Congress.
But the real fight my judgment years hence
when after this andh oppoonment Congress there will
be additional Congressman probably
every whom will the cities reasonably
be depended favor the making nonecve
the Eighteenth Amendment and thereby demand for
peal They chiefly concerned in exhausng their legal
eges which will certainly be followed by the terrific political
drive they have They thoroughly
under the counsel We
ranks and take the aggressive everywhere
Someone suggested that the politicians might
the national conventions Let them We
American citizens fighting American principles and the
on of the Constitution of the United States when the principle
which have toed sacrificed and being singled
for especial attack by the of citizenship
be there, Democrats Republicans but American ct
and who with the leadership of
in the various
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-05-21

Here is Pussyfoots own story o
the nickname:
"Onc day man walked into my
Office at Muskogee wsth a message
from a Haskell saloonkeeper. intmat
ing in friendly way that il | dared
show my face in Haskell he would
shoot me. OF course, | could not re-
fuse such an invitation.
81 sent a scout into Haskell and
found that the saloonkecper had
never seen me but had good de-
scription OF nc. SO one night | dis
guised myself and rode into Haskell
tethcred my horse to his yeranda
and walked into the bar called for 4
drink
"My fierce friend was a big man
but the thing that interested ME most
was a As at his hip,
He offered me bottle, which | at
once said was too weak and smashed
in on the bar. Give me hcll-hre,' |
cried. He opened a secret trap in the
floor and handed me a bottle OF old
whisky.
"My one object was to get him to
show me his back, and | maneuvered
him until | was able to whip out his
revolver, hold it to his ear and intro
duce myself
The next day the local paper told
the story and called me 'Pussyfoot.
That was how | earned my name. .
1t is safe to say that while many
men have "cusscd" Johnson out, no
man has ever been known who called
in question his honesty, his fairness
or his uprightness. A few tried to be-
smirch him at first, but found it did
not pay.
Johnson went to England nearly
two years ago, sent over by the Anti
Saloon League of America at the in
vitation of the temperance organlzd-
tions of the British Isles and of men
connected with the British govern
ment, with Scotch local option as the
immediate objective and a dry Eng
land as the ultimate reseult. 1t was
while in the line of duty that he met
with the misfortune which resulted
in the loss of his right eye, though
he will not admit that it was a mis-
fortune. In fact, he says he is glad
he was able to give something for
the cause.