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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
COAL COMMISSION
TO RESUME HEARINGS

WASH NGTON. Feb. 1.-The coal
strike settlement commission will re-
sum. tomorrow consideration OF argu-
mrnts advanced by representatives or
the miners and the operators. with the
hone that il will be able by THURSDAY
To conclude it's hearings in so far as the
central competitive field is concerned.
CueratorS for III" first time are present
ing statistics and statements aS to the
actual condition in the industry. It's
earnings and ability TO pay increased
wages.
In an advance statement given ont TO-
day tho United Mine Workers asSert"n
agniu what has been their contention
since tho contruvrrsey hcgan. that ihcy
would not he satisfied TO accept aSet-
tlcmcnt which merely put their MEM
herS on increased scales commensurate
with the Increase in thn cost or LIVING
based on the nre-war standard.
What the miners ask Is An oppor--
tuni,y 10 advance and prnCreFs instead
Of going backward" the statement said:
They insist on the 1920 standard OF
living" ~
The assertion was repeated thal
miners wages haveInevcr been ADEQUATE
TO maintain n standard or living based
on health and reasonable comfort.
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ETa referred .>p'r!Hlly &" ~ '"~'''
nonv Of l. = \ X Martens EuS~llr
Suyict "ar1ba ~sId"r' ~ fht< C"un'ft
before tn" senate foreign r"lati"us sub,
committee Mr. SchouumHN"r declared
that tho Hol~hcviSiS ~" attempting 10
open trade relations with America sim
ply as a cloak 10 carry on their plans
gor world revolution.
american business mon who list"n
for one moment L. Martens siren s""S
are courtInG the dangers ~ financing
their own overthrow. h" declared.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
LABOR TROUBLE IS
CAUSE OF DRASTIC
ACTION IN CUBA
DOCKMEN REFUSE TO
ACCEPT ARBITRATION
NumerousArrests of So-Called
Labor Agitators Are
Being Made

HAVANA. Feb. IA presidential de-
crr" susp"mdpG the constitutional guar
Hnr"rS for rFp'ri"d "f 'I%'% days was
pul,l : he'd IN an "Nira edition 81 thr OF
nrinl tiuXrifo this afternoon. The hc-
,luu followed n rrfu"al "f the striking
dock workers., II arrr1I III" plan Of ar
liIrariuu drnHndrd 10y l'r'*idrnt Memo
cal AMI n1r""d to hy TIA" employers.
Accompanying Tia" deere was n
proclamation hy Pros .d' NJ M"n"cnl
Savin. that "lM hour i"r d"lih"rati0n
has passed for N" Euy"rnmr"i; an"
adding thai tn" honest l,b"r"r had n"th
ing Ia fear from IN" SUSPENSION nt tbs.
guarnntr"s. hur that tn" ""n"ml"s OF
labor shalt feel the full " iEht "t me
Law.
R,nor,s w,re rurrrut rhl> evening
that II" police nlr"1dl are making MI
mrrnur arrests ot sr-call"d labor aGl-
1nrors. \ Sl'mIv attended meeting OF
tho strikers this ifI"ru""n Was nnhni-
mori araInsi I"c"pJlnE arbitration "t
the strike.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
American andRed Cross Pass.
ports Used to Shield Agents
From Protection.

LONDON. Feb. l.--Rolshsvtst agents
entrusted with messages regarding SEN
sational widespread Red plans have
been for A considerable time travelling
between Berlin and S,viet Russia on
false credentials, 1t is stated in official
circles. Credentials they carried are
said to have described them as dele
gates Of the American Rcd Cross mis-
sion In Berlin to conduct Investigations
regarding he exchange Of German pris-
Cncrs from Russia.
These couriers. IL appears. were car
rving dispatches between Moscow and
R1lshevist organizations in other coun-
tries Including the German SpNrtacis'S
and the Swiss communists. Lithuanian
authorities discovered tho Illicit travel
ing after Lithuania's borders had been
crossed many times. and n number Of
arrests followed Not all the couriers
were provided with American papers.
but such forged credentials we're found
on several OF the prisoners.
Two mon who carried the Red Cross
passes admitted they had nothing to do
with the American mission but in re-
aIity were working for the communists.
One U<Nuian similarly equipped. who
worked from Dvinsk. said she had been
instructed TO deliver documents to per-
sons she did not know personally.
N"e' interesting OF the captures were
snroute to Moscow by way OF
E,r..'. They carried letters concealed
In their neckues5 One OF them was q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
NEW YORK To NOME AERIAL RACE

continues 1900 miles across IN" do
m!njon 70 Fort Egbert on III. Alaskan
border.
In Canada the courses les along the
,.,, Grand Trunk I'ar'fic railroad run
ming from Eddrn"utnu. Alberta I" fr'n'e
RuprIt. BRITISH columbia.
At Haz"lton. RrltiSh Columbia. the
proposed rout" hrauCh"s norm between
tho cOaS, rangc and The Rocky Noun
,aIns. following tn" valleys Which ar"
III" most p"pulnt"d. Th.s r'Ht" - r"N-
"-"d by IN" only ;Ci"Lra"h i."' and ~
th- most favorable from ia" supply
pulm, If view In Alaska IA" rout" runs
from Fort yukon aud g." Fur'ankS by
~, u' r"rt t;lh!,uu :hrnV. L" Nuialn
AID \un".
cumpUI>"r> stops VIII y" arranged nj
an atrrar, - ,,,rt $50 mics. Only
qualli.d ayraiorS " y Il" ;tii"""i &" o."
tor and 'h"ir ma, h,r.- VIII h' 'NHtr;'".i
al ,N.h Ntuu h,.',r. h' .uE ul"w''l 80
proceed. p"taA"d rlA"A VIII Il, an
u@unceL later
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
100000 FRANCS TO
FIRST SIGNALMAN 4
TO HEAVENLY BODY
FRENCH ACADEMY
TO ACT AS JUDGE
Mars to Be Included Among
the Planets, In the Proposed
Competition

PARIS. Feb. 1.-The Academy OF
Science evidently considers communica.
tion between the Garth and the planets
ns among the possibilities. FOR 1t has
undertaken to act as judge for prizs
best means Of making a sign to 4
heavenly body and the receipt OF Q re-
ply.
ii has been tho custom Of the academy
always 10 refuse Ia handle prizes for
any feat which II considers mere
waste Of time. In presenting the pres
cnt prize for competition the academy
makes tho provIso that " the planet
Mars is included as being sufficiently
known
Until n solution II obtained. say
the academy's announcement. the IN
torcst on the prize money will form
prize for scientists making the greatest
progress in knowledge OF the planefs
and their relation 10 the Garth" .--t
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
Won Reuter- Given the
Glad Hand By Germans

wILHELMSHAvEN. Saturday. Jan.
sl.-Adniral Won Reuter-. commander or
the German fleet at Scapa Flow. who
gave the order for the scuttlinS OF the
German warships there last june. ar
rived here to-day aboard the steamship
Lisboa The admiral, who had been set
free by the British authorities, was
erected by thousands along the har Dor
front which was brilliantly decorated.
Chief Of the Admiralty Admiral Won
Trotha. IN h.s speech Of welcome said
TO Won Reuter-:
II hav" come here deeply moved 70
bid you the warmcst welcome on behalf
OF the German Navy and our dear fatN-
srland. You stand before me as the last
of our German high seas fleet. which
once was 40 accustomed - victory. The
ships you haSr not brought home. You
at your lonely post gave the order TO
sink Tho fleet "
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
FLYING
ACE MEETS DEATH

san ANTONIO, Texas. Feb. l.--FaH-
tain Field r. kimdl,y. American az" a"d
commander uf ,hr "ith aero SVuadrpiL
VS. Killed IN aerial nanoeuv"rs a.
Erlly Eirld NJ. " this afternoon. zap
tA!n kludl"y's home was 'irar"tt". ArN.
rh, accident occurred while group
NJ nl,u..s wnr, in practice formation.
prcrnr,ng' for an exhibition SCHEDULED /
in honor If General Pcrshins's visit
Tues day
Captau KIndlcyS machine fell when
hs was about fifty feet abov" he
ground IT,. was crushed and burned.
captain Kirdl"y was one "f III" air
ScrN ice officers summoned bcf"r" ~"
hrus" sub Cnmmiitc" investigating ihr
air S"rvi"" recently. lie cam" L" Nelly
Field from Miichyllvillc. Long Island.
one month ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
|, 6. STEAMER
GOES ASHORE
The Lambs Sends Out Urgent
Wireless Call For
Assistance

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The United
States shipping board steamer. The
Lambs. Is aground on Cumberland Is
lann or Savannah. Gav and - ,in
need Of immcdlat" assistance. according
TO a wireless message received here 20
night. There wer" no vessels stand
Ing by. 1t was stated.
Tho Lambs Is n vessel of 4.9c7 tons
net and was last reported al Charles
ton. s. c.. Shr has been engaged in
coastwisa traffic between Charleston
and Savannah.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
YUDENTTCH'S CAPTOR
TAKEN BY ESTHONlAliS

LONDON. Feb IA Moscow viz.
less despatch reports thai the ESu
ian authorities have arrested 'i"n'9 '
Salakovitrh.. forutcr officer pf IL" -
sian Northwest Army, VII" - SD -
have been the captor OF Genera! W -
mich.
The despatch says a Polish Girls ~
lr Siberia has mutinicd and Elu-dt: )
its Officers and Joined the I5vlsitC' -.
II also asserts ihLt General Semen" =
troops have joined the Reds.
"a semi-official despatch from Real
last week reported thai iu6cniich 80
WAS commander of the Russian Nor!''-
west Army. had been released az
suit Of pressure cv-rted by the Frc''ri
and British authorities at Roval Eas-
akovitch's arrest Of Iudenitch was a..
clared to have been the result of pS.-
Scnal anmosity) ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
Will Be Arranged By the Am
erican Flying Club In Co.
operation With Army

NEW YORK. Fob. l.--T"ntatrv. plans
for n rans-continental air race this
year between New York and N"m"
Alaska. A d.stanc" "t $50 miles. w"r"
announced her, goo. sht by tn Amer! rr
Flying club. which = cooperating with
the training and operations Er"up "f
thc army air service n tho project
The proposed rae" Will b" held under
the same rul,s ard handicap, Tians Js
the race between Ncw' Work. and Snu
Franc isco laSt year
From NtneoIa To- M,uot. South la.
kota. a distance Ot llS7S nii"S. ~.
route viii lie over Culi"d States 's-~.
tory. At North Gate. North Dakota.
the course crosse, N" tul"raa'l"t..l hrr-
der into saskatchewan. Canada, aui
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
WILL RECALL THE Won
LUCIUS APPOINTMENT

HERLIN. Feb 1.-The German gov
,rmncnt will in all probability cancel
the appointment of Baron Won Lucius,
temporary diplomatic German repreHeh-
lalIvc in Rome as a result OF attacks
upon hlm by French and other c"nu-
n.ulal utwSpapcrS ThCE rhnrsr that
h." carrl"d on espionage and propaganda
IA connection with a mission To Sweden
during the war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
Define at Chicago

CHICAGO. Feb. New cases OF mnr
cnaa and pneumonia and deaths from
th. dis"as. In the last twenty-to our
hours showed a shnsp decline from sat
announced tonight that the outlook was
encouraging.
influenza cases reported today mum.
Lrr"d 59l against $50 Saturday. ana
pneumonia cases decreased from "e> 10
a,GG. Influenza caused ?S deaths. as
compared with l22 yesterday. and 10
PERSONS died Of pneumonia, a decrease
Of ten from the previous day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
BODIES OF FIVE MEN
ARE WASHED ASHORE

BRUNSWICK. Ga, Feb. 1.--FindInS
OF the bodies Of five men on he beach
near Jekyl Island today led I" efforts
10 ascertain the identity Of 4 vessel be
lieved 70 have been wrecked "0 m"
island
W'reckaEe which floated M with III"
bodies includes a life prcserver bearing
the name Fortune, but no vess.i "I
that name IS known IN marin" circles
here. Il vas a. first thought tl' the
bodies were those nf The m"wh"rs "f
the crew Of the Spanish schooner sam
Fost. which went ashore or pohoy
Echt Thursday. and later hrok" up.
with the fift,cn u.nhrr~ If Ih "i>~
st:n missing Later tins >upp"sjilun
was discarded fer the. belief that IN"
fhve men belonged to a harh"r boat or
SCpw
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
BODY OF BEACKHAND
VICTIM IDENTIFIED

CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 1.-Th" body
Of thr sr""nG victim ~ FRIDAY morn
fed TO-DAY as that If Frank tNzzl.
fishmonser Of RuUalp, by his WidoE
and son Five hundred dollars. whlch
The son declared his father drew from
RITalo bank bsfor" he disappeared on
THURSDAY. is missing.
snsnect who police hope may Cienr
up the mysterious orders. in which
Salvatore ? Russo. a New York artist.
Also was a victim. was taken INTO Gus
tody today and IS being held for inVes-
The men we're found shot TO death In
a road
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
Hearse Wrecked and
Bady Thrown Into Roac

CSIONTOWN. Pa. Feb. l.-'rh" tu-
nsrual Of RCrtha MIhalne from her for
mer homo near here today was int =
ruprrd when three runaway freight cars
crashed into and wrecked the hears.
throwing the cashet from IT. Tho driver
Of the automobile hearSe had Slupp'd
On A railroad siding TO await IN" "r-
rival OF the mournerS' cars. The three
freight cars. standing on grade start
ed toward the hcarsc without warning.
The driver Jumped. hut the automobile
was wrecked and tho CaSk"t thrown
ont, Another hcarSc was secured. the
caskct nlacsd aboard it and the funeral
nrOCacdcd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
OHIO MAN ASSISTANT
RED CROSS MANAGER

WASHINGTON. Feb. l--.Appo'ntmcni
Of Fred c. EroS'on. ~ Columbus. fHde-
raj food administrator and vlcC-Chair-
man ~ the branch of the council OF Na-
t!onal Defense in Ohio during The war.
as assistant general manager OF the
Rcd Cross was announced today. Mr..
TroXtNr Will bn IN charge Of the scrv-
ice organization, a Division, formed for
the purpose Of co-ordinat!ns the var
ious lines Of community activity into a
unified Rcd Cross service
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
Ex-Kaiser to Donate
Hospital at Amerongcn

AMERONGEN. Feb 1.-The former
German Emperor expects to present 10
Amerongen q small hospital in remeL.!-
br,nce OF his stay here. Preliminary
construction OF the hospital IL under
way on ground donated by Count vcn
Bentinck II was the former Emperor's
interest In the survey for this structure
that occasioned rumors that a houYe
was being built at Amsrongen for one
OF his sons. ...
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
w HITE
West Virginia Ceologlst on
National Commission TO
Stop Waste of Gas

Special Dispatch to The Inretisencee.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. l.-Prot'
I. c. White OF Morganiown. state Seolo-
gist of West Virginia, has been appoint
ed one OF committee OF ten by Van n:
Manning, director OF the bureau or
mines, TO take up the question OF stop
ping wastagc OF natural gas due TO in
adequate appliances cor its handling
and use. The committee. representative
Of the industry. tho public and the gov
ernment is an outgrowth OF tn" recent
conference OF the interior department.
at which il was asserted that so per
cent OF the natural gas disposed of was
wastage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
j. 8. AV|ATORS
ARE RELEASED
Lieutenants Davis and Grimes
Come Across theRio Crande
at Laredo

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Feb. l.--L'cu-
tenants +. +. Davis. and G. +. Crimes.
Trrtrh States AviatnrS. VIII" hnvc ben
held by Mexican authorities sine" N"d-
ncNday last. when they mad" forced
landing near Guerrero. were released At
Nu,yu Laredo tins afternoon aud ross
cd the HIn Grand". to Laredo. Texas,
Colonel ]. H. Fcch,t. southern d'lhrt-
mcmt air service officers announced to-
nj Eht.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
OFFICIAL REPLYFROM
ALLIES NOT EXPECTED

BERLIN. Saturday. Jan. 8 State
m"nts crcd;tcd'to a London paper To the
effect the German government had in
formed the new British charge d'afIaircs
at Berlin that Germany could no; ap-
prchrnd and surrcr,d,r men on the list
Snnr to u" sub'Ni'tnd by the Miles with
in a month. arc Officially denied. The
Issue has rrt been discussed with the
charge d'affaircS because II is outside
his Jurisdiction and negotiations have
been entirely through government rep
rcScntatiVCs at l'arIs.
Berlin does not expect the allies to
reply officially to the recent German
note making a tinal appeal for revision
Of the extraditiun clause.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
DENEKINE FORCED TO
Retire TO RUMANIA

ADNDoN. Feb IA Vienna despatch
10 the Exchange Telesraph company IN
Aor date Of Friday says that, according
10 the Ukralnian press. tho capture oI
SSs town and port Of Odessa was e6Sef-
"a BY Ckrainlan regulars reinforced by
irrexulars Of the kherson government.
There was hard hghtinE against Cen
eraa DenektneS troops. most or whom
we're taken prisoner. while the remainder
retreated into Rumanian territory where
they were dlsarmed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
AGAINST SUNDAY PAPER.

BRI' 'SSEl.S Feb. IA committee OF
the Belgian press association has invited
the government to follow tho example
II holland. Italy - Gain in the mat
or " C0npuis"i rcsr for the
press II aatg Ihal u u",r"H he issued
prob biting the sale OF ncwspa pers from
Saturday night 10 Monday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
Won HOLLWEG And
Won TIRPITz FACE
TRIAL BY ALLIES

PARIS. Feb. l-CHavas)-In addition
TO already published lists OF those wh"
viii be demanded from Germany oS tne
.,liss. on charges Of violations OF the
laws laws Of f. war. the Matin says Belgium
win ask for Or. Theobald Won Beth
mann-Hollw"G. former Imperial German
chancellor. while England will demana
Admiral Won Tirpitz. former Germar
secretary OF marine: Admiral Reinhardt
Won Srheer. former chief OF the German
admiralty stan and commander OF the
and prince Oscar OF Prussia, NTH son
OF former Emperor William.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
ANOTHER wH1sKEY THEFT.

BROWNSVILLE IA. Feb. 1.--Auth-
critics were notified today that thieves
had entered the Stewart d.St!lling plant
here last nigh; and hauled away three
barrels Of whiskey in an automobile
truck.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
TRADE WITH OLSHEV|k RUSSIA
CLOAK FOR RED" PROPAGANDA
Note Of Warning Sounded By Who
Business Men Must Not F nance Their Own Overthrow

HARTFORD Conn Feb l.-Edwjn Davies Schoonmakcr OF
recently Siberia where he investigated
conditions for the United States and which he made the
subject OF report submitted to the department. statement
BolsheySS of Russia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
al NaW CaRAA

OIL CITY, Ia, Feb. l.-Twenty-onr
new casos of influenza have been re-
ported here since Friday night. making
the total to date l42. One death from
the disease was reported at Seneca, near
here.
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At Harrisburg

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. Fifteen
districts Of the state reported ll9H new
cases of Influenza today with no deaths.
The same districts reported 80 new
cases OF pneumonia and IS deaths.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
ENTENTE TROOPS NOW
+. OCCUPYING SILESIA

COPENHAGEN. Feb. l.-BreSlau ad-
vices say that the first contingent OF
entente trops arrived IN the hrst eEaCu-
alton zone of Upper Silcs,a yesterday
This is the plcbiscite region.
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WILL RESUME TRIAL.

GRAND. RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. NO
obstacles to the continuance IN the
United states diStrl"; court toTnoCrow
afternoon oC tho Ecwb"rry elections
conspiracy tr'Ti Nrrr vIS'b'" 'onlght
The twelve Jurors sworn yesterday give
20 sign NJ being affected by n" !nr'u-
snZa epidemic and .nlY Two oC the fiI"
defendan'S llI WITH 'I' disease renamed
on the Si~E l'%t F'r1rcr~ THOMPSON. Il
visiting nurse. WI" rad h""n attending
Mark r rI"E"" - irs' row. dlrd today.
but h"~ F"r"jSr pat~nt showed Im
provarleu' although h,s case wa-S s'il1
considered <"rIc1s-
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TrR WEATHER.

wASHrNGToS, Frb. l--Torecast:
Ohio, West virgin4a-Fair 7to"day
ra" =; ,Nab.N q, -.
wcxteru =, a.. :-!Y"nia---Ea;r MoEGay
Tuesday unsettled, UUt r.uch change in
Temperature
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
aARY pESIYs rLI.

PARIS. Fob l-Gaby D"slys me
actress again IS IN rerlous condition.
She has sun red a further relapse and
another operation has been necessary
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-02
EHE INTELLIGENCE GER

HAS the Largest Circulation of.
! Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
NEW ORLEANS COTTON,

NEW ORLEANS, Feb 25.-Colder
weather in the belt and continued rains
in the eastern division gave the cotton
market a steady tone and an upward
tendency on the opening today. Liver
pool was better than due and foreign
exchange was higher, two features that
increased the demand. At the end of
the first half hour of business prices
were is to 20 points up and March was
trading at 37.70c. The forecast called
fer continued cold weather in the belt,
which was construed as very unfavor-
able in view. of the reports coming IN
of planting in the earliest sections OF
Texas. Frost was predicted on the
coast of East Texas
A somewhat better spot inquiry and
claims of sales of at least a thousand
bales after hours yesterday increased
the demand for contracts. 1t was re-
ported on the floor that Southeastern
spot interests were buyers of futures
in a large way. Rumors that the peace
treaty would be called up in the sem
ate tomorrow also quickened the gen
eral demand. Late in the morning
prices were IS to rs points higher than
the close of yesterday with March at
3S.25c.
ing on the part of early buyers and it
reacted 30 points from the top under
these offerings. At ! O'Clock it was
inclined to do better again and stood
within IL to 20 points of the highest OF
the day.
Spots closed steady at advance of rs
points; ordinary, $3.50; good ordinary,
1850; low middling, $3.50; middling,
the spot, 2,1S3 to arrive, 1000. Deliv-
cred on contract, none,
Futures closed steady at advance of
70 to 81 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-25
GRAIN MARKETS
Removal Of Trading Limit Has
Only Slight Effect on
Corn Prices.

. CHICAGO, Feb 25.--Removal of the
200, 000-b ushel limit on individual trad
ing in corn failed today to have the
bearish effect which in some quarters
had been predicted. Opening prices,
which varied from unchanged figures to
NC lower, with May $1.335s to $1.34 and
July $780, to $1.3O, were followed by
rapid changes, none of lasting char
aCter.
Continued scantiness of receipts to-
gether with simultaneous liberal buying
of May and selling Of July resulted la
ter in an increase of the premium for
May over July. The close was firm
at the same as yesterdays finish to
two cents higher with MAY $l35B to
$1S6 and July $1.SO% to $1.S1
Oats averaged a t~iF'e 0ei"" 49,
corn. After opening %c off to &c ad-
vance, including May at 1910 to S0Ac,
the market kept wItiuI :, 90. .
range, rejecting the action OF corn.
Provisions were firm with hogs.
Subsequently fair sized purchases Of
lard were made for packers, additional
hardening of prices ensued.