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HEAVY EXPANSION IN
TOBACCO BUSINESS

NEW YORK, July 31.--Sales Of the
American Tobacco company increased
approximately ia per cent during the
period OF 1912 to 1919. according to re-
port of the company's business for last
year, made public today Sales in 1912
were Sl46,023, 1880 compared with $267-
900, 257 In 1919 an increase Of SIS, 073 i73,
With the distribution OF rs per
cent In stock in August, the total cap
ltal, including the funded debt, viii have
been increased to 1854, 056, 100. an in
crease of 81 per cent over 1913.
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WEEKLY FORECAST is
FOR SOME SHOWERS

WASHINGTON, July sl.-weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
Middle Atlantic states, Generally fair
Indicated untn near end OF the week.
when showers are probable, normal
temperabTas
South Atlantic and east gulf states;
Local thundershnwers early in the week.
probably more general second half OF
the week. Normal temperatures.
West gus states Occasional local
thundershowers. normal tempera lures.
Tenne sSce: Local thunderahnwcrs
about ~, middle Of the week otherwise
generally fair normal temperature.
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KRoHN BEATS BURKE.

DALLAS, Tex, July 81 Harry
Krohn middleweight Of Akron, O., won
a newspaper decision over Tommie
Burke, of st. Louis, in 10 rounds here
last night. Burke was staggering at
the end OF several rounds but Krohn
was unable to put him out, and Burke
fought hard through the tenth
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TOBACCO STOCKS.

WNEHlNGTON, July 3j.--Leaf to-
bacco stocks July /. aggregated l452,-
eG2.r2i pounds compared with 400 g63 %
S2S year ngo, the census bureau an
nounccd today.
Stock by types chewing. smoking
snuff md export, lOl3Ti9,iS4 pounds
Cigars $50. $50 9S5 pounds.
Imported. Ss5499 56 pounds
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BELMONT Mass, July 3l.-Harry
Nardon and Edward Ray, British golf
professionals defeated Francis Ouimet
and Jesse GuilfOrd, local amaturs, In a
hest ball match at the Belmont Springs
Country club yesterday, up and two
TO play
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MONEY.

NEW YORK, July S1.-Mercantile s
Exchange firmer. Sterling 60-day bills
6.Ss4 commercial 60-day bills on banks
ASST commercial 60-day bills, 3.67S
demand, 3.72A cables. 3.73h. Francs
demand, 1853 cables, 40. Belgian
francs demand, SIG; cables, SIS. Gull
ders, demand, 34.10. New York eX-
change on Montreal 1914 per cent dis
count. Government bonds steady; rail-
road bonds steady.
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Grain.

Winnipeg wires: Wheat coming along
moderately well. Many bad reports
oats and flax being received from dis
| tricts that week ago reported growing
crops doing well"
Chicago,--Our Mr.. Cromwell wires
| from Grand Forks, n. D.: 1T is diff
| cult to size up the Northwest, but from
ports from all sources l am inclined
| to regard the Aug. ! spring wheat con
dition as around "a per cent with
promise of 25S,000,0o0."
Chicago.-Our corn reports from
| Bloomington and Peoria say dry but
not very apprehensive as yet.--Wild to
S. g. G.
Chicago weather, local
showers and cooler. Raining at Kan
sas City, Atohison, Burlington
to Clark & Co.
Chicago.-wheat and rye only kind
Of grain we export is breaking very
| badly. Corn and oats are very weak
with buying power very dull.--C. C, q
Co. to McFall.
Chicago Raining at Quincy. H.
Clouding through Central and Southern
Illinois. Scattered rains reported West
Grn Iowa. Rain reported Lafayette,
Peru and Fort Wayne, Ind Tempera-
lures somewhat cooler all over. Omaha
had good rain.--C. C. & Co. to McFall
Chicago.-Weather conditions perfect
for crops. Nothing new In the situa-
ton to turn prices, We are in an old
fashioned liquidating market in all
kinds of grain and financial conditions
do not warrant the high prices. We
will have rallies but they will not last.
-O'Brien to Neral.
Chicago.-Many believe wheat will be
low enough at $2 Illinois may receive
thundershowers over the week-e end.
Covering due again at the week end
Wheat bids l5c lower.--Wild to S. e. G
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CHICAGO, July 31.-Cash: wheat, No,
red, $2a392.55; No. 2 red, s2'3O@
Corr Corn, No. mixed. s1.4O; No. 2 yell
'0G Oats s,'' No. 2 white, 74@76c; No. 8
Wye Rye, No. No. :, $1.sa. Barley. so@95c.
Timothy seed, $S.5O@1l00, Glover seed.
$2730@32.5O. Pork nominal. Lard,
$lS.O5. Ribs, S15.25@l6.25.
what SAGS1 Dec, s. s. %; March Iqa $2.11,
Corn, Sept, $1.29$; Dec, $ll6%@
1161s.
KANSAS CITY, July 31.--Cash: Wheat
&c to SC lower; No l hard, 2.2Sq 90:
No. 2 hard, $2.24@25O; No, l red, 1925
6235; No red, $2.23Q2,2S.
Corn SC lower; No. 2 mixed 1890
1;4o; No. white, '1'4o; No. yellow
oats. 2d6c lower; No. 2 white, zoe;
No. 2 mixed, &c; No. 2 red, 64c
Rye, $l.94q195.
ST, LOUIS. July $ a. Wheat eat
No. red winter, $2.2S92, 30; No. RED
winter $2,25; December, S2.l4; March
Corn, No. 2 white, s14S; September,
Sl35% December, $l.2Oh.
oats, No 2 white, .77Q7se;, No.
white, 77@77hc September, 6Shc; De-
cember 6Shc.
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Hides and Furs.

Hides-No; green. sailed, 14@15c;
partly cured. Halle: green, l2@i3c
damaged culls. half price; dry flint, 220
23c; dry sailed, 20@21c: No grades
lie lower
No horse hides. $5.OOQ5.5O; No. 2
horse hides, $40O04.4O; Clues and ponies
$2.006275.
sheepskns. 5OcGS1.OO; shearings, zoe
!a$l 90; goat skins, l5@60c; dry culls,
half price,
TaIiow-No. /, S@9c; No. 2. 6 07c;
beeswaX, S4035c; ginseng, sS.50@950
Wool-Clear unwashed, 20625c; burnt
unwashed, 1O@l5c; tub washed. $50
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BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. July 3l.-The actual
condition Of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that the reserve help is }6sO6, $40 below
legal requirements, This Is a decrease
OF 81, 100000 from last week
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COTTON REGION SUMMARY.

Seasonable temperature and fair
weather prevailed in the cotton belt,
except that there were light to mod
crate local showers in Southern and ex-
IRENE Eastern Texas.
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Memphis District.
Memphis, Tenn July 81, 10
average

Texas Ranfall-Columbus 40, Cuero
IA Galveston .0S, Hondo 10, Houston
Of Huntsville 10 Kerrville 40 Long
view 20 Luling .02, Nacogdoches .l6,
Riverside rs. San Antonio 10.
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BOND CLOSE.

NEW YORK, July Sl.--Liberty bonds
final prices today were aus, CLOS; first
As, $500; second Is, $3.50, first Ans.
s5.s2; second ANS, $3.50; third AIS.
$3.50; fourth Ans. $500; Victory ANS,
o5.72; Victory Ans, $3.50.
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Cottonseed Products.

Merchants Exchange Quotations)
Crude oil, basis prime, t, o. b. mills,
&c; hulls, loose, CARROTS. sl250d 1900;
meal Z per cent, ton, $4,000 SO 90.
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C0TTONSFYD OF,

COTTON A - GRAIN FUTl RE
Pork. Lard Ribs Coffee.
Sugar Cotton Seed Oil
Futures Stocks and Bonds.
Correspondence solicited
Private wires to principal
Exchanges
o. A. MCCALL.
"a North Front ST., Memphis, Tenn.
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GRAIN MARKETS
Report Of Rains in Several
States Helps in Further Big
Wheat Break.

CHICAGO, July 31.-Wheat broke al
most 10c shortly after the opening to-
day, owing to reported rains in parts OF
Missouri Nebraska and Indiana.
The close showed a net loss OF lQ%c
to 1Sc with december S2.1 tC $2l2
and March $2.12k to S2.13.
There was sufficient buying, how
quotations of wheat ranged from !212c
to &c lower with December $2.l9 to Sz2O
and March at $2.2lh to 1928.
Opening corn prices ranged from &c
to 31Ac lower with September 1854
to $137 and December $l,22h to
$1.22B.
ing a net loss Of 2&c to CSC, with Win
Sept $1.34S to $1.34 rs and Dec. Sl.2OF'
to $1.2O$.
Oats opened unchanged to lie down
with September 6SAc and December
6SAc to 6SBc.
Provisions were weak.
Open High. Low, T'day. Prev
Nae nsSeh FL ill., rs rs FL 154 FL s!n s ss5
Sep. -. 1861 1877 1.88% 1.84% 1,s7%
Dec. -. 1.22 122% 1.19& 1.20b 1879
Sep. .s8A .ssB .s7}a IS .ssg
Dec. -. .6S% 68B .6712 .679s .6SB
july yO' n. $3.50 $3.50 2515 25.17 25.85
seb h'roT 1850 1850 1888 1910 1875
oct. q. 1882 1882 1915 1915 1907
Sep, 'o 1900 1900 1880 1890 1915
oct. :. 1880 1880 1920 1926 1910
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Yellow Hinged, 200 to $50 points lower;
yellow stained, $50 to 1000 points lower.
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LOCAL SECURITIES.
BANK STOCKS

Quotations are unofficial, being OBJ
tanned from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
and bid.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, July 31.--Cattle, re-
ceipts, $500 for week: Better grades
beef steers steady 10 25c lower; others.
35n75c lower; she stock bulls, stockers
and feeders 25Q50c lower; Gamers. Csc
lower calves mostly S1.008l.5O higher.
Hogs, receipts 200; bids steady; moth
ing sold; run held over until Monday,
quality plain.
Sheep, no receipts. For week: Lambs
mostly 75cG$l.2j lower in-between
grades, $lO0q2.0O lower: Fat sheen and
breeding ewes, steady to SOC lower
feeding lambs, steady to SOC higher,
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MEMPHIS COTTON.

Memphis cotton closed steady and
100 points off to unchanged. Middling
20 hnc SaleS LEO bales.
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COTTON ON sHIPBoARD.
MEMPHIS MARKETS
Produce.

Produce.
Eggs-Candled. 44@46c; current re-
ceipts, loss off, 40@4lc.
Butter-Fresh creamery, pound prints,
$4,000; country butter. 30@35c.
Cheese-Cream prints 29q3lc.
Poultry-Ducks, 25@27c; hens, alive,
26429c; dressed, 32@35c; ROSTERS, 169
i:c; broilers, pounds, SOQ4Oc; geese
20Q22c
Vegetables.
=, Beans-Nayy, per lb., SIC; Lima, per
h., 14h Q15kc.
Peas-California black-eyed, per lb.,
&c.
Potatoes-Cwt., all varieties, $4.25@
$3.50, -
Onions--Sacked, 100 lbs S25OQ4o0.
Cabbage-Crate, cwt., $4,000 $50.
Lettuce--Northern, crate, S2,25.
Celery-Michigan bunch, sl.0O.
Tomatoes-Bushel. 75c%1.50.
Peppers--Basket, 40Q50c.
Snaps-Bushel, $1.50@200.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats-Regular. 1S@19c; ex-
tras, 19c.
Sugar-Cured Meats-Standard hams,
3SQ42c.
Bacon-Fancy selected. 51Q54c; Sec
onds, 43044c ~
Lard-Pure hog lard, 21Q22hc: best
compound, h., lShpzOc'
Grain and Feedstuffs.
Merchants Exchange Quotations)
Oats--White, dray lots, $1.o0; mixed
CSC
Chops-Per ton, less than car lots
$500.
Corn--sacked. in dray load lots, No
white, $1.S5; No. 2 mixed, $3.50.
Mil Feeds--Dray load lots, ton: bran.
Sh6 sbOrta $40 m
Hay--.Timothy less than car lots, No
l. $40. 90. No. 2, $780, alfalfa, choice,
$4,000; No. l, $3S 90; No. 2, $500.
Fruits.
Lemons.-Per box, IS OO@5.5O; import
ed $5000550
Bananas--Pound. ShT0c.
App.es--Cookng. hamper. $1.6o92.5O;
eating. $SO0Q450.
Peaches-Crate, skies, Elbertas, $3.50
945O.
Dried Fruit--Evaporated apples, 1Sd
Ice; peaches, 241a 625c; prunes, ID,
nominal; apricots, nominal.
Pineapples--Cuban. crate Sc 00fD6 80.
Cantaloupes-California, crate. 5000
$3.50; Mississippi. basket, $1.0oG$1.25;
Homegrown, bu.. $350@4,00,
Watermelons--Cwt., 40-lb., average,
$2.50U2.75; 25-jh average, $,5Od 200.
Groceries.
Flour-Barrel, 24-pound sacks, 1880
Gl4.75; self-rising, ,$lS.96@l4.15. -
lb. sacks, $40; 25-lb sacks. $4.25; 10
Id sacks, $40.
Coffee-Arbuckle's roasted, case,
Memphis basis, 39c; roasted, bulk,
per b.. ordinary 2ta22c: medium, 24c
627c; highest grade, 37045c.
Sugar-Standard, best graduated
cane, domestic, 24kc; foreign, 24c;
clarified, 21c.
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CHICAGO July 31.-Cattle receipts.
l.5oo, compared with week ago, choice
corn-fed steers mostly 35c to soc high
,r, strong weight strengthening mos:
grasserS very uneven. averaging 75c T.
81 lower; best she stock slow, SOC low
er. In between kind irregular 75c to
Sl.25 lower, Handy weight but choice
bulls SOC lower; others declined SOC to
75C; calves strong, 25c higher. Stock
crs draggy. SOC to 7jc lower.
Hogs, receipts, 1900; light and light
butchers steady at Yesterdays best
time, others slow at yesterdays close
Light and butchers, SIS 0D6c16.00, top.
Sl6 Is; pigs firm.
Sheep, receipts, 5000, mostly direct
compared with week ago, fat lambs 75o
lower.
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ST LOUIS July 3I-Cattle, 1000,
for week Steers and beef cows, SOC TO
75c lower; light yearlings and heifcrs
75C TO $50 lower, Gamer cows 25c
lower; bulls SOC lower; vealers Csc high
er; stock steers SOC lower; stock cows
Csc to SOC higher.
1855. bulk light and medium weights
SIG oOQ 1850; bulk heavies, SIS. 6OG
1900.
Sheep. 500; for week: Lambs lower;
sheep steady.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. July 3i.-Cattle,
receipts 500 closing slow Heavy steers
Sl2,50Gi400; beef steers, S7.5OG12 90,
hefers, SsOO@l2 So cows. iiOOaiO So
feeders, $1,000 1000: stockers, $4,000
925
Hogs. receipts 1000; steady; $50 lbs
up, Sl475; l65 to $50 lbs Sl62s. 100 to
1868 pounds. $3.50 pigs, Sl0500l2. 90,
throwouts, Sll.5 60 down.
Sheep--Receipts 400, strong. Lambs
Sl+oo9l425; sheep, s7.o04I5o.
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Stocks.

New York.-The money situation
ought to do better next week. Aug. /
settlements are considerable and have
already been provided for. We hope
for favorable bank return for the
country and the announced withdrawal
of government deposits next week
ought to cut some figures.-Morse to
McFal
New York.-Studebaker earned All
last quarter. Total 5000 900.
New York.--It is quite evident that
Washington is becoming concerned
about the trend of business Following
the assurance given US by Gov Hard
ing we get statement from the comp
troller of the currency that everything
is all right and that the lending power
Of the reserve banks has not been ex-
hausted by several billions. The trou-
Bile is that you set a buzz saw in mo-
ton and ii is not easy to stop. The
theorical strength of reserve banks is
not OF much value to the merchant who
unable to finance his business and to
the manufacturer who had to shut down
a plant for want OF orders.-Ettelson
to Clark e. Co,
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PrOVlSiOnS.

Dry Salt Meats-Regular. 1sQ19c; ex-
tras, 19c.
Sugar Cured Meats--Standard hams,
3SQ42c.
Bacon-Fancy selected. 51Q54c; Sec
onds, 43044c, -
Lard--Pure hog lard, 21q22hc; best
compound. lb., 1871 @2Oc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-05

predicted it will be big blow for the
Hoover men. They fully realize this
and are making a strong fight for Bay
State delegates. The battle has be-
come so intense that no other candl
date is given a thought.
With scarcely three weeks between
now and the primaries, April 27, the
Hoover men are fully alive to the mag
nitude of their task. They have Or
gained the Hoover Republican Club Of
Massachusetts. with Everett Morse, of
this city, as chairman, and opened
headquarters in Young's Hotel. They
plan to put Hoover Republican club
and will make particularly strong bid
to get the women interested in Mr..
Hoover's candidacy.
Just what figure former Governor
Mccall will cut in the primary may
have an important bearing. He is an
out-and- out Hoover man. In 1915 he
polled the highest vote of the eight
candidates for delegate atlarge, but at
the time his name was first on the
ballot, while this year it comes mex.
TO last in field of nine. In 1916 hc
was an out-and-out Republican, while
since then he has been credited with
flirting with the Democrats and with
being more or less responsible for the
defeat of United States Senator John
W. Weeks, Republican, by former Gov
ernor David |. Walsh, Democrat. Nc
Calls particular fight is to break the
"big four" slate, Lodge, Crane, Gilletl
and Thurston, generally believed to be
10 Wood. Should he succeed in doing
50 this would be quite q boom for the
Hoover candidacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-05

debtedness sl,243, 900 900
This indicates that in this period
prior to the outbreak of the war we
increased our indebtedness to the
world about 81 ,2500OO,0OO, in spite of
the great foreign trade balance which
our excess of exports over imports
created.
AT the outbreak of the war it was
estimated that we were in debt to the
world between four billion and five
billion dollars. Then came funda-
situation. In the period from 1915 to
1919, inclusive, our position changed
as follows:
Total exports OF merchan-
disc and silver. .......... $40 .o+1 900 600
Total imports. .-.......... 1889. 900 900
Favorable trade balance. SIS. TOP, 900 GOO
L. S. Becomes Creditor
"This favorable Grade balance was
settled by the resale to US of American
securities owned abroad, bv the sale to
private investors in the United States
of foreign government and municipal
obligations, by loans made by the gov
eminent of the United States to foreign
governments to the amount of $780,
100000, and by net gold shipments to
US of 1851 ,0O0,O 900
From the position of nation
debtor to the world to the amount Of
$4,000, 100000 to $1,000 OCO, 900 we be-
came creditor nation to an amount OF
approximately s1l 900 100000. The an
nual interest charge, calculated at 5
per cent, would be $3.50 600 900. OF
the amount of our world credit, how
ever, S9,7O0,0O0,0OO is comprised in
loans by the government of the United
States to European nations. These
debtors have paid no interest and are
not for the present likely to be in a
position to pay interest. The annual
interest charge due to the government
of the United States Of S495, 900 GOO
will, therefore, be added to our forei gn
credits, but there must always remain
doubt CONS dering the financial po-
sition Of some of the debtor nations
as to whether our government will ever
receive all Of the principal of these
loans.
1--WE are now entering upon another
distinct swing IN our foreign trade po-
sition. The extreme need of Europe
for food and raw material, and her in
creaslng difficulty in getting credit TO
provide those necessities, will make it
necessary for Europe to do everything
III is power to stimulate exports to US
to counterbalance such imports as she
obtains from us.
in the light of this situation our
foreign trade policy will evidently be
governed by our views in respect to
the following subjects
LAS indication of the characaer OF
questions which are asked, the fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-05
18th Claimed for Hoover
Election of Myrick and Miss
ChOate Predicted

Victory at the primary tomorrow
for Julian S. Myrick and Miss Mabel
Choate, candidates for Republican
national delegates in the 18th Con-
gressional District, pledged to Her
bert Hoover, was predicted yesterday
at a final meeting of the executive
committee and captains in the Hotel
Manhattan.
Watson Washburn, chairman of the
campaign committee, said:
Reports received by US to-day from
all parts of the 18th Congressional
District indicate that Herbert Hoover
is now the leading candidate in the
minds Of the Republicans of this city
for the nomination for President at
Chicago. His declaration of Saturday
has materially accentuated the drift
of straight Republicans toward him,
and there IS every reason to feel that
when the votes are counted on Tuesday
night, the delegates from the 18th
Congressional District, instructed and
pledged for Mr.. Hoover, will be elected
by the enrolled Repu blicans of the dis
trict"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-05
Candidates Confident
Of Michigan Result
Special Dsspo,ch to The Tribune


DETROIT, April 4.-State managers
Tor ali the candidates entered in the
Michigan primaries to be held to-mor-
row expressed satisfaction tonight
NTH the outlook for their respective
candidates.
II was Eel. at Lowden headquarters
mat the advent of Senator Hiram John
son in the race had improved rather
nan lowered Governor Lowder g
chances IN view of the belief that Gov
eHnor Lowden's emphasis on improve
aaene Of the business administration Of
sae government had been supported by
me Californian.
confidence alao was expressed at tho
Sonnson headquarters, where it was
s4id tnat, despite his lack of organize
..'A ana a campaign committee, the
senator would make a showing equally
40 good N Michigan as he did in the
oaxotas and in Minnesota.
General Woods supporters insisted
nay me attacks made upon their candi-
a%ec IN the course Of the campaign had
'sec>ec On the originators, with the re =
s0.' taas the generals strength had
Ho' been cut down but rather had been
augmented.
Inc Hoover headquarters asserted
saa' the outlook for heavy vote for
.ae former Food Administrator was
s'na, although they admitted that he
nag entered the fight little late.
among the Democratic candidates A.
aleheii Palmer is regarded as the
strongest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-05
Teachers Take
Their Plea for
Plank to Hays
New York and Illinois
Educators Join in Pc
tition Urging Party to
Support School Reforms
Wright Leads Delegation
Great Loss of Instructors
Resulting From Poor Paw
Made Basis of Appeal

Public school teachers yesterday
made their first appearance as a politi-
cal factor in the coming Presidential
fight when delegation from New York
and Illinois visited the headquarters of
the Republican National Committee and
presented viii H. HAYS, chairman, with
petition asking that proposals for
hating the deterioration of public edu-
cation be made plank in the Repub-
lican platform.
Judson F. Wright, president of the
New York State Teachers Association;
Olive NJ. Jones, president of the New
York Principals Association. and Will
lam I. Mccoy, chairman of the Illinois
School Committee. presented the petit
ton. They were accompanied by rep
rcsentatives of teachers organizations
IN both states.
Yearly Wage of 1894
The petition speaks of the tremen-
dous loss of trained teachers resulting
from the lure of higher pay in other
fields of activity and of the fact that
/ agriculture is suffering because farm
ers, unable to find education for their
children in the rural districts, are NOV
ing away from their farms.
We must make the public under
stand the petition goes on to state,
that the present plan of sporadic
drives for better school conditions can
not correct this disparity. There are
entire states whose teachers receive a
yearly average of less than 5000. The
average for the country in 1919 was
1854, and the average increase within
the wear is about 10 per cent
Cover 100000 children are going to
school to incompetent teachers or are
not attending school at all. Over 3000i
rural schools are without teachers. Tt {
desertion of farms is largely due to r.
moval of farmers to cities where they
can get decent schooling for the.l
children. Illiteracy, which disqualified
100000 drafted men for effective serv-
ice in the great war, is on the in
crease"
Their Suggested Plank
The plank suggested by the teacher.
to Mr.. Hays reads as follows:
Recognizing that the public school:
are the bulwark of democracy ant
that upon them rests the duty of pre-
pairing the future citizenry of the ma
ton, and that the present shortage o
TRAINED teachers constitutes a serious
menace to the welfare of society, tn,
Republican party advocates increased
national support of schools, the crea
ton of a national department of edu
cation with representation in tn,
Cabinet, and the development of pub
lie school system that will furnish
equal educational opportunity to all tn,
children of every state in the Union"