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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-13
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug 1S.-After
period Of unsettled trading during which
prices fell Is 10 16 points under yester-
days close, cotton today braCed up for
fairly wide gains on rumors that an
arTnlstice between Russia and Poland
had been signed. At the end Of the
first hour OF trading prices were 10
10 IS points over yesterdays finals
october first fell to 1910 and then re-
acted TO 3O44
Reports Of damage to the crop and
unsatisfactory results as regards fruit
age from cool nights and too much
moisture came in from many points In
the western belt and served 10 widen
the advance. Late in the morning the
trading months were 20 to q points
higher than the final prices OF lester-
day, October trading at 30.50c.
Traders who were buyers on the
early rumors of an armistice tired Of
their holdings and commenced to let
20, causing wide slumps which carried
prices is TO 20 points under the level
Of yesterdays close. Late in the day
the tone was somewhat steadler with
the active months 9 points under to Is
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Stocks.

New York.-Cuban raw sugar dead
,ock was broken by "a cents break to
~ cents through sale to the American
Sugar Refining Co; this price was
made &. |, f.
New ork.--Louisville Nashville
stock IL reported TO be going into in
yestment hands The buying Ia under
stood 40 be based upon twnbtmportant
features. The first is that 1t is cal
cuIated under the new freight rates this
company will be able TO show between
20 and 25 per cent for the stock. The
second is that southern territory is
TapIdly developing stable prosperity,
az revealed by the comeback" OF
southern railway and Its large earnings
---Fcnner a Beane,
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COL. WITHERS STRICKEN
AT PLANTATION HOME

His numerous friends in Memphis
Will regret to learn that Col. l.. g.
Wtihcrs suffered a stroke Of paralysis
Friday morning at his home near Holly
Springs Miss His condition Is serl-
Gus for he is advanced in years, haN-
Ing served with distinction on the Con
fcderate side during the Civl war He
has many relatives and friends here,
having made this his home much OF
thu lime nm In recently.
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---JI0Se--
Open, High. Low. T'day. Prev

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.--Cash market:
No. z red. a2bSG26l; No. hard,
Cor. Corn ], ~: 2, mixed. n 'l5s@iso; No. .
Oats, No. z white, 76Q77Ac; No. 3
white, I3h g7ehc.
Rye, No, 2, t2.l0.
Barley N.lsQl.1s, -
Timothy seed. xs.0061ll.00.
Cloverseed. $4,000 30, 90,
Pork, nominal. Lard, 1850. Ribs,
$4,000 1900,
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 13.--Close;
Wheat, Dec. S236 March, $2391s
Corn, Sept, s14l%; Dec. $l.2O9s;
May. N.is%.
KANSAS, CITY, Mo, Aug. t3,-Cash:
wheat unchanged TO &c lower; No
hard, S255Gp2,75: No. > hard, $252n2. "A; ;
No red, $2.52Q2.S4; No. 2 red, $3.50
Corn unchanged and dull; No, e mix
ed. $1.5s6l.5s: No. 2 white, $l55@l.5s:
No 2 yellow, 1.64
Oats unchanged to 1c higher; No. 2
white 76R76hc; No. 2 mixed, 7007lc;
No. 2 red, 7l971A.
Rye, S2.00G2,0S.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. l3.-Cash wheat.
december, ssI2; March, s245.
Corn. No. 2 white, S1.67.
Oats, No; 2 white, 7s@7Sla; No. 3
Corn, September, sl.5O%; December.
Oats, September, 72Mc; December,
II bid.
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TRIES NEW INVENTION;
1T W0RKS-WR0NG WAY

ERIE. Pa, Jug. 10. tBy International
News Servicel Philip Mauer, IS, IVES
found dead, with a patented electrical
appliance attached TO light socket
and contact plates attached TO his
stomach and head Burns showed the
man had been eleCtrocGted.
Mauer was trying out the appliance
for the first time. 1t was claimed that
Il would cure stomach trouble.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-13
NEWSPAPER MAN TO
ADDRESS BANKERS

At the regular weekly meeting OF
the Bankers club Saturday at the
Hotel Gayoso. which will be presided
over by Frank +, Hin, first yice-presi'
dent. George Fossick. commercial edi'
Tor Of the Commercial Appeal, will make
talk He will tell of some Of the
things he learned on his recent trip
through the farming sections Of Geor
gia and the Carolinas accompanying a
party OF Arkansas farmers and business
people interested in improved farming
methods.
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MONEY.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.--Mercantile
paper, g. Exchange Irregular. Sterling
6O.day bills. 8.5sN; commercial 6o-day
bills on banks 3,59h commercial So
day bills, 3.b9%; demand, 3.S4h; cables
s,64H. Francs. demand, 1885; cables
TSs Belgian francs. demand. 7.69;
cables, 1T. Guilders. demand, $500;
cables, S3l2. Lire. demand. 4,94; cables,
4s6; marks. demand. 2.i3 cables, 2li.
New York exchange on Montreal,
IL 1-le per cent discount.
Government bonds, easy; railroad
bonds. irregular.
Time loans, strong; 90 and 90 days and
six months. ?.
Cali money, steady, Ruling rate 4;
bank acceptances, 6A,
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LIVERPOOL. Aug. 1s,--cotton spot
In limited requestj prices steady. Good
niddllnE 20 sid. fully middling 2Stid;
middllng 2Tlsd; low middlng 2ss9d
good ordinary 1920; ordinary isgtd
Sales 5000 bales, including 1000
American.
No receipts,
Futures closed quiet. August 2ts0d
October, 22.sld, January. 2i,t3d; March,
90 sad. May. 20a2d; July, 10 esd.
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SUGAR

NEW YORK, Aug l3.-Raw sugar
weak; sales $4,000 bags. centrifugal
l3.O4. refined easy, fine graduated,
l7l0M22. so,
Sugar futures closed steady; sales
500 tons, September. ll.60, october,
Ii so; December, Has; Januarl, 1850,
March 10 90
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points over the final prices Of ysster.
day.
Spots closed quiet and unchanged,
ordinary it1sei good ordinary, le. lbc;
low mlddlng, gt,b0c; fpiddllng, 35.stc;
20.
Futures closed steady at decline OF
II to advance OF IS points
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VISITING BANKERS.

Frank Hall. Of New Albany, Miss,
and president Of the Bank Of New Al.
bany, and James Mcfarland. Of Aber-
deem, Miss. president Of the CONNER
cial bank OF that city, were business
visitors In Memphis Friday
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BOND CLOSE.

closed SM ss SO Sgs first i 4s 81 09 see
ond As SAP; first ANS. 842S second
ond As, s4.12; first AIS, S4SS second
ANS, s47s; Victory 3Hs, $685. Victory
4as, 955S
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light; steady; thin $9.OO@1lOO; heavy
$l3.7b6l450; medium. $l450@l5.25;
packer sows, sll.00@l2.25; skins, $1,000
800; stockers, 50 lbs, $l1 0o@1S OOFpIgs,
fat, S12.00413.25; thin. $10,O0Q120O.
Cattle, receipts light; steady Steers,
medium heavy, SS.OOG9.O0; light butch
ers, S70OGS.OO; thin common, $1,000
700; choice light stockers, 600Q700;
butcher heifers, SS.00n900; fat COWS,
Sso0Q9.o0; cutters, $45Oq5.5O; Gamers,
s35OqS.75: veal calves; good, $4,000
1000: light and poor, $3.50@700; bulls,
fat, 36;OOQ1OO; medium, $4,50@5,5O.
.
ST. LOUIS, Ill.,, Aug. 13.-Cattle, re-
celpts. 1900; steers. steady; top steers,
$ll5O; bulk, $iOO0@ll.5O; yearltng
steers and heifers, steady; Gamer cows
steady at $3.75G425; bulls, steady;
calves 25c lower, good and choice veal
Hogs, receipts, 1000; opend 1sc to
25c higher. now slow and 15c higher
than Thursdays average, Top. $3.50;
bulk light and medium weights. $3.50
dl5.S0, bulk heavies. Sl4.00ml5.25.
sheep, receipts, 1900; lambs, 81 lower
than Thursdays best time. sheep soc
lower; top lambs, 81 so; bulk. Sl05GQ
1850; top ewes, $500; bulk, S6.50Q700,
KANSAS CITY, No, Aug. 13.-Cattle
500; beef steers mostly Csc lower;
quality common; top $l2,4O; she stock
| steady to weak, other classes around
steady; choice vealers, $3.50.
Hogs 1900; uneven; steady to csc
| higher mostly steady; top, $3.50; bulk
| light and mediums $l5.20G15.40; bulk
heavies, $14.75al510.
sheep, 1900; best fat lambs steady;
Idahos, Sl2.75; sheep slow and weak;
feeding lambs weak; best Idaho feeders,
| $1,000
-
CHICAGO Aug l3.-Cattla 1000;
good and light and handyweight steers
strong, heavy beeves and grassers slow,
| steady; choice grades scarce; early top
| Sl625, bulk, Sl5.5Om 900; good cows,
| 50 5OH - 50, Gamers and cutters, 81 90
| M6,252 steady medium cows, $650n
s So slow to 20 cents lower; bulls 25c
| lower; bologna bulls SG50d7.75; calves
weak, packers top $500; selected
vcalcrs Sl5.g5G So stockers strong,
Hogs, 1000; 25c to 35c higher than
| yesterdays average, top Sl5.S5; bulk
| light and butchers, Sl5l5ml5.75; bulk
| packing sows. $li.0oN 1888; pigs 25c 10
soc higher; bulk desirable kinds, SlA25a
| IS 90
sheep. 5000; generally steady with
| Thursdays close, native lambs largely
$1O.5Oa 1925, packers top, Si250; best
| tat ewes, $50; feeder lambs good and
choice mostly, NL75ni2,25,
LOUISVILLE. Ky Aug l3,--Cattle:
Receipts 500, slow, steady. Heavy steers
tl2TsI2 50; beef steers S70oUt2; heif-
ers S650all. cows, tla 10. 50; stockers
S. 5on9 90 feeders $7Q1o
Hogs Receipts 900, active: $50 lbs
up tl4 %: 1868 to $50 lbs $3.50; 100 tc
1853 lbs SIS, pigs &loqllSo; throwl-outs
sheer: REGENTS 1900. prospect,
steady Lambs SEAL so. Sheep $3.50
down.
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BANK CLEARINGS.
Observation-Disclosures.

TREATMENT. 1t gives
UnUE Eluick relief. Swelling and
short breath soon gone.
All distressing symptoms rapidly disap-
General Improvement is realized. i send
py mail trial treatment absolutely
FREE. Try IT, Never heard OF any
thing its equal for dropsy.
Write to DR.. THOMAS e. GREEN.
sank edn., Box IS. Cnatsworth. Ga.
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LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial, being OBJ
tanned from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
RANK STOCKS
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sPINNERs' /TAKINGS.
IN SIGHT MOVEMENT.
VISIBLE SUPPLY.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 13.-Ilester's
figures on visible cotton supply, with
comparisons
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ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton.

New Orleans.--The weather map IL
about as wet as usual. rains covering
the greater part of the belt The wet
weather, according to a considerable
element and to some private bureaus,
is favorable and Is delaying deteriora-
tons. d q.
Dallas. Texas. wires that weevils and
worm damage is increasing.
Washington announces that the Au-
gust condition report will be issued on
Wednesday. Sept /.
Parts, Texas wires: Heavy rains this
section. VIII Increase weevils and
worms"
New orleans.--w Weather records show
cloudy, showery weather prevailing over
night with much precipitation over the
belt. Early Indications are for con-
tlnued cloudy, showery weather over
most Of the belt. Local factor inspect
Ing crops in North Louisiana says ten
days more OF this rainy weather and
the crop will be rs bad as It was last
ar-Kofler TO Clark & CO.
Z Liverpool cables: Very quiet, very
steady, featureless.
Dallas. Tevas. -Southern Products
erage date Sth weather of past two
weeks unfavorable account cool nights
and rain. Cultivation almost finished,
fields generally clean, some blowing In
many counties to keep weevil down.
Growth generally satisfactory. though
some sappy--rank account too much
moisture. Fruiting tairIy satisfactory.
Considerable excessive shedding account
weather conditions. Insect prevalent
but damage less than usual. Expect Sc
rious injury should weather continue
damp. Labor shortage general. Con-
Iittnn half 10 TayDG IN Oklahoma,
81; Arkansas, IA: Louisiana, go; Geor-
gIa, IS: Alabama SO; Mississippi, 6S;
North Carolina, 70: South Carolina, IL;
Tennessee, IS; Missouri, s6.
Temple, Texas.---Another, heavy rain
Yesterday. Crop situation beginning to
look serious.--Beer to McFall
New York.-Liverpool undoing strad-
dies this market, buying American mar
kets, selling Mt Liverpool
New York. -Gwathmey buying some,
Riordan good buyer on the break, Hart
corn seller.
New Orleans wires; Texas industrial
congress makes condition OF cotton IN
Texas 1852. says weevil has infested Do
per cent of crop in 100 counties. new
York wires quiet European sitau iSoa
but inclined to follow any selling order'
Beer to McFall.
New York.-The first bale of Geor-
gia cotton, grown in Omega, Ga, strict
middlng, sold at $l.S9 cents per pound
bought by Ralph Hubbard.
London.-A conference of miners
delegates at Westminster has decided
unanimously to call on the miners &c
take a ballot whether there shall be Q
general strike to enforce the reduction
in the price of domestic coal and an
increase of wages to amount to 70 pei
cent.
New Orleans.-Cause of last break
ring looks filled up; won't take any
cotton.
New Orleans.-Bullish effect detailed
weather report partly offset by uncer'
tainty European outlook.-F & b.
New Oreans.--Dallas, Tex. wires
Rainy here, uncomfortable cold las
night and this morning Official mini
mum temperature last night 6S. MAI
Indications point to more favorable
prospects for fair weather over Sun
day.--Fenner & Blard.
New York.-Texas reports basis VI
so points grades being hurt.-Hubbarc
to Reese.
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Groceries.

Flour-Barrel, 24-pound sacks, $3.50
@14.3O; self-rising, s13.30@145o.
Meal--CreRm, 100-lb. sacks, $4.05; So
ID. sacks, $40; 25-lb sacks. $4.25; 10
lb sacks, $4.40.
Coffee-Arbuckle's, roasted, case,
Memphis basis, 39c! roasted \bulk,
per .lb.; ordinary 10000; medium, 22@
Csc; highest grade, 35@4Sc.
Sugar-Standard. best graduated
clarified, zoe
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cHlRoPRAeTlc
SPINAL AoJHeT-
MENT
Will remove the
cause OF :-our disease
JULIAN D, HovkY.
o. G.
Hours 10 am, 70 .
DIN. suite 74.s, Por.
ter Eidp. Main si2g.
sunday 10 am. to
" M.
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Hides and Furs.

Hides-No. green, salted, 14@15c;
partly cured. 11@l4c; green, 12@13c;
damaged culls, half price; dry flint, 22@
23c; dry sailed. 2o@21c: No. grades
No. / horse hides, $b.oO@55O; No. 2
horse hides, $4.0O@44O; CLUES and ponies
SheepsRins, 5oc@$1.oo shearings, zoe
!G$1 goat skins, $4,000; dry culls,
half price.
Wool-Clear unwashed, 2O@25c; burnt
45c: bury, washed, 20@S0c.
! Tallow--No. /, S@Sc; No. 2, 6 @7c;
beeswaX 34m35c. ginseng $S506D9 So
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Fruits.

Lemons-Per box, $4,00G5.5o.
Oranges--California, b00@T60.
Bananas-Pound, $1,000.
Apples--Cooking, hamper. s160@2.5o;
eating, $3.00@450.
Peaches--Bushel basket, Elbertas,
50. 50@S.00.
rapefruit-Florida, $5.00@6.00.
Dried Fruit--Evaporated apples, $50
19c; peaches, PAY @25c; prunes, lb,
nominal; apricots, nominal. w
Pineapples-Cuban. crate, $6.00m6 SO.
Cantaloupes-Home- grown, bushel
81. 50@ 800
Watermelons-Cwt., 40-lb., average,
SO. 00@4.00; 25-lb. average, $2,00@25O.
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coupon-1This clipping
is good for a spinal
analysis.
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MEMPHIS MARKETS
Produce.

Produce.
Bggs-Candled, 51G5te, current re-
ceipts, loss off, 45d50c.
Bqtter-Fresh creamery, pound prints.
55Q5sc; country butter, 304s5c.
Cheese--creRirf prints 2e@31c.
Poultry-Ducks, sbQ2Tc; hens, alive,
2eQ2sc; dressed. S2@35c; ROSTERS, 1850
llei broilers, pounds, 31d3sc; geese,
2o022c.
Vegetables.
n. Be ans Navy. per ID. s%c; Lima, Per
Peas-Californ.a bIack-eyed. per 10.
Sc.
Potatoes--Cwt., all varieties, $3.50
500.
Onions--Sscked, 100 lbs. 50 oo@4.00.
Cabbage-Crate, ewt., $3.50.
Lettuce--No rtherh. crate, 81, 15@2. on.
Celery-Mlchigan, bunch, s0@75c.
Tomatoes--Bushel. 81 .00M250.
Peppers--BaslEet, 4U95oc.
Snaps-Bushel, s1.50m2.00.
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CONTRACTS closed quiet at decIIhe
Il to "a points.
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Merchants Exchange Quotations)
Oats--White, dray lots, SIC; mixed
95c.
Chops-Pc ton, less than car lots,
s73. 90.
Corn-Sacked, in dray load lots, No.
white, $1.95, No. 2 mixed S1.90.
Mill Feeds--Dray load lots, ton: bran
$52.00 shorts, $4,000.
/, $4,000; No. 3, $500; alfalfa, choice,
$4,000 No. !. $500; No. 2, $500.
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pNNvlslons.

Dry Salt Meats--Regular, 1sG1sc: ex-
tras 1Sc,
Sugar Cured Meats--standard hams,
$50 lse.
Bacon--Fancy selected. b1d54c; sec
onds, 4S@44c.
Lard-1Pure hog lard, siG22hc: best
| compound, h., 1874 GD19c.
H-mi m.~lnE,,FFa
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Ragging and Ties.

6b @N16 1W
Bagging--Two- pound: York, 2lMc;
Hindoo, zoe; August deliver. nc month
carrying charge.
Ties-Bundle, 45-lb.. s2.61h; 60-lb.,
s3.49; Inc to &c carrying charge.
Cottonseed Products!
merchants Exchange Quotations.)
Crude oil. basis prime, +, o. b.. mills,
meal per cent, ton, $4,000 $500;
nominal.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Total sales $4,000 shares.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-14
AFTER NEW LOCATION
Wooiworth Store Negotiating for
Property on Market Further
Up Street.

Itwas learned today that the Woolworth
Company, which operates a store ON Mar
ket street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, is negotiating for another Market
street property between Sixth and Seventh
streets, or further up the street Informa-
ton given out 1T the office of the company
today verifies the report.
II is also known r. Topkis Sons, ad-
joining the present Woolworth store,
are planning to extend their building to
include the five and ten cent store site,
which is owned by r. Topkis' Sons. Ex-
tersive alterations are TO be made to the
new store, including az entirely new front.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-14
CALL LANSING AFFAIR
POLITICAL BOMBSHtLL
London Newspapers See President
Emerging Stronger From
Enforced Rest.
BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
London, Feb. 14-Ths afternoons .
London newspapers print the news Of
Secretary Lansinr's resignation under a
variety Of prominent captions, such as
United States political bombsheIl. :"
Washington sensation, Great United
States sensation, etc, the Pail Mall
Gazette in It's article says
President Wilson's return 10 political
activity has been announced by sensa-
tional stroke" During hrs illness, the
newspaper says all kinds Of reports were
current rs 10 where the real seat of
authority lay in the conduct Of the
American adrninIst stration. "The curtain
now has been thrust aside and we have
the lively spectacle Of the President not
only using his prerogative but employing
IT. 10 discharge his chief legal adviser
The newspaper considers the Presidents
self assertion "euerges all the stronger
for his enforced rest, and he is evidently
going 10 take up the reins OF government
again in a spirit that will not parley with
opposition.
The Westminster Gazette says:
"The dismissal OF Secretary Lansing
by the President is a dramatic illustra-
ton OF the peculiar power assigned 10 the
constitution What it is, exactly. that
Secretary Lansing has done is not very
clear, but be would appear to have applied
on his own account what has been de-
scribed as the American principle Of one
man management, while President Wilson
insists on monopoly of the idea.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-14
LANE WITH LANSING
IN CABINET MEETINGS
Ex-Interior Secretary Says He
and Other Members Share
Responsibility.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington, Feb Secretary Lane
declared today that he considered himself
'.just as much responsible" az Secretary
Lansing for the calling Of cabinet meetings
during the Presidents illness He said
Mr.. Lansing asked his approval regarding
the calling of the cabinet and presumably
obtained the approval Of other cabinet
members also.
''We all thought the MEETINGS were a
good thing, said Mr.. Lane, who retires
as Secretary " the Interior on March !
They were often attended By Or
Grayson and messages were transmitted
~ the President on questions discussed
The critical situation precIpitated by the
coal strike came up for consideration. as
we'll as matters pertaining 20 the first IN
dustrial conference, and other important
questions feel that / attended the meet
Ings on a full level If responsibility with
Secretary Lansing. Inasrnuch as ! had
agreed ~ the advisabliIty Of their being
held. Other members of the cabinet ap-
parently took the same position
Asked whether the question Of the con-
stitufionahty Of meetings ever had been
raised among the cabinet members Secre-
tary Lane replied
No, not At ALL The question was
never discussed in any way
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-14
FARMERS JOIN IN CALL
FOR LONGER R.R.CONT troll
Want Government TO Insure Crops
Against Losses and Rich to
Pay War Debt.
By Associated Press to Every Evening


Washington, Feb. 1.-two year cx-
tension of government control OF railroads
and retention Of all necessary shipping
Was urged IN committee reports TODAY
before the several hundred delegates al
tending the Farmer Labor Cooperative
Conferences. Proposed enactment of
peace time seditlOn laws was assaled as 8
restriction on civil liberties and 'proyoc-
ative of violence"
The President was urged TO appoint q
national commission TO lnaugurate a sys-
tenn of insuring the farmer against crop
losses over which he has no control, ID
view of the hazards and hardships Of farm
life, and of the comparatively low prices
the farmer is receiving
Concentration of one-third of the
eountry's wealth in the hands Of one
forty-siXth of the people was condemned
and a tax on the capital value OF property
to pay off the war debt within a few wears
was urged. This tax should not include
any estate of $4,000 or less. should
amount to 10 per cent for million estates
and a gradual rise to 75 per cent for
estates of half billion dollars, the resolu-
tion set forth.
The committee ON direct trading adj
vised an organization between farmer.
labor and cooperative societies To lower
the cost of living by instituting Just and
more economic system of distribution and
by eliminating the middleman II
1t was recommended that a committee
be appointed to obtain unused army
trucks from the government for road
work and for hauling farm produce to
market