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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
81 Firms Involved.

The decree, which involves reorgani-
zation Of a great industry with assets
Of more than $1,000. 100000 and which
affects 81 corporations and 49 individu-
ais. results from an agreement be-
tween the larger meat packers and the
department of Justice announced last
Dec. IS, This agreement was reached
after the department at the direction of
President Wilson had instituted anti
trust proceedings against the packers
in Chicago.
Agreement for the filing of the de-
cree. Mr.. Palmer said in announcing
it last December would have the effect
of establishing 'the principle that no
group of men. no matter how powerful.
can ever attempt to control the food
table Of the American people or any one
Of the necessities or component parts
of it."
The attitude of the packers was sum
med up at that time by NJ. w. Borders,
general counsel for Morris & Co. as
illustrating the spirit of true Amert-
canism" of the packing industry. Henry
Veeder. counsel for Swift & Co. as
serted his company had met the re-
quest of the government because il
was felt that the same spirit which
caused the business men Of the coun-
try to submit to personal sacrifices
during the war is just as essential dur
ing this period of reconstruction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
ROUND THE TICKER
Cotton

New Orleans New York wires
About 2,bao bales have been shipped
from Liverpool TO Providence and more
will be duue IL the cotton can be SEE
cured 300 Liverpool This demand is Tor
speylalties and the price ts no object
for the cotton cannot be secured In this
country This means that h.Eh-Eradcs
and long staples are so scarce in this
country that mills are reaching across
the water for them.-S. & q.
New OrleaHs-TeXas news Spot hold
rrs content 70 wait Farm work
progressing. but attention being given
. planting Of corn and Oats.-Bcer to
McFal
New Orlcans.--The market is filled
with rumors that after the first OF June
low grades down ia good ordinary may
be rendered on contract. This Is due
To the fact that the tenderable grades
OF the present contract are named In
an amendment 10 the wheat bill. which
bill expires on the first OF June. The
contention is that on that date the
amendment will also expire and the
market will revert TO working under the
original cotton futures act which names
good ordinary as the lowest tcnderabe
grade, II is understood that govern
nent attorneys consider the amend
ment 10 the wheat bin a permanent
legislative measure and that in theiI
opinion there can be no change in the
contract delivery rules.-s. & @
New York-Good trade buying OF
May and July. no outside speculative
business whatever.-Cleve.
New York.-Martln sold $1,000 MAY
around Soc. taken by room who bid
| market after he finished, local feeling
| bullish, Hubbard 10 Reese.
New orleans.-Bearish Liverpool. DrS
goods report says cotton goods anc
yarns quiet with little pressure re-
| ported.--Clark.
New Orleans. Shorts are covering OF
reports of strong demand for higt
| grades and long staples and the rumo
that high grades have been shipped
| back TO Boston from Liverpool because
| Boston mills could not get them troa
| any other markets. & G.
New Orleans.-Liverpool cables fea
tureless market, rather poor demand
| spots: we continue expect trading mar
ket and do not advise shoFt sales viii
| y. esent discount futures under spots
| White to c, Il 7,
New York.--No news; only common
is on the March squeeze; leaders werl
| letting some 20 yesterday, would no
| follow advance.-CleYe to Cotter 4
| Turner,
New York-Smal transactions. Wal
street brokers sold some recent pur
chases. traders bought expecting sup
| port. Liverpool affected adversely b.
lack storage room and tight money
| hubbard to Reese
New Orleans.--'rhe shorts havin
been driven to cover 1t becomes neces
sary that some new feature materially
in order to sustain any further ad
vance New business in spots seem
difficult. except In specialties unit
there In a clearing OF the economi
skies with reference TO the. securitie
market and financial situation.
New Orleans. Liverpool unfavorabl
affected by tight money; urgent deman
from shorts seems supplied. n q
New York.--EXtrehely narro'
featureless market; tone steady In spit
scattered realizing. --Gwathmey TO tos
ter.
New York--Cotton exchange member
are voting today on matter OF the by
law amendment relating to commits
sions.--Clark,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
WEEKLY FIGURES.
VISIBLE SUPPLY.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27.-Hester's
figures on visible cotton supply, with
,r, -, no II
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
Grain.

Memphis receipts Corn Is, oats g.
hay As, and alfalfa meal ~ cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago 1900, Omaha
1900, Kansas City $500, Sioux city
5000, st, Joseph 1900, St Louis s,5oo.
Chicago--Receipts Wheat 10000, corn
207, 200, oats 49,. 900. Shipments: Wheat
100000, corn 1923, 900, oats 10000.
st. Louis-Reeeipts Wheat $4,000,
corn $4,000, oats $4,000. Shipments;
Wheat $1,000. corn $4,000, oats $4,000.
Chicago - Selling by commission
houses caught the market without sup
port and prices slid off rapidly to
$780, for May. 4 little scattered
buying caused a moderate rally. Glenn
ent Curtis now selling July corn
Wild.
Broomhall cables Corn weather IN
| the Argentine has been unsettled with
| rains in sections during the past week.
| This precipitation is very favorable for
the new crop Of corn and the outlook
for the coming harvest can be con-
sidered excellent with Il good outturn
practically assured. There still re-
mains large quantity OF old crop
corn, but much of this Is Of inferior
quality Clearances of wheat were at
fected by the unsettled labor condf-
tons at the ports.
Chicago $50 Grain market sluggish,
more from slowing down Of new de-
mand than because OF any important
selling -Babcock to Clark & Co.
Grain belt forecast: Ilinois-Partly
cloudy and warmer tonight and Satur-
| day; Missouri and Kansas--Fair to-
night; Saturday partly cloudy and
colder. balance, mostly cloudy tonight
and Saturday,
Chieago-Commissio houses bought
May corn on the dip. Marine engineers
at New York demand a 10 per cent in
crease and are talking of a strike
Wild to S. & G.
Chicago Bradstreet exports wheat
and flour for week, 3,470,000: corn, Sc,
600 Sales Of corn and oats from Chi.
cago for March and April shipment are
| very light. Bartlett Frazier say July
oats are cheap and farm March re-
serves should be moderate Wagner &
| Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
NEW YORK COTTON.

Contracts closed steady at decline Q
16 TO points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
Groceries.

F1our-Bafrel. 24-pound sack. SIS SOC
IL IS; self-rising, Sl35u9l4.50.
Meal--Cream, bags, t00-lb sacks.
$3.50, 50-lb. sacks, 1895; 25-lh sacks,
$40; lO.lb. sacks, $40; burlaps. zoo
extra; standard 40c lower.
Coffee Arbuckle's roasted. case.
Memphis basis ~. zoe: roasted, bulk,
per 10, nominal. green. common ordt-
nary. 20d35c; Java. asa 4ac.
Sugar-Stardaru granulated cane,
nominal; clarified. i9hc.
Rice-Head, pound. 14h1i6c: broken.
lOmi1c
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
Grain and Feedstuffs.

merchants Exchange Qnotations)
Oats--White, dray lots, si.10; mixed,
$10S
Chops--Per ton. less than car lots.
SCI 90.
Corn--Sacked. IN dray load lots, No.
No. 2 white, sl.79 No. mixed. $1.75.
Mill Feeds-Dray load lots, ton; bran,
$4,000 shorts, gray, $500.
Hay-Timothy, less than car lots, No
I. $1,000 No. 2. $500: alfalfa, choice
nominal. No L nominal. No q $50 90
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-16
FOUR ECLIPSES DURING 1920.

Four eclipses, two of the sun and
two of the moon, will take place dur
ing 1920. Two Of the eclipses pro
badly will be visible in Wood and
two will not.
A partia, eclipse of the SUP, May
u. will be Invisible here. The eclipse
will be visible to only greater part
of Australia and the Indian ocean.
A total eclipse OF the moon, Octo
Der q, will be invisible to the greater
part of North America. The begin
ming will be visible generally in west
ern North America, the Pacific western
portion of the eastern potion of the
Pacific ocean, Asia, Australia, the In.
dian ocean, eastern Africa and Europe
except the western portion.
A partial eclipse of the Sun will be
visible here on the morning of Novem
Der 10th.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-16

Watertown. 8. D.-Through the
medium Of the American Legion posts
all over the nation on Wsshington's
birthday, February p. 1920. the
French government will present to
the nearest living relative Of every
man who died while In the military
or naval service of the United States
during the world war. an engraved
certificate bearing the mans name,
as testimonial Of appreciation Of
services rendered. A program to be
followed by each post, including the
presentation speech, is being prepar-
ed by state headquarters. The cere-
mony is to be open to the public. due
publicity being given by the posts in
the various localities where there are
organizations, and also through the
medium of the press.
The general public Is appealed to
in providing to Claude J. Harris,
state adjutant of the American Leg
ion, Boyce- block. Sioux Falls,
with the necessary data: this embrac-
es the names Of the nearest living re-
lative to each soldier, sailor and ma.
rine who died In the service during
the world war and the name Of such
soldier, sailor Or marine; such relative
need not have lived in South Dakota
du ripu tho WAR nor Ia II neCoSSarv
that such ex-service entered the ser
vice from South Dakota. The near
est of kin of all men who died In the
service, either in the United States
or overseas, Is the information desired
Inasmuch as the time Is short and
the work involved extensive, the peo-
pie Of South Dakota are urged to com
municate at once with Mr.. Harris.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-16
COLD STORAGE PIRATES.

Every thinking person knows that
cold storage warehouses are modern
necessity in order to insure proper
distribution of food anu prevent en-.
ormous wasteage from decay.
But we'll informed people also know
that such is not the principle use to
which they are now being placed.
They are the means by which food
pirates rob and plunder the people.
Stores are cornered on the market,
hid away in cold storage warehouses
and allowed TO remain there until a
fictitious price has been created by
the apparent shortage. Then they
are dribbled out and enormous pro-
fits are made therefrom.
Things run along smoothly for the
pirates in this manner, until some
enterprising newspaper noses out the
facts and begins to stir up the natives
Then some public official comes to
life, lets out few terrifying roars at
nothing, and goes home and takes
stiff drink if he can find it.
He has performed his sacred duty
TO the goats who elected him. He
roared, and roar makes big noise.
Prosecute the piratesP PiHle! They
are prominent people, and have money
also votes,
Often food is kept in cold storage
until it is rotten, and then 1t is sent
out for people to eat and spread dis
ease.
In their frantic efforts to boost
prices eggs are held In storage until
they rattle in their shells like dry
bones, and apparently the longer they
remain the higher the price when
they do break bounds.
We Americans have a Qheer way OF
doing things in the present day of en-
lightenment.
If a Door devil steals \ slab of bacon
to feed his hungry family, we call
him thief and send him to lot in
ltail.
But when food pirates milk the
Sprblic Of millions by their criminal
manipulation of the cold storage ware
houses we envy them in their great
ness and leave them to keep right on
pundering.
In other words. we curb the little
thief and give the big one free rein.
Some of the large cities Of this coun
try are rotten to their cores, and If
the cores were required to stand
alone they would collapse of their
own decay. For it is in the cities
that this wholesale piracy and plum
dering of the people finds its incep-
tion and protection.
Some OF the country districts NAV
not exactly be sprouting wings, but
the systematic robbery which is de-
bauching the country does not -four
ish where every man knows his neigh
bor
The public has reached the point
where 1t is beginning to demand that
congress take adequate measures to
relieve the situation-and, failing
this, it would be quite appropriate
for it to resign and 60 home.
The lid has a disagreable habit of
blowing of when the pressure becomes
too great.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-16

Miss Bertha Lehey of Winner is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kriehn
this week.
The Democrats will hold their
National Convention at San Francisco
next June.
G l.. Cordry returned Wednesday Y
from a short visit with friends and re
latives at Kansas City.
Charging Iron Shooter is getting to
be quite trapper. Within the past
two weeks he has caught one mink,
one muskrat, two raccoons and one
skunk.
Elmer Hellekson, who has been
cierking for j B. Brown for the past
several mouths resigned his position
Monday, and he is now driving Ar
drew Eastmans truck,
To-Day friday marks the begin
ming Of Federal constitutional prohib
ition for the United States. The
indications at present are that we
will be long time dry.
Elmo Mitchell, Pete Bachman and
A. f. Loock commenced putting up
ice for E. l.. Wilmoth on his ranch
southeast of town Wednesday. H.. is
the first in this neighborhood to begin
putting up ice for summer use.
More railway mileage was aban
doned in the United States last year
than was built Probably political
management Of railways would in
time solve the railway problem by
causing all the tracks to be torn up
Art Turner of Happy Hollow pass
ed through town last Friday enroutt
to Winner where he went to get {
barrel of apples that friend in vir
ginia had shipped him just before The
big storm and which he was unable tt
60 and get on account of the condi
ton of the roads and the weather.
The ladies OF the Wood Comm,Inlt,
Church organized an Aid Society af
ter the business meeting of the churct
Monday, January ". and the frs,
regular meeting will be held at til,
home of Mrs. j. Fl. Bundv, Thursda,
atternoon, January q. All ladies oi
the community are invited Secretary
of Aid. ~
/ The roads need dragging badly al
present. There has been considerable
money spent in grading the Memoria
Highway from Wood east to tbs
county line, and for about six miles
east, or to where the traffic has been
turning off the grade to go to Carter
the past winter during the heavy
SHOWS the grade is at present in rather
bad shape, being cut up with deer
ruts. II this road were properly
drag gei now il would be put in fine
shape for traffic, and the money thar
has been spent for grading the high
wsy would not be wasted. Drag ia Z
highway aud let it be done NOW.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-16

Someone has suggested that the
c mel replace the eagle as the emblem
oi thr u. >. A. SINCE we how have
Federal constitutional prohibition.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-16
U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
For Week Ending Jan. IA

Total precipitation from January
lst, 1920, to date, c0.O2
Total precipitation for 1913 1896
Total precipitation for 1914, 1887.
Total precipitation for 1919, 32.42. :
Total precipitation for 1916, 1882.
Total precipitation for 1917 1874
Total precipitation for 1918, 1853
Total precipitation for 1919, 2OS2.
FRED G.. KIRcH. Observer.
The Cecil Whig., 1920-10-30
FRANK f. WILLIAMS Editor
AN APPEAL THAT KICKS BACK

The expected has happened. On the
eve Of the election the Democratic
press has made an appeal to "organ>
i2ed labor to vote for Cox and Roose-
welt, on the ground that labor must
recognize the tremendous debt it owes
to the liberal forces which for the last
eight years have found generous eX.
preston in the Democratic party
Right you are, old top. Nobody can
question the fact that for the last
eight years the Democratic party has
dealt most generously" with organ
lied labor-in fact, given it every
thing it asked for. Bu; at the eN.
pense of every employer, every pur-
chaser of fOcd and clothing. every
shipper by freight or express. every
traveller by rail or trolley. etc, etc.
No doubt that the Democratic part!
has deal, gonerously' with organ
lied labol-hut every man and woman
outside uf organized labor has had TO
pay the price Of that gcnoroity.
Now when the Democratic press ap-
peals TO this labor class to continue
the rule Of the Democratic party, what
is t going to -ay to all the rest Of US
who have had TO suffer from the ty-
ranny of .anor-have had to pay
every GOllar of the "Damucratjc
The Cecil Whig., 1920-10-30
4 WILsoNIlED CANDIDATE

II James NJ. Cox should hy any
chance be elected President Of the
United States, every friend Of Wood
row Wilson would at once set up the
cry not only that the League of Ma
tons as brought to this country by
Mr.. Wilson had been ndorsed, but
that the eight years of Democratic
Administration at Washington had
been vindicated.
The Republicans charge that the
Democratic record at the national cap
ital has been one of fearful eXtrava-
gance and incompetence. There is a
vast amount of evidence to support
the charge The country is familiar
with this evidence and has given every
indication of purpose to rebuke the
Presidents party at the polls. Let
the popular verdict be overwhelming
The election returns must offer no in
vitation to the Democratic politicians
in the future to misrepresent and de
ceive the American people as they
have done since they took over the
task Of managing the republic in 1913.
Now is the time for the nation to
put the seal Of its hearty disapproval
on the Wilson Administration. Mr..
Cox is ineXtricably mixed up with the
present Chief Magistrate and his fan
tastic ambitions. He has accepted the
Wilson policies without question, has
made himself the apologiSt for the
Administration record. and cannot
ty any mental agility be separated
from the Wilson regime. He has not
taken a bold and Individual stand on
The Cecil Whig., 1920-10-30
An AgrCeahIe Surprise

"About three years ago when was
suffering from a severe cold on my
lungs and couChed most of the time
night and day. I tried a bottle of
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy and was
surprised al he promptness with which
i gave me relief" writes Mrs. James
Brown. Clark Mills. \. Y. Many an
other has been surprised and pleased
with the prompt relief afforded by
this remedy. adv
The Cecil Whig., 1920-10-30
Notes OF The Churches


Divine worship with sermons by the
Pastor tomorrow, Sunday, at II a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school and
Pastors Bible Glass at close Of morn
ing service Morning subject, "The
Man in Christ" Evening worship
viii be an hour of music and praise
the Gospel in the Hymn Book. A very
cordial welcome to all to all our SER
vices which are all arranged to be
helpers Of your 10y,
The Cecil Whig., 1920-10-30

Chamberain's Tablets have rcstor-
ed to health and happiness hundreds
who were afflicted with Indigestion,
hiliouSnesS and constipation. If you
arc troubled in this way give them a
trial You are certain to be pleased
for they will benefit you adv
The Cecil Whig., 1920-10-30

questions.
They will give their judgment in
tins campaign Tuesday. and there is
little doubt now how the vast ma
joritv will vote-solidly Republican.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-03
MISS TALL TOHEAD md.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

Miss Ida Lee Tall has been choser
by the State Board of Education to
head the State Normal School.
She was formerly assistant suporin
tendent of Baltimore county schools
and was unanimously elected yester
day afternoon at a meeting of the
State Board of Education.
The selection of Miss Tall is TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of DR.. Henry S. West, who recently
was elected superintendent of Balti
more schools.
The State Board of Education had
difficulty in securing Miss Tall for the
position, not because she was aversC
to acceptin git, but an account of her
having agreed to serve as assistan;
superintendent of schools at Des
Moines, Iowa. The Des Moines boart
was reluctant to release her from hel
contract.
Miss Tall is now at Columbia Uni
versity, New York, where for mum
Der of years she has taught in the
summer school She was supervisor
in grammar grades in Baltimore coun-
ty before becoming assistant superin-
tendent, which position she resigned
to become head of the Lincoln (Nep
York School of Teachers in 1918.
Miss Tall was born in Dorchester
county, Md, and except for the two
years at Lincoln School, her profes
sional activities have been almost en-
tireiy in Maryland She graduated
from Western High School, Baltimore
in 1891; took normal extension courses
at Johns Hopkins University. 1896 to
1900; University Of Chicago summer
sessions. 1907, and was given the de
gree of Bachelor of Science from the
teachers college at Columbia Univer-
sity in 1914
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-03
CAMP DEvENS WINS
FAVOR WITH CADETS
St. Johnnies Were Members OF
Select Company During
Summer Work
RECEIVE R. o. T. c. CREDIT

Camp Devens was the best ever. "
This is the universal decision of the
St Johns Cadets who attended the
summer camp which has just ended
and they go on with elaborate tales OF
the chicken dinners and the comfort
able quarters and the weekend
leaves, which they enjoyed during the
r. o. r. C.. work in Massachusetts.
According to the boys who have re-
turned to Annapolis within the past
few days there was plenty of work TO
be done. but there were many advant-
ages to be enjoyed by those who did
it best. In this respect the cadets of
the local college took a prominent
place as soon as they reached the
camp, and continued in leadership
while they were there. The matter of
revised infantry drill regulations did
not bother them at all, for they had
spent all of the past collegiate year in
doing the maneuvers according to the
new plans of the War Department.
Assigned TO the fifth company as
soon as they arrived at the camp, the
st. Johnnies found themselves com
pany associates with V. NJ. L. an6
others of their athletic rivals. The
unit chanced to be made of students
from institution which rank high in
their military departments, and fell
naturally into a position of pronii-
nencc
All of those who attended the II. o
T. C. camp are members of the unit al
st. Johns College, and will receive
credit for the work which they COM
pleted during the six~weeks Of special
training. This credit will be applied
in the military department ofthe col.
lege.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-03
PROF. SMITH RETURNS
FROM LECTUR|NG TOUR

Prof C. Alphonso Smith, Head of
the Department of English at the
Naval Academy, has just returned
from a lecturing tour.
During the tour DIR. Smith deliver
ed five lectures at the Winthrop Train
ing School of South Carolina, and he
delivered twenty-three before the peo-
pie of Asheville. North Carolina.
James Hay, Jr., the novelist, writing
editorially for the "Asheville Citizen,
July 23, pays the following worthy
tribute to Prof c. Alphonso Smith:
Asheville owes a stupendous
debt to Dr. c. Alphonso Smith for
this one thing-that he mas proved
to us all here how delightful, how
invaluable, and how important
good talking is. Illuminating, as
he has done, so many subjects, SO
many different kinds of people i'll
his lectures. he has suggested how
every private citizen may adorn
his own life, and contribute to the
happiness of others by talking
about things that are in and of the
world
He has dealt a blow to that
style of human intercourse. which
is hardly more than stertorous
breathing