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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
Ruling On Shipment OF Linters

Rulinu On Shipment OF Linters
Washington.-Exporting of cotton
grown in Ell Paso county, Texas, UNI
der quarantine against the pink boil
Orleans, and the interstate movement
to Northern points for consumption OF
Louisiana cotton linters which have
been in storage will be permitted un-
der quarantine against the pink boil
worn in Louisiana and Texas an
nounced recently by the department
of agriculture. The new regulations
became effective November l.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
BIG ULCER
ALL HEALED

''Here is another letter that makes me
happy" says Peterson, of Buffalo; one
that l would rather have than thousand
dollars.
money isn't everything in this world
There is many a big hearted, rich man
who would give all he has on earth 10 oe
able to produce a remedy with suCh
mighty healing power as Peterson,s ONT
ment, to sell at all druggists for 6O Genus
q large box"
IT was an untold sufferer from old run
ming sore and ulcers. 1 had tried most
everything without any relief from PAIN
A friend told me of your wonderful ONT
ment and the first box took away " ars
nain that had not left me before In years,
and after using just nine dollars worth
OF the salve | am cured. The ulcer ", vas :
can walk. Never, never will be without
PeterSon's again.
"You may use this to recommend your
sfutment if you wish / cannot say enough
70 praise It" Yours truly MrT a Ar6eTs
Slled by peterson Ointment Co.. Inc'' Buff
Salo, N. Y.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
IRISH BISHOPS NAMED
BY CARDINAL LOGUE TO
DISCUSS IRISH AFFAIRS

Washington.-A delegation of irish
bishops, to be selected by Cardinal
Logue has been asked to appear here
soon to testify as to conditions in Ire
land before the American commission
Ireland the commission announces at
ter a preliminary conference.
It has been decided to begin the
public hearings November II, the an
nouncement says, and, in addition to
cabling Cardinal Logue asking the
appointment of the bishops, the com
mission expects to hear mayors Of sew
eral Irish cities and other Irish wit
nesses as we'll as Americans who have
recently visited Ireland.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
WAR TO CONTINUE
ON PROFITEERING
EDUCATING PUBLIC TO BUY
SANELY HAS CUT DOWN
DEMAND
PRODUCTION IS CATCHING UP
Attitude OF Government Outlined
Campaign Against Exorbitant
Prices Beneficial

WashingtOn.-The department oil
justice will continue its drive on prof.
iteers wherever and whenever found
regardless of the dissolution OF the fair
price organizations. according TO
statement issued by Robert T. Scott
assistant TO the attorney general. who
formally announced the disbanding OF
the fair price committees. In re-
view of the organizations work, Mr.,
Scott claimed credit for the depart
ment in forcing down prices of many
commodities.
The campaign against exorbitant
prices has been of substantial bene
fit" to the average citizen, Mr.. Scott
said. He added that more than two
thousand cases had been instituted by
the department and that scores OF
these had resulted in fines and pris.
on sentences under the profiteering
provisions of the Lever law. The
cases remaining on court dockets will
be pressed he said, and new proceed
ings started where evidence OF the
THE objective of the department"
Mr.. Scott said has been, first, to
eliminate the profiteer, and, second,
to make his field less attractive by
educating the buying public to the wis
dom of sane and sensible buying.
1.-THE investigative branch of the
department, aided by the United
States attorneys, has done the first.
The second phase, that of educating
the purchasers to buy sanely and
wisely, has curtailed the demand to
such an extent that production is rap
idly catching up. This is the result
of the reaction among consumers who
have refused to pay excessive prices"
Difficulty has been experienced by
the department, according to Mr.. Scott,
because of the judicial doubt" exist
ing as to the constitutionality of the
Lever law. Unfavorable decisions
were said to have given profiteers a
new grip in some communities, but
Mr.. Scott believed the legal attacks
started by the government has "serv
ed measurably to discourage the wave
of profiteering."
Mr.. Scott said the government ac
tivities against the price gougers had
accelerated and aided rather than re-
tarded" renewal of the effectiveness
of the law Of supply and demand.
Another important factor, he said,
has been the action of fair price rep
resentatives in inducing patriotic mer
chants to- affect reductions in prices
Perhaps the most striking illustration
of this was the success of the repre-
sentative in Pennsylvania in conven
ing one of the largest Philadelphia mer
chants of the wisdom of making vol
untary reduction on all commodities
handled by him. This reduction of 2G
per cent resulted in a general wave
of price-slashing throughout the coun
try from which the consumer substan
TALLY benefited"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
"FENcE" FOR STOLEN
AUTOMOBILES BELIEVED
FOUND IN TENNESSEE

Nashville, Tenn.-A grand jury in
yestigation here is expected to reveal
one of the largest thieving fences"
for stolen automobiles in the South, at
Lexington, Tenn, following the arrest
of a negro in that town, and the re-
covery of four cars. The owner OF
garage through which the cars are
alleged to have been sold appeared be-
fore the Davidson county grand jury
? A detective of the local force says,
after an investigating trip, it is pos
sible that nearly two hundred cars
may be recovered. All of them, he
believes. have had the engine num-
bers and other marks Of identification
Systematically changed.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
MINISTRY OF HYGIENE
WOULD RAISE BIRTH
RATE OF THE FRENCH

Paris.-France's efforts to raise the
birthrate and lower the death rate,
by means of the new ministry OF by
eiene. are too recent to be judged by
comprehensive statistics The import
ance of the problem, however, is CIV
en- pessimistic prominence anew by
publication of the labor ministry's sta
tistics for 1919.
There were three deaths to two
births last year In only one depart
ment. Finisterre, did births exceed
deaths. In a number deaths were dou-
BILE and even nearly treble the num-
Der of births.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
EXPRESS LOOTIRG EXPOSED
Evidenee Shows Tnsft OF Property
Worth Over One Million
Dollars a Year

Macon. Adjustments charging
conspiracy TO purlOin and embezzle
property of the United States. conspir-
acy to embezzle interstate express
shipments and conspiracy to defraud
the United States were returned by
the federal grand jury here against 81
express messengers, express agents,
railroad conductors and others.
The American Railway Express com
pany presented evidence to the grand
Jury showing that for the first six
months of this year property stolen
from the express company in South
ern states amount to S1,O1S,722.94.
The articles alleged TO have been
stolen range from furs, silks, shirts,
pocket knives and guns to hogs, fish,
chickens and eggs.
OF the sixty-four indicted all are
white and many of them are promi-
nent. Most of them reside between
Macon and Montgomery, Ala.
The conspiracy is said to have in
cluded a password, will he ride?"
the answer being, Yes, he'll ride,
and. when given, is said to have in
sured the person seeking to enter
into negotiations for various articles
that he was all right.
Thefts are said to have begun with
the world war when the bookkeeping
department of the express company
was unable to keep up with the bust
ness. Messengers are alleged to have
torn the tags from shipments. and put
on new tags, addressing the ship
ment to conspirtaor, destroying the
shipping bill at the same time.
1t was when the express company re-
turned to private control on September
of this year that an investigation
was put under way to determine the
cause of the disappearance OF the
goods.
The indictments name specific
amounts in many cases received Tor
stolen articles alleged to have been
sold The work of gathering the evil
dence under which the Indictments
were made was done by S. L. Rosser,
snecial agent of the American Rail
way Express company; Superintend-
ent R. H. May and Special Agents A.
r Copeland, l.. P. Hickman, K. +.
Burnett. w. c. Fryerson, G. G. Vaughn,
/ A. johnson and H. w. Quinn.
w. c. Wright, foreman Of the jury,
made a short speech upon making the
nresentment to the court. He declar-
ed that the jury had found spirit
of Iawlessness existing which to them
was astounding. He stated that lntox-
eating liquors were, figuratively, now-
ing across this state like river ana
were leaving wreck and ruin behind
them.
In order to preserve the safety OIL
The innocent-the women ana the chill
dren. in order to protect people oil
this state against this greatreyh, we
respectfully request your honor to Wig
prosecute these cases or liquor
violation.
THE prohibition laws are not the
only ones that are being ignored"
continued Mr.. Wright. I'VE find con-
ditions appalling. Over one million
dollars worth of goods were stolen
from the express company during the
last year"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
Suit Filed Attacking Woman Suffrage

Baltimore Suit attacking the equal
suffrage amendment has been filed IN
the court of common pleas by mem
hers of the board of managers OF the
MARYLAND league of state defense
against the board of registry OF the
seventh precinct of the eleventh ward.
The court set November % as the
date for hearing
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
crlDpled Rambler Reaches Santiago

Washington American steam.
or Rambler, reported helpless and to
be adrift off the Cuban coast, has
reached Santiago, the navy department
has been advised. The mine sweeper
Tanager, which had bee nsent to look
for the Rambler, was diverted TO aid
the steamer Lake Duraga, also report
ed in trouble near Guantanamo. Ra-
dio messages reported here did not
give details of the accidents to ships
further than that the Rambler was
short of water for her boilers.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
island OF Cuba Voting For President

Havana, Cuba.--Cuba voted Tor
new president and the outcome is be-
ing awaited with considerable appre-
hension. The end of the campaign,
regarded as the most bitter since the
island gained the right to govern It.
self found old party lines broken,
with a right-about shift in leadership.
Platform issues apparently were for
gotten in the fight for control of the
government by Jose Miguel Gomez,
Liberal nominee, and Or. Alfredo Ia
vas. candidate of the old Conservator,
or Coalition, party.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
Disorder Caused BY Mexican Strikers

Mexico City.-Military aid is being
called to prevent disorders in a NUM-
Der of cities, notably Puebla and Vera
Cruz. In connection with the strike
situation which apparently is very far
from settlement. The general strike
continues in Puebla. There was a
small demonstration here when two
hundred and fifty department store
workers recently marched in front of
the national palace and voiced de-
mands for higher wages.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
Enoaoed At 6 And 8; Wed At rs And II

London.-Jane and John were en-
gagged at the age of 6 and years.
But they were parted and married 9th
ers. The others died. Jane Haldenby,
75. married John Barnard, n. here re-
Gently.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
Acid Stomach
for 10 Years
now A Different WOMAN
Eana~AE.. Qs,aEc0cS EafNRaE0
Earnestly Praises EafOniO

sMy wife was great sufferer from
acid stomach for. 10 years" writes ID.
ID. Crippen, "but is different woman
since taking Eatonic."
Sufferers from acid stomach-let
Eatonic help you also. 1t quickly takes
M and carries out the excess acldlty
and gases and makes the stomach cool
and comfortable. You digest easily,
get the full strength from your tood'
feel well and strong, free from Dloat-
ing, belching, food repeating, etc. Big
box costs costs only trifle with your
druggists guarantee.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
An Electric Washer, Maybe.

AS a rule when your wife has some
thing she wants to talk to you about
she wants to talk to you about some
thing she doesn't have.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
Northwest Coal Priority Cancelled

Washington.-The interstate COM
MERGE commission suspended until fur
ther notice orders destined to give
preference in the use of coal cars to
Lake Erie ports for supplying needs
for the Northwest.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04
World Worse; Life Growing Cheaper

Lexington. - The worlds getting
worse. says Mrs. Sam p. Jones, the
widow of the famous evangelist. "Hu-
man life is becoming too cheap she
declared here.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04

The woman who can go to church
In an old and shabby dress is truly re-
ligious.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04

Denies That Cabinet Has Resigned
London.-Reports that the Lithuan-
ian cabinet has resigned are denied
nv that coutnry's envoy to Great Brit
ain.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-11-04

Anoint the eyelids with Roman Eye Bal
Iam at night, and in the morning your eyes
will feel refreshed and strengthened.-Adv.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-06-25

Poiiioo ooShiHS w SdIlSIy Cne
particular needs Of the Jews of Bulk
awina, still is sufficiently extensive in
its scope to express the wishes of all
the Jews Of the country.
First and foremost in the platform
of the Jewish Deputies, the Jewish
National Party Of Bukawina has put
out the demand for a full Jewish
Emancipation.
The present emancipation of the
Jews is based merely upon a decree of
the Government and has still to be en-
acted into constitutional law by the
new Parliament. 1t rests with the Jew
ish Deputies to see that the tragic ex-
perience with the famous seventh par
agraph of the Treaty of Berlin is not
repeated. No Jewish Deputy should
therefore consider himself the repre-
sentative of his district only, but as
the leader and defender of the Jewish
people as whole. He should above all
else seek to avoid all the pitfalls and
loopholes which may be put into the
phrasing of the law, and must insist
upon clear, definite expression of the
rights of the Jews to complete politi-
cal, social and cultural freedom.
These are the demands in general.
What are their specific demands?
First, that the Government should
support Jewish institutions to the
same degree that it supports the in
stitutions of the other national groups.
1t should substitute Jewish kindergar-
tens, grammar and intermediate
schools, normal schools for teachers,
and establish chairs of Jewish history
Jewish science, and of the Hebrew
language, in the universities attended
by large numbers of Jews.
Second, since in the old Rumania no
legally recognized Jewish organiza-
tion existed, national popular coun-
ellis should be established in all the
Jewish communities, at the head of
them to be the Jewish National As
sembly.
Third, in order to avoid dissension
between the various nationalites liv-
ing in the state, and also to assure the
smaller national groups, the so-called
national minorities" just represen-
tation in the legislative bodies, special
electoral colleges should be establish
ed for all the various nationalities, in
GLIDING the Jewish. These new bodies
should send their representatives to
both houses Of Parliament.
Fourth, all Jewish holidays and the
Sabbath should be recognized as days
Of rest in the Jewish schools.
Last, the Government should before
all the world recognize the authority
Of the Jewish Deputies Club as the
definite and legitimate organization
Of the Jewish members Of Parliament
and as the true exponent of the will of
the Jewish people Of Rumania.
So much for the exclusively Jewish
planks of the platform. 1t goes fur
ther and expresses the organized opin-
ion Of Bukawinian Jewry upon gener-
al subjects such as the world peace,
social order, the League of Nations,
questions which concern all the people
Of Rumania regardless Of nationality.
To materialize this program the
Jewish National Party Of Bukawina
nominated the following candidates:
For tho Chamber NJ nanut;as. Tho
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-23
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Alabama I OmpanN, s per cent on com
mon. PAYABLE january Il
Barnet Leather Company. quarterly oi
la per cent payable January /.
Auburn Automobile Company, quarter
" of ia per cent on preferred and 81 q
share on common, payable January |
Central Aquirre Sugar Company, quar-
terly of 81 a share, payable january 3
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Coal Company, - per cent IN stock
Kansas City Southern Railway Com
pany quarterly Of per cent on preferred
payable january 10.
Lehigh and Nllkes-Barre Coal Com
pany, scmi-annual Of 6l3 per cent pay
able December %.
McKeesport Tin Plate Company, 33 1-3
per cent in stock payable December %.
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, quarterly Of , per cent, payable
December 81
Otis Elevator Company, quarterly and
extra Of . per cent on common also II
per cent on preferred, payable January Is.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
quarterly Of IL per cent on common, pay
able January Is.
Philadelphia National Bank, quarterly
Of 4 per cent. payable December 81
Philadelphia and Western Railway Com
pany, quarterly Of u per cent on pre-
ierrcd, payable January Is.
Sullivan Machinery Company. quarter
" Of 81 a share. payable January Is
Westmoreland Coal Company, quarter
~ Of 2i5 per cent and extra IL ; per cent
IN Liberty bonds, payable January 8
American Piano Company, quarterly of
10 per cent on common, payable January
3. and q per cent on preferred, payable
January l.
Bardsdall Corporation. quarterly 215
per cent on classes A and B, payable Jan
uary 81
Z. " Bliss & Co, quarterly Of IS cents
a share on new common per cent on first
preferred and p per cent on second pre-
ferred pay able January 3
Federal Sugar Refining Company, quar-
terlyo Of ls+ per cent on common and per
cent on preferred. payable February
Fisher Body Corporation, 3 Is per cent
on preferred payable January 10
New Y oTk Chicago d - Louis Railway
Company, 5 per cent OH common, payable
January 3.
Norfolk & Western Railway Company.
quarter Of l per cent on preferred. paw
able February I9
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. quar-
terly Of ? y per cent. payable January 20.
Pennsylvania Company semi-annual of
per cent, payable December 81
PIttsbug Cincinnati Chicago & St.
Louis Railroad Company, semiannual Of
3 per cent, payable January %
Proctor 4 Gamble Company quarterly
of 2 per cent on S per cent preferred, pay
able january Is
Rand Mines Ltd interim Of SIS per cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-23
STOCKS RALLY AND
SHOW BETTER TONE
More Confident Buying IN Oiis,
Steels and Equipments, Which
Show Gains.

nv Associated Press to Every Evening:
Now York. Dec. 23.-(Wall Street,
1870 a. IN. MANY substantial additions
10 Yesterday late rally were made at the
active opening of todays stock market, TO
the evident surprise of the short interest,"
Oils. steels rails and shippings again
featured the advance, but many recently
heavy speoialties also rallied brlskiy'
Gainsof | to2 points were recorded IN the
FIRST half hour by Mexican and Pan
American Petroleums, Royal Dutch, Texas
and Paciec coal and Iron. Sloss Shetheld,
American Locomotive, American Car,
American Smelling, Southern Pacific,
Rrsding. Pittsburg & West Virginia, At
lhntIc Gulf, Virginia. Carolina Chemical
opJ Scars-Rochuck. The few weak issues
,pcldcd American wooden, international
psper and Atlantic Coast Line.
\oon The market broadened and
strcngthcncdi almost every quarter dur
inc the morning, the only noteworthy ex-
ccntion being C. S Rubber, which fell 5
nn,nts There was more confident buvlng
al the usual favorites in the OIL, steel,
eoulnmcnt and shipping divisions than at
any recent period, shorts maxine fur-
thor Involuntary contributions 10 the al
vance Tobacco, SUGAR, motor and chem-
caI ~pccialties We're appreclably better;
Southern Pacific and Reading represented
,he investment rails at moderate gains
a 4 iunior rails were led by coalers. IN
rllding Chesapeake and Ohio and Ere:
Exchange on London was firm but call
money held at per cent, with scant
offerings Of time funds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-23

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
Philadelphia, Dec 23.-Wheat higher
No. 2red, winter, 1.92al 81; do, garlicky,
1.S3al.SS
Corn steady; old, as to grade and
location, O5a1 OF; new, do. 03aos.
Oats lower; No. 2 white, 6Ia61 =;
No. 3 white, G0a6Ol5.
Butter higher; quiet, nearby prints,
fancy, 66a6S; western creamery, extra, 81.
Eggs lower; nearby frsts, 73a75;
do, current receipts, II; western, extra
firsts, 72a74; do, firsts, 6Sa70; fancy
selected, packed, S5as6.
Cheese easier; New York, whole milk,
fancy flats, held 27a2S13; common to
good, 25a27; do, fancy flats, current
make, 24a2412; do common to good, 22a
"a Longhorn, held, 27; do, fresh, 26I3a
27i9; single daisies, held, 26a27; do,
fresh, 25a26.
Live poultry, higher; fowls, not Leg
horns, 2Sa36; white Leghorns, 26a28;
spring chickens, not Leehorns, 20a34; do,
white Lcghorns, 26a2S; turkeys, fancy,
45a50; do. ordinary, 35a40; old ducks,
choice, 3Sa42 do, Muscovy, 24a26
geese, 34a36.
Dressed poultry firm: turkeys higher;
turkeys. choice to fancy, nearby, 56a63
dt, NtotfIit Ciitite tb lhHtf, D'tDot iHii
to good, 35a45; fowls, fresh killed, choice
to fancy, 34a36; do, small sizes, 24a30;
broilcrs. nearby, 42a47; do, western,
4la45 roasting chickens, nearby, 37a39
do, western, 2oa3S; frying chickens.
nearby, 30a32; do, western, 26a27;
ducks, western, 35af0; geese, western,
30a32. o
Potatoes easier: white potatoes, Penn
sylvania, per 100 lbs, ! 25al IS; Jersey,
No. /, per basket 50aT5; do, No. 2,
25a35.
Flour dull, unsettled: soft, winter
straight, nearby, S00aS.25; do, western
S.75a925; hard, winter straight, o00a
$50; do, short patents 9.50al000; spring,
first clear. 750as %; do. patent, 900a
925; do, short patent Q. 50a1000; fancy
spring and city mills, patent, family
brand, 10 75a1l %
Hay quiet unchanged; timothy, No.
>, 2S.OOa2S 50; do, No. 3, 2500a26 90;
sample, - 0Oa24O0; no grade, lS00a
1000; clover mixed hay, light mixed,
26 00a27 90: No mixed, "A 0Oa25 90
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-23
DEATHS.

COOKIE this city. on December %. 1920
Marguerite l., beloved wife Of j. Franklin
Cook aged IS years.
Relatives and friends are respec fully in
yited 10 attend the funeral services at her
late residence. 624 n Harrison street on
Monday afternoon at O'Clock. InterInent
~ Lombardy cemeyery.
GRIssOM-In this city. on December 22.
1920. Theodore Grissom. aged SO years
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend
the funeral services at the waitingroom ar
Riverview cemetery, on Friday afternoon
December ~, at 80 o'clock. Interment at
Riyeryiew cemetery.
WEIGH On December %. 1920, Eli G.
Welch aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services at his late residence
Guyencourt. Del, on Monday, December
%, at O'Clock. IntermeRt at Mt. Lebanon
cemetery.
WILSON-At his home on Kenneth pike.
near Greenville, on December %, 1920 81
Hope Wilson. Jr.
Relatives, friends and St Johns Com
mandery No. /. are invited TO attend the,
funeral services at his late home near Green
vile on Friday afternoon December "a
81 O'Clock. IntermeDt at Lever Brandy
wine cemetery. Funeral services in charge
Of ST. Johns comm&ntery.