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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
375 Moonshiners
Are Arrested In
Single Month

Louisville. KY, Dec. 2i.-Threfs
hundred and seventy five aliegeh
moonshiners were prrested ana
774 illegal stills with 1888 gal
Ions of liquor were seized in th@
southeastern prohibition district
during November, according to
ranort issued here by prohibition
officials.
The southeastern district IN
cludes the states Of Kentucky
Tennessee. North and South Car
oiina and Virginia. Those arrested
Maid the government s473,05s I'M
llouor taxes and penalties
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
|se Full of
Pellllies Saves
|HoId-up'sL Life

iso. Dec. Determination
loday Of a wound sustained
'uOr bandit who, with three
II army uniforms, fought a
lAlie last night with a pri-
'e!ectlye in front of the
u Cyrus H. Mccormick,
II the International Harvest
Apany' proved that his pock
eontaining eight pennies
bis life.
pOrce of the bullet was i'm
1hen it struck the pennies
pged in his abdomen. 1t
S'y removed by a policce
with his fingers.
Ns my first job" said the
= sailor who gave his
S John Johnson. "I wanted
christmas spending mon
ue' the three soldiers and
mem to go along on a lit
.Sup party. 1 never saw
before"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Greek Princess
Says Father Her
Present to Nation

Athens, Dec, al Premier
Rhallis yesterday rendered to
King Constantine the resigna-
tion of the Greek cabinet, but
was requested to remain in OIL
flee until parliament begins its
session.
During his visit to the palace,
NJ. Rhallis encountered Princess
Catherine, youngest daughter Of
Constantine.
"What have you brought me
from abroad?" he asked the
princess.
Papa" was her laconic re-
ply.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Oregon Stands
Pat; Issue Is
For Big Three
Textile wages Cut

Eugene, Or. Dec. 21.--Niarfon
McClain, graduate manager at the
University Of oregon, was quoted
today as saying that he did not
care to discuss the conference foot
ball schedule situation or susges
tions that washington, California
and Stanford universities form a.
"big three"
~ have absolutely nothing tor
say" said McClain. AT the con-
ference meeting we refused to-
abide by the schedule as presented
and that's all there is to It. We
are standing pat and expect to iet
the other fellows work II out"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Rail and Government
Officials Shared In
Graft, Cusing Says

Washington Dec. 21Officias of the United States gov
ernmen and of railroads handling coal received part of the
extraordinary profits taken out of part of the coal dis
tributed to last summer George H. Cushing
managing director of the American wholesale coal associ
ation charged today before senate committee investigating
the coal situation.
Pressed to furnish the of against whom he
made the charge Mr. Cushing at first refused but finally
agreed to do so in confidence.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Oregon City Men
To Share Reward

Toronto, ont, Dec. 2i.--1fhrets
Fingered" Richardson and Chief
Constable Ed Fortune OF Oregon
CITY. or. will be the recipients OF
the reward Of $4,000 offered by
the estate of Ambrose j. Small.
for the arrest of John Doughty.
smalIs former secretary. Small
disonpeared December 2, 1slS
and shortly afterward DoushS
left Toronto.
relieving that Doughty could
clear up the hlte Of Small. a re-
ward was offered for his capture
He was located at oregon Cltg
and returned TO Canada after hiS
arrest on charge Of nrcenye
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Auto And Train Collide;
Man Hurt In 9Th Crash
Here In Last "a Hours

Hurled rs feet when the 1896
gouthbound Southern Pacific pas
senger train crashed into his auto
mobile at the corner OF 18th and
Court streets this morning, Fred
Stark, IS, sustained a broken right
lrm, a badly lacerated face, and a
disfigured ear, and is at present ly-
ing in the Salem Deaconess hos
pital in a serious condition as the
result of the automobile accident,
the sixth to occur in Salem within
the last "a hours.
The automobile was badly
smashed. Mr.. Stark, the recipient
of a violent shock, will likely re-
cover, hospital authorities said this
afternoon.
Nobody was injured in the other
five automobile accidents reported
to police last night. Several of the
cars. however. were badly dam
aged.
Auto Turns Turtle.
r. Gregory, driving west on
Union street yesterday, collded
with another machine going north
on Church street. The Gregory car
was overturned in the smashup, but
little damage resulted. The name
of the other driver was not learned
Both machines were badly
smashed up when w. e. Bradley
route 7, driving on Court was
struck by a ear piloted by R, Clark
according to Bradley's report to
police,
His car was slightly damaged by
a machine which crashed into il
while he was driving out from a
Commercial street curb yesterday
J. O. Hooker, 1898 South CONNER
cial street, told police. He failed u
get the other pilots name, he SAID
To avoid colliding ith a street
car, f. L, Buchanon, 2S55'@Soutf
Commercial street, struck an auto
mobile standing on Commercial
street yesterday, he reported to OF
ficers. His car was slightly dam
aged. Mr.. Buchanon stated.
A. D. Leach told police that NJ
collided with a parked automobile
at the corner of Capitol and Cour
streets Yesterday. Both his ma
Ifyhine and the other, said to b'
owned by Frank Turner, wer'
slightly damaged, he said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

san Francisco. Dec. 21.-Edward
fKnockoutl Kruvosky, pugiiist and
second Of a group Of alleged criml-
mai gangsters TO face jury for fel-
onious attacks on girls here, went
on trial today. Edmond tSpudj
Murphy. the first Of the group 70
be tried. was convicted By a jury
last night after a hensatoinai trial
Miss Jessie Montgomery OF Reno
Nev. and Miss J. Stanley, former
ly Of Portland. or. who were The
complaining witnesses asaii's'
Murphy. appear IN a like role
against KruvOsky. The indictment
alleges that these two. with num-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

Seattle. Wash. Dec. S1.-PIohi- PROM
billion enforcement oi1lceIs - .-s,-
we're attempting to locate a 'ChrIss mrs
mas cargo" of several nuhdrel nu'rtI
cases of whisky. believed to nav nav
been landed from a Canadian liah
ing schooner near here western u@'
Tto schooner was later captured
NV IN. coast guard cutter Scout
and the crew detained
Two members Of the ere" cum
fessed. Prohibition Director Dun
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Officers Seek Xmas
Ca,go ofBOoSe;; Ship
Crg7o Admits Traffic

.i5 Mcdonald announced today :
= 1a1ding the whisky al Goloeh
Gardens. ten miles IRON -. -
Previously. they are said % nav .-
sac1arsd. uniformed men posing = =
-sf,csrs -, overhauled the schooner
~ avaeted $1,000 and fifty cases
- tenor as hush money
Tba shipment Of liquor was the
largest known to have been sHi.5 -
- into washington since tils
nroblb;ion amendment became e.
to.,,ve Director Mcdonald said
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
ALLEGED RingIeader of
Frisco GangSterS Is
Placed ON Trial Today

Der Of others. attacked the girls IN
a house In the Mission district eAEiS
Thanksgiving morning.
The group under arrest mere ane
others said to be associated with "
are known In police reports as the
''Kruvosky gang. the man on tFiAh
being the supposed leader
The men are being tried while an
energetic campaign Is being con-
Quoted throughout the city 10 re
can two police judges. 'aecused iit
the recall petition Of being renai~-
in their duty in regard 10 the pssr-
ishment Of criminals ana 10 cit'-.<
ali dance halls and other resorts =
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Senator Smith
Named on Board
By President

Washington, Dec. 21.-Senator
Marcus A. Smith of Arizona is un-
derstood to have been selected by
President Wilson as a member of
the international joint commission,
which deals with certain questions
arising between the United States
and Canada, such as fisheries and
the like.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Cut Bridal Suites

New York, Dec. 2l. - EDWARD
NJ Tierney. chairman Of the com,
n,ittee in charge Of the Natlonal
hotel Mems Exposition, recon-
mended that hostelries cut ths
nrice of bridal suites. both In or
der 10 encourage matrimony ana
mart of the general prioe-cut-
ring programme
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Babies Sold Is
Jurist' S Charge

salt Lake City, Utah. Dec. IL
Declaring that hundreds Of babies
are being literally sold in SAT-
lake city every year Jurge Hugo
r Anderson OF the local juvenlie
court in his biennial report 70 the
governor recommends that legis-
lstion be introduced 20 preyen'
the continuance OF the tarffic-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Salem Will Use
10000 Feet of
Lumber, Belief

Acting on information furnished
by Street Commissioner wafer
Low. through Alderman Giesy' the
CITY council last night instructed
CITY Recorder Earl Race to adVef-
tise for bids on 10000 feet Of lum-
ber which. Commissioner Low estl-
mates. will be used by the city dur
ing the coming year.
In the annual report made oy
Hugh Rogers. city engineer it was
9t1ted that 12S building permits
md 79 sewer permits have been
issued in Salem during the past
year.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Bank Robbers
Pursued; Two
Are Captured

New Brunswick. y. j., Dec. IL
New Jerseys crime wave enguited
NiIltown early today when four
men attempted to rob the First Ma
tional bank. A posse Of thirty cit
izens armed with guns, pitchtorks
and other weapons, captured two
of the alleged robbers after a tight
in which scores of shots were fired.
Investigation showed that the
bank had been entered by digging
through a brick wall. Bank offi-
Gals are checking up to see if any
nropertv had been taken.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
h Town Is
|uned; Police
Held to Blame

" Dec. 2l.-The Press As
Dublin correspondent;
a dispatch from Tulsk
s'oseommon as saying that
.'iees burned the village of
-. County LongfOrd. early
aas as a reprisal for vIIe
s.laek on the police bar
- az N which noe constable
- and three wounded
ana houses were destroy
-, Patch states. some outly-
sses burned and stock
-. &c military commandeered
!, ',''sa the school house and
ne Inhabitants fled, ac-
p" the dispatch
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
D'Annunzio Says
He Refuses To
Recognize Treaty

Rome, Dec. 21.-Captain Ga
briele D'Annunzio, head of the re-
gency of Quarnero, has informed
General Vaviglia, commander of
Italian troops along the Dalma-
tian coast that he does not recog-
nize the treaty of Rapallo and will
resist its enforcement. Informa-
tion from other sources says the
regency has decided to fight the
treaty to the uttermost
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

Long Beach. y. Y, Dec zl--ine
bodv Of a well dressed woman
about 30 years old was found hair
buried on the beach here with a
bullet hole over the right eye. A
coroner's investigation was under
way today 10 determine her identi-
~ and whether she was murdered
or cosaniitfed suicide
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
DONE MY WORK" MURDERER
TELLS SALEM TAXI DRIVER

'Well, I've done my work. Here
take your damn money"
There were the only words ut
tered by George f. West of Eel
lows, Cal, az he raised small
bottle of carbolic acid to. his lips
after he had shot and killed ms
wife in Dallas yesterday morning,
and had returned to his hired auto
mobile, according to Frank Savage
of Salem, driver of the machine.
Savage, who had labored under
the, impression that West was a
detective, and who sat in his car
while West shot his wife at the
home of John g. Brown, for whom
She had been Keeping house, msv
night gavf the details concerning
his association with the well-dress-
cd man who was bent on murder
West bargained for ISavage's ma
chine by the hour, and made two
trips from Salem to Dallas before
! he accomplished his purpose.
In Dallas, Savage said, West
would order him to drive slowly ul
and down the streets for long pSl
iods at a time, while he would ce.u.
tiously peer out of the machine OF
either side. Occasionally he woult
command Savage to stop and per.
haps back up for a few feet, anC
would then tell the driver to move
: on.
| once or twice, Savage stated
West Questioned individuals anc
seemed to be satisfied with the in
formation he had derived. 1t wa
during the second trip to Dalla
yesterday that West told Savage I,
drive to the home which was to b.
the scene Of the tragedy.
Just wait here" West remark
ed as he jumped quickly to tn
ground and without hesitation
made his way up the walk to tn
porch nd entered the house.
Driver Hears Shots.
From the automobile, Savag
says he saw West pass in front Z
, n window and second later hear
two shots fired. In a momer
West emerged and raised TO h
{ lips the bottle Of poison. As III
man dropped, Savage turned h
car toward Dallas in quest of Shel
, iff Orr.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Reames Resigns
Federal Berth

Portland, Or, Dec. 2i.-Resig-
nation of Assistant United states
Attorney Charles w. Reames to
take effect January 1, was an
nounced today by United States
Attorney Lester W. Humphreys
He will be succeeded by Captain
Thomas II. Mcguire, deputy un-
der District Attorney Walter H.
Evans, Humphreys announced.
Reames will practice law with
his brother, Evan Reames at Med
ford,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Murderer Slowly
Dying In Dallas; Salem
Chauffeur Tells Story

His internal organs terribly
burned by the carbolic acid which
he drank yesterday afternoon after
he had murdered his wife, house
keeper for John Brown of Dallas,
George F. West is slowly dying in
a Dallas hospital. late telephone
advices to The Capital Journal
stated this afternoon. West will
not live until night, physicians be-
lieve.
No recommendations We're made
by the coroner's jury which decided
that Mrs. West had died from
head and body wounds caused by
bullets from revolver fired by
West
That he had spent six years in
the governments secret service in
Kentucky and Missouri, and that
he holds medal for expert marks
manship, was one of the statements
made to officers by West.
West, according to reports from
Dallas, had threatened to kill his
wife at least once in the past
while the couple was residing at
Perrydale last July. At that time
1t is said. West had intimated he
would do away with Mrs. West
with an axe. Residents of Perry.
dale, learning of the threat, drove
the husband out of the state.
10 oh
and his wife was SO years old. She
was shot through the right temple
and one bullet lodged in her body
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
kes Must
Reduced
Inn Holds
York Financier
I,res Business OF
btry Must Have
|f

.sfon. Dec. 21.-Business
|',nntry is demoralized and
n ,evislon of the tax laws
oontinue a healthy growth
n gahn, New York banker
4 4,bouse ways and means
n today in the course OF a
N in which he denounced
aspects of the treaty OF
and declared for a con-
"A Of income surtaxes.
|s,cess profit tax must go,
|Sa said, adding that while
Theoretically N sound its dis
hes unbalanced its aoVah'
A Gales Tax Favored.
|Dnation of the income sur
n Kahn explained, was a
Era economic necessity, but
bed against excessive levies
4 higher incomes on the
sthat they did not produce
sImrm of revenue for which
H. designed. He said also
Sopposed any exemption un-
sOme tax provisions.
Il Mr. Kahn was called,
kp Fordney stated that he
ser members of the commit =
H. in favor of "some kind
H. tax as one of the means
Ing the four billions of reve-
kded annually by the govern
seys Treaty Dangerous.
Kahn was asked during the
hi his statement whether he
II the signing of the treaty
kailles would obviate any OF
bficuities. industrial and fl
4 now confronting the coun-
h replied that the Versailles
MAS "as equally devastating
( |war in its disregard of eco
aspects"
Kahn blamed 1.-THE present
Hal turmoil for the predica
|in which the farmers fine
elyes. He said their condi-
.as not due to financial de
because there has not beer
hancial deflation so far"
Taxes Kill Markets.
htiOn, according to Mr.. Kahn
be Of the factors bringinl
b collapse in the market. Hi
&d II was necessary that VIZ
Il our steps and re-establisl
II and fairer system of taxa
|lthOut any undue tenderness
fal."
b regarding recent proposal
bank deposits, the witnes
sPeh a step would be almos
Etous in its effect"
tioned as to the statemen
EG, McAdoo, former secretar,
treasury, that deflation ha'
Farried too far and that fed
5eserve banks should be al
70 reduce interests rates an,
fr banks encouraged to eX
pore liberal credits. Mr.. Kahr
Fmilingly that with all du
to Mr. Meade and his abil
tnink that statement wa
with an eye to 1920 rathe
Il 1871"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Colby Arrives In
Rio De Janeiro

Rio De Janerio. Dec. 21.-Bain-
bridge Colby, the American secre-
tary of state, arrived here this
morning aboard the battleship
Florida from the United States.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Home Rule Is Passed
By House; Signature
OF King Alone Lacking

london Dec. 21-The Irish home rule BILL as slightly
modified by the house of lords adopted by the house Of
commons today The measure now needs only the royai
signature to become law.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Tariff Forces Win First Round

Washington, Dec. 21.-Advocates of emergency tariff
legislation won preliminary fight in the house today by
adopting 206 to rs motion to suspend calendar business
tomorrow SO as to give the Fordney tariff bill right
of way
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

's,s- Dec. 21.-Nanuel NJ.
= years OF age. vice
4 ~. I. tne senate and owner
-sion, one OF the oldest
-, n Cuba. died here
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

A casual reading Of the head
lines leads to the reflection that
our next big problsm viii be a jail
shortage.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Loyal Legion
Agrees To Cut
Scale Of Pay

Portland, Or, Dec. 21s--Ry a.
vote of 15 to the board Of direc-
tors of the Loyal Legion Of LOgKeFA
and I.umbermen for Oregon Mt -
meeting here today voted cut In
the minimum wage OF worlmem OF
! the Legion 80 centssa day. The
new minimum wage will be $780,
Textile Wages Gut.
| Philadelphia, Dec. 21.-The wa-
ges of more than 100000 workers
| in the textile industry of this city
are to be reduced from 10 to so
per cent in the future, officers of u
number of manufacturers associa--
| tions included in the trade said tor
day.
Walters to Get Less.
Chicago, Dec. Ala wage reduc--
ton amounting to 20 per cent i'm
the pay of walters in one of the
largest down town hotels was AM
nounced today by George keeveIs
head waiter.
The walters have been receiving
500 q month and board. Their wage'
will be cut to $40 a month. or half
of the $40 q month increase given
them last May, he said.
Miners Accept Cut
Vancouver, b. c., Dec. 21.--0nei
thousand employees Of the Gutn-
by, b. c., Consolidated Minings,
Smelling and Power company, at
Anyox, B. c., have voted to accept
2 reduction in wages amounting to-
rs cents day for the months OF
January, February and March, II
was announced today
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

rtssss, r,ss,oa ~ Of salem 1909, 90. 42sS;
fspulat'e1a4 ~ os4; 1920. 17.s7s.
islo county 1920. 47.177; Polk
'0s.s .r Of Audit Bureau OF circu.
Member ' Associated Press Full
Laased Wire'
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-09
HARDING TO REPLY TO
TINE DEMOCRATS
New Statement on League OF Nations
Issue is Promised by the
Republican Candidate.

chicago, Oct 7--Warren G. Hard
ing stoDped over for four hours in
Chicago tonight on his mfd-western
sneakine trip. but spenf Tie time Al
a hotel resting. A crowd at the rail-
way station cheered him when he ar
rived late in the afternoon ard an
other tbrone was Gathered ahaaf his
hotel. During his trim from Marion.
he was cheered by men and Wome.I
at several Ohio and Indiana cities and
made short speeches at Lima. O.. De-
catur. Huntington. Grown Po:at and
Hammond. Ind. The senator will
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-09
on TRIAL FOR ELECTION FRAUD
Nominee Tor Garland County Clerk
Accused of Election Fraud.

Hot Springs, Oct. 5.-The trial OF
Allen Hotchkiss, county clerk, charged
iwth ISOLATION of the Brundige primary
law, was started in circuit court to-
day. The entire morning session was
taken in securing a jury and but little
evidence was pre- ent"d ddring the
Reminder of the day.
M;ny witnesses ha'' neen summon
el :, ma iority OF thea ave Women. This
IS tie second case to BE- tried as re-
suits OF the Investigation of the last
grand jury into alleged eeulaTities
/, f The Democratic primary Ct August.
". r. DoWnen. Uemoara ic nominee
TO" sheriff will be the next defendant
To be tried,
"'.e present glaHl jury To-Day hand
e l.. 19 indictmen4s. The true hills
Wee returned az 4ius- those ntW IN
jaIi The grand jlTy has recessed Tn
I'll November 2.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-09
FAMILY HAS CLOSE CALL
Lashes Into Buggy 0ccu-
pied by Three Persons.

Texarkana Oct. 4.-Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Freeman and their baby, who
live six miles west of here had mar
row escepe when the buggy in which
they were driving was run into and
wrecked by an automobile near Nash,
SATURDAY. afternoon All three were
thrown from the buggy but. neither
was hurt seriously, That they escap-
ed death or serious injury is regarded
as miraculous. The pike road on which
the Freemans were driving runs only
few wards from the parallel with the
Texas and Pacific tracks at the point
where the accident occurred. 1t IS sald
the automobile was racing with a pas
senger train and the occupants OF the
apto did not see the buggy until they
wer upon it. The two men in the car
gave their names as Meeks and Scott,
and said they were enroute from
Wichita Falls, Texas, to their home IN
Tennessee They paid Freeman for MS
buggy and after getting their auto
mobile repaired proceeded on their
ionrnev. Freeman declined to prose
cute them.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-09
GRAIN PRICES DROP AGAIN
Lose Three to Six Cents on the
Chicago Market.

Chicago, Oct. 8.-Wheat and corn
today repeated yesterdays tendencies
and declined three to six cents a bu
shell and rye also declined, but 20 no
great extent.
Coincident with wheat reductions
came announcement from M;nneap-
oils of further reductions in flour, new
quotations being 5000 to 81 a barrel
in carload lots. Corn declines carried
down the price of hogs, and the top
was $15,S5 with the average nearer So.
December wheat closed today at
$1.S9i compared with yesterdays $1.95,
and December corn was "a 3-S compar-
ed with Sc yesterday and $1.22 rs a
year ago. October corn was more ac-
tive, ranging from So to "a Is, and
closing at SO J, cent and a half
under yesterday and far below the
$14O quoted year ago.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-10-09
COTTON MADE PROGRESS
Cotton is Maturing and Opening Very
Rapidly in Arkansas.
(By C. II. Marvin }


Little Rock, Oct 6.-(SpeciaD-T
temperature was unseasonably low
the last of September and the first OF
October with temperatures of 28 de-
gree to 40 degrees, and light frost in
most portions. killing in Madison
county; the mean for the week being
about so degrees below normal. Some
damage from frost was reported in
exposed places in the northern coun-
ties. No rainfall of consequence oc-
Cured and the amount of sunshine was
abundant. being very favorable for
maturing and gathering of all crops,
and there was enough moisture in the
soil for the termination and growth of
vegetation.
Cotton made excellent progress, the
bolls opening and maturing rapidly,
and picking and ginning are progress
ing very we'll, but the crop is marketed
slowly. A slight amount of cotton was
injured by frost in the nothern coun-
ties.
The weather was very favorable for
gathering corn, harvesting and thresh-
ing rice, and for sowing winter grains;
also favorable for harvesting and ship
ping apples, for digging potatoes,
sweet potatoes and peanuts, and fol-
sorghum molasses. Fall truck
is in good to excellent condition.