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LONDON MONEY

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 London, July 7.--Bar silver 36h d per ounce; money, Az per cent; dis count rates: Short bills per cent; three months bills. 5as per cent.
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DRY GOOD MARKET.
 By Associated Press

New York. July 7-More active trading was reported in cotton goods for home and export markets. Printed checks and dots sold freely. Print cloths and sheetings were in better demand. Some substantial contracts were placed on fine combed yarn goods to be made. A possible open ing of serges for mems wear for spring was under discussion.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
CASH GRAIN A.-Ar

Chicago. July 7.-Wheat No. 2, red. s1.20% @1.22; No. ?, hard, $1.21 F c 1.2S. Corn No. ?. mixed, 5SA @ 5sc, No, ?, yellow, 59@601ac. Oats No. 2, white, 3534 @361ac; No. 3, white, 34@ 35c. Rye No. 3, $1.17. Barley, 59@ 61c. Clover, $13.00@19.00. Timothy, $4.50@6.75.. Pork, nominal; lard, s10.77; ribs, $1O.0o@11.00.
 St. Louis. July 7.--Cash wheat No.
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METAL MARKET. By Aanociatsd pr...

New York. July 7.~Copper st..dv. electrolytic spot and nearby 12G@ lSc; third quarter 13@hc. Tin cas- Ter spot and nearby s2s.oo. futures $2S.75@$2s.00; iron nominallv un- changed. Lead quiet; spot s4.4o. Zinc steady; East St. Louis spot s4.25@ $4Sb. Anthony spot SAYS.
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INTERIOR MOVEMENT By Associated Presa

Houston: Middling, 11.65c; receipts. 3.004; shipments, 6,567; sales. LBS; stock, 257,S99.
 Memphis: Middling. 10.50c; receipts, 615; shipments, 1,os4; sales. 1,3oo; stock, 276,972.
 Augusta: Receipts, 13o; shipments. .06O; stock, 11,50S.
 St. Louis: Middling. 1O.75c; re- ceipts. 2.G17. shipments, 2,6T7; stock, 32.213.
 Atlanta. Middling, 11.20c.
 Little Rock: Middling, 10.25c; re- ceipts. 2Sl, shipments, 522; sales, 4i5; stock. 59,S3S.
 Dallas: Middling, 1O.4oc; sales, 2,2O0.
 Montgomery: Middling, 1o.25c; sales, I.
 Total today: Receipts, 6,s57; ship ments, 11,S0O; stock, 73S.430.
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creamery extras, 3sMc; standards S6hc; firsts 31@s5hc Eggs higher firsts 2s@3oc. Poultry alive higher. Fowls, 26c; broilers, 25Q30c.
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NEW YORK BONDS By Associated Press

U. 8. a, registered, bid ......... 100
 U. s. 2s. coupon. bid .............. 1oo J. 8. is. coupon, bid ''a ...:..:.:..: .. istt Panama 3s, registered, bid Ie Panama 3s. coupon, bid. .......... 74
 American Smelt. & Ref. bs, bid .. 7S American Tel. & Tel. cv. 6s .... 97h atHn Atiansi5 Coast n Line first is. bid 7sn Baltimore Ohio cv 4hs 69N Bethlehem Steel ref bs, bid .. soa c. of Ga. consolidated Ss. bd s:
 Central Leather 5s .............. S9
 Chicago. Mil, St: P. ev. 4hs sS!s Chicago. R. l. & Pac. Ky. ref. 4s sSA City of Paris 6s .,...... 9sN Colorado & Southern ref 4ias ... 74
 Denver & Rio Grande conso Is. st
 Dominion of Canada 6s 19sD ...
 illinois Central ref. is. bid .-..... - F Int Mer. Marine 6s ............. 7sh Kansas City. Southern ref. 5s ... 75S Liggett & Myers 5s s.......,...... S6 Louisville & Nashville un. 4s sl Missouri, Kan. Texas first Is 5s| Missouri Pacific gen Is .......... 54 New York Central deb, ss ....... ss7s Norfolk & Western cv. 6s ........ 102A Northern Pacific Is ....-......, 7s Pennsylvania general Ss ........- sth St. Louis 6, San Fran. adj ss ,,. ST Seaboard All Line adj. 5s .....,. 25H Southern Bell Telephone bs S1 Southern Pacific cv 6s ......... ss Southern Railway general 4s .... 5sh Texas Pacific first 6s .......,. so Union Pacific 4s ...........:..-. So& U. K. of G.. B. & I. 5hs dssD.. sb5, Virginia Carolina Chemical 5s .,.. ~ si Wabash first 5s mathematician. ssh Wilson & Co. cv. 6s .............. 7S
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EAST ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK
 Ry Assocint1d Pr~ss
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK BY AsaocintAd PraRa

Chicago, July 7.-Cattle; Receipts, 5000; beef steers and fat she stock most ly 15@25c higher
 Bulk fat cows and hefers 460Q 6.be Bulls; bulk bolognas ...... 460@ 800 Butcner DullS o.1oV c.so
 Hogs. Receipts, 2s,ooo; opened strong to 1oc higher; better grades active; closed days average; hoidover liberal; mostly packing grades.
 Top ...... ........'....'.'.t s.ss1o .,. Bulk o.SVV o.ty Pigs; bulk. desirable ....... SS60 s.1t
 Sheep: Receipts. 10000: strong to eso higher.
 Good choice Idaho lambs. .,1e.7 01l.U Top native ..............'. 1s.ov Bulk ...... .....s....'...' Ay'soy As'Sv Culls mostly ............... b.60V w Light western wethers s.I6 Few light ewes ...........'. o.vv -. bulk osvsV "Sv
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BAR SILVER

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 New York, July 7.-Bar silver, do- nestle, ssAc; foreign. 5shc. Mexi- can dollars. 45xc.
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New York. July 7.--Butter firm; creamery extras 3Sc; creamery firsts S5 E @371sc. Eggs firm, firsts, S3Q 35c. Cheese firm. Average run 16 016%c.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans, July 1.-The cotton mar ket closed steady at net advance of 1S to IS points.
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SPOT COTTON.

New Orleans, July 7.-Spot cotton steady. l2 points up. Sales on the spot 1,444 bales; to arrive 1.499 Low middling e.25c: middling 11.25c; good middllng 12.s5c; receipts 4,75e; stock. 455.S67.
 New York, July 7.--Cotton spot quiet; middling 12.20c.
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St. Louis, July 7.-Poultry, hens 21c, springs 2Sc, others unchanged. Butter and eggs unchanged.
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NEW YORK COTTON Rv ASsnrfataA Dec.

ny AsSOclato0 ProBs New York. July 1.-The cotton market closed barely steady.
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SPOT COFFEE

By Associated Press New York. July 7.-Coffee Rio No. 1. 6 s-16c.
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Eggs-Fresh csDdled. 3oc. Hens-22c. Friers--300 40c.
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Meats

Swift & Co.,. Packers) D. s. Clear Bell,es--12 Pure Lard-Silverleaf, 13hc. Jewel Shorteuing--l0nc. ilams-itesular, l9u95c. Pork Loins-z2 Qz6c. Bacon-z4 V45c. Butter-35c. hgIs-30g 0g33c.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
IRISH OUTRAGEs CONTINUE
Four Civilians Slain in County Galway
and Two Sim FeinCrs Are
Reported Slain.

London.-FOur civilians were killed
and seven Black and Tan auxiliary
policemen were wounded in a fight in
County Galway, Ireland, according to
reports received here. The fight en-
sued when a Black and Ten patrol
was ambushed near the city of Gal
way.
Dublin-Tv@ ST. liners were re-
ported to have been killed when de-
tachment of policemen was ambushed
near COulon Cross. The policemen
were on their way from the barracks
at Six Mile Bridge when the attack
was made. 4 Yolley of shots was
fired from house bv the roadside.
The policemen returned the fire. Later
the house was burned in reprisal.
Four hundred British soldiers were
landed from destroyers on Cape Clear
at the southwestern extremity of Ire
land recently and made an exhaustive
Search of the whole locality. No ar
rests were made.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
MAIL BANDITS ARE B0LDER
Chicago Mail Truck Held Up and Five
Masked Youths Escape With
Twelve Sacks.

Chicago. = Five youthful bandits
held up a United States mail truck
at the union station here recently, es-
Gaping in a motor car with twelve
sacks of mail, ten of which contained
registered matter. Police say that the
pouches contained part of federal re-
serve bank money shipment.
The bandits surprised three postal
employees guarding the pouches, fore
ing them at the point of revolvers.
Working so quickly and quietly that
more than a score of persons looking
on we're unaware Of what had happen
ed until the deed had been accomplish
ed, the youths completed the hold-up
in few minutes.
Postal authorities were unable to es-
innate the amount Of the loot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
HUGE DROP IN EMPLOYMENT
Fioures of Bureau of Labor Statistics
Compare December Wit, the
Same Month in 1919.

Washington.-Of ten manufacturing
industries showing a deer 1se in the
number of employees last December
as compared to the same month OF
1919, the greatest decline, 52-4 per
cent. was shown in the WOODEN indus
try, according to figures announced by
the bureau of labor statistics
Other manufacturing industries
showing a decrease were: Hosiery
and underwear, 81 per cent mems
clothing, IS per cent; boots and shoes,
BIB per cent; cotton finishing, 26-1
per cent; silk, 23-3 per cent, and mo-
tor cars, 31-S per cent.
OF three manufacturing industries
showing an increase in the number OF
EMPLOYEES. car building and repairing
led with 1873 per cent, the figures
showed, while the ste l industry re-
ported an increase OF "a per cent and
the paper industry O-9 per cent
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
CONGRESS ACTS ON THE ARMY
Both Houses Adopt Resolution PIae-
ing Maximum Strength at $4,000
Former Vote Reconsidered.

WashingtOn.-The size of the reg
ular army was fixed definitely by both
houses of congress at 175,O0O men,
By a vote of Al to SO the senate re-
versed its action of the other day re-
ducing the strength of the army to
10000 men and repassed the New
resolution directing the secretary of
war to suspend enlistments until re-
duction to 175,0O0 men was accom-
plished.
A few minutes later, the house by an
almost unanimous vote adopted SINH
lar resolution. The measure now goes
to the President, who, in view Of the
opposition of the war department, is
expected to veto it. Prospects are that
it will be passed over the veto by
wide margin
The resolution was urged on the
ground of economy. 1t is expected to
save the government approximately 40
million dollars a year. The size of the
army is now about 235, 900 men. Under
the provisions of the resolution it will
reach the It's, 1000 minimum about next
September.
The senate's change of mind was in
fluenced largely by the testimony Of
Secretary Baker and General Pershing
before the military affairs committee,
and by the kilograms of protest against
such a radical reduction OF the army's
size from organizations throughout the
country. Mr. Baker considered the re-
duction to 10000 would be destructive
to the basic plans of army organiza-
ton, and General Pershing thought it
would be unsafe to go below 100000
men in the reduction.
The resolutions adopted by the two
houses are almost identical in their
provisions, each providing that the
lie, 900 limit shall not prevent the re-
enlistment of men who have served
one enlistment or more in the military
service. The language of the two
measures, however, differs somewhat
and either the senate or the house will
send its resolution to conference for
Encouragement. Action by the joint
conference committee of the two
houses is expected to be taken speed
lily and the resultant measure sent to
the President.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
HAS AN EPIDEMIC OE FIRES
Worcester, Mass, Spotted by BIazeS
in Many Sections at Same
Time-Loss 1000, ooo-

Worcester. Aass--This city vas
spotted by fires recently with a loss
that ran upwards OF 1 rlilIiOn dollars
Two business buildings on Main
street, heavily stocked with merchan-
disc, we're burned out a few blocks
south of city hall, a score OF tenement
structures were OverTun by spar1s
that caused roof blazes. and guests
at the Bancroft and New Park hotels,
situated between the business and the
tenement district, prepared to follow
the tenement dwellings into the zero
temperature Of the streets.
While this epidemic of flames en-
gagged all the city's apparatus, another
fire spot developed several blocks
northeast OF city hall. At North Eos
ter and Union street, where the wood
working plant of the NJ. K Smith cor
poration was, burned with loss Of
100000.
The origin Of the principal fires was
not definitely determined, but the po-
lice said they had only the faintest
suspicion of incendiaTi
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
LATIN NATIONS TO COMBINE

San Jose, Costa Rica.-Decision to
sign a convention creating a FEEDER
alton of Central American Republics
has been reached by the Central Amer
lean Union Congress in session here.
This step, which seemed almost i'm
possible because of opposition to Ar
ticle 40, the most bitterly debated sec
ton Of the proposed treaty, followed
an agreement by all the delegations.
Article 40 stipulates that each member
nation OF the federation will continue
Loyalty to comply with the terms of
treaties with foreign governments. but
that if extensions TO those treaties
should imply new demarcations of ter
ritory, a new Central American Urion
conference will be called to consider
the change proposed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
DEATH BAND PURsUEs HIM
Cincinnati Shoe Salesman Appeals to
Federal Government for Protec-
ton From Gambler Gang.

Lincoln, Neb.-Ed B. Hafertepen OF
Cincinnati, who has secreted himself
at a local hotel for four weeks. has
announced that he has offered re-
ward of $500 for the conviction Of the
leader Of the gang which, he says. has
made seven attempts upon his life in
the last two months. He says the
gang represents a gambling syndicate
of Cincinnati
The syndicate, he says, believes he
has opposed its members in operation
of places where bets are accepted on
horse races.
Hafertepen, who is a shoe salesman,
has been coming to Lincoln He has
appealed to government officials also
for protection. Chief Peter tombstone
Of the Lincoln police department, has
taken an interest in the case since It
was first called to his attention and
has approved the offering Of reward
for the arrest and conviction Of the
men.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
SPECIAL SESSION ON APRIL 4
Decided to Call Congress Then,
Chairman Fordney Says.

Washington.-Pres Hard
ing virtually has decided to call a
special session of the new congress
April 4, members Of the house ways
and means committee were informed
by Chairman Fordney, who has just
returned from a conference with Mr..
Harding at Marion.
Fordney discussed with the Presi-
Gent-eIect general taxation and tariff
questions, which will be among the
more important subjects to come be
fore the special session Of the new
congress. The chairman was under
stood to have told Mr.. Harding that
the date of the session had a direct
bearing on the tariff revision hearings
which the committee now is conduct
ing and it was said that Mr.. Harding
informed him that April 4 virtually
had been decided upon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
PROBING NAVAL
BALLOON FLIGHT
Lieut., KIo0r Testifying at In
CURRY EVades Story of the
Fight at Mattice.
PRAISES CONDUCT OF AIRMEM
Says Conduct of Hinton and Farrell
Was in No Way Questionable
on Return.

Rockaway, n. Y.-Carefully avoid
ing any mention of the fist fight be-
tween Lieutenants Hinton and Farrell,
which brought to a surprising close
their recent balloon flight into Cana
dian wilderness and tramp back to civ
ilization, Lieut.. Louis A. Kloor, Jr.,
who commanded the party, described
their experiences in detail before the
court of inquiry investigating the af-
fair, under orders from Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels.
Newspaper accounts have reflected
on the actions of your two compan-
ions," the court told Lieutenant KlOor.
Now state what you know of the per-
sonaI conduct of the party from the
time of leaving the air station until
your return"
Picking his words with care, Lieu
tenant Kloor paid high praise to the
personal conduct of his companions
until they reached Mattice, where the
alteration occurred. That's all
have to say" he declared. But the
court reminded him his story had not
yet brought tie airmen back to Rock
away.
Then he mentioned that Lieutenant
Hinton had left the private car in
which the two OF them were seated
shortly after arriving at Mattice to
deliver to Lieutenant Farrell Daniels
order against granting interviews.
Hinton said he would tell Farrell
and in doing so he had to go to the
Hudson's Bay Company store. After
lunch he returned to the room we
were occupying in the private car,
Lieutenant Kloor said.
It was while Hinton was gone on
this mission that the fight occurred,
but the witness made no mention Of
it.
'The conduct of Lieutenarts Hinton
and Farrell, on our return from Mat
tice to this station" he ontinued,
was in no way questionable"
Concluding his testimony, Lieuten-
ant Kloor turned to the press table
and smiled at dozen newspapermen,
who were discussing his apparent eva
sion of the question on the aeronau-
ties conduct. He was then excused
by the court.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-27
PLANNING 4 TEST
OF VOLSTEAD Law
Millions of Gallons of Whisky
Would be Freed If Action
Meets With Success.
GALIFORHIAHS BEHIND MOVE
Whether Owner Has Right to With
drawaI of Liquor fer Personal
Use Is Question.

Washington-The courts are to be
asked to decide whether the owner Of
liquor legally acquired before the Vol
stead act became effective, and tied up
in distillery warehouses, has the right
to withdraw it for personal consump-
ton.
The test case, expected to be carried
through the United States supreme
court, will involve the possibility Of
withdrawal of approximately IS per
cent of all liquor now stored in dis
tilIery warehouses, according to esti-
mates.
Plans for Test Case Announced.
Announcement Of pIcns for the test
was made here recently by counsel for
a wealthy resident of San Diego, Cal,
to whom John F. Kramer prohibition
commissioner formally denied a permit
for the withdrawal of single barrel Of
whiskey owned by the C-lifornian and
no. stored in a Kentucky warehouse.
1t was stated a mandamus proceed
ing will be initiated in United States
district court, either in Maryland or
Kentucky, to compel the prohibition
commissioner TO issue such permit.
The ground on which the manT anus
is to be sought is that failure of the
commissioner to permit withdrawal
amounts to governmental confiscation
of private property and that whereas
the Volstead act clearly intends to
prohibit the manufacture and sale Of
intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses, it was not intended to prevent
consumption Ly the owners of liquor
le-aIl. acquired before the law was
enacted.
To Make Elaborate Attempt
W. Jefferson Davis, San Diego or
ney, representing those interested in
the proceeding, j. in Washington lay
ing the groundwork for the test case.
Prior to his appearance before Mr..
Kramer, he applied to the Los Angeles
prohibition agent for the permit for
his client and the application was re-
ferred to the state prohibition director,
who, on instructions from Washington,
denied it.
Although the mandamus suit is to be
instituted in the name of the San Diego
resident, counsel represents that the
client is one of a group Of California
and Chicago business men all owning
! liquor legally acquired, but now held in
distillery warehouses and, who, for one
reason of another, were unable to with
draw it and transport it to their resi-
dences before the enforcement act be-
came operative.
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TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES

announcement that tho heavy
weight championship boxing bout be-
tween Jack Dempsey, title holder,
and Georges Carpenter, European
champion, for which the enormous
purse of 4 million dollars had been
offered, has been definitely declared
off, is made by the New York Times.
"A Roosevelt two-cent piece is
favored by the house coinage COM
mittee, which reported favorably
senate bill authorizing the coin. The
committees report said there was
genuine need" for two-cent piece.
Stating that he does not anticipate
as high prices for commodities and
labor for the next biennium as for the
one Just past, Gov. ]. B. A. Robertson
in recommending a budget for the
states expenses the next two years,
before the Oklahoma legislature, set
the total at 171k million dollars.
George Hougn, retired Carthage,
Mo-, merchant, died on q train between
Albuquerque and Las Vegas recently
He was on his way from San Diego,
Cal, accompanied by his wife, daugh-
ter and q physician.
Ten members Of Company n, Ala
hama National Guard, were ordered
arrested at Birmingham by Judge Hor-
ace Wilkinson, special solicitor who IS
conducting an investic alton into the
Iynching last Thursday Of William
Baird, a miner, at Jasper, Ala
Naval officers at Panama are en-
thusiastic over the successful compile
ton OF the flight from San Diego. Cal.
20 the Canal Zone by twelve Of the
navy F-5-L seapIanes, which arrived
e Panamz recently.
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Amendment Preventing Change
in Membership Within Ten
Years Adopted.
ACTION AFTER A HOT DEBATE
Row Among Representatives Over Pro
eedure Controlled With Difficulty
Measure Had Large Majority.

Washington.-At the end of the
most turbulent session of the present
congress the house has adopted the re-
appointment bill with an amendment
limiting its membership for the next
ten years to the present total Of 49,.
The fight to prevent increase 10 zS3
was won several hours earlier when
the house sitting in committee of the
whole refused to postpone considera-
ton Of the whole question Of redis-
tTicting, and then voted 19S to Il to
keep the present maximum. The 435
amendment finally was agreed to by
a vote of PSI to rs, and the measure
made ready for senate concurrence.
Right at the start the effort was
made literally to knock the bill in the
head by striking out the enacting
clause 1t started a veritable row dur
ing which the house got its feet tan
gled in parliamentary proceedings
which it was lifted back into an or
derby run with difficulty.
After deciding to go ahead with the
measure, Representative Barbour, Re
publican, California, member Of the
census committee which reported il,
proposed the 435 maximum amend
ment, around which the battle was
waged. Other amendments were Of
fered, one to cut the membership to
307 and another to raise it to $50
Both were voted down in a roar OF
noes
After the real fight had been settled
Representative Tinkham, Republican,
Massachusetts, came up with a pro
posal to reduce house seats in states
where negroes are denied the right OF
franchise, AMI the battle started
afresh- Representative Longworth, Re
publ: an of Ohio, raised a point OF
order against the Tinkham amend
ment and after nearly two hours Of
debate the point was sustain~1-
An amendment by Representative
Barbour providing machinery for re-
districting in the eleven states which
viii lose seats after March 4, 1923. and
many substitutes finally were defeated
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Warning to farmers that it is cost.
ing them approximately Is cents 4
bushel to hold their wheat when they
figure the interest on their money,
was sounded in Topeka by ]. R. Bur-
row, president of the Central National
Bank of Topeka, and owner of string
of banks in Northwestern Kansas.
Burrow is considered one of the au-
fhorities of the midwest on agricul-
tural financing. While not strictly adj
vising the farmers to sell their wheat
for whatever they could get, Burrow
told the annual session of the state
board of agriculture that if the farm
ers continued to try to hold their old
crop and the new crop continued to
develop favorably, he would expect to
see the price drop to $125 a busheL
The farmers who did not sell when
they could get 81 bushel acted very
unwisely," BurroW said. "And I want
TO tell you," he continued, lin my es-
timation the persons who put out the
propaganda for farmers to hold their
wheat until they could get So bushel
for it, committed one of the gravest
crimes ever committed against the
farmers"