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The daily times., 1921-08-11
PRISONERS FREED
FOR HEROIC WORK
Newspaper Reporter Observed
Their Bravery During a Fire
on Tybee Island.

Savannah, Ga, Aug. 11.-Joe
Whitten and Henry Brown, police
court prisoners, now serving time on
chain gang at Tybee Island will be
happy negroes today. They have been
given their freedom because of brav-
cry in saving lives and property in a
fire on the Island Tuesday. One of
them was badly burned in bringing
an elderly lady out of a house that
was one fire. Recorder Swartz signed
the order of release on request of A.
Abraham, local newspaper reporter,
who witnessed their work and told
him of it. The reporter is to take the
discharges down to the Island in per-
son.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
MARKETS
COTTON.

New York, Aug. 11.-There was a
further decline in the cotton market
at the opening today with first prices
9 to Is points lower in response to
lower Liverpool cables and renewed
liquidation. December sold off to
1858 after the call or IL points be-
low the price of yesterday but there
was scattered local and trade buy
ing on the decline on reports of high
temperatures in the southwest and
prices rallied.
Private cables reported liquida-
tion and hedge selling in Liverpool,
but said there was good undertone
in the spot demand. Wall Street con-
INJECTIONS were sellers early and there
was some scattered southern selling
but New Or1ean bought probably on
unfavorab1e crop reports from Texas.
At noon the market was as follows:
Jan. 13.48, March 1912, May 1885,
July 1898, Oct. 1902, Dec. 13.45.
The market closed at 2:15 as fol
lows: Jan. 1872, Mar. 1898, May
14.13, Oct 1873, Dec. 1856.
Wilson Spot markee 10 3-4c.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
STOCKS

New York, Aug .11.-Industrial
shares repeated their recent perform
ance at the opening of the stock mar
ket today, initial prices being sharp
ly lower in many instances. Vir-
tually all of the shares which were
features yesterday made further de-
clines.
American Sugar and General Elec-
trio touched new low levels for the
year, Mexican Petroleum, Pullman,
Kelly Springfield Tires, Information
al Paper and U. S. Alcohol sagged
from 1 to 1 IA and Baldwin Loco
motive, American Car, Crucible
Steel fell 1-2 to 3-4. Western Union
was notable exception starting
1-2 higher at 7s1-2. Sterling ex-
change ruled aba cent higher.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
LAKE PROPERTY
GIVEN TO CHURCH
Presentation to be Made at
Next General Conference Of
Methodist Church.

Lake Junaluska, Aug 11-At to-
days meeting of the laymen's week
conference it was decided to turn
the Lake Junaluska property over
to the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, the presentation to be made
at the next session of the General
Conference to be held May 1922 at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Christian principles in interna-
tional relations was the theme dis
cussed today by Bishop James Can
non of Birmingham. Josephus
Daniels spoke on Christian princi-
pies as related to war, disarmament
and peace. DR.. VIM. E. Dodd of the
University of Chicago spoke on the
Great War and American Interven-
tion.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
LlIVNEY CASE IS
At LAST SETTLED
Nomination Was Confirmed
Late Yesterday. 1T Was
Hotly Debated.

Washington, Aug. 10--Frank A.
torney for the western district of
North Carolina was confirmed late
today by the senate The vote was
81 to II, with eight Republicans
present and voting against eonfirma-
tion.
Only one-half of the membership
of the senate voted. The small at
tendance was due in part to Senator
Lodges statement early in the af-
ternoon that it would not be possible
to reach a vote today. Many senators
left, but there was a change in plans
and the senate remained in session
until after o'clock to dispose of
the Lfnney case. 1t was hotly debated
for more than three hours.
"a The senate refused to make public
! case. 1t also refused, by a vote of As
to 8, to open the doors and consider
the Linney nomination in open ses-
sion. Senator Harrison, of Mississip-
cord and an open session, but was
badly beaten.
Senators Simmons and Overman
were among the As senators who
voted to consider the nomination in
executive session.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
MOB STORMED JAIL
IN GEORGIA TOWN
Try to Secure Alleged Slayers
of Brazell, But Officers
Eluded the Mob.

Augusta, Ga, Aug. ia mob of
masked men from South Carolina
points estimated at 100 or more
travelling in 25 automobiles made an
unsuccessful raid on Richmond
county jail and county stockade be-
tween 4 and 5 O'Clock this morning,
the purpose being to secure c. E. Fox
and Jesse Gappins, charged with the
murder of VIM. Brazell, 10 year old
taxi driver and college student of
Colum bia, S. c.
Sheriff Plunkett outwitted the
men. Meager reports of men gath
ering at various points in S. G. fill
tered through and at TO-: 80 the Sheriff
placed Fox and Gappins in an auto
mobile and rushed them to a Jail at
some interior point in Georgia, the
point being known only to the sher-
iff and the deputy sheriff.
The mob had previously visited the
county stoekade about two miles from
ing that place made their way to the
Jail which is located on Watkins
street in the lower end of the city.
| Arriving at the jail three men were
chosen by the ring leader to make a
search of the premises to verify the as
sertion the jailor made to them that
| the men had been removed There
was every indication that the mob
contemplated tearing the big iron gate
down and storming the Jail. Cooler
heads prevailed though and they de-
cided to send @ommittee of three in
! to the jail to make a search before
the parley had been completed. Out
side the Jail half dozen had clam
bered over the brick wall into the
yard. Each cell was inspected
The searchers left the Jail a few
minutes later vowing their deter.
mination to get the men eff it take.
weeks
Savannah, Ga. Aug. 11.-C. o
Fox and Jess Gappins, two of the
men held in Augusta for the murder
of VIM. Brazell, a Columbia, S. C.
taxi car driver were placed in jai
here this morning They were brough
from Augusta by Sheriff Plunke
and two deputies.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
DEMANDED
INVESTIGATION OF
AMERICAN LEGION
FILE NUMEROUS CHARGES
The Private Soldiers and Sail
ors League Charges That a
Small Group of Men Fur
nished the Financial Back
ing for the Legion and Now
Use the Organization.

Washington. Aug. 11.-Congress-
Legion organization and alleged
'scandalous and disgraceful conduct
of a small quota of self constituted,
self perpetuated officials was asked
in a petition presented today to Vice
President Coolidge and Speaker Gill
lette by Marvin Gates Sperry, nation
al chairman of the private soldiers
and sailors league. 1t charged that
small group of men furnished finan-
cial backing for the legion and its
officers working in the interest OF
those men and for their personal
benefit
The legion plan was conceived in
France by =" a group of silk stocking
ed officers" who later opened a
New York Office and secured some
hundreds of thousands of dollars
from unknown persons, the petition
declared, adding that the officers,
delegates and successors were chosen
arbitrarily on a "self perpetuating
basis.''
Legion officers, the charge contin-
ued, were paying out vast sums OF
money for the benefit of 1.-The hidden
group who furnished the secret funds
for its organization" and no fnan-
cial accounts have been filed with the
government as required under the
region leoeral cnarter' llf%
The daily times., 1921-08-11
WILL NOT REMOVE
KINCA|D'S CASE
Special Venire of Seventy-five
Men Summoned from Lin
coin County.

Morganton, Aug. 11.-Petition of
the state for the removal of the
trial of Sidney A. Kincaid, member
of the Burke county board of COM
missioners, charged with the mur-
der of his wife, to another county
wa, denied today by Judge Bryson,
who! at the same time ordered a
special venire of IS men summoned
from Lincoln county The trial is
scheduled to begin next Wednesday
in Superior Court here.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
DISCOVER BODY Of
MURDERED PRIEST
Was Buried at the Bottom of a
Sand Cliff on the Pacific
Coast.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE body
of Father Frederick Hesslin, missing
Catholic priest, who disappeared from
his parish, Holy Angels Catholic
church, the night of Aug. 2, was
cliff at Salleda beach on the Pacific
coast about 22 miles south of San
Francisco.
Father Hesslin had been murdered
and there was a bullet through the
heart and through the head. The body
was exhausted at IL o'clock by a
party consisting of police, four news
paper men and VIM. A. Hightower
discoverer of the grave.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

of the Boy Scouts of America, one of
whose notices is do at least one
good deed every day." has now reach
ed 52S,11 This is said to be larger
than the total membership of scouts
in the rest of the world.
The membership of ther countries
affiliated with the International Scout
Bureau at London is 46O,O89. The
British Empire has 324,70O.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
LEONARD WOOD GOVERNOR -
OF THE PHILIPPINES

Washington, Aug. 11.-Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood was authorita-
lively stated today to have been Sc
lected by Mr. Harding for Governor
General of the Philippines and to.
have expressed his willingness to ac--
cept the post. ~a
The daily times., 1921-08-11
BYNG GOVERNOR GENERAL
OF DOMINION OF CANADA.

Quebec, Aug. 11.-Amid the boom
ing of guns from Quebec's ancient ci-
tade1, Baron Byng of Vimy, hero of
the Great War, today officially assum-
ed his duties as Canada's new COVER
nor general. He was swdn into Office
at the provincial building with i'm
pressive ceremonies.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
NEW MANAGER OF EF4RDS

Mr.. L. X. Lee, the new manager of
Efirds store in this city, has arrived
and taken charge. We welcome him
to our town. Mr.. Lee is a native Of
Concord, but has recently been as
sistant manager of the Rocky Mount
branch of the Efirds store.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
FORMAL INVITATIONS
TO CONFERENCE SENT

Washington, Aug. 11.-For-
NAL invitations will be sent
today to Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan and
China to attend conferences
on disarmament nad far eastern
questions in Washington, Nov.
II.
Preliminary negotiations
have made certain acceptance
OF the invitation and agree
ment to open the conference
on armistice day. Ii is eN-
pected the acceptances wili
make clear how many dele
gates the nations expect to
send and incidental exchanges
with the state department is ex
pected to show the total num-
ber of individuals who will
come with each mission to as
sist the official representatives
as experts and otherwise. Up
on receipt of this information
details of caring for the dele
gates will be arranged.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
SHIP SUNK
OFF SPANISH COAST.

Madrid, Aug. 11.-The Uni
ted States shipping board
steamer Black Arrow sank
early this morning of Camp
ViIeana on the west coast OF
Spain. The steamer was on the
way from Havana to Santan-
er. The crew and passengers
were saved but it is thought
the ship and cargo were a
total loss.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
COLORED ODD FELLOWS
AT ROCKY MOUNT

Rocky Mount, Aug. 1.-THE 39th
annual session of the colored Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows of North
Carolina closed here this afternoon
with the selection of Salisbury as
next years meeting place.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
FORMAL INVITATIONS
TO CONFERENCE SENT.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Formal in
vftations will be sent today to Great
Britain, France, Italy, Japan and
China to attend conference on disarm-
ament and far eastern questions in
Washington Nov. II.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
MARKET BETTER
To the Daily Times

To the Daily Times
Mullins, S. c., Aug. IL
Heavy, but not blocked sales,
the market shows better
grades active i'm demand and
advancing. Mullins averaging
now fourteen seventy. Let
ter Friday night giving de-
tails. II. w. Mcfarland
The daily times., 1921-08-11

The Black Arrow was a VeS-
sci of $500 tons. She left New
York July IL for Spanish
ports from which she sailed
for Havana. She was the for
mer German ship Haetia.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
WEATHER

For North Carolina, partly cloudy
tonight and Friday. !. Little change
in temperature; gentle to moderate
southerly winds.
The daily times., 1921-08-11
BIRTH.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Green,
a son, weight IL IL pounds.
The daily times., 1921-08-11

Amount by which go
vernment will reduce
their appropriations $3.50, 100000
Amount of floating
debt to be deferred $40, 100000
The daily times., 1921-08-11

THE WILSON DAILY TIMES. AN
ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT
GETS DIRECT RESULTS FOR IT'S
USERS, FOREIGN AND LOCAL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
SLUGGISH MARKET
 ON CHICAGO BOARD
 IN WHEAT TRADING
Continued Liberal Receipts, Coupled With Slow East ern Trade Made Corn
 Easy and Trade Light
Bx Associated Press

Chicago. June 25.-Mixed senti- ment as to the future and scant spe- eulative trade made an erratiee, slug gish market on thee Chicago board ot trade today. The finish was 14 lower to 11z to ? cents net higher for wheat: 12 to ss cents higher for corn unchanged to B cents higher for oats and cents lower.
 Wheat began at an advance of this movement. The buying was not simistic crop reports from South Da- kota, and word that the dry idea was spreading into North Dakota. experts contiued to emphasize crop extensive, however, ana when it died out, the market dropped Some local wheat turned. Oats advanced on bull prospects, but others argued that world business conditions will pre- vent any definite upturn Between these diverse opinions the market became football, but in the closing periods. the usual weekend tradtnS brought rally. Export demand con tinued slow.
 Continued liberal receipts coupled with slow eastern trade made corn easy and trade light. The only de- cided rally came near the end when sold for lake and rail account For ish crop reports, and improved cash demand, some 100000 bushels being sold for lake and rail account. Fore eign buying of lard firmed provisions at the start. but they eased off later with the hog market,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
HuBBARD,s COTTON LETTER

New York, June 25. = Especially : Our market today showed very firm undertone from the very start and October at one time rallied over 45 points above the close of last night on short covering, and better news from Liverpool. Commission houses bought early and all the market bought very rapidly. Our private cables indicated that the coal strike situation was well on the road to settlement and we will not be sur the miners have gone back to work.
 We cannot lay too much stress on this good turn of affairs as 1t speaks of complete revival of industry through England that will reflect over the entire world.
 The demand for cotton goods from the Far East still continues and we start operating again. there will be a demand in this market. The domestic mills will not be slow to size up the situation and will try to get their cotton before the foreign mills enter the market. We must not loose sight of the fact that the June weather has not been altogether favorable to the growing crop. Private estimates show conditions below the 10-year government average. With these inn provements slowly taking place. we believe our market will do better.- Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
A TICKLE COTTON
 MARKET CAUSED BY SEVERAL RUMORS
British Coal Strike, Private Condition Reports and Stopping of July Notices
 Featured the Day
By Associated Press

New York, June 25.--A very shap rally in the cotton market was fol- lowed by an almost equally sharp reaction today, with the close easy and irregular. although last prices showed net gains of IT to 2S points. October contracts sold up to 12 27c, making new high ground for the movement and a recovery of more than cent pound from recent low records. but broke more than 80 points from the best, closing at 11.95c compared with Il. 7Sc at the close yesterday
 The three main influences on the early advance were reports that prospects pointed to an early settle ment of the British coal strike, dis appointing private condition reports and reports that July notices in New Orleans had been promptly stopped. ? to 22 points on covering for over the weekend in the first hour, sold some AS to 51 points above last nlBHl ClCSlnS. IneTS WAS ttctlNS covering of October by Wall street interests which made an outlet for selling against purchases of July, and the market seemed to be strongly im- pressed by expectations that the British coal disputes would be set tied at the conferences called by re- quest of the miners. July sold up to Il 3Sc and December to 12 74c. There was a good deal of realizing for over the weekend at this level, and some southern selling orders reached here. It looked as though the earlier buy ing had supplied the more urgent de- mand from shorts, and last prices showed reactions of some 25 to 34 points from the best Two private crop reports were issued, one of them making the decrease in acreage 29.1 per cent and the condition 67S. while the other made the condition 69. These reports pointed to an improve ment of only 3 or 3 points for the month There was also some criti- cism of weather conditions owing to further showers in the west and dry in the east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
NEW YORK COTTON Rv AsSaciatad prasa
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Rx Assnciated presx

New Orleans, June 25.-An active market was steady during the first half, owing to the readiness with which first tenders on July contracts were taken up. It was estimated Chat 25, 900 bales were rendered but as large as this quantity of cotton was, the notices were easily taken care of on a strongly rising market. First trades In July were at 10.35c. or 106 points under the close of yes- terday, uncertainty being felt re- garding the days developments, but almost immediately the demand strengthened and the whole list rose sharply.
 The upward movement did not start until July was at 10.90c and the trad ing months were 45 to 47 points higher than the close of yesterday.
 In the second half of the session the market lost some of it's enap and moderate recessions were brought t about by the profit taking that was done on the long side. The close showed gains of 21 to 29 points with July at 10.76c. The bulk of the buy ing of July appeared to be done by the larger spot concerns. It was market gossip that the bulk of the cotton rendered was taken up by two or three firms.
 Bullish sentiment was strengthened bx private cablegrams from Liver pool claiming that peace was in sight for the coal situation. Too much rain in the western and central por- tions of the belt was also with val ues and unfavorable comment fol- lowed the warning that the hurri- cane in Caribbean waters was likely to move into the Yucatan channel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
LIVE STOCK. By Associated Pre<a

Chicago, Ill.,, June 25.-Cattle: Re- ceipts. 1000, compared with week ago; choice prime fed steers, Toe to 25c lower; n-between grades, 25c to soc lower; common and grassy kinds, 75c to s1 lower; butcher she stock slow. all steady; canners and cutters and bulls, 25c to soc lower; veal calves, soc to 75c higher; spot cows and 'heifers. 25c to soc lower.
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; light hogs and butchers steady to strong; others mostly 1Oc to 15c lower than yester- days average top sS.S0; bulk, $S.10 @S.75; pigs, nominally steady.
 Sheep: Receipts. 5000, today's re- ceipts direct to packers; compared with week ago. lights mostly steady; some natives lower; low grades and heavy sheep around steady, fat handyweights mostly soc higher.
 East Louis, June 25.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 800. compared with week ago; native steers. light yearlings and bulls, steady to 25c lower; Texas steers, 25c to- soc lower; cows steady. stockers and canners, 25 cents lower; veal calves, soc to $1 lower.
 Hogs: Receipts, 2.000; market slow about steady; butchers strong to 10 cents higher; light weights and lights. 1Oc lower; top, ss.so; bulk lights and medium weights, $S,809 s.75; no heavies here; packer sows steady; few pigs going unsold.
 Sheep: Receipts, none; practically no market. About 400 best holdover lambs sold at $9. with culls cut at $4-50; over 1000 unsold; market com pared with week ago about steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Weekly Financial Review
By Associated Press


 New York, June 25.-Liqufdatton and professional pressure this week caused more losses and low records in the financial and commodity mar kets.
 Almost every rally in stocks was a signal for increased pressure and lower quotation, until many shares which figured in the table of aver ages were 75 to 200 points below maximum quotations of the hyster- ical war period.
 Attention was temporarily diverted from Mexican Petroleum and other spectacular features by a break in the United States Steel, whose heavi- ness was accompanied by more pes simistic reports from leading indus trial centers
 Save in few cases, including the textile trade, the business outlook as viewed by conservative authori- ties, showed no improvement. Slower collections were reported by commer- cial agencies, with further contrac- ton of buying power.
 Sharp declines in exports last nnonth-in many instances a drop of 50 per cent. as compared with May, 192c-had vital bearing on bank ing institutions originated to handle post war foreign trade and the pio- neer organization of that character announced voluntary liquidation.
 Lowering of the British bank rate despite adverse industrial and eco homie conditions abroad. hardly af- feccted the international money mar ket, all foreign exchanges were low CT here, with fewer dealings than any time since the extensive reaction in sterling bills.
 Domestic money rates eased. Trad CTS expressed belief that local and interior banks would offer time funds more liberally in the years third quarter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
BROAD AND UPWARD
 SWIN t IN PRICES WAS FINAL RESULT
Trading In Bonds Was Mod crate and Irregular, Both In Foreign and De-
 meStic Lists
By Associated Press

New York, June 25.-Unlike pre- vious sessions this week, today's ab- breviated. but active trading in the stock market showed a broad and sharp upward swing of prices.
 Gains of l to 5 points, to which an over-confident short interest made enforced contributions. were scatter cd througout the list Oils. rails, ship pings. steels, equipments and mis- cellaneous issues were impartially favored.
 Conspicuous strength was shown by Mexican Petroleum, General As- phalt, Baldwin, United Fruit, Allan tic Gulf, American Woolen, Ameri- can Sugar, Sumatra Tobacco. Sears Roebuck, Reading and Southern Pacific.
 United States Steel added almost 2 points to its recovery from the low record of Thursday and affiliated is sues were to 5 points above recent minimum quotations. realizing for profits made only slight impression at the strong close.
 Current news offered explanation for the markets reversal, or most advices concerning trade and com merce again stressed conflicting con- ditions and the cautious attitude of buyers.
 Trading in bonds was moderate and irregular. both in domestic and international issues. Total sales, par value, ggregated $4,650,0 900.
 The clearing house weekly state ment furnished no noteworthy fea- lures. Actual loans and discounts showed relatively small decrease, considering the recent heavy liquida- ton. A cash contraction of about $2O,500,0 900 still left a liberal mar gin of excess reserves.