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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-24
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CHICAGO, May 23.-Butter. Creamery
extras, 2,hc; creamery standards, 271@c;
firsts, 21A M26c; seconds, 17@20c.
'EgGs-Ordinaries, $50 firsts, 20h@e
PIC.
Cheese-Twins. lie; Young Americas,
1G1aM17c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 2ac; ducks, 25c;
geese 15c; turkeys, zoe: roostcrs, 14c.
. Potatoes-Ninety cars: Wisconsin and
Minnesota (per 100 lbs.), 00c@1.00; news,
2.75G7.995.
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Soldier Taken From
Hospital and Slain

DUBLIN, May 21.-Unknown men
entered the Jarvis street hospital
here today and dragged a former SOL
dier who was being treated for a bull
let wound and shot him dead in the
hospital grounds. The mans wife
and children were at his bedside
when he was taken away.
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METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, May 23.--Copper firm; cleo
trolytic, spot and nearby, 1874; futures,
1874 Q13R. Tin easier; spot and nearby,
33.G0M33.25; futures. 1926. Iron nominal;
no. l northern, 25.0O@2G.00; No. northern,
24.00G 24,50; No . southern, 21.O0@22.0 90.
Lead steady, spot, $500,
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CoTToNsEED oIL MARKET
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, May 23.-Turrentne, firm,
5Shc; sales, 400; receipts, 800; shipments,
go; stock, 1901.
Resin, firm: sales. 1921; receipts, 1921 :;
shipments, 1882: stock a ,512. Quote: b,
$350; D, $500; F. $4.15; +. $4.20; G,
s4o5; Fl, $3.50; l. S4.45; X, $500: NJ,
$3.50; n, $685. window glass; $3.50; water
whitp a.
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GOTHAM WELCOMES
PRESIDENT HARDING

NEW YORK, May 23.-The presi-
Dental yacht Mayflower, bringing
President and Mrs. Harding here for
strenuous twelve hours of speech
making and receptions, dropped
anchor in the Hudson here at 7:45
a. M TODAY
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ern in the arrangement of counties
if the department of justice an.
nounces their belief that a new dis
trict is necessary.
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LEARN about wonderful Shabon peas from
Peru, how one farmer realized $4,000
from 31@ acres. Grows pods feet long,
Californa's Wonder Corn, yields 10000 to
10000 ears rer acre. Farmers Seed Co.,
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
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(To Be Continued)
Keepinq Knives

Always put knives in the drawer
or on the shelf with the handle
showing. Many cuts will thus be
avoided.
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CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS

O@11SaGO CAOd QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, May 23.-Wheat: No. hard
S.67&; No. . mixed, $1.67A.
lou, Iore n, No mixed, 61@G1Ac; No. yell
w6 oats1 46@, 2 white, 4oA@4oAc; No. 3
Rye-No. 2, S1.55A @1.56h
Barley-5S6l70c.
mothyseed-$4. 5O66OO
Cloverseed-$13. OO@1S0O.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-S9. 81
Rtbs-$9. 50@10.50
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
bartlett, Frazier Co.: We would ad-
wise extreme caution making new commit
ments in wheat. There is nothing encourag~
ing 30 holders of corn. Oats would up-
doubtedly Re helped by rain.
Hurlburd IL Warren. Considerable new in
vestment buying is noted in wheat.
Harris, Winthrop & Co.: We continue to
feel that wheat is too cheap and that with
continued unfavorable weather conditions
immediate further advances will occur
Leland II Co.: We would be conservative
IN picking buying spots after this advance
in wheat and oats. Corn looks too low as
compared with other grains
Bennett & Co.: We prefer to wait for set
backs before buying wheat and oats, if how
ever, wheat holds strong, coarse grains could
easily work higher.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
CHICAGO. May 23.-Cattle, receipts, 49,
GOO; market. slow; beef steers and butcher
she stock 25c to 40c lower; top yearling
steers and heifers, 5000; top medium
weight steers, $500: bulk, $7.75@s.5O; fat
cows and heifers, S.50@7.O0; bulls. mostly
soc lower: bulk, $5.00@575: calves. stock
ers and feeders, weak; excessive fills de-
laying trade.
Hogs, receipts, 40, 1000; active; 10c to 15c
lower than Saturdays average; top, $3.50:
bulk, $S.40@S.75; pigs steady; bulk desir-
able, $s.500S.T5.
Sheep. receipts. q, 900; lambs. 25c to SOC
lower: shorn top, $11.O5; bulk, $1,000
1l.50; best wooded Colorados, $1,000; Cali
fornia springs, $13.15; no sheep sold early:
talking, 75c to 81 lower.
EAST ST. LOUIS. May 23.-Cattle-Re
ceipts, $500, slow; good light yearlings
and heifers steady; top 900; cows, 25c
lower; bulk, 5.25@6.25; bidding lower on
steers and other classes; veal calves, $50
to shippers and 8.75 to packers.
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000; fairly active %
to Boo lower; bulk lights and medium
weights, S.75@S90; few heavies selling
8.5O@S.60; for 250-pound average packer
sows. steady. pigs, % to SOC lower; $3.50
SO paid. Quality medium to good.
Sheep-Receipts, $500. slow; lambs % to
SOC lower; ewes so to T5c lower: spring
lambs, bulk at HOO; shorn top, 925 for
medium quality; ewes, heavies, 425; bulk
between, 1926 and $500: quality medium.
SUGAR MARKET
NEW YORK, May 23.-Raw sugar, firm;
5.02 for centrifugal; sugar steady, $50 to
600 for fine granulated.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-24

India covers one-third the area of
the United States, and has three
times the population.
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SPOT COTTON MARKET
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON

Atl3nta spot cotton $500. IIZ0c
Receipts :. -. -. -. -. -. 49,. 557
shipments ~ ooJ
SL9citS '.oo,1oo
AMERICAN EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS
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CHICAGO, May 23.-Highest prices yet
this season were reached today for the July
delivery of wheat. Opening quotations
which varied from &c decline to csc adj
vance, were followed by a moderate gem
eral setback and then a sharp advance
all around.
The close was unsettled, 1ac net lower
to 2Ac advance.
Corn hardened with wheat After open
ing Ac off to &c higher, the market sag
ged little more and then scored gains all
around.
Corn closed steady, at &c net decline to
Kc advance.
Oats parelleled the action Of other &C.
reals.
Provisions were firmer
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following we're the ruling prices In
the exchange today:
Open. High. Low. Close Close:
May lies 10 1.65 1.e7K les
July IL S5 1.31b 1.26M 127% 1.2S
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LIVERPOOL COTTON
Prev.

LIV6hIOOG COIION
Tone, quiet; sales, 5000; good middling,
q 43d
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negroes write from the north beg
ging money to come home"
Eia Euidenca
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FOE SALE-PEAN vrS

POTATO PLANTS-Porto Rico, Nancy Halls
!, and Triumphs, $1.75 per thousand; ten
thousand or more, SLIGO. Government in
SSpected; Ready for shipment. McEachern
Bros, Fort Green Springs, Fla.
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The following were the ruling prices in
the exchange today:
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PATENTS

INVENTORS Should write for, cur guide
oook, How to Get Your Patent" Tells
terms and methods. Send sketch for our
opinion of patentable ne ture. Randolph IL
Co.. Dept. 60. Washington. d. u.
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NEW ORLEANS. May 23.-Spot cotton,
steady; u points lower. Sales on the spot,
LAC bales: to arrive, 100. Low middling,
913c; middling, 11.63c good middling,
1870. Receipts. 5.943: stock, 427, $50.
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SUGAR MARKE'
NEW YORK REF1NEp SUGAR MARKEr

NEW YORK, May 23.-Raw sugar, firm;
502 for centrifugal; sugar steady, $50 to
6G0 for fine graduated.
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VANTED-FARMS
FOR SALE-FARMS
PERSONAL

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE-Send for
Free Trial treatment worst forms blood
disease. WELCH MED. CO., Atlanta, Ga.
JOBS are scarce, but I'll get you % good
offers for Zoe coin. p. Abbie, Box 90,
Newman, Ga.
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PILES

FILES can be cured; no cutting, safe, pain
less. l will tell you about it free. Write.
Box 116S, Atlanta, Ga.
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TOBACCO-Old Kentucky Homespun. No. l
chewing and smoking . pounds 90c,
pounds $1.75, 10 pounds So. Good LUCE
mild smoking, pounds $40 10 pounds
So, postpaid. Satisfaction or money back.
c. c. Cruise, Dukedom, Tenn.
MAGICAL GOODS novelties Iodestone
herbs, cards, dice, books. Catalog
free. q Smythe Co. Newark Mo
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
Wanted To Buy

ANTIQUES & FURNITURE
 BOUGHT AND SOLD. Drop a postal, D. n. Keane. 95 State St
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30
Upholstery

c. STRAM for your upnoisrerIng and re' finishing of antique furniture: Mat
 fin rear residence, 1231 State St Bar
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-30

A bolt of lightning from a clear sky killed a man in Brook1eld, Ills. while he was standing in front of his homa His wife, at a window, wit messed the tragedy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
MATINEE MUSIC CLUBS
ANNOUNCE PROGRAMS
Two operettas-"T -"The Wild Rose
and "a Virginia Romance"

An especially inviting feature OF
the approaching carnival will be the
Matinee Music Club attractions. With
programs of such variety as will ap-
peal to all lovers of music, the Of
ferings of the clubs promise pre-
domination in the list Of brilliant
carnival entertainments that appear
on the weeks calendar.
Both the Matinee Music Club and
Junior Music Club appear in operet-
tas, assisted by otter artists of the
city. They will traverse broad
field in their musical endeavor, from
romance to light comedy. There will
be fascinating glimpses of life in Old
Virginia, while tho blossoms of "The
Wild Rose" will hold sway in tuneful
discourse.
Unique numbers of interpretive
dancing, solo numbers. between-acts
specialties, choruses, all fittingly
staged and charmingly costumed will
be presented.
Let the music clubs prove the
statement: Music Hath Charms"
Opening Matinee July 4, 1921.
Accompanies for operettas: Piano,
Miss Sullivan, Miss Bolts. Violin,
Miss Mays. Miss Bonner.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
Birthday Anniversary.

The children. grandchildren and
friends OF Mrs. ]. H. Bittick very ap-
propriately celebrated her eightieth
birthday last Friday with a bounti-
full birthday dinner. She was the
recipient of several beautiful pres
ents. The table was beautifully
decorated. 1t was adorned with a
number of fine cakes, one especially
bearing the year Of her birth, the
present year and the word Moth
err"
Those there to enjoy the day were
Mrs. Sallie Rome, Mr.. Charlie Bit
tick, Mrs. Ludie Joyncr and children
Harriet, Annie, Wild and Louis;
Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Geo.
Mosier, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Latimer
and children-Morris and Louise;
Mr.. Bill Latimer and children
Dennis, Mayme, Bell and Ruth; Mrs.
Sarah Latimer and Miss Mary Lati-
mer. All contributed to the pleas
ure of the occasion and join in the
hope of many happy returns of the
day.'
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
NUMBER SIX.

Everybody. is wanting rain.
The people of Whiteside enjoyed
an ice cream supper at Mr.. Dorse
Ethridge's last Saturday night.
Mrs. Pearl Morrisette was on The
sick list last week.
Miss Minnie Cooley is spending the
week with her brother, o. L. Cooley,
near Polk.
Miss Leoda Ethridge spent the day
with Eunice Cooley last Monday.
Several from here enjoyed. the
Children's Day services at Troy Sun
day night.
Miss Eunice Cooley spent Sunday
evening in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. B. McRee at Troy.
We have Sunday school at White
side every Sunday evening at three
o'clock. Everybody invited.
Misses Geneva and Laurene Will
liams and Eunice Cooley are taking
music from Miss Allie Mae Forester.
Mr.. o. B. benson was caller in
the home of Mr.. Dave Etheridge Sun
day.
Miss Minnie Riddle, of Waverly,
is visiting in the homes of J. w. For
rester and Charlie Morrisette.
FORGOTTEN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
G. P. Church Notes.
lnday school, 9:45 O'clock.

Sunday school, 9:45 o'clock.
Special meeting of the young
mems class. All members are urged
to be present.
Morning and evening worship at
the regular hour Sermon by the
pastor.
Junior Christian Endeavor, 400
o'clock.
Senior Christian Endeavor, 700
o'clock.
Joint meeting Of the Junior and
Senior societies. Topic: Lessons
from Sun and Light" A very at
tractive and unusual program has
been arranged.
Coolest auditorium in town. You
will always find hearty welcome to
all services.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
Died in Memphis.

st. John Waddell, prominent attor,
ney of Memphis, died of heart at
tack Monday, June 13, in his home
1929 East Parkway, south. While
for more than year Mr.. Waddell'i
friends have known that his health
was in precerious condition and
that he was subject to attacks similar
to the one which proved fatal, news
of his death was unexpected, since
he had only last week been at his
office, engaged in the practice of his
profession.
Mr.. Waddell had lived in Memphis
for 80 years, although he was not a
native of Memphis, or even Tennes-
see. He was born sc years ago in
Hamburg, Ashley County, Ark, and
was one of the three sons OF John G.
and Elizabeth Dickens Waddell. His
father was lawyer and Mr.. Wad-
dell and both of his brothers, Seid
Waddell and Joel Waddell, followed
their fathers lead in the choice of a
profession. Judge Joel Waddell, the
only one of the three now living, is
County Judge of Obion County, Tenn.
Mr.. Waddell was very young
when his parents left Arkansas and
made their home in Union City,
Tenn, where he attended school, lat
er attending the law school at Leb-
anon, Tenn, from which he gradu-
ated. He began the practice of law
at Austin, Miss, at that time the
seat of Tunica County. Thir-
ty years ago he. came to Memphis,
where he lived ever since and where
he was generally esteemed as law
yer of ability and man of unusual
Mr.. Waddell is survived by his
widow, who prior to her marriage,
was Miss Ada McCroskey, of Harris
burg, Pa, by two sons, Fred Wad-
dell, who is American consul at Lii
ma, Peru, and st. John Waddell, a
planter, of Marks, Miss, and by one
Mrs. w. P. Armstrong, for
merly Miss Irma Waddell. His broth
or, Judge Joel Waddell, also survives
Commercial Appeal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
HELP WANTED.
Twenty-Five Young Men and Women
Wanted at Once to Assist in
Important Work.

We have openings at present for
twenty-five young men and women
Applicants must be honest, industri-
Gus and loyal, and should possess to
some degree the qualities of initia-
tive, self-reliance and originality.
Splendid opportunity for right per-
sons. Rapid promotions for deserv-
ing workers. Convenient hours and
agreeable working conditions and as
sociations. All national and church
holidays ob1erved Compensation
commensurate with results obtained.
Apply c. P. Christian Endeavor any
Sunday evening at seven O'Clock.
THE LOOKOUT.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
UNION CITY TO HAVE
BIG FOURTH OF JULY
Carnivals, Operas, Parades, Red Lem
onade, Barber Pole Candy.

Everything in the course of prep
aration for the Fourth Of July in
Union City is being made by the
committees now organized for that
purpose. Many of the clubs and or
ganizations here are interested in the
work. The Matinee Music Club is re-
hearsing an operetta and Miss Stone
is to stage a minstrel show.
The program for the days exer-
cises is now in process of develop
ment. There will be ample enter
tainment of an imposing and inter
esting character. There will be
something doing every minute of the
time. All this is being done for the
benefit of the children's playground
in Union City.
The men and women who are CIV
ing their time to this work are go
ing to mako it success and they
are going to make the Fourth of
July winner If it takes talent, time
and money to do it.
The children's playground is al
ready one of the ccnters of recrea-
tion and pleasure in Union City. 1t
is a point of interest for the older
people and crowds have been gather
ing in the park every day. People
are coming in from the country. ,
Mr.. Frank Wehman. the enterpris-
ing hardware merchant In Union
City, deserves the everlasting graft
tude of the people of Union City for
the cages and the birds and animals
with which he is stocking them in
the playground. This is one Of the
interesting features of the play
ground. Hundreds of people are at
tracted every day by these things.
Come in and give them boost on
the Fourth of July. This is deserv-
ing institution and you can help by
making visit to Union City on the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
Baptist Church.
A. R. McGEHEE. Pastor.

A. R. McGEHEE, Pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 am.
Preaching, IL am. and pm.
B. Y. P. u, 700 pm.
Subject for the morning discourse
''The Name That Is Above Every
Name" Evening theme: "Sin's
Sure Penalty" Special numbers by
the choir at both services. Earnest
and vital messages, good singing, fine
fellowship, and warm welcome for
all. Special invitation to visitors.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
Junior c. E. Picnic.

The Junior Christian Endeavorers,
C. p. Church, enjoyed delightful
visit to Martins beautiful park last
Saturday. The trip was made under
the care OF Miss White, Junior Super
intendent, assisted by Misses Stalcup
and Thomas. After delightful sup
per they returned on the evening
train.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
JULY JUBILEE JINGLERs.
Home Talent Minstrels and Carnival
July 4.

Union City has always been noted
for its excellent talent, and the
home carnival offers an unusually at
tractive entertainment in its minstrel
show, "The July Jubilee Jinglers, !"
under the direction Of Miss Hester
Stone.
The program will be varied with
a large number of specialties includ-
ing some of Miss Stones clever pu-
pills.
Better good enemy tnan bad
friend.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17
SILK SHIFTING

Worth $1.50-sale price CSC per yd.
Mercerized table linen, worth $1.25
-59c per yard at
PHIL HYMAN's CUT-PRICE STORE
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-17

A wise man fatters woman by
telling her that he is. unable to un-
derstand her. -
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-08-18
MINISTER KILLS PRIEST

Birmingham, August 11.-Father
James E. Coyle, for many years pas
tor of st. Pauls Catholic church, died
at hospital tonight after having
been shot three times by Rev. f. R.
Stephenson, Methodist minister, ear
ly tonight.
Immediately after the shooting
Stephenson went to the county Jail
and surrendered, admitting, accord
ing to deputies, that he shot the
priest. Officers quote Stephenson as
declaring he shot Father Coyle, be-
cause the latter had performed mar
riage ceremony between Stephenson's
daughter, and Pedro Gussman a
In statement to newspapermen
tonight, Stephenson declared he shot
Father Coyle in self-defense after the
priest had struck him twice, knocking
him to his knees. He stated that he
was passing the rectory when Father
Coyle called him in and that in an
argument which developed he called
Father Coyle "a dirty dog" Father
Goyle then attacked him, according to
Stephenson, and he pulled his revolv-
er and fired three shots.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-08-18
BATS SOLVE SECRET OF
SAFEGUARDING AVIATION

British aviation scientists have
solved the secret of how bats avoid
objects they cannot see and are ap-
plying their discovery to air craft in
the hope of safeguarding them
against collisions. Reports of the ex-
periments, made public at Wash
ington Saturday by an army aviation
statement, said progress was being
made with devices adapted from
studies of the bats which would act
as preventatives against collisions of
air craft.
According to the statement, the
scientists blindfolded number of
bats and released them i'm q room
which was crossed with many wires
and partitioned from another room
by grid containing holes just large
enough for the bats to fly through
The result was that the flying manuals
never touched a wire and flew
through the holes with ease.
The experiments revealed the bats
secret. They were found to emit 8
noise often inaudible to the ear
which would bound back from the
wires and Partitions, conveying ac
curate information to the bats sen
sitive ears and enabling them to mar
out space with exactness.
Aeronautical experts believe tha
airplanes can do the same thing. TIL,
British are busy devising instrument.
to that end, and their efforts are sal,
already to have led to the develop
ment of Instruments which are ex
pected to record for airmen sounds
as they approach objects
1t is said that this information i
expected to be supplied equally as wei
in the dark or mist as in clear atmos
phere.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-08-18
VAUGHAN-VAUCHAN

On last Sunday afternoon at four
O'Clock Mr.. Spencer Vaughan and
Mrs. Ruby Adams Vaughan were uni
ted in marriage at the brides home.
The bride wore beautiful and be.
coming dress of white georgette, her
attendents being dressed in simple
white. The groom. wore a suit of blue
After the impressive ceremony
which was performed by Rev. C. P.
Chewning, the guests were invited Ia
the beautifully decorated dining
room where a bountiful dinner was
served.
The many friends of this couple
wish them full measure of hanpi,
ness and prosperity through the com
ing years of their lives. ***
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-08-18
GREAT BOOZE CELLAR
BRINGS BIG PROBLEM

Washington, Aug 12.-.An over
stocked national booze cellar that
nobody knows how to empty is one
of the unusual heritages of Uncle
Sam under the prohibition law.
The anomalous story of how, in a
land of drought, liquor obtained by
confscation has become a white ele-
phant on the hands of the govern
ment was told to the cabinet today
by Attorney General Daughtery,
arousing a discussion which led
nowhere except to decision to in
vestigate further.
The attorney general told the
president and department heads that
large sums of much needed govern
ment funds were being eaten up in
storage house rentals and policing
expenses to keep liquor that the gov
ernment did not want. An even
greater economic waste would result
from pouring the seized spirits into
the sewer and it was suggested that
way might be found to extract the
alcohol for commercial purposes or
to turn the liquor itself to some legi-
innate use. The law says it is to be
"confiscated,' but doesn't say how to
dispose of it.