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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-22

tains. I heard the story OF Rip Van
Winkic. After reading 1rving's ac-
count OF Rips sleep. was glad TO be
able to see the pictures. They made
the story real The acting was per-
feet. The added details were inter-
csting. | viii never forget 1t.
by Ruth Is. Johnson. IL years old,
of 400 West Twentieth street, a pupil
OF Friends School. with Miss Baldwin
as teacher.
Second Prize.
In the little town of Falling Waters
at the foot OF the Catsllill Mountains
there lived n family named Van Win
i>lc. Rip, the husband, was loved by
all the children of the neighborhoo1. 4.
Rip was n fine fellow in all but one
thing-he had great habit of drink
ing.
by Helen A. Barrett, II years old.
OF 23l Rodney street. pupil of school
No. 2S. with Miss Elliott as teachers
Third.
Having read "Trip Van Winkle" il
was a great pleasure TO see 1t on the
screen. The quaint. Holland costumes
of Gretchen and Meena were very in
tcresting, also Meena's devotion to
Rip. and her deep grief when he was
turned out of his home made her a
very lovable character.
BY Louise Dougherty, 10 years old
OF 2020 Gilpin avenue, pupil of ST.
AIMS School, with Sister NJ. Anthusia
as teacher.
Fourth.
Rip Van Wrinkle, shiftless drunkard
cast off by his wife, wanders into the
mountains, where he meets some
dwarfs and drinks "schnapps," they
offer him. The liquor makes hin
sleep twenty years. Then he awake:
and returns home in time to save hi.
wife and daughter from the villain;
schemes.
BY Helen Sweetman. 10& years old
GIL West Twenty street. a pupi
of school No. 30, with Miss NJ. Alex
ander as teacher.
Fifth.
Rip Van Wrinkle was a man VIII
drank. He would go away and go {
sleep. Rip did not care for his hom
nor wife. Rip liked children an
> Schneider. Rip slept twenty years, an
now his locks We're white and limb
were sore. He went back to the villag,
: by Laura Il. Owens. .S1a years oil;
OF ia West Twenty-fifth street.
pupil Of school No. 80, with Miss DaI
. by as teacher.
First Prize in Class Il.
0 rip Van Wrinkle" is the most d.
lightful picture I have seeh. 1t bring
over you n dreamy influence. an
- holds your interest from beginning I
; end.
The picture is very real, and max,
Q you feel as though you were actuall
L Witnessing the scenes; that the lit
3 men playing ninepins are alive. tn;
- Rip really fell asleep on the mountat
and slept for twenty gears.
a Rip looked so different when avail
], ened than when he climbed the mour
tain with his dog Schneider twent
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-22
Thanksgiving
Table Linens

Friends and relatives gathered round your
table on this big day of thanks, you will want
every thing spic and span Table linens must
be fresh, snowy and glistening, they must be
we'll worthy of gracing table whereon rests
in all his glory his majesty, King Turkey.
Our assortment of truly fine linens is all
that YOU might wish for and you win find our
prices TO be well within the bounds OF your
purse.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-22

This range Is substanti
throughout: beautiful in appear
ance and absolutely correct in
construction.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-22

Smart little animals to be worn
snugly about the neck, giving an addi-
tional touch to ones attire and suggest
ing additional comfort.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

this report from the South an offe
was received from the mill pro
posing to advance 100000, Il
change the matter of advancin!
money and buy 100000 bags o
the paddy rice outright and tht
committee, governed largely by
1.-THE report from The South con
cluded that if a satisfactory price
lcouId be agreed upon with this
ap for 100000 bags that, in view
of the situation in the South, il
would be better for the growers of
this state that The matter of lend
ing SSOO,O0O be abandoned and the
sale OF 100000 bags outright sub
Stituted in place of the loan and,
accordingly, negotiations were
Started and carried on, which re-
suited in an agreement on the part
of the mill in lieu of the loan of
SSOO,0OO, 100000 bags No. / and
No. 2 at $500 ID per hundred F.
o. b. country warehouse and this
sale has been completed and the
is now being distributed to
the rice growers whose riceS have
been sold under this plan.
AS heretofore stated, early in the
efforts of the committee ii was dis
covered that ii was absolutely
necessary to pool the rice crop in
order to make any progress and,
accordingly, pooling agreement
was prepared and circulated
among the growers and very gem
rally signed up by the growers
md banking institutions, until
low practically eighty per cent of
he riceS of the state are signed up
u this new pool agreement, which
ives the committee absolute
'owcr of disposal at time and /
rice and Terms which, in the com I
llttee'S Judgment may seem pro-
er, and we have no haSitancy in
aging that whatever progress the
ommlttee has been able to make
l lettering the situation of the i
ce growers of the state of Calf
mia, it has been entirely due to ,
lie control of the rice given the
1mmittee through this pooling =
arrangement and every now pool. i
9 contract signed up the grow t
$ adds That much strength to f
e committee in controlling flu h
re prices and sales and the mar h
ling Of the crop and every grow c
not already having signed the r;
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bankers present of hearty CO
operation in all the efforts of the
Icommittee and we are pleased Il
report that the banks have stood
by this endorsement and have as.
sisted the committee in every pos.
Sible way.
As a result of the meeting OF
the bankers the banks selected J.
+. CARLSON, President of the Cen
trail National Bank of Oakland, to
represent the banking interests on
the committee and Mr.. CarIStOn
has been acting as a member of
the committee since that time, and
in connection with the other mem
berS of the committee, has render
ed valuable service.
Early i'll The investigation of the
committee it, was deemed advis-
able TO send some representatives
to Texas, Louisiana and Arkan-
SaS, the other rice district of the
United States, to ascertain the ac-
tual condition of the rice market
and>rice matters there, generally.
Accordingly, E. E. CrawfOre re-
presented The bankers and H. O.
jacobson and A. II. Quatman re-
presenting the growers, is the
committee we selected and sent to
the South for this investigation.
These gentlemen spent several
weeks in Texas, Louisiana and Ar
kansas investigating the rice situa-
ion in these states and returned
here on March 18th and made a
'epOrt and this report convinced
your committee that the rice sit
latiOn in these states was decid-
oily in bad condition and that the
outlook for better prices was de-
ldedly improbable, taking the sill
latiOn of the South into con- !
liberation as far as the South is /
Oncerned.
About the time of the receipt of $
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09
CALIFORNIA RICE MARKET
is GRADUALLY IMPROVING
Continued from page one)

that, that mill should advance
through The committee, generally
: TO the members of The association
$SO0,000.06 to be loaned on paddy
rice in the warehouses al the rate
of $500 a bag for rice No. and
No, 2 and SIS per bag for rice
No. 3 and No. 4, the liability on
the loan to be limited 10 the rice
and loan TO run three months at
6 per cent, and your committee
proceeded to secure applications
for loans for the various growers
to carry out this agreement with
the mill.
One of the first actions Of the
committee was to call a meeting
of all the bankers i'm the rice dis
triCtS in the state, at Sacramento,
interested in rice growing and
other crops to discuss the silua-
lion and representatives of eigh-
teen banks did meet with the COM
miitee in the latter part of Janu-
airy. a few days after the organ
izatiOn of the committee at Sacra-
mentO. The committee stated that
the possibility Of controlling the
crop and the price would depend
upon the possibility of forming a
pool of practically all the rice in
the state and placing this rice en-
tirely and irrcvOcabIy in the
hands of The committee to handle !,
as in the judgment of The COM /
millCe seemed best. This PROPOSE
lion, and various other matters.
was placed before the representa- {
lives of the banks at the meeting l
and was heartily endorsed by the $
bankers and the committee re- E
ceiyed Tie assurance of all The
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

pooling agreement should, do sc
Immediately and thus tsrengther
, the committees hands.
q In taking stock of the clean mill
ed rice on hand, the committee as
certained that it had on hand in
the mills, clean, fancy, and choice
grades about 100000 bags. Owing
to the strength of The committee
through the pooling arrangement
the committee was able to keep
off The market all California rice
for the first thirty days of its exiS-
tenCe. About the middle of Febru-
airy ii was discovered that Loui-
iSlana and Texas Blue Rose was
being shipped into the California
markets, +. O. b., San Francisco,
Los Angeles and other points at
practically $40 clean head rice
and in order to meet this COMPETE
ton the committee placed on sale
its miIled rice, starting the price
at $40 and succeeded in keeping
out of the market the Southern
rice and gradually have raised the
price to $50, at which price we
are now selling fancy clean rice
and we have SoOld to date in about |
two weeks lime, about 10000 bags !
Of clean rice on the local markets
and are still selling,
AS a result of the activities of
the committee in its two months
existence, we have sold 10000
bags paddy rice appropriated by
the mills and shipped to the mills
for tOll-milling purposes on ware
house receipt weights for 4 cents a
pound. We have sold 10000 bags
of clean rice, which is equal to
100000 bags of paddy, at from ,
S4.40 TO $50. We have sold 400,
100 bags of paddy, F. O. B. ware
house, at 1922 ~.
We have kept the southern rice l.
'ut of competition in this market. d
t is the intention ofthe committee ?
o mill practically all the balance I
Vt the paddy rice and sell it in the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

} enabled to practically control th'
/ milling of the California rice fol
this season and have thus beer
lin a position to demand from The
mills better terms in the way o.
milling charges and, as result
have succeeded in obtaining an
agreement from four of the best
ImilleTS in the state to mill what
ever riceS the committee desires
milled of the 1920 season crop for
81 - cents per hundred and 10
Iby-productS to the mill, thus say
ing the grower The difference be-
tween 60 cents a hundred and by
products and 81 - cents a hun
dred and no by-productS and The
committee is now shipping to
these mills all riceS to be milIed
and sold in The market.
The committee further, early in
its efforts, determined that this
rice should be sold through one
channel or one man and have Sc
Culeu Tie SelNlceS Vi ueoioe l.
laylor' an experienced bIoker OF
San Francisco, to handle The out
put ana everything IS TO De Sold
MI. Taylor.
As summary OF what the COM
'iflt'ee mas dohe we SuDmil:
|. we nave compelled The mill
erS VINO appropriated ana convert
eo 'he growers rice to pay + cents F..
a pound Tor |o,O0O bags and sci
lied, satisfactorily. other claims
Tor {? appropriated rIceS with the IN
liVioual growers
2. We have started proceedings,
civil and criminal, against other
niIlerS who have not seen fit to 4
o make proper restitution and
settlement for appropriated rices.
3. We have sold over 100000
)agS of paddy rice and we have :
aised the price of paddy from ,
1.25 to 2,22 10 and the price of
lean from 3 CENTS 70 81 10
Wa Ia1o toIt,noI Ibo ,,;lI;,,e
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

Buy it Right-If you use kero-
Sene order it from us in 80 and 30
gallon quantities, Price - cents
per gallon delivered. Mutual Ware
house Company, Welsh, La.
M12-tfC
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertising rate in this column,
cents per line per issue. In estimating
allow six words per line. No adver.
tisement accepted for less than rs
cents. Copy should be in office not
later than six o'clock Friday evening.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

Get wise to one Of The greatest
Corn RemOverS on earth five days
trial will convince the most Sllep-
teal person, Agent, Ged Drug
Store. Ged, La.
M.5-12-19~Hfc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

Want to PurchaSe-ReSidence
with one or Two lots. E. +. Cross
Phone 14S. A2-2lp
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

SEED RICE-10O Bags choice Blue
Rose seed rice for sale at $500 per
barrel. See T. S. Langley, phone 1910,
Welsh, La. J1tfc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

FOR SALE-House and ;,
five rooms, dining room an, ~ :.
A real bargain. Apply J. p 'I a q
Plezol confectionery. '9''.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

n. IN keeping keeping with the +,
to $1,000 per month hI 9 ~
and every one mads '1od ,
home. Your patrons,.' % h
Mrs. G, G., West, phon 81 %, S0.'
La. '''e +% h.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

Hemstitching and Picoing done
promptly and satisfactorily. Your
patronage solicited. Emma Law
son. J22-tfc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-04-09

FOR SALE-Tomato and sweet
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
%LINEsTOCk

CHICAGO. Dec. 10. Cattle re-
ceipts 1900: generally steady
quality very plain: Gamers and
cutters dull; veal calves % cents
higher: good to choice yearilngs
$1,000: bulk beef steers $4,000
500,
Hogs receipts $1,000: steady 70
10 cents lower; mostly steady with
Yesterdays average. Several OF the
big packers also buying: top ST.4o
ON light lights: $50 pound average
I'm TO 725; bulk hogs averaging $50
and up $G.T50T;10: pigs mostly 10
cents lower: bulk desirable $3.50
sheep receipts $4,000: fat lambs
and yeorlings strong to 25 cents
higher: sheep and feeders steady:
fat lambs early to packers and ship
pers $11.26; some held higher:
fed Fhorn lambs $1,000: choice 9S
pound yearlings $3.50; light far
ewes early $3.50.
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+ AIR TRADING
ON THE MARKET
Little Change Noted in
Opening on Wall Street
Exchange

NEW YORK. Dec. 1$.-tNa all
Street 1920 a. m.J-Aside from the
further strength OF metal and the
heariuess OF European oils. changes
at the opening OF today's stock mar
ket were insignificant. TrndinG
was in moderate volume and only
Z few OF the usual speculative fa.
vorites we're quoted within the first
half hour. Royal Rutch reacted
one point, while Mexican petroleum
gained that much. Profit taking in
the leading foreign exchanges
caused sharp r%ecessions from yes.
terday's substantial advances. Stesl-
ing reacted another two cents and
the French, Italian and German
rates we're lower by sixto l6 points.
Reports that tito Mexican gov
eminent has decided to abrogate
the higher exDort tax On oils made
'thae group the center Of interest
before noon. Mexican petroleum
rose S points and gain sof 1 to 2s
points we're made by Pan-Amer-
lean, general asphalt, Houston and
Standard oil OF California. COppers
and kindred shares improved their
early position federal mining and
smelling common and preferred
scoring the greatest gains. Repo-
Gle. vanadium, Virginia iron.
American Car and Tobacco and
chain store specialties also inn
proved. The only rails to show
even moderate strength were Chit
cagO and Northwestern, Illinois
Central and New York, Chicago
and ST. Louis. Call money opened
at five percent.
Shorts rushed to cover at midday
on the further side Of oils and met.
ais. Mexican petroleum extending
it's gain to over five points. Many
dormant ludustrials notable Linn
locomotive. Chicago pneumatic tool.
National Biscuit and May depart
meut stores raised . points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
Prisoner
At Huntington

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Dec. -.
Leroy Williams, charged with at.
lacking Airs. II. W. Stephens in her
home in the Edgewood district yes
terday, was taken to Huntington
when he was spirited out OF the
city, Chief Of Police John Britton
announced today. Williams was
lodged Mt the county jail in Hunt
ington and will be brought back late
Wednesday or Thursday for ar
raignment, he said.
Lon II. Kelly. United States dis
triGt attorney. is acting as counsel
for the law and order league in as
sisting Prosecuting Attorney Frank
c. Burdette to prepare evidence TO
be placed before the special grand
Jury session Wednesday. They are
seeking to present evidence on
charges Of attempt to commit a fell
ony and Of assault to kill. 1t will
no be necessary, Mr.. Burdette said,
to bring Williams to Charleston for
the grand jury sitting.
Reports from the hospital today
said Mrs. Stephens vas out OF dan
ger, although suffering from severe
bruises and burns.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
FEDERAL MEN 60
ON TRIAL TODAY
Prohibition Officers Charged
With Killing Ward
Adkins

CHARLESTON, Dec. 13.-Ray
Miller and H. E. Phipps, federal
prohibition officers were placed on
trial today in Unitai States court
on charges OF killing Ward Adkins.
at Ranger. Lincoln county. July
81. The case was brought in Lin
coin county courts but YVES trans
ierrcd to fe7sral Jurisdiction on
application of the defendants. Unit
ed States District Attorney Lon II.
Kelly and his assistant, Joseph
Kenna, appear for Miller and
Irhipps, while the prosecution is
being conducted by Prosecuting
Attorney Jacob D. Smith of Lin
coin county.
In his opening statement Mr..
Smith said there was considerable
fighting 500 after the prohibition
agents got off an early morning
train at Ranger. and chat Adkins
was wounded and died before help
could be obtained. lie said the
state would prove Phipps and Mil
Ter fired the shots which caused
Adkins death. Mr.. Kcnna for the
defense said he doubted whether
the state could prove Who fired the
first shots and that the defense
would show they were not fired by
the prohibition OFFICERS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
JuRy GERS CASE.

A Circuit court jury was given
the case Of Joseph Sergi, of Bar
! rackvilIe, versus the M~onongahela
Valley Traction company shortly
before noon today and at 1880
! O'Clock had not reached a decision
in the case. Sergi is suing for al
legged damages done to a Bessimer
! Auto Truck which vas wrecked i'll
q collision with a Ford auto truck
owned by the Traction company.
The accident occurred On the hair
pin curve, N the road near Barrnck-
vile.
The Case Of j. L. Patterson versus
the Town OF RivcSville, was called
at the conclusion OF the Sergi case
and at 2:3O O'Clock the lawyers
were presenting the case to the
Jury. Patterson is suing the town
for work which ne alleges he per.
formed for the town and for which
he has not been paid. The town
will attempt to show that il has mel
its obligations in the contract, by
money advanced TO Mr.. Patterson
and by paying for material used by
him which according TO the con.
tract he was to pay.
The Jury in the case Is G.. {.
Everson. J NJ. Owen, Henry Swiser,
! William T. Michaols, NJ. S. Satter.
field. Alex Boyd. John O. Morgan,
! Marvin Morris. George Rudy. Glenn
Russell. Charles L. Avle, and Gran!
! Travis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
Wage Conference
On Card Today

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Wage con-
Ferences between railroad officials
and representatives Of the shop
crafts union were today under
way in several sections OF the
country, according to reports TO
union headquarters bore. The
conferences, in some cases, are
considering both the 13 cent in
crease asked by the shop employees
aud the 10 per cent decrease
sought by the roads.
At the same time, ballots were
pouring into the railway employ
ees apartment of the American
Federation of Labor on the ques-
zion Of authorizing a strike fund.
While maintaining that this vote
lad no special significance they
admitted that it forecasts non
contingency which might arise
soon.
The vote is taken under the
laws Of the Organization which
require voting the authority of a
strike fund to be used on any road
in case Of n strike. d. NJ. Jewell,
president Of the shop crafts unions
said today:
The preliminary wage confer
ence began yesterday on several
roads. Mr.. Jewell said. and a
number Of othe.'s will be held
later this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
Would Keep Girls
From Racy Trials
AssocIated Press

WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 49,
The league OF women voters passed
n resolution here last night request
ing that Judge Robinson, Of the
Ohio court and Prosecuting Attor-
ney Carl Bachmann to bar all girls
under IS from Tacy trials that here
after may come up in Criminal
court. The court announced today
that he believes the move is ont for
the girls mothers to decide rather
than a busy court. I'm a single
man. said the Judge, and while }
believe 1 car speak with a certain
degree OF accuracy, I want to con-
TESS than | know OF no way to get
a woman's right age. Such a ruling
would cause ceaseless trouble for
any court
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BibIioIogiica
Questions


Whose vineyard did Ah<
wish TO add 10 his own grounds.
Pin tho decisive battle against
Absalom what part did Abishai
take?
3-What is a AIazarIte?
4-Who did Samson marry and
whore did she come from?
5-What finally separated Lot
and AbTam?
6-Who wrote the Book ACTS Of
the Apostles" a?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1-Adina was n chief of the Reu-
benltes and n of DavLd's cap
tains.
2-Aenon, near salin, was noted
because it a the place where
John baptlsed.
3-After Saul died David was
made King OF Judah.
4-Elijnh found refuge In a cave
IN Horeb, the Mount of God, when
he fled from tho wrath OF Jezebel.
5-God told Elijah TO anoint
Elisha as prophet to take his
(EIijah) place.
6-When the Israelites were
without food in the wilderness,
God sent them mama and quails
IA W
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back In wheat prices today during
the early trading. Uncertainty as
to the EuroP an financial situation
together with down turns in for
eign exchange seemed 70 have con-
siderable bearish fleet. Estimates
OF a large exporlabIe surplus In Ar
gentina tended also TO weaken the
market despite reports that harry
fst weather was uufavorable, open
lug quotations, which carried from
X to / lower with May. ism to
1l2A and July, l0l& 20 Io@, we're
followed by a further decline.
Liberal arrivals OF corn put corr
and oats both on the Gown grade.
After opening Il shaie 10 II Oft
with May Mt So to 5S9s the corn
market continw d to sag
Oats started unchanged TO quar-
tor e lower, May. $7& to 37% and
later showed Il moderate general
decline.
PROVISIONS were weak in line with
hogs and grain.
Something Of a rally took place
owing to reports that Europe
had bought one million bushels.
The close was unsettled. y to les
net lower with May 111A 10 Is and
July 1919 to Il.
In the late dealings prices showed
but little power to recover MAY
69%. Wheat July 1Ol& Corn
May 52%: July SIS. Oats, May
July 3SB; pork. January,
Lard, January. $3.50: MAY.
S9.O5. Ribs, January, $50: May
$3.50. Wheat. No. 3 hard. $lOGis
No. 3. dark, northern no. Corn
No. > mixed. 37jkG4SE; No. 2 vel
low, AK R4S;r. Oats. No. 2 white,
S5h336; No. 3 white. 33H q35.
Pork nominal; lard. $S.606S.65;
ribs. S7.25GS.25.