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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-25

HORSER carton, dog. bot
bottle. per gal. $500
OYSTER SHELL-Per sack. $1.65.
PRESERVES-BanQue assorted. per
lots, per doz. $500: five case lots, per doz.
S2.S5: ten case lots. per doz. S2-75.
VINEGAR-Pure cider. approximately o.
approximately, so gal. barrel, per gal
%; distilled white, approximately 90 gal
barrel, per gal. %: cider. full quarts, per
doz. So 35; distilled. full quarts. per doz.
81. 65-
Pop CoRN-Japanese huii-less, $50 10.
bags per Id. 90.
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TOPEKA FRUIT a PRODUCE MARRET
tEurDished by the 5. F. Lux IT. Mercan'
tile Co. 12i-135 North Kansas Ave.l

APPLES-California Gravenstfne, per box
81. 100000; Michigan, per box $500.
BANANAS-Per ID. OF: bunch lots. -065
per Id.
LEMO NS-CaIifornia 210s to 420s. per
box SS.Tj1 1000; Lemonettes, per box $500
CASTALOUPE-Turlo standards. IS
to crate $3.50; Poneys. 81 TO crate $40 (;
Flats, ID 20 Is to crate S150: Arkansas
standard, per crate $3.50: Flats. per crate
S1-00.
LIMES-1O0's, per carton SEQ
ORAEGES-Sunkist Valencia, zoos to
360's. per box $6OO6T-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., single box lots
per box S1-S5: box lots and over. per
box S1.75
PLUMS-Grand Duke, Blue. per crate.
$500; Tragedy Blue, per crate 500:
Giant Blue. per crate $500.
wAFERNELONSPer lb. o.
notwithstanding crate lots, per
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

mercantile paper, 696A per cent. Ex-
change, irregular. Sterling, 60 day bills
and commercial, 60 day bills on banks,
3.665s. Commercial, 60 day bills, 1861
Sterling. demand, 3.7Oas cables, S.7O1k !;
Francs, demand. 1904 cables, Isl. Bel
gian francs, demand, 7.555a cables. 7.65.
Marks, demand, 119; cables, 11915. Greece,
demand, 5.57. Sweden, demand. 21.75. Nor
way, demand, 1895. Argentine, demand,
3O25. Brazilian, demand, list. Montreal.
9Is per cent discount Government and
railroad bonds, irregular. Time loans,
steady; GO days, 80 days and 6 months, 50
66 per cent
Call money, easier; high, so low, s.;
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eeipts $500. Beef Steers, dull, steady to
Csc lower; yearlings and heavy steers, $3.50 (;
other early sales, $5.00@o50; she stock.
cows, S3.35@4. so; common to medium heif-
ers, $4.00@5.75; good cutters, $500; can
ners and bulls, Steady; most Gamers, S1I5
Q2.00; few butcher bulls, $4.00@4.50
calves, steady to Csc higher; best vealers,
5000: stockers and feeders, dull, steady to
25e lower; medium to good feeders. $500
GOO; no stockers early above $500
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market generally
15625c higher than yesterdays average
best lights to shippers and packers, 1925
$50 and 27O Founders, $S.76G9O0: prime
300 pounds $685.; closing weak with few
Tate arrivals held over; bulk of sales, $3.50
@9-25; packing sows, mostly 500; stock
! pigs. steady; few on sale.
SHEEP-Receipts $500. Killing classes
steady, mostly fat native ewes, S35004 90;
Colorado yearlings. $G25: western lambs
S900@9.25; top natives. $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-25

naval men who had inspected the
ZR-2 had every confidence in the air
worthiness of the craft and he spoke
sharply of widespread reports in this
country and the United States that
the ship was defective when she be-
gan her flight at Howden.
The inquest will be opened by Coro-
ner Adam Jackson on Friday.
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KANSAS CRY GRAIN MARKET.

Kansas City. Aug. 25.-WHEAT-Cash !:
Receipts 229 cars. Market 1e to SC up, No.
L dark hard. $1.21@1.30; No. ? dark hard,
S1.1SG1 .30: No. / hard, $119@1.22; No 2
hard, $1.12G1.24; No. red, $1.29@L31; No.
2 red, 81. 29l1.30. -
CORN-Market unchanged, &c higher No.
? white, Acc; No. 8 white, Ale; No. yellow,
4Ic; No. 3 yellow, 44@45c; No. mixed,
45c; No. B mixed, 42@ 43c
OATS-Market lac higher. No. white
Sic; No. mixed, 32@33e; No. . red, 36@
sRYE-91d02c.
BARLEY-461 Acc.
BRAN-55G5Tc
SHORTS-1S@S3c
g, W AZ M,r L e Sept $11oA; Dec,
oCoRN-sept., 42%c; Dec, Acc; May,
50Ac.
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Topeka, Kan, Aug. 20.
The weak condition of the poultry market
There has been a decrease in receipts be-
cause of the extremely hot weather.
The egg market is weak with continued
liberal receipts. There is no change in To-
peka prices at this time
Prices as follows: Hens, lbs, and over,
PIC per h.; hens, under 4 lbs, 1Sc per ID
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Aug. 25-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery extras. SIC; standards
34%c; firsts, 327a 935Ac; seconds, 30G
EGGS-Market lower. Firsts, 29631c
ordinary firsts, 24d27c; miscellaneous. 27@
springs. &c.
TATOES-Market steady for whites
but weak for reds. Idaho, Colorado and
Washington whites. sacked, 50 SOAP IS;
Kansas Irish Cobblers, $225; Nebraska
Early Ohios, S2-25Q260; Minnesota, 81 9od
215.
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CHICAGo LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-CATTLE-Receip
5000. Bulk steers, strong to unevenly
higher; top yearliEgs, $1O.25; bulk beef
steers. Sc 50@9.5O: she stock and bulls,
cannsrs and 1pu cu Has she oef
81 25@3.25; bulk bologna bulls S.. S5@4. %
calves, Toe to s1.OO higher; bulk vealers,
$1050G1I00; stockers and feeders, steady
to strong.
HoGs-Receipts 10000 Market uneven,
mostly 10c TO 25c higher Bulk of sales,
S7.40@965; top. 50 90: early out Of line
heavy weights. $s.35@9.40; medium gifts,
So 25@9.75; light weights, Sa.5O@975
light lights. $S.75@9,60; heavy choice pack
rough. $7.0OI740; pigs, $s.O0G9.00.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Native lambs
steady to CSC lower; mostly steady: top,
$3.50; bulk to packers, early, $S.5069.O0
culls, $5-00@5-50; fat native sheep, scarce.
about steady; no western lambs or sheep
sold early: one load feeder lambs, early,
steady at $760.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago Aug. 5-WHEAT-Ciose: Sept,
81 -2o@1. 20A Dec, $1.21A @121A : May
coRNggept, 54%c; Dec, 54.sc: My
$3.50.
6ATs-sept: s41A@s45sc; Dec, s7AG
ST%c; May, 41Mc.
RYE-Sept-, 1.0s: Dec, $1O51z.
PORK-Sept., $1T.20.
LARD@-sept., $1o.92@1o95; Oct, s11.O5i
RiBswSept, 1920; Oct, ss15.
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coz. .1oc per h.; broilers, ~ to 2 lbs. 25c
n=r ID: Leghorn and black brOilers, &c per
ib. less; springs, over 2 lbs, PIC per lb
Eggs-On a graded basis, extra flrsts, 3lc
onds and checks. 19c per doz., case IN
Guided: without case, lie per doz- less.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-25
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall St, New York, Aug. 25.-STOCkS-
The stock market was subject to further
severe liquidation today. More than thirty
issues of diverse character made new low
records at declines of to points.
Mexican Petroleum recovered all but 4
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Topeka, Kan, Aug. %
City,
WHEAT-No / hard. s112@122; No. .
hard, $112@1.24; No: hard, S1.12@120;
No. hard, $112@1.14.
CORN--No. . white, 45c; No. yellow,
4Sc; 90, . mixed, 44c.
/ OATS-No. white. SAC.
$1.O7.
BARLEY-No 3, 4sc.
MILO-No. 2, 1925 s-
RYE-No 2, 93e; No. 5, Gle.
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KANSAS CITY PRODUCE MARKET.
Kansas City, Aug. 25.-BUTTER-Market
unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Hens, unchanged; broilers,
lie higher, 23c; springs, lie higher, PIC.
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Horaford's Acid Phosphate
makes fruit Juices tart, delicious. Fine in
plain or charged water. Quenches thirst.
ADV.
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Co,
corner Laurent and Madison sts-, Topeka,
Kansae.)
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chicago, Aug. 25-WHEAT-Wheat start-
ed unchanged to &c higher on the Chicago
board of trade today, first figures oe1ng
81 Is to S11SH for September, $119A to
81 20 for December and $1.2212 to 81 % for
May Enactment of the farm credits bill
by congress and explanations that the new
Capper- Tincher law will not tax dealings IN
futures caused some early buying. This
was helped by announcement that yeSter-
bushels. Offerings increased on the al
vance and northwest interests were credited
with some selling. September turned heaVy
and sagged ia $1.17A. Trade was light
The market developed firm undertone
and steady buying of small lots took OH
the surplus. The close was strong. Septem-
Der S1.20 to $L20A and December $1.2l4a
to $1.21%.
CORNECorn was dull and moved within
narrow limits in the early trading in sym
pathy with wheat September started viz
tually unchanged at 541sc to SAC, Decem-
Der opened 1se higher at 54c to 54Ac ana
May was &c up at 5Sc.
Improved cash conditions turned the corn
market upward and the close was near the
top with September 543sc to SANG and De
cember 5436541bc The close was firm
with September 3415c to 349sc and Deem
her 37%c to 37Ac.
OATS-Oats also were dull despite ex-
ceptionally small country offerings. The
opening was sc lower to Ac higher with
September 344c and December 1850 to
3TAc. ANY started at 41%c.
PROVISIONS-Provisio with the In
itiaI trading confined to lard, were around
ten points higher at the start but lost
part of that gain when word came from
the stock yards that the live hog market
was weakening after a higher opening.
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Orange OF prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade, as reported
by The Empire Commission Co., 20t New
EEnglaDd Bldg.)
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FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co, 20l
New England Building. Topeka. Kan.l
10 a. m, Aug. %, 1921.
English sterling. 1904; German marks
1191l.
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TOPEKA POULTRY AND EGGS
market quotations by Premium Poultry
Products Co., 80 North Kansas avenue
Topeka, Kan.)
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So. goE LIVEsTocK MARKEr.

st. Joe, Aug. 25.-HOGS-Reeeipts o.
500. Market 10G25c higher; top, $915; bulk
OF sales, S7.45691o.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 Market steady
to strong. Steers. $5.00@10O0: cows and
heifers. $4,000 1000; calves, S5.O0d $50.
SHEEP-Retceipts 5000. Market steady
to 25c lower. Lambs, $S.OOG925; ewes,
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ruling rate, 51k; closing bid g.; offered at
555 last loan, 5. Call loan -acceptances, 8
per cent.
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kXIz51''kgETI:s!:'!

additional late markets will be
found on another page of this paperJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-25

The cooks at Vassar college are men
the professors are women.
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Detailed report of cash sales at Kansas
City, No, August %, 1921. Furnished by
Empire Commission Co., POI New Eng
land Bldg) -.ss
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Hens. lbs. and over, zoe: under 4 lbs
20c; broilers, 2 lbs. and under, DE; old
ROSTERS, Zoe: springs, over lbs, Pie.
Eggs-$S.1o case. including new cases.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK SALES.

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK SALES. =
(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, ana
reported ever long distance telephone
Ward.l
Kansas City, Aug. 25.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 2,T00 head. Market extremely slow,
steady to weak.
HOGS~Receipts $500 head. Market 15c
to Csc higher. Bulk of sales, $S-50@9.15
sHEEP-Receipts $4,000 Market steady.
Tomhs so OK
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LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co., POI
New England Building, Topeka, kan.l
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN MARKET.
tRange of prices on grain futures on
by B. c. Christopher & Co.. 226 New Eng.
land Bldg.)
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ToPEkA CASH GRAIN MARKET.

FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co., $50 New
England Building, Topeka, Kan.l
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NEW YoRK LIBERTY BoNp MARKET

New York. Aug. 25.-Liberty bonds close
SIS, $3.50; first As, $3.50; second As, $3.50 /;
AIS, 91.S0; fourth AIS, $3.50; Victory
3A's, OSLO; Victory Az s, 9s,7S.
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Kansas city, Aug, q.
GRAIN KECEIPTe
Aug. 25, 1921.

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co., POI
New England Building. Topeka. Kan.y
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TOPEKA POULTRY MARIE

Cannot Use rough or UNFINISHED hogs.
Will have 70 buy at stock prices.
Killing 10 cattle, Is calves.
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TOPEKA HOG MARKET.

FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co., foot
of Quincy street, Topeka. Kansas.)
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KATsAs cIrY livestock MARKEr.

Total IL markets Al 600 19,1ee 600
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Topeka. Kan, Aug %
XED AND BUTCHERS..S IS. COOS. 80
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YOUR GUARANTEE.
Every article we sell Is guar
antced to give you complete
and thorough satisfaction in
every way or the purchase
price will be gladly refunded.
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Blue Flower Sifted
Sweet Peas, can
zoe, doZ. 1925
KiSco Sifted Sweet
Peas, can. 20c
doz. .. SASS
KiscO Fancy Sugar
corn, can. nc
dOZ. .......$2.50
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sweet Potatoes, peck. soc
NabDaSe, H. &c
Small SunIxist Oranges, doz 4Oc
Blue PIunls, box. .sf-39
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Holsum Sugar
Corn, can. :. .12c
doz. .$1.S5
Snow White HON.
my, No. "a cans,
~ nc, doz. $f.4S
Jayhawk Baked
Beans, No 3
cans. zoe
doZ. .....$2.S5
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PROSPECT NAN EXHIBITS
EMOTION ON The STAND
He Vehemently Denies Rumor That
His Child Died From the
Effects OF Whipping.
UNIQUE SCENE IN FLOWS SQUIRT

Tears trick.ed down the cheeks OF
Mr.. W. p. Plyler. 6i-yearold Pros
pect merchant. and his body shook
with emotion In Esq. Flows court
Wednesday when he denied the re-
port that his daughter I'd died from
the effects of a whippils hat he had
given her, a report that he claimed
TO have been circulated by Rev. Mr..
Brady, pastor OF the Prospect charge.
Rev. Mr.. Brady was one OF the pros
ecuting witnesses against him on the
charge of letting his stock run at
large and OF using profane language
in a public place.
Its not So" he shouted vehe-
mently. 1.-The last whipping | gave
my daughter" he continued, was
about two weeks before she became
fatally i'll. I'm a poor man but love
my children, and when my daughter
became i'll | had two local doctors
and a specialist from Rock Hill with
her. There wasn't mark on her
body" The child died several years
ago.
Rev. Mr.. Brady had also circulat-
ed the report. said MI. Plyier, that
he had been making and selling liq-
uor. IN give a months labor he
shouted from his seat on the witness
stand, ITO any man in Union county
or in South Carolina who will stand
up and say that have ever sold him
a drop of liquor
The Prospect minister. however.
had denied on cross-examination by
Mr.. Plyler, who conducted his own
defense, that he had circulated eth
or report. but he did admit being a
member of the party that searched
the well-known merchants premises
for liquor.
Il hate liquor" said Mr.. Plyler,
"and will do anything to drive out
the trafc. No man can say | have
sold any"
Answering the charge that he Kept
his store open on Sunday, Mr.. Plyler
said that he was unaware OF II being
a violation of the law. He had seen
stores open in Monroe. Charlotte and
other places for the sale of cold
drinks and cigars, the chief commod-
tiles that he said he sold on Sunday.
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DIR. HOWARD SMITH.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that under
and by virtue of the powers contain
ed in q certain deed of trust eNecu-
ted by John Chambers on the 9th day
of September, 1918, which deed OF
trust was executed to secure certain
notes mentioned therein, and default
having been made in the payment oil
said notes and demand having been
made on me by the holder OF said
deed OF trust, will on
saturday, the 10th day of Sept, 1921,
at IL O'Clock NJ, at the court house
door in Monroe, " c., offer for sale
the following described tracts OF
land adjoining the lands of Tom Will
liams, Frank Chambers and others,
and bounded and described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at P. 0. with two
pointers, Tom Williams and Frank
Chambers corner. and running thence
s. 52A Z. $500 chs. TO pine stump,
on or near the north bank of Half
way Branch, three ash pointers,
thence S. 36h w. 32.20 chs. TO
lareg pine knot stake bearing an \
mark, and standing rs links west OF
a drain with one p. o. and one pine
pointers, said Mills and Chambers
corner, also a corner OF the Redfern
land; then n. 54ls w. $3.50 chs
with said Mills line. passing his cor
ner to a new public road; thence with
Moore's line to a large w. o., Moore's
line or corner: thence N. s W. 8 chs.
to an iron stalks. new corner; thence
with a new division line y. SO E. 49,
Sc chs. TO the beginning, containing
1877 acres. more or less, and being
the same tract OF land conveyed to
John Chambers by NJ. X. Lee and
wife by deed dated Sept. 9. 1919.
Reference TO said deed OF trust
Book AK, page ASP. Registry OF Tn
ion county.
Bidding to begin at $1,000.
This 18th day Of Aug. 1921.
w. B. LOVE, Trustee.
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charged me with selling liquor.
Mr.. J. s. Broom, one OF the trus-
tees, said that Mr.. Plyler had the
reputation OF annoying the preach
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WAR PRICES PREDICTED
Cotton Buyer Declares No
Telling Where Price May Go.
(From the Charlotte News.

N
Cotton will soon be selling higher
than during war times" declared a
well known Charlotte buyer this
morning as he came out OF an Office
where the tiekers We're telling those
interested in the sensational upturn
in the cotton market that the ad-
vance Tuesday morning was nearly
81 the bale.
The opinion of this gentleman was
not generally shared by other buy
ers, but the general sentiment was
to the effect that 20-cent cotton
would be reality before Saturday
night and that, unless some unlock
ed for development turned up, 20
cent cotton would rule within the
next two weeks. In fact. many buy
ers expressed some doubt as 10
where the price OF cotton might go
unless more favorable developments
are speedily recorded.
The situation over the belt Is re-
ported over the wires and by local
cotton factors as affording a posi-
biity for Accent or 50-cent cotton.
provided business shows any dispo-
sition to get normal at an early date,
these men say.
The severe weather OF the past
week has had a marked effect OF de-
terioration on the crop, buyers de-
clare. The weather in this section
where farmers are beginning to re-
port the premature bursting open OF
cotton bolls, as well as shedding to a
severe degree. is for the most part
duplicated throughout the south,
Mecklenburg farmers say that cotton
Is losing every day and that unless
the blstering sunshine is mingled
with showers. what ten days ago APP
peared to be prospects for dull crop
In this county will turn out to be less
than half of a normal production.
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ers. He also testified as 10 the dam
ags done by the defendants stock
10 crops on the farms OF neighbors.
but admitted that repaTation had
been made. The community. he said.
had made up its mind 10 stop such
conduct that worried fhe PREACHERS.
On cT0ss-eXaminatiOn he aeknowi-
edged having heard Mr.. Piyler say
that Rev. Mr.. johnson was a nne
man but that his wife was devil
ish woman"
Rev. NJ. A. Osborne. former pastor
Of the Prospect charge. came all the
way from Alexander county 10 testl-
fy In the case. He declared that he
had been troubled with Mr.. plyler's
stock when he lived In the communi-
~ and that his store was kept open
on Sundays.
Mr.. Commodore Hinson told OF
damage done to crops by the de-
PENDANTS stock and said that his rep
utation as TO this falling was bad.
He too admitted that Mr.. Plyler usu-
ally settled for damage done by his
stock.
After testifying In his own behalf.
Mr.. Plyler said that he had no NAL
ice In his heart. that he was hard
working man. and that he was viii
ling TO try to keep his stock penned
up. This brought Messrs. Stack 4
Parker. who represented the prosecu-
ton 10 their feet. They announced
the willingness of their clients TO adj
Just the matter. but warned Mr.. Ply
Ter that unless he lived up to his
promises that further action would
be taken. The court then continued
prayer for judgment for IL months
and Mr.. Plyler was required to give
5000 bond as evidence of good
faith In carrying out his agreement
10 keep his stock shut up.
Following Esq. Flows decision.
Mr.. s. A. Latham jumped TO his feet
and asked all witnesses not to prove
their attendance. They agreed not
to do so. and the case had a happy
ending.
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w. Pad Plyler Charges Minister
With Circulating False Reports

why" he remarked. pointing TO the
jury box where several OF the state
witnesses sat. those gentlemen have
bought drinks. cigars and Ice from
me on sundays"
His stock. he admitted. had run at
large on several occasions. I'm
away from home a good deal al the
time" he declared. "and IL Is hard
for me to keep my cows and horses
shut up. When they do damage the
crops of my neighbors | have always
made a settlement"
The first witness In the case was
Rev. Mr.. Brady. He told OF his corn
and potato patches being invaded by
Mr.. Plyler's stock: Of his efforts to
induce the defendant TO take meas
ures to prevent further depredations.
and OF four of his hogs eating up his
roastin' ear patch on Sunday. Il
went TO Mr.. Plyler's that time" he
said. Ito get him to shut up his pigs
but he said he couldn't do II because
IL was Sunday" The Prospect min
Is ter sought TO show that Mr.. Plyler
had made life unbearable for the
Methodist preachers OF that commu-
nifty. "Rev. Mr.. Johnson" he said.
who was my predecessor. was fore
ed TO leave on account OF Mr.. Ply
ler's letting his stock run at large.
HE keeps his store open on Sun
days and several members OF my
congregation have asked me IL l
couldn't do something TO keep their
boys away from his place during
Sunday school and church hours"
Mr.. s. A. Latham. lay leader for
the charge. declared that he was act
ing in an official position. He told OF
raids made on the parsonage grounds
BY Mr.. Plyler's stock. His hogs
he said, rooted up all of the pota-
toes in the preachers patch except
one and II was under stump" He
had made several protests to Mr.. Ply
Ter. He always said he would keep
his stock shut up but he apparently
never did anything" Mr.. Johnson,
Mr.. Latham stated. liked the Pros
pect people but said that he wouldn't
stay near Mr.. Plyler. He had also
given one of the sehoolteachers some
trouble, according to Mr.. Latham.
Carl Belk. Clyde Belk and Harris
Latham testified as to hearing Mt.
Plyler use strong language in refer
ing to Mr.. Brady. II was while a big
meeting was going on in August that
CLYDE Belk said ne heard Mr.. Plyler
make the following remark: Il
guess | ought TO go hear the d.
scoundrel. but the - - has
charged me with selling liquor"
Mr.. ]. s. Broom, one of the trus-
tees. said that Mr.. Plyler had the
reputation OF annoying the preach