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FORT MOVEMENT


 New Orleans: Middling, lie; re- ceipts, 1882; exports, 1S,SS9; sales, 391; stock. 1929
 Galveston: Middling, II soc; re- ceipts, 4,944; exports, 1886; sales, 14S; stock, 242,792.
 Mobile: Middling, 10. .25c; receipts $50; stock, 12,417.
 Savannah: Middling, 10. .75c; re- ceipts, 1,619; sales, 45 stock, 146.90l. Charleston: Receipts, 30; stock, .199,662
 Wilmington: Mddling, 10 soc; re- ceipts, 591; stock, 3o,763. Texas City: Receipts, 1.694; stock, 16,194.
 Norfolk: Mddling, lie; receipts, 75S; sales, 614; stock, 9S,952. Baltimore; Receipts, 260; stock, 50o
 Boston Middling, II s5c; receipts, 75; stock. 1o,303
 Philadelphia: Receipts, 1So: stock, s,5es
 New York: Middling, 12c; stock, 156,141,
 Minor ports: Receipts, 50; stock, 2.109
 Total today: Receipts. 12,41S; ex- ports, S0.675; stock, 1,347,653. Total for week: Receipts, 105,916; exports, 157,465.
 Total for season: Receipts, 6.s43.- 9S0; exports. 5,529,494.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

Liverpool, July 29.-Cotton. spot. dull: prices easier. Good middling, S.7sd; fully middling, S.3Sd; low mid ding. 6.9Sd; middling, 7.SSd: good ordinary. 5.S3d; ordinary. 5.0Sd. Sales. 5000 bales. including 2.900 American. Receipts. 200 bales, all American. Futures closed steady. August. S.l6d; October. S.39d: December, S.4Sd; Jan uary, S52d. March, S.63d: May, S.69d; July 1s22) SIS. Official noon clos ing: July, I921) S.0sd; value,
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE
 n- Aaenrtated Press

New York. July 29.-Prime ner cantile paper, 6@6h per cent Ex- change weak Sterling 60-day bills and commercial 60-day bills on banks. 3.515s; commercial 6o-day bills on banks, 3.51M; demand, 3.55s; cables. a.5sS.. Francs de- mand, 75s; cables, 759 beiglah francs demand, 7,32; cables 7.Sl. f;uilders demand, 3o.75; cables, 3o.Sl. Lire demand, Ar; cables, AIS. Marks demand, 1.23; cables, 1.24. Greece de- mand, 5.45; Sweden demand, 2o.Se' Norway demand, 12,7o; Argentine de- mand 2s75; Brazilian demand, ll'2o' Montreal 1o15-16 per cent discount
 Government and railroad bonds firm.
 Time loans easy; so days, 90 days 5ia@6 per cent; six months, per cent. ,,,
 Call money easy; ruling rate, h per cent; bank acceptances, 5fs per cent.
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SHOWERS HELPING CROPS

Roanoke. July 2s.-(Special.) )- There have been abundant showers throughout this section, followed by several days of warm sunshine, and all crops have been wonderfully re- vived. The people are more hopeful with the prospects of a good harvest this fall. Meanwhile the farmers are bringing more fruits and other proa duce to market than ever before, and the cash that changes hands every week in this way is considerable item.
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METAL MARKET
 nrAaS

New York, July 29.-Copper unset tied; electrolytic, spot and nearby 12@12Ac; later. 12A @12ise, Tin steady. Spot and nearby, s26.75; fu- lures. s2e.50@27.62. Iron nominally unchanged. Lead steady; spot s4.4o. Zinc quiet; East St. Louis spot s4.2o@4.25. Anthony spot, $4,6o.
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SING NEXT SUNDAY

Gadsden, July 23.-l Special The regular Fifth Sunday Sacred Harp singing will be held at the court some noted singers are expected from adjacett cities. And large crowd Is expected.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Membsrs New York Cotton Exchange. New Oyleans Cotton Exchange. New York Pro- luce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders so- iicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Spec.al attention and liberal terms given fer consignment of spot cotton for delivery.
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Hides
By Assoclated Press
DRY GOODS MARKET

T! iAbSOCIHItU P1cSS
 New York, July 2s.-Cotton goods were steady with fair volume Of trading in gray goods. Sheetings were firm. Larger sales of knitting yarns were reported. Manufacturers displayed more interest in wool. Silks were quiet.
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Oy ABBUCIUt0u TreBS Liverpool, July 29.--Weekly cotton statistics: Total forwarded to mills, 44.0o0 bales, of which 35.000 were American; stock. ,0s5, ,000, of which 6s5.000 was American. Imports, 43.- 900; American, 2S,oOo. Exports, 1000; American, 5000.
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NEW YORK BONDS

Dy ASsOclatod fress
 U. s. 2s, registered .,........,.... 100 U. s. 2s, coupon ................... 101h U. $. 4s, registered ............... l04A U. S. As, coupon ................... 104A Panama 3s, registered .........t. "A Panama 3s. coupon .....,.......... 74 American Smelling & Refining 5s . so American Tel & Tel. cv. 6s .......e10o Atchison gen. 4s .................. 7s% Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s, bid ... 1874 Baltimore X Ohio cv. 4ks ....... 70 Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s ...... S3ss Central of Georgia Consol. 5s ..... s3l1 Central Leather bs ................ S9 Chesapeake Ohio cv. 5s ... S3ss Chicago, Mil. & St. F. cv. 4As .... 661a Chicago. R. l. & Pac By ref. Is .. sSss City of Paris 6s ............... s91, Colorado Southern ref. 4hs. ... 76 Denver & Rio Grande consol. Is ... TIA Dominion of Canada ss ussD .... sss4 Erie gen. As ..................... 441s Illinois Central ref. 4s .......... 76 Int. Mer. Marine 6s ....,.......... 1874 Kansas City Southern ref. 6s ...... 761a Liggett 6 Myers 5s bid ... 86T Louisville & Nashville un. Is, bid . sis. Missouri Kan. x Texas 1st 4s ..... 6lA Missouri Pac. gen Is ............ 5S7, New York Central deb 6s .... 92ja Norteik Western cv' Ss '.......,, 103 Northern Pacific 4s ............. 7s Pennsylvania gen. 5s, bid ...... ss Reading gen. As ............. 76h Republican Iron X Steel 5s us4O s2 St. Louis & San Fran, adj. 6s .... STA Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ,..,. 265s Southern Bell Tel. 5s bid ...... S2 Southern Pacific cv. 5s ........ soL Southern Railway 6s .......,. s5 Southern Railway gen. As ....... 75N Texas & Pacific 1st 5s .......... 7Si5 Union Pacific As ................ s3 United Kingdom of c. B. & I. 5hs
 IT rJssS's,e.i5.,',''''''''''.'''''''''' s,e.i 5., SsA ssA V-S. ch.micst 6s hid ''''''''''''t' s4" Wabash lst 6s .................... ssN Wilson & Co. cv. 6s, bid .... 79
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RICE MARKET By AeaOciated Press

New Orleans, July 2s.-Rough rice: Millers' receipts, 1895 sacks Clean rice sales, IFS pockets Honduras at 4bc; 1850 pockets Japan at 215-160 sac; 3,292 pockets Blue Rose at 20 41sc. Receipts, 1,9SS pockets Bran and polish unchanged.
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s.v.rnah' July 2s.-Turpentine firm at 52c; sales. 50; receipts, 26l; shinments, 24s stock, 12,S5s. Rosin firm. sales, s1o; receipts, SS6; ship ments. POT; stock. 92,sso Quote: E to F ss5o: G, s3.so; H. s3.65; I, s3.7o; K ss.so; M. $40; N, s4.so; wg' sS.2s' wv, $5.90.
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Chicago. July 2s-Wheat N

NHICdso. JuIy l5.--W neat, NO. 2 red. $l.22R @1.24h; No. hard, $l a3 is @1.25. Corn, No 9 mixed, SS%c; No. yellow. 64Ac. Oats. No. 2 white. S6@S7hc; No. white, SSs @S4hc. Rye, No. 2, s1.1611.2s. Barley, 57@66c. Timothy. s4.oO@ 500. Glover, $11.00@1s.00. Pork nominal; lard, s12.o5@1210; ribs.
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BAR SILVER

By AsSocIateH Fretb New York, July 29.-Bar siiVer' domestic, 99Ac; foreign exchange 6lAc; Mexican dollars, 47c.
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LOCAL MARKETS

Business was said to be very quiet yesterday on Morris avenue. There were no price changes in either the meat. fish or produce.
 Shipments. of mullett and red snap per are expected today by fish dealers.
 (Bell-Rodgers Produce co.) Eggs--Fresh candled, 33Q 35c
 Hens-20GD22c.
 Friers-30@ 35c.
 Country Buiter-2oc.
 Fruits
 Apples-FaDcy Ben Davis, 15o, 1e5, ;s.75 box; Wlnessps 216, 2S4, $3 box. BananasEEight-ha hand punches. 50 to SO pounds. sc lb.
 Cantaioupes--Georgia, SS, 45, .s2.75 crt. Lemons-Callfornia, SSo; 439, @l2;so box S Oranges--Californis Valencia. l76' 300 126 S6.oo box; Sz4, ;6 box.
 Pears-Ssnd. preserving stock, s2 ham 7 Peaches-Georgia, ,4
 Vegetables
 Cabbage-Sacks (due Tuesday,, 5c h. Potstoes-No. Irish cobblers, North Carolina stock, Il pecks to barrel. ;5.75 onions-Iowa red and yellow. ss.75. . BeAns-Mchigan navy. 1oo-lb. sack, Sc lb. California lima, large. 5c lb.; Cali 
 Peanuts-No. i Virginia stock. lac lb. roasted, sack lots lOc b.. 5o-pound lots. 1Sc b.; Alabama stock, 6c ID.
 Cheese-Full cream daisies 23c ID. Prunes-4o to 50, isc lb.; 5o to 50. l6c lb.; so to 70, l4c b,; 70 to 80, 12c lb. 50 to 90. lie ib.; 90 to 100, sc lb. Honey-rwenty- four section cases, ss.6o Eva porated Peaches-Fancy 5o-ib. boxes 17c b.; standard 50-lb. boxes, 16c t- Dixie Cake-Five pound, 26c h. Angelus Marshmalows-Fifty 15c pkgG Watermelons-rwenty five pound aver age, packed to 10 to barrel. 40c each.
 Live Stock
 Fed steers: Good to choice, 6 h 0lhc, medium to good, oY6c: common to me Grass, cattle (acceerdins to weight. qusl cows, 1 e 5c; medium cows. 3 3Qp4 4c. cutters, @5c csnners. 19lhc; heavy bulls. 20 lsc; light bulls, z@2hc; oxen. 70 4c; fat yeArlings, S@ 5c; medium yearlngs 70 Sc: Hogs. Choice corn fed hogs, 165 and 165 aQs1c; choice corn fed hogs, 70 to 1S5 7gsc; light pigs. 90 pounds and half fat rough hogs, o6ec; soft and oily hogs from lc to 2c per pound less than the apove prices
 (StaDdard Fish Co) Gray Snapper-12hc.
 Red Snapper-19c. Spanish Mackerel-22c. Pompano-36c Salt Water Trout--2o@22c. Mixed Fsh-12c. Mullet-16c.
 Meats
 (Swft & Co.,, Packers) D. c. Clear Bellies--14Q DISC. Pure Lard-Silverleaf, 15 lac. Jewel Shortening-12hc. Hams-Regular-30 q 36c. Hams-Skinned, 32&38c. Pork Loins-23 3Q28c. Bacon-2+G 49c. Butter-44c. Eggs-S3QS7c.
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POTATOES By Associated Press

Chicago. July 29.-Potatoes strong CT; Jersey cobblers. $3.00@3.25 per 100 pounds; California White Rose, $2.25 @2.50 per 100 pounds; Nebraska and early Ohios, s2.25@2.5o per 100 rounds
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
 By Associated Press
CASH GRAIN By Associated prasa

St. Louis, July 29-Wheat No. 2 red, $1.21 @ LEA; No. 8, s1.15@1.21; July, s1.201a; September, $1.21. Corn No. 1, 6o@Sohc; No. ?. soc; July. 5Skc; September. 57h @5Sc Oats, No. white. S4@ S5c: No. 3, ss@s5c; July. S4c; September, 37c.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans. July 2s.--The cotton mar
 ket closed steady at net advance of II to | 13 points
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Mirnd hnnea faa anu Teeusl91i ..u. $17; No. corn, s1.03; corn chops, s2.10: No. white oats. SEC; shorts, s3s; Bran, $32; C. S. meal, : pct, $40; hen feed 100 lbs, *2.25; timothy, s44; choice pea green alfalfa, $36 Johnson hay. s20; wheas straw, $25 ton.
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INTERIOR MovI aNT

by AbSOctAtcO ITesS
 Houston: Middling, 11.20c; receipts, All; shipments, 5,SS6; sales, 1,744; stock, 210,369.
 Memphis; Middling, 1o.75c; re- ceipts. SIS; shipments, 1,15o; sales $50; stock, 251,614.
 Augusta: Middling. 10.75c; re- ceipts, sSS: shipments, 902; sales, 13s; stock, 97.767.
 St. Louis Middling, 10.75c; re- ceipts. 3,7o7; shipments. 2,S51; stock, 33,70S.
 Atlanta: Middling, II .10c.
 Little Rock: Middling. 10. soc; re- ceipts, 599; shipments, 713; sales, T5; stock, 54,526.
 Dallas: Middiing, 10 O5c; sales, 1878.
 Montgomery. Middling, 10 25c; sales, 156.
 Total today: Receipts. lo,223; ship ments, 1O.952; stock, 654,9S4.
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COTTON SEED OIL. Bx Associated Press

New York, July 29.--Cotton seed oil was lower under scattered liquidation induced by the easier showing in lard and grain and slow trade demand. Closing bids showed net losses of .l to Is points. Sales 10.400 barrels. Prime crude 725 sales. Prime sum mer yellow spot S.75c; September S,S4c: December SAC; March S.61c.
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SPOT COTTON

New Orleans, July 29.-Spot cotton quiet and unchanged.- Sales on the spot. 396 bales; to arrive. 65. Low middlng, 9.25c: middling, He: good middling, 12c; receipts, 1862; stock, ,349
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LIBERTY BONDS Ry Assocfafadp pr.s.
Dy AssOclhtcu frcSs W York, July 29,-I,iberty
EAST ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK
 Rx Assaciafad Prass

East St. Louis, July 29.-Cattle: Re- cepts, l.2oo; native grass steers weak; only four or five carloads here; s7.75 paid. Texas steers strong at .....$ 7.25 cows .'...... ....'..' ',-...-. t2oQ b.00 Bulls ....,... ....,..sa......... 1000 4.50 stockers ,.,...-.........,.. 1000 500 Veal calves, including top 800
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; closing 10@15c lower.
 TOP ..,..... ,...,..... .*1l.So Bulk light weights .......... 11.5o@11.70 Medium and heavies ......., l1.00911.50
 Sheep; Receipts. 500; closing slow, about steady, with fairly good clearance. Top lambs ...........,.....s $50 Bulk ......,............ 5000 $50 Medium ......,............ 1900 500 Culls .............,... 400 EWes, top ...,.......,...... 400 eSdSn.r. splb na .,;,,. n,o.;;, $$.SSss@ 400 Gamers ................,. .5o@ 100
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HUBDARD,s LETTER..

New York, July 9.-tSpecial.)- Our market opened around the clos ing prices of last night with very littae change. Soon after the open Ing the market sold off trifle on the theory that better weather would bring selling orders from the south. Mild local covering however kept the market steady, and aided by re- ports from Texas that crop condi- tions there were not as favorable as thought, cauSed prices to advance and remain at above last nights close. The market is awaiting the bureau and the belief Is that the report will show an estimate of around 9,000. .000 bales. We expect little change be- fore the bureau unless light furry of short covering should come into the market.-Hubbard Bros &Co.
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PRODUCE By Associated Preas

New York. July 2s.-Butter. firm CT; creamery extras. 43G431sc; creamery firsts. 3sia 4S1ac. Eggs, firm; fresh gathered firsts. $40 37c. Cheese. steady; average run. 800 34c. Live poultry, steady: broilers. S2A S4c; fowls. 2Sc; dressed, steady and unchanged.
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sroT COFFEE
NAVAL STORES

By ASsOciatcd Presb New York, July 2s.--Coffee. Rie No. !, 6%c.
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WEEKLY LIVERPOOL

New York, July 2s.-Cotton spot quiet; middling, 12c
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St. Louis. July. 2s.-Poultry. un- changed; eggs, 241ac: butter. 41c.

Chicago, July 2S.-Butter. unset tied; creamery extras. 42c; standards, 40c; firsts. S6ia @41c. Eggs. higher; firsts, 2s@30c. Poultry, alive. high CT; fowls, 26lsc: broilers, 25@32c.
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Tax-Free Investments

 We will gladly furnish upon re- quest copies of table showing difference in net yield between securities subject to income tax and securities exempt from this tax.
 w ard, St erne & C om p an y
 Investment Securities
 3O4-3os Brown-Marx Bldg.
 Main 595439O
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

Hogs: Receipts, 16.ooo; active; better steady to Toe lower; others steady to loc higher than yesterdays average: holdovsr moderate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-10
Senate Passes
Grain Trading
Control Measure

Washington, Aug. 9.-The Capper-
Tinchler grain trading control bill,
passed the Senate in record time to-
day 1t took less than two hours,
most of which was devoted to a
speech by Sen. Capper Rep. Kansas,
and now goes to conference.
AS it passed the House. the bill i'm :
posed a prohibitive tax on puts and
calls and other speculative transac c.
tions and also upon exchanges which
do not become contract markets.
under government supervision. 1t al
so admitted cooperative associations
to membership upon exchanges.
The principal Senate amendments
propose to modify the records which
members and exchanges must make
of all transactions to be available to
the Secretary of Agriculture to sus-
pend members under certain condi-
tons, provide for government pub
licity of Investigations conducted and
business transacted, permit co-opera-
tive associations to rebate commits
sions and release sales of cash grain
for deferred shipment from the oper-
alton of the act
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-10
Food Prices Up
a Bit in II Cities
5 Per Cent in Portland

Washington, Aug. 0-Increases
in the retail cost of food are shown
in eleven out of fourteen cities in
Guided in the official fluctuations
made public today by the depart
ment of labor. Norfolk. Va, with a
decrease of one per cent. and Dali
las. Texas. with a decline of one
tenth of one per cent. and ST. Louis
Mo, where prices remained I'M
changed, were the exceptions.
The figures were made for the
period of June - to July IS. and
show increases of six per cent in
Butte. Montana: five per cent in
Cleveland. Ohio and Portland, Maine
three per cent in Bridgeport. Conn;
two per cent in Houston, Texas.
Newark. n. j., and Washington. ID.
c.. and New York; one per cent III
Birmingham, Ala. and Charleston.
S. c. and two tenths of one per cent
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-10
Protests Arrest

The governor protested his arrest
until the last, charging persecution
and asserting his innocence, but the
sheriff of Sancamon county insisted
on taking the governor to the court
house, where Abraham Lincoln used
to practice law, before accepting the
bonds. There the governor gave sure
ty for $4,000 and went his way to
await trial on the charge of defraud-
ing the people of the state of some
100000 while state treasurer
through alleged failure to turn over to
the state the proper interest on state
funds.
1t was a dramatic day in the capital
white heat for hours as the climax
of the long contest between governor
and county officers drew near.
The arrest was made at the eXecu-
tive mansion.
The governor was placed in the
sheriffs automobile and rushed to the
court house, where bonds of $4,000
were arranged.
Bondsmen for the governor are Roy
and Harry Ide, and c. H. Jenkins. di-
rector of the state department of pub
lie welfare.
Governor Small protested against
his arrest. When his bond was given,
a paragraph was added by the COVER
nor's attorneys:
1t read:
Small, governor of the state of IL
linois under protest that he is not
subject to arrest during his contin-
uance as governor of said state"
Sheriff Mester went to the execu-
tive mansion shortly after five O'Clock
in accordance with a "gentlemen's
agreement" made this afternoon. The
sheriff was accompanied by one dep
utH.
In few minutes the sheriff and his
deputy emerged from the mansion
and descended the steps. The COVER
nor was behindt hem. Several friends
of the executive followed. A great
crowd had gathered at the court
house where the governor was i'm
mediately escorted into the sheriff
private Office Here the protest
against arrest was made.
After the governors bond was ar
ranged. the crowd followed him out
side the court house and watched
him return to the mansion in an auto
mobile driven by Judge c. II. Jenkins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-10
GOVERNOR SMALL IN
CLUTCHES OF THE Law
new YORK MAYOR
D0DCES BLAME FOR
C|TY'S BIG DEBT

New York Aug. 9-Mayor Hylan
was Intercepted for nearly five
hours today by the legislative COM
mittee investigating his administra-
ton. but he disclaimed responsible
ity for the enormous increases in the
citys debt since he assumed office.
He continually reminded the COM
mittee that he was not the financial
officer of the city, and took the po-
sition that he could not be expected
to be conversant with details Of its
financial problems.
The mayor read a lengthy state
ment in which he attacked the
methods of tho committee. the leg
islation which made it possible, and
declared that department for de-
partment, New York would compare
favorably with the corresponding
departments in any city of the coun-
try"
He said post war conditions were
responsible for the large eXpendi-
lures of his administration and de-
MED the charges of ''inefficiency,
waste and corruption"
He declared the legislative reso-
! hutton defining the scope of the com
mittee's work contained RECKLESS
assertions
!. Il say reckless" he continued, he
cause by the very recitas of the
resolutions. the legislature admits
&c
butupon irresponsible, unfounded,
and to use its own words, common
report
Mr.. Hylan was told by former
State Senator Elon Brown, commit
tee counsel, that the city's debt ex-
ceeded the constitutional limit by
S1O3,OOOON for all purposes other
than docks and rapid transit CON
struction when he took office on
eNw Years Day, 1913, ard that this
excess had swollen to $4,000, 900 on
January l of this year. Over the
same period, Mayor Hylan admitted
in a general way. the temporary or
ropolis grew from s73,00O00O to
$19J 22300O.
Mr.. Brown wanted to know if the
mayor remembered the crisis in the
city's financial affairs in 1914 which
, grew out of its outstanding short
term paper. but Mr. Hylan said he
could not recall much about it.
After he recalled that the city
paid $4,000 900 blood money" to
get $1OO,OOOOOO from abroad to meet
its pressing obligations. the mayor
| was asked what he thought would
! happen if a financial crisis came
now He replied he thought there
was no danger of one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-10
JULY DROUTH CUT
into CROPS OVER
QUARTER BILLION

Washington, Aug. 9--July's con-
slant hot weather and lack of rain
fall reduced prospective production
OF crops more than a quarter of a
billion dollars. Today's crop report
of the Department of Agriculture
showed forecasts reduced by millions
of bushels compared with a month
ago. The reduced estimates of corn,
wheat, oats and white potatoes
alone aggregated 396,000,O0O bushels
and the prospective loss of produc-
ton, calculated on August /, farm
prices, amounts to SS3,500,000 for
white potatoes, $64S00,O00 for oats,
s56,l00,000 for corn and s54,4OO 900
for wheat
Almost every crop was adversely
affected by the almost constant high
temperatures and shortage of rain.
Over practically the entire west and
northern central states there was lit
tie rain while in Montana and parts
of North Dakota, Illinois, Missouri
and other states almost drought
prevailed. The damage to white
potatoes was extreme.
The preliminary estimate of pro-
duction of winter wheat by princi-
pal producing states follows: