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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1921

Page

2

New Low Stock Records Mark Light Market Day

New York June 24 The heat and Wall Street strain push the bailin committee to retreat as heavy selling yields new year low marks for United States Rubber Beth Jechem B and Mercantile Marine preferred while volume stays light. Dividend plans appear for several firms with a 1 percent regular on Corn Products and a 60 percent stock dividend at United States Mortgage Trust. rail subsidies and government guarantees discussed. Average iron and steel product prices drop to 55.74 from 356.91, with prewar comparisons noted. Republic Motor Truck passes its dividend as receivers take control of Republic Rubber Youngstown.

New York Wall Street United States Beth Jechem B Mercantile Marine United States Mortgage Trust Company Wall’ Street Harding Washington Dallas Minneapolis Chicago Republic Motor Truck Corporation Republic Rubber Corporation Youngstown. c

July Contracts Evened For Monday's Notices

New York June 24 The chief trading feature was the evening up of July contracts in preparation for notices due Monday. July opened near steady then sold from 11.00 to 10.37 as weather and export data shaped sentiment. October eased to 11.85, December around 12.18, with private crop reports showing mixed conditions and little active support. Spot cotton in New York and New Orleans remained mostly steady, with minor gains on favorable English settlement and export movement.

American Exchange New York American Cotton and Gram Exchange, Inc Liverpool Manchester Far East New Orleans Lancashire Caribbean Sea Yucatan Channel Gulf of Mexico Frnnesa Tiecember Jnmary Horch ‘Wao Santonia American Credita Rio Victoria Ao Exchange London Inter India Washington Carbbean Sea Tomnrrow H. & B. Beer

Cotton Market Review and Prices Across Cities

Cotton market notes prices and stocks from New Orleans to Baltimore including middling values from Houston Memphis and Savannah. It lists receipts stocks and exports for numerous ports, along with Liverpool prices and futures, then shifts to spot cotton and oil news with a Q&A on prohibition mood and a New York Sun quote.

Hubbard Bros and Co Cotton Merchants Ad in New York

Hubbard Bros Co of Hanover Square New York solicit orders for purchase and sale of cotton for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms offered for consignments of spot cotton. Correspondence invited with New York New Orleans Liverpool Cotton Exchange Produce Exchange associates listed.

Hubbard Bros. & Co Hanover Square New York New York Cotton Exchange New Orleans New York Produce Exchange Liverpool Cotton Association

Stock Market Dull and Narrow on New York Exchange

New York June 24 dull and narrow stock exchange dealings lacking recent price depreciation drivers. Oil steel motor and chemical groups held steady with occasional strength. Leaders such as Mexican Petroleum and United States Steel showed gains, while some obscure preferred issues slid. Copper and other metals quoted steady to unchanged as exchange activity remained light.

New York Stock Exchange American Industrial Alcohol Baldwin Locomotive General Leather United Drug Columbia Graphophone Mercantile Marine Mexican Petroleum United States Steel Steel Sears-Roebuck Cola-Cola London Liberty 2 City of Paris 6

Hesters Weekly Cotton Statement Overview

This week Hesters Weekly presents a comparative table of cotton takings and stocks. It lists weekly and year to date figures for Overland and Canada, Southern mill takings, interior stocks, foreign exports, Northern spinners, and overall world totals. Data cover this week, last week, last year, and year before, with visible totals in the U S and other countries.

Aight Canada U. 8

Monroe County to Form Farm Bureau Soon

Juliette Ga June 24 Special. It is now definite Monroe county will have a farm bureau at an early date. After a conference between County Agricultural Agent H L Worsham and H V Cunningham of Athens the plan was set to organize and enroll members. The bureau will act as a board of strike for farmers and aid them in addressing problems from the boll weevil menace.

Juliette Monroe County H. L. Worsham H. V. Cunningham Athens

Wheat Advances on Rust Reports in Midwest Markets

Chicago, June 24. Black rust reports from three South Dakota counties push wheat futures higher at times, with July around 1.30 3-4 and September 1.23-4 to 1.24. Corn falls modestly. hogs lift provisions. Weather, harvest delays, and drought notes weigh on crops in the northwest, while France and Russia yield worries add bullish tone.

Chicago South Dakota Northwest Southwest Kansas State France Russia

Money Market and Liberty Bonds Update

New York stock market notes list currencies and bond prices across markets. Sterling rates, Belgian and Argentine bonds, and Mexican dollars are indicated, with Liberty Bonds quotes in New York on June 24 and London discount rates for June 7.

New York Astie Mercantile Tre Greece Demanil Duranil Hrazil Montreal

Light Seasonal Goods Distribution Showing Increase

Bradstreets notes that rising temperatures and the season are boosting light seasonal goods distribution at retail and fueling a modest re order pace for small mail order items. Weather irregularities and rain in parts of the south contrast with drought and heat along the Atlantic coast, adding modest crop report volatility. Weekly bank clearings reach 6.639 billion dollars.

New York Bradstreets South Atlantic Coast Forthwest

Bill Would Limit Interest Rates Of Reserve Bank

Washington June 24 A bill to amend the federal reserve act to prevent reserve banks charging interest or discount rates in excess of one percent less than the legal rate was introduced in the house by Representative Oldfield Arkansas Democrat member of the ways and means committee. The measure would also allow original liberty bonds purchasers to borrow up to eighty percent of par value through local banks. Oldfield said the aim was to aid agricultural sections discriminated against and cited a cotton state bank forced to pay 45 percent interest on a 112000 loan for crop moving. he argued southern and western banks faced money shortages while New York banks borrowed five to six percent. Senator Heflin Alabama said south fed reserve banks circulated plans to call loans on cotton. he warned such actions would ruin many cotton producers and criticized the reserve act and Wall Street speculation, predicting cotton prices would rise within sixty days if producers were forced to sell.

Washington House Oldfield Arkansas Ways and Means Federal Reserve Bank South West New York Heflin Alabama Senate Federal Reserve Senator Heflin Federal Reserve Act Wall Street

Bill to end Decatur commission form of government

Notice posted in Decatur Friday that a bill will be introduced in the general assembly to abolish the commission form and restore mayor and city council government. The current system has been in place since January, with no clear sponsor yet. The change follows 1920 act and last fall’s referendum approval.

General Assembly Decatur DeKalb

Sinn Fein wrecks train of troops near Abervoyle

Belfast June 24 three soldiers and a train guard died and about thirty horses were killed or destroyed after a Sinn Fein land mine exploded beneath a troop train from Belfast to Dublin. Two unidentified civilians were shot by soldiers as civilians fled the scene. Two mines were used and a rail raised. Captain Lord Montagu Douglas Scott led the bodyguard training party, escaping unhurt. A strong force and medical staff rushed to the wreck as investigators seek those responsible.

Belfast Tam Garda Dublin Sinnein Abervoyle Duntulk Lord Montagu Douglas Scott Duke Bucclough

Murderer of Siegel Given Life Sentence

John Wright was found guilty of murdering Sam Siegel, a Decatur street grocer, on March 6. A jury recommended mercy, and Judge John D. Humphries sentenced Wright to life imprisonment. Siegel’s wife and daughter testified, with an interpreter needed for Mrs. Siegel.

John Wright Sam Siegel Decatur Street Superior Court John D. Humphries Siegel

Thompson Sent to Paulding Gang in Paulding County

Homer Thompson, recently sentenced to life for the murder of Ernest Brown near Wesley Chapel on May 15, has been ordered by the state prison to work on the chain gang in Paulding County. Eula Putnam, indicted with Thompson, remains jailed in Decatur.

Homer Thompson Ernest Brown Wesley Chapel Paulding County Eula Putnam Thompson Brown Iaid Decatur

Professional Views on Cotton Situation

An era of unsettled cotton forecasts from New York and New Orleans with reports of wage settlements in Lancashire. Market mood improves on English labor news, with July notice day ahead in New York and expectations of higher prices as rain delays in the western belt persist. Export demand appears mixed while government estimates and futures show variance across months and regions.

Atlanta Quotations Spot Cotton Market Report

Atlanta market notes spot cotton with middling quality. Tecelptes Dalen reports shipments in bales and stock levels per bale, listing 10 400 f and 4021s. Caution advised as figures show stock and pricing uncertainty and include LBA movements.

Atlanta

Detroit Man Named Ambassador to Tokio

Detroit lawyer Charles B. Warren, of Warren Cady Hill Hamblen, was named by President Harding as ambassador to Japan. Warren, aged 51 and a University of Michigan graduate, succeeds Roland S. Morris of Philadelphia, who left the post on leave. The senate confirmed Cyrus E. Woods for ambassador to Spain.

Washington Charles University of Michigan Cyrus E._ Woods Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Spain Senate

Cabinet progresses in financial plans for railroads

Washington June 4 The cabinet discussed the rail road problem and the need for co operation of financiers to place the roads on a sound financial basis. President Harding presented assurances of Western bankers who met with him. After the cabinet meeting Mellon Hoover Clark and Davis spoke with the president. Officials said no definite developments but progress toward a solution may come soon.

Washington Harding Mellon Hoover Clark Interstate Commercce Commission Davis Railroad Administration

Mrs Orthwein Found Not Guilty In Ziegler Murder Case

Mrs Cora Orthwein, former St Louis society woman, was acquitted by a Chicago jury of murdering Herbert P Ziegler, a tire company manager earning 25000 a year. The verdict came at 8:25 after about three hours deliberation. She testified she shot in self defense during a March 1 quarrel at her cabaret apartment.

Chicago Cora Isabella Orthwein St. Louis Society Herbert P. Ziegler Orthwein Ziegler

Pueblo flood loss totals 16 784 638 dollars

Pueblo Colorado reports the total financial loss from the floods at 16 784 638 dollars. The committee supplying data to the U S reclamation service estimates Pueblo real property damage at 10 025 000 dollars, including railroad property within city limits.

Pueblo Colo United States Reclamation Service

Georgia Court of Appeals calendar notes July 12 1921 cases heard

The Court of Appeals of Georgia lists cases scheduled for argument at 2 p.m. Monday July 12 1921. Veal v State Lanren a Will Kersey et al v State Emanuel Esa Chance v State Carroll Morgan v State Terrell Crews v State Toombs Leonard v State Paulding Howard v State Muscogee Townsend v State Filton Burke v State Taliaferro Johnson Carl v State Palk Powell v State Walker Evans v State Calhoun Anderson v State Terrell Lattimore v State Bibb Richardson State Cobb Brinkley v State Wheeler Cody v State Tallaferro Britckland v State Coffee Inhnman Joe v State Wheeler Owens v Rigte Firnn Harris Gallard Co v Butler Bryan Fiyen Borrie Bullard Co v Butter van and Dade County v Lyewance et al Martin Lanter Paint Co v Day lets Stay v Morgen Lowndes Johnson admr v Blar Piano Co Dougherty Vana Chambliss v Chandler Meriwether Banka v Neely Fulton Tans Morrin s Battey Euiton pitt Roberta v Witlya Overland Inc Southeastern Blutant Fire Inc Co Mote Fulton Moore et al v Walker Sumter Henzel et al Vann Floyd Hennell et al v Vann Floyd Landers v Touchstone Flora USK Reris v Bank of LaGrange Troup River Lumber Co wary Goran central of Georgie Ry Co wens Chattooga

Veal Btate Lanréna Will Kersey Et al State Emanuel Esa Chance Carroll Morgan Terrell Crews Toombs Leanard Paulding Howard Muncogee Fiyen-Borrie-Bullard Co Butter van Dade County Lyewance Et al Isi. Martin & Lanter Paint Co Day Lets Stay Morgen Lowndes Johnson, Admr V. Blar Piano Co Dougherty Vana Chambliss Chandler Meriwether Banka

Eighth Fatality After Collapse of Movie House

Barnesboro Pa June 24 John Turner Jr died today from injuries from yesterday when a building used as a moving picture theater collapsed killing seven persons Eight others remain in hospital at Spangler Pa injured were moved Volunteers worked through the night clearing debris search for buried bodies Authorities said only twenty persons were in the structure when it fell and all had been accounted for Coroner D Sewabb of Cambria county was expected to conduct the inquest

Barnesboro John Turner, Jr Spangler D. Sewabb Cambria County Johnstown Co. Duct

Soviets Ignore Nansen Efforts For Americans

Riga reports that the Soviet government rejected American diplomacy via Dr Fridtjof Nansen to secure release of U S prisoners in Soviet Russia. Advices say Moscow will only respond to direct official U S requests and some captives may be swapped for communist prisoners in the United States.

Riga American State Department Fridtjof Nansen Soviet Russia Nansen United States America

Transit service update for Wrightsville Beach sleepers

Daily through sleepers via Sta pnard from June 25 with low round turn rates. Complete information and reservations at City Ticket Office, 18 Waiton St.

Dflichtful Wrightsville Beach Stapnard Waiton St. Tyy

Classified Rates and Jailhouse Ads Policy Notice

Classified text outlines rates for one to seven insertions, cash in advance rules, and ad categories. It lists phone order acceptance, publication limitations, and encourages staff help for wording. Personal notices seek witnesses, clothing service ads, and housekeeping items appear among unrelated lines.

Lost and found autos and rewards in Atlanta area

A chaotic clipping lists several lost automobiles from 1910 to 1921 along with rewards for arrest and conviction of thieves. Vehicles include a 1918 Cadillac model 57 with motor number 144, a 1920 Franklin touring car No 1240, a 1910 Ford touring car, a 1920 Dalek touring car, a 1922 Ford touring car, a 1918 Oldsmobile touring car, and a 1917 Ruick roadster. Multiple notices direct readers to contact Automobile Underwriters Detective Bureau or local phone numbers. Also mentions a $100,000,000 tax notice regarding Belle Isle taxi.

Charleston Republic McUraw Tomes B Cantwell Pulice S.C Martin Street UTIV Conestreet Jane Automobile Underwriters Detective Bureau Atlanta Washington ‘Street Automobile Detecbureau Gordon Street Taek'o Street Nett Atlanta Ga Belle Isle

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