? THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight "
mil Friday. So change *
?' in temperature. Gentle
? variable winds.
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VOL. XIV.
FINAL EDITION.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA,
TIU'RSDAV EVENING, JANU ARY :J1. 1021. EIGHT PACES. NO. 27
Teapot Dome Scandal May
Cost Coolidge Nomination
Kvrrx tiling for Himself and for His Party Depend* on How
He Conducts Himself as lo Investigation of Oil Leases
Now Under Vi'ay ? His Position Delicate
ltv l>.\Vin I.AWItKNTI".
Co?yn?bt. 1*21. by Jhf Adonit
Washington, Jan. 30. ? President Coolidge's political future
!n>.s become wrapped up in the Teapot Dome controversy.
There 110 lonRer 's ?*">' flies-!
tion from the action of his
friends both inside and outside
of Congress that upon the steps
he takes in the immediate future
will depend to a larjce extent
the opportunities he has for
nomination and election.
Whether the Issue Is biu enough
to force the defeat of the Republl- J
? ? nirty M tlW pelll " 1,1 I'tnirii
j tr.o early to say, but Hip nervous ac
tivif of the Republican leaders in- i
dlcates t bat they will leavo no stone
unturned to prevent the Teapot
Dn;.i?' affair from achieving an exag
' aerated importance politically.
To ilate the supporters or Presi
vlent Coo I Id m* feel be has handled an
.?\vVvard situation well and that his
section of Thomas W. Gregory,
forv.-ier Attorney General in the cab
inet of a Democratic President, to
gether with Silas H. Strawn. Repub
lic:*. . is a Shrewd move.
link these two men will only in
vestigate the criminal features of the '
cast -whether there has been cor
ru. tion. They have no right to pass
jipcn the competence or incompe
tence of the Secretary * ? f the Nav> j
! (l|- (S,,. Attorney General in Mr. Cool
Id-. - cabinet. Tin- mere fact tlint
tin Attorney General is not consid
,.rf.| nn unprejudiced prosecutor. a<*
cotdlnu to the viewpoint of the Dem
ocrat-. and that Mr. Coolidue has ap
point- d special counsel, has simply
??iV4 i the Democrats more amniuni
110:1 for their bombardment of the j
Republican administration.
\lnost everywhere iu Washington
that one goes, the Teapot Dome scan
dal i< i u i ii u discussed and the ques
tion* usually asked relate entirely to
the effect of the controversy on Mr.
CoOlldge's chances of election if he I?
, nominated.
A I first In the Senate debate there
was an effort to drag Mr. Coolidue
into the affair by pointing out that
h, sat at cabinet meetings under
President llardin? and must have
t>? en in a position to utter :? protect
against the making of the oil leaser*
The President has let it be known
that he has no recollection of cabi
net discussion but that If it took
pipe the consideration piv? n was
?iuit?- casual. Albert H. Kail, former
Secretary of the Interior, in his re
port to President Harding, speaks
of fr? MUent cabinet discussion, but It
is possible, of course, that Mr. Cool:
Idu# was absent as it will be re
called that he accepted many *!?<?:? V:
ing engagements as Vice President
which Mr. Hardlnc was unable to ac
Cc pt .
Put the answer given to th"
charve that Mr. Coolldge was Joint
|y r< sponsible for what was done i*
that he did not know of any Irregu
laris and that the debates to which
ne listened to in the Senate ovey
which body he was presiding offlc r
did ot conclusively prove any irreg
ularity. . ... .
S- \ator Lenroot. Republican. ln
slst?. for Instance, that even the
? ! >i 1 1 n ii' i a is dhl' nut Mum of any lr
regularity because not until a '? *
da v? auo did they Introduce their
? r.-^r.HIIH'li ftHjllll /j" anTUil..U'iit
-of t e oil len^'S ill ?|<|esi ion.
. ('.rnntliitt. however. Hint MnsConl
Id . cannot he held responsible for
r 'nt hn opened when he Vie"
Pre ideiit. the Democrats now are
nr. p i;' d I" attack him on the
t round that he l? retaining In hi*
cablr* t men whove failure to per
form their dtitle* l< hrottuht onf by
(I,, n cord of the Senate com m 1 1 1
Til, n solution nilllnu uuon Seen
(ai\ l)<<nh\ to re.lun probablv will
I,.- f lloM. d hv anoth. r nsklnc tlml
tit.- Aitorncv Oeuernl In- nsk-d to re
al: n too. Neither will have enoimlt
"vol.. to pass, as the Heptibllcans cut.
must. r enou-h votes to prevent suc'i
action. Thai, however, will not dl?
Iin-e if It for till Democrats would
it., ?> keep on tnlkln:: nbotil It until
the November election*. It 1" a sub
), ct* which iiernilt* of conslderalil ?
talk nnrt. on the Democratic side,
thrri are some volnble talkers
SonaUir r?i-wni <?' Arkanaaf.
I), nioerat. has already made a speech
on the claim of Presltl' nt Harding
that hi permlltlna the Vice President
to ?lt at the cabinet table t'u latter
would naln .noush knowledvi of
niibllc affairs a t - enable him to
1*1:' over the nrecldenltal office and
be familiar with what was noInK on.
Now it turn* out thM Mr Conlldae
a- Vlee President claims lie dldn t
know what wns uolni: on. The Dem
ocrat- Will make the most of that
point.
As for the Secretary of the Navy,
his defence Id that he had no dlscre
(Ion In sltnlttB the leases which;
transferred the naval re.wrve. to the
Inferior Department. Confronted
with an ercmtlve order alcned hv
the President, he feela It was hl?
dutv to stun the papera preaented to
hint. The Democrats loalat that, in
view of the controversy In the Navy
Department on thl* anbjeet In prtj
?1^
ceedlrii.' administrations. Mr Denhy
should have consulted tin- law off!
eers of his department and ndvln d
tlm t'r^sldfnt whether th?* executive
(ffd<r was a valid exercise of powov.
It appears that Mr. Hardin-: tooK
Secretary Tail's advice on that leual
matter and. according to tin- P< nn?
cratlc Sen at or r. Mr. Kail's
views w? r?- given at p time whon Ik
wan Indebted to the oil peoplr for
l:i iff personal loans.
Did \ttorney General Paughert
(?lock the Investigation ' of t he CnM .
fornla oil leases In deference to the
Standard Oil Coninany? The I>emo
cr;il" have Inject eel that oue-tlon In
to the who!" controversy and will
k? "o 11 ft their attack on Mr. J)ati*
erty In the hope of focussing at ten
1 1 011 on the Coolldge cnhl'nrt.
Moth Mr. Hobby and Mr. Tinnvh
*?rty are m?n who would net for r
nilnut" embarrass the l*fesilent by
remaining In his Cabinet. Itut who
will say tha? they would cssl-t thel;
party by withdrawing: befcitv-e r>
lunation* would promptly, he Inf'r
tiff led hv the Democrats lit proof "bT
the charge* they have he n making?
I*nd<-r the eircurbstanc?-s President
Coolldge will move slowly, depend
lng upon the special connect To In
vestigate criminal features and nr
suing that only ->!te side of the case
has been h?ard and that all persons
Involved should he given a hearing
before judement la passed by the
American people.
LABOR HOWLS AT
SECRETARY DAVIS
President Lewis of .Miners
Union Asks ill Vain for Or
der and Respectful Hearing
of Offieial.
(By The Aiocistrd PrtM)
Indianapolis. Jan. .*{1. ? Howls and
boos greeted Secretary of Labor Da
vis today when he was introduced
by President Lewis to the biennial
convention of the I'nited Mine Work
ers be re.
Lewis asked for order and a re
spectful hearing for "a member of
the President's cabinet," but in vain.
While the tumult proceeded Lewis
again took the floor and shouted:
"The honor of your organization is
at stake. You are on trial before
the country. Exercise your self-re
straint that our organization be not
publicly shamed."
Then he requested those unwill
ing to hear Davis to leave the hall
and after prolonged handclapplng
Davis besan to speak.
NINK STUDENTS AltF.
INJUKED IN FUtE
Springfield. ().. Jan. r : 1 . ? Nine
students w. re iniured today, two
probably fatally, in escaping from
the dormitory during a fire at Wil
be force I'nivOrslty n? ar X<*nia. The
fii? is said to have been of inc?n
diary origin.
.NO llll> VKT ACCKITKI)
roll TELEPHONE IUILDIN<;
No bid has yet been accepted for
the proposed new Telephone Huild
inu on South Ttoad street. The sealed
bids were opened publicly in th?.
store of the Spence-Hollowell Coin*
pany Tuesday, with nine bidders,
most of whom were present in per
son.
The award will not be made until
the bids have been analyzed and
considered thoroughly by the com
mittee. which, however. ' will take
only a few days.
Following is the list of bidders,
with their address and amount of
their bids:
L. It. Perry. Elizabeth City. $31.
144; Ag08tJne Bros., 24.'! At rude.
Norfolk. $27.4Hf?; w. T. Oregon.
5?>1 Law P.uildinc, Norfolk. $33.
400; Pamfilis Cont. Co.. 4 1 .r> Equit
able Iiulldiug. Ilaltlmore,
L. McCloud. 1701 Col ley Avenue,
Norfolk. $46,112; It. P. Wont*. It.
I*. D. No. Norfolk. $:?r?,400;
Forbes Hollomnn, 417 W. 20th
street. Norfolk. $K18,000: Southern
Construction Co.. Elizabeth City.
$4?.#i:<: E. E. Weddle, 2D3 llank
street. Norfolk. $ 5 ,9 f> 4 .
Omalia and Deslrovers
Washington. Jan. 31. ? Orders
were Issued today for the cruiser
Omaha and six destroyers tA remain
at Vera Cruz until further orders
but it was stated that this was pure
ly a precautionary measure and not
because of any action unfavorable to
the 1' tilted States citizens in Mexico.
J VI'ANESE DIET
ii \s i i st fk;hi
Tokio. Jan. *11.- Tin- Impe
rial Diet \? a s ili >so|ved today
ro'lowitiu of urra(ci>t
disorder in wliirti wall r flasks
were thrown and fi.^t .?* uv?d.
Th?- disturbance resulted from
attempts of the opposition to
interpellate i !??? government
regard I n u t h e attempted
wrecking of a train at Na.uoya
carry inu opposition leaders to
Tokio.
IS MOT IN FAVOR OF
ROAI) TO LISTER'S IMKIt
H. M. rritchard of WVfksvllle
doesn't think much of 111*4 sugges
tion of Ccorni' I'.' Carter of Kairfij'ld
that Pasquotank County huMd a road
to, Lister's Pier.
Mr. Prltchard Is of the opinion
that Tyrrell County farmers woull
prefer the trip on the train to crosu
iiiK a ferry from Newberry's landing
to Ulster's Pier.
, "Hog Ni ck _ Shoal, which has
brought liis.i^ei m uimiv :i craft ami
has been tin- occasion for the loss of
more than one life, lies between
there two landings." says Mr. Prlt
chard. and he Is of tin- opinion thai
a ferry between them would be both
uncertain and unsafe.
Mr. Pritchard alro believes that
any extension of the road front Eliz
abeth City to Weeksville should lie
built with a view ? to serving the
larRt'si po: : number of people in
Salem township. He does not be
lieve that the Lister's Pier route
would serve that end.
IN GRAND CANYON
CAN SPIT A MILE
Tlii* Is Impression Reeeni
Traveller (iol of Woliilerfu!
CliasKi. V lews of VHiieli
Vt ill he Shown Here Friday
A recent traveler on reaching the
brink of the preciplee ov rlookiiv
the Grand Canyon of - the Colorado
remarked: "This Is the first pla?
I have, ever been where I could
'spit a mile ." And St is true that
the rlyer is more than. a mile belo\*
the north rim of the canyon. Words
Abem Inadequate to describe this gi
gantic work of nature.
I)r. C. I). Williamson of the De
partment of1 the Interior will .show
views and describe this marvel of
nature in the lecture Friday nluht in
the court house on "Our National
Pa rks."
While the canyon really a
thousand miles lonu. there Is but
103 miles of it within tUc National
Park. From rim to flm the canyon
varies from eight to 20 miles wide,
and this terrible uash In nature's
side is approximately a fhlle d*?cp.
It Is the most wonderful example
of stream erosion known, and sea*
tered throughout the canyon are
peaks rising thousands of feet show
ing the vari-colored strata of gran
ite, limestone, sandstone and so 011.
'constantly changing In their bright
colors as the sun moves and changes
shade and shadow.
' This National Park alone Is almost
the size of Rhode Island, and Is but
one of many parks that Mr. Wil
liamson will describe and Illustrate
Friday night in his free lecture in
the court house.
The whole world has nothing com
parable with the-Crand-Canyon ntiil
those who can not visit it can at
least get some good views of it Fri
day night.
UK Ant FOR A rivsii
WITH HERTFORD TK\iM
The Elizabeth City Athletic Asso
ciation Is ready for a clash with
Hertford's basketball team on Fri
day evening at X o'clock at the V
M. c. A. gymnrslum.
The local team asks for the sup
port of the public and promise- a
good Kflme this time and others ii
the future.
Elizabeth City's lineup Is: prttlfcrfl
anil Holmes, forwards; Morgart and
wiiKi' r. centers; Afford and Dwi ht.
guards.
HF \i TIM lit! in < Oil \ r i i? i Ml
TFI.IaS OF T?IK M'K kmhtivai.
To rail attention to the good time
to !k? had at the lee Festival in i l?o
Shrine Clubrocfms Friday afternoon
and evening a committee from the
ways and mean* committee of *h?>
Woman's Club decorated a car in
ctjowv white and droVe about 'ho
city Thursday.
A sign at the front of the car told
the object of this very attractive bit
of publicity, hut at first bystanders
Oil the street did not *ee the ign
and ?o?rieon?' asked "Is It a b"lde
and groom?" while some one <l?*e
said "It mini be advertising
Weatherly's candles. ? It look* so
good."
The Ice Festival features card
ir a me* of fcreat variety ?n i\ ie aft?*r
nOoti and dancing In the evening. The
pre . mIs are for a public library.
The ear war owned and driven i*y
M**s. Harold Foreman. WJth her
were Mrs. J. W. Foreman, Mrs. Ho
ward Kram?r. Mr* T. P. Bennett.
Miss Laura Rodney and little Miss
Eleanor Foreman.
;PR!fE OF SUGAR
HP TO HOUSEWIFE
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fr^;r?n
Tli, Infti r.-ioii' of thr. Wr i. , ,,
,1 Ntivnr inaiMifartiiiir, n>a,|, ..i
rapid Inroad* Into I, n, '
foil Mint It |q r.-iard. I i. i'm-..
ly that further . ffort- tor* mi-, r
rad. of I),,.. K?Hl. ,n ?rtil,V,r i
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MKl.l.ON KF.OAKDS
PLAN AS FEASIBLE
W i?.hlnvton. Ji'U. .'5 1 SVrrninry
Mellon rpsardr practical a imI f'-a
Ihlr U,i. f.f | ft* ff?*tlbll?ft|l !
members* of the Homm- \
niiHr* eotttnittt'*? to Mai" I he ?'>''?!
posted inrnnt" In* reduction-- effi ??? !
five on th? 1H2:j payment* vhle i
laxpay* th will remit to th" Oov rv
inV*n t )?"uinnlnu M&rch 1.1. H? ho
lt< v? ? the s|p|i would on (til no <Uf
OrultloK on the Trea&ury.
MAKE HEADJ1 8TMEKT
OF KEKOSENE PMCEs
New York, Jan. :i nen<1.hi?t
menr or v* ?Ffifrn* pfiw* wna an
notincrd tnHnv by the Standard OH
Company of W**w .ier**v. N? w tank
wagon prici'0 In North and South
Carolina. Virginia. i?nd Weft Vlrpl
nla are 14*^ eent*.
Denby Initiated T ransf er
T o Interior Department
Ucar Xclniiral Latimer Appear* llcfiirc llmisr Naval (lom
Hi T<mIuv in Kc^aril In ill)' Naval Oil l.ca-r Our>
lion W li ifli Oeenpie* (.enter Staiie at Capital
ELKS CELEBRATE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
I* a ? I Kxalteil Kulcr* i n
( lliarfic, liK'lutling Past Ex
alted Ituler of ItarhiM'iics
Sam Parker.
The Grand Lodge of the Order of
Elks has set ? aaide Friday. ?
February 1. as past exalted ruler's
night. On that occasion the men1
who have been awarded the highest'
lurnor that may he granted them hv j
local lodges will have charge of the;
ceremonies all over the country. The
chair and offices will be occupied by
men who have served some time or
other as exalted rulers in the lodge.
The past exalted rulers In chargo
of the Elizabeth City lodge are as
follows: W. M. Baxter, G. K. Lit
tle. J. c. B. Khringhaus. 1. Fearing,
11. C. G "ice, J. H. Aydlett. K. It
Spence, Brad Sanders, J M. Harney,
W. G. Gaither, P. G. Sawyer, S. H.
Johnson, 1. B. Parker, G. \V. Bever
idge. Jr. Duckworth Glover and C. IV
Brown. They have all served in the
local lodge except Ala*. Itrown. who
was pa: I exhalted ruler 'if the lodge
at Lake Charles, Louisiana. Bill ('.
Sawyer now occupies the position of
exalted ruler in the local lodge.
'.lie Friday night program will be
"iitirely in the hands of the past ex
al: I rulers. Tin; offices will be
iMled as follows: (J. It. Little, exal
ted ruler, J. ('. B. Ehringhaus, lead
ing knight, I. Fearing loya 1- knight ,
II. Grice lecturing knight. J. II
Aydlett inner guard. K. It. spence.
esquire. Brad Sanders, tiler. J. AL
Ilarnev, organist, W. G. Gail her.
chaplain. S. H. Johnson, secretary,
and l\ G. Sawyer,. treasurer.
After the meeting an old fashioned
ha r beetle is to be the biggest event
on the night's program. The bar
becue will be presented under the
direction of Sam Barker, who claims
to be' a past exalted ruler of barbe
cues. If he fails to make an artis
tic triumph on this occasion it is
very probable that the' KuKlux will
become active in Elizabeth City on
?hat night.
"his event is to be a home com
ing of all members of the lodge.
.Many of the old boys have assured
the local lodge that they will make
ev? ry effort toward being present
Friday night.
The lodge ban shown great activ
ity during the last few months,
more than 30 members having been
taken in.
The Elks home was Just recently
completely overhauled and redeco
rated giving the local lodge one of
the most up-to-date and attractive
clubs in eastern Carolina.
1IENUY LeltOY, JK., FOH
PKOSEUITING ATTOHNEY
In tin announcement of J. II I.e
Itoy, setilnu forth his candidacy for
th? office of County I'rosecut Irn: At
newCfHIH'^lfl local politics, Mr. Le^**
Boy is the youngest ill ember of tli ?
law firm of Meeklns, McMullan A>
T.-Itoy, and has been engaged In the
practice of law here for the la*t two
' ? ars. He is an alumfltis of Wake
Forest Colb . completed his law
course at tie same Institution, t?nd
was ^ ranted licence to practice with
tie class examined In 1 !?20.
It is not certain as yet whether
Mr. Leltov will have opposition for
th< office lie seeks o'r not. No Other
candidate has vet announced him
off. The inrumlnlit. I* G. Sawver.
is now seekltl " the office of Trial
Justice. Trial Justle^ Spence i ee l.
tlOried as a possible riintlldali1 f ?
Prosecuting Attorney, and Mr.
Spence does not detiy that lie tin
be. ii tHvlnfc ike Matter some eonsld
eratlon, but will . ?? no further than
to say definitely that he w.M.I k?;e,?
the promi v made when b? Inst
?oueM i?- election to the office 1. 1
Trial Justice, not to ask for that of
flee again.
Til MY IIIT Till-: IIIGIIW \Y
Two hoboes who dro> j>f d off the
rear i'ullmau of the n.luht * \ pre;***
Wednesday ntght, Walter Lynch and
M. Ii fifteen, tin latter a bowery
N? w Yorker, were let off tinder a
suspended jail sentence In police
court Thursday moinir on condl
tlon that they leave town at once.
This they limb i took to do. promts
Inv to make 2 !'? as soon as the>
could hit the highway.
The only other conviction n!
Thursday's sessfotj of the recorder's
court was a rase in which Augustus
Mcpherson. South Mills negro, was
.charged with riding a hjcycle at
night without a light. Augustus was
let off with the cost*.
Washington. Jan. 31. ? Denhy "in
itiated" ili?* transfer of tlu>-.Callfor
nia and Wyoming uaval oil reserves
to the Depart ment ??f the Interior.
Knar Admiral Latimer. Judge Advo
cate Central or tin- Navy, today told
tin* Mouse Naval Committee.
Tin- admiral said Denby had told
him he hud "Initiated the transfer"
afler investigating the question and
consulting with various experts. **
Talk of I oi|H'iu linient
A move to attack the Robinson res
olution railing for the resignation of
Den by to the WalHh oil lease annul*
ment measure was today made by
Senator Trammel! of Florida.
1 m mediate opposition was voiced
h.v Lodge. Kcpdhlican. leader, who
said there was only one way by which
tin* legislative branch could remove
.1 cabinet officer and that was by im
peach ment.
Confer* with lenders
Washington. Jan. 31. ? Reports
that two cnhlnet members had sub
mitted their resignation several days
ago and that Coolldge had refused to
accept t hem were disseminated wide
ly today but at once were branded a ;
"absolutely untrue" by Ilascom
Slenip. secretary to the President.
Washington. Jan. 31. ? Roth Dem
ocratic nnd Republican leaders of th?
Senate were conaulted by Conlldue
just before the debate on the WaMi
oil lease annulment was resumed to
da y.
After ranking Senators In t h<* Re
publican Senate bad paid an early
call ;? I the Whit- House the 1're i
dent summoned Walsh. Democrat, of
Montana, who has had a dominant,
part in the inquiry, and Robin* m of
\rkansas. Democratic floor lead -r
and author of the resolution calling
for the resignation of Secretarv Den
by.
hi i ui: i> itkty-I'oi it vk\ks
IIODY LOOKS (JI'ITK WITHAL
Kdenton. Jan. 31. With far.-,
moustache and beard as natural as
i when death occurred and with chest
? x posed, although the clothes had
long since rotted, the skin on the
body showing of a reddish tinge, is
, the description given by James W.
Johnson of a body in a recently
caved in grave on a farm four miles
: beyond Weekavllle. which he saw on
Sunday when he was over there vis
iting his mother. Mrs. Sue Johnson.
The visit to the grave was occa
sioned bv a talk with Charlie Staf*.
ford, who said that he had seen the
body, and then Tom Twiddy agreed
to take Mr. Johnson out to see It.
The> were accompanied by several
ot hers.
Win n they not to the plaev an old
bachelor reclnve, who runs the farm,
was asked If they mi^ht look at the
-rave, and be unconcernedly said
"help yourself."
In the clump of bushes were the
two graves; apparently those of a
man and bis wife, for lying on the
top of a fallen in grave was a wo
man's skull, but every other atom
of body, clothes and casket had gone
to dust, although it was said she
had been burled since her husband.
The remarkable thing Is that it
can be testified the man's body had
been burled fully 54 years, and with
?tb?* exception of Hm? rfof hr*~ bavin? ?
vanished, lie was III excellent state
of preservation.
. Mr. Johnson says be looked
tMwae
kef and saw the mam as though lie
had been recently buried, with skin,
beard and monstuche^of a man only
just deceased, the one thing that
looked different, to him, was the
reddish skin of his body.
M \I)K lll'SIl wo DIUINK
\\l? VITACKED WIFE
Wilson, Jan. 31 . Charley Reasons
of Mnrafovn township Is being held
l?er? without ball, charged with u
criminal attack on a voting whlto
woman, after 111 11 in Mr husimn I
with whisk' v. according to evldenc
at the magistrate's hearing yester
day .
llMltXL MISS HI.I.A MODI.IN
The funeral i T Mi Ella Mod lit!
was conducted Thursday mo ftiing at
1 ' o'clock bv Dr. J. II. Tliaver nt
t of h"!' brother. J. C. Mod
Un, on West Cypress street :i n <1 in
terment made in Hollywood Ceme
tery .
Mis* Moil H n was r? R .years old nnd
had ln' !? an invalid for many years
Khe died Wednesday afternoon about
o'clock, after ufferlnu a stroke of
paralysis Saturday. She Is survived
by her brothi r. J. C. Modlln, of this
city.
? OTTON >1 tltKKT
New V'?rk. .Ian, 31. Upot cotton.
? os. ii quieL Middling 31.10, an ad
v mce ' f ??? i?i n'4 Futures, closing
I id. March 33.? 5. May 34.07, July
*2. 7 ft. Cict. is .12. "Dec. 27.66.
New Vork. January 3| ? - Cotton
f'lttrre* opened this morning at the
following levels: 'March 33:25;
May 33:65: July 32:30; October
27:98; December 27:45.