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THE SOUTH’S*' COTTON CROP President Finley, of Southern Railway, Shows That Crop Must be Protected. Atlanta, Ga., June 3.—One of the reasons which has been given hy President Finley, of the Southern Railway Company, for advocating the adoption by the farmers of i South of methods that will tend to ^ j / Increase the average production of cotton per acre is that It is of the B highest importance that the South should preserve the great economic advantage which it enjoys by reason B of having a substantial monopoly of B the production of the cotton supply of the world. If this advantage is to be preserv- ed, foreign manufacturers must not Ibe driven to encourage cotton grow ing In other countries by the failure of American planters to produce an adequate supply. Thus far, efforts to increase cotton production out- Bide of the United States have not met with great success, but there are possibilities in that directions in Africa, Asia and Australia. That, Cotton production might sucessfully be carried on in some parts of Aus- ^ trails in indicated by the following extract from a report from United States Vice-Consul General, Henry D. Balter at Aukland, New Zea land: “Cotton growing, as an anjunct to farming % in suitable district in Queensland, especially near the town of Ipswich, appears to be malting some progress and to he profitable, y>^-!eldfng $45 to $85 per acre, seed, * $75 to $100 per acre, ginned, ror upland cotton, and* more for sea lsMtqd. A bonus ^ is givap to the grower by the Commonwealth Gov ernment to the extent of 10 per cent on the invoice value. The Queens land Department of Agriculture i» making strong efforts to induce farmers to plant larger areas, parti cularly In the drier areas, where grain crops are uncertain. , “The only cotton mills in Austra lia ore situated at Ipswich, Queens land. They were constructed some 34 years ago, but little work was ' doon until 1906, when 57,120 pounds of raw cotton were put through This was Increased to 85,000 pounds In 1908. The mills were then P«r- chnRed by a Sydney firm, which made some much needed improve- B ments. and who has kept them work- |ng ever since.” ,’flONKEYS TO PICK COTTON French Cotton Experts are Going to see if They can be Taught to do iL Atlanta, June B.—An attempt will be made In Fulton county by French cotton experts to teach monkeya to pick cotton ,and II the experiment ATLANTA AND COMMISSION Citizens There Will Meet Tomorrow to see About Changing Charter of City. New York Publisher was a Witness at Finance Com mittee’s Hearing Today. Washington, June 6.-—The paper trust was defended today hy Sena tors McCumber, Galllnger, Smoot the! l-royes successful a whole colony of city, providing fcr the abolition of! a,1<1 HoJrbunl ’ re P ul,1 * < 'ana, and Iiai Atlanta, June B.—Atlanta citizens have called a mass meeting for to morrow morning to take steps to ward drafting a new charter for the PAPERgRUST on the rack monkeys will be brought here this fall and worked in the fields. The Idea grew by accident out of the antic of a pet cliMnpanzee car ried by a farmer boy into the fleldc. JThe imitative little animal, after frisking arounl the ground and atching the negroes at work, fin- the present municipal government, and the substitution of the commis sion form In its place. This charter will be presented to the state legis lature for ratification. It Is now a foregone conclusion that Atlanta Is going to try the com mission plan as soon as the terms ally began of Its own accord to pick of the Incumbent city officers ex- tho fleecy staple as Industriously as any of the men, and with an al most incredible rapidity. As animal trainers on the stage have demonstrated it Is comparative ly easy to teach monkeys to perform any ordinary manual trick or laboi It is confidently believed that tho ex periments on cotton will prove 01 practical use. Small monkeys could work almost as efficiently as larger ones. The cost w’ould 'be Infinitely less than that of human labor, and the men who are working up the. Idea al ready have visions cf turning loose a whole horde of nimble monkeys on a white cotton patch and having ev ery boll picked clean ant! transfeired to the bags almost in tin twinkling of an eye. TAFT STATES HIS He is Against Amending Reciprocity Bill and Will Fight it to the end. y THE WEST IS IN A SIZZLE Seven Deaths Have Occurred and Many Prostr»tions are Reported in Chicago. Chicago, Juno 5.—The hottest wave of the year today enveloped the middle states. Seven deaths have occurred from heat and scores are yroHtrated In this city. At Cairo, III., the thermometer registered 98, at Nashville 100, at Indianapolis and Kansas City 96. DUBLIN WANTS FRANCHISE Business Men of That City Want to Get in Sally League. Atlanta, Ga., June 5.—Prominent Dublin business men are in Atlanta conferring with President W. R. Joyner, of the South Atlantic Lea gue, seeking to obtain for their homo city the club franchise recently dropped by Augusta. Following the refusal of the Au gusta Chamber of Commerce to take over the franchise, the Dublin peo ple have redoubled their activity, and are prepared, it Is stated, to or ganize a club and get Into the Sallie League good and strong If the deal can be arranged. Washington, June 5.—All doubt P9 to President Taft’r: reciprocity •'Ians was absolutely and finally set tled today when Senator Ston'., cf Missouri, called at the White House to ask the President on behalf of himself and other Senators what Taft's attitude was The President toTd Senator Stone firmly that he was opposed to any and all amendments to the bill, In cluding the Root amendment, and he would fight any attempt to amend £he measure in the Senate. The President’s speech in Chicago "•barging the co-operation of the paper manufacturers and lumber dealers to defeat the bill aroused much resentment among Senators, who are opposed to reciprocity. p!re. But the people are going to insist that a “recall" clause be firm ly set In the charter, so that If any commissioner falls io satisfy them they can yank him out of his seat as easily the month after he is elect ed as If ho had served his wh^’e term. FAMINE FACES THE MEXICANS New Government is Hard Pressed to Keep Down Trouble-Rioting in Capital Mexico, City, June B.Wfth famine and pestilence threatening Central Mexico, the provisional Govern ment hard pressed, order. * Two arc dead and fifty are In jured ns the result of riots last night Pitch battles wero fought between the rural? and a mob of twenty- five hundred rioters on the streets of the caplttl last night. The riot ers seized nine street cars'and de molished them. The police are powerless. The city todny Is filled with soldiers of the Southern "Army of I.lberatlon.’ ley, democrat, at the hearing before the senate finance committee today. Herman Kidder tne New York publisher, was the principal witness. A senator asked Kidder If his paper was not making J200.000 annually, and Rldder replied In the affirma tive, hut he said that was no reason why he shouldtpay tho paper trust more than the*paper-was worth. Senator BaHJy said: "Trust mag nates should W" sent to Jail, ought they?” Kidder replied that he had never heard of any of then! going to Jail. MASKED MEN AND BETRAYER Unknown Men Knocked Down White Woman Hunt ing in House for a Man. TIIM CHOSE OF MIDSHIPMEN. Middle* From tJi© Naval School at Annapolis to Make Trip. Annapolis, Md., Juno 5.—Tn charge of Commander R. Contz, the midshipmen of all three classes at the United States Naval Academy railed today on tho regular summer cruise to Europe. Tho cruise is being taken in the battle ships Towa, Massachusetts and In diana The itinerary this year is an unusually attractive one. After an eight day stay at Queenstown the ships will go to Kiel, Germany, where they will be from July 3 to July 12. Thev will proceed thence to Ber gen, Norway, arriving July 15 and leaving July 23 for Gibraltar, where they are due August 2. The mid shipmen will sail homeward from Gibraltar August 8 and arrive at Sal mon’s Tsland, Md., August 23, where five, days will be spent before returning to Annapolis. BRIBER BEGS WITH WE FEYES Ohio Representative Turns States Evidence and Beg ged for Clemency. TAf? IS BACK FROM CHICAGO He was Met at Depot by a Crazy Man who Wanted Him ta^pay a Mortgage. B—President Chicago this morn- tatlon a man tried to police line* to reach '-P^lftsil^aH&ncblaln- ed that he wanted the President to pay off o mortgage on a farm he lived on lJrToFa, The wan waa un armed and It Is believed that ho is Insane. The President announced that he " 'll visit the Appalachian exposition in Knoxvlllo, Tenn., on the second week In September. Atlanta, June B.—Two unknown white men, masked with lmndker- chlefs and armed with revolvers and b'llles, entered the Bellwood avenue residence last night of Mra. Eliza beth Watson, seeking a mnn named C. L. Harm 1 ?, a relative of the wom an. Barnes, seeing them approach and recognizing them apparently, rushed out through tho iback door and escaped as tho men were enter ing the front. They refused, however, to bolleve Brnes had left the house, declared to Mrs. Watson that they had come there to kill him for an alleged wrong Inflicted on one of their sis ters, and demanded permission to make a search. Mrs. Watson, ,f't sure Haines had got safely away, refusod and tried to bar the way. The men sought at first to push her aside, but sho be gan to resist violently, wheroupon one of them knocked her down with his weighted billy. They then ransacked th? house, and falling to find any trace of Baines hnd left the holme, declined who was lying on tho floor with blood streaming from her head. They picked her up carefully, laid her on a couch, washed the cut, restored hor to consciousness, and then dlsap poared. PROHIS FIXING FOR jl FIGHT Leaders are Gathering in Atlanta to try and Prevent Change in the Law. Columbus, Ohio, June 5.—Repre sentative Owen Evans, of Ctirke county, plead guilty to soliciting a bribe and agreed to turn fftates evj dence on alleged le^IsHtiv© grp ti ng today. He was let off with the minimum punishment, a fine of $500 With tears streaming down his cheeks, Evans begged for clemency and agreed to tell all ho knows. mo PRICE FOR land. Fulton County Made n Good Sum on Lands Seven Tears ago. Atlanta, Juno 5.—A tract of a couple of hundred of acres In Fulton county seven miles from Atlanta, brought 20 years ago by the county commissioners for a mere song, and used since as tho almshouse proper ly, was divided up Into building lots and oold yesterday by the front foot, bringing a total of nearly $140,000. MEXICO’S HOT CAMPAIGN. General Reyes Trying to Win Favor of Followers of Diaz. Vera Cruz, Mexico, Juno 5.—T?m presidential campaign of General Seventeen Passenger* Hurt, pshville, Tenn., June 5.—The Lebanon accommodation passenger train on the Central was wrecked Reyra Is In full awing today. Reyes In the yards today. Seventeen peo-!w*ll visit the capital and other large pie were Injured, but none of them cities attempting to win the support fatally. I of the old Diaz reglmt. TORNADO DDES MUCH DAMAGE Several Killed by Lightning and Immense Hail Stones Damaged Fruit Indianapolis, June 5.—A tornado land electrical storm swept Indiana last night doing immense damage to crops snd property. John Powers, ^wealthy farmer, near here, was killed by lightning Mrs. Oscar Keller, at Lyons, met a .similar fate. aHil stones of immenae size dam aged fruit trees and killed many head of live stock. Severe Storm In Arkansas. Little Rock, June 5.—One of the .worst storms in years occurred this morning. Two are dead, a numl>©r nre fatally hurV many houses wero razed and many people were Injured. N. Y. AND CHI CAGO MARKETS Railroad Stocks Irregular and American Tobacco Co. is Still Declining. Now York, June 5—Stocks arc Irregular today, railroads a shade higher and industrials easy. Amoi* lean tobacco is still declining und Is now $1.02 below a week ago. Cotton is three to six higher, tho high level for tho present bull move ment. July 15.75, October 13.41. Chicago Provision Market. Chicago, June 5—Wheat is strong at five eighths to a cent highoi. July 91 !4c. Provisions are strong and a shade higher, pork norimal. July lard 8.12, ribs 7.95. Hogs five higher and cattle steady. Clothiers at Atlantic City. Atlantic City, N. J., June 5.—The annual convention of the National Association of Clothier*, which Is to hold its sessions in Atlantic City this week, hat attracted a large number of prominent representatives of the trade from Rochester, Crlcago New York, St. Louis, New Orloana and other cities. Rnftleshlps to Visit GnlriMon. Pensacola, Fla. June 5.—The bat tleship Vermont and Mississippi, rwnpr'slng the third division of the Atlantic/fleet, departed today for Gnlves^dn. The ships will return tf > Persi^ola next week and will rema’n here until June 23. when they will leave for New England waters. NO STATEWIDE ^PROHIBITION. Texas Antis Meet at Fort Worth Today In Great Numbers. Fort Worth, Texas, .Tun© 5—With delegations present from all over Texas the nntl-fUatpwido prohibi tion campaign was formally opened here today with a great display of enthusiasm. Thousands of pqraons filled tho North Ride Coliseum to lis ten to the speeches of Governor Col* qultt nnd other opponents of tho Statewide pmovement. The campaign thus begun will be carried on throughout the 3»ar© up til early next month, when the ques tion of adding a prohibition amend ment to the state eons’tnMon will In decided at a special election. REGULATE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. Wholesale LlonOp Dealers Meet In Chicago for That Pnrnos©. Chicago. Til., June 5.—Plans for an a^rgresHvA flgb* for the license, regulations nnd control of the llqtim httfllnea* are to he discussed at the convention tho National Whole sale Liquor Dealers* Association of vMrh l* In session here i*h pu aftonffnpeo of more ♦hnn S inn*op,i member* from all parts of Mnvr TTnyr^sep ^ollvered *»MC«* o* xreieomA f»t tv* Initial sen- Rlon nf tho Hotel Sherman today . Atlanta, June B—Prohibition lead ers aro gathering their forces In At lanta for a serious struggle with the meeting of the legislature this month. They now frankly admit tnat they know the brewers and distillers nre prepared to mako a hard and per haps a winning fight for local op tion, and that tho local optlonlsts are hacked not only hy tho liquor Intereats but many Georgians, who believe as a matter of conviction that local option Is after all tho 'best solution of tho liquor problem. A scries of meetings Is to be held here throughout this week, at which the women leaders In the prohibition movement will deliver public ad dresses. All Bang American Bong. American, Russian, Hungarian, Spanish, Swedish and Gorman girls, sitting side by side and singing tho Star Bpangled Banner, closed tho spring session of the Atlanta girls’ night school with remarkable com mencement oxcrclBca Saturday night. The school was organized principal ly to teach foreign working girls the rudiments of the English education they haven't the time to pick up In the day schools, and It nas proven a splendid success. To Servo In Federal Prison, Christopher ColumDus Wilson, convicted president of the United Wireless Company, Is expected to ar rive In Atlanta tomorrow morning to begin serving his term In the federal penitentiary, llad Hla Hoif Arrested, An exhibition of Spartan virtue was given here this morning In po- ■llce court 4*. \V. F. Dixon, who bad his son arrested and convicted .for being drunk and disorderly. After appearing n« the prosecuting wit ness and listening while the lad was lectured by the recorder, tho father went down In hie own pockets and paid the fine. Child Torn By Fierce Dog. Tho flvo-yoar-old daughter of Mr. and Mra. J. C. Hill, of Rnwson street, had her faco terribly torn and lacerated yesterday by tho attack of a florco dog, which wne subsequent ly killed hy the police. The head of the animal will bo examined at the capital today, and If It shows traces of rallies tho little girl will bo given tho Pasteur treatment. UNIVERSITY FUNDS SHORT Treasurer of University of Minnesota is Said to be $8,000 Behind. Minneapolis, Juno 5.—A thorough Investigation Into tho Minnesota Uni versity Is being made rs a result of the alleged robbery of Joseph Breen, tho treasurer, who claimed that ho was robbed of 113,000 by footpads. It wna revealed today that tho university funds aro 38,000 short. HONOR MEMORY IN CAVOUR Italians are to Hold Celebrations for Patriot and Statesman. Rome, June S.—Elaborate prepar ations have been made for the cen tenary celebrations In honor of the memory of Count Cavour, the Kal ian patriot ad statesman. The an niversary of his birth will be August 10th, hut the flrtleth annl- versay of his death. The ceremonies will center around Turin, his birthplace and tho city where he died. A feature of the^ celebration will be the dedication of monument at Santena, where Cavour 1s burled.