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6 MUTT AND JEFF- JEFF MUST HAVE HIS LITTLE JOKE, OCCASION ALLY. BY BUD FISHER f COTTON NEW YORK, Dec. 15. —Yesterday’s sharp rallies were followed by moderate reactions at the opening of the cotton market to day. Liverpool was not up to expectations and first prices here showed declines of 10 to 25 points under Liverpool, southern 1 and western selling. Trade interests were fair buyers at the decline, however, while there was local covering, and prices soon steadied up with January selling at 15.48 and March at 15.21, or about 10 to 11 points above yesterday’s final. The census report which showed domestic mill consumption of only 332,057 bales for November appeared I to have been discounted. I Liverpool turned a buyer after the open k Ing while there was a continued trade de ft tnand with scattering support encouraged ft by reports of a better tone in Wall street ■ and firmer foreign exchange. January sold M up to 15.62 and March to 15.70, or 25 to r 30 points above last night’s closing figures F and 80 to 90 points above the low levels of yesterday morning. There was very little southern selling early, but offerings from that source increased on the bulge and the midday market showed reactions of a few points from the best. Trading was comparatively quiet during the earlv afternoon and the market showed little further feature, ruling around 15.35 for January and 15.41 for March or close to las flight's closing. NEW YORK COTTON The following were the ruling prices in the exchange today: Tone, steady; middling, 15.80 c, quiet. Last Prev. Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close. Jan. ...15.10 15.62 15.10 15.38 15.37 15.37 Meh. ...15.15 15.70 15.15 15.42 15.40 15.40 May ...15.37 15.80 15.37 15.51 15.51 15.57 July ...15.48 15.85 15.48 15.58 15.58 15.60 Oct. ...15.50 15.80 15.50 15.58 15.57 15.60 Dec. ...15.05 15.55 15.05 15.33 15.33 15.30 NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEfr”bRLEANS, Dec. 15.—The dispo sition of shorts to cover and the bulge in New York yesterday sent the price of cot ton to higher levels today in the face of bearish November mill statistics. In the first halt hour of business prices advanced 48 to 52 points, January rising to 14.72. American consumption during Novembeer of only 332,057 bales was regarded as be ing in keeping with poor trade accounts that have been coming from textile centers. Better accounts from interior spot mar ket, especially those in Texas, increased the demand for contracts and in the trading up to 11 o’clock prices were sent 57 to 65 points higher tian the close of yesterday. Jan narv sola as high as 14.87. Houston claimed • better inquiry, with sales ranging from the lowest to the highest grades. < 'Early buyers commenced to realize prof- ( its after midsession and the market did not take their offerings well at all. At the trading np to 1:30 o’clock prices were reduced 25 * to 30 points from the highest levels by this sort of selling. NEW ORLEANS COTTON The following were the ruling prices in the exchange today: Tone, steady; middling, 14.75 c; steady. Last Prev. Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close. 'Van. ...14.51 14.87 14.45 14.61 14.60 14.23 licit. .’.44.75 15.08 14.64 14.81 14.79 14.43 May *.-.15.00 15.26 14.82 14.96 14.96 14.69 July ...15.16 15.38 14.94 15.08 15.02 14.77 Oct. .".-.15.20 15.20 14.85 14.85 148.5 15.00 Dec. ...14.20 14.41 14.18 14.35 14.20 14.10 NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 15.—Spot cotton, •teady and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 498 bales; to arrive 2,050; low midding, 11. 75 c; middling, 14.75 c; good middling, 17.00 c; receipts, 12,143; stock, 480,586. v, SPOT COTTON MARKET Atlanta, steady, 14.35 c. New York, quiet, 15.80 c. New Orleans, steady, 14.75 c. ) Philadelphia, steady, 16.05 c. Norfolk, steady, 14.50 c. Savannah, steady, 15.75 c. St. Louis, steady, 15c. ' Houston, Steady, 14.25 c. Memphis, steady, 15c. Augusta,' steady, 15c. Little Rock, steady, 15c. Dallas, steady, 13.70 c. Mobile, steady, 14.75 c. Charleston, steady, 15.75e. Wiimlngtbn, steady, 14c. Boston, steady, 15.50 c. Galveston, steady, 15.25 c. Montgomery, steady. 14.25 c. ATLANTA SPOT COTTON Atlanta spot cotton 14.35 c Receipts .'.U 411 ShipmAts 73a Stocks .... .... ....31,980 LIVERPOOL COTTON Tone, steady; sales 4,000; good middling, 12.66a. ’' I'll Prev. Open. Close. Close. Jan. 10.83 10.90 10.48 Feb. .... 10.79 10.95 10.53 Meh 10.91 11.02 10.58 April 11-05 10.67 May 11-00 11.10 10.65 June • « 11-10 10.67 July 108.5 11.11 10.69 Aug. 11-01 10-63 Sept.' ..J. 10-98 10.59 Oct 10.73 10.93 10.54 Xov. 10.90 10.54 Dec /. ..10.66 10.83 10.40 COTTONSEED OIL MARKET . ... .. Open. Close. Spots.. 8.60 bid Jan 8.7509.00 8.65@8.70 Feb. ....... 8.9009.05 8.65(11,8.80 March 9.2309.24 9.0509.07 April 9.2209.30 9.0709.15 May .. .. ...... 9.5209.55 9.3009.34 June 9.5009.65 9.3009.40 July 9.70@9.80 9.5009.60 Dee. • 8.5008.95 8.6008.75 Tone weak; sales 20,400. AMERICAN COTTON AND GRAIN EXCHANGE COTTON QUOTATIONS The following were the opening, highest, lowest, close and previous close quotations L »n the American Cotton and Grain Exchange \ #f * ew Yorl£: Prev. 1 Open. High. Low. Close. Close. I Jan 15.12 15.62 15.10 15.35 15.35 I March .. 15.25 15.70 15.15 15.40 15.40 i May .... 15.38 15.80 15.37 15.50 15.55 July .... 15.48 15.85 15.48 15.55 15.60 Dec. .... 15.15 15.55 15.05 15.30 15.30 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS S. M. Weld & Co.': "We consider pur chases qn a moderate scale are advisable.” Hubbard Bros.: "We feel that although cotton may and probably will go lower, it is far more advisable to buy small quantities on severe set-backs and average down, than it is to sell believing in another drastic de cline. Cotton prices are very reasonable around this figure.” J. S. Bache & Co.i "It looks to us as if we will have a quiet, dull market until after the hplMays. ’ ’ NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET Open. Close. January 3.95@4.05 4.15@4.20 February... 4.20@4.25 March . 4.11 4.2904.30 April i... 4.35@440 Stay 4.29 4.44@4.45 June ,I'., .. .. /. 4.60 4.53@4.58 July .. 4.45@4.50 4.6404.65 December ... ■ ■ 4.1804.25 NEW YORK, Dec. 15. —Raw sugar stead- Uer, refined, steady at 8.25 to 8.50, for fine granulated. - A THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. x- . fves’. mostA fwTßvr tv weietta Wo^>eßeoi . about I (mutt. You Kmolv \ 1 about I ReMARkABLe BABYI I only FOUR POuNhs. I x’v£ HeARD OF i rm ARFh BABY) ’ —> THe jxeqeßSAw’. ) Play tH.mKOFit! - BAB.es we.6H.NG \ COLORED BABY/ . ; | Ports* DOWN \ I L— cHess? J ain’t tUat |o7ay ON e \Be ING so ' IAT THC DUTCHMAN'S i __ - I LIGHT. / * ( SAP*. C r T‘‘V ■ • 1 b /z W Ik. Z Jk bmM WB jtek Br MF WK fIBSRO Er ® Kr---- ■ |h* vßßww .. | _ WOl L Waftßa I 1 b <_ Lj <C W'« M - ’’"L C. . <J!I * bZ |l i f 2 ' VALUE OF CROPS ESTIMATED AT $9,148,519,000 WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.—The to tal value of all important crops raised this year in the United States was $9,148,519,000, the crop estimate bureau of the agriculture depart ment announced Tuesday in an official statement. This computation was based on prices paid farmers on De cember 1. Compared with 1919 this is a de crease of $4,939,476,000. The total value of important crops in 1919 was $14,087,995,000. The area of all important crops was given at 351,062,409 acres, com pared with 356,162,122 acres in 1919. The 1920 value of some of the im portant crops described by the bu reau follows: Corn, $2,189,721,000; winter wheat, $866,741,000; spring wheat, $273,465.- 000; all wheat, $1,140,206,000; white potatoes, $500,974,000; sweet pota toes, $126,629,000; oats, $719,782,000; barley, $142,931,000; rye, $88,609,- 000; rice, $63,837,000; cotton, $014,- 590,000; sugar beets, $99,396,000; ap ples, $271,984,000; tobacco, $298,- 001,000. “The extraordinary character of the harvests, which have proven to be among the most abundant in the country’s history, notwithstanding beginnings about as unpromising as ever known, is emphasized by the December revisions os estimates.” the department said in a statement commenting on today’s report. “The final outcome of the 1920 wheat harvest, winter and spring combined, is now estimated at 789,878,000 bush els, compared with 934,265,000 bush els in 1919, this being an increase over the earlier estimates for 1920 of 39,230,000 bushels. The 1920 acre age abandoned from winter killing was less than was expected and in dicated by the very bad and unprom ising conditions on May 1 ad the in creasingly favorable character of the later season permitted much wheat, then considered hopeless, to develop and come to harvest. Production of the important crops was given as follows: Corn, 3,232,367,000 bushels in 1920; 2,858,- 509,000 in 1919, White potatoes, 430,458,000 bushels in 1920; 357,542.000 in 1919. Apples, 240,646,000 bushels in 1920, and 153,238,000 in 1919. Sugar beets, 8,545,000 tons in 1920, and 6,421,478 tons in 1919. Oats. 1,524,055,009 bushels in 1920, and 1,231,754,000 in 1919. Barley, 202,024,000 bushels in 1920, and 161,345,000 in 1919. Rice, 53,710,000 bushels in 1920, and 42,- 790,000 bushels in 1919. Rye, 69,318,000 bushels in 1920, and 88,- 909,000 bushels in 1919. Hay, 108,233,000 tons in 1920, and 109,- 152.000 tons in 1919. Tobacco, 1,508,064.000 pounds in 1920 and I, in 1919. Cotton, 12.987,000 bales in 1920, and 11,- 421,400 in 1919. Acreage of important crops were: Crop. 1920 1919. Corn 104,601,000 100,072,000 Winter wheat .... 37,993,000 49,105,000 Spring wheat .... 19,419,000 - 23,203,000 All wheat 57,412,030 72,308,000 Potatoes 3,929,000 3,981,000 Rice 1,337,000 1,091.800 Cotton 36,383,000 33,566,000 Tobacco 1,894,400 1,920,000 Hay 73.181,000 72,260.000 Oats 43,323,000 41,835.000 Barley 8,083,000 7,198,000 Rye 5,043,000 7,’03,000 Sugar beets 882,000 692,455 Hog Prices Drop To New Low Record INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Dec. 14. ! Hog prices dropped to a new low here today. The market was 25 to 50 cents lower and prices were from 9.25 to 9.50. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. 14. The hog market here today sank to lowest levels since March 1916 when prices fell from 30 to 40 cents with quotations ranging from 8.50 to 9.10. LIVE STOCK BY WIRE CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Hogs: Receipts 30,000; lights active; others slow, mostly 10c higher than yesterday’s average; big packers generally selling lower than yes teday; top early, $9.25; bulk, $9.00W9 - .15; pigs, 10c to 15c higher; bulk desirable 90 to 130-pound pigs, $9.10@9.25. Cattle—Receipts 9,000; beef steers active and steady; early sales, some held higher; butcher stock uneven, steady to weak; canners weak to 25c lower; sales $2.75@3.25; bologna bulls strong; choice kind, $6.25; calves steady; best vealers, $10.00; stockers and feeders steady to strong. Sheep—Receipts 15,000; best fat classes and feeders steady; others dull; early top fat lambs to shippers and city butchers, $12.40; early packing top, $11.85: wethers, $6.25; fat ewes. $5.50; few early sales feeder lambs. $10.50@10.75. EAST ST. LOUIS. Dec. 15.—Cattle: Re ceipts 4.000; general market slow; no early steer sales; few cows, heifers and canners and bulls steady; stockers and feeders slow; practical veal calf top, $10.75; bulk, $10.50@ 10.75; bul of jeanner cows around $3.00. Hogs—Receipts 19,000; fairly active about same as yesterday’s low time or 10c to 15c below the average; top, $9.10; bulk, $8.90 @9.00; packers sows steady to 25c lower; pigs active and up to $9.25; quality fairly good. Sheep—Receipts 2.600; fairly active about steady with few sales and most, of the run back: top lambs, $11.75; bulk, $10.75(® 11. ewes top, $5.00; bulk, $4.50@4.75; quality medium. LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Dec. 15.—Cattle: Re ceipts 100. steady. Heavy steers, $9.00(3! 10.00; beef steers. $6.00(3 8.75; heifers, $6.00 @8.50; cows, $3.00(3 7.50; feeders, $6.00@ 8.25; stockers. $3.50(37.00. Hogs—Receipts 1,500, 25c lower: 120 pounds up, $9.00; pigs, $7.00@8.50; throw outs, $7.00, down. Sheep—Receipts 50, active; lambs, $9.00; sheep, $3.00. down. NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Flour quiet and steady. Pork —Quiet; mess, $29.00@30.00. Lard—Dull and easy; middle west spot, $14.30014.40. Sugar—Raw weak; centrifugal, 96-test. 4.63(34.88; refined, dull; granulated, 8.25 ! @8.75. Coffee—Rio No. 7, on spot, 6%@6%c; No. 4 Santos 9%@>loc. Tallow—Quiet; specials. 6%c: city, 5-%c. Hav—Steady; No. 1, $1.9502.00; No. 3, $1.70@1.80: clover. sl. 1.85. Dressed Poultry—Unsettled: turkeys. 30(3 61c; chickens, 24@35c; fowls, 22@38c; ducks, 30@40c. Live Poultry—Easier; geese, 28@32c; ducks, 20035 c; fowls, 24@31c: turkeys, 35@45c; roosters, 14@16c; chickens, 24@ 26c: broilers. 32@38c. Cheese—Wenk: state milk, common to specials, 20028 c; skims .common to spe cials. 10@20c. Butter—Firmer; receipts 3.251; creamery, extra, 54@54y 2 c: do. special market, 550 55y.c; state dairy, tubs; imitation cream ery,' firsts, 33@52c, nominal; Argentine, 30@45c. GRAIN CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Wheat dropped quick ly in value today as a result of radical enlargement of the government estimates of the 1920 yield of grain. Opening quota tions, which ranged from l%c to 6e lower, were followed by a moderate rally in some cases. Wheat closed unsettled; 5c to 6%c net lower. Corn, like wheat, underwest a setback in price. After opening %c to 2%c lower, recovered somewhat but then sagged again. Corn closed netvous, 2%c to 3%c net lower. « Oats weakened with other cereals, start ing %c to 1c down, and later sagging more. Depression of grain and hogs had a bear ish effect on provisions. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS The following were the ruling prices in the exchange today: Prev. Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— Dec. ... 1666 167 163 165 170% Mar. ... 163 163 157. 158% 164% May ... 160 160 151 152% .... CORN— Dec 69% 70% 67% 68% 71% May .... 71% 71% 68% 69% 72% July .... 72 72% 70 70% 73% OATS— Dec 46% 46% 44% 45% 47% May .... 49% 49% 47 47% 50% July .... 48% 48% 46% 47% 49% PORK— Jan 22.15 22.15 22.15 22.10 22.30 LARD— Jan 13.55 13.55 13.27 13.30 13.65 Mav .... 13.60 13.60 13.30 13.30 13.70 RIBS— Jan 11.50 11.50 11.30 11.35 11.50 May .... 11.95 11.97 11.70 11.75 *12.02 RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO Today. Wheat 21 cars Corn ! 80 cars Oats ............ 35 cars HOgs ...30,000 head. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS CHICAGO. Dec. 15.—Wheat, No. 2 red, $2.00: No. 2 hard, $1.73. Corn, No. 2 mixed, 72c; No. 2 yellow, 70 %c. Oats, .No. 2 white, 47%@49%c; No. 3 white, •r7@4B%c. Rye. No. 2. $1.54. Barley, 66@91c. Timothy seed, $5.50@6.75. Clover seed, $15.00020.00. Pork, nominal. Lard, $13.30. Ribs, $10.75@12.50. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET CHICAGO, \ Dec. 15.—Butter: Creamery extras, 51c; creamery standards, 43c; firsts, 36046e; seconds, 33035 c. Eggs—Ordinaries, 64@66c; firsts, 73@75c. Cheese —Twins, 19%c. Live Poultry—Fowls, 20@22c; ducks, 26c; geese, 24c; springs, 23c; turkeys, 38c; roost ers. 18c. Potatoes—Six cars; Wisconsin and Minne sota (per 100 lbs.). $1.25@1.40. SWIFT AND COMPANY CHICAGO, Dec. 15,—Swift & Co., 100. Liberty Bonds NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Liberty bonds closed: 3%’s $ 90.10 First 4’s 86.00 Second 4’s 85.20 First 4%’s 86.12 Second 4%’s ...................... 85.36 Third 4%’s 87.90 Fourth 4%’s 85.90 Victory 3%’s 95.00 Victory 4%’s ' 95.00 METAL MARKET NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Copper quiet; elec trolytic, spot and nearby, 13%14; first quarter, 14014%. Tin firmer, spot and nearby, 34.50; futures, 36.75. Iron nomi nally unchanged. Antimony, 5.5005.75. Lead steady; spot. 4.50@5.00; zinc easier; East St. Louis deliverey, spot. 5.7506.00. London.—Standard copper, spot, 75 pounds 12s 6d; futures, 75 pounds 12s 6d; electro lytic, spot, 87 pounds: futures. 89 pounds: tin, spot, 217 pounds 10s; futures, 220 pounds ss; lead, spot, 22 pounds 10s; fu tures, 23 pounds 15s: zine, spot, 25 pounds 15s; futures, 27 pounds 10s. NAVAL STORES SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 15.—Turpentine quiet, 92%c; no sales; receipts 185; ship ments 156; stock 15.273. Rosin quiet; sales none; receipts 589; shipments 640: stock 76.272. Quote: B, D, E, F. G, H, I, K, M, N. water white and window glass. $ll.OO. GREATEST NAVY IN WORLD FOR U. S. IS ASKED BY DANIELS (Continud from Page 1) mates, under the resolution. The committee is virtually unani mous against the suggestion of Mr. Daniels, who appeared before it to day to outline the reason for his re quest for a construction program call ing for 88 ships. The prevailing opinion of the ma jority qf the members of the house and virtually all the members of the naval affairs committee is that the United States should do nothing more than carry .forward the great naval construction program of 1916 the largest ever authorized by any nation at oiie time, Representative Butler, Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee, said. The 1916 program, according to Mr. Butler and other committeemen, upon its completion, which probably will be by January 1, 1924, will make the United States the greatest naval power in the world, even allowing for some uncontemplated additional construction by Great Britain. Briten’s Figures “The completion of the present building program will give the Unit ed States a supremacy of 31 per cent over Great Britain in first line fight ing ships—dreadnaughts and battle cruisers,” said Representative Brit ten, Illinois, a member bf the com mittee. “Our first line tonnage then will be 1,118,000 tons, as compared with 987,000 tons of Great Britain. No other nation would be anywhere near us, as Japan’s navy now is less than one-third of ours, and she can complete no huge building program that would endanger American su premacy withiD the next few years. Mr. Butler pointed out that most of the 16 big battleships of the 1916 program have not been completed, because of the war policy’ of building smaller craft and that their comple tion will require large appropriations, without touching an additional pro gram, as recommended by Secretary Daniels. Mr. Butler and other members of the committee also believe that the United States should not authorize an additional program until it is defi nitely determined whether this nation is to enter some kind of an inter national association or will agree with other leading naval powers, particularly Great Britain and Japan, on a disarmament policy. ATLANTA EXPERTS SEVERELY GRILLED ON WITNESS STAND (Continued from Page 1) Judge John P. Ross for the defense, Dr. Everhart declared that he found traces of morphine In the Shepard viscera, but answered in the nega tive’ when asked if a sufficient quan tity had been present to cause death. Judge Ross’ questions tended to indicate that the defense will attempt to show that Shepard died as the result of bichloride of mercury poi soning, the bichloride being formed in his intestines by the chbmlcal ac tion of his body on calomel. Judge Ross directed his questions to show that calomel when exposed to sun light turns into corrosive sublimate. Dr. Everhart agreed that (his chem cal change would occur. He de scribed in detail the chemical expe riments he made in discovering the bichloride of mercury in Shepard’s vital organs. As to Potash in Liquor That Shepard might have died from potash in blind tiger liquor was sug gested by defendants’ counsel dur ing the examination of Dr. Everhart, who testified that he had certain friends engaged in the consumption of “moonshine,” and that on their request he had made chemical tests of samples of liquor to detect the presence of potash. He declared he had never found potash in liquor examined. Mrs. Alice Crandall, of Fort Val ley, sister of Shepard, agreed to pay for the chemical analysis of Shep ard’s viscera, declared the witness, in answer to queries by the defense. It was also brought out by the defense that denatured alcohol con tains bichloride of mercury in the proportion of one part of the poison to two thousand parts of grain alco hol. One pint of denatured alcohol contains about four grains of bi chloride of mercury, said Dr. Ever hart, who was excused after having been on the stand almost two hours. Dr. John Funke, of Atlanta, a path ologist, who made a pathological analysis of the Shepard viscera, was the next witness. He is now profes sor of pathology at Emory university, in Atlanta. Dr. Funke described the second exhumation of Shepard’s body and the analysis of the internal or gans, declaring that they were in a good state of preservation. The pathologist was one of the principal witnesses at the coroner’s inquest at Fort Valley. He repeated that testi mony today, declaring that the inner surface of the alimentary canal tak en from Shepard’s body was terrifly inflammed and corroded. Experts to Testify Expert testimony from physicians Who attended Mr. Shepard in his last illness and from chemists and path ologists who made analysis of his viscera after the exhumation of his body November 17, was expected to constitute the bulk of the evidence introduced today. It has been indi cated by the solicitor general that after this evidence has been con cluded, and the corpus delicti estab lished, he will open up with a series of witnesses, whose testimony is intended to disclose th© basis on which the state hopes to secure con viction of the four defendants now in custody. The defendants are Mrs. F. E. Elmer, former wife of the deceased; her sister, Mrs. loma Henry, of Perry; her son by her first marriage, Ernest Hopson, of Perry, and Mrs. Annie Cutts, of Fitzgerald. It was expected that the testi mony of the experts and physicians attending Mr. Shepard will consume the entire day, and tomorrow the solicitor general plans to reveal the sensational part of the state’s case, putting up several witnesses who are expected to testify as to an al leged conspiracy between the four defendants to “get rid of” Shepard and thus come into possession of his personal estate of about $300,- 000 and his one-third interest in his father’s estate of approximately three million dollars. Sensational Testimony Promised Mrs. Alice Crandall, of Fort Val ley, sister of Fred D. Shepard, will/ be called as a witness, says the so licitor general, to testify as to cer tain statements made to her by Mrs. Annie Cutts, which resulted in the inauguration of the investigation of Shepard’s death and the exhumation of his body for analysis by chem ists and pathologists. Mrs. Crandall will swear, accord ing to the solocitor general, that! Mrs. Cutts, after Shepard’s death, told her of an alleged conspiracy between the present Mrs. Elmer, Mrs. Henry and Ernest Hopson, to kill Shepard for his property. The statements said to have been made by Mrs. Cutts were reported to the solicitor general, who. after an in vestigation. ordered the exhumation of Shepard’s body. . Dr. John Funke,’ of Atlanta, a dis tinguished pathologist and Dr Edgar Everhardt. of the state board of health, a chemist, made analysis of the viscera, testifying before the coroners’ jury that they found traces of bichloride of mercury. D r Funke and Dr. Everhardt will be among the principal witnesses to day. At Tuesday’s session of the hear ing there were evidences that Mrs. Cutts and the other three defendants are not altogether in harmony in the conduct of their case. While Mrs. Elmer, Mrs. Henry and Ernest Hop son sat in a group at the lawyers’ table, Mrs. Cutts sat several 'yards away near the railing which en closes the bar. It was noticeable that she had no converse with the other three defendants, who carried on a spirited conversation among themselves throughout the hearing. There are persistent rumors that Mrs. Cutts feels that she has been “double-crossed” in the case bv the other defendants. She has made no statement to this effect, and her at torney, Robert L. Berner, has said nothing that would indicate the ex istence of such a feeling. Neverthe less, the rumor continues to gain credence, and the actions of the de fendants in the court room are watched closely by the spectators. Other Witnesses Mrs. Crandall is expected to be fol lowed on the witness stand by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Turner, of Abbeville; their son, John Turner, and J. J. Peterson, who. with the Turners, was employed on Mrs. Cutts’ farm n<ga.r Abbeville, for several months prior to Shepard’s death. It is declared by Solicitor General Garrett that these witnesses will testify as to state ments made to them prior to and aft er Shepard’s death, tending to indi cate the existence of a consniracy against the peach grower, and cor roborating Mrs. Carndall’s testimony as to Mrs. Cutts* statement-to her. It is now apparent that the hear- ing will, in all probability, continue practically all the rest of the week. If the state’s witnesses take two days, the defense is expected to take at least one day to present evidence, while arguments by counsel on both sides will take another day, it is anticipated. Intricate Legal Battle The legal battle staged in the courtroom yesterday was one of the most intricate, technical and com plicated pieces of litigation ever witnessed in this section of the state. The lawyers manoeuvered for strategic positions, and argu ments constituted the entire program for the day. At times, the ex changes between counsel grew heat ed and Judge Mathews was obliged to call them bac kto the main points at issue. The line of battle was drawn at the outset when the state, in re sponding to the defendants’ applica tions for bail, indicated its inten tion to introduce most of its evi dence in the form of affidavits, using only a few witnesses in per son. To this mode of procedure, the defense strenuously objected, in sisting that under the law, the de fendants had the right to demand that they be confronted with their accusers. Extended arguments were made on both sides, and laAe in the after noon Judge Mathews ruled that the state must use oral testimony rath er than affidavits. Then Solicitor General Garrett announced that he was not ready to proceed with the hearing, as his case was predicated upon affidavits, with only a few witnesses present in person. Judge Mathews then expressed his Inten tion to call a special session of the Houston county grand jury for Mon day of next week, for the purpose of investigating the evidence against the four defendants. He said thaj: if this were done and the defendants were indicted, applications for bail would then be in order. If there should be no indictments, the case of course, would be terminated. Agreement Is Surprising Climax At. this point General A. Harris, chief counsel for Mrs. Elmer, arose and insisted that his client be granted an immediate hearing on her application for bail. Judge John P. Ross, attorney for Mrs. Henry and Ernest Hopson, had just con cluded an impassioned appeal that his clients be admitted to bail, hav ing been preceded in this request by Attorney Robert L. Berner, making application for bond op behalf of Mrs. Gutts. General Harris announc ed that his client would waive the right to insist on oral testimony and was willing to proceed on the basis of the affidavits which Solicitor Gen eral Garrett had collected. Another proposition was advanced by the defense to the effect that Judge Mathews should privately ex amine the solicitor general’s affida vits and determine whether or n-ot the defendants should be admitted to bond. To this proposal the state vio lently objected. Then, just as Judge Mathews was about to adjourn court until Wed nesday morning to proceed with the case of Mrs. Elmerf came the an nouncement of the agreement of counsel that the state should sum mon its witnesses and go forward with the hearing on Wednesday morning, taking up all four cases and presenting oral testimony instead of affidavits. It was a sensational ending to a nay filled with sensations. To Recommend Crops Farmers Should Grow In Place of Cotton MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 15.—Lead ers of the cotton acreage reduction movement Tuesday called a meeting to be held in Memphis December 18, to choose crops to be grown in place of cotton. Governors and representa tives of local acreage reduction bodies from states of the central south will attend. It is practically assured that at the December 18 conference farmers will be asked to grow more corn, hay and small grains on land they do not plant in cotton. The Shelby County Retail Mer chants’ association is perhaps the first mercantile body in the south to indorse the cotton acreage reduction plan adopted at the south-wide con ference here last week. At a meeting Monday night its members pledged themselves not to extend credit to farmers who will not cut cotton acreage. Southerners Detained By Turks Released NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Informa tion was received ■by the Near East relief here today that ten of the eighteen men and women workers who had been detained by Turkish Nationalists in Samsun, Vilayet, of Trebizond, Asia Minor, since Novem ber 6, had been released and reached Constantinople. They include Miss Margaret Farns worth, Muscle Shoals, Ala. The oth ers who were still held, included Col onel James P. Coombs, of Apalachi cola, Fla., director of the Near East relief for the Constantinople area. Smashes Window to Kiss Wax Figure COATESVILLE, Pa.—The beauti ful figure of a girl with an alluring smile on her lips attracted Louis Katraly as he was passing a shop window in Philadelphia. Katraly beckoned to her to come out and join him and when she failed to move he smashed the plate glass window and grabbed her around the waist. As he was about to kiss the wax lips a policeman grabbed him. Rats on Liner Turn “Reds” And Rout Army of Cats NEW ’YORK.—An army of rats on board the former army transport Le viathan, the biggest ship in the world, has turned Bolshevik and no' longer submits to the authority or supposedly superior power of its erst while masters. The vessel is popu lated with hundreds of large-sized rats. Fumigation failed to drive the rodents away. Then an army of cats was turned loose. They made some headway at first, but then the rats turned “Reds” and now have the upper hand. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920. BOARD BLAMED FOR LOWERING MORALE OF ATLANTA FORCE (Continud from Page 1) no further than to say that he sim ply differed with the board on thes* policies. It was his view, however, that the board’s policy in cases of drunkenness encouraged drinking on the force, and lowered the respect of the community for the police. “I know a lot of men on the foroe,” he said. “Some of them are tlio finest kind. They feel such things very keenly. They look upon the board’s policies as a reflection on them. They want things done prop erly. In consequence, many of the best men feel like getting out.’’ Mr. Little was questioned about different members of the board. He was asked to name those who had stood with him for strict discipline. He said Attorney Aldine Chambers was one, but he didn’t want to men tion any names, not even Mr. Cham bers, because it mifeht be a reflec tion on others he forgot to mention. Majority of Men Honest Another policy of the board Mr. Little condemned was its custom of allowing menrio take long leaves of absence so they could try other jobs, and then if they failed, taking tnem back on the force. In this connec tion he was asked about Detective Bass Rosser, Chairman Harvey Hatcher intimated that Rosser was dropped from the force while on leave of absence because he got evidence against a brother officer. Mr. Little said he did'not know about this, but he rather thought Rosser quit. He said Rosser was not in harmony with Chief Poole or Chief Beavers. That he had been, insubordinate, and so.metimes refused to work with other ofifeers. Speaking of the police.board meet ing, Mr.'Little said he was so dis gusted sometimes that he didn’t feel like tryin- to do anything. In an swer to questions by Mr. ’ Hatcher, Mr. Little gave his general opinion of the police force. As a rule, he said, policemen haven't had much educational advantages, and they are : not men of unusual ability, but, he declared, the great majority are hon est. Bribes are offered officers, not occasionally, but frequently, he said. He had seen bribes offered, he de clared, but he never knew an officer to take one. Detective Howell he had always known as an honest, ef ficient officer, he said. Asked which he would believe, Detective Shaw. I or R. M. Striplin, he said he didn’t know Mr. Striplin very well, but he would believe Shaw any time. RecnUs Shaw Conversation He recalled a conversation he had a year ago with Lieutenant Shaw when Shaw predicted the Lakewood showmen would frame up on him. Chief Beavers asked Mr. Little what he would think of a man who made the general statement thatrthe police force is rotten and crooked. Mr. Lit tle replied that such a man would ei ther be crazy or ignorant of what he was talking about. “The police are like city council, or any other body,” said Mr. Little. “There are some good men and some not so good. I like the police depart ment. I like Chief JPbole and Chief Beavers, but I think the morale of the force could be improved if the two chiefs had a free hand in hir ing and firing. When a board func tions properly, it is a great help, but when it doesn’t, it’s a hindrance.” Mr. Little was asked his opinion of the case of /Detective Lon Terry. He said he didn’t think Terry should have been employed when it was stat ed in his application that he had been found guilty of having liquor. On the evidence against Terry brought before the police board,how ever, Mr. Little said he would not have voted to discharge him. He ex pressed the opinion that as a mat ter of public sentiment it might be a good idea to get rid of Terry if it could tie done without discredit to the office r. Hendersonville Invites Harding to Spend His Winter Vacation There HENDERSONVILLE, N. C.,- Dec. 14. —Fifty of the leading citizens of this commun'ty left, today in a spe .rial Pullman for Marion, Ohio, to extend to President-elect Harding an invitation to come to Hendersonville and spend the winter vacation. Caruso Sings Despite Injury in Throat new YORK, Dec. 14.—His voice unapparently affected by a blood vessel in his throat, suffered Saturday while singing in the Brook lyn Academy of Music, Enrico Ca ruso appeared Monday night at the Metropolitan opera house in Verdi's “La Forza Del Destino.” Caruso sang with usual vigor an dease. Phy sicians said his voice was in no wise endangered by the injury. HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS AH T>ON* KNOW EF AH HATES T' SEE A COLLECTUH PE WUS’ WEN AHS GOT A LIL MONEY ER WEN AHS BROKE .»! p I II j Copyright. 19 20 by McClure NewswflerSyndleate. Bandits Lock Victims In Icebox and Then Shoot Through It NEW YORK —William Hempel, a grocer, at Creed avenue and Heiyip stead road, Queens Village, was closing his store after the Saturday night rush. Frank Ruoff, a butcher, whose shop joins Hempel’s store, was sitting in the rear of the Hwn pel establishment, and already had called it a day. W. L. Van Wart, proprietor of a drygoods store near by, had put out the lights and was paying a friendly visit. Four young men, well dressed and each armed with a revolver, enter ed, and commanded the merchants to hoist their hands. The merchants obeyed 1 and were locked in the ice box. After awhile two shots were fired through the ice box, but the men, lying prone on the floor, were unhurt. After waiting several minutes the merchants peered out. They found the robbers had fled. From Hempel’s cash register the bandits took about SIOO, but they overlooked S3OO of Ruoff's money, concealed in an envelope. Van Wart carried S6OO in an inside pocket, and he still has it. The robbers made no attempt to search their prisoners. Van Wart’s jewelry also was un touched. The police found no trace of the robbers. Classified Advertisements WANTED HELP-Male. LEARN AUTO AND TRACTOR BUSINESS io G to 8 weeks. Opportunitjea every where offering $l5O to S4OO a month. Twice more equipment and floor space used in daily practice training than any auto school in America. Master mechanic, instructors and same method we used to train thousands of soldier mechanics in 60-<iay courses. Write now for free catatog. Ratto Auto and Trac tor School. 2139 Oak st., Kansas City, Mo. 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Send money with order. Mc- Eachern Brothers. Fort Green Springs. Fla. ____ __ __ FOR SADE—SEED REGTSTETtED ami rccleaned Cleveland Big 801 l cotton seed, $2 per bushel. M. W. Stembridge, Box J, Milledgeville, Ga. Would Banish Freaks From the Public Gaze CHICAGO.—The “dog-faced boy,’' the “bearded lady,” the “india-rub ber man,” the “living skeleton” and sundry other dime-museum freaks are under the ban of the American Association of Fairs and Expositions. Send No Money Don't miss thia chance to cut your tire eoat AC 60% and more. We ahitf at once on ap- // \ proval. These are itandard.makt used II 1 (ires, excellent condition, selected by out experta—rebuilt by expert workmanship, PflFs , Can readily be guaranteed for. oooo milea. NOTE:These are not sewed togeth er tires—known as double treads. 30x3 .$6.60..51.60 34x4 .$ 8.75..52.60(<W> 30x314. 6 50.. 1.75 34x4X. 10.00.. 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Send $1 deposit, balance C. O. D. aftei examination. Write K & S Tire & Supplj Co., Dept, F, East Chicago, Indiana. WANT'D-FARMS I HAVE cash buyers for salable farms, Will deal with owners only. Give description nnd cash price. -Morris M. Perkins, -Co lumbus, Mo. GOOD farm wanted. Send description and price. John J. Black, Chippewa Fails, Wisconsin. DESCRIBE size farms And saw mill loCa tions wanted to J. M. McNeel, Myßae, Ga, FOR FARMS 'IWO Hl NDIIED FORTY ACRES—OneTium dred sixty in cultivation, under American wire fence, balance timbered, good dwelling, three wells, two tenant houses, two hundred bushels of corn, two thousand bundles ol fodder, sixteen head good, cattle, twentj head good hogs, thrde good mules, two wag ons, public schbdl near the house, 1 lying four miles of town, lands all elevated and fertile. All for seven thousand five hundred dollars, terms if wanted. No better place for general farming and stock. M. N. Green, Branford, Fla. GO-ACRE FARM—SO cleared, wire fence, fl room house, ceiled, fine water, %-mile R. R. town; $1,400: good terms; 30 other im proved farms, $6.00 to $12.00 acre. Seaborn Sutton, Dowling Park, Fla. FREE U. S. LAND—2OO,OOO acres in Ark., open for homesteading. Send Sse for Home steaders Guide Book and map of state, Farm-Home Co., Little Rock, Ark. PATENTS INVENTORS should write for our guide book, “How to Get Your Patent." Telle terms and tmetheds. Send sketch for out opinion of patentable nature. Randolph & t-Q., Dept. 60, Washington, D. C. ; PERSONAL SWITCHES made from combings. The new way. Write me. Mrs. E. Vandervoort, Davenport, lowa, SEND for free trial treatment worst forms blood disease, Welch Med. Co., Atlanta. MEDICAL PILES can be cured; no cutting, safe, pain* less. I will tell you about it free. Write Box 116 S, Atlanta, Ga. PILES FREE Information about painless pile cure. No knife. Box llfiS, Atlanta, Ga. DROPSY TREATMENI Erera Tl’ Sires quick relief. 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