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WOMEN TO BE DENIED
PLACES ON COMMISSION
TO CURB ATLANTA VICE
Mayor Admits Strong Point in
Their Favor, But Atlanta’s
Council Frowns.
•
Despite the appeal if the Woman’s
Christian Temperance union and wom
en’s civic clubs, members of council
arc not inclined to give women repre
sentation on the newly created vice
commission.
Aiderman A H Van Dyke, author of
the ordinance creating the commission,
soys he thinks the woman’s petition
should be tabled.
‘I don’t think It would bo at all prac
tical to have women on the commis
sion.’ said Aiderman Van Dyke.
.Aiderman John S ("andlc-r. .-rm of the
members of thr 'commission, save he
has not given the matter anv consider
ation. but that he does not think coun
cil will grant the request of the women
Mayor Admits Strona Point. •
Under an ordinance of council Mayor
Winn appointed five city officials and
five private citizens as members of the
vice commission. But he says he
would dislike to have the -fob of ap
pointing five worn m. the number re
quested by the petition.
"But they have .1 strong point in
their favor," save Mayor Winn. “There
are women on the vice commissions of
Minneapolis, Philadelphia and othi r
cities. And these commissions seem to
be accomplishing satisfactory results."
Women’s social and improvement
clubs have approved the petition and
will join in the appeal to council this
afternoon. A number of prominent
women are active in their efforts to
secure council’s recognition of the mer
its of their claim.
Women Would Show Mercy.
Mrs. Ma.rv L. McLendon, president of
the Frances Willard chapter of the
Georgia Woman’s Christian Temper
ance union, says:
“The women of Atlanta have decided
that they have been too hard, on the
members of.their sex who .have fallen.
We want representation, .on the vice
commission so that we can effectively
give them a chance."
Mrs. D. O. Dougherty, vice president,
says:
■ Women cn the commission would
have more consideration for girls than
men will. . Women naturally have a
better knowledge of evil conditions that
surround their own sex and they could
assist materially in carrying on reform
work.”
A significant, point in the petition to
CANDIDATES SEEK
BALTIMORE TRIP
Candidates are coming rapidly into
the contest for delegates at large to the
Baltimore national Democratic conven
tion.
So'far as Fulton is concerned, it will
present the name of Thomas B. Felder
alone for one of the "big Mur" placed.
It is conceded that Mr. Felder is to be
named. . ,
From other points the names of
Crawford Wheatley, of Americus; G. R.
Hutchens, of Rome; C. R. Pendleton,
of Macon; Thomas W. Loyless, of Au
gusta, Samuel B. Adams, of Savannah;
W. S. West, of Valdosta; Judge An
drew Cobb, of Athens, and Dr. John M.
Crook, of Columbus, have been put for
wa rd
All of th- se, with the possible excep
tion of Dr. Crook, were prominently
identified with the state campaign in
Mr. Underwood’s behalf. Dr. Crook, who
is a near relative of Senator Bank
head.. comes forward with peculiar
claims, however, because he was one of
the original and most enthusiastic Un
derwood men in the state, and it is
pointed out that he lives in Muscogee,
the only one of the "big six" counties
that went for Underwood, giving him
the second largest plurality he received
in Georgia
The delegation to Baltimore will con
sist of 24 district delegates. 24 district
alternate-, four delegates at large and
four alternates at large.
MacQUADE. AMERICAN.
BUYS "POPE'S VILLA”
LONDON. May 6—J. P. MacQuade,
of New York, has bought the celebrated
“Pope .9 A ilia” at Twickenham for $50,-
000. The villa is a replica of that
occupied by Alexander Pope 50 years
ago, with beautiful gardens bordering
on the Thames. The whole is one of
the most familiar riverside features of
outer London.
The property until six years ago be
longed to the late Henri Labcuchere, of
Truth, Ti’.c house has not since been
occupied.
ESTABLISHED 8861
I The Lowry National Bank
OF ATLANTA, GA.
CAPITAL. - $1,000,000
SURPLUS “ 1,000,000
| Designated Depository of the United States,
| County of Fulton, City of Atlanta.
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS.
council is -the plea for "white lives" for
both sexes, with the same moral stand
ards.
Wants Ten Women There.
James Meldrum, of 221 South Pryor
street, has written to The Georgian to
give vigorous support to the women's
plea for places on th'- vice commission.
He believes there should be ten women
on the commission, and says they would
not permit the usual Pharasaical, in
adequate report on the subject investi
gated. His letter follows;
. The proposal of the W. C. T. U.
to include five women in the com
mission recently created is an ex
cellent one, and it is to be hoped
there will be no hesitation in adopt
ing it. (
, The astonishing thing is that at
this time of day. when womanhood
is rapidly coming into its own. a
responsible public body should
think of appointing men only to
deal with a problem so vitally af
fecting society in general and wom
en in particular. If ever there was
a question in which adequate fe
male representation was demanded,
it is this one. Mere men have al
ways demonstrated their unfitness
to solve any such tangled problem.
Their inherited bias, traditional
prejudice and lumbering logic re
quire the balancing and corrective
elements of womanly counsel, in
sight, intuition and sympathy. A
commission, composed of, say. Dr.
Anna Shaw, Mrs. Pankhurst and
Mrs. Belmont, would be much more
likely to get down to bedrpek facts
aitd achieve solid results than even
such' an- eminent trio as. President
Taft, Roosevelt and Woodrow Wil
son, or any other three meh in the
country.
Where the lives and destinies of
"thousands of women and young
girls are at stake there is an un
derlying insolence in the very idea
of excluding women from the com
mission. What Serious-minded peo- '
pie want is a thoroughgoing probe
into the root causes of prostitu
tion and their possible prevention.
I for one trust, therefore, that if
the ladies are appointed—and there
ought to be ten of them—they will
prevent the usual attempt to burke .
the worst, but really vital, elements
in this problem by the presenta
tion of a lop-sided, Pharasaical, in
adequate report, resulting in fur
ther abortive police measures, in
driving the disease still more from
the suface, in the temporary sooth
ing of the public conscience, and
In the shelving of the real prob
lem for another decade. I am sir,
JAMES MELDRUM
221 South Pryor St., Atlanta. Ga.
RICH VETER’AN, BORN
IN GEORGIA, DIES ON
HIS 69TH BIRTHDAY
CHATTANOOGA. TENN., May 6.
John S. Martin, one of the oldest and
best known citizens in Chattanooga,
died at his home today after an ill
ness of two weeks. was exactly 69
years of age, today being the -anni
versary of his birth. He was born at
Madison. Ga., May 6, 1843.
Mr. Martin joined the Confederate
.army at the outbreak of the Civil war
and served during the conflict as a
member of the Third Georgia artillery.
Longstreet’s corps. He was »eriously
wounded at the battle of Chickamauga.
Mr. Martin came to Chattanooga in
the early seventies and engaged in the
wholesale grocery and grain business,
rapidly . accumulating a large fortune,
which he further augmented through
judicious investments in real estate. At
’the time of his death he was one of
the most influential citizens of this
city, and an authority through the
South on grain and cotton. In Sep
tember. 1876,- he married Miss Kate
Kirkpatrick, of Chattanooga. Miss
Katherine Martin, a daughter, is well
known in Atlanta, having visited there.
Four other children survive.
BIDDLE BOOMS HIS BIBLE
CLASS: EXPECTS 10.000
PHILADELPHIA, May 6.—Anthony J.
Drexel Biddle hopes to increase his Bible
class from 3,400, the present membership,
to 10.000.
He plans to turn the estate of A. J.
Drexel. Jr., at Lansdowne into a sum
mer vacation home for menibsfs of the
class. The estate consists of seventeen
acres with .two large buildings. Mr. Bid
dle has been remodeling the estate. He
has installed tennis courts, a gymna
sium and a baseball field and will have
dormitories to accommodate fifty men and
ten women. Ten cents a night will be
charged for lodging and the price of
meals will he limited to 15 cents for
breakfast and 20 cents for dinner and
supper. No person will be allowed to
sleep on the estate more than two nights
in one w eek.
KING AND QUEENS AT
MEMORIAL TO EDWARD
LONDON, May 6. A memorial .serv
ice for the late King Edward was held
at Windsor today. King George, Queen
.Mary, Dowager Queen Alexandra and
other members of the royal family at-
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) XEWStAIOXDAY, MAY 6, 1912.
COTTON PR ICES
JUMP 521 BALE
Shorts Cover Freely. With the
Bulls Heavy Buyers—Closes
at Top Figures.
XEW YORK. May 15.—Extreme activity
featured the cotton market at the open
ing today, and amidst exciting scenes
first prices were pushed upward from 15
tn 18 prints. In addition to urgent, cov
ering there was fresh buying for long
account which was inspired by firmer
cables than expected- Unfavorable
weather over the Southern belt was re
ported by private telegrams. After the
call the tone was nervous as a result of
profit-taking on the bulge.
Futures’ and spot were Strong in Liv
erpool
Some of last week’s prominent sellers
offered cotton freely on the early advance,
but the offerings were well taken Prices
eased off a point or two The tone was
nervous and there was an active demand.
Shortly after the noon hour the tone of
the market was xery strong. wfth* K very
little for sale ■ Wrth covering
and bidding prices, at 2 rVolock gains of
21 to 31 points were ruling
At the close the market was strong at
38 to 41 points higher, practically $2 per
baJe above the closing quotations of last
Saturday.
RANGE IN MEW YORK rUTURES.
S nt s 8
IO i I
May -11.23'11.4«i1l 221 H4B H.46-48'11.08-10
June . . .'.'f1.49-51’11.11-13
July 11 30 11.60 11 30 11.59'11.58-60 11 18-20
Aug. 11.37 11.64 11 37 11 64 11 60-62 11 21-22
Sept. 11.28,11,.6.4 11.45 11,64 11.64 11 25-27
Oct. f 1.50 11.71 11 4711.7141.70-71 11 32
Nov. 11.70-72 11 82-34,
Dec 11.58 11 83 11 55 11 83 11.79-83 11.40-42
■Jan. 11.52 11.78 11.52 11.78 11 77-79 11.37-38
Feb . . 11.77-79 11.37-39
Mar . U. 5 7,1 l 66 11 57 11 65 11 Si-87 11 44-45
-Closed-' strong
Liverpool' was due to '2 *•£■■' ‘points
higher on near and 3% to 4% points'high
er on late .-months, -ripened steady 7% io
8 points higher.
At 12:15 pm- was very steady,net 8%
to 9% points higher. A good business
was done in spot with prices firm- at 9
points higher; sales. 12.000 bales, includ
ing 11,000 American; speculation and ex
port, 1,090;. imports, 3.066; ’ nofle Ameri
can
Later cables reported a furthsr advance
of 1 point frorfi 12:15 p in quotations
At the close the market was steady 12
to 14 points above Saturday’s "cldsihg
RANGE IN -LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Futures opened firm. ’ -
Opening. Frew
Range. 2 P. M. Close. Close
May . . ;-6 26 620 6 16%
May-,June 624 -6 25 -6 25 629 6 1614
June-Julv 6.24 -6 25 6.25 6 29% 6 17%
July Aug. 6.25 .6’6% 526 630' 618
Aug-Sept 6.24 -6 25*4 6.27*4 6.29% 6.16
Sept.-Oct. - . . .' 6.26 6 12*4
Oct Nov. 6'1734-6.20 619 6 23% 6.10%
Nov.-Dec 6.17 6.19 622 6.02%
•Dec.-Jan- 6.1-6 -6.18 6.19-.- . 6-'2l %• 6-08
Jan -Feb. 6.16 -6 18 6.18 6.21% 6 02%
Feb.-Mar. 6.17 -6 18 .... 6 22*4 6.02%
Mar-April 6.17*4-6.20 6.20 .6.23%
Closed firm.
HAYWARD & CLARK'S - L" "
DAILY'COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, May 6—Weather
conditions oversight were worse than ex
pected Showers were rather general and
heavy ..In localities, particularly, in the
gulf coast 'districts, the ' Fort’ ■ Worth.
Shreveport and the Meridian sections
also. Oklahoma and the Atlantlcs had
the least ram. The cold wave did not
materialize Indications are for partly
cloudy and local showers today, followed
tofiiorrow. by a tendency towards clearing
weather and Tess precipitation
Liverpool was active and strong today,
futures up as much as I.4,pqinff. Cables
reported the advance due to American
buying and bad weather news- ■
Our market advanced 25 points .in the
first hour on general buying on disap
pointing weather over Sunday, official
forecasts of showery weather and New
York news advising the formation of a
strong ten-million-dollgr bull pool to push
the market. The market held the early’
gain. -well. There is a steady demand for
contracts, and the supply of selling or
.ders is limited owing to bad weather and
anticipation of a bullish weekly govern
ment weather report
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
£ ' t- I 24> r. I>r
O I U i J»' L) !£LU
May 111.78112.911'1'1.77Tf2?nT'• V0n".021T307
June . .112 01-04 11 67 -70
July il 1.90'12.15'11.89 12.13 12.13-15 11.75-76
Aug. 11.76 11 88111.76 11.80'11.98-01 11 60-63
Sept. 11.77 11 77 11.77 tt.77i1l 90-92 11 49-52
Oct. ,11.59 11.85 11.59 11.84 11 84-85 11- 44-45
Nov 11.85-86 11.44-46
De< ■1t601187 11 60 11.87'11 87-88 1'1'47-48
Jan. 11.01-11.89 11,61 11.89-11 89-90 11 50-51
Feb 11.92-9411-1.53-54
Mar 1 1,95-97 11 56-.5!<
Closed steady.
SPOf -COTTON -MARKET/
Atlanta, steady; middling I’l
New York: qifiet; rfilddfitig IT.BO.
New Orleans, steady; -middling 11-13-16.
Liverpool, easy; middling *364
Savannah, steady, middling fl*4:
Augusta, steady; middling-11 3 4 .
Mobile, steady; middling 111,
Galveston, steady; middling 11J4.
Norfolk, firm: middling 11*6,.
Wilmington, nominal. .
1.-ittle Rock, quiet: middling UQ
Charleston, nominal, middling 11*4.
Louisville, firm; middling 11’,.
Philadelphia, steady, middling 13.05.
Boston, quiet; middling 11 SO.
Baltimore, nominal, middling 11%.
• Memphis, quiet; middling 11V
St. Louis, quiet; middling 11V
Houston, steady; middling-J1 9-1-6.
Louisville, firm; middling 11%.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table- shows recetpt-s at
the ports todgy compared. w>lh.Jlie. same
day last year:
2 _ 1 lot;"': TZTT Z
New Orleans 1.207" F 6,470
Galveston 2.649 • 4,327
Mobile 455 120
Savannah. . . . '. 3,506 1,116
charleston.-'• 333 ■' 40
Wilmington .... 305 322 .
Norfolk 1.026 ' 943
Boston 64 50
Brunswick. .... 771
Total ~ 10.316' . 13,393~~~
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
~ ioiT IML
Houston. . .' .' .; 2,128 '1.8’7 ..
Augusta 82 127
Memphis 3,047 . 677
St. Louis 655 1.:".4
Cincinnati ■ 282 "= -500
Little Ro'-lt . . . ___ _ 54__
Total J; •>'l T 390
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
i ”|ien.ng - ClMina
Spot‘ 1 7.50417.70
May 7.354x7.50 7.501(17.51
lune 7.33417.45 r 504x7.53
Ju1y7.454(7.46 7.504x7 52
.August 7.504 x 751 .7
September 7 464-7 47
October 7 444x‘7 46 7514 x7 52
November 6 804x6.95 6 854 i 6.1’8
December 6 70116 80 6
7'losed strong, sale'. 38.300 barrels.
VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES.
Following show the .weekly, vjgible .sup
ply changes : in grain ' for ’’he'wYek;
Wheat decreased 2.121.000 bushels.
' Corn decreased 522.0C0 bushels'-
'. Oats decreased ,2.034.000 bushels.
NEWS AND GOSSIP ,i
Os the Fleecy Staple
(From Hayward & Clark >
NEW YORK, May 6 Carpenter, Bag
I got & Co.: Sentiment here seems to be
bullish, and considerable short covering
reported on a bullish telegram from Cor- J
dill One letter*from Vicksburg says crop
all along that valley wfll be 5.00,000 to 600.- ]
000 bales short because they will not be
able to-plant
Pallas. Tex , wires: "Texas, southern ,
and eastern portions, generally cloud' . 1
raining at Houston and Athens, light rain '
in the north. genef.aH.v part.ly cloudy, west,,
clear and pleasant. Oklahoma, generally 1
fair and cooler "
Mitchell. Riordan. McEhney were good I
buyers after the call.
Following are 11 a m. bids: May 11 28. i
July 11.50.,, October 1J.54, December 11.59,1
January 11 28t
Forecast for week: Temperatures will ;
average near or slightly below seasona- ,
ble average the coming week in the
Southern states. Precipitation will be lq
cal and probably not above normal
Storm warning Hoist northeast storm I
warning at 10 p nx . on Texas coast.
Disturbance over lower Rio Grande val
ley. brisk to high north and northeast
winds on Texas coast Monday.
The Dry Goods Review for past w<egk
says: “The distribution of drv goods,
both, at wholesale and at retail, has
shown contraction rather than expansion
during the week'. This is true practically
of the en'ire country and applies to the
great majority of lines "
Troy. Ala . wires. “Memphis to Tupelo,
Columbus to Tuscaloosa preparations very
backward, not more, than 50 to ,60 per cent
plowed very little cotton up. The low
lands and creek bottoms not touched yet;
Tuscaloosa. Montgomery to Troy about 75
per cent plowed; some cotton up to good
stands x'ondttlons very poor around Mont
gornery ? .buf ape much better around. Troy
Aa ’a 'whole, 'about three' to four weeks
late'of last year and two weeks later, than
normal. Soil thoroughlv soaked, and
much of it plowed wet: Distinctly poor
start Scattered to heavy rains along
route Friday and Saturday. Cloudy and
hot now."
THE WEATHER
——i-t—; -J ,—i— Uj —;—
'L* ‘ dON-bITU&N’S. * ' ' 7 ! ‘
-,-V'ASHING,TON.,, May will be.
showers tonight in New England and the
'middfe' fitl»ntib states,‘frillowed by gen*
e DIHT, w;eather , Tuesday and show
ers 'tonight or -TuesSiy in the* Southern
states. : r ' , , . ,
In the Lake region and the Ohio val
lev the weather wfll be generally .fair
Temperature changes will be unimpor
tant
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Texas coast.
GENERAL FORECAST.
Following is the forecast to 7 p. m
Tuesday:
Georgia —Local showers tonight or
Tuesday.
~Virgir»isu-rCloudy,tpnfgh.tshowers iq the
’southei'n- portion, cooler sh southeastern
portion; Tuesday fair.
North Carolina and South Carolina—-Lo
cal showers tonight or Tuesday-
Florida—Showers tonight or T.ufigday- .
Alabama and Mississippi—ShAet? to
night or Tuesday.
ATLANTA .LiyE. STPCK , MARKET., ,
(By W. H'. White,'JF.,’of the White Pro--
vision Company.)
Quotations based on actual purchases
during the current week:
Choice tp good-.sleers, 1.000 to 1.200. 5.75
(giioO. good steers, 800-to 1.000..5 50©5 75,
medium to good -steers. 700 to 850, 4.75®
5 50, good to choice beef cows. -800 to 900,
4 50® 4 75. medium to good beef cows, 700
to 800. 4 25(§'4 50; good to choice heifers,
750 to 850. 4.50®5.25, medium to good
heifers. 650 to 750. 3 75®4 50
Thfc above represent rulibg prices of
good quality of beet, cattle Inferior
grades and dairy types selling lower.
Mixed common steers. If fat. 700 to 800,
4 004 x 4 75. mixed common cows. If fat. 600
to 800, 3.50@4.00. mixed common bunches
to fair. 6QO. to 800? 2.50®8.25; good butch
er bulls. 3.25@3.5(5
Prime bogs. 160 so 200 average. 7 75®
8.00; good butcher hogs. 140 to 160. 7 50®
7.75. good bixt.ch.er pigs, 100 .to. 140, 7 30®
7 50; light pigs. 80 To 100, 6 5006.75; heavy
rough hogs. 200 to 250, 7Q7.75
. Above, quotations, apply to corn-fed
hogs Mast, and peanut fattened hpgs. 10
l%c and under.
Moderate Supply, of cattle: Prices have
ranged a shade higher on best grades of
fed steers.
‘ A'few Tdads of milted Short fed cattle
. were. on. the. .var,ds;this w;ey>k. .whjch Siotd.
re'adflj at prevailing ‘quotations. ' with 'a
, -few of thh'Beslyseleotfcons:an-elghth -to »
quarter, higher than pbices quoted h week
ago ' ■ " ■ ■
Market generally is copside.red. strong,
and active
Hog; receipts about- the. same ns last
week " Market steady Yards'keep sold
right up to arrival with nothing carried
over.
MEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 6.—Wheat firm; July
-SI.J9L®! 18%, spot No. 2 red $1.14 in ele
•vator,- 11.215% f. o. b ' Corn dull; No 2
in elevator nominal, export No 2 86%
f" o! ' fi'..'*sfeamer nominal, No 4 nomi
nal. Oats steady; natural white 62® 62%.
white clipped 64 066 Rye quiet; No. 3
nominal fob New York Barley steady;
malting $1.2401.38 c. i f Buffalo Hay
firm, good to prime $1 4501 75. poor to
fait $1 25 0 1 30, ; Flour. (regular. spring
patents *5 6005.90. straights $5 4005.60
clears $5 6006. winter patents $5.9006.10,
Straights $5'2505.50 "ctears-$« 75®5 . -
Beef firm, family SIBO-18 5(1.. Pork firm-.
•-Iftesh 'B4< -35.-, fa mH _v- •’? 20.-76 o'3l-50
Lard firm, city steam 10% bid. middle
West spot 11.35 bid. Tallow quiet; .city
<in hogsheads) 6% nominal, country (in
•tierces) 6®6%. • , > • -.
live stock market.
CHICAGO. May 6.—Hogs—Receipts.
40,000 Market steady; mixed and butch
ers.'77.2s'B 7 75: good h'eavy, $7.60@7.75;
rough heavv,-.57 250 1 65. light. ..$7.15.0
7 62: nigs. $5.40477 00. hulk. $7 5007 70
Cattle- Receipts. 25,000. Market'steady
lac lower beeves, $5.90 0 9 j)0; cows and
heifers. $2.5007.85; Stockers and feeders.
Iss 0006.85. Texans, $5.9007.50. calves.
156.500 8,00 .. .. . .
Sheep, Receipts, 20,000 . Nlarket steady,
'native and Western, $516008.00 lambs,
ISEVV YORK .QFIQCEFUES.. . ~
' *'Y'Uk'K. ' tlai- n.'JOoffee 'steady .
No 7 Rio spot. 14% tasked). Rice firm,
domestic, ordinary to prime, 4%®4%
MdlaSseS' quieT'; New't irlean.'. open kettle;
1350 50 Sugar, raw, quiet, centrifugal.
4.05. muscovado. 3.55; molasses sugar.
330. refined steady; standard granulated,
5 1005.25; rut loaf. 6.00; crushed. 5.90,
mold A. 5.60: cubes, 5.3005.45, powdered,
5 1005 30. diamond A. 5 20; confectioners
' \ 4'900.1.05 No. 1. *9O 0 5 05. No. 2. 485
■ o’s 00. No 3. 4 80® 4.95. No 4. 4 750 4 90
Cheese firmer, white milk specials, 15%
016 whole milk fancy. 15*4015%; skims,
specials. 11011%; skims, fine. 9%@10%;
:fUll skirryt. 708.. $ ' •'
POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS.
'' NE’.V YORK. May's Dressed poultry
quiet, turkeys. 130 22: chickens, 16028;
fowls. 11*2017: ducks. 13022; geese. 110
16. Live poultry nmei: fowls. 14 taskedT:
' turkevs. 13 tasked); roosters. 10 tasked);
ItTil, l-.s.' 1 V raskMß ’geese, kirn.
But'ef Weaker; creamer' specials, 31
l.thidi; creamery-extras-.- 30% tasked-);
i state dairv. tubs, 244(30%; process spe
cials. 28 tasked 1.
1 steady, near!" white fane'. 22%
; 1/ nearliv brown fancy -1 ®2l %f*extra
firsts. 21"'i21%; firsts. 19020',.
NAVAL STORES.
SAVANNAH. May 6. Turpentine firm
'at 48 receipts 851
Ro;-in firm, rei-eipp L'.t'SS. ’water white
XT 1. mdow glass $7 20. N 57 15, yj 47 iq
il< 47 05 ’ >7 02’-.. H $7.02’6, G $7 02% F
U 1.02%. E $6.75."D $6 50, <" B A $6 25.
Real Vaudeville and the
best motion pictures at the
■ Bijou. .
STEEL BREAKS US
BIG PROBE OPENS
Sharn Decline in Shares With
Demand Weak—Other Is
sues Sympathetic.
ByiCHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK. May 6 -There Fas ex
cited transactions in Fnlted States Steel
and Pennsylvania at the opening of the
market today, the former. losing 1% and
the laster 2%. The first scale of Steel
common was thought to' include 10.000
shares Union Pacrfic and Reading each
yielded over 1 point
The tone was weak, and practically all
of the industrial interests seemed to be
on the bear side.
Among the other losses were Steel pre
ferred ’-4. Amalgamated Copper *2.
American Smelting %, Baltimore and i
Ohio Atchison %; Reading-%, Lehigh
Vkl'ei.' %', Missouri Pacific %. Canadian ;
Pacific % an< j Southern Pacific %
At the end -of the first fifteen minutes
a show of steadiness developed and some
of the issues recovered a fraction of their
Initial loss
Erie '•cotnrtlon ahd preferred advanced
*s, while Southern Railway opened %
higher. •
The curb was dull and weak
Americans in London were steady
above New York parity Canadian Pacific
was under pressure after a spurt.'and its
best price was shaded
Liquidation was'in evidence throughout
all the forenoon ; and vigorous declines
were in progress London was the heav
lest seller of the more Important specula
tive issues. Steel common was weak, de
clining more than 2 points. The rest of
the market was fairlv well held, although
joining in the general downward move
ment. which caused losses of 1 point or
more in many of the important stocks.
Stock quota'lons-
I I - - |T-aeU I C]os |Prev
STOCKS;* iHlghlLow.iSaxe.l Bid.lCl'ss
Ama! -Conner.'• 83 tjßo% -B<>% 86% 82%
Am. Jce Sec 24 24 24 . . 23%
Arrf. ‘Sug.'Ref? ! l2B" 126*4128' W%!128
Am. Smelting. 84%;. 82% ,83 LB3 1 84%
Am Loeomo.. 42% 41% 41%' 42 42%
Am . (“ar Fdy 58 ■ 57% 57% 58 58%
Am Cor. Oil .. 56% 55% 56 55% 56%
Am Woolen 1 27% 27%
Anaconda .. . 42% 40% 41% 41% 42%
Atchison 105% 104% ins 105 105%
A p 1140% 139*41140% 140 [139%
Am Can 39 37%, 38%' 38% 39%
do. pref ..117% 116 116%117 117'
Am Beet Sug 69%' 68%: 69 69 '7O
-Am. T and T.-1 45%'145%443%:145% 146
Am Agricul..' 61 61 I 61 1 60%' 61%
Beth steel . .37 36% 37 I 36% 37%
B R T ... 82% 82 82%' 82 ' 82%
B and oIO9L, 108% 108% 108% 109%
Can Pacific 257% 255,% 257 *.256% 257%
Corn Products” 15'% 15%' 15% 15% 15%
i .and O. ~...,(8% <- % <B% .8 <B%
Consol Gas 142*2 1 42% 142% 142% 143
Cen. Leather 25 24 24% 24% 25%
Colo. F and I 27% 27 27% 27% 27%
ICWb Sfctlth'.'.. . 2:'- . . 7 44; 44
-D. and H . 176' 176 170 170' 170
Den. and R. G 22 22
Distil Secur.. 3J.* 2 31% 31% 31 31%
Erie 34% 33% 34 .[.84 34 %
. do, prof . . 54- 52 52* z 52% 53%
Gen Electric . '54 52 52% 52% 53%
Goldfield Cons 171% 166% 166% 166% 168
Goldfield Cons. 4 4
G Western 18% 18% 18%' 18% 18%
G. North . pfd 130% 130 130% 130', 131
G: North Ore 39% 39 39% 39%- 39%
Int. Harvester 115* 116%
111 Central . 127 127 177 T 27 127%
Interbnro 19 18% 19 18% 18%
do, pref. .. 56% 55% 56% 56 56
lowa Central . ... ....I ....I 12% 12%
K C South.. 25 24%' 24% 24 ' 25
K. and T. 27% 27% 27% 27% 27%
do. pref. . 62 62 62 61 61%
1, Valley. . 166%'165% 166% 166% 167%
1,, and N . . 157%T56% 167 '156%-157%
Mo Pacific . . 40% 40 I 40 40 40%
N. Y Centralfllß% 117%'117% 117% 118%
Northwest. . . 140 140 14n 140%140%
Nat Lead. . . 57%' 55% 55%; 55% 56%
N and W . .112% 112 112 112 112%
No. Pacific . . 118% 118% 118% 118%'118%
O and W .-. 38%t 38% ! 38% 38% 38%
Tennl23% 122% 123% 123 % 123%
Pacific Mail . 31% 32 32 ' 31 % 32%
P Gas Co . 108% 108 108 .. . 108
P Steel Car . . ... 34% 34%
Reading. . . . 173% 170% 172% 172%!172%
Rock Island . 27% 26% 26% 26% 27%
do. pfd . . . 55% 53% 54% 54 55
R I and'Steer 23 22 32% 22 23
do pfd ... <8 (6% 77 77 78%
« Sheffield.- ". '....’ 48 49
So.-Pacific . . 11l 109i t 109% 109% 110%
So Railway'. ’9'% r 28 28%' 28% 28%
do. pfd..., r 73%- 73 i 73% .73% 73%
St Paul . . 107% 106% t06%-106% 107%
Tenn Copper- 42%: 41% 42% 41% '43
Texas Pacifio . . ... I ... .1 23% 22
Third Avenue 37 36 36 36% 37%
Union Pacific 168% 167% 168 168 '169%
U S. Rubber . 56’2 56 56% 56% 57%
Utah Copper . 61% 60% 60% 61 i 62
U S. Steel . . 67% 65% 65% 65% 68%
do pfd . x 110% 110* 2 110% 110%T12%
V -C. Chem.. . 51% 51%! 51% 51% 52%
West Union . 83% 82% 83% 83 83
Wabash. . . . .. 8% 8
do, pfd.. . . 20% 20 20 20 20%
West Elec 74 .75
Wis. Centrals 4% 54%
W__ Maryland6oon 60 59% 60%
xEx -dividend, I % per cent. Total sales,
896,705 shares.
LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS.
77 Bld. Asked.
Atlanta «• West Point R R. . 146 145
"rerican Natistlal Bank ... 265 2jn
Atlantic Coal & -lee common.-100 103
Atlantic Coal * Ice pref 9J 85
Atlanta Brewing 4 Ice C 0... 175
Atlanta National Bank .... 325'
Central Bank & Trust Corp.. 149 j SO
I Exposition Cotton Mills *4O 155
Fourth National Bank 225 230
'Fulton National Bank 120
Ga Ry 4 Elec, stamped . . 127 130
Ga Rv 4 Co - common 28 31
do. Ist pfd 82 87%
do 2d pfd <4 46
HlHv'er Trust Company..'.... 125 130
Lowry National Bank 245 2„
Realty Trust Company 108 no
Sixth Ward Bank 99% 101
Southern Ice common 72% 74
Third National Bank, new .. 200 210
Trust Co. pt Georgia 212 214
Travelers Bank 4 Trust Co.. 125 126
BONDS.
Atlanta Gas Light Ist 55:i04% ..
Georgia State 4%5. 1915 .... 101 inj
Georgia Mtrfland Ist 3s «0 63
Ga -Rv 4 Elee -Co 5s 101% . .
Ga Rv 4 Elec, ref 5s 99 99%
Atlanta Consolidated 5s in<
Atlanta Northern Rv 55.... 96
Atlanta City 3%5, 1931 91 93
Atlanta City 4%5, 1921...... 103 105
Southern Bell Ss 99%
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
'
Coffee quotations:
I Opening, i Closing
January 6$ 13.55@13
February. ....
•March. .
April 13 6313 7n 13 57<7 13 5R
Maxl3
June 13 40*?/13.60
IDh . . * 13
V.'gust . . .' 12.6f»f/13.70 F 3 52<j 13 53
Septemberl3.6s 12 13 60
i h4ober 12
November 13 70 13
i . < ■ 8,250 bags
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
wHeat i Bi? i nn
Receipt? I 1.605,000’ 507,000
Shipments 623.000 1,238,000
i ~ r ~ ~r~~
Recpfp’s 1.612.000 835.000
| Shipments . M 5 000 i 618,000
CHICAGO CAE LOTS.
■ Following are receipts for Monday and
est ima ted receipts for Tuesday:
Monday I Tuesday
Wheat 30 I 35
Gem 120
oa*s 131 42
Hogs 40,000 J 18,000
ATLANTA MARKETS
EGGS—tresh country candled. 19020 c
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, tn 11b.
blocks. 2'.%025c. fresh country. 15017 c I
per povj,l •
DRES -ED POULTRY—Drawn, head »nd .
feet on, p.r pound Hens, 17018 c; fries. I
250 27c Roosters. 8 o'lOc. Turkeys, ow- ■
Ing to fatness. 18®20c.
LIVE POULTRY -Hens. 40045 c; roost
ers, 25035 c: fries. 30 050 c: broilers. 300
35c: puddle ducks. 35040 c; Pekin ducks.
40®4,-,c; geese. 75®85e each; turkeys, ow
ing to fatness-. 15®16c
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lemons
fancy. $4 000 450 per box. Florida
oranges. $3.0003 50 per box. Bananas,
2%03c per pound. Grape fruit. $5 o*o
6,00 per crate Cabbage, 3%c per pound
Florida cabbage, $3.25 per crate. Pea
nuts. per pound, fanCv Virginia. 6%©7c;
choice. S%OKc. Beans. round green
$1 5001 75 per crate. Florida celery.
$2 0002 50 per crate. Squash, yellow, per
six basket crates. $1.5002 00 Lettuce,
fancy, $2 0002 50 choice $15002 00 per
crate Beets. 1,3 0003 50 per barrel Cu
cumbers. $1 0001.50 per crate. English
peas, per drum. $1 500 2 New Irish pota
toes, per barrel, $6,000' 00 per barrel
Strawberries. 12*4® 15c per quart.
Egg plants, $2 5003 00 per etate Pep
per. $2.000 225 per crate. Tomatoes,
fancy, six basket crates, $2 5003 00;
choice tomatoes. $1.7502 o f ' Pineapples.
$3 500 400 per crate 'Onions, $3 000-3 50
per bushel Seeet potatoes, p yam. $l5O
01 75 per bushel. Cranberries. sll 000'
12.00 per barrel; 50c per gallon.
PROVISION MARKET.
(Corrected by White Provision Cn.T
Cornfield bams. 10 to 12 lbs. average
,16c.
Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 lbs. average
16c.
Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to II lbs.,
average. 16%c.
Cornfield picnic hams. 6 to I lbs, avar
-11 %c.
Cornfield breakfast bacon. 23c
Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow),
17c.
Cornfield fresh pork sausage (link ot
bulk), 25-lb. buckets, 12c.
Cornfield frankfurters. 10-lb. buckets,
age, 10c.
Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-tb. boxes,
9c
Cornfield luncheon hams. 25-lb. boxes.
11c.
Cornfield spiced Jellied meats in 10-lb
dinner pails, 10c.
Cornfield smoked link sausage, S5-!b.
boxes. 9c. -
Cornfield Smoked link sausage in pickle,
50-lb. cans. $4.25
Cornfield frankfurters In pickle, $5-lb,
kits. $1.60
Cornfield pickled nigs feet, 15-lb. kits,
$1 00
Cornfield pure lard ttierce basis), 12%c.
Country style pure lard. 50 lb tins only,
12c
Compound lard ttierce basis), 9%c.
D. S. extra ribs. ll%c.
D. S. rib bellies, medium average,
12%c.
D. S. rib bellies, light average. 12%c.
FLOUR A~D GRAIN.
FLOUR Postell’s Elegant.‘s7 50; Gloria
(self-rising), $6 25, Victory (finest pat
ent), $6 50. Faultless, finest, $6.25, Swans
down (highest patent), sb,9o; Home
Queen (highest patent), $5.75: Puritan
(highest patent), $5 75; Sun Rise (half
patent), $5 35; Tulip flotlr, $4.50; White
Cloud (highest patent), $5.50; Diadem
(highest patent). $5 50. Farm Bell. $5.40;
Paragon (highest patent). $5.75; White
Lily (highest patent), $5 50; White Daisy,
$5.50. Southern Star, $5 35; Sun Beam,
$5.35: Ocean Spray (patent), $5 35.
CORN Tennessee White, red cob,
$1.12; cracked, iI.OK; yellow, $1.10; mixed,
$lO9
MEAL Bolted. 12-lb sacks, 92c; plain,
144-lb. sacks. sl.Ol, 96-Ib. sacks, $102;
48 lb. sacks. $1.04. 24-lb sacks. $1.06.
OATS Fancy white clipped, 75c; fancy
white, 74c; mixed. 7je.
COTTON SEED MEAL—Buckeye, $29;
Harper. $29.
COTTON SEED HULLS—Square sack*
$lO 00 per ton
FEEDSTUFF.
SHORTS—Halliday white, 100-Ib. sacks.
$1 95; fancy. 75-lb. sacks. $1 90. P W
75-lb. sacks. $1 85; Brown. 100 lb. sacks,
$1.75; .Georgia feed. 75-lb. sacks, $1 80;
bran. 100-lb. sacks. $1.55; pure 75-
lb sacks, $1.70: Homcoline, $1.85; Germ
meal, Homco, $1.80; sugar beet pulp, 100-
lb sacks. $1 55. 75 lb sacks, $1 60
CHICKEN FEED Beef scraps. 100-
nound sacks, $3.50. 100-pound sacks.
$3.26; Purina scratch, dozen pound
packages, $2.35. Purina, pigeon feed,
$2 35; Purina baby chick. $2.30; Pu
rina chicken chowder. per barrel.
$2 35; Purina ("bonder, 100 pound sacks.
$2 15: Purina scratch, 50 lb sacks, $2 25;
Purina scratch, 100 lb. sacks, $2 1n; Suc
cess baby chick. $2 10. Eggs. $2 20; Vic
tory baby chick, $2 30. victory scratch,
nd lb sacks. $2 25; Victory scratch, 100-
lb sacks. $2.15: Chicken Success baby
chick. $2 10, wheat, 2-bushel bags, per
bushel, $1.40. Rooster chicken feed, 50-lb.
sacks. $1; oystorshell. 80c.
GROUND FEED- Purina feed. 175-io.
sacks. $2 00, Purina molasses feed, $2 00;
Monogram, 100-lb sacks. $1 70: Victory
horse feed. 100-lb. sacks. $2.00; Mllko
dairv feed. $1.80; Arab horse feed. 100 lb
sacks. $2 10: alfalfa molasses meal, $1.75;
alfalfa meal. $1.50.
SEEDS (Sacked)-German millet
$1.55. can seed, amber. $1.65; cane seed,
orange. $1 40. Wheat (Tennessee), blue
stem. $’ 40; rye (Georgia) $1 35; Appier
oats. 85c; red rust proof oats. 72c; Burt
oats, 75c. Texas rust proof oats. 70c; win
ter grazing. 70c; Oklahoma rust proof.
60c: blue seed oats. 50c
HAY Per hundredweight; Timothy,
choice large bales. $1 80. Timothy, choice
third bales. $1 60 Timothy No 1, small
bales, $1.85: alfalfa hay, choice. $1 65.
Tfmothv No. 2. $1 50. Timothy clover
mixed. $1 45: clover hav. $1 50. alfalfa
hav. choice. $1 50: alfalfa No. 1. $1.70;
alfalfa No 2. $125; peavine hay, $1.20;
shucks. 70c; wheat straw, 80c; Bermuda
hay, SI.OO.
GROCERIES.
SUGAR- Per nound. standard granu
lated. 5%c. New York refined. 5%c, plan
tation. «c
COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle's), $24 25;
AAAA. sl4 50 in bulk; In bags and bar
rels. $2 10: green. 19c.
RICE —Head. 4%©5%c: fancy head. 5%
06%c. according tn grade.
LARD -Silver leaf. 12%c per pound;
Soco, 9’»c per pound; Flake White, 9%c
per pound: Cottolene. $7.75 per case;
Snowdrift. $6.25 per case.
CHEESE Fancy full cream. 22c.
SARDINES Mustard. $3 per case: one
quarter oil, $3
MISCELLANEOUS— Georgia cane syrug
38c; axle grease. $1.75; soda crackers. 7%c;
per pound, lemon crackers, fe; oyster. 7c;
tomatoes (2 pounds). $2 case; 3 pounds.
$2 75. navy beans. $3.10. Lima beans, 7%c;
Shredded biscuit, $3.60; rolled oats, $4 per
lease grits (bags). $2.20; pink salmon.
$5.10 per case; pepper. 25c per pound; R.
E Lee salmon. $7 50: cocoa. 38c; roast
beef, $3 80; syrun. 30c per gallon. Sterling
ball potash. $3 30 per case: soap. $1.5004
I pe'- case, Rumford baking powder. $2 69
■ pe* case
' SALT f'ne hundred pounds, 48c: salt
I brick (plain), per case. $2 25: salt brick
medicated), per case, $4 85; salt red rock,
inn pounds. sl. 25-lb sacks, 18c
F'SH.
FISH Bream and perch. 6c per pound;
snapper. 9c per jiound: trout, 10c per
pound, bluefish, ic per pound; potnpano.
25c per pound: mackerel. 15c per
pound; mixed fish. 6c per pound, black
bass. 10c per pound. mull»t, $llOO per
battel. Georgia roe shad, 60c each; buck
shad. 30c each; roe Hicks, 20c each;
Florida roe. shad, 35c each; bucks, 75c
each; herring, 1c each
("RABS Hard shell. 30035 c per dozen
OYSTERS For gallon Plants, $1,500
160; extra selects, $14001.50; selects,
$1.250140; standard, $101.10; reepers, 9Uo
01.00.
HARDWARE.
FLOWSTOCKS Halman. 95c; Fergu
son. $t 05.
AXLES $4 75@7 per dozen, base.
SHUT $2 25 per sack.
SHOES Horse, $4.5004 75 per keg.
LEAD Bar. 7%c per pound.
NAILS Wi.-e, $2.6.5, base.
IRON—Per pound. 3c base: Swede »%c.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. May 6. Wheat. No 2 red,
$1.1701.18%; No. 3 red, $1 1301.17; No. 2
hard winter, $1.1701.19; No. 3 hard win
ter. $1 13®1 17%. No. 1 northern spring.
$1 180! -’l. No 2 northern spring, $1.17
®1 20; No 3 spring. $1 1201 17.
Corn, No. 2. 80%®81: No 3 yellow. 80%
®BO%, No 3 78. No 3 white. 78%®79%:
No 3 yellow. 75%@79%. No. 4. 75075%
No * white. 76% 0 77%. No 4 yellow. 76
0 76%.
'Oats. N'- 2 white, 57%©-58%i No 3
white. 57057% No. 4 white,. 56%©57.
Standard, 57.%©57%.
WHLH MARKET
MAKES BIG GAIN
- - - - •
Advances of 1 to 1 5-8 Cents
Shown in Closing Prices.
Corn and Oats Lower.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat—No. 2 red 122 ©124
Corn 81% '
Oats 56
CHICAGO. May 6.- Wheat opened with
a strong tone and prices ranging from %
to 1c higher. The main influences were
bullish. Missouri state report showed
sensationally bad conditions. There was
a rush to buy, which soon carried prices
rapidly upward. July selling 1% and' Sep
tember 1% better than last Saturday’s
close A wave of selling to secure profits
set in on the bulge. Early trade was
very heavy
Corn was % to %c higher Sympathy
with wheat was the main factor Trade
was small and unimportant early.
Oats were off % to %c. Fine weather
and good crop prospects were the influ
ences There was a rush to sell.
Provisions were higher. The market
was featureless Trazie was small.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations:
Pr«r.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
May 1.17 1.18 1.16% 1.17% 1.16%
July 1 14% 1.15 1.13% 1.14% 1.12%
Sep 1.09% 1.10% 1.09% 1.10% 1.08%
Dec, 1.10% 1.11 1.10 1.11
CORN -
Mav 80% 80% 79% 79% 80
July 77% 77% 76% 76% 77%
Sen. 75% 75% 74% 74% 75%
Dec. 63% 64 63 63%
OATS--
Mav 56% 57 56% 57 - - 56%
•July 53% 53% 52% 52% * 53%
Sep 44% 44% 43% .43% 44%
PORK—
M’y 19.05 19.05 19.05 19.05 18.97%
J'ly 19.32% 19.37% 19.22% 19.30 19.30
Sep 19.50 19.57% 19.37% 19.50 19.4>7%
M'v 10.85 10.87% 10.85 10.87% 10.90
J’ly 11.10 11.10 ' 11.00 11.02% 11.07%
Sep 11.40 11.42% 11.20 11.22% 11.30
RTBS -
M y 10.22% 10.22% 10.22% 10 22% 10.30
J’ly 10.45 40.45 10.40 10.42% 10.45
Sep. 10.67% 10.70 10.60 10.62% 10.67%
UNITED STATES’ VISIBLE SUPPLY.
Following shows the United States visi
ble supply in grain for the week:
Wheat . . . .'41,723,000143.843.000125.667,006
Corn .... 7.490,000 8.012.000 5.980.000
Oats . . . 9.957.(’0Q 11.991.0001 9,509,000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Whe.at opened %d to %d higher; at 1:30
p. m was %d to %d higher. Closed %d
to %d higher
Corn opened * 4 d higher: a* 130 p. m.
was %d to %d higher Closed %d higher.
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL
COMMENCEMENT MAY 15
AUGUSTA, GA.. Mav 6.—The com
mencement of the Aueusta Medical col
lege, a branch of the University of
Georgia, will be held on May 15 when
about 40 young men will receive diplo
mas from Chancellor David Barrow, of
the university. The exercises will be
opened with a prayer by Dr. Howard
T. Cree, pastor of the First Christian
church, and the commencement address
will be made bv ex-Governor John M.
Slaton. C. L. Pennington will be the
salutatorian and J. H. Hudson, the
valedictorian.
"BOARDINGHOUSE"”CHICKS
HATCHED IN TOOMBS CO.
VIDALIA, GA., May 6—lt remained
for Toombs county to produce-the pat
tern for a regular “boarding house”
chicken. One that will best, fill the bill
of these places has been hatched in
the barnyard of a resident of this place.
The chicken has four legs, four wings
and the better part of two backs,’with
only one breast, neck and head. The
chicken is the property of Representa
tive W. F. Peacock. The legs are all
well formed and the wings are regular
in shape.
FLOOD VICTIMS’ BENEFIT
POSTPONED TO MAY BTH
The benefit for the Mis
sissippi flood to be given by
the Atlanta Turn Verein, at the Atlanta
theater, has been postponed from to
morrow night until Wednesday night. A
number of tickets have been sold on
whioh the date of the performance is
given as Tuesday They will be accepted
the following night. No change in the
program has been made.
POLITICS ACTIVE IN MURRAY.
DALTON, GA., May 6—Murray
rrest, four new candidates entering the
field for county offices. The race for
tax receiver has assumed the inter
esting stage D. SV. Bond. Sam Hig
don and G. L. Moore have announced.
The other county candidates are.G, T.
Smith, for tax collector; J. M. Camp
bell, for ordinary; W. R. Robinson, for
superior court clerk, and R. T. Spring
field, for treasurer.
FOUR RUN FOR REPRESENTATIVE
BUCHANAN. GA., May 6,--The race
for representative in Haralson county
is warming up considerably and blds
fair to be the most hotly contested in
years. The candidates are John S. Ed
wards, of Buchanan, a well known
minister and lawyer; John S. Jeter, a
business man and farmer of Waco, a
former president of the Haralson
County Farmers union; Captain G. L.
Suggs, a prominent, citizen of Bremen,
and A R Dodson, editor of The Buch
anan Tribune.
EPWORTH LEAGUERS TO MEET.
COLUMBUS. GA.. May Co
lumbus Epworth league District- con
ference will convene in this city next
Friday evening, and will remain in ses
sion through Sunday evening. Among
the prominent visitors who-will be in
attendance are President C. L. Shep
herd, of Fort Valley, and Secretary B.
A. Trusselle, of Macon. It'ls expected
that every league in the Columbus dis
trict will be represented. The princi
pal towns of the district outside of
Columbus are Hamilton. Talbotton,
Chipley, Buena Vista and Butler.
SCHOOL MEETING IN MURRAY.
DALTON, GA., May 6. —An Interest
ing educational meeting for Murray
'county has been held at Spring Place.
Miss C. L. Parrish, state supervisor of
schools, addressed the gathering on the
value of local taxation for educational
purpose? Professor G. W. Firor. of
the State College of Agriculture talked
of the work being done by the school,
i and Dr. William Bradford, of Cedar
town. Seventh district organizer of c<4s**"
I clubs, discussed the w ork of-the'Clubfij
19