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lb *1 FiT. aTLAN’I A (^EO'iiOiAlv ATs® iVLoo, i. lEoDaI*, APRIL 25, L5. [ Chamber of Commerce Planning Campaign for State-Wide Dog-Muzzling Law. A otariling 1ner*ase In fh« number of rabies cases is shown in the report of Dr. Clarence B. Green, Director of the State Pasteur Department. While While the total number of cases han dled in 1812 was 678. a heavy increase over the previous year during the first quarter of 1818 the cases handle'! were 301, nearly half of last year s total. This increase has attracted the at tention of the Chamber of Commerce anti Us Public Safety Committee will •nek to secure passage of a state-wide dog-muzzling law. William .1 I-ow- enstein, chairman of tic committee, has written to the authorities In Lon don asking for a copy of the muz zling law enforced there. In 1808 the number of cases treat ed was 216, In 1909 it Jumped to 449, ■while 1910 with 462 and 1911 with 485 showed a slight increase. Big Fines and Prison Cell for Promoters Five Former Officers of Lumber and Development Firm Convicted of Misusing Mails. PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-— Prison fcentences and fines to-day were im posed in Federal Court on the five promoters and former officers of the Inter-Colonial Lumber and Develop ment Company, convicted of using the mails to defraud. John R. Mark ley and Isaiah B. Miller were sentenced to pay fine* of $10.00( ) each and servo one year and thnv months in the Eastern pen itentiary. W. H. Armstrong. Jr., ana Charles M. McMahon were fined $2,000 each and given two years, and Colonel Alfred H. Stewart got one year and a fine of $1,000. Ati attempt will be made to release the men on hail pending appeal to the United States Appellate Court. $37,000,000 Merger Of Electric Roads U. S. Steel Earnings Show Loss in 1913 Net Profits for Quarter Ending March 31 Are Given at $34,426,801. WALL STREET HAS OF ACTIVITY NEW YORK, April 29.—The United State* Steel Corporation for the quar ter ending March 31, issued to-dav, showed net earnings of $3^,426,801, against $35,186,657 for the quarter ending December 31, 1912, and $17,- 826,973 for the quarter ending March 31, 1912. The surplus for the quarter w is $7,369,600, compared with $7,416,979 for the quarter ending December 31, 1912, and a deficit of $6,292,134 for the quarter ending March 31, 1912. The directors declared the regular quarterly dividend of 1 3-4 per cent on the preferred stock and 11-4 on the common stock. Spot Houses Give Good Support to Cotton in Face of Good Weather News, Trolley Lines in Nine Michigan and Three Illinois Cities Involved In Big Traction Deal. LOUISVILLE, KY„ April 29.—An nouncement has been made by local holders that a merger of the tCom monwealth Power Railway and Light Company, tlie Union Railway Gas and Electric Company, the Michigan Unit ed Railways and the Springfield 1 igbt, Heat and Power Company has been effected with a Joint capital of F3 7,000,000. The Commonwealth controls utili ties of Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Ca dillac, Jackson, Kalamazoo. Pontiac, Flint, Battle Creek and Lansing, Mich. The Union Company operates in Springfield, 111., Peoria and Rock ford, HI., and Evansville, Ind. The Michigan United operates interurban lines between Jackson and Battle < ’reek and out of Lansing and has leased the Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago. Year's Reprieve on Excess Baggage Law NEW YORK, April 29 - The buying of May cotton by brokers with Liverpool houses again was the principal feature of the opening of the cotton market to day. First prices were unchanged for May and 2 to 3 points higher for other positions. New crop options were in fuir demand from shorts and sold up several points after the call. During the early forenoon every one seemed to* want May cotton and bids were heavy, but offerings were light and May jumped to 11.18 within fifteen min utes July and other positions were in active demand, but the trade seemed to center Its attention upon the spot months. An advance of 23 points within an hour of trading was too much for the bears, and they pulled the j>eg out of May, resulting in a precipitant decline. Early buyers were noticeable, Kellers, prob.-ibly faking profits. May dropped from 11.43 to 11.30, '‘nothing between,V but quickly recovered about 5 points of the logs. It is estimated that fully 50,000 May notices were stopped to-day. It also is estimated that 76,000 bales >vtH 1 >c shipped out of New York to Liv erpool. The weak promiscuous selling was met with strong buying and during c late forenoon the market resumed its advancing course. Weak cables were ignored; also con- '? iid favorable reports. Weather con- itions over night were excellent. The map indicates fair and warmer weather n the Western and Eastern States. During the afternoon session the mar ket wan quiet hut steady. May held steady around 11.3#, July 11.42, Janu ary was under selling pressure and dropped to 10.93. The weekly weather report is good for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana anil Mis sissippi and parts of Arkansas, but is rather unfavorable for tin* rest of the belt, owing practically to the cool nights. Continued buying of near positions by shorts and the larger spot houses firmly maintained prices around the previous close, with tlie exception of May. which closed 10 points higher. There was a disposition on the part of the longs to liquidate new crop months, which car ried them as low as 10.90. At the close the market was steady with prices showing irregularity, being 10 points higher to 12 points lower than the final quotations of Monday. Bears Raid the Market on Bad War News—Many Securi ties Show Losses. By C. W. STORM. NEW YORK. April 29 Canadian Pa cific was the weakest issue at the open ing of the stock market to-day, declin ing 3% to 23674. Within half an hour, however, it. rallied fractionally. Nearly the entire list was under pressure from professional* on account of the disturbed political conditions in Europe. The International shares fol lowed the lead of the London market, making declines from Monday’s closing. Among the losses were Amalgamated Copper, %, American fan, %, American .Smelting, %; Chesapeake and Ohio, %; St Paul, •"'4, Consolidated Gas, %; Le high Valley, , United States Steel common, \y. Union Pacific, %. Heading, Pennsylvania %, and Northern 'Mo The curb opened barely steady. American share in London seemed brighter, rising slightly on repurchases. Canadian Pacific in London was bettered on March earnings. However, the Bal kan situation caused great nervousness In the London market There was a number of large declines In the market during the forenoon. Steel common was off % at 60. St. Paul was off %. Union Pacific dropped % to 148%. Reading, Northern Pacific and Ihigh Valley were off %. Canadian Pacific declined 3% to 237*4. Copper held at 72%. unchanged. Call money loaned at 2%. A selling movement began at 2 o’clock, Canadian Pacific leading Within for ty-five minutes Canadian Pacific had touched 234 V* for a net loss of 2% on th<- duy. This was 3 points under the noon level Amalgamated Copper sold around 707k for a decline of 1% from the mid-day range. American Can was 1 point below the mid-day range. Steel sold under 79 for a loss of over a point. Losses also were sustained by Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific. The tone was weak. The mar ket closed dull. Government bonds unchanged; other bonds firm. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, April 29.—Money on call :!%. Time money easier; 60 days, 4 per cent, 90 days, 4® 4% per cent; six months, 4 , /4®/4% P f *t' cent. Posted rates; Sterling exchange, 4.84 ® ' 87, with actual business in bankers' bills at 4.8675(a4.8680 for demand and 4 8180 for 80-da} bill* Prime mercantile paper unchanged. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, April 29. -Opening; Pond Creek. 10%; East Butte, 17%; Superior Boston, 3%; Giroux, 2%. BAR SILVER. LONDON, April 29. Bar silver easy, 27 15-Kid. NEW YORK, April 29 -Commercial bar silver, 60%; Mexican dollars, 48<\ RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. c 0J O •F E a II «r. o £e Ap 11.35-40 1.1.45 My if .25 i i .48 ii.2:i 1 1.351 11.34-85 11.25-26 .In It. 37 ! 1.37-38 Jly ii.40 i i .45 11 32 j 1 38 1 1.37-38 11.37-38 Ag 1 1.25 11.27 11.16 11.20 11.21 11.22-24 Sp 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.05 11.93-95 11.03-05 oc 111.01 11.01 10.90 10.901 0-90-91 10.99-11 Do 11.05 11.05 10.92 10.92 10.92-93 11.03-04 J n 11.01 11.01 10.90 10.90 10.90-91 1 0.99-0 1 Mb 10.95-97 1 1.07-09 NEW YORK, April 29. Fifty thou sand notices were stopped to-day. It is estimated that 75,000 bales will be shipped out of New York to Liverpool. This caused strength In the local mar ket, particularly In near positions. The market is in poor shape to withstand any change In present favorable crop accounts. Liverpool cables "American mid- dling, 7.22d; good middling, 6.88d; mid dling, 8.68d; low. middling. 0.54d; good ordinary, 6.20d; ordinary, 6.86d." Commerce Commission Will Give Drummers Time to Comply With New Ruling. Traveling men have been granted a reprieve from the original order of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion enforcing excess baggage charges on trunks more than 46 inch es in any dimension, and barring completely trunks over 72 inches in any measurement The original order was to take ef fect to-day, but at later hearings the commission postponed definite ac tion, and also announced that when the order is announced, the railroads must give traveling men and trunk manufacturers one year in which to prepare to comply. Southern Courts for Rich, Critics Assert .Sociological Congress Makes Plea for Administration of Justice Instead of Law. Charges that courts in Southern 8tates are partial to the wealthy and to whites, rather than negroes, are contained in a statement of creed adopted by the conference on race problems of the Sociological Congress at its concluding session. "We plead for courts of justice in stead of mere courts of law," sayiJ the resolution. “We recognize that the South is no exception, in that Its courts of justice are often more fa vorable to the rk-h mar. than to the poor ” Lflr-nching was condemned as the worst form of lawlessness SENATOR TO ASK INQUIRY INTO CIVIL SERVICE LAW WASHINGTON. April 29—Senator Pomerene of Ohio Is preparing to ask the Senate for an inquiry’ Into the a !- ministration of civil service law. it is charged that large numbers of per sons hate been placed In the civil service, through favoritism without examination. WATER RATE IN MACON RAISED TO TEN CENTS MACON, GA.. April 29.—The mini- ium water rate for wholesale con* timers was raided last night from 8 • lb vent*. The raise has been be - ere tiie Water Board for two year* | Ai ’d& parried by a divide vnta. Closed steady LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL. April 29.—Due 5 points lower on May and 2%®3% points lower on other positions, this market opened quiet at a net decline of 4®4% points on near months and 3®3% points de cline on* late positions, At 12; 16 p. m. the market was steady at a net decline of 3 points on near positions and 2% polntH lower on distant months. Spot cotton steady at 2 points dr cline; middling 6.6Sd‘; sales, 8.<M)<) bales, including 7,700 Amerlcat bales; re ceipts. 10,000 bales. At the clone the market was easy with prices at a net decline of 6 to 7% points front the final quotations of Monday. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Futures opened easier. The Journal of Commerce has the fol lowing on the condition of the cotton crop In Alabama, Mississippi and Florida: Alabama- Correspondents regard the season as two or three weeks late. Then Is much replanting on account of dry. cold weather. There Is a pro nounced scarcity of good seed. Stands in general arc poor; rains arc badly needed. The condition is hardly better than lust year. Mississippi The present outlook is very favorable. The crop is well culti vated. Some cotton Is up to good stands. As a rule the season is early. Planting Is practically complete. Fear of the boll weevil is decreasing. Many farmers are Increasing their acreage heavily. Florida Reports Indicate a decided decrease in acreage. The season la ten to fifteen days late Conditions are spotted, but appear to be up to the average. Following are 11 o. m bids. May. 11.28; July. 11.34; August. 11,18; October. 10.96; January, 10.94. April .... Opening. Range. . .6.43 -6 44 Close 6.394 Prev. Close. 6.47 April-May . . 6.34 6.41 May-June . . .6.37 -6.38 6.34 6.41 June-July . . .6.84 -6.36' i* 6.32 6.39 Juiy-Aug. . . .6.32 -6.33 6.29 6.36 Aug.-Sept. . . .6.22 -6.23 6.194 6.26 4 Sept.-Oct. . Oct.-Nov. . Nov.-Dec. . Dec.-Jan. Jan.-Feb. . Feb.-Meh. . Closed eas .6.11^-6.11 .6.04%-6.04% .6.01 -6.01V* .6.01 -6.004 .6.00 -6.99 6 074 6.14 6.01 “ 6.074 5.98 6.47 4 6.8744 6.08% 5.964 ”6.02 4 5.974 6.034 HAYWARD & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS. April 29. -Political news to-day is disquieting and the sit uation warrants close attention. Lon don announces in a disheartened tone that a long war seems threatened in the Balkans. According to secret, but re liable, information, the allies are fight ing among themselves Liverpool came in somewhat lower than due. and quotes spots 2 points down; sales 8,000 bales The market weakened materially in the last hour, closing 7 points down on old ami 6 points down on new crops. First trades her*’ were at a few points advance on the good opening in New York on May, but the market soon weakened on general selling on the good Weather and bad political outlook. Pro fessional bull operations In Ma> In New York and our market are still the hope for support, although old crops in New York around 114c should be low enough to invite a halt awaiting developments. Shortly after the close of Liverpool May In New York jumped 25 points and our market rallied a few points on the demount ration of aggressiveness on the part of the May bull forces. The New Orleans Times-Democrat says. The cotton week opened with favorable weather yesterday, reaching from one end of the belt to the other, and with favorable weather promised for some days to come. But the Ma> delivery held the center of the stage and Pie talent had no time for the discus sion of the* weather and no thought for the flooding of Louisiana cotton lands the latest break in the Mississippi ( levee system First notice day on May • New York left speculators in much doubt. Rears asserted that the action ■fThe market indicated a complete "lay- down" by May trade longs. Bulls took the opposite view’ and in sisted that the 60.000 to 100.000 notices had been issued at New York in such a vav as to run out all longs who did not desire to receive cotton and finally the •nittees were bought back by the people who had issued them. Under a fair con tract such a proceeding does seem im possible. Yet some New Orleans operators who •re long on May in New York and who got no action on their contracts say uch things are sometimes temporarily possible in the Northern market. These mm© men say that English operators will probably take up 65.000 bales on May New York and are simply biding their time. < >n the other hand, th© bears point tn the small freight room engagements for May clearance at both New York and ew Orleans ns strong circumstantial evidence in support of their belief that the May position is not to be supported as vigorously and as consistently as promised some days ago. Under the circumstances the old crop market would not seem to be a place for the small fry. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Following aiv 10 a m bids: Mav, 12.00; July. 11.76; August, 11.39; October. 11.06; January. 11.08. Estimated receipts for Wednesday 1913. 1912. New Orleans. 4.000 to 5.000 1.49S Galveston 2,000 to 3.000 9.927 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Q’.i otatl >ns ii cotton futures: a V X. slH «> Vi b j? u Js Ap T! .86 11 88 My 12.04 12.07 1i.98 il.99 11.98-99 12.00-01 Jn 11 82-84 11.94-96 j Jiy li.81 ii.65 ii.75lll.75 11.75-76 11.78-79 A* 11.43 11.47 ll.35dl.36 11.36-87 11.43 j sp 11.10-12 11.18-20 < Gc 11.09 i i t2 io.99 ii.oo 11.01-01 1 J.08-09 ; Nv 11.00-02 11.08-09 l Dc i 1.09 i i. 1 i io.99 ii 02 It. 00 tl.08-09 , Jn 11.12 1112 11.03; 11.02 n.0£-05 1 1.10-12 1 Fb 11.00 11.09-11 | Atlanta, quiet; middling tl% Athens, steady; middling 12%. Macon, steady; middling 12c. New Orleans, quiet; middling 12 3-16. New York, quiet; middling. 11.80 Philadelphia, quiet: middling 12 05. Boston, quiet, middling 11.80 Liverpool, easier: middling 6 «8d. Savannah, steady: middling 12c. Norfolk, steadv; middling 12c. Augusta, steady; middling 11%. Mobile, steady; middling 12c Galveston, steady: midling 12 s * Charleston, quiet; middling 12e Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, steady; middling 11V Baltimore, nominal, middling 12V Memphis, steady; middling 12V S' I.ouK dull: middling 12V Houston, steady; middling 12% Louisville, firm; middling 12 V Greenville, quiet; middling 11V l^ho rlj\> 1 ^ y ■ ■ ■ -/.111 ^ fr 1 1 Below are driven the highest, ( lowest Hnd closing prices of! stocks to-day, together with the FREER 0 SEND Cl ATLANTA IS STAGE ERR ‘MOVIE’ PLAY Mercer Graduation Program Announced previous close: Clos. Prev. STOCK — High. Low. Bid. Close. Amal. Copper 72» 8 70*8 70'„ 72/4 Am. Ice Sec. 24 24 '4 Am. Sug. Ref. 112 112 110*4 1103-4 Am. Smelting 67' 8 66 65'/ 2 667/, Am. Locomo. 34 334 33 34 Am. Car Fdy 48 48 47' 2 48'/* Am. Cot. Oil. 43 43 Am. Woolen 20 20 Anaconda 36*8 36*8 35%, 3614 Atchison 101 1001, 100 1 2 100^8 At. Coast Line 120'' 8 1204 120L 4 120*1 Am. Can 32' 8 304 30 A4 3134 do. pref. . 92 91' .? 92 92'/* Am. Beet Sug .. . 30 29' 2 29 2 29'/ 2 Am. Tel. & T. 129 ' 8 1287a 128 7 b 129 Am. Aqricul 50'/* Beth. Steel 33 33 33 B. R. Transit 89' a 88' 4 873 4 89 B. and O. 98'/ a 98' 3 98 98 Can. Pacific . 237*s 2337 8 233/ 2 240'/ 2 C. Products 10* 4 10' 4 10'/a 10'/ 4 C. and O. 64 5 a 63V a 63'/* €4', „ Consol. Qas 129 128 127 3 4 129 C. Leather 23 7 a 237/g 22' 2 2354 C. F. and Iron 32' 8 32Vs 30'/ 2 32'/# C. Southern . 29 D. A. Hudson 157 157 157 157'/ 4 D. A R. G. . 20 20 D. Securities 15'/ 4 15'/4 Erie 28 27H 271/4 27 3 £ do. pfd. . . 43'/* 43«/ 2 421/2 43'/, G. Electric . . 138' „ 138'/* 137*/ 2 138'4 G. Coneol. . 2 2 G. Western 14'/. 14 14 ' 14 G. Nth pfd. 125' . 1247, 124G 12534 G. N’th. Or 33' ? 337, 31 33 Int. Harvester 114' d 114 114 sr III. Central 114'\ 114 114' 4 114'/ 4 Interboro . 15 143 4 14T4 143 4 ....do. pfd* 52 51 50»/ 2 . 513/4 K.C. South 23 3 4 23'/« 23'/« 23 K. A T. . . 24 24 23% 24 L. Valley. . . 164'/s 163'/a 153 154'/ 4 Bearish'Crop Report Abroad the Real “Wild West” Comedy Pro- Most Potent Factor for the Day in Chicago. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat - No. 2 red.. Corn—No. 2 Oats—No. 2 109 ®112 57 4 & 57 « 364 L. and N. . Mo. Pacific. 131 36 9 8 1301/2 130% 36 35' N. Y. Central 102' 4 10v/ 8 1014 Northwest. . Nat. Lead . . N. and W. . No. Pacific . O. and W. . Penn. . % . Pacific Mail. P. Gas Co. . P. Steel Car Reading . . Rock Island . do. pfd.. S.-Sheffield So. Pacific So. Railway do. pfd.. . 128 128 114' 29 r 114' 1133/4 »'/2 114' H 160' 4 21 82'/a 158 20V 82' 2 99% 127V 48 104'/ 4 11334 ' 29 114'/* 33 109'/ a 24 J58'/ a 20 9 /8 82 30 971/2 24' 8 131'/a 36'/ 4 1011/2 128'/ 2 49 104% 114 W 2934 114'/ 4 34 109^4 233 /4 160 21 Va 83 4 32 98' 2 24 76' 4 CHICAGO, April 29.—There were losses In wheat of 4c early to-day. Liverpool was lower on wheat this morning, although there was a flurry at the start on shorts covering. Foreign crop summary was favorable. North western cars were 275, against 155 a year ago. Com was V to ' 4 c lower. The strike in Argentina was a help to the corn market at Liverpool. Oats were % to %c lower in sympathy with the other grains. Hogs were weak to 5c lower, but in the face of this the provision market was stronger, owing to smaller offerings and oversold condition. Considerable pressure was to be seen in the wheat market during the last hour of the session, and the selling of May was persistent. The crowd which deals In wheat is mainly bullish and be lieves the market is to sell much higher and this seems to intimidate the bears. Wheat closed with loses of >4Co 4c Cash transactions were: Wheat 145,000 bush els. rorn 75,000 bushels, oats 130,000 bushels. Corn closed with losses of %@%c and oats were up 4®4c. Hog products were a shade better. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. St. Paul . . . 106' ' 2 105% 105% 106% Tcnn. Copper 34 34 34 34' Texas Pacific 153/d Third Avenue 34 Union Pacific 143 5 8 145% 146% 148% U. S. Rubber 61'/ 2 61 61 61 Utah Copper. b1 > 8 49% 49% 5114 U. S. Steel . 60 58% 58'/ 2 60 1 4 do. pfd.. 107% 107% 107'/a 107‘/ 2 v.-c. Chem. . 32' 2 32 32 31 '/a 65'/ 2 64% 647-a W. Union . Wi bash . . do. pfd.. W. Electric W. Central W. Maryland Total sales, 5C0.GC0 shares. 61% 61% 65' /4 3 10 6 1 1 ; 52 MM WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT. WASHINGTON. April 29. Precipita tion occurred generally over ihe cotton region. Over the eastern portion the amounts were generally small, while over the Central and Western portions the rainfall was generally heavy, ex cept in parts of Oklahoma and Texas. The precipitation was heaviest over Louisiana and Western Mississippi. The greatest weekly amount, 6.70 inches of rain, occurred at Grand Pane, La Mean temperatures ranged from nearly normal to 7 degrees below the normal, except over Eastern North Carolina, where there was an excess of from one to two degrees. The greatest deficiency in mean temperature occurred in South western Texas Weekly mean tempera tures ranged from 56 to 66 degrees over the Eastern, from 60 to 68 over the Central, and front 58 to 68 over the Western portion of the cotton-growing States. Frost occurred in scattered localities. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WASHINGTON. April 29. With the exception of showers this afternoon ami probably tonight on the New’ England and New Jersey coasts, the weather will be fair to-night and Wednesday in the region east of the Mississippi river. No decided temperature change is in dicated for any part of the Eastern half of the country during the next 36 hours. Forecast until 7 p. m. Wednesday; Georgia: Fair tonight and Wednes day. NEW YORK PRODUCE. NEW YORK, April 29. Petroleum firm; crude Pennsylvania. 2.50. Turpentine quiet. 42 (bid). Rosin steady; common, 4.75 (bid). Wool nominal; domestic fleece, 28(^30; pulled, scoured basis, 404*55; Texas, scoured basis, 48® 55. Hides dull; native steers, 164®19%; branded steers. 15%®T5%. Coffee easier: options opened 8 to 14 lower; Rio No. 7 spot, 114. Rice steady: domestic, ordinary to prime, 44®5%. Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle. 35®50. Sugar, raw. active; centrifugal. 3.3'® 3.39; muscovado, 2.86® 2.89; molasses sugar, 2.62®<2.64. Sugar, refined, steady; fine granulated. 4.204*4.35; cut loaf. 5.05® 5.15; crushed. 4.95w 5.05; mold A. 4.60® 4.70; cubes, 4.45#4.60: powdered, 4.30® 4.45; diamond A, 4.35 (bid); confectioner’s A, 4.10® 4.20: softs. No. 1. 4.00® 4.10. (No. 2 is 5 points lower than No. 1, and Nos. 3 to 14 are each 5 points lower than the pre ceding grade.) SHREWD LEADERS SUPPORT WHEAT ON ALL RECESSIONS High. Low. Previous Close. Close WHEAT— May .. 92% 92 92% 92% July . . 92% 92 92% 92% Sept. 92% 91% 111% 92 CORN— May . . 55% 56 55 m July . . 50% 55% 55% Sept. .. 57 56% 56% 56% OATS— May . . 35 94% 34% 34% July . . 34% 34% 34 34% Sept. .. 34% 34% 34% 34% PORK — May . .19.55 19.45 19.47% 19.45 July . ..1962% 19.55 19.55 19.50 Sept. . .19.45 19.55 19.40 19.30 LARD— May . .10.90 10.87% 10.90 I0.85 July . .10.85 10.80 10.82% 10.80 Sept. . .1.0.85 10.80 10.87% 10.77% RIBS- May . ..11.25 11.20 11.22% 11.22% July . .10.97% 10.87% 10.95 10.90 Sept. . .1,0.80 10.77% 10.80 10.77% CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, April 29. Wheat, No. 2 red, 1.05(7*1.07%; No. 3 red, 96®)1.00; No. 2 hard winter. 934® 95'4: No. 3 hard winter, 92®94%; No. 1 .northern spring, 9-’®95; No. 2 northern spring, 93(t*94; No. 3 spring, 90@92. Corn, No. 2, 56® 57: No. 2 white, 58@ 59; No. 3 yellow. 564® 57; No. 3 w'hite, 574&58Vi : No.. 3 yellow, 55® 56%: No. 4 white, 55®>56%, No. 4 yellow, 544®/ Oats, No. 2 white. 56%(®36%; No. 3 white, 34%®'35%; No. 4 white, 33% @ 34%; Standard, 35%@36%. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are the receipts for Tuesday and estimated for Wednesday: ITuesday. iWedn’sdaT Wheat 45 46 Porn 151 116 Oats 197 153 Hogs 10,00 ?5,000 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. LIVERPOOL, April 29 Wheat opened 1 s® \d higher: at 1:30 p. m. the market was %® !4d lower; closed %d higher. Corn opened unchanged to %d higher; at 1:30 n. m. the market was unchanged to Vd lower; closed 4d higher to 4d lower. OPINIONS ON GRAIN. CHICAGO, April 29.—Bartlett, Frazier & Co.—Wheat: Our market will likely rule easier today, shorts having covered yesterday and the easier tone . to the foreign markets will also be an Influ ence. Corn: We are inclined to look for a steady market until receipts become largo enougli to cause pressure. Oats: The deferred months especially seem to be gaining more friends on the theory that with any unfavorable condi tions which may later affect the crop Just seeded a substantial advance from prices now prevailing could easily be made. Provisions: We prefer the buying side on declines. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 29. Hogs Receipts 10,000. Ma r k* t 10«- lower. Mixed and butchers. $8.20®»8.60; good heavy, $8.35 ® 8:45; -rough heavy. $8.10® 8.30; light, $8.25® 8.60; pigs. S6.75@ 8.45; bulk, $8.35 ® 8. 45. Cattle—Receipts 2,500. Market weak. Beeves. $7.10® 8.75; cows and heifers. $3.35@8.40; Stockers and feeders, $6.15®/ 7.85: Texans, $6.60® 8.00; calves, $7.00 ®9.00. Sheep--Receipts 18.000. Market steady; native and Western. $5,251*6.50; lambs, $6.15®8.75. CHICAGO, April 29.—The Inter Ocean says: "It was the gossip on wheat that traders who were supposed to be out of May wheat have been heavy sellers dur ing the past week, that many longs have turned over their trades to July, and a number have gone out completely. A number of the sharpest traders continue to favor the bull side on all breaks, while the bears are playing the excel lent crop prospects, but lack confidence In their position. "In corn the gossip w’as that one of the largest local shorts covered 500.000 bushels and was largely responsible for the break yesterday. The trade is watching the continued selling of July and September oats by Armour, but is unable to understand Its position." ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro. vision Company.) Quotations based on actual purchases during the current week: Choice to good steers, 1,000 to 1,200, $6.00® 6.50; good steers. 800 to 1,000. 6.50 06 00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850, 5.25®6.75; medium to good cows. 700 to SOU. 4.50® 6.00; good to choice beef cows. 800 to 900. 5.00® 5.75; medium to good heifers. 650 to 750, $4.25® 4.75; good to choice heilers, 750 to 850. 5.75. The above represent ruling prices of good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grades and dairy type selling lower. Mixed to common steers. If fat, 800 to 900. 5.00® 5.75: medium to common cows, if fat. 700 to 800. 4.50®5.50;mixed com mon. 600 to 800. 3.25® 4.25; good butcher bulls. 3.50® 4.50. Prime hogs. 160 to 200 average 8.90 9.25: good butcher hogs, 140 to 160, 8.75 u 9.00; good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, • 25',*8.75; light pigs, 80 to 100, 8.00® 8 50: heavy rough hogs, 300 to 250, 8.25 @8.75. Above quotations apply to corn-fed hogs, masb and peanut-fattened hogs, 1 to 14c under. FREED OF GIRL’S CHARGE. ANNISTON. ALA. April 29—W W. Cogswell, an aged white man. who was charged with improperly treating a young white girl whom he was driving to the city In his buggy, ATLANTA MULE AND HORSE MARKET (Corrected by the National Stock Yards Commission Company: C G. Tur ner, President.) Mules. 14 to 14 4 hands, rough, good ages, $115 to $130. 14 to 124, finish with quality. $155 to $180. 144 to 15 hands, rough. $130 to $170. 15 to 154 hands, finish, $180 to $205. 16 hands, with quality and finish, $205 to $230. 16 hands, heavy chunk, weighing form 1,250 to 1,400 pounds. $255 to $330. Horses. Southern chunk hordes, from $75 to $110. Southern chunk, finish. $110 to $135. Good driving horses, uuality and finish, ranging in price.from $160 to $210. Heavy draught horses, rough, $160 to $210. Heavy draught horses, finish, $210 to duction Has City Parks and Streets as Setting. Work on the first motion picture film ever made in Atlanta will be begun to-day. The Scenic Film Com pany, of this city, recently organized, will stage a comedy-drama, take the pictures and make the film, complet ing the entire process in Atlanta. The nearby hillsides, the parks of the city and some of the busiest thor oughfares will appear in the scenes. The story for tl\e picture has been written by Roy E. Butler, who is well known to devotees of the local play houses, and he, with a cast of 30 players, will create the first scene at Hill’s Park on the outskirts of the city. "The Boss of Hixville Ranch” is the title of the play, with numerous West ern scenes and others from city life. Some of the pictures will be made at Piedmont Park and others on Atlanta business streets. The cast of characters Includes Jack Lamey and Joe Combs, who are appearing at the Vaudette; Roy E. Butler,. Richard Shine and Misses Margaret Wilby and Grover Layflel L with about 25 others. A number of films are planned. Georgia Librarians End Annual Session Work in Educational Institutions Topic of Discussion Led by Duncan Burnet. The final meeting of the Georgia Li brary Association, concluding its tenth annual session, was held to day. Discussion was led by Duncan Burnet, librarian of the Georgia State University Library. Reports were heard from all college librarians of the State. A special fea ture was work in educational insti tutions. Among those submitting re ports were Misses Laura Hammond, of Tech; Agnes Goss, Georgia Normal School; Marion Bucher, Agnes Scott: Sal lie Boone, Mercer; Claire Thomp son, Wesleyan, and Llnne Page Har grove, of Brenau. W. H. Moyer, warden of the Federal Prison; Mrs. Maud Baker Cobb, Mrs. Eugene Heard and Miss Orpha Zoe Massey read papers on various phases of library work. An address by Dr. Arthur E. Bost- wick on "The Reading of Many Books" was heard by members of the association and many visitors. Shoots Judge He Had Sworn to Kill Rich Ohio Farmer, However, Fails to Carry Out Vengeance Oath. I PPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, April 29.—An attempt was made to-day by John Broadman, a wealthy farmer, to carry out a threat he made several years age. to kill Probate Judge W. P Rowland. The judge was struck by two bullets from Hroadman’s revolver, but not fatally injured. Thinking he had killed his victim Broadman walked across the street to the Sheriff's office and gave himself up. Rowland was an attorney in a case in which Broadman was interest ed several years ago. He angered Broadman, who threatened to kill him. Boy Loses Eyes as He Cuts Golf Ball Augusta Lad's Sight Ruined by Acid in Sphere With Which He Was Playing. AUGUSTA. GA.. April 29.—Richard Stelling, aged 15, of North Augusta, has lost his eyesight by a splash of acid from a golf ball. Young Stelling picked up an acb.i- fllled English golf ball on the Arling ton links and was cutting it open “to see what it was made of" when the knife blade plunged through to the hollow portion of the ball, splashing the acid into both eyes. MRS. PHILIP DODD DYING FROM APOPLECTIC STROKE Mrs. Philip Dodd, prominent At lanta woman, is critically ill at her apartments in the Aragon Hotel to day as a result of an apoplectic stroke sustained while boarding an elevator in the Forsyth Building late yester day. Physicians announce she has little chance of recovery. Mrs. Dodd, who is wealthy and has traveled extensively, recently re turned from a trip to California with Mrs. H. E. Smart. ROADS REFUSE DEMAND TO REDUCE CAROLINA RATES RABE1GH, N. C., April 29.—Repre- sentatives of seven railroads to-day rejected the proposition submitted by the State for a 25 per cent decrease in freight tariffs from the North and West to North Carolina points. Many petitions are in circulation asking Governor Craig to call the Legislature in extra session to handle the is*sue. NOTED SPORTSMAN SUICIDE. BALTIMORE, April 29.—Frederick N. McDonald, prominent sportsman, president of the J. H. McDonald Com pany. wholesale paper dealers, com mitted suicide here to-day. Ill health was the cause. SIGNS MOTHERS' PENSION ACT. HARRISBURG, PA.. April 29.— Governor Tener to-day signed the Shvatz mothers’ pension law. Any abandoned mother or widow may claim benefits under the lan. NEW DIVISION OF U. S. COURT A division in thp Federal Court for the District of North Georgia, cre ated by a new act, has become ef fective. Sessions will be held there twii. •car. Commencement Sermon on June 1 to Open Week of Ceremonies at University. GIRL TRAVELERS 4 MACON, GA., April 29.—The Mer cer University commencement pro gram will be as follows: Commencement sermon. June 1. by Rev. W. W. Arnold, of Buena Vista. Ga. Monday, June 2—Oratorical contest for the Hardeman medal; afternoon at 5 o’clock, senior class exercises; night at 8 o’clock, annual debate be tween Phi Delta and Ciceronian So- t ieties. Tuesday, June 3—Alumni Day; ad dresses by Rev. R. H. Harris, of Cairo, on “Memories of the Past;" Ht»n. A. W. Evans, of Sandersville, on "Inventory of the Present," and Judge W. H. Felton, on "The Call of the Future.” A barbecue will be served on the campus at noon, and from 3 to 8 o'clock then- will be class reunions. At 8 o’clock Rev. John E. White, of Atlanta, will de liver the annual address. Wednesday, June 4, at 9 a. m . the graduation exercises. Large classes will be graduated this year by all departments, espe cially the law school. Grand Council Honor For Atlanta Mason W. A. Sims, Advanced, Will Be Grand Master in 1915—C. L. Bass Named Steward. MACON, GA., April 29.—Dr. J. P. Bowdoin, of Adairsville, this after noon was promoted Grand Master of Grand Council of Royal and Select Master Masons of Georgia. W. A. Sims, pf Atlanta, was ad vanced to the office of Grand Con ductor, which means he will be Grand Master in 1916. The only elective of fice, that of Grand Steward, was se cured by C. L. Bass, of Atlanta, which means that in seven years he will be Grand Master. The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons meets to-morrow morning. A telegram received in Atlanta an nounced the death, in Roswell, N Mex., of Mrs. A. E. Campbell, for many years a resident of Atlanta and a month ago a visitor here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. T. Stevens. Mrs. Campbell left here to visit another daughter, Mrs. E. C. McCord, and it was at Mrs. McCord’s home that she died. The interment will be at the family bu rial ground in Carson, Ala. Take School Census To Get Extra $25,000 Form an Organization, Following Conference, to Foil White Slave Agents in Railway Stations. Board of Education Believes It Can Secure Larger Share of State Fund. Work was begun to-day on a new census of the school children of At lanta by which the Board of Educa tion expects to secure an additional $25,000 from the State school fund. The State apportions $3.50 to schools for each child between 6 and 18 years, and members of the board declare that the census will show there are more than 10,000 more school children in Atlanta than the enrollment of 23,350. The contract was let to E. B. Burns at 4 1-2 cents per capita. When it wag shown that the course of study in the schools can not be changed until 1914, the fight of James L. Key and Dan W. Green to drop Greek from the course came to an end. CABLE NEWS Important Events From. All Over the Old World Told in a Few Short Lines. $100,800 for a Gainesborough. LONDON, April 29. — Thomas Gainesborough’s -painting, “The Mar ket (’art,” out of Sir Lionel Phillips/ collection, was sold by auction for $100,800, a record price for a Gaines borough picture. Flies 1,000 Miles With 2 Stops. KOLLUM, HOLLAND, April 29.— Ernest Gilleuse, a French aviator, who started on a cross-country aero plane flight from Biarritz, France, has reached here, having flown nearly 1,000 miles across Europe. He made only two stops to replenish his fuel. Angered by U. S. Customs Plans. PARIS, April 29.—A federation of French commercial and Industrial firms iv urging the Government to make representations to Washington regarding the proposed examination of the books of French exporters for the purpose of ascertaining domestic sales prices in order to guard against undervaluations. The federation representatives stay that the administrative details of the new American tariff are extremely vexatious and will result in great de lays. INSURANCE COMPANIES TO REMAIN IN MISSOURI JEFFERSOX CITY,. MO., April :!9. Four foreign fire insurance companies to-day gave notice that they were not going to withdraw from the State on May 1. There are t'olonial Assur ance Company. Standard Fire. Buffalo German and the Underwriters’ Amer ican Lloyds. There are five Missouri stock com panies and twenty-six mutuals whi’i will continue to write business in th s State. Protection for young women trav elers was the subject of a conference held in Atlanta to-day. the first of Its kind ever held in America, following which an organization was formed as an important part of the social work mapped out by the sociological con ference. The Travelers' Aid. possibly the greatest check to white slave traffic, is regarded by experts as one of th most advanced movements in behalf of the young women of the country. It was pointed out to-day by several speakers that hundreds of young ^ girls, arriving in large cities, are im mediate victims of agents of the ne farious trade, who lure them from their intended destinations. The plan of the organization is to maintain at every railway station In the cities a bureau of information for the assistance of girls who are alone * and to keep a number of watchers on duty at all times to prevent them falling into evil hands. According to the speakers to-day. there have been hundreds of cases fn New York, Chicago and other of the larger centers in which young women have been saved from lives of mis ery. and shame by the work of these watchers, who are supported by sooial uplift organizations. In addition, sev eral convictions for white slavery have .resulted from the work of these men and women. The purpose of the organization formed to-day is to extend the work into .all the cities of the country, par ticularly in the South, the section covered by the work of the Southern Sociological Congress. O. L. Steele, of Pensacola and Mobile, is chairman, and Orin C. Baker, of New York, sec retary. Mr. Baker M-day gave a de tailed account of the work being done in New' York and the valuable aid rendered the police in tracing while slavers. Scott Hero’s Family Living on $4 a Week Have Received No Part of $250,000 Fund for South Pole Victims’ Families. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, April 29.—AVthough the Scott fund had reached $250,000 two months ago, It w r as learned to-day the widow and children of Seaman, Evans, one of the Antarctic heroes, t are still existing on a navy pension of $4 a week. The Lord Mayor’s secretary ex plains he still is waiting for the Gov ernment to move in regard to provi sion for relatives of the South Pole victims. Until then he cannot decide how to distribute the fund, but would willingly provide help if Mrs. Evans applies. ▼ Students to Build Columbus Caravel MADRID, April 29.—The students of Harvard University have asked Cayo Puga, the designer of the Co lumbus caravel at the Chicago expo sition, to sell his designs, as thef propose to construct a similar cara vel to pass through the Panama Ca nal at its inauguration as a compfl- .ment to Spain. It is proposed that the ships shall go to San Franciscj afterward. Senor Puga replied that he would present the designs willingly without any cost. Models of the Nina, the Plnta and the Santa Maria, Columbus’ three famous little vessels, were exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in Chi cago in 1893. TO-DAY'S PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows at the porta to-day compared receipts with the 1913. 1912. New Orleans . . . 4,382 4.556 Galveston 5,455 6,110 Mobile 789 374 Savannah 2,795 4,806 Charleston 726 386 Wilmington .... 64 582 Norfolk 1,629 2.392 ’ 2.385 Boston 706 142 Brunswick 1,380 Port Arthur. . . . • 1,425 Various 272 Total 15,946 24,810 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. r— 1913. lTiJ Houston 2,659 1,800 Augusta 184 959 Memphis St. Louis 918 1.082 499 1,587 Cincinnati 429 1.331 Little Rook . . . 156 Total 4,799 7,518 METALS. NEW YORK, April 29.—The metal market was stronger to-day. Copper, spot to July, 14%@15%; lead, 4.45; spel ter, 5.50@5.80; tin, 49.50(0)49.80; zinc, 6.50®5.60. COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations Opening. Closing. Spot 7.00®'7.06 May 7.00® 7.03 7.00 @>7.02 June 7.00® 7.05 7.02@7.03 July 7.04® 7.05 7.05@7.06 August 7.09® 7.12 7.10(®7.11 September .... 6.77®6.79 6.51.® 6.54 7.09&7.11 October 6.77®: 6.78 November . . . . 6.40® 6.48 6.51(^6.62 Closed steady: sales 13,700 barrels. TWO—STOCKS NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. fl <y\ J A v T T r* i Coffee quotations: Opening. . .11.36® 11.40 . .11.35(011.40 January February . April . . . May . . June . . July . . August Sept ember October . November Decenther Closed steady; sales 6ij»5Q(Lbaj