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Mercer Graduation
Program Announced
Chamber of Commerce Planning
Campaign for State-Wide
Dog-Muzzling Law.
A startling lnorssae In tli« nutnbnr
of rabies cases la shown In tti« report
of Dr. Clarenoe B. Oreer, Director of
the Pta/tx- Pasteur Department. While
While the total D-Jiubar of oaaoa han
dled 1n 191 £ was 67>, a heavy lncrenss
over the previous year, during the
first quarter of 1913 the cases handle'!
wore 391, nearly half of last year s
total.
This Increase has attraoted the at
tention of the Chamber of Oommorop
and Its Public Safety Committee will
seek to secure passage of a state-wide
dog-muzzling law. William J. Lovv-
ensteln, chairman of the committee,
has written to the authorities in Lon
don asking for a copy of the muz
zling law enforced there.
In 1908 the number of oases trsai-
•d was 216, In 1909 it jumped to 449,
while 1910 with 462 and 1911
486 showed a slight Increase.
NEW YORK, April 29 —The United
States Steel Corporation for the quar
ter ending March 31, issued to-dav,
showed net earnlnirs of 334,426,801,
against 386,186,667 for the quarter
ending December 31, 1912, and 317,-
828,973 for the quarter ending March
31, 1912.
The surplus for the quarter was
37,369,600, compared with 37,416,979
for the quarter ending December U,
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 1 1-4 on
the common stock.
Bears Raid the Market on Bad
War News—Many Securi
ties Show Losses.
Below are given lit
lowest and closing
| stocks to-da; , logethe:
I previous close :
Commencement Sermon on June 1
to Open Week of Ceremonies
at University.
with
Big Fines and Prison
Cell for Promoters
Spot Houses Give Good Support
to Cotton in Face of Good
Weather News.
Five Former Officers of Lumber and
Development Firm Convicted
of Misusing Mails.
PHILADELPHIA. April 29. -Prison
sentences and fine.* to-day were im
posed In Federal Court on the five
promoters and former officers of the
Inter-Coionlal Lumber and Develop
ment Company, convicted • of using
the mails to defraud. *
John R. Mnrkley and Isaiah B.
Miller were sentenced to pay fines
of $10,000 each and serve one year
and throe months In the Eastern pen
itentiary. W. H. Armstrong, Jr., ana
Charles M. McMahon were fined $2,000
$ ach and given two years, and Colonel
Alfred 11 Stewart got one year and
a fine of $1,000.
An attempt will be made to release
the men on ball tending appeal to 'hr
United States Appellate Court.
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-
da^'. First prices were unchanged for
May and 2 to 3 points higher f'»r other
\v\\ crop options ware* In
ild up
posit
$37,000,000 Merger
Of Electric Roads i
•Trolley Lines In Nine Michigan and
Three Illinois Cities Involved
in Big Traction Deal.
LOUISVILLE, KY„ April 29.—An
nouncement has been mude by local
holders that a merger of the Com
monwealth Power Railway and Light
Company, the Union Railway Gas and
Electric Company, the Michigan Unit
ed Railways and the Springfield
Light, Hoat and Power Company has
been effected with n Joint capital of
$37,000,000.
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, Ill., and Evansville, lnd. The
Michigan United operates interurhan
lines between Jackson and Battle
Creek and out of Lansing and has
leased the Kalamazoo, Lake Shore
and Chicago. <
Year’s Reprieve on
Excess Baggage Law
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 45 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
up op
fair demand from shorts and
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 11.48 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 peg out of
May. resulting in a precipitant decline.
Early buyers were noticeable sellers,
probably taking profits. May dropped
from 11,43 to 11.30. "nothing between,"
but quickly recovered about f> points of
the loss.
It is estimated that fully 50,000 May
notices were stopped to-day.
ft also is estimated that 75,000 halos)
will be shipped out of New York to Liv- ,
crpool. The weak promiscuous selling
was met with strong buying and during
iho late forenoon the market resumed |
its advancing course.
Weak cables were ignored; also con-.
v.iod favorable reports. Weather con- I
lit ions over night were excellent. The
map indicates fair and warmer weather
n the Western and Eastern States.
During the afternoon session the mar
ket was quiet hut steady. May held
steady arourld 11 July 11.42, Janu
ary was under selling pressure and
dropped to 10.93.
The weekly weather report Is good for i
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mis
sissippi aTid parts of Arkansas, but is
rather unfavorable for the rest of the
belt, owing practically to the cool nights.
'Continued buying .if near positions by
shorts and the larger spot houses firmly
maintained prices around the previous
close, with the exception of May, which
cloned 10 points higher. There was u
disposition on the part of the longs to
liquidate new crop months, which car
ried them as low as 10.90.
At the clone the market whs steady
with prices showing irregularity, being
10 points higher to 12 points lower than
the final quotations ol Monday.
By C. W. STORM.
NEW YORK, April 29. Canadian Pa
cific was the weakest Ishuc at the open
ing of the. stock market to-day, declin
ing 3% to 236?4. Within half an hour,
however, it rallied fractionally.
Nearly the entire list was under
pressure from professionals 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 Can, American
Smelting. Vi; Chesapeake and Ohio, V*
St. Paul, %; Consolidated Gas, %; 1h*-
high Valley, '4; Unjted States Steel
common, %; Union Pacific, %; Reading,
%: Pennsylvania %, and Northern Pa
cific, -V
The curb opened barely steady.
American shares in London seemed
brighter, riling slightly on repui
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 GO. St. Paul
was off %. Union Pacific dropped % to
148%. Reading, Northern Pacific and
Lehigh Valley were off '.i. Canadian
Pacific declined 374 to 237%. 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 23474 for a net loss of 2% on
the day. This was 3 points under the
noon level. Amalgamated Copper sold
around 7074 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.
Clos.
Pre-
/.
STOCK—
H igh.
Low.
Bid.
Clogi
Amal. Copper
72%
70%
70%
72'
Am. Ice Sec.
24
7 4 I
Am. Sug. Ref.
112
112
110%
110'
'-4
Am. Smelting
• 67'%
66
65%
66'
•a
Am. Locomo,
34
33%
33
34
Am. Car Ftly
. 48
48
47%
Am. Cot. OIL
43
Am. Woolen
20
20
Anaconda
• 36%
36%
* 35%
36
Atchison . .
101
100%
100' 2
100
At. Const Line
. 120%
120%
120%
120'
^2 I
Am. Can ....
• 32%
3014
30%
1 4:
do. pref
. .92
9r .
92
927
X 2 j
Bearish Crop Rep
Most Potent Factor for the
Day in Chicago
LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
No. :: red. 109 'r/112
ol
Am. Beet Sug.. .
Am. Tel. & T. 129'
29'
Am. Aqricul
Beth. Steel .
33
89 8
S3'/2
237%
10' 4
64%
129
23%
128%
33
29 »/ 2
128% 129 j
50' j
nornlng. alt
he start oi
Top sumrm
irll 29.—There were
of 74c early to-day.
%vcr on wheat this
i there was a flurry at
rts covering. Foreign
as favorable. North-
re 27k, against 155 a
ril “Wild West” Comedy Pro
duction Has City Parks and
Streets as Setting.
B. R. Transit
B. and O. . .
Can. Pacific .
C. Products .
C. and O. . .
Consol. Gas .
C. Leather . .
C. F. and Iron 32',
C. Southern ..
D. & Hudson 157
D. & R. G
D. Securities
Erie
do. pfd.. .
G. Electric .
G. Consol.. .
G. Western
G. Nth pfd. 125' 2
G. N'th. Or 33'/2
Int. Harvester 114
Ml. Central 114%
98< a
233%
10'/ 4
63%
128
2374
32%
£3
233i/ a
10%
63‘/2
127%
2 2Vz
30 /z
157
157
20
89
98
240' 2
10-4
64'/*
129
23%
32' a
29
157/4
20
\c lower. The strike
u help to the corn
fin
15/4
16' 4
28
27%
27%
2734
43'/,
43%
42%
43'/ 4
138' a
138'%
137%
138%
2
2
14'/a
14
14
14
and over*
Considei
in the w
hour of t
May* was
deals in w
lieves the
and this *
Wheat clos
% to 74c lower in sympathy
er grains.
: weak to 5c lower, but in
this the provision market
*, owing to smaller filterings
'ii.
pre
ure was to be seen
narked during the last
■don, and the selling of
lent. The crowd which
' mainly bullish and be-
t is to sell much higher
to intimidate the bears,
i with loses of J 4@%c. Cash
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, April 29.—Money on call
2%. Time money easier; GO days, 4 per
cent; 90 days, 4(114% per cent; six
months, 474<9474 per cent.
Posted rates:** Sterling exchange, 4.84
«i 4.87, with actual business in bankers’
bills at 4.8675(ii4.8680 for demand and
4.8130 for 69-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged.
15
52
23^4
24
• 154i, 8
. 131
. 36%
29%
114%
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON, April 29. -Opening: Pond
Creek, 1074; East Butte. 17%; Superior
Boston, 374; Giroux, 2%.
BAR SILVEIR.
Bar silver easy,
LONDON, April 29
27 15-1fid.
NEW YORK, April 29, Commercial
bar silver. 60%; Mexican dollars, 48c.
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
Open, j
•F
w
►
0
a
a 3
i
S R
r„G
A|i
1 1.35-40
11.45
My
11.25
ii.48
11.23
11.35111. .“,4 -35
11.25-2(1
Jn
ni.nr
11.37-38
Jly
11 40
11.46 11.32
1128111.37-38
11.87-38
Ag
11.25
11.27
11.1«|11.S0 IJ.31
11.22-24
Sp
11. or.
11.05
111. or,
11.05111.93-95
1 1.03-05
NEW YORK. April 2 ' 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.
Interboro . .
... do. pfd
K.C. South
K. & T. . .
L. Valley. .
L. and N. .
Mo. Pacific.
N. Y. Central 102'/ 4
Northwest. . . 128
Nat. Lead
N. and W
No. Pacific .
O. and W. .
Penn
Pacific Mall.
P. Gas Co,
P. Steel Car
Reading . .
Rock Island.
do. pfd.. .
S.-Shcffield.
So. Pacific .
So. Railway
do. pfd.. .
St. Paul . .
Tenn, Copper 34
Texas Pacific ....
Third Avenue
Union Pacific 143
U. S. Rubber 61'
Utah Copper. 5!
124%
33%
114
114
1434
51
23/4
24
163'/*,
13074
36
101'%
128
124%
31
114
114/4
14%
50' 2
23/a
23%
153
130%
35' 2
101%
127%
48
104/4
125%
33
sr
114'%
14%
51%
23
24
154/4
131/2
36'%
101- o
128/2
49
104%
% <9% .
Wheat 145,000 bush-
00 bushels, oats 130,000
transactions
els. corn 75
bushels.
Corn closed with losses of %@%c and
oats were up %47 74c. Hog products
were a shade better.
Work on the first motion picture
film ever made in Atlanta will be
begun to-day. The Scenic Film Uom-
I'uny, 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.
Th< story for the 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 Hixvllle Ranch” is the
title of the play, with numerous West-
• ■ n set m s and others from city life.
Home of the pictures will be made at
Piedmont Park and others on Atlanta
business streets.
The cast of characters Includes
Jack Limey and Joe Combs, who are
p pea ring at the Vaudette; Roy E.
Butler, Richard Shine and Misses
Margaret Wilby and Grover Layfteld,
with about 25 others.
A number of films are planned.
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;
njght at 8 o’clock, annual debate be
tween Phi Delta .and Ciceronian So
cieties.
Tuesday, June 3—Alumni Day; ad
dresses by Rev. R. H. Harris, of
Cairo, on ‘‘Memories of the Past;”
Hon. 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, arid
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.
Form an Organization, Following
Conference, to Foil White Slave
Agents in Railway Stations.
Grand Council Honor
For Atlanta Mason
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
W1
July
Se &
May
1 July
RN-
May
July
Sept.
114% 113% 11334 *114' '4
29' 2
114'%
103'% 109' 2
160';
82V'
158
20%
827 2
98%
29
114%
33
109%
24
158%
20%
82
30
97' 2
24%
106'
1053
34
105 ?
34
2934
114%
34
109%
23 4
160
21/4
83' 4
32
98' 2
24
76%
105%
34%
15%
May
July
Stpt.
LA
July
Sept
High.
Low.
Close. Close
92
92%
92%
92 3 .i
92
FL %
92%
92%
91%
91%
92
55%
55
55
55%
50 %
55%
55%
57
56 %
56%
56%
35
34 %
34 %
34%
3 4 Vi
34
34%
24%
34%
34%
3 4 Vi
19.55
19.45
19.47%
19.45
. 1962%
19.55
19.55
19.50
*19.45
19.55
19.40
19.30
1.0.90
10.87%
10 90
10.85
10.85
10.80
10.82%
10.$0
10.85
10.80
10.87 %
10.77%
n.::5 .
.11; 20
11.22%
10.95
11.22%
10.97%
10.87%
10.90
to. SO
10.77%
10.80
10.77%
Georgia Librarians
End Annual Session
W. A. Sims, Advanced, Will Be
Grand Master in 1915—C. L.
Bass Named Steward.
Work in Educational Institutions
Topic of Discussion Led by
Duncan Burnet.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
ClhCAGo. April :: \ Wheat. No. 3
et!, 1.0COi 1.07: No. V red, 96<?/1.00; No.
hard winter. \r.v z Ci 9574: No. 3 hard
Hnmr, ': •%; No. 1 northern spring,
' •< So. 2 northern spring, 98@l/4;
1457
61
146'%
61
497 3
eo
107%
32' ' 2
65%
1077 *
32
64%
Uverpoo] cables: ‘American mid
dling, 7.22<i; good middling, 6.88d; mid
dling, 6.68d; low 'middling. 6.54d; good
ordinary, 6.20d; ordinary, G.Sttd.”
U. S. Steel
do. pfd.. .
V. -C. Chem.
W. Union .
Wabash . .
do. pfd.. .
W. Electric
W. Central .
W. Maryland
Total sales, 550,000 shares
107' a
32
C4%
6D
613
148%
01
51/;
60%
107';
31'/;
65%
3
10
61'
C
rn,
. r>C'V£57; No. 2 white, 584$
ew, 56 % 4/ 57; No. 3 white,
\ 3 yellow, 55*7 5 6 74; No.
J’ %; No. I yellow, 54 %
>6% @36%; No. 3
4 white, 33% @
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
The final meeting of the Georgia Li
brary Association," concluding Its
tenth annual session, wfls 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;
Sallir Boone, Mercer; Claire Thomp
son, Wesleyan, and Linne Page Har
grove, of Brenau.
XV. H. Moyer, warden of the Federal
Prison; Mrs. Maud Baker Cobb, Mrs.
Eugene Heard and Miss Orpha Zoe
Mass, y 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.
MACON, GA., April 29.—Dr. J. P.
Bowdoin, of Adairsvllle, this after
noon was promoted Grand Master of
Grand Council of Royal and Select
Master Masons of Georgia.
W. A. Sims, of Atlanta, was ad
vanced to the office of Grand Con
ductor, which means he will be Grand
Master in 1915. 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.
j Following are the receipts for Tuesday
find estimated for Wednesday:
Shoots Judge He
Had Sworn to Kill
Take School Census
To Get Extra $25,000
Pro tec I ion f r 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 the
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 trt.’e, w o lure them fromi*
their intended destinations.
The plan of the organization is to
maintain at every railway station in
the cities a hureaif 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 cas' %
New York, Chicago and other c the
larger centers in which young wx .nr n
have been saved from lives of 1.
ery and shame by the work of these
watchers, who are supported by social
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 Me bile, Is chairman,
and Grin C. Baker, of New York, sec
retary. Mr. Baker to-day gave a de
tailed account of the work being done
in New York and the valuable aid
rendered the police in tracing white
slavers.
r t
» 7
%
Scott Hero’s Family
Living on $4 a Week
Have Received No Part of $250,000
Fund for South Pole Victims’
Families.
38 :
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111.05111.05110.92! 10.9::: 10.92-93111 03-04
111.01111.01'10.90 10.90; 10.90-91 10.99-01
I j 1 1 10.95-97:11.07-09
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
julet at a net decline of 45/4% points
on near months and 3{u3% points de
cline on late positions. At 12:15 p. rn.
the market was steady at a net decline
of 3 points on near positions and 2%
points lower on distant months.
Spot rot inn steady at 2 points de
cline; middling 6.68d; sales, 8,900 bales,
including 7.700 American bales; re
ceipts, 10,000 bales
At the close the market was easy with
prices at a pet decline of 0 to 7% points
from the final quotations <>f Monday.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
'l’lie 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.
There Is much replanting on account of
dry. cold weather. There is a pro
nounced scarcity of good seed. Stands
in general are poor: ruins are badly
needed. The condition is hardly better
‘ban last 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 sen: < n ia ten
to fifteen days late*. Conditions are
spotted, but appear to be up to the
average.
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT.
Following are 11 a. m. bids: May,
11.28: July, 11.34; August, 11.18; October,
10.95; January, 10.94.
The
New Orleans Times-Pemocrat
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 conic. But the May
delivery belt! the center of the stage and
1 e talent bad no time for the discus
sion of the weather and no thought for
the Hooding of 1Louisiana cotton lands
'Sociological Congress Makes Plea for
Administration of Justice
Instead of Law.
Futures
opened 0
islor.
■ th, latest break in the Mississippi
levee system f irst notice day on May
Opt
ming.
Prev.
>. New York left speculators in much
Tin
Close. Clos a,
doubt. Bears assorted that the action
April . .
. . .6.43
' 6 14
0.39% 6.47
•f (ho market indicated a complete ' lay-
April-Max
6 34 “6.41
down'' by Max tra<P- lone.;*.
May-J line
.' . .6.37
- 6.38
6.31 6.41
Bulls took the opposite xdew and in
June-July
. . .6.34
-6 36%
6.32 6.39
sisted that the 60.000 to 100.000 notices
July- Aug
. . .6.32
-6.33
6 29 6.36
had been issued at New York in such a
Aug.-Bept
. . . 6.22
-6 23
6.19 % 6.26%
■ tiv as to run out all longs xxho did not
Sept. -Oct.
. . .6.11
a-f/ll
6 07% 6.14
desire to receive cotton and finally the
Oct.-Nov.
. . .6.04'
*. -6.04%
6.01 “ 6.07%
• otli'cs wore bought back by the people
Nov.-Dee.
. . .6.01
*-o. 01 1
5.98 6.47 %
•vho had issued them. Under a fair con
Dec.-Jan.
.. .6,01
-6.00 %
5.97% 6.03%
coct such a proceeding does seem im-
Jan.-Feb.
. . .6.00
-5.99
5.96% 6.02%
oossiblb.
Feb.-Moh.
5.97% 6.03%
Yet some New Orleans operators who
Closed easy.
tre long on May In New York and who
Charges that courts in Southern
States are partial to the wealthy and
t*> 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.” sayd
the resolution. “We recognize that
the South is no exception, in that Us
courts of Justice are often more fa
vorable to the rtoh man than to the
poor ”
Lynching was condemned as the
worst form of lawlessness.
SENATOR TO ASK INQUIRY
INTO CIVIL SERVICE LAW
W ASHIXGTON, April 29.—Senator
I’omerene of Ohio la preparing to ask
the Senate for an inquiry Into the ad
ministration of civil aarvioe latv. It
la charged that large numbers of per
sons have been placed In the civil
service, through favoritism, without
examination.
WATER RATE IN MACON
RAISED TO TEN CENTS
HAYWARD & CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. April 29 Political
news to-day is disquieting and the sit
uation warrants dost 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
titan due. and quotes spots 2 points
down; sales 8.00" bales The market
weakened materially In the last hour,
closing 7 points down on old and 6 points
down on new crops.
First trades here 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 had political outlook. Pro
fessional bull operations in May in New
York and our market are still the hope
for support, although old crops in New
York around 1174c should be low enough
to invite a halt awaiting developments.
Shortly after the close of Liverpool May
In New York tumped 25 points and our
market rallied a few points on the
demonstration of aggressiveness on the
part of the May bull forces.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Quotations in cotton futures:
MACON, GA.. April 29.—The mini
mum water rate for wholesale con
sumers was raised last night from 8
19 cents. The raise has been be-
h'!' the Water Board for two years.
. ; carried by - a v»1a
Open.
x:
bt
5ili
U
e!
[Ap
11.86
11.88
My
12.04
i 2.07
ii. 98 11.99
U.' S-99
12.00-01
•In
11.82-84
11.94-96
Jly
ii.8i
11 83
11.75 11.75jll.75-76
11.78-79
1 a,
11.43
11.47
11.35 11.36)11.86-87
11.43
[Sp
11.10-12
11.18-20
I Oc
ii.0’9
ii 12
10.99,11.00 U.01-01
1 1 OS-O’*
1 Nv
11.00-02
11.08-09
{ Do
11 90
ii ii
10.99 11 02
11.00
| Jn
11 12
11 12
11.02!11.02
11,02-03
11.10-12
M2*
Jll.00
11.09-11
•3"t no action on their contracts say
ach things are sometimes temporarily
possible in the Northern market. These
•amc men say that English operators
will probablv take up 65.000 bales on
May New York ami are simply biding
l.cir time.
On the other hand, the bears point to
the small freight room engagements for
May clearance at both New York and
* w Orleans as strong circumstantial
evidence in support of their belief that
the May position Is not to be supported
as vigorously ami 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.
WASHINGTON. 'ApH! 1’9. Precipit:
Lion occurred generally over the cotton
region. Over the e.asiern portion the
amounts were gem rally small, while
over the Uentrnl and Western portions
the rainfall was generally heavy, ex
cept. in parts iff < >L in: ami O \a
'Hu* precipitation was heaviest over
Louisiana and Western M isaissipni.
The greatest weekly amount, 6.70 iindies
of rain, occurred at Grand Pane, La.
Mean temperatures ranged from nearly
normal t«» 7 degrees below the normal,
except over Eastern North Garnlina.
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 free.: 56 to 66 degrees over
the Eastern, from ft) to 68 over the
Central, and from ">8 to 68 over the
Western portion of the cotton-growing
States.
Frost occurred in scattered localities.
(Tuesday.
1W ed n' h \ n j
Wheat . .
.... I 4 5~
j 46
Corn . .
. . . . 151
116
(i a La . ,
. . . .| 197
153
H ogs
. . .! 10.00
25,000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, April 29—^Wheat opened
LM : \d higher; at 1:30 p. m. the market
closed 74d higher,
rn poned unchanged to 74d higher:
30 p. m. the market was unchanged
s<l lower; closed %d higher to %d
Rich Ohio Farmer, However, Fails
to Carry Out Vengeance
Oath.
Board of Education Believes It Can
Secure Larger Share of
State Fund.
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-
UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, April
29 -An attempt was made to-day by
John Broadman, a wealthy farmer, to
carry out a threat he made several
ears* ago to kill Probate Judge W. P.
Rowland. The judge was struck by
: wo bullets from R oadman’s revolver,
but not fatally injured.
Thinking he had killed his victim,
Broadman walked across the street to
th‘ Sheriff’s office and gave himself
up. Rowland was an attorney ir? a
case in which Broadman was interest-
< ; s viral years ago. He angered
Broadman, who threatened to kill him.
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 29. With the
exception of showers this afternoon and
probably tonight on tltc New England
and New Jersey coasts, the weal her
will be fair to-night and Wednesday n
the region east of the Mississippi river.
No decided temperature change is in
dicated to* 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.
are inclined to look for
arket until receipts become
h to cause pressure,
e deferred months especially
gaining more friends on the
with any unfavorable condl-
rnay later affect the crop
a substantial advance from
prevailing could easily be
Boy Loses Eyes as
^He Cuts Golf Ball
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 arc
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 was 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 dr:>p
Greek* from the course came to ).n
end.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, April 29.—Although the
Scott fund had reached $250,000 two
months ago, it was learned to-day
the widow and children of Seaman
Evans, one of the Antarctic heroes,
are still existing on a navy pension
of $4 a week. f
The Lord Mayor’s secretary ex
plains he still is waiting fnr the Gov-' t
eminent 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
Augusta Lad’s Sight Ruined by Acid
in Sphere With Which He
Was Playing.
We prefer the buying side
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
l i roleum
!.50.
id).
30 ■
Following are 10 n. m bids: May.
12.00; July, 11.76; August. 11.39: October’
11.06; January, 11.08.
Estimated receipts for Wednesday:
1913. 1912.
Yew Orleans 4,000 to 5,060 1.498
Galveston -*.000 to 3.000 9,927
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, quiet; middling TIN,
Athens, steady; middling 12%.
Macon. stca<;> , middling L.V.
New Orleans quiet; middling 12 3-16.
Now York, quiet; middling. 11.80.
Philadelphia, quiet; middling 12.05.
Boston, quiet: middling 11.80.
IJverpool, easier: middling •’68d.
Savannah, steady; middling 12c.
Norfolk, steady: middling 12c.
Augusta, steady; middling li%.
Mobile steady; middling 12c.
Galveston, steady: midling \2%.
* trlesion, quiet; middling 12c
Wilmington, nominal.
1 i11!° Hock, steady: middling 11 7 «
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%.
Memphis, steady: middling 12L
St. Louis, dull: middling 12%.
)! -.is'o-i. ^ toady; middling 12V
Louisville, firm: middling 12^.
Greenville, quiet; middling 11
iVUa.rIi\l t<a. i Jy.
NEW YORK, April
firm; crude Pennsylvania
Turpentine quiet, 42 (bid),
ltosin steady; common. 4.7'
Wool nominal; domestic fh
pulled, scoured basis, 404.655; Texas,
scoured basis, 4S(o55.
Hidefe dull; native steers, 167- /197*;
branded steers, 15\<r< 15%.
Coffee easier; options opened 8 to 14
lower; Rio Not 7 spot. IL%.
Rice steady; domestic, ordinary to
prime.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open
kettle, 3f*c<r50.
Su* rnw. o-tive. t-entritug.ii 1 ■
3.39; muscovado, 2.8602.89; molasses
sugar, 2.62/3.64.
Sugar, refined, steady; fine granulated,
4.20/4.35; cut loaf. 5.06Cd 5.15; crushed,
'.95(§5.0r>; mold A. 4.60/ 4.70; cubes,
4.45/ 4.60: powdered, 4.30/4.45: diamond
A. 4.35 (bid): confectioner's A, 4.1.0ufi
5 .20; softs. No. 1. 4.00/4. k<>- (No. 2 is
points low* r than No. fe. and Nos. 3 to
14 are each 5 points lower than the pre
ceding grade.)
CHIC At U ».
April
29. -1
logs -Receipts
10,000. Mark
rt 10C
lowe
Mixed and
butchers,
00/ 8.60
goo
i heavy, $8.35
4(8:45: rougl
hea v
$8.
10(Ft 8.80; light,
in 8 45.
gs. $6.
75(0 8.
15; bulk, $8.35
Cattle—Rec
fdpts 2
500.
Market weak.
Beeves. $7.10
(a 8.75;
COW'!-
and heifers.
$3.35(^8.40; at
ockers
and
coders, $6.1o(t/>
(u 9.00.
$6.60r
/ 8.00
calves. $7.00
Sheep -Roc
“iuts
18.00ft. Market
steady; native
Iambs, $6.15(ji
and Weste
3.75.
rn. $5.25Cti6.50;
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 Stealing picked up an acid-
filled 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 the ball, splashing
the acid into both eyes.
CABLE
NEWS
Important Events From All
Over tte Old World Told in a
Few Short Lines.
MADRID. April 29.—The student*
of Harvard University have asked
Uayo Puga. the designer of the Co
lumbus ' travel 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 compli
ment tr, 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 Pinta 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 receipts
at the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
MRS. PHILIP DODD DYING
FROM APOPLECTIC STROKE
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(By W. H. Wh te, 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.( 9 -/6.50; good steers, 800 to 1.000, 5.50
:n> > »!• <-ps. 700 1 ■' K50,
5.25#6.75; medium to good cows, 700 to
ce beef cows.
Hum to good
4.75; good to
>00;
00
SHREWD LEADERS SUPPORT
WHEAT ON ALL RECESSIONS
;r,0 to 750. $t.25i
j choice heilers, 750 to 850.
The above represent ruling prices of
| good quality of beef cattle. Inferior
I ;;adi'3 and dairy type selling lower.
Mixed to common steers, if fat, 800 to
I 900. 5.005.75; medium to common cows,
if fat, 700 to 800, 4.50(q5_.60;mixed com
mon, 600 to 800. 3.25<p 1.25; good butcher
hulls, 8.50^4.50.
Prime hogs, 160 to 200 average. 8.90@
9.25: good butcher hogs. 140 to 160, 8.75
y.eO: good butcher pigs, 100 to 140,
.B ?: 8.75; light pigs. 80 to 100, 8.00fi)
8 50; heavy rough hogs. 300 to 250, 8.25
Airs. Philip Dodd, prominent At
lanta woman, is critically ill at her
apartments in the Aragon Hotel to-
dav as a result of an apoplectic stroke
sustained while boarding an elevator
in the Forsyth Building late yester
day. Physicians announce she has
littlo 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.
$100,500 for a Gainesborough.
LONDON, April 29. — Thomas
Gainesborough's painting, "The Mar
ket Cart,” out of Sir Lionel Phillips'
collection, was sold by auction for
$100,800, a record price for a Gaines-
oorough picture.
CHICAGO, April 29.—The Inter Ocean
says: "It was the gossip on wheat that
traders who were supposed to he out of
May wheat have been heavy sellers dar
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 hears are playing the excel
lent crop prospects, but lack confidence
in their position.
"In corn the gossip was 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.”
.Move conditions apply to coin-fed
hogs, mash and peanut-fattened hugs,
l to 1 c under.
ATLANTA MULE AND
HORSE MARKET
(Corrected bv the National Sto^k Yards
Commission Company; C G Tur
ner, President.)
Mutes.
14 to 14 hands, rough, good ages,
$115 to $130.
14 ;o 12%, finish with quality, $155 to
$1><).
14% to 15 hards, rough, $130 to $170.
15 io 15% hands, finish, $180 to $205.
16 lands, with quality and finish. $205
ROADS REFUSE DEMAND TO
REDUCE CAROLINA RATES
Flies 1,000 Miles With 2 Stops.
KOLIA!M, 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.
1913.
1912.
New Orleans . . .
' 4,382
4,556
Galveston
5,455
6,1.10
Mobile. ......
789
374
Savannah
2,795
4,806
(‘harleston
726
386
Wilmington . . . .
64
582
Norfolk
1,529
2,392
Baltimore
2,385
Boston
706
142
Brunswick
1,380
Port Arthur. . . .
1.425
Various
272 %
Total
15,946
24.810
INTERIOR
MOVEMENT.
| 1913.
1912.
Houston.
2,659
1.800
Augusta. . . . . .
184
959
Memphis
918
1.082
St. Louis
499
1,587
Cincinnati
429
1,331 *
1 At tie Rock . . .
156 1
4.7,1!) 7^18
RALEIGH, N. C., April 29.—Repre-
sentatives of seven railroads to-day
rejected the proposition submitted by
tin* Suite 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 issue.
s
NOTED SPORTSMAN SUICIDE.
I BALTIMORE, April 29.—Frederick
! N. McDonald, prominent sportsman.
I president of the J. H. McDonald Com-
j pany, wholesale paper dealers, com
mitted suicide here to-day. Ill health
was the cause.
Angered by U. S. Customs Plans.
PARIS, April 29.—A federation of
French commercial and industrial
firms is» 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 say
that the administrative details of the
new American tariff are extremely
vexatious and will result in great de
lays.
METALS.
NEW YORK, April 29.—The metal
market was stronger to-day. Copper,
spot to July, 14-%(7115%; lead, 4.45; spel
ter, k.5 )<i! 5.80; tin, 49.50<§>49.80; zinc,
5.50@5.60.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
Opening. Closing.
FREED OF GIRL’S CHARGE.
ANNISTON, ALA.. April 29 AY
XV. 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,
16 Lands, heavy chunk, weighing form
1,250 to 1,400 pounds. $255 to $330.
Horses.
Sot them chunk horses, from $75 to
$110.
Southern chunk, finish, $110 to $135.
Good driving horses, quality an- 1 finish.
GIGNS MOTHERS’ PENSION ACT.
HARRISBURG, PA.. April 29.—
Governor Tener to-day signed the
Sheatz mothers’ pension law. Any
abandoned mother or widow may
claim benefits under the law.
ra
NEW DIVISION OF U. S. COURT
A division i:i the Federal Court for
the District <-f North Gecrgbi. cre
ated by a new act. has become ef-
Heaiy draught horses, finish, $210 to | fc-clive. Sessions will be held there
ICO to
Spot
May . . .
June . . .
July . . .
August . .
September
October . .
November .
.1
INSURANCE COMPANIES
TO REMAIN IN MISSOURI
1 7.00617.06
1 7.00 Tt
7.03
! 7.00(®7.02
7.00(6
7.05 '
I 7.02@7.03
1 7.04®
7.05
7.05@7.06
7.09 &
7.12
1 7.104*7.11
: 6.77</t6.79
i 7.09 U 7.11
! 6.51 rt
G.54
1 6.77(h 6.78
! 6.40'a
6.48
6.51 @6.52
1 sales 13,700 barrel*.
TV/O—STOCKS
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
JEFFERSON CITY. MO.. April 29.
Four foreign fire insurance compnnL
to-yay gave notice that they were not
going to withdraw from the State on
May 1. These art Colonial Assur
ance Company, Standard Fire, Buffalo
German and the Underwriters’ Amer
ican L’oyds.
There are five Mlssm-i stock com
panies and twenty-six mutuals whi m
r ill continue to write business in th s
State.
Januar
Februa;
April .
May .
June .
July .
August
Ser ' em
ffee. quotations:
Opening.
....11 35(r</11.40
. . .11.35(6)11.40
(‘losing.
11.19 ii 11.21
11.20® 11.23
19
v mpei
Decernbet
.11.36^11.40
. .11.86® 1.40
.11.36
Closed steady; sales b^.ovO bags/*
110.86
10.86 #10.88
10.90^10.93
10.94(6)10.95
11.06® 1.08
ll.lOj® 11.14
11.18® 11.19 #
11.18/11.1% P
1.18® 11.19
,