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16 Chamber of Commerce Planning Campaign for State-Wide Dog-Muzzling Law. A startling lncrtaa* 1n fh® number of rabies cases Is »hmvn !n the report of Dr. Clarence B Green, Director of the State PaRteur Department. While While the total number of case* han dled In 1912 was 671. a heavy increase over the previous year, during the flint quarter of 1913 the cases handled were 301, nearly half of last year's total. This Increase has attracted the a f - tentlon of the Chamber of Commerce and Its Public Safety Committee will seek to secure passage of a state-wide dog-muzzling law. William .T. Low- enstein, 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 cases trea;- ed was 216, in 1909 it Jumped to 449, while 1910 with 462 and 1911 with 486 showed a slight Increase. I U. S. Steel Earnings Show Loss in 1913 Net Profits for Quarter Ending j March 31 Are Given at $34,420,801. NEW YORK, April 29. The United States Steel Corporation for the quar ter ending March HI. i: -tied to-day, showed net earning* <>f $24,426,801, against $35,186,667 for the quarter endirrg December 31, 1912, arid $17,- 826,973 for the quarter ending March 31. 1912. The surplus for the quarter was $7,369,600, compared wild $ 7,41§,U79 for the quarter ending Decern 1912, and a deficit of $6,292,134 for the quarter ending March 31, 1912. The directors declared the regu 1 «r quarterly dividend of 13-1 per cent on the preferred stock and 11-4 on the common stock. If TPT att. \ \t a cnrcurmiAA a An N*,wa I i i -' lJ -— =t 'h rr r 1C Bears Raid the Market on Bad War News—Many Securi ties Show Losses. Today's New York Stock Market FREER OFFERINGS Below are given the highest, lowest and closing prices of stocks to-day, together with Ihe By c. w. ORK. Apr 11. i STORM. 1 2i* - Canadian 1 ■me ut the 1« Big Fines and Prison Cell for Promoters Five Former Officers of Lumber and Development F^m Convicted of Misusing Mails. FOR MAY OPTION Spot Houses Give Good Support to Cotton in Face of Good Weather News. fir* imon, % ; Union Penn Kyi vania 1 •pen- | Mrket, to-day, doclin- WJthin half an hour, fractionally, re list was under ( Hsionala on account olltical conditions in national shares fol- thf London market, »rn Monday’s closing. w< re Amalgamated in Dan, %, American ijM-ake and Ohio, %; ■I ula ted Gas, %; Le- nited States Steel Pacific, %; Heading, .. and Northern Pa- NEW YORK. April 29 May cotton by brok The i with principal f tig of verpt PHILADELPHIA, April 29 Prison •entences and fines to-day were im posed In Federal Court on the five promoters and former officers of the Inter-Colonial Lumber and Develop merit Company, convicted of using tha mails to defraud. John R. Markley and Isaiah B. Miller were sentenced to pay fine« of $10,000 each and serve one year and three 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. An attempt will be made to relea.s*- the men on ball pending appeal to the United States Appellate Court. $37,000,000 Merger Of Electric Roads 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 Com monwealth Power Railway and Light Company, the Union Railway Gas and Electric Company, the Michigan Unit ed Railways and the Springfield Light, Heat and Power Company has been effected with a joint capital of $87,000,000. 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, 11]., and Evansville. Ind. The Michigan United operates interurban lines between Jackson and Battle Creek and out of Lansing and lias 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. houses again was th< of the opening of tin- cotton mi day. First price.'- wore unohai i May and 2 to 3 points higher for nth positions. New crop options w ?<■ fair demand from .shorts and sold several points a;'tor the < dl. During the r arly forenoon cvr r> >■ seemed to want May coiton and hi wore heavy, but ol'f< ring., /. ■ ; light May Jumped to 11.48 within fifteen Tin utos. July and other position wen active demand, Inn the trade . . < nud center Its attention upon the l: i months. An advance of 23 points within hour of trailing was Loo much for t bears, and they pulled the p«-r ■ ui May. resulting in a precipitant deciii Early buyers were noticeable nolle: probably taking profits. Maj drupp from 11.43 to 11.30, "nothing lu-twcn: hut quickly recovered about 5 points the loss. It Is estimated that fully 60,000 M, notices were stopp >i Tt also is estimated 11 •.»: 76,090 ha! will be .shipped out of New York to I i erpool. The weal promiscuous sell' was met with strong buying and durh the late forenoon the market resum Itr advancing course Weak cables were ignored dsn en inued favorable reports. \\ . s' or << Jltions over night were om"in', map indicates fair and warn ' • weatii n the Western and Eastern s • t > • During the aftfcrin o qurb opened barely steady. icrJcan share, in London seemed dor, rising slightly on repurchases, dian Pacific in i«ond<*n was bettered larch earnings However, the Bal kan situation caused great nervousness in the T^ondon market. There was a number of larg- declines In the market, during the forenoon. Steel common was off \ at 60. St. Paul was off Union Pacific dropped % to I4h' h Heading, Northern Pacific and Lehigh Valley were off *4. Canadian I . nr declined 3'.. to 2$711. Copper hr Id at 72%, unchanged. * y Call money loaned at 2%. '*’1, I A lilt g movement began at 8 o’clock, • anulfar! Pacific leading. Within for ty-five minutes Canadian Pacific bad touched 234% for a net loss of 2%^on lithe day. This was 3 points under the noon level. Amalgamated Copper Add j . o,iio<i 70% fr, a decline of 1% from •' 1 ' o ,v rang American Can was r l ».M|nt below the. mid-day range. Steel 1 j sold under 79 for a loss of over a point. - Lo es also were sustained by Union I l’;o ; 1, Southern Pacific and Missouri • i P; ■ The tone was weak. The mar- s j ket closed dull. li Government bonds unchanged; other - |bpnds firm. MONF.Y AND EXCHANGE. ' ’ !*' W YORK, April 29. Money on call j , 'J money easier; 60 days. 4 per ‘ ( ■ i t; days, 4<b4% per cent; six 1 J months. 1 Vn4^ per c nl. , !’■•••!. d rates Sterling exchange, 4.84 .7, will! actual business in bankers' S I bills ■ l 4.8671. ; 4.8680 for demand and } 1 130 for 69-day bills. j j Prime mercantile paper unchanged. . I MINING STOCKS. I P.nSTDN, pril -Opening: Pond s, j Or< k, East Butte, 17%; Superior ' Boston, ;;h; Giroux, 2%. BAR SILVER. . LONDON, April O'—Bar silver easy, .I NEW VOKiv, April 29. Commercial ; 1r sil. • ; Mexican dollars, 48c. kei was quiet Ut hU- steady a round F .38. .In ary was und( r -tolling dropped o 10 *3. The we •kly vet ther re Texas. O (lain ma . Lnui* siHsIppi a ml p »rt ■< of A rather in favoT al> e for belt, nwin K pra eti •ally to Continu ed hi yli >g of n« shorts an 1 the la ger apt Ma 11. he XI TON G OSSIP maintained prices ground 1 close, with .the < closed 10 points higher Tl r . v ;< disposition on the part, of tb. ion liquidate new crop months, which . tied them as low a. >0 90 At tho close the market w: sna-! with prices showim Irregularly 10 points higher to 13 points love r ; ,.t the final quotations of Monday RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTUR April 2 Fifty thou- •«. stopped to-'hiy. It Is . . bales will be New Y.t!; to LiverpooL •nr:'.h in the local mir- m near positions. The withstand fa arable crop previous Hose : Clos. Prev. STOCK— High. Low. Bid. Clo,«. Amal. Copper 72’„ 70 s * 70?* 72'4 Am. Ice Sec. 24 24 »4 Am. Bug. Ref. 112 112 1103 11034 Am. Smelting .87'/, 66 65'/2 m b Am. Locomo. 34 337, 33 34 • Am. Car Fdy 48 48 47' 2 48V, Am. Cot. Oil. 43 43 Am, Woolen 20 20 Anaconda . 36?* 36* 35% 36% Atchison . . 101 100* 100 2 100'* At. Coast Line 120 s * 120% 120*4 120</ 2 Am. Can ... 32'/, 30% 3034 31% do. pref. 92 91', 92 92V, Am. Beet Sug ... 30 29'/2 29' / 291/2 Am. Tel. & T. 128 7 „ 128 7 * 129 Am. Aqrlcul . Beth. Steel . . 33 33’ 33 60' 2 B. R. Transit 89'/, 88' 4 87 , 89 B. and O. . 98' 2 98 s 98 98 Can. Pacific 237% 233% 233‘/ a 240i/, C. Products 10' 4 10' 4 10/, 10‘/ 4 C. And O. 64% 63?* 63'/2 64'/ a Consol. Qas . 129 128 1273 4 129 C. Leather . 23?* 237* 22V, 23% C. F. and Iron 32' „ 32' „ 30'/ 2 32'/* C. Southern . 29 D. & Hudson 157 157 157 157'/ 4 D. A R. G. . 20 20 D. Securities 15»4 15'/ 4 Erie 28 27% 27'/« 27% do. pfd.. . 43'/, 43'/, 421/, 43'/, G. Electric . . 138'/, 138'/ a 137'/, 138'/, G. Consol.. . 2 2 G. Western . 14'/, 14 14 14 G. Nth pfd. 125' 2 '12474 G. N’th. Or 33Va 33% Int. Harvester 114»/ 4 114 III. Central 11414 114 Interboro . . 15 1434 do. p/d 52 51 K.C. South 23-4 23»/ 4 K. A T. . . 24 24 L. Valley. . 154' /a 153'/a L. and N. . . 131 130'/ 2 Mo. Pacific. . 364s 36 N. Y. Central 102'/ 4 101«/g Northwest. . 128 128 Nat. Lead N. and W No. Pacific . . 114' 3 113% O. and W. . . 29'> a 29»/a Penn 114' a 114'/ 8 Pacific Mall P. Gas Co. . . 109* 2 1091/2 P. Steel Car Reading . . . 160 : 4 158 Rock Island. . 21 20^ a do. pfd.. 82'/ 2 82*4 S.-Sheffield . So. Pacific . . 98 ; a 97'/ 4 Go. Railway do. pfd St. Paul . . . 106»/ 2 105% Tenn. Copper 34 34 Texaa Pacific Third Avenue Bearish Crop Report Abroad the Most Potent Factor for the Day in Chicago. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. STIISTS IS STISE FCB 'HIE' Pit! Real “Wild West” Comedy Pro duction Has City Parks and Streets as Setting. Mercer Graduation Program Announced | 1 I Commencement Sermon on June 1 to Open Week of Ceremonies at University. Wheat No. 2 rod Corn No. 2 Oats No. 2 .. 109 rrf 112 .. 57%fc> 67% .. 35% CHICAGO, April 29.—There were Iobhos in wheat of %c early to-day. Liverpool was lower on wheat this morning, although there was a flurry ai the start on shorts covering. Foreign crop summary was favorable. North western cars were 27b, against 156 a year ago Corn was to L 4 c lower. The strike in Argentina was a help to the eorn market at Liverpool. Oats were % to ’ 4 e low-er in sympathy with the other grains. Hogs were weak to 6c lower, but in the face of this the provision market was stronger, owing 10 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 c. Cash transactions were: Wheat 145,000 bush els. corn 76,000 bushels, oats 130,000 bushels. Corn closed with losses of %(g)%c and oats were up Hog products were a shade better. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Previous Work nn the first motion picture film ever made In Atlanta will he begun to-day. Tho Scenic Film Com-/ pany, of this city, recently organized, will stage a comedy-drama, take tl/o pictures and make the film. Complet ing the entire process in Atlanta. The nearby hillsides, the parks of the citj^ and some of the busiest thor oughfares will appear in the scenes, story for the picture has been The 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 th- 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 Uombs, who ar appearing at the Vaudette; Roy E. Butler, Richard Shine and Misses Margaret Wilby and Grover Layflell, with about 26 others. A number of films are planned. MACON. GA , April 29.--The Mer cer University commencement pro gram will be as follow*: Commencement sermon. June 1, by Rev. W. W. Arnold, of Buena Vista, Ga. Monday, June 2—Oratorical contest for tlie Hardeman medal; afternoon at 6 o’clock, senior class exercises; night 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. Ha iris, of Cairo, on "Memories of the Past;” Hon. A. W. Evans, of Sandersviile, on "Inventory of the Present,” and Judge W. H. Felton, on "The Ct of the Future.” A barbecue will be served on the campus at noon, and from 3 to 8 o’clock there 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 GIRL TRAVELERS Form an Organization, Following Conference, to Foil White Slave Agents in Railway Stations. High. WHEAT— May .. 92% July .. 92% Sept. .. 92 1 s CORN— May . . 55% July . . 59Vs Sept. 57 OATS— May . . 35 July . . 34% Sept. .. 34% PORK— May .19.55 July . . .1962% Sept. . .19.46 LARD— May . . 10.99 July . .10.85 Sept. . .10.85 RIBS- May .11.25 July . 10 97% Sept. . .10.80 Low Close. Close 92 9274 93% 92 92% 92% 91% 91% 92 55 55 56% 55% 55% A 5 "4 56% 56% 56% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34 34% 34% 34% 34% 19.45 10.4746 19.45 19.55 19.55 19.50 19.55 19.40 19.30 10.87% 10.90 10.85 10.80 10.82% 10.80 10.80 10.87% 10.77% 11.20 11-22% 11.22% 10.87 H 10 95 10.90 10.77% JO.80 10.77% ble ' meriean i>od middling, t».88d; »w middling, f».54d; ; ordinary. 5.86(1.” Union Pacific 148% 145% 146% 148% U. S. Rubber 61/z 61 61 61 Utah Copper. 51% 49% 49% 51/2 U. S. Steel . CO 58% 58' / 2 6O/4 do. pfd.. . . 107% 1 07'/ a 107/a 107/2 V.-C. Chem. . 32/ 2 32 32 31.'// W. Union . . 65/ 2 64% 6474 65'/ 4 Wabash . . . 3 do. pfd.. . . 10 W. Electric . 61% 61% 61% 61' 2 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO. April 29. Wheai. No. 2 red, 1 .ObCa 1.07% : No. 3 red. 96^pVtOO; No. 2 hard winter. 93%^95Vi : N.l \3 hard winter, 92@94 l A; No. 1 northern spicing, 94@95; No. 2 northern sprint 93Q>94; No. 3 spring, 90@92. f V Corn, No. 2, 5B@57; No. 2 white, 58® 59; No. 3 yellow, 56%(fr5f; No. 3 white, 67%@)58 , / i; No. 3 yellow, 550)56%; No. 4 white, 55<&56%; No. 4 yellow, 54%® 65 *4. Oats. No. 2 white, 56%(g»36%; No. 3 white, 34%@35%; No. 4 w'hlte, 33%® 34 4 ; Standard, 35% @36%. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are the receipts for Tuesday inld- good Journal of Corr: : on the condl in Alabama. c I .c c O | B * I £ C cc j 1,2 | 1 | | ■ : Al> 11.35-40 i 1 i . My ii.25iii.4s 11.23|11. <' ii.:m-35 11.::. Jn .11.37 ill .87 - Jlv 11.<0 11.45 ii.3’2 ii. 18'11.27-28' 11 37- Ag 11.25jl 1.27 11.1c 11. 2011.21 in.22- Sp 11.05! 11.05 11.05 It. >5 1 !.' T ' 5'1 1.03- Or j 11.01 11.01 to. 00 ! 10.1 ()' 10-90-!*! !0 JM»- Dr 11.05 11.05 10.92 10. 10.92-93 11.03- Jn 11011 1.0/10.90!. 10 >0 10 90-91 10 99- Mh 10.95-97)11.07- > has the fol- »f tho c« >tt«»n dsslppi and » regard the weeks late. >n account of i is a pro- ?eed. St ;; nds are I >adly The present >. The crop i* cotton is u 1 rule the seas* Cloned steady LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. ril 29. Due 6 win 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 Sociological Congress Makes Plea for Administration of Justice Instead of Law. Charges that courts in Southern States 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," says the resolution. "We recognize that the South is no exception, in that Its courts of justice are often more fa vorable to the rich man than to the poor Lynching was condemned as the worst form of lawlessness. LIVERPOOL, lower on May and < 3' on other position-/ tins n'i quiet at .1 net d«-< line <>f on near months and >)(a:i eline on late positions. A the market was steady at of 3 points on n*ar posit points lower o\ distant 1 Spot eottnn steady at eline: middling 6.680: salrv including 7,790 American eeipts, 10,090 bales At the close the market ^ prices at a net deeltne of 6 from the final quotations < LIVERPOOL COTTON Futures opened easier April A pril-May . . May-.! uni . . June-July . . July-Aug . Aug.-Sept. . . Sept.-Oct. . . Oct.-Nov. . . Nov.-Dee. . . Dec.-Jan. Jan.-Feb. . . Feb -Meh. Closed easy. hr ARKET. nar 1 et ind lay ti le Idly better outlook is well cultl- to good n is early, iplete. Fear reasing. Many their acreage ate a derided ’ sea mi is ten Nmd it Iona are bo up to the May, < ictober, I'imes-1 lemorrat opened with t'vday. reaching l to the other, -ather promised Hut Hie May ■ <' , ■ '-•tage and for the disous- 110 thought for •a « -ton lands tlie Mississippi ier day on May tlators in much that the action t complete "la.v- W. Central 52 W. Maryland. 38 Total sales, 550,000 shares. WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT. WASHINGTON. April 29.— Precipita tion occurred generally over the cotton n gion Over the eastern portion the amounts wen generally small, while over the Central and Western portions the rainfall was' generally heavy, ex- pt 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 Cane, 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- tun s ranged from 66 to 66 degrees over the Eastern, from 60 to 08 over the Central, and from 58 to 68 over the Western portion of the cot ton-growing States. Frost occurred.In scattered localities. ITuesday. iWedn’sday Wheat . . . ... 45 46 Corn . . . . . . 151 1.16 Oats . . . . . .1 197 153 Hogs . . . . . -i 10,00 25,000 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; Sallie Boone, Mercer; Claire Thomp son, Wesleyan, find Linne 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 IBooks” was heard by members of the association and many visitors. Shoots Judge He Hald Sworn to Kill Rich Ohio Farmer, However, Falls to Carry Out Vengeance Oath. W. A. Sims, Advanced, Will Grand Master in 1915—C. L. Bass Named Steward. Be 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. Protection for young women tra,r* el-Ts was th** subject of a confeienc# 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 si ikers that hundreds of young gins, 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 te maintain at every railway station ia 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 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 fonmed 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 tdie Southern Sociological Congress. O. L. Steele, of Pensacola and Mobile, is chairman, and Orin C. Baker, of New York, aec- retary. Mr. Baker D-day gave a de tailed account of the -work being done in New^ York and the valuable ato rendered the police in tracing white slavers. 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, Airs. E. C. McCord, and it was at Mrs. McCord’s home that she died The interment will tie at the family bu rial ground in Carson, Ala. Take School Census To Get Extra S25,000 Board of Education Believes It Can Secure Larger Share of State Fund. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. LIVERPOOL, April 29—Wheat opened higher; at 1:30 p. in. the market was SfcfVtd lower; closed %d higher. Corn opened unchanged to ',.d higher: at 1:30 p. m. the market was unchanged to %<1 lower; closed %d higher to y 2 d lower. 6.07 V* 6.14 6.01 6.07» -6.OIL, -6.00Vs 5.97% -5.99 5.96 VS SENATOR TO ASK INQUIRY INTO CIVIL SERVICE LAW WASHINGTON, April 29—Senator Pnmerene of Ohio Is preparing to ask the Senate for an Inquiry into the ad ministration of clvii service law. Ii is 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 A CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS. April 2.- Political news to-day is disquieting and th< 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 point* down; sales 8.000 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 wore 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 politieal outlook. Pro fessional bull operations in May in New Y’ork and our market are still'the hone for support, although old errj Y’ork around 11 x 4c should be l< to Invite a halt awaiting dev« Shortly after the close « t Li* in New York jumped 25 point market rallied a few points demonstration of agg'ressivcm part of the May'bull forces. NEW ORLEANS COT Quotations in cotton futun Bn'ls took the opn-’-o'e view and ln- ■ d that, the 6(>.ooi> to 100,000 notices id been issued at New York in such a as to run out all longs who did not mre to receive cotton and finally the '■<"ere bought back by the people ’ hud issued them. Under a fair con- •."! such a proceeding does seem lm- isslble. Yet some New Orleans operators who < iong on May in New York .and who 1 no action on their contracts say d things are sometimes temporarily able in the Northern market. These e men say that English operators !1 probably take up 65,000 bales on or New York and are simply biding lr time. 1 *n the other hand, the bears point to ■* small freight room engagements for ‘V clearance at both New York and • tv Orleans ns strong circumstantial ddence In support of their belief that >e May position Is not to be supported : vigorously and ns consistently as m. • some days ago Under the rcumstances the old crop market ■m to be a place for the tall fry Poll owl THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WASHINGTON, April 29. -With the exception of showers this afternoon and probably t. night on the New England and New Jersey coasts, the weather will bo fair to-night and Wednesday in ilie region east or the Mississippi river. No decided temperature change is in dicated for any part of the Eastern half o! ihe countr> during the next 36 hours. Forecast until 7 p. in. Wednesday: Georgia: l air tonight and Wednes- dav. 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, 28tf?30; pulled, scourer! basis, 40(f?65; Texas, scoured basis. 48(fc 65. Hides dull; native steers, 16%@19Vi; branded steers. 15%£?1&%. Coffee easier; options opened 8 to 14 lower; Rio No. 7 spot, 11%. Rice steady; domestic, ordinary to prime, 4%<75%. Molasses steady; New Orleans, open, kettle, 35@56. Sugar, raw. active; centrifugal. 3.36@ 3.39: muscovado, 2.86@2.89; molasses sugar, 2.62^72.64. Sugar, refined, steady; fine granulated. 4 20 . ‘.35, cut loaf. 5.05^5.to; crushed/ ♦ .95‘'•j 5.05: mold A. 4.6904.70; cubes, •1.45'a i.60. powdered, 4.3004.45; diamond A. 4.35 (bid); confectioner's A, 4.10S' 4.20 softs. No 1. 4.00@4.10. (No. 2 Is •.points lower than No. 1, and Nos. 3 to 14 are each 5 points lower than the pre ceding grade.) New ol Mae* the ? are 10 a. m. bids: May, July. 11.75: August, 11 39; October, January, 11.08. •* * * imated receipts for Wednesday: 1913. 1912. Orleans 4,000 to 5.000 1.498 ston .... 2,000 to 3.000 9.927 SPOT COTTON MARKET. SHREWD LEADERS SUPPORT WHEAT ON ALL RECESSIONS 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, ami a number have go: o out completely. A numbe* of ’he sharpest traders continue the bull side on all breaks, ears are playing ihe excel- p: o>v»**U 1*4^ lack ^/>nfidence OPINIONS ON GRAIN. (*H!CAGO, 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 large enough to cause pressure. Oats: The deferred months especially seem t<* 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 Market 10<' ower. Mixed and butchers, $8.20(<?8.60: good heavy, $8.35 @8:45: rough heav>, $R.106r N.30; lighi. $8.25(a S'.60; pigs. 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. $6.15fa 7.85: Texans. $6.60^8.00; calves, $7.00 @9.00. Sheep—Receipts 18.000. Market steady, native and Western, $5.25@6.50; lambs, $6.16(08.75. 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, 5.50 #6.00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850, £25@5.75; medium to good cows, 700 to 800. 4.60®6.00; good to choice beef cows, 800 to 900. 5.00(6 5.75: medium to good heifers. 650 to 750, $4.25(0 4.75; good to choice hellers, 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. fj.OOfp 5.75: medium to common cows, if fat. 700 to 800. 4.50@5.50;mixod com mon. 600 to 800. 3.25@4.25; good butcher bulls. 3.50@4.50. Prime hops. 160 to 200 average 8.90(5^ 9.25; good butcher hogs. 140 to 460, 8.75 p9.00: good butcher pigs. 100 to 140. 25@8.75; light pigs, 80 to 100. 8.00-u 8.50; heavy rough hogs, 200 to 250, 8.25 @8.75. Above quotations apply to coin-fed hogs, mash and peanut-fattened hogs, 1 to lV>c under. UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, April 9.—An attempt was made to-day by John Broadmun, a wealthy farmer, to carry out a threat he made several years ago to kill Probate Judge W. P. Rowland. The judge was struck by two bullets from Broadmap/s revolver, but not fatally injured. Thinking he had killed his victim, Broadman walked acrosn the street to the Sheriff’s office and gave himself up. Rowland was an attorney in a casein 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 Stalling, aged 15. of North Augusta, has lost his eyesight by a splash of acid from a golf ball. Young Stelling picked up an acid- I filled English golf ball on the Arling- I 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 t.rlp to California with Mrs. H. E. Smart. 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 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 drop Greek from the course came to in *md. Scott Hero’s Family Living on $4 a Week Have Received No Part of $250,000 Fund for South Pole Victims' Famille*. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, April 29.—Although the Scott fund had reached $250,000 two months ago. 1t was learned to-d*y the widow and children of Seaman Evans, one of the Antarctic heroes, | 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 Mr®. Evan® applies. ROADS REFUSE DEMAND TO REDUCE CAROLINA RATES M4CON, GA., April 29.—The mini mum water rate for wholefal sumers was raised last nigh to 10 cents. The raise has been fore the Water Board for two v< Jt v .,5 carried by a divldjp»%u;. ATLANTA MULE AND HORSE MARKET (Corrected by the National Stock Yard* Commission Company; C. G. Tur ner, President.) Mules. 14 to 14% hands, rough, good ages, $115 to $130. 14 to 12%, finish with quality. $155 to $180. 14% to 15 hands, rough. $130 to $170. 15 tp«15Vs hands, finish. $180 to $205. I6~hanc|s. with quality and finish, $205 lo $230. \ 16 bandf- heavy chunk, weighing form 1.250 to 1/400 pounds. $256 to $330. Horses. the i . ,. M chunk, finish, 5110 to $135. h ‘Eying horses, quality and finish, price from $160 to $210. ■‘‘"■‘‘"aught, horses, rough, $160 to RALEIGH. 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 ifisue. 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 Tenor to-day signed the Sheatz mothers' pension law. Any abandoned mother or widow may claim benefits under the law. CABJLE I! NEWS Important Events From All Over the Old World Told in a Few Short Lines. $100,800 for Gainesborough. LONDON, April 29. — Thomas GainesborouglY’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 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.—rA federation of French commercial pn<l industrial Arms i« urging the Government to make representations jto Washington regarding the proposal 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 now American tariff av extremely vexatious and will result in great de lays. Students to Build Columbus Caravel MADRID, April 29.—The students of Harvard University have asked (*ayo Puga, the designer of the Co lumbus caravel at the Chicago expj- sition, to sell his designs, as they propose to construct a similar cara vel to pass through the Panama Ca nal at its inauguration as a compli ment to Spain. It is proposed that the ships shall go to San Francisco afterward. Senor Puga replied that he would present the designs willingly without j any cost. Models of the Nirva, the Plnta and the Santa Maria, Columbus’ throe 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 saTin- *l;iy last year: 1913. 1912. New Orleans . . . 4,382 4,556 Galveston 5,455 6.110 Mobile. 789 374 Savannah 2.7f5 4.806 Charleston 726 386 Wilmington . . . . 64 582 Norfolk 1,529 2,392 Baltimore 2,385 Boston 706 143 Brunswick 1,880 Port Arthur. . . . 1.425 Various 272 Total 15,946 24,816' INTERIOR MOVEMENT. 1915. 1912. Houston 2.659 Ooo Augusta 184 950 Memphis 918 1.082 St. Louis 499 1.587 Cincinnati 429 1.331. Little Rock . . . 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. 4.46; spel ter 5 501/5.80; tin, 49.50@49.80: zinc, 5.50f/-5.60. COTTON SEED OIL. INSURANCE COMPANIES TO REMAIN IN MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY, MO.. April 2a. Four foreign fire insurance db«ftpanie* to-day gave notice that they were not going to withdraw from tfye State on T ancc (Vmpany, Stesdard Flr$. Buff a . German and the U.iderw’ritprs’ Amer- icc^kl^-yps. .five Missouri stock enm- wen/y-six mutual® wh: t vrite biigfnjss in th s Cotton seed oil quotations Opening. Closing. l Spot May June July August September . . . . October November .... 7.00 @7.03 7.00<fr7.05 7.04(^7.05 7.09ft 7.12 6.77 (d)6.79 6.51@6.54 6.40@6.48 7.00@7.06 7.00@7.02 7.02(87.03 7.05^7.06 7.10^7.1,1 7.09 @7.11. 6.77 (p/6.78 6.51#6.52 Closed steady; sales 13,700 barrels. TWO—STOCKS NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coflee quotations: Opening. ll.35@ll.40 January . February , April . . , May . . June . , July . . August . September October . November December .11.35@11.40 lii.oV ! 11.15 . '.1.20 .11.36^11.40 . .11.86@1.40 .11.36 Closed steady; sales 85,500 bars.