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TTTF ATT.AN'TA dEOTWlTAN A ftp NEWS, IS PONY CONTEST DRAWS ENTRANTS, CERTAIN OF SUCCESS, FROM AFAR Atlanta children were the first to catch the fire of enthusiasm in The Georgian and American pony contest. The children out in the State an i outside Georgia were a little slow at first. But how they arc coming now! hvery mail brines a heap of letters from distant addhesses, and ih* 1 letters are full of "ginger.” Every girl or boy seems sure of winning. Doiothy Davis, of Dothan. Ala., writes: "1 have my subscription book, and so 1 am going to work in earnest now.” Please send me subscription blanks, etc., so 1 can win a pony,” is • S. Morton. Jr., writes, is a mure frequently used wording. The floo<; of mail is becoming a serious problem. Once this week two men in the contest department worked all night answering letters, an 1 then did not catch up entirely with the work. It is hoped, therefore, that contestants who do not receive answers the following day will re member that It is not always possib’e to go through all the letters. cheoK all the votes and keep up with the routine work of the contest in a day, and be patient. t Names of contestants and their standing follow : I nominate, as a candidate in The Hearst’s Sunday Ameri- can and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest: Name Address Nominated by Address GOOD FOR 1,000 VOTES. Only One Nomination Blank Can be Voted for Any Contestant. District Number One. George Rossen 54510 Josephine Simril 27820 Vera Nellie Brantley 21690 Jacob Patterson 17030 Miss Margaret Lewis 11810 Jas. (>. Godard 95.0 Hillman McCalla 7650 Janet Oxenham 6755 Edgar Watkins, .Jr 64 75 Willie Ivey Wiggins 6215 Hugh B. Luttell ’ 6100 Miss Frankie J. Smith 5665 Andrew May 5595 Miss Louise Thompson 3970 Mollie Lee Kendall 319'* Miss Mildred Stewart 2220 • Nellie Martin 2190 Dorothy Stiff 2030 Miss Estelle Sullivan 1860 Pauline Trull 1650 Glenn Moon 1545 James Grubbs 1500 Phillip S. Reid 1405 Thomas* M. Price 1385 Wrr. Eisle 1145 Lottie Mae Dedman 1130 y Eugene Morgan * 1100 Wyman Conard 1000 Yolanrt Gw in 1000 Harold Holsonback 1000 1 T. L. Hoshall. Jr 100o Roy Mauldin 1000 Albert Smith 1000 Miss Louise McCrary 1000 Miss Sudie King 1000 Miss Gaynell Phillips 1000 ■ Miss Mary E. Peacock 1000 Robert A. Harden 1000 Miss Edith Glower 1000 Mis« Ruth Grogan 1009 H K. Watkins. .Jr 1000 Nrifc'Sf Annie Phillips 100ft Miss Christa Powers 1009 Oliff Moody 1000 William Ernest 1000 Arthur Pepin 1000 Lillian Smith 1000 ("has. Johnson 1000 Frank Price. .Jr, » 1000 Louise McAllister 1000 Sidney Clark 1000 Donovan Ow ens 1000 Morgan Glover 1000 Chas. ’YVhitner. Jr 1000 Jack Shinholser 1000 District Number Two. Miss Robert Harbour 52505 Eugene Willingham. Jr 29410 J. W. Collins. Jr. 14220 Miss Marjorie McLeod 10S75 Miss Lottie McNair 8300 Edmund Hurt 7740 Miss Idele Shaw 7365 Elsie Gosnell 5880 Miss Elizabeth Garwood 4765 .J. P Tucker 3980 Mis:- Edith Gray 3945 Miss Nellie Reynolds 3585 J. Edgar Sheridan 3585 Rav Warwick 3520 Paul M. Clark 2900 ML'S LaRue Church 2435 Wm. Wellborn 1850 C’inlon Hutchinson 1740 Miss Virginia Walton 1650 Edgar Sweetzer 1425 Chas. M Kellogg. Jr 1380 Max Giein 1245 Robert Wood 1180 J. R. Wood 1120 Martin Comerford 1000 Duel Crawley 1000 Willie Harden 1000 Raley Ray 1000 Miss Lucy Withers 1000 > Miss Elizabeth Dow ning .’ 1009 M Robert R Andrews 1000 Miss Catherine Fussell 1000 Nick Carol! 1000 Sarah Paxton 1000 W. Samet 1000 Ed Ferguson 1000 Pierce Smith 1000 Maurice McGairy 1000 'At District Number Three. Willetts Matthews 44050 Charles L. Stevens 41190 Mildred Brick man 25815 J. P. Goets. Jr 12665 Miss Marv Wells 5070 Miss Mabel Bracewell 340H Miss Alma Coleman 2331. Miss Evelyn Oxford 1800 Ernest E. Hamorick 1250 Anne S. Slatton 1040 W illie Reynolds 1000 Harry Brown 1000 Joe R. Smith 1000 Howard Grove 1000 Claudia Cochran 1000 Annie Mealor 1000 Marion Wells 1000 District Number Four, Fannie Mae Cook .. Florence Greenoe .... Nathaniel Kay Oscar Eugene Cook W. H. Hamilton. Jr. J. Walling Davis . . Miss Wilhelmina Tucker MJs? Ida Bloomberg Ida G. Fox Nell Reynolds Lillian Maurenberg Miss Annie Graham Annie Slatten H. L. W. Brown . . . Howell Conway .... Myrtle Jones . Miss Maude L. District Frank Ison, Jr Richard Rainey ■ Harndon Thomas IVEmery Ward \Jiss Louise uhewning ... u iss Lucile Berry ........ lJiek Denton Miss Margaret Le Feure Fred Vi eery Miss Ma.fie Toy Berry Number Five. 80275 49470 31220 23210 16130 . 8045 7915 6390 5965 5450 4185 4060 3795 . 3740 3650 3125 2645 403SO 38505 8525 7(71 7490 4475 3800 3520 2600 24G5 Charles Ernest Vernoy 2460 Agnes Shatren 2335 Miss Beatrice Brunson 2175 Miss Meta Mitchell 1870 Louis Whitman 1645 Louis Joel 1625 Guy Quillian 1615 Raymond Smith 1460 Vivian Broom 1450 John Thrasher 1425 Paul Theodovvn 1420 Roy Young 1400 Estelle Honer 1380 David F. Nowell 1295 William Henderson 1290 Louise Simpson 1290 Mose Gold 125-* Miss Susie Black 1230 Ralph Rose 1130 Miss Rosemund Humphries ... 1035 James Eden 1000 Miss L. E. Abbott 1900 Miss Lovie C. Dean 1000 Miss Alice Feldman 1000 Frank Henley 1000 Miss Annie Mae Hilsman 1000 Milton Holcombe 1000 Lynn A. Hubbard 1000 Harry Stone 1000 Miss Sarah Whitaker 1000 Miss .Margaret White 1000 Charles Stone 1000 R. H. Brown 1000 Hugh Terrell 1000 Miss Carlotta Burns 1000 Lowell Battle 1000 Miss Lillian L. Brown 1000 Miss Marion Overstreet 1000 Jack El I man 1004 Eugene Bayliss 1006 Sam K. Nece 1000 Esther Hutchins 1000 Valentine Jenkins 1000 Roy Coleman 2550 Miss Anna Graham 2085 John Baker Long 2070 Jno. B. Long 1970 Miss Mary Holloway 2065 Wm. Hood 1150 Miss Texia Mae Butler 1000 Albert Leake 1000 Merriot Brown Reid 1000 Miss Frances Summers 1000 District Number Six, William Turner 24490 Miss Beveriv Swanton 19435 Edward DeLoach 15665 Miss Susanne Springer 8450 Miss Virginia Jackson 6270 Edgar Wilson 1675 i George Nelson Baker 3785 John Lovett 3185 Grady Harris 2340 Gay Reynolds 1880 Miss Ora F. Dozier 1790 Miss Margaret Thdrnton 1780 E. F. Marquett 1485 Francis Summers 1330 Charlie Hood 1305 Miss Grace Davis 1000 Gregory J. Eaton 1000 Angie C. New ton 1000 Benjamin F. Safiets 1000 District Number Seven. A. Morrison 13210 James Allen 5425 George H. Melton 4635 Clyde Mitchell 2715 ("has. R. Walker, Jr 2649 Henry Hull 2405 Phillip Gilstein 1775 Lawrence McGinnis 1170 Joe DuPre 1115 Claude Higgins 1000 Willie Mae Dempsey 1000 .Joy Carroway 1000 Miss Alma Hudson 1000 Fannie Bettis 1000 City Carriers and Newsboys. Mose Brodkin 53089 Ross Greer 51775 Raymond Wilkin on 34085 O. B. Bigger 30795 John Trimble 25700 Harold Hamby 24955 Irvin Willingham 15250 Roy Cook 14205 J. E. Moore 13195 Powell Pendley 11750 Harold Turner 10165 Sidney Ney 88211 Sterling Jordan 6910 Norman Gooch 6825 Olin Neal Bass 68 »0 Everett J. Cain 5675 Charles Barron 65.* 1 St. Bernard Veit oh 4085 Royal Barbour 3045 Bonnell Blcodworth 2610 Grady Cook 228) L. M. Harrison 1560 Frank Garwood 1545 R. S. McConnell 1220 Johnni* Evans 1000 Out-of-Town Agents and Carriers. John Martin, Jr . Columbus, Ga. 18695 Leon Spence. Carrollton, Ga. .. 8065 Patrick Jones. Macon 5839 H. K. Everett. Calhoun. Ga. . 4995 Ambrose Scarboro, Royston, Ga. 4340 M. E. Da.«ch, Stone Mountain, Ga 3930 Chas. Barron. R. F. D.. Atlanta 3860 Leon B. Spears. Woodstock. Ga. 3195 Jake Palmer. Murphy. N. C. 3130 Jas. S. Plunkett, Carey Sta.. Ga. 2915 Thos. W. Rylee, Gainesville. Ga. 2915 Gladys Daniels, Bolton 2710 Smith Faliaw. Opelika. Ala.... 2380 Aubrey Hopkins. Anderson. S.C. 2085 Alfred Chappelle, Sparta. Ga... 1455 Robt. Newby. Vienna. Ga i860 Jos. Milam Cartersville. Ga.... 1370 H. Esserman. Rome, Ga 1345 John To'er. New Orleans. La... 3 340 James Wilkins, Gaffney, S. C... 1015 Chas. B. Havey, Lithonia. Ga. 1000 L. Bennett, Brunswick. Ga. .. 1000 Herman Corliss! LaGrange. Ga. 1000 R. E. Hud.«on, Unadilla, Ga 1900 Hugh Parrish. Adel. Ga.... ... 1000 Paul Swint. Gibson. Ga 1000 X. N David. Cedartown. Ga.... looo Rupert Mobley, Covington. Ga. 1000 COTTON NEW YORK, May \ break <»f 18: points in May was the feature of the . cotton market at the opening of the ! cotton market to-day. June followed J with a decline of 16 points and July 9 | points from last night’s close. New crop positions were under pressure, bm j only lost 4 to 6 points. The decline was due to private cables reporting a lockout in the mills of northern Lan cashire. coupled with a bearish crop condition and acreage estimate by Miss Giles, She gave the condition of the crop to May 24 as 86.4 and acreage an in crease of 3.7 per cent, indicating the- acreage of 1913 would he 35,709,400 acres. The weather map and sentiment were bearish, which encouraged the bears The ring and certain brokers who usu ally represent spot interests were the leading sellers After the call the list I increased its decline 1 to 3 points from l die opening. Liverpool was a good seller of July There were about 5.000 •av end June notices issued, which were immediately stopped by good sources. 'The bears were thunderstruck dur ing the forenoon when shorts grasped the opportunity to cover and sent May back to 11.44, within 2 points of the previous close. July jumped to 11.10. Within fifteen minutes the entire list steadied within 2 to 6 points from Wednesday's final, or unchanged to 16 points above the opening range. Following are 11 a. m. bids in New York: May. 11.37; July. 11.45; August. 11.28; October. 11.05; January. 11.01. Following are 10 a. m. bids in New Orleans: May. 12.10: July. 11.95; Au gust. 11.56; October, 11.16; January. 11.17. Estimated cotton receipts: Thursday. 1912 New Orleans 1,000 to 1.500 1,453 Galveston 1,000 to 2.000 3,320 GILES MAKES CONDITION OF COTTON 84.6 PER CENT Miss (iiles makes the condition of the cotton crop as of May 24 at 84.6, as com pared with 80 8 on May 25 last year. She gives the aereage an increase of 3.7 per cent and the amount of land still to he planted 9 per cent, against 12 per cent last year; also approximate area planted and to he planted as 35.709,000 acres, compared with her estimate in 1912 of 34.424.000 acres picked. The condition to May 24. by States, follows: Virginia. 80. against 79. North Caro lina, 82, against 83; South Carolina, 73. against 85; Georgia. 75. against 80. Florida. 89. against 80; Alabama. 79. against 79; Mississippi. 89, against 74; Louisiana, 85. against 72; Texas. 90. against 86; Arkansas. 88. against 68, Tennessee. 87, against 75: (/Klahoma. 96. against 76. Total. 84.6, against 80.8. MEW YORK COTTON. Quotations in cotton futures: I I f I 1:90| Prev. IQpenlHighjLow IP.M.I Close May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. . Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. I 1 .28(11.44111.27 11. II .35[ 11.40 1 1.34 11. 1 1.46111.49(11.48 11. 11.30.11.33 11.28 11. 11.07 11.09 1 1.05 11. 11.02111.04 11 .00 11. 1.36111 .46-47 1.40! 11.51-53 1.48(11.55-66 .33 11 .36-37 11.16-18 11.06 1 1.08 1 1.04 11.08 1 1 .10-11 .... 11.09-11 .08,11 .06-07 .04 11 .06-08 ill .06-07 11.10 11 .12 11.10 11.12 11.16-18 Georgia School Boys and Girls. Andrew B. Trimble. Lithonia . . 19575 M. Means. Meansville 16180 Virginia M.cCowen, Marietta Car Line 125S0 Lee Bowden. Athens 12515 Ben Steinberg. Cartersville .... 1101.5 Lois Casey, Chattahoochee .... 9245 Ennie Spirks. Chipley 9155 C. E. Crawford. Chipley 8530 Clifford Henry, Carrollton . 8435 Gertrude Moseley. Menlo 7120 Blake Nichols, R F. D.. Atlanta 56S0 Chas. E. Keely, Cartersville ... 5150 Belle Ragsdale. Lithonia 4640 Anna Johnson, Summerville ... 4605 Will Chapman. Whigham 4590 John Logan, Gainesville 441.5 Mary Caldwell. Chiplev 4310 Esther Boorstein, Covington .. 4245 Margaret Danner. Doraville ... 3820 Terry Strozier, Greenville .... 3610 Belle Stowe. Toccoa 3305 Olay Burruss, Carneaville .... 3265 Berry, Clein, Columbus 3150 Mary Allen. Juniper 314 5 Rives Cary. Barnesville 2765 Reginald Houser. Macon 2665 Maxwell Aubrey, Bolton 2645 Betta Davis. Fayetteville 2340 Wm. Reid. Columbus 2325 Warner Webb. Griffin .’ 2285 Elmer Towns, Social Circle .... 2250 Patrick Jones, Macon 2125 Reginald Houser. Macon, Ga. . . 2065 W. L. Mattox, New nan 2000 Alfred Wilkes, R. F. D. Atlanta 2000 B. C. Elder, Blakely 1970 Jimmy Logan Grantville 1950 Cary Brezel. Rome 1875 Emory Steele. Commerce .... 1650 Carl Bragg. Woodcliff 1595 W. A. Hollis. Columbus 1 Vi5 W. Harrell. Jr.. Quitman 1500 Horace McConnell, R. F. D. Atl 1405 Sarah F. Spier, Monroe 1430 Helen Mitchell. Richwood .... 1380 J. L. Brewer. Egan 1330 Horace McConnell R. F. D., At lanta 1405 Ruth Aiken, Forrest Park .... 1290 Paul Jossey, Forsyth 1280 E. A. Heckle. Cornelia 1255 Wm. Talliaferro. Mansfield ... 1240 Virginia Young, Roswell. Ga. .. 1175 Jessie Collier, Barnesville 1170 Gertrude Marshall, Savannah .. 1150 Bennett Jeffers, Douglasville .. 1135 Sallie Evans, Douglasville .... 1110 I). S. Morton, Raymond 1105 Ernest Turney, Chipley 1085 Sidney Newsome, Union Point . 1080 H. C. Ogilvie. Savannah 1080 ("has. Harlan. R. F. D. Atlanta. 1180 J. P. ("raven Baxley 1075 Clyde Stephens. Barnesville.... 1075 Robt. Mobley. Jr., Quitman ... 1055 Miriam Stansell, Gainesville.. 1055 Robert Davis. Columbus 105(1 Eleanor Lindsay, Tucker 1050 H. E. White, Flovilla 1040 Ernest Baker, Washington ... 1040 Erva Blackstock, Hogansville.. 1030 E. Scarborough, Macon 1025 Etheridge Bradley, Smyrna .... 1015 Chas. Clark. Loganville 1010 Jessie Tabor. Loganville 1005 Mattie L. Johns. Loganville .... 1005 J. (". Smith, Oxford 1060 Brannon Sharp. Commerce .... 1000 G. W. Davis, Bremen 1000 Cecil McGahee. Lithonia 1000 Sarah Carter. Savannah 1000 Dan Patrick. Conyers 1000 H. H. Redwine. Fayetteville ... 100ft Felix Reid. Union City 1000 Ralph Little. Commerce 1000 Morris McClure, Jackson 1000 C. V. Turner, Jr., Quitman .... 1000 G. TV. Posey, Jr., Juniper 1000 Lily Wilkes, R. F. D. Atlanta.. 1000 J. H. Hewlett. Conyers 1000 Rudolph Campbell. Fairburn ... 1000 A. E. Gilmore. Jr., Tennille ... 1000 Richard Johnson. Tennille ... 1000 J. P. Tucker. Jr., R. F. D. Atl.. 1000 Edna Jennings. Newnan lftftO Thos. Lamar, Waycross 1000 Evelyn Davis. Baconton 1000 W. B. Dismukes. Mystic 1000 Susie Glenn. Social Circle .... 1000 E. V. Turner. Jr.. Athens 1000 Falsie Cummings. Savannah .. 1000 Grady W. Griffith. Athens .... 1000 Amy Da via. Bremen 1000 Joe Tink, Gainesville 1000 Bennett Willis Norman. Nor man Park 1000 School Boys and Girls Outside of State of Georgia. Fain E. Webb, Jr 3575.) Lena Mae Smith, Knoxville, Tenn 20535 Robert Hyatt Brown 15225 Miss Dorothy Davis 6730 McGee Hunt. Westminster, S. C. 6000 J. T. Sewell 5055 Rodney Stephens 4255 Elmer Cooper, Greenville, S. C. 3110 Henry Hicks 2910 Janette Gerelde, Pensacola, Fla. 2700 Ralph Turner 1350 Edmund A. Lively. Birmingham. Ala 10 45 Miss Annie McCarrell 1030 Novei Wheeler 1015 Pauline Trull 1000 J. T. Webb, Jr. 1000 Lindsay W. Graves 1000 George Andrews 1000 Miss Lydia Bomley 1090 Geo. 55*. Chamlec, Chattanoo ga, Tenn 1000 Today's New York Stock Market STOCK— High. Low. 1:30 P. M. Prev. Close- Amal. Cop. 73H 73', 8 73 3 ia 73 Am. Smelt. . . 65' 4 64 5 s 65 64' j Anaconda . . 37 7 b 37 7 b 37 7 . 37 Atchison. . . S9' a 99' „ 99' 4 99' b Am. Can . . . 32*4 32' 2 32 s b 32*8 do. pref. . 92' 2 92-2 92'2 92' , Am. B. Sugar 27'/* 27'4 27'4 27 Can. Pac. . . 228 2253 4 227 230' 4 C. and O. . . 64' „ 64' b 64'8 64' a Cen. Leath. . 21'/, 21 21 20 3 8 Col. F. and 1. 31 28'/ 4 28’4 30' 2 D. and R. G.. 17'/, 17',. 17' 8 16 3 4 Dis. Secu. .. 11' ? 10' 2 11' 4 10' 2 Erie 27' , 26 7 a 27 27'., clo. pref. . 42' 42 42 42'/, Gen. Elec. .. 1363 4 136» 4 136 3 4 138 Gt. West. . . . 13'/* 13' 4 13'4 13 G. N. pref. 126 126 126 125 3 4 G. N. O. . . . 32' 2 32'*, 32'4 32 Interboro. . . 14' 4 14' 4 14'4 141,8 do. pref. . 493,4 493 4 49 3 4 49 3 4 K. C. S. 22'/, 22 22' b 22 M.. K. and T. 22' 2 21^8 21*8 22*8 L. Valley. . . 155 155 155 154' 2 Mo. Pacific. . 34 335, 33H 333-4 N. Y. Central 994 99 3 4 99 3 4 99 3 4 No. Pacific. . 114'/, 1143. 114' 2 114'/ 2 O. and W. . . 28 27?4 27 3 4 28 Penna. . . . 109' 2 1093 8 109'b 109' 2 P. Gas Co. . . 108'’ 2 108' 2 O 00 N 108** Reading . . . 161 160' 4 161 160' 4 Rock Island 16’a 16 3 4 163* 16 7 a R. 1. and Steel 22' « 22 22 22'/, So. Pacific . . 97 96' 2 97 963. So. Railway. 24 3 b 23' 4 2334 23 7 a do. pfd.. . . 77'/, 77'/, 77' s 76' 2 St. Paul . . . 107' a 107 107' . 107' 4 Texas Pacific. 15 14 14 15 *Union Pacific 150' 4 149'/, 150' 4 151 3 -4 Utah Copper . 50 493 4 50 49 3 4 U. S. Steel . . 60* s 60 60' 8 60 V.-C. Chem. . 27'*. 27 27 27' 2 W. Union . . 6434 643 4 64'4 65 *Ex -dividend. 2 1 2 per cent. **Ex- dividend. 2 per cent. ***Ex-dividend, 1 i/ 2 per cent. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. MY FRPOf >1 . May Due 1V-2 to points lower. his market « ipened easy. at a net decline of 3 to 4 points. At 12:15 p. m. the market was barely By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, May 29. Moderate im provement was shown at the opening of the stock market to-day, there being a noticeable absence of pressure. Read ing and Union Pacific were strong fea tures, the former gaining \ on earn ings reports and the latter advancing c after selling ex-dlvidend of 2Vfe. Amal gamated Copper opened at 73*4. against • 3 at the close last night Among the other advances were American Can. L. American Smelting. b m : Erie, L ; Northern Pacific. 3 ,: Penn sylvania, Vi»: Southern Pacific, U. and United States Steel common. V*. Canadian Pacific was weak in conse quence of selling in London and was lower Western Union, Erie and Atchison shaded fractionally. There was some covering by traders who feared to go short over tlie three- day holiday. The curb was steady. Americans in London were Irregular NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Quotations in cotton futures: “| j I 11 *: 30 1 Open (H igh 1 Low 1P. M. , (12.10(12.1012.10112.10" May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. . 11 .95)11.98 11.92)11.97 .11 .55111.58(11.54 11.58 ’. ii:16 ii:is ii13.ii ‘.n jii’.ie ii!i6:ii!i3 ii.ie . ii .25 ii .26JU25 iu26 I Pre I Clos 112.35 ) 11.90 II .01 ill .68 11 .35 11.21 11.20 11.19 11 .23 11.20 11 .22 PORT RECEIPTS. The following table show* receipts at the ports to-day compared with the *nme day last year: i 1913. | 1912. New Orleans . . J 4,939 1 2,546 Galveaton . , . 1.358 102 Mobile ' 988 1 46 Savannah . . . 2,:(48 1 295 (’barleston 1 129 131 Wilmington. , . .! 65 1 56 Norfolk 26 1 429 Pacific coast . . .1 13,630 l Philadelphia . . 50 Total. . . . . . 23,543 | 5.605 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. 1 1913. | 1912. Houston 625 586 Augusta 1 17 ' . Memphis 1 575 849 St. Louis 739 ! 683 Cincinnati. . . . 353 i l ittle Rock . . . | 107 Total | 2,491 | 1,625 SLAYS ENEMY'S WIFE. BOYCE, LA.. May 29.—Smarting under the humiliation of having been thrashed in the public streets by Mil- ton Smith, Joseph Bowers went to Smith’s house and killed Mrs. Smith. COTTON ACREAGE INCREASES OP! The Journal of Commerce Gives Number of Acres Planted in 1913 os 36,435,000. NEW YORK. May 29. The cotton acreage for the season of 1913, as de termined by 1,907 special correspondents of The Journal of Commerce, shows an increase of 4.8 per cent over last year, based upon tlie revised estimate of the Government of 34,766.000 acres for 1912. The area planted for 1913 would he 36.435.000 acres Percentage condition of an average date of May 20 is 80.5, as compared with 76.9 a year ago and 79 for the ten-year acreage. In 1911 the per centage condition was 83.8. Figures for North and South Carolina are incom plete. owing to late planting and to tlie fact that a large proportion of the cotton is not yet lip Acreage changes and the condition by States are shown in the following ta ble: Acreage Condition Condition Estimate to May to May States 1913. 20, 1913. 20, 1913. X. Carolina . 102 78 84.1 S. Carolina . . 100 59.9 79 Georgia . .... 100 75.3 74 Florida .... 99.2 79.9 72.4 Alabama . . . 100.7 79.6 71.8 Mississippi . . 108.2 80.5 70.6 Louisiana . . 122 8 81.6 71 Arkansas . . 107.6 85.3 72.3 Tennessee ... 104.6 83.3 73,5 Missouri .... Ill 83 73.3 Oklahoma . . 113.9 89.6 78.7 Texas 104.8 82.7 81.8 GRAIN COURSE OF WHEAT RELYING ON CHARACTER OF WEATHER CHICAGO, May -There Total . , 104.8 80.; 76.9 CHINCH BUGS DAMAGING GRAIN. CHICAGO, May 29 -Great Bend. Kansas, says; "Rain is badly needed and grasshoppers are a menace.” ntis. Barton County, Kansas, says: "Our wheat crop is a total loss.” Omaha says: "Clear and hot over the State; temperature 72.” McPherson, Kansas, special reports high south winds absorbed moisture mu made decided change in wheat out look, besides millions of chinch bugs in wheat and corn. Lawton. Okla.. wires: “My informa tion from unbiased sources indicates crop for State based as present condi tion about same as last year." OPINION ON GRAIN. CHICAGO. May 29. Bartlett. Frazier & Co.: Wheat The weather map shows mostly clear in the Northwest. We fed that purchases on breaks should ho made. Corn—Weather very favorable. We do not pare to press the short side. Oats—On any fair decline prefer the !ong side. Provisions—The market seems to meet with good buying on all setbacks was gen- oral haying of wheat to-day. Many of those who sold wheat yesterday were buyers to-day and there was improved buying orders from the outside Liver pool was lower on the Improved crop situation In England and France. North western receipts 168 cars and Winnipeg 133 cars. Cor n was firmer and tytft V*c higher. Outs were firm. Provisions were in better demand. Grain quotation* to 1 p. High. 92 U WHEAT May July Sept. Dec. CORN— May .... July .... Sept. ... Dec. OATS May .... July .... Sept. ... Dec. PORK— July ...20.27 Sept ...19.90 LARD— May ...11.224 July . ..11.174 Sept. ...11.20 RIBS May . ...12.75 July ....11.80 Sept. ...11.40 91 \ 93 > 4 58 4 574 58 4 564 42 4 384 38 V„ 384 Low. 91 91 1 1 90 \ 924 57 574 55\ 42 38-4 37-4 38 N 1:30 Prev. l\M Close 914 914 904 92*4 58 4 42 38 4 38 384 20.15 19.85 11.174 11.074 11.174 12.50 11.65 11.35 20.25 19.874 11.20 11.174 11.20 12.75 11.75 4 11 40 91 4 91 4 90*4 574 56 42 4 384 374 384 20.124 19.774 11.124 11.074 11174 12.50 11.65 11.35 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. LIVERPOOL, May 29. -Wheat opened 4 to 4d lower. At 1:30 p. m the market was 4 to 4d lower; closed 4d lower to 'id higher Corn opened unchanged. At 1:30 p. ni the market was 4 to ' 4 d lower; closed unchanged to Ld lower. CHICAGO, May 29. The Inter Ocean say s: "It was the general belief of wheat traders last night that the market front now on will be governed largely by the character of the weather and crop re port * The bull interests contend that sufficient damage has been done to win ter wheat to warrant higher prices "There were many hears on corn last night who expect lower prices with an increased movement, which is due from now on. Those who are buying on breaks advise the theory that the movement will not come up to expectations of the hears. Conservative people are advising cau tion in buying oats on bulges, although they believe that a continuation of the buying that has of late been seen will carry prices higher." LIVE stoCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 29.—Hogs: Receipts 21,080. Market strong. Mixed and butchers, $8.8.75; good heavy, $8.50 '<1 8.66: rough heavy. $8.20fir8.40; light. $8 45&8.70; pigs. $6.406 8.30; hulk, $3,556- j 8.60. Cuttle: Receipts 3,000 Market weak. Beeves. $7.006 8.75: cows and heifers. $3.406 8.25; Stockers and feeders. $6,006 7.75: Texans. $6.5067.60; calves. $8,506 10.75. Sheep: Receipts 12,000. Market weak. Native and western, $4.2566.10; lambs, | $5.256 7.75. 2 NEGROES DEAD IN FIGHT. COLUMBUS, GA.. May 29.—In a row among negroes on a boat excur sion, Richard Jackson threw John Carter into the Chattahoochee River, drowning him. Louis Carter, brother of John, then cut Jackson’s throat. The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have j anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is “The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American is ths best advertising medium. Save money NOW on Furniture at High’s. White City Park Now Open steady, 54 to 74 points lower on near posi.ions and 3 to 4 points decline on late positions. Later the market ad vanced 4 point from 12:15 p. m. Spot cotton easier at 9 points decline; middling 6.61d; sales. 8,000 bales, in cluding 6.900 American hales; imports. 4,000 bales, including 1,000 American bales. At the close the market was steady with prices at a net decline of 4 to 64 points from the closing quotations of Wednesday. LOWRY NATIONAL BANK Capital $1,000,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Savings Department Safe Deposit Boxes SUNDAY AMERICAN The American Monthly Magazine Facsimile Page Beginning the New Great Story Futures opened easy. Opening Range. 6.41 66.39 4 6.42 66.38 6.38 46 6.34 6.36 66.334 6.26 6 6.234 6.13 66.124 6.07 66.064 May . . . May-June June-July July-Aug. Aug.-Sept Sept.-Oct. Oct.-Nov. Nov.-Dec. Dec.-Jan. Jan.- Feb. Feb.-Mar. Mar.-Apr. Closed steady. 6.02 6 6.03 6.02 66.024 6.0346 6 04 Close. 6.40 6.39 4 6.354 6.34 6.24 4 6.12 6.06 4 6.01 4 6.01 4 6.01 4 6.024 6.034 Pr.ev. Close. 6.46 6.46 6.414 6.394 6.294 6.17 " 6.10 6.07 6.06 6.05 4 6.O64 6.07 4 MINING STOCKS. BOSTON. May 29. -Opening; Pond Creek, 184: Calumet and Arizona. 644; East Butte, 114; Boston Corbin, 59; Nip, 8*4. BAR SILVER NKW YORK. May 29. —Commercial bar silver, 60; Mexican dollars, 48 IS IT WORTH 8CENTS A DAY TO YOU? To be within instant call of the stores and markets where you do your shop ping; to be in constant touch when necessary with your physician, with the police, with the fire depart ment? Eight and one-third cents a day will put an Atlanta phone in your home, and give you all these safe guards and conveniences. ATLANTA TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. % Jack^London CoDvright, i9U. by J»rk Lo"'©i» was Professor of English Literature Chapter I HE way, led along upon what had once been the embankment of a railroad. But no train had run upon it for many years. The forest on either side swelled up the slopes of the embankment and crested across it in a green wave of trees and bushes. The trail was as narrow as a man’s body, and was no more than a wild-animal runway. Occa sionally, a piece of rusty iron, showing through the forest mould, advertised that the rail and the ties still remained. In one place,la ten-inch trc<^k" r $*aB«** ?; ing through at a connection, jiad lifted rail clearly into view.* The lowed the rail, held to it b for its bed to be filled with kn that now the cr ' His beard, which should have been snow white, but which showed the same weathcr- wearandcamp- stainashishair, fell nearly to his waist in a great tangled mass. About his chest and shoulders hung a single, mangy garment of goat-skin. His arms and legs, withered and skinny, betok ened extreme age, as well as did their sun burn and scars and scratches betoken long years of expos ure to the ele ments. The boy, who led the way, checking the «. eagerness of his muscles to the slow progress of the elder, likewise wore a single garment—a ragged-edged pieo of bearskin, with a hole in the middle through w, he had thrust his head. He could, than twelve years old. Tu. one ear was the freshly one haV»d he carried a On his Pack, was sheath hanging the battered handleTol brown as a berry, and catlike tread. In burned skin keen and sh; to bore and the boy’s gaze was fix ed on the tops of the agi tated bushes. Then a large bear, a grizzly, crash ed into view, and likewise stopped abruptly, at sight of the humans. He did not like them, and growled querulously. Slowly the boy fitted the arrow, to the bow, and slowly 1 he pulled the bowstring taut. But he never removed his eyes from the bear. The old man peered from un der his green leaf at the danger, and stood as quietly as the boy. For a few seconds this mutual scru tinizing went on. then, the bear betraying a growing irritability, the boy, witl] a movement of his head, indicated that the old i must step aside from the trail and go dowi] bankinent The boy followed, going back holding the bow taut and ready. They a crashing among the Hushes frorn^ of the embankment told theg The boy grinned as hej “A big un,Grans HIS Latest And, Greatest Short Novel