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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
CAC FOR POLICE
IS
ROUSE BILL
Measure Bars Them From Making
Public Evidence Against Crim
inals Except Under Oath.
An echo of the charges made during
the early stages of the Phagan case,
that the Investigation of the mystery
was hampered by too much public
ity given the evidence and the move
ments of the detectives, is heard in
a bill introduced in the House Tues
day morning by Representative D. P.
,y Methvln, of Clayton County.
Mr. Methvin’s bill prohibits detec
tives, sheriffs and all other officers
from giving out evidence obtained
against criminals or supposed crimi
nals, except under oath. The bill per
mits the giving of such evidence to
the prosecuting attorney or the lead
ing counsel for the defense, but ex-
>4. pressly prohibits detectives and oth-
’ er officers from giving any evidence
to the general public.
The bill provides a fine of not less
than $50 nor more than $1,000, or im
prisonment, for violation of the law.
The introduction of the bill aroused
considerable discussion in the lobbies
of the House. The general impres
sion appears to be that the bill will
meet with opposition, and it is not
considered likely to pass. Friends of
the measure declare it is designed to
remedy such conditibns as arose dur
ing the Phagan case, when evidence
obtained by the detectives was often
published before it was reported to
their superiors.
Other important bills introduced in
the House Tuesday morning follow:
By Smith, of Fulton—Relative to
the custody and control of minor chil
dren, and to provide under what cir
cumstances they shall be awarded to
the mother, and under what circum
stances to the father.
By Slaten, of Bryan—To provide
for the employment of a limited num
ber of convicts upon trunk line pub
lic roads.
By Slater, of Bryan, and Methvin,
of Dodge—A bill to enjoin and re
strain the keepers of lewd houses,
and to declare such houses a nui
sance.
By Greene, of Houston—To provide
^ for the establishing of a school of
agriculture.
By Crawley and Cooper—To amend
Section 129, Vol 1, of the Code, to
provide early primary elections, not
later than June 15.
By Clarke and Pierce—To repeal
Sections 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431,
432, 433 and 434 of the Code of 1910,
relating to the manufacture and sale
of intoxicants.
By Toole, of Tattnall—A bill to re
quire by grand juries semi-annual
inspection of private sanitariums, or
phan asylum. 1 ?, convents, Houses of
the Good Shepherd, convent schools,
monasteries, etc.
Fraser Boys’ School
To Begin New Career
The Donald Fraser School for Boys,
in Decatur, which suspended last
year, will reopen in September with
Professor Paul J, King, formerly of
the University School at Stone
Mountain, as its official bead. Pro
fessor King will have an efficient
faculty associated with him and a
new life is predicted for the famous
school.
Donald Fraser will take a leading
part in athletics during the coming
year, for Mr. King has stated that
he is in favor of all varieties of sport.
He is now negotiating with one of
the best athletic directors in South
ern “prep” circles. The limit of the
school will be about 60 boys for the
first year.
BUTTLE FOB
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
Sunday Schools of
DeKalb County Meet
The DeKalb County Sunday School
convention and the Mills District As
sociation convened jointly at Clifton
Church in DeKalb County Tuesday.
The convention will last two days.
The usual contest singing will take
place Wednesday afternoon.
Arrangements have been made to
carry all who desire to attend from
the junction of the East Lake and
South Decatur car lines for 10 cents
each way per person. Conveyances
will leave the junction at from 7:45
to 8:15 and from 9:45 to 10 o’clock
In the morning, returning will leave
the grounds at a time to suit the
crowd. Dinner will be for sale on the
grounds for those who do not desire
to bring bj^kets.
1
Wins Pie-Eating, but
Dies Within an Hour
WALDEN. COLO., July 29.—Caleb
Evans, 23 years old, consumed eleven
pieces In ten minutes during a pie
eating contest here. He died an hour
later.
He won the prize, a cowboy saddle,
his nearest competitor being able to
eat only eight pieces.
Three of the pieces Evans ate were
made of gooseberries, three of cher
ries, three of custard and the other
two of pumpkin.
Court Too Small;
Trial Held Outdoors
BARNWELL, KY„ July 29.—The
preliminary hearing of May Copeland,
confessed slayer of her brother-in-
law, Hugh Atchlnson, and Lucien
Turk, her fiance, held as an accom
plice, was held 1n the courthouse
yard to-day.
The crowd wishing to attend the
trial was so great that Judge Hobbs
ordered a temporary trial chamber
arranged in the open air.
Czar’s Daughter to
Wed Roumanian Heir
Special Cable to The Georgian.
PARIS, July 29.—It was reported
hero to-day that the engagement of
tiie Crand Duchess Olga, eldest
daughter of Czar Nicholas of Russia,
and Prince Charles, eldest son of the
Crown Prince of Roumania, will be
announced shortly.
The Grand Duchese was born No
vember 3, 1895, and Prince Charles
October 3, 1893. J
Joe Welch at Forsyth
Joe Welch, the Hebrew comedian, who
has made Atlanta laugh many a time, is
doing it again this week. His turn is
the headliner of the. new bill of vaude
ville at the Forsyth. He springs many
of his old jokes and many new ones,
and sings a few new parodies.
Elsa Ward, a pretty young woman,
who sings splendidly, takes second hon
ors. Her gown attracts more attention
from a certain part of the audience than
does her singing, but she has an excel
lent voice, nevertheless. Other acts are
Karl Cress, a painter of oils and water-
colors; Robert L DaUey and company in
a sketch; Cunningham and Marion, acro
bats; the Lefel Trio, gymnasts; a tire
some lot of nonsense by a company of
three persons and the Patheplay.
Alaska Pictures Winners.
Educational pictures of the Alaska-
Siberla hunt of the Carnegie museum
tour, which, starting from Seattle, cov
ered hitherto unexplored lands in the
frozen North, are being shown for the
first time in Atlanta at the Grand this
week. The pictures are extremely in
teresting and held the breathless atten
tion of a large audience.
The hunt was made in the interest of
science, and to obtain specimens and
pictures of wild animal life for the Car
negie Museum in Pittsburg. Scenes that
have been visited by few white men are
showm and the vast snow fields and
mountains of ice shown on the screen
are specially suited for the summer sea
son.
The pictures will be shown at the
Grand all this week.
65 Sing Sing Rioters
Transferred in Irons
OSSINING, N. Y., July 29.—Sixty-
five of the Sing Sing prison “bad
men,” who have been holding the
prison in a state of terror, were taken,
heavily shackled, to Auburn prison
to-day.
It became known to-day that the
new administration has been using
the “cooler.” a dark retreat in the
cellar under the deathhouse. for the
safe holding of some of the worst
characters. It was for using this
means of correction that former War
den John S. Kennedy was indicted
in one of the counts found by the
Winchester County Grand Jury.
Space in Demand at
Local Goods Exhibit
Space for the manufacturers’ exhibit
in the Chamber of Commerce build
ing is being rapidly taken up. At a
meeting of the Manufacturers’ Exhibit
Association Monday afternoon Bolling
H. Jones, of the Atlanta Stove Works,
asked that half of the top floor be re
served for the manufacturers of kitch
enware and household furniture. This
was granted*
The remaining space will be allotted
to manufacturers in other lines and an
effort made to close up all leases next
week.
Peru in Throes of
Political Upheaval
WASHINGTON* July 29.—Unofficial
reports of a political upheaval in Peru
reached the State Department to-day.
The last official dispatches from Lima
were received Saturday, but at that
time no unusual revolutionary dis
turbance was indicated.
No details of the nature of the dis
turbances were received.
Representative Kahn Demands
Facts in Delay of Caminetti-
• Diggs Cases.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—In a
speech bristling with criticism of the
actions of the administration in the
Caminetti-Diggs white slave cases.
Representative Julius Kahn, a Cali
fornia Republican, to-day in the
House called on the Attorney Gen
eral for information regarding the
postponed trial of these cases.
“The administration has not come
out of this controversy with honor
and credit,” said Kahn. He declared
there was abundant evidence of
“pull” in both the white slave and
Western Fuel cases.
Kahn concluded his speecn saying:
‘Instead of having been blamed
and condemned, McNab should have
been commended by the President.
The President has done just what
McNab wanted done, but how is it
to be done? By special counsel, who
will be paid large fees for doing the
very thing that the United States
Attorney would have performed as a
matter of du^y.
“The Department of Justice above
all others must be above suspicion.
It has long been believed by the
masses that there is one kind of law
for the rich and the politically pow
erful in this country and another
kind of law for the poor and weak.
The action of the Department of Jus
tice in the Caminetti-Diggs cases and
the Western Fuel cases would seem
to stamp this charge as true.”
Lipscombe Measure Is Taken Up
in Sections as the Special
Order of Business.
The first active steps toward tax
reform in Georgia were taken by the
House Tuesday morning, when the
consideration of the Lipscombe bill,
which creates a State and County
Boards of Tax Equalizers was begun.
The bill, together with amendments
offered by the Ways and Means
Committee and by members from the
floor of the House, was made a spe
cial order of the day, and was taken
up by sections.
The work of perfecting the bill
probably will not be completed for
several days. Though there were
several lively skirmishes to-day, in
one of which Speaker Burwell saved
a section of the bill, as amended by
the committee, by voting aye, oppo
nents of the measure will reserve
their heavy fire until the bill comes
up for passage. This is not ex
pected until the latter part of the
week.
Three Members on Board.
The Lipscombe bill, as amended by
the Ways and Means Committee, pro
vides that the State board shall con
sist of three members appointed by
the Governor for two, four and six-
year terms. An amendment offered
by Moon, of Troup, that the Gover
nor appoint: one members from North
Georgia, one from South Georgia and
one from Central Georgia, was adopt
ed. The county board shall consist
of thr«f members appointed by the
judge of the Superior Court of the
county, upon recommendation of the
Board of County Commissioners.
The only fight of any consequence
that developed during the considera
tion of the bill came when section 12,
providing for a secretary for the
board, was read. The Ways and
Means Committee amended the orig
inal hill, which provided for a sec
retary at $2,000 a year by striking the
entire section and substituting a pro
vision that the Comptroller General
should be secretary of the board at
no salary at all. Half a dozen
amendments were offered by mem
bers from the floor.
Secretary Given $500 Salary.
After much discussion, amendments
offered by Representatives Fullbright.
Miller and Wimberly were adopted.
Mr. Fullbright’s amendment provid
ed for the employment of secretary
at a salary of $500 a year: Mr. Wim
berly’s and Mrs. Miller’s amendment
made the Comptroller General an ex-
officio member of the board, to act
in an advisory capacity without a
vote.
FFifteen sections of the bill were
adopted Tuesday. The remaining
seven will be considered Wednesday,
after which the bill will be placed
upon its passage.
Trains Collide in
Fog; Brakeman Dead
VALDOSTA, July 29.—In a head-
on collision between freight trains on
the Georgia Southern and Florida
Railroad, 21 miles north of here, to
day Henry Castello, a negro brake-
man, was instantly killed. The other
members of the crews jumped and
none was seriously hurt, except En
gineer Mann, who had an ankle
broken.
The collision took place during a
fog and, It is said, was caused by the
operator at Adel misunderstanding
orders and failing to hold the south
bound train. The two locomotives
and thirteen loaded cars were demol
ished.
Army Paymaster
Liable for $86,510
WASHINGTON. July 29.—Captain
R. C. Williams, U. S. A. paymaster
at Olongapo, P. I., personally is lia
ble to the Government for $86,510.84
until he presents receipts and evi
dences that he paid out this amount.
Captain Williams says he paid the
money to contractors, soldiers and
others to whom payment was due
from the Government and that the
receipts were lost in the wreck of the
collier Brutus at sea.
England May Call On
Boers in Mine Strife
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHANNESBURG. July 29.—Busi
ness is at a complete standstill here.
The miners, angry over the refusal
of the Government to meet their de
mands are in an ugly mood. Threats
to burn the mining property have
been made.
The men also resent the report that
the Government intends to bring
commands of armed Boers to quell
any possible rioting.
Eugenic Bride of
A Month Deserts
BOSTON, July 29.—“Eugenic mar
riage may be all right as a health
proposition, but it isn’t a guarantee of
future happiness.” declared. Edwin
Perron, of Lynn, the first eugenic hus
band in Massachusetts.
His wife, he says, ran away a month
after the wedding.
Spot Sources and Shorts Buy
Heavily When Map Failed to
Show Rains in Texas.
NEW YORK, July 29.—Because the
weather map failed to show any mois
ture in Texas or indications that any
would be expected in the near future,
cotton this morning opened steady,
with first prices at a net advance of 3
to 6 points higher than Monday’s final.
Sentiment was less bearish, and quite
an active covering movement devel
oped at the start. Later the market
eased off sharply in response to aoiiv<>
selling by the uptown crowd and Wail
Street brokers. Declines aggregated
3 to 5 points from the initial level, or
practically unchanged from the pre
vious close.
The trade witnessed a repetition of
the sensational flurry in July during
the forenoon, when sudden liquidation
prevailed. This option dropped from
11.85 to 11.71, “nothing between,” and
immediately jumped back to the for
mer quotation, “nothing between,’
and increased its gain to 11.94. Tne
phenomenal strength and activity in
that option, as well as other posi
tions, was attributed chiefly to heavy
absorption by large spot houses, and
covering short commitments by recent
sellers, coupled with a Liverpool ca
ble saying offerings were light and
sohrts running to cover. Advances in
other positions aggregated 2 to 9
points over the previous close within
the first two hours.
Following at 1.1 a. m. bids in New
York: July 11.76, August 11.64, Octo
ber 11.19, January 11.1,0,
Following are 10 a. tn. bids in New
Orleans: August 11.64, October LL26,
.January 11.25.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday. 1912.
New Orleans . . . .1,200 to 1,300 665
NEW YORK COTTON.
Cotton quotations:
I I I II:.
|Open|High | LowjI\M.| Close.
:30
July .
. .111.85
11.94
11.71jll.»0ill. 77-80
Aug. .
. .ill.60
11.69
11.57111.70(11.57-58
Sept
. .Ill .30
11.42
11.30:11.40 11.26-28
Oct .
.,11.23
11.27
11.18111.23ill.18-19
Nov. .
| 11.13-15
Dec. ,
. 11.21
11 .25
11.16:11.22111 .16-17
Jan. ,
Feb. .
. .11.14
11.16
11.08111.13(11.06-08
j 11.10-12
Mch. .
. . 11.20
11.24
11.17|11.24(11.17-18
May
. .111.27
11.27
11.27(11.25(11.21-23
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, July 29.—This market
was due % point higher on October and
% to 3% points higher on other posi
tions, but opened quiet, at a net gain
of 1 to 1% points. At 12:15 p. m. the
market was quiet, 1 to 2 point net ad
vance.
Spot cotton in moderate demand, a
2-point advance: middling. 6.56d; sales,
8,000 bales, Including 7,500 American
bales: imports, 1,000 bales, of which
none were American.
At the close the market was quiet
with prices unchanged to 1% points
lower on old months and % point high
er on new crop positions from the clos
ing quotations of Monday.
Quotations opened quiet.
Opening.
Range. 2P.M.
. .6.26 6.28%
. .6.25y 2 6.25*4
. .6.17% 6.18
. .6.08 6.08%
. .6.03% 6.03%
. .5.99 5.95%
. .5.98% 5.98%
. .5.99 5.99%
. .5.99% 6.01
. .6.01% 6.02%
. .6.02 6.03%
6.04 6.04%
July . . ,
July-Aug . .
Aug.-Sept . .
Sept.-Oct. . .
Oct.-Nov. . .
Nov.-Dee. . .
Dec.-Jan. . .
Jan.-Feb. . .
Feb.-Mch. . .
Mch.-Apr. . .
Apr.-May . .
Mav-Jne. . .
Closed quiet
Close.
6.24
6.23 .
6.16%
6.07%
6.03
5.98
5.98
5.98%
6.00
6.61
6.02
6.03%
Prev.
Close.
6.25
6.24%
6.16%
6.07
6.02*4
5.97%
5.97%
5.98
5.99%
6.00%
6.01%
6.03
HAYWARD & CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. July 29.—Apart from
the absence of rain In the southern half
of Texas, the map shows favorable con
ditions. The most favorable develop
ments were the let-up In the heavy
rainfall in the Central and Eastern
States, where a spell of comparatively
dry weather is desired in order to pro
duce the best results. There were only
a few light showers overnight in Ok
lahoma and the Atlantics, generally fair
weather is shown in Texas and Okla
homa. Northwest Texas, Amarillo, had
.72 inch of rain.
Indications are for generally fair
weather in the West, except possibly
some cloudiness over Northwest Texas
and Western Oklahoma. Part cloudy in
the Central and Eastern States, with a
few scattered showers.
Houston, Texas, to-day officially re-
orded the receipt of six new bales of
cotton, making receipts to date 31 new,
against 13 last year. This supports the
contention that, owing to the uniformity
of crop development, the movement of
new cotton will increase much more
rapidly this year when once started.
Our markets showed indecision, opin
ions varying as to whether to act on the
bullish weather conditions in the West,
or to expect a bearish effect from the
increase in the new movement reflected
by the Houston receipts. First trades
were at an advance of 3 to 5 points,
which was soon lost.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Cotton quotations:
I r 1 » 1:30 1 Prev.
(OpeniHigh | Low|P.M.| Close.
I [11.70
July
Aug.
flept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mch.
11 .68
11.70
11.78
1L28
11.35
ii .89
11.32
ii . so
11.34
11.39
. . Ill.30-31
.30'11 .25-26
...ill.23-25
.28,11 .22-23
.30 11 .35-36
. . .11.24-25
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
1913. |
1912.
New Orleans. . . .
118
720
Galveston
1.213
619
Mobile. . . . .
19 (
118
Savannah.....
287 1
183
Charleston. . . .
i |
203
Norfolk. . . . . .
234 L
New Y ork....
58
Total
1.874 |
1,901
INTERIOR
MOVEMENT.
1913.
1912.
Houston
750 1
32
Augusta
»;ti
167
Memphis
140
571
St. Louis
348
74
Cincinnati
1.290
339
Little Rock. . . .
|
1
Total
2.594 |
1,184
Highwaymen Slug
Guest of Waldorf
NEW YORK, July 29.—Evidently
the victim of a highwayman’s as
sault, Frederick B. Wells, millionaire
merchant of Minneapolis, was found
to-day lying on the sidewalk at a cor
ner of the lower West Side. He was
hatless &nd coatless.
Wells was hurried to a hospital.
He had been stopping at the Wal
dorf Astoria,
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Morris H. Rothschild & Co.: Fluctua
tions in the market depend greatly on
climatic conditions.
A. Norden & Co.: In such a weather
market it seems useless to express any
opinion.
Logan & Rryan: We do not think
that present conditions are of a nature
to promote bullish activity at this time.
Atwood, Violett & Co.: Advantage
should be taken of all strong spots to
sell on.
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW YORK. July 29.—The cotton
seed oli market was partly lower at the
start, but soon rallied on the strength
of crude at the South, covering In new
crop months and scattered local buying.
The market has ruled very steady all
day on buying from the some sources
as yesterday. Brokers representing spot
interests have been principal buyers.
Selling has come from the uptown
crowd and Wall street apparently. The
market is narrow’, with transactions
small. Until further weather develop
ments prevail a narrow market is
looked for with an upward tendency.—
Anderson.
Pell interests were credited with buy
ing considerable cotton yesterday on
the decline, covering shorts and prob
ably going long on the belief that a
large portion of Texas Is in a had
way. Riordan purchases supposedly for
the above Arm were in the. neighbor
hood of 35,000 bales. Liverpool was a
large seller.
* * •
Neil Bros., of London, in their latest
circular maintain their estimate of 14.
750,000 bales as the actual consumption
of American cotton for the present
season. This estimate was made pub
lie the latter part of October, 1912.
• • •
The market is extremely sensitive to
all reports and did a lot of nervous
flopping around.
* * •
The change is the attitude of the
Exchange Place house yesterday did
not seem to attract outside buying of
consequence, probably because crop
conditions as a whole are considered
excellent.
• • *
An increased trade demand for con
tracts is reported on a scale down.
• * *
Further rains in the Western section
would undoubtedly bring out heavy
sales from Wall Street and the South.
It seems purely a weather market now
and will be influenced accordingly.
• * •
The New York Journal of Commerce
has the following on the condition of
the cotton crops in Tennessee, Louisi
ana and Arkansas:
"Tennessee—Prospects for cotton are
better than for many years. The plant
Is strong and well fruited, with a good
stand and free from insects. Fields
are clean and well cultivated. A few
localities are needing rain, but as a
rule precipitation has been ample. Per
centage condition is considerably lilgh-
"er than a month ago, when it was 82.7.
The season is about normal, though
some correspondents report it earlier
than usual.
‘Louisiana—Owing to drouth and the
almost universal presence of the boll
weevil, percentage condition appears to
have lost a few points from lain month,
when it was 80.6, but the prospects are
better than a year ago. when condi
tion was 74.7. Otherwise, prospects
for a large crop are excellent and the
outturn depends largely upon the suc
cess of the fight against the boll
weevil. The plant is strong and healthy,
with a fair stand and good fruitage.
‘Arkansas—Cotton has maintained
its rather high percentage condition of
a month ago, when it w’as 85.4 and
77.7 a year ago. The plant is of good
size, with fair stands and fruiting rath
er heavily. Cultivation and condition
of the fields are unusually fine and a
number of correspondents look for the
biggest crop in years. The only draw
back has been the hot dry weather,
which has checked growth and fruit
ing. Damage from boll weevil Is very
slight and the crop is very free from
other insect pests.”
* * ♦
Dallas wires: "Texas and Oklahoma,
clear and hot.”
* * *
NEW ORLEANS. July 29.—Haywood
& Clark: The weather map shows fair
over Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
shows rising temperatures. No rain,
except .72 at Amarillo, cloudy ovter
Central and Eastern States to light
showers in Alabama, Louisiana, Flor
ida and South Carolina. Map favor
able owing to less rain in the Central
and Eastern States, but unfavorable
owing to absence of rain in the lower
half of Tlexas. Indications point to
generally fair weather over the West
ern Statas. except possibly cloudy in
Northwest Texas and Western Okla
homa: part cloudy to fair in the Cen
tral and Eastern States, possibly few
scattered showers there.
» • *
Rainfall: Amarillo, Texas. .72; Mont
gomery, Ala., .22.; Augusta, Ga.. .24;
Jacksonville, Fla. 1.64: Birmingham,
Ala., .01; Macon, Ga., .08; Anniston,
Ala., .02.
* • *
The New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat
says: “Mondays cotton market had
digested reports showing continued dry
weather in Central Texas, which pro
duces the bulk of the crop of the Lone
Star State. It also had to discount
the market effect of probable higher
temperatures In that section. Hence
the steady tone ond higher range In
values. The talent is fully aware of
the fact that rain relief did not reach
North and West Texas in time to
figure in the data .gathered on July
25 for the government crop condition
report, which- will be promulgated on
August 1. It is also convinced that
the official instructions to government
agents to watch out for weevil damage
will result In some Bureau utterances
that will aid the bulls rather than the
bears.
“Under the circumstances the rings
were inclined to think the decline had
gone far enough for the present, and
that a moderate upward reaction was
in order. Meanwhile, optimistic opin
ions as to the crop promise reach the
rings in numbers every day. On the
other hand, Texas is not offering new
crop cotton in anything like the volume
usual at this time of year, and expor
ters are beginning to believe that Texas
contribution of new cotton during
August will be comparatively small,
probably very much smaller than that
of last year, according to one of them
In normal seasons this Is the time when
consumers and importers in America
sell specific grades and weights in vol
ume for delivery' in October, December.
January and March. Such business, of
course, generally trading In contracts,
with the speculator supplying the dif
ference between the long and the short
hedges required by the trade.”
MERCHANTS BUYING COTTON
GOODS FOR SPRING DELIVERY
Marshall Field & Co., In their week
ly review of the dry goods trade say:
“The dry goods business of the w’eek
has held about even with that of the
same period a year ago Our repre
sentatives again on the road after their
vacations are finding buyers ready to
consider lines for spring delivery in a
conservative way
“Crop conditions inspire confidence in
mercantile operations. especially
throughout the principal corn growing
States. Exceptionally good reports are
received from the State of Iowa. The
oats crop has benefited by timely rains
in some sections.
“Collections continue about normal.
“A healthful tendency is noted in
that there is an increasing demand for
the better grades of merchandise.
“The steady, normal volume of daily
shipments indicates low stocks and a
‘hand-to-mouth’ policy of buying among
readers generally.”
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON. July 29. -With the
exception of local showers to-night or
Wednesday In the Northern Upper Lake
region, and in the South Atlantic and
East Gulf States, the weather will be
fair to-night and Wednesday over The
Eastern part of the country without
temperature changes of conseqence.
General Forecast.
General forecast until 7 p. m. Wed
nesday :
Georgia: Local showers to-night or
Wednesday.
Virginia: Generally fair to-night and
Wednesday.
North and South Carolina, Florida
and Alabama: Local showers to-night
or Wednesday.
Mississippi: F'air in North, local show
ers In South portion to-night and Wed
nesday.
Tennessee and Kentucky: Generally
fair to-night and Wednesday
Louisiana: F'air in North and West,
showers in Southeast portion to-night
or Wednesday
Texas: Fair to-night and Wednesday.
WORRIES STREET
Market Ruled Steady, but Volume
of Business Is Light With
Narrow Range.
By CHARLES W. STORMS.
NEW YORK. July 29.—An irregulur
tone was shown in the early trading on
the Stock Exchange, there being com
plete absence of vigor which charac
terized the dealings lor the two preced
ing weeks. In some quarters It was
thought that enough long stock was
sold to make the market again suscep
tible to their influence.
Union Pacific yielded % and losses of
around % point were also sustained In
Amalgamated. American Can and Ca
nadian Pacific. Steel rose %, but later
reacted the same amount. Americans
were well aboNe parity In London, where
the trading was of an irregular charac
ter
The curb was steady.
The market continued irregular with
considerable losses and small trading
except the buying at the start from
London. Union Pacific, Amalgamated,
Steel and Chesapeake and Ohio were
the most active although they recorded
losses. Reading sold ex-dividend of 2
per cent at 160%. a decline of %. Mis
souri Pacific and Steel common were
both off % Union Pacific lost % at
149%. Northern Pacific and Lehigh
Valley both declined Southern Pa
cific was off % to 93. The tone con
tinued weak.
Call money loaning at 2%.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotations to 1:30
STOCK— High Low.
Amal. Cop. ... 70% 70
Am. B. Sugar. 27 20%
Ain. Can 33% 32%
do. pref 93% 93%
Am. Car Foun. 45% 45%
Am. Cot. Oil. 39 39
Am. Loco 32% 32
Am. Smelt. .. 63% 63%
Am. T. and T.128 128
Anaconda .... 36% 35%
Atchison ...... 99% 98%
At. C. I a. 120 120
B. and O. .... 98% 98%
Beth. Steel .. 34% 34%
B. R. T 88% 88
Can. Pac 218 216%
Cen. leather .23% 23%
C. and O. .... 56% 55%
Con Products. 11 10%
Erie 27% -417%
do. pref 43% 43
Gen. Elec 140 140
G. N. pref. ..126% 126%
G. N. O. 36%
Great W. .... 14%
36
14%
Ill. Cen, 113% 113%
lnterboro ..... 15%
do. pref. .... 59%
K. C. S.. . . 27%
M. , K. and T. 22%
L. Valley. . . 151%
L. and N. . . 134
Mo. Pacific . . 33%
N. Y. Central 99
Nat. Lead .
N. and W. .
No. Pacific.
O. and W. .
Penna. ...
•Reading . .
49%
15%
59%
27%
22%
150%
134
32%
98%
49%
105% 105%
110% 109%
29%
114
29%
114
160% 159%
R. I. and Steel 24%
24
85%
17%
28%
92%
23%
do. pfd.. . . 85%
Rock Island . 17%
do. pfd.. . . 29%
So. Pacific. 93%
So. Railway . 24%
do. pfd.. . . 78 78
St. Paul . . . 106% 105%
Tenn. Copper. 30%
Texas Pacific 16*4
Union Pacific. 149% 148%
U. S. Rubber 60% 60%
U. S. Steel . . 59%
do. pfd.. . . 108%
Utah Copper . 48%
W. Electric . 63%
30*4
16%
58%
108%
48
63%
p. m.
1:30
P.M.
70%
27
33%
93%
45%
39
32
63%
128
35%
99%
120
98%
34%
88%
217%
23%
56%
10%
27%
43%
140
126%
36
14%
113%
15%
59%
27%
22%
150%
134
32%
98%
49%
105%
110
29%
114
160 V*
24
85%
17%
28%
93%
23%
78
106
30%
16%
149%
60%
58%
108%
48%
63 %
t
Prev.
Close.
70%
26%
33%
93%
45
39
31%
64
127%
36
99
120%
98%
33%
88%
217%
24
5*%
10%
27%
42%
140%
126
36%
14%
113%
16%
59
27%
22%
151
133
32%
99
48
105%
110%
29%
114
162%
24%
86%
17%
29
93%
23%
78%
106%
30%
16*/*
150
60%
59%
108%
48%
63%
•Ex-dividend, 2 per cent.
STOCK GOSSIP
T. D. Potter says: “The market has
every appearance of going higher and
stocks like Union Pacific, Reading.
Steel and Copper should be bought on
every recession.
“I believe another effort to secure
higher freight rates will be successful.
Steel earnings for quarter published to
day will probably show $38,250,000 This
will be bullish and should have a stimu
lating effect on prices.”
• • •
The New York Financial Bureau
says: “Speculative sentiment Is better
in the foreign markets. Information
channels favor purchase of Standard
stocks on reactions for turns. YW
would not climb for stocks, but would
buy conservatively on fair reactions for
moderat e profl ts.' ’
• * •
Secretary of Treasury McAdoo
charges depreciation of Federal 2 per
cent bonds to New York bank’s efforts
to discredit the proposed currency bill.
* * •
The American Woolen Company re
duced fabric prices from 10 per cent to
12% per cent.
* * *
St. Louis Clearing House Associa
tion urges the government to retire
$25,000,000 to $60,000,000 2 per cent
bonds at par.
• * *
The currency bill will be reported
to the House caucus August 11. C. G.
Dawes, president of the Central Trust
Company of Chicago, says the reforms
proposed by currency bill will brii*?
national calamity.
* * *
Consolidated Gas directors plan to de
clare regular dividend at Thursday’s
meeting.
• • *
The reactionary tendency of the stock
market Is due to some reports of dam
age in secti<%* of FYance to the corn
crop We are likely to have reports of
this character at this season, but dam
age is usually exaggerated. We have
not change^ our opinion of stock mar
ket and believe the upward trend will
continue.—T. P .Potter.
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT.
WASHINGTON. July 29 —Mean tem
peratures ranged from 1 to 3 degrees
below normal, except In the Central and
Southern portions of Texas, and middle
and Hast Tennessee, where there wag
an excess ranging from 1 to 3 degrees
Weekly mean temperatures rangd from
72 to 84 degrees over the Eastern, from
78 to 82 over the Central, and from 82
to 86 over the Western portion of the
cotton region. The lowest weekly mean
temperature. 72 degrees, occurred at
Asheville, N. C., and the highest, 86,
occurred at San Antonio and Tayor,
Texas.
Precipitation qpeurred generally over
the cotton region, except that there was
none in parts of "Central and Southern
Texas and at a few stations In North
western Oklahoma. More than 2 Inches
of rain fell during the week over the
greater portion of the East Gulf and
South Atlantic States, In Southern
Louisiana, at a few stations in Arkan
sas, North Central Texas and South
Central Oklahoma.
The greatest weekly amount, 6.20
inches, occurred at Donaldsonville. La.,
and there was more than 4 inches in a
few other widely scattered localities.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: “The
situation in wheat as viewed by most
traders is regarded as discouraging to
holders, the movement being large, and
the speculative and export demand
yesterday being light. Corn specialists
say that the next three weeks will tell
the story of the crop It is the gen
eral belief that the brilliant prospects
of thirty days ago have disappeared.
A large part of the crop is at the
critical stage, and It depends extirely
upon the weather, as to how the crop
Will come through.”
* * •
Bartlett. Frazier Co says: “Wheat -
Weather In the Northwest generally
(dear with seasonable temperatures.
The tone of the market Is heavy and
looks lower.
"Cora—The map shows no rain in the
corn belt and very high temperatures
prevailed yesterday in all territories
west of the. river As long as present
wteather conditions prevail higher prices
seem Inevitable.
“Oats-—We believe the market will
gradually work higher
“Provisions—Foreigners buyers of
lard. The continued strength In corn
adds to the general firmness."
Omaha, reports no rain in Nebraska.
Generally clear over the State. Winni
peg clear, S9; Duluth clear, 40: Glen-
wood clear; Bismarck clear, 70; Kansas
City says corn and wheat bulletin shows
no rain.
* * •
Provisional Department of Agriculture
of Manitoba estimates wheat crop of
65,000,000 bushels, against 58,000,000 last
year.
• • •
B. W. Snow says-? “My returns to
date, covering almost one-half of the
corn producing counties, are showing
some sensational losses In corn prospect.
Kansas returns as far ns tabulated and
covering nearly half of the State, show
a drop approaching 50 per cent since
July 1, and working lower as later re
ports come in. Nebraska is off nearly
20 points and Oklahoma 40 points; Mis
souri to date shows 10 points off, and
both Illinois ami Indiana have lost
ground. Arkansas, Tennessee and Ken
tucky are also showing heavy losses.
If the latter reports prove in line with
those already received, the general av
erage condition will fall several points
under 80, and the official indication on
August l may not be for a crop over 2,-
700,000 bushels.”
B. W. Snow lias the following from
Fldgar County. Ill.: "From April 10, we
had nine weeks of dry weather, which
ruined oats and hay, then we had some
raiq, which gave corn a fair start, but
for the last five weeks we had hot
weather and no rain. Unless we get
rain in a few days corn will be the
worst failure we have had in the 60
years that I have been In this country."
• * *
The Weekly Iowa Weather and Crop
Report says: “In some localities in the
southeastern counties, where there has
been only .05 inch rain during the last
30 days, corn is firing and is at a stand
still. Pastures are brown.”
Selling in corn to-day was very scat
tered and sellers really scarce. That's
why the market went up so easy, as no
body dares to take the short side.
Atlanta Markets
SHORTS STRUGGLE
FOR ILL CEREALS
Dry Weather, Bad Crop Advices
and Scarcity of Sellers Drive
Shorts to Cover. 4
CHICAGO, July 29.—Com waPF-th#
leader in activity, as well tm strength*
at the opening of the grain market to
day. The continued absence of rain
in the corn belt and the additional
claims of further and marked de
terioration were the leading bullish
influences, which drove many shorts
to cover and developed an investment
demand.
It was said that the losses in th«
com belt were pronounce^ in many
sections.
Wheat was lower on increased olV
ferings and a general bearish condi
tion.
Oats werp higher on poor threshing
returns.
Provisions were a shade higher.
WHEAT-
July. , .
Sept. # .
Dec.. . .
CORN—
July. . .
Sept. . .
Dec.. . ,
OATS—
July. . .
Sept. . .
Dec.. . .
PORK—
July . .22
Sept. . .21
LARD—
July . .11
Sept.. . .11
Ocl . .11
RIBS—
July . .11
Sept. . .11
Oct. . .11
High. Low.
Previous
Close. Close,
86%
87%
90%
85%
85%
89%
66% 63*4
65% 63%
63 60%
40% 39%
41% 40%
43% 42%
32%
42%
72%
82%
90
22.17%
21.30
11.70
11.77%
11.85
85*
86%
90V4
65%
65%
62%
40%
41%
43%
22.70
21.30
85 %i
86
S9%
8!
40
42>
22.15
21.35
75 11.72%
85 11.82%
02% 11.46
11.72% 11.70
11.77% 11.77%
11.85 1L26
11.72% 1V70
1180 1L80
1155 IL.55
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. July 29— Wheat, No. 2
red, new, 86(£187%; No. 3 red, new. 85@
86*4; No. 2 hard winter, new, 86%(cp87%;
No. 3 hard winter, new, 85 @>86%; No. 1
northern spring, 91@92%; No. 2 north
ern spring. 90@91: No 3 spring. 89@9<L
Corn, No. 2, 64% @65%; No. 2 white,
66% @67- No. 2 yellow. 65%; No. 3, 64%
@>65%: No. 3 white, 66@66%; No, 8 yel
low, 64%@65%; No. 4. 63%#64%) No. 4
white, 64%@65; No. 4 yellow, 64@6&.
Oats, No. 2, 40; No. 3. new, 40; ohL
40@41 %; No. 4 white. 39%@>40%* aland*
ard, new, 41%; old, 41%.
country, candled, 16@
EGGS—Fresh
lie.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in
1-lb. blocks 27%@30c; fresh country,
fair demond, A6@i8c.
UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head
and feet on, per pound: Hens, 19c;
fries, 22%@24; roosters, 8@10c; tur
keys, owing to fatresu. I7@isc.
LIVE POULTRY—Hens, 40@45;
roosters. 30 @3 6c; broilers 25 @ 30 c per
pound; puddle ducks. 30@3bc; Peklna,
36@40c; gvese, 50(a60a each: turkeys,
owing to fatness, loWl'rv.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lem
ons fancy, $8.00@9.00; cauliflower. 10@
12%c lb.; bananas, 2v*c lb; cabbage,
$2.00 per crate: peanuts, per pound,
fancy Virginia. 6%@7c; choice. 5%@>6c;
beets. $1.Y5@)2.00 In half-barrel :rates;
cc umbers, $1.26@1.50 Eggplants 75c
@1.00 per crate; peppers, $1.26@1.50 per
crate; tomatoes, fancy, slx-jasket
crates, $2 00@2.50; onions. $1.00 per bu ;
sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, 80@85c.
"*kra. fancy, six-basket crates, $1.50@>
1.75.
FISH.
FISH—Bream and perch, 7o pound;
snapper, 10c pound; trout, 10c pound;
bluensh. 7c pound; pompano, 20c pound;
mackerel, 7c pound; mixed fish, 5@>6c
pound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet,
$11.00 per barrel.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR— Postell’s Elegant. 17.75;
omega. $7.00; Carter’s Best. $6 25; Qual
ity (finest patent), $6.46; Gloria (self
rising), $6.00; Results (self-rising), $6;
f.wans Down (fancy patent). $6 00; Vic
tory (the very best patent). $6.40; Mon
ogram, $6.00; Puritan (highest patent),
$5.65; Golden Grain, $6.60; Faultless
(finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen
(highest patent), $5.65: Paragon (high
est patent. $5.75; Sunrise (half patent),
5 4.86; White Cloud (highest patent),
5.25; White Daisy (highest patent),
5.00; White Lily (high patent). $5.00;
Diadem (fancy high patent). $5.v5; Wa
ter Lily (patent), $6.16; Sunbeam, $4.85:
Southern Star (patent). $4.85; Queen
Spray (patent). $4.86; Tulip (straight),
$4.00: King Cotton (half patent), $4 76,
low-grade. 98-lb sacks. $4.00
CORN—Choice red cob 90c, No. 2
white bone dry 87c, mixed 85c, choice
yellow 85c, cracked corn 85c.
MEAL—Plain 144-pound sacks 83c, 96-
pound sacks 84c, 48-pound sacks 86c, 24-
pound sacks 84c.
OAT8—Fancy white clipped 57c. No. 2
clipped 56c, fancy white 55c, No. 2
mixed 54c.
COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper $31.60
COTTON SEED HULLS—Square
sacks $17 00
SEEDS—Amber cane seed $1.00, can#
seed, orange $1.00. rye (Tennessee) $1.26,
red top cane seed $1.35, rye (Georgia)
*1.35, blue seed oats 50c, barley $1-25,
Burt oats 70c.
FEED3TUFF9.
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap. 100-lb.
sacks, $3.26; 50-lb. sacks, $1.66; Purina
pigeon feed, $2.20; Purina baby chick
feed. $2.00; Purina scratch. 100-lb sks ,
$1.86; 60-lb sacks. $2.00; Purina scratch
bales. $2.05; Purina chowder, 100-lb.
sacks, $2.00; Purina chowder. dozen
pound packages, $2.20; Victory baby
chick. $2 00; Victory scratch, 50-lb.
sacks. $1.90, 100-lb. sacks. $1.85; wheat,
two-bushel bags, per bushel, $1.25;
oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb
sacks, $1.80. Eggo, $1.85; charcoal. 50-lb
sacks, per 100 pounds. $2.00.
ST. LOUISH CASH GRAIN,
ST. LOUIS. July 29.—No. 2 red
wheat. 84@86, No. 3 red, 83%@86? No,
4 red, 82@82%; No. 2 hard* No. J
hard, 84@87%.
Corn. No 2, 67%: No. 2, 66<3>fl7*iN<v
4, 65; No. 2 yellow. 67%@68; No 3ft671
No. 2 white, 68@69; No. 3 whtoeu
@67%. ^
Oats. No. 2 new. 38@38%? No, J new,
37%@38; No. 2 white. 41%; No. 3 white,
39%@41; No. 4 white. 38%@39; standi
ard, 40%@41; No. 2 red, J»6%t&69.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
| 1913.
—mr—
Receipts ......
Shipments ....
1 1,853.000
1 1,041,000
1,333,000
1,087,000
CORN— j j
Receipts
Shipments . , . .
1 421,000
1 270,000
MCO
MM
— M
If
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Tuesday
and estimated receipts for Wedensday:
Wheat
1,042
819
Corn .... . .
139
67
Oats ......
217
149
Hogs ......
15,000
S6.000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKER
LIVERPOOL, July 29.—Wheat opened
%d lower; at 1:30 p. m. the marketwaa
%@%d lower; closed unchanged to %d
lower.
Corn opened unchanged; a* 2r.3m.
the market was unchanged to %d high,
er; closed %d higher.
LIVE STOCK MARKER
-H ogs— Reoejiptj
CHICAGO, July 29.-
15.000. Market steady to weak; mli
and butchers, 8.6Q@8.94; good heavy,
8.80@9.20; rough heavy, 8.4608.80$ light,
9.10@9^0; pigs, 8.05@9.16; bulk, S.lbtiv
9.10.
Cattle—Receipts 3,500. Market weak.
Beeves, 7.40@9.10; cows and heifers 3.35
@8.40; stockers and feeders, 6.25@8.1Bt
calves, 9.26@10.50.
Sheep—Receipts 30,000. Market lOo
lower. Native and Western. 3.25@54fu
iambs. 6.40@8.00.
ST. LOUIS, MO., July 29.—Cattle re
ceipts 7,000, including 1,900 Southern*!
market steady; native beef steers, 5.50@
8.75; cows and heifers, 4.75(5/8.40; Stock
ers and feeders, 6.25@'7.50; calves, 6.0O@
10.50; Texas steers, 6.25@7.75: cows and
heifers, 4.25@6.50; calves, o.0O@I6.6O.
Hog receipts. 7,500; market ateartyt
mixed, 9.15@9.40; good. 9.20@9.30i
rough, 8 50@8.75; lights, 9.254^9.40-; bwtk,
7.26@9.26.
Sheep receipts, 13,000: mutton a*. 3.2S®
4 25; yearlings, 4 75@6.00; lamb»/€.26@
7.60.
LAMBS AGAIN CHEAPER,
CHICAGO, July 29.—Packers agafti
lowered the lamb market- owing*to iji
excessive supply of Western stock*
mainly from Idaho and Washington-
Sheep were scarce and steady. Lighi
hogs were few and held yesterday"b
prices, $9.60 being paid, but the heavy
packer delegation, soiling below was
conspicuous and weak to 6c lower. Cat
tle trade was of small volume and steady
as to prices. Water holes In Southwest
ern pastures have been filled, rellevtnif
the necessity of liquidation, and both
Kansas City and St. Louts receirpt*
were light, helping trade in iiMlwu usftii
tie.
BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, .Tulv 29. -Ofrn-mytdal
bar silver, 59%; Mexican dollars. 47c.
LONDON, July 29.—Bar a liver firm
27 %d.
LOWRY NATIONAL BANK
Capital $1,000,000
Surplus $1,000,000
Savings Department Safe Deposit Bona
0UISVILLE
THROUGH SLEEPERS
LiJ:l£AMu 5&LEM.