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TTTTC ATLANTA (5 EORGTAN AND NEWS. 13 E PIE CONLEY TALE TRUE, DORSEYAOGUES TO JURY Continued From Page 3. he said. “Amon? them was that Con ley was being intimidated by friends of Prank In jail. That he w T as given sandwiches, offered whisky and wis threatened with physical harm, cursed and otherwise abused. It also charged that Conley was kept in a cage with a number of desperate criminals, one of whom was under sentence of death, and would have been willing to swear to anything to prolong his life. Also that Conlev was quoted as making statements which he never made. That in con trast to this, the defendant Frank was kept In a cell block to himself and that no one except those he desired to see was allowed to visit him. “If It was right for Frank to have the privilege of not seeing anyone he did not want to Bee, why should not Conley have had the same right? Even by newspaper men the defense attempted to show that certain ac tions and words on his part refuted his statements. “Judge Roan Issued the order which remanded Conley from the county jail to the city jail." Rosser Interrupted—We object to that, your honor. You did not order Conley back to police headquarters. You discharged him from custody. Dorsey—The effect was the same. Rosser—We Insist that it was not. The order Issued here discharged him from custody. Judge Roan—I will explain to you. In the first instance I issued an order releasing him from the city jail and another order that he should be held in the custody of the county jail. What I did the last time was to va cate both orders. The effect was the same as remanding him back 'to the custody of the police.” "Conley was first In the common Jail and then remanded to the police station, and the effect of the Judge’s next order was to turn him loose. But for the police bringing him to testify In this case he might have been spir ited out of town and his important testimony silenced forever. "They claim he Is Impeached, but I assert he Is unimpeachable by any man except persons with their hands in the till of the National Pencil Com pany. Unlmpeached as to character, except by hirelings of the National Pencil Company, yet they would turn this man loose and set aside all this important evidence when all they have found against his record are charges of disorderly conduct at the police station. Says Conley Is Abundantly Sustained. “I tell you, gentlemen, Conley Is Abundantly sustained. Our proof of the general bad character of Frank sustains him. Our proof of the gen eral bad character for lasciviousness, not even denied by a single witness, sustains him. Your failure (pointing to attorneys for the defense) to cross- examine and deliver up the sources of information of the girls who testified that his character was bad—those girls Arnold called hair-brained fanat ics without rhyme or reason—sustains him. “Frank’s relations with Miss Re- oecca Carson, going into the dressing room with her in the broad day, first givenby Miss Jackson, the defense’3 own witness ” Rosser interrupted: “Miss Jackson never said anything about Frank go ing into a room with Miss Carson.” “Dorsey: “You are right, you are right. Well, then, by witnesses whose names I can’t recall. “Their statements sustain him. The statements that this libertine and rapist looked into the dressing room of these young girls with a sardonic smile sustains Jim Conley. “Miss Kitchens, who refuted Mr. Ar nold’s staten ent that he had called all the women on the fourth floor to testify as to Frank’s character, sus tains Jim Conley. “Darley sustains him. Truman Mc Crary, the old darkey praised so high ly, sustains him in the statement as to where he put his sack of hay at the time he drew his pay. Monteen Stover, telling of her easy walking shoes, sustains him. She sustains him in that at the moment Frank was in the metal department with this un fortunate little girl. She went to his office and he was not there. “Conley heard footsteps going to the rear Monteen Stover went up afterwards. Is that not substantia- tion? “Lemmie Quinn, your own dear Lemmie, in connection with the tes timony of Mrs. Freeman and Miss Hall, about the time he went to Frank's office, sustained him. Frank’s statement about consulting his attor neys before deciding whether or not to make public the statement of Lem mie Quenn’s visit on Saturday, sus tains him, “Dalton, proving a good character during the last ten years, sustains him. Daisy Hopkins sustains him. Brent, on the second floor, sustains him. The testimony of Holloway in an affidavit before he realized its importance, sustains him. The testi mony of Boots Rogers, that the power box of the elevator was unlocked, sus tains him. Clash Over Conley’s “Did,” and “Done.” “The affidavit of Mlnola McKnlght made before Mr. Craven and Mr Pickett sustains Jim Conley. The use of that cord to choke her, which u around* the factory in such abundance, sustains him. The existence of notes alone sustains hire. No negro in the history of his race, after a rape, ever wrote notes to cover up the crime. The diction of the notes—‘I did’ when Jim says T done’ ” Rosser interrupted: Well, he didn’t say that. He says 'I did' and I have records here. He says here where he tells of Franketells of hav ing to watch, ‘I disremember whether I did of not.’ ” Dorsey—1 will have to know who wrote It before I believe It. Rosser—If God Almighty were to say it you wouldn’t believe It. Attorney Arnold read the record— “And he said he would stay on the floor like he did before. Dnrgpy—Yes; you are reading his quotation of Frank. There was laughter throughout the courtroom. Deputy sheriffs rapped for order. Arnold—Here it Is both ways, quot ing Frank and direct. Dorsey—I am not bound by that re port This jury heard it and I am willing to trust them. Rosser—Yes; I know that you are not bound by any rule of conduct In the universe. Parry, the eourt stenographer, at this Juncture said that Conley was quoted both wavs He said that the character for “did” in shorthand was quite different from the character for done,” and there was no cause for mistake. Dorsey Takes Up Context of Notes. “The testimony shows that Jim in a majority of instances used the word ‘done’ instead of ‘did.’ I will not quarrel over that matter any longer. I am willing to leave It to the jury. “The phrase: ‘That long tall black negro did this by his-self’ shows a conscious effort on the part of Frank to limit the crime to one man. “Conley is sustained as to the time of Frank's arrival at the factory Saturday morning by Frank himself. He is sustained as to Frank’s visit to Montag’s. He is sustained as to the folder that Frank carried in his hand. “Arthur White borrowed $2 from Frank when he left at 3 o’clock thai afternoon. Schiff testified that an entry always was made of these loans, or that a little slip was left in the cash box, indicating that the loan had been made. “But where is the paper? Where in the entry in any book? We have asked them to show us an entry and they have failed to do it. The fact of the matter is that Frank neglected to make the entry. Why was It? It was because his mind was so occu pied with the crime that he had committeed and with the problem of getting rid of the girl’s body that he totally forgot the entry. “Frank in his statement before you said that he made every man sign for the loans he obtained. But they can’t show’ the signature of this man White. I tell you. gentlemen of the Jury that he didn’t take a receipt from White because his mind and conscience was on the terrible crime he had committed. “Where’s Mincey?” Dorsey Queries. “Do you tell me that if everything had been normal he wouldn’t have taken the receipt? There’s only one reason he didn’t take it and you know that reason. “Conley also has been sustained by the fact that Frank had rich rela tives In Brooklyn, and by the time that Frank left the factory that aft ernoon. “Where’s Mincey? “Echo answers where. Either Min cey was a myth or he was such a dia bolical perjurer that these lawyers of Frank’s knew that his testimony would nauseate any fair-minded jury that heard him. “Where’s Mincey? I ask. If you were not going to produce him and let the Jury see him, why did you parade the statements in his affidavit before these men in the Jury box? You know, and everybody knows, that if Mincey could have helped your case you would have had him here if you had had to go over Georgia with a fine-tooth comb to find him. “Every act of Frank proclaims him a murderer. Every word announces that he it was who foully strangled little Mary Phagan. Every circun- stance proves his guilt. The circum stances are extraordinary, yes, but they are as true as is the fact that little Mary Phagan lies dead. “She died without a blot on her life or her reputation. She died because she would not yield her virtue to her superintendent. “I have no purpose and have not had any in the prosecution of this trial that you gentlemen of the jury should not have had as honest men. Your honor, I have done my duty, and I have no apology to make. So far as the State is now concerned, you may charge the jury. This jury has sworn to be unprejudiced and unbiased, and has said under oath that they will consider this case with fair-minded ness and as honest men should, and I can but believe that there will be hut one verdict—and that it will be guilty, guilty, guilty.” Attorney Arnold at the conclusion of Solicitor Dorsey’s argument at 12 o’clock, arose and made a motion for a mistrial. Attorney Arnold based hi* motion on the applause which at dif ferent times during the proceedings has broken the order of the court room. “Your honor, at the beginning of this trial,” said Arnold, counsel for the defense, “I requested that the court- rom be cleared of spectators. I am going to make a motion for a nevt trial and we are prepared to prove each of the instances upon which we base our request, unless your honor is willing to admit that they are true. “First, when the court refused to rule out the evidence of Frank’s rela tions with other women as given by Jim Conley, that there was applause in the courtroom. “Second, on Friday, August 22, when the trial was on, and had just recessed for lunch, and when the jury was within 200 feet of the courthouse, and just as the Solicitor General was leav ing the courthouse, the crowd gath ered around and in plain hearing of the jury yelled: ‘Hurrah for Dorsey.' “Third, that on Saturday, August 23. wnlle the trial was still in pro cess, and had just adjourned, a large crowd gathered in front of the courthouse, and as the Solicitor Gen eral left the courthouse, yelled: ‘Hur rah for Dorsey.’ The jury at this time was in a cafe at lunch within 100 feet and was in plain hearing of the noise, and that the crowd moved up in front of the cafe and again yelled: ‘Hurrah for Dorsey,’ all within plain hearing of the jury. “Fourth, on August 25, while the jury was in a room within 20 feet of the courtroom, that as the Solicitor General entered the courtroom, the crowd in the courtroom arose and ap plauded him, and that your honor ad monished the crowd that if it happen ed again he would clear the court room. “And that all of this applause has tended to coerce and unduly influence the jury. The conduct was most dis graceful and the defendant has not been given a fair show at any tim during the trial from the start to the finish. “I never saw a trial where there were so many manifestations of feel ing. They have a natural tendency to intimidate and influence the jury. “X make the motion for the new Rev. A. R, Holderby Says Circum stantial Evidence Would Cru cify the Saviour Again. Branding circumstantial evidence, especially when extorted by the third degree, as dangerous and unjust, the Rev. Andrew R. Holderby, pastor of the Moore Memorial Church, in his Sunday sermon declared that if the Angel Gabriel were to visit the earth he would very likely be convicted of some violation of the law on that sort of evidence. “It is quite certain.” Dr. Holderby said, “that Jerus Christ would again be suspected and arrested and cruci fied just as he was 1900 years ago— and it would be on circumstantial evi dence.” Dr. Holderby arraigned the laws and courts of to-day, declaring that our so-called courts of justice are too oft en courts of injustice and persecu tion. “If you have any grievance with your neighbor,” he said, “you had better settle the matter by arbitration and steer clear of the courts. This is the Bible injunction. You will not likely get justice in some of our courts. “In the eyes of the law to-day it seems that every man is presumed to be guilty of some devilment unless ne can prove his innocence.and any man may be convicted of some immorality upon the testimony of any irresponsible witness who has been put through the ‘third degree.’ “God exhorts all men to ‘do Jus tice, love, mercy and to walk humbly with God.’ This is the summing up of religion. It is the Golden Rule, and if men were governed by this law, earth would become heaven. There would be no need of preachers Dr lawyers or courts or juries or jails. “But this law of heaven is not obeyed, hence the sorrows and miseries of earth. We are living in an age of injustice and cruelty. This divine law of justice and mercy is often violated by the State as well is the individual. The law as adminis tered byMhe State is inclined to be vindictive and unmerciful. Judge Raises Fine to Curb Sunday Drunks Sunday drunks fared hard at the hands of Recorder Pro Tern Preston Monday in police court. Judge Pres ton characterized Sunday drinking as a downright disgrace, and said it was his purpose to do all he could to break It up. .He assessed a fine of $10.75 for Sunday drunkenness. The ordinary everyday fine is $5.75. In imposing the double penalty on one man the recorder remarked: “If you want to drink liquor on Sunday, I would advise you to leave Atltanta. Drunkenness on Sunday will not be tolerated in this city.” Kentucky Feudist Slain as He Resists MANCHESTER, ICY., Aug. 25.—It was believed to-day that the Hargis- Cockrill feud which has cost more than a score of lives is ended. Greenberry McIntosh, who killed Greenberry Combs last week, was cornered by Breathitt County officers in a Clay County settlement, and when he refused to surrender was shot to death. The three men con victed of killing former Sheriff Ed Callahan, of Breathitt County, are serving life sentences, and it is be lieved the other participants in the feud will allow the family hatred to die. trial and I stand ready to prove what I have said.” The jury was out while the argu ments on the mistrial were being made. Dorsey Objects to Mistrial Motion. Dorsey arose with a strenuous ob jection. “I take issue with the defense.” al most shouted the Solicitor. “I never heard any such thing as Mr. Arnold speaks of. I think it would be the most ridiculous thing in the world to entertain the motion. I don’t know whether all that Mr. Arnold has said is true or not, but I want your honor to overrule the motion because it wouldn’t amount to anything if it were true.” Arnold interrupted Dorsey. “Didn’t you hear the applause this morning, your honor?” said Arnold, addressing Judge Roan. "Didn’t you hear the cheering last Friday and Sat urday? Didn’t you hear them yell, ‘Hurrah for Dorsey?’ ” Judge Roan admitted that he had heard cheering, but denied that the exclamation. “Hurrah for Dorsey,” ha 1 reached his ears. Several witnesses took the stand to testify as to the demontsration* which were claimed to have influenced the jury. Arnold himself was one them. Deputy R. B. Deavers testified also that just before the jury entered th«* German Cafe on Saturday ifternoon he heard a demonstration, hut asked if he heard, “Hoorah for Dorsey!” he declared that he did not. Deputy C. F. Huber said that he was with the Jury Friday afternoon but when asked if he had heard the demonstrations, said that he had not and did not know anything about it until next morning. The crowd In the courtroom laughed at Huber’s statement. “Your honor,” shouted Attorney Arnold, jumping to his feet. “I want that in the records. Who else was with you?” Arnold asked of Huber. “Mr. Liddell,” Huber answered. “Say,” Interposed Att >rney Hoop er, “aren’t we going to be given m opportunity to cross-examine this witness?” In the confusion Hooper’s protest was overlooked. Attorney Arnold asked that Liddell be brought In. but Judge Roan ruled against the defense, denying a new trial. SEND COTTON UP Bullish Condition Report and Strong Cables Also Responsible for Short Covering. NEW YORK. Aug. 25—Tho upward trend of cotton prices following reports of deterioration In tne Southwest was resumed at the opening of the cotton market to-day, the upturn ranging from 7 to 18 points over Saturday’s final One of the chief buying motives was the report of a Southern newspaper making the condition of the cron as of August 22 at 69.6 per cent, or 10 points off for the month. In addition to this the Liverpool mar ket sent very high cables. Spot houses were principal buyers, there being also good buying from the ring. However, there was some scattered profit-taking by some who were big buy ers last week. Prices, nevertheless, held firm, and under continued good support from the larger interests further gains of 5 to 14 points were recorded by the end of the first hour. Following are 11 a. m. bids In flew York: August, 12.06; October, 11.85; De cember, 11.81; January, 11.71; March, 11.80. At the close the market was very steady, \\*th prices at a net advance of 23 to 29 points from the final quota tions of Saturday. Following are 10 a. m. bids In New Orleans: August. 12.22; October. 11.82; December, 11.83; January, 11.84; March, 11.94. .Estimated cotton receipts: Saturday. 1912 New Orleans 100 to 125 466 Galveston 26,000 to 28,000 31,832 RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. COTTON GOSSIP 0.0 12.05112.22] 12.01112.20 11.87 ! 11.99 11.77 11.95:11.77 11.94 11.80; ; 11.81 11.79 11.88 11.78 11.87 11.70 ll.80lll.69jll.80 i i .79; i i .‘9*6 * i i .78 1 i .89 11.82 11.94 11.82:11.94 Ag Sp Oc Nv Dc Jn Fb Mh My Closed very steady. 12.20 12.01 11.92 11.85 11.87 11.79 11.81 11.89 11.93 22 11.94-95 03 11.77-79 •94 11.70-71 ■87 11.62-64 -88 11.64-65 -80 11.54-55 -83 1 1.56-58 -90 11.62-63 94 11.64-66 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Aug 25.—This market was 8 to 10 points higher, but opened excited, at a net advance of 10 points. At 12:15 p. m., the market was firm, 12 to 13 points net higher. Spot cotton quiet, at 12 points ad vance: middling 6.74d; sales 5,000, In cluding 4,300 American; imports. 8.000 bales, of which 7,000 were American. At the close the market was steady with prices at a net gain of 18 to 19% points from the closing quotations of Saturday. Futures opened firm. Opening. Frev. Range. 2P M. Close. Close. Aug . .6 4>; 6.50 6.54 6.36 Aug.-Sept . . .6.39% 6.44% 6.47% 6.29% Sept.-Oct. . . .6.81 6.36 6.40% 6.22% Oct.-Nov. . . .6.29 6.34 6.37 6.18 Nov.-Dec. . . .6.21 6.28 6.32 6.13 Dec.-Jan. . . .6.23% 6.27 6.32 6.13 Jan.-Feb. . . .6.23% 6.29% 6.32% 6.13% Feb.-Mch . . .6.26% 6.30 6.34 6.16 Mch.-April . . .6.27% 6.32% 6.35 6 16 April-May . . .6.28 6.36% 6.17 May-June . . .6.28 6.34 " 6.37% 6.18 June-July . . .6.28 6.37% 6.18% Closed steady. HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28.—There were only a few light, scattered showers in Texas over Sunday, but cool weather prevailed over nearly the entire belt, with no excess in temperatures any where. Indications are for increasing cloudiness and some showers in the western States and Gulf districts, partly cloudy to fair elsewhere, with normal temperatures. Conditions are making for further and more general precipi tation in the west this week. Liver pool showed as much as 10 points ad vance on future^ at the opening of our market, against 11 higher due. Spots, 12 points higher; sales 5,000. First trades here were at an advance of about 16 points; selling restricted by intimidating crop reports; expectation of a bullish weekly report to-morrow. Ivow private condition forecasts are due this week, and the opinion that the coming Bureau will show a decline up to 10 points in the average condition of the belt. The demand for contracts was steady enough to hold the advance. De tailed Government records show scat tered showers over Sunday in Texas, with nearly a half inch at Alice, Bren- ham, Houston, Riverside and Pierce, the largest amounts given, hut showing sho.wery conditions over the State. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Open High. i o J ** ft ™ U) i) H O O >8 as 0.0 Ag 12.35 12.41 12.24 12.41 12.42-45 12.15 Sp 11.90 11.90 11.90 11.90 12.02-03 11.67-70 OC 1 1.80 11.98 11.80 11.97 11.97-98 11.63-64 Nv 11.93-95 11.65-66 Dc 11.83 1 1.99,1 1.82 11.98 11.97-98 11.64-65 Jn 11.88 12 00 1 1.84 12.00 12.00-01 11.66-67 Fb 11.98-12 11.64-66 Mh 11.97 12.10 11.96 12.10 12.11-12 1 1.76-78 My 12.08 12.09;i2.08 12.09 12.21-22 11.56-58 Closed steady. NEAR DEATH UNDER AUTO. DALTON, GA., Aug. 25.—A party of Murray County autoists had a narrow escape Sunday when their car ran off a culvert and turned turtle in a ditch. Fain Hartsill was pinned beneath the car but was only bruised. Miss Frances Hartsill and G. T. Highbau were uninjured. THE WEATHER. Conditions. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The indica tions are that the weather will be gen erally fair to-night and Tuesday from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast, exdept scattered showers will oc cur in the I^ake region and Florida to night and Tuesday. The temperatures will rise slowly In the upper Lake region to-night, and in the Lfike region and the Ohio Valley on Tuesday. The wealher will continue moderately cool in the Atlantic States. General Forecast. Georgia—Generally fair to-night and Tuesday. Virginia and North Carolina—Fair to night; cooler Tuesday. South- Carolina. Alabama and Missis sippi—Generally fair to-night and Tues day. Florida—Local showers to-night and Tuesday. Tennessee—Fair to-night and Tues day Louisiana— Fair in interior; showers on the coast to-night or Tuesday. Texas—Fair to-night and Tuesday. ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN. ST. LOUIS Aug 25.—No. 2 red wheat, 89%ft91%; No. 3 red, 88ft89; No. 4 red. 81; No. 2 hard. 86®91; No 3 hard. 86ft 87. Corn—No. 2, 73% ft 74; No. 3. 73%; No. 4 72; No. 2 yellow. 74; No. 3 yellow, 73%ft74; No. 2 white, 74%@>76%; No. 3 white, 73% ft 75%. Oats—No. 2. 41% ft 43; No. 3, 40>4 @41; No 4 , 39% ft 40; No 2 white 42% ft 43; No! 3 white 40%ft41; No. 4 white, 40% ft 41%; standard, 42(®42%. Rye—No. 2. 70ft 704* There was some scattered profit-tak- 1 ing on the advance to-day by brokers who had been prominent buyers last 1 week. RioroHn was apparently the lead- J ing seller. Baruch was said to be a seller through Schill and Shearson. The market, however, tdbk the selling re markably well and refused to decline. Spot people were good buyers on all soft spots. The New York Journal of Commerce has the following on the condition of the cotton crops Tn Alabama, Mississip pi and Louisiana: "Alabama—On account of late June planting, cotton is very spotted, and fear is entertained that June cotton will suffer considerable deterioration. Some sections have had sufficient rain fall, and their prospects are bright for a full crop. But the major part of the State Is needing rain badly. Cotton is shedding and opening prematurely, and picking has begun in some sections. Cultivation has been excellent, and with the exception of boll weevil the crop is free from insect damage ,As a result of heat and drouth, condition is slightly lower than a month ago. when it was 79.2, but better than last year, when it was 74. “Mississippi Rarrlng the very general prevalence of the boll weevil, the condi tion is very good. Farmers are fight ing the ‘ pest vigorously with good re suits. The plant Is of good size, well cultivated and fruitage is good. Many sections are beginning to feel the need of rain and shedding is becoming gen eral. owing to hot, dry winds. Bolls are opening freely and picking will he general In September. Percentage con dition is considerably better than a year ago at this time, when it was 71.3, but somewhat lower than last month, when it was 80. “Louisiana--The presence of the boll weevil is practically universal and they have been the cause of material de terioration. Excessive rains in many sections have favored their depreda tions. Sheddng s also general, but not more than normal for this time of the year. Cultivation remains good and there is little complaint of scarcity of labor. Drouth and high temperatures have affected some localities. Picking will he fairly general by September 1. Partial returns on percentage condition Indicates several points below last month, when It was 78.7 per cent.” • • • Dallas wires: “Texas—Partly cloudy to clear, showers over Mount Vernon, Pittsburg and Mount Pleasant. Okla homa—Clear.” • • * NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25.—Hayward & Clark: The weather map shows part ly cloudy in the western states, cloudy in the Atlantlcs: fair elsewhere: no ex cessive temperatures. On the contrary, cool weather continues in northern two- third of the belt, light, scattered show ers fell over the Atlantlcs and few light showers reported by private sources In Texas. Indications are for Increasing cloudiness In west, possibly some scat tered showers in south Texas; generally fair and normal temperatures over rest of the belt. • • • Washington forecast for the week: “Except along the South Atlantic and East Gulf coast, where there will he showers, generally fair weather, with moderate temperatures probable in the Southern States until the latter part of the week, when there will be quite gen eral showers.” • • * Rainfall: Corpus Christ!. .01: Augus ta. 02; Charleston. .10; Jacksonville, .18; Wilmington, .64; Raleigh, .02. • • • Galveston wires: "Traveled four days in automobile through to San Antonio, talked with a number of posted men relative to Texas crop. Think Texas crop more than last year.” • * • Habersham King, in his latest report, says: “Crop stands almost alone in that spring developments guaranteed in deep-rooted plant to withstand dry weather, considering this and near ma turity of plant I am convinced that it is a conservative estimate that weather developments were favorable to fully 75 per cent of the crop. A stand-off as to 10 per cent and unfavorable to 15 per cent, mainly northwest Mississippi and Oklahoma. Outside of that there is no drouth, except such small scattered areas, hardly enough to mention in last reports, which create the impression of drier conditions than reaJly exist.’’ • * * Texas rainfall Saturday and Sunday: Alice, .42: Brenham, 40; Columbus. 04; Corpus Christ!, .01; Houston, .50; Kerr- ville, .02; Luling .12; Pierce, .38; River side, .62; San Antonio, .08. 10 Points Decline In Cotton Condition MEMPHIS, Aug. 25.—The condition of the cotton crop, in a special report by The Commercial-Appeal, is estimated to be 69.6 of normal, an even 10 points de cline from the Goovernment’s figures of July 25 The figures given here are based on an average date of August 28. Deterioration has been heaviest west of the River where the long drouth continued unbroken and is making it self fell on the crop. The conditions probaly have never been worse in Okla homa and in Texas. The losses have been very severe, the plant is withering and is shedding heavily. Young bolls are opening prematurely In Alabama the grade of cotton brought to market is said to be rather poor. Hot, dry weather prevailed over most of the eastern belt during the la night, with a resultant deterioration in Tennessee. Mississippi and Alaham. The loss in Mississippi and Louisiana was greatly augmented by boll weevil, the second hatching of which Is Infect ing the fields and doing much damage. Tn Georgia and the Carolinas the plant about held its own during the month, and prospects still are bright in these States for a splendid crop. In many places In the west It Is con tended that rains will not be of benefit should they fall soon, but in most sec tions correspondents are of the opinion that good rains would greatly add to the yield. The extremely hot weather and the very dry soil tendpd to minimize the benefit accruing from recent scat tered showers in Texas. Owing to the dry hot weather cotton is opening fast and picking promises soon to become general. Farmers are placing the lint on the market a-j soon as ginned. Labor, generally speaking, is ample. Conditions by States: DULL, HOLD FIRM Street Waiting Wilson’s Message on Mexican Situation, Which Is Killing Business. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—Strength of American railroad stocks in London im parted firmness to the list at the opening of the stock market nere to-day and substantial fractional gains were made. I^ehigh Valley advanced %. while Cana dlan Pacific was up %. After a half hour of trading, however, the market became irregular. Among the other advances at the out set were Amalgamated Copper %, United States Steel common %. Union Pacific %, Southern Pacific %. Reading %, Erie %o, Chesapeake and Ohio *2, American Locomotive %. American Can Vi- Brooklyn Rapid Transit shares and New York, New Haven and Hartford was off Vi. Americans in London were firm. There was much covering in Canadian Pacific. American shares were pur chased there in the evident belief that there would be a turn for the better in the Mexican situation soon. After the first hour gains had been established in various issues, extending up to a point, the only exception being a drop of 1 point in Great Northern Ore. A little later a further advance of al most 20 points In cotton caused almost general recessions. Copper was ’■* down; SteePremained unchanged; Union Pacific down %, Canadian selling at 22014, a decline of % < »ther Issues were, ( about unchanged. Call money loaned’ at 2 V4. There was very little change in prices in the final hour from those prevailing at noon. New Haven went to 97%, while Union Pacific gained %. These changes attracted most Interest of all the movements. Canadian Pacific made a fractional advance. The market closed steady. Government bonds unchanged. Other bonds steady. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations: STOCK— High. Low Cl os. Bid. Prev. Close. Amal. Copper. 7414 73% 73% 7f% Am. Agricul.. 44% 44% Am. Beet Sug. 26% 26% 26 25% American Can 35 33% 34% 33% do, pref. .. 95% 93% Am. Car Fdy. 46 45% 4574 45% Am. Cot. Oil.. 45% 45 45 46% American Ice. 22 7 4 22 22 21% Am. Locomo.. 35% 34% 35% 33% Am. Smelting. 67% 67% 67% 67 Am. Sug. Ref. 109 109 Am. T.-T. ... 130% 130% 130% 130 Am. Woolen.. 17% Anaconda .... 36% 36% 36% 36% Atchison 96% 9674 96 9674 A. C. L 121 121 121% 121V* B. and O 96% 95% 95 % 96% Beth. Steel ... 34% 34 B. R. T 89% 89% .... 88% Can. Pacific... 221 */i 220% 220% 220 Cen. Leather. 23 22 V 4 C. and O. ... 60 69% 59% 69% Colo. F. and I. 31% 81% 31 31% Colo. Southern 27% Consol. Gas.. 131 Vi 131% 131 131% Corn Products 11% 11% uv4 11V* D. and H .. f. 159% 159% Den. and R. G. 20 26 Distil. Secur.. 14 13% Erie 2874 28% 28% 28% do, pref. .. 46 % 46% G. North, pfd. 127% 327 127% 126% G. North. Ore. 34% 34% 34% 34% G. Western.... 13 13 Ill. Central.... 106 107 Interboro .... 16% 16% 16% 16 V* do, pref. .. 62 62 62% 6174 Irtt Harv. (old) .... 107 106% Iowa Central. 7 7 K. C. S 26% 25% M., K. and T. 23 22% do. pfd.. . . 56% 56% L. Valley. . . 15474 154% 154% 154 L. and N. . . 135% 135 135% 134% Mo. Pacific . . 31 Vi 3074 30% 30% N. Y. Central. 98% 98% 98% 98 Northwest. . . 130 Nat. Lead . . 49% 49% 49% 48 N. and W. . . 106% 106% 106% 106 No. Pacific . . 111% 111% 111% 111% O. and W. . . 20% 20% 29% Penna 113 113 112% 112% Pacific Mail . 21% 21% P. Gas Co. . . 114% 113% P. Steel Car . 24 24 Reading . . . 162% 161% 161 161 % R. I. and Steel 23% 23 % do. pfd.. . . 88% 88 Rock Island . 17% 17% 17% 17% do. pfd.. . . 27% 27% 27% 27% S.-Sheffield. . 30 29% So. Pacific . . 90% 90% 90% 90% So. Railway . 24% 2474 24% 24% Atlanta Markets STATES— Aug. 22. 1913. July 25, 1912. Georgia 74 76 Tennessee 82 90 Mississippi 70 77 Arkansas 75 87 Alabama 70 79 South Carolina 75 75 North Carolina 77 77 Ttxas 67 81 I^niisiana 68 79 Oklahoma 56 81 United States 69.6 79.6 MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, Aug. 25.—Opening: Butte Superior, 29%; Boston and Maine, 66. BAR SILVER. LONDON, Aug. 25.—Bar silver steady at 27 9-16d. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Aug 25.—Wheat, No. 2 red, 89%ft 90*4 ; No. 3 red. 88% ft 89%; No. 2 hard winter, 87%ft89; No. 3 hard winter.86%ft87%; No. 1 Northern spring. 92ft 92%; No. 2 Northern spring, 90ft92; No. 3 spring. 87% @89. Corn No. 2. 76ft 75%; No. 2 white. 75%ft 76; No 3 yellow. 75ft7614; No. 3, 74*4ft 75*4; No. 3 w r hite, 75ft75%; No. 3 yel low. 74*4@ 75*4; No. 4. 74ft 74*4; No. 4 white, 74%ft76; No. 4 yellow. 74 l ift74% Oats. No. 2 white, 42% ft 43; No. 3 white, 41*4 ft 42; No. 4 white. 40%@41%; standard, 42ft 42 Va* A House, A Home, A Horse, A Cow— “Want Ads” | Will Tell You How do. pfd.. . . St. Paul . . . Tenn. Copper. Texas Paclfio. Third Avenue I’nion Pacific. U. S. Rubber. U. S. Steel . do. pfd.. . . T’tah Copper. V. -C. Chein. . Wabash . . . *do. pfd.. . . W. Union . . . W. Maryland. W. Electrlo . W. Central. . 79% 107 % 106% 106% 106 31% 31% 31 31 16 16 38% 37% 153% 153% 153% 153 % 61 61 60% 61 ' 64% 63% 64% 63% 108 % 108% 108% 108 51% 50% 50% 60% 27% 27% 26% 26% 4% 4% 4% 474 12% 12% 67 67 40 40 71% 7174 71% 70% 46 STOCK GOSSIP EGGS—Fresh country, candled, Soft 27c. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in 1-lb. blocks, 27%ft 30c; fresh country, fair demand, 15ft 18c. UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on. per pound; Hens 18ft 19c; fries, 22% ft 24; roosters, 8ft 10c; tur keys. owing to fatness, 17@19c. LIVE POULTRY — Hens, 40@45; roosters, 30ft 35c; broilers 25ft30c' (>er pound; puddle ducks, 30@35c; Peklns, 35ft 40c; geese, 50ft 60c each; turkeys, owing to fatness, 15ftl7o. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND V EG ETA BLES—lem ons, fancy, $5.00ft 5.60; California or anges, $5.35ft 5.60; Concord grapes, 27%ft30c a basket; Missouri peaches, $ 25ft 2 50 per crate: bananas, 2%ft3c lb.; cabbage, l%ft2c per drum; peanuts, per pound, fancy Virginia, 6%ft7c; choice, 5%@6; beets, $1.75ft 200, In half barrel crates; cucumbers. $1.25ft>1.50; eggplants, $1.00ft 1.25 per crate; peppers, $1.50 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, slx- basket crates, $2.00ft 2.50; onions, $1.00 ,per bu.; sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, 85ft 90c per bu; Irish potatoes, $1.40 per hag, containing 2% bushels; akro, fancy, six-basket crates, $1.50ft 1.75. FISH. FISH Bream and perch, 7c pound; snapped, 10c pound; trout, 10c pound; bluefish, 7c pound; poinpano, 20c pound; mackerel. 7c pound; mixed fish, 5ft 6c pound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet, $11.00*per barrel. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR Postell’s Elegant, $7.75; Omega, $7.00; Carter's Best, $6.25; Qual ity (finest patent), $6.00; Gloria (self- rising), $5.60; Results (self-rising), $5.40; Swans Down (fancy patent), $6.00; Vic tory (the very best patent), $6.00; Mon ogram, $6 00; Puritan (highest patent), $5.35; Golden Grain, 5.60; Faultless (finest patent), $6.25; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.76; Paragon (high est patent), $6.75; Sunrise (half patent), $4.76; White Cloud (highest patent), $5.00; White Daisy (highest patent), $5 00; White Lily (high patent), $6.00; Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.76; Wa ter Lily (patent), $5.15; Sunbeam, $4.75; Southern Star (patent), $4 75; Ocean Spray (patent), $4.75; Tulip (straight), $4.00; King Cotton (half (latent), $4.50; low-grade, 98-lb. sacks, $4.00. CORN—Choise red cob, $1.00; No. 2 white bone dry. 99c; mixed. 85c; choice yellow, 97c; cracked corn, 95c. MEAL— Plain 14-pound sacks, 90c; 96- pound sacks, 91c. 48-pound sacks, 93c; 24-pound sacks, 96c. OATS—Fancy white clipped, 5fie; No 2 clipped, 58c; fancy white, 67o; red clipped, 57c. COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper, $31.50. COTTON SEED HULLS — Square sacks, $18.00. SEEDS—Amber cine seed, $1.00; cane seed, orange, $1.00; rye (Tennessee) 2- bu. sacks, $1.10; red top cane seed, $1.35; rye (Georgia) 2%-bu. sacks, $1.25; blue seed oata, 50c; barley, $1.25; Burt oats. 70c. FEEDSTUFFS. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap, 100-lb sacks. $3.25; 50-lb. sacks, $1.65; Purina pigeon feed, $2.25; Purina baby chick feed, $2.05; Purina scratch, 100-lb. sacks, $1.95; 60-lb. sacks. $2.00; Purina scratch bales, $2 15; Purina chowder, 100-lb. sacks, $2 05; Purina chowder, dozen pound packages, $2.25; Victory baby chick, $2.10; Victory scratch, 50-lb. sacks. $2.00; 100 lb. sacks, $L.85; wheat, two-bushel bags, per bushel, $1 25; oyster shell, 80c; special scratch, 100-lb. sacks, $.80; Eggo. $1.86; charcoal, 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds. $2.00. SHORTS—White. 100-lb. sacks, $1.75; Halliday, white, 100-lb. sacks, $L.80; dandy middling. 100-lb. sacks, $1.76; fancy, 75-lb. sacks, $1.75; P. W., 75-lb. sacks. $160; brown, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60; Georgia feed, 76-lb. Hacks, $1.60; clover leaf. 75-lb. sacks, $1.60; bran, 75-lb sacks, $1 30; 100-lb. sacks, $1.30; 50-lb Hacks, $1.30; Horneoline, $1.50; Germ meal, Homeo, $1.60. GROUND FEED- Purina feed, 176 lb sacks, $1.70; Purina molasses feed, $1.65; Arab horse feed. $1.80; Allneeda feed. $1.65: Suerene dairy feed. $1.55; Mono gram, 10-lb sacks, $1.60; Victory horse feed, 100-Ib. sacks, $1.65; ABC Ved, $1.60; Mllko dairy feed. $1.65; al falfa molasses meal. $1.75; alfalfa^meal $1.40; beet pulp, 100-lb sacks, 111' HAY—Per hundred weight: Timothy choice, large hales, $1 25; large fancy light clover mixed, $1 20; No. 1 small hales. $1.05; No. 2 small, $1; alfalfa, pea green, $1.15; clover hay, $1 20; Timothy standard, $1.05; Timothy small bales, $1;' wheat straw, 70c; Bermuda hay, 85c; No. 1. $1.20; wheat straw, 65c; Bermuda hay. 90c. GROCERIES. SUGAR—Per pound: Standard gran ulated, 5c; New York refined, 4%c; plan tation, 4 85c. COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle), $24.50; A AAA. $14 50 in bulk; In bags and bar rels, $21; green, 20c. NEW YORK PRODUCE. NEW YORK. Aug. 26—Petroleum, firm; crude Pennsylvania, 2.60. Turpentine, firm, 49%. Rosin, firm; common, 4.50 bid. Wool, quiet; domestic fleece, 23ft'27: f Milled, scoured basis, 33ft 52; scoured tasls, 46" 53 Hides, steady; native steers, 18%@> branded steers, 17% @>1794: Coffee, firm; options opened, 5ftl9 higher; Rio No. 7 on spot, 9%@>9%. Rice steady; domestic, ordinary to prime, 4ft6%. Molasses, steady; New Orleans, open kettle. 35ft‘55. Bugar, raw, quiet; centrifugal. 3.73 bid; muscovado. 3.23 bid; molasses sugar, 2.98 hid. Sugar, refined, firm; Mine granulated. 4 70 bid; cut loaf, 5.50 bid; crushed, 5.40 bid; mold A, 5.05 bid; cubes, 4 95 bid; powdered, 4 80; daimond A, 4.70 bid; softs, No. 1. 4.45ft 4.50. (No. 2 is 5 points lower than No. 1 and Nos. 3 to 14 are each 5 points lower than the pre ceding grade.) Potatoes, quiet; white nearby, 50ft 2.37; Southerns, 1.25ft 1.75. Beans, quiet; marrow, choice, 6.50; pea, choice, 3.80ft3.85; red kidney, 3.60 bid. 1 Monday. Wheat . . [ 163 Corn 67 Oats 226 Hogs 45,000 The Mexican Northwestern Railway announces that It would defer payment of the semi-annual interest due Septem ber 1 on its $25,000,<KK) first mortgage 5 per cent bonds, hut would pay the 3 per cent coupon due on the $8,000,000 prior lien bonds. The disturbed Mexi can conditions are blamed for the low ered earning power of the road, which is one of the Pearson projects. * • • Since Little Steel reached 66% last week, speculative holdings of this stock have been bought at that figure, but at materially lower levels in the hope that it will return to that high-water mark in the near future. * • • An anomalous movement has been noted In Chesapeake and Ohio stock within the last three months. This stock declined from 57% to 61%, follow ing the announcement three months ego that the usual dividend had been de clared by the company’s directors, al though previous to this action the street had been deluged with rumors that the rate would be reduced beeause of heavy losses In net earnings. When the direc tors met Thursday to act upon the divi dend again, the stork was selling at 50%, and, immediately after the an nouncement that the annual rate had been cut from 5 per cent to 4 per cent, it advanced to 57%. and the advance be gun under such suspicions circumstances continued, Saturday's close being 69%. * • * There was good buying in American stocks to-day on talk that the balance of the back dividends will be paid off. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows the ports to-day compared same day last year: receipts with tl 1913 1912. New Orleans . . . 21 86 Galveston 13.385 16,629 Mobile 34 13 Savannah 1,355 136 Charleston. . , . 5 Norfolk 143 16 Boston 26 Various 444 To'al 15,387 16,905 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. I ’1913. Houston 22.370 29,591 Augusta. . • . . . 116 68 Memphis 131 82 St. l^mis 639 94 Cincinnati. . . . 343 57 Little Rock . . . . 3 Total 23.499 29,895 191 8POT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, nominal. Athens, steady, middling 11%. Macon, steady; middling 12%. New Orleans, steady; middling 12 3-16. New York, quiet; middling 12.45. Philadelphia, quiet; middling 12.80. Boston, quiet; middling 12.45. Liverpool, firm; middling 6.74d. Bavannah, steady; middling 11%. Augusta, steady; middling 11%. Charleston, nominal. Norfolk, steady; middling 12c. Galveston, firm; middling 12 1-16. Mobile, quiet; middling 11%. Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, steady; middling 11%. Baltimore, nominal; middling 12c. St Louis, quiet; middling 12c. Memphis, steady; middling 12%. Houston, steady; middling 12 1-16. l/oulsvllle, firm; middling 12% Charlotte, steady; middling ljo. Greenville, steadymiddling 12c. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Miller & Co : Whether or not the dam age reports have been exaggerated, it seems useless to butt against a stone wall for, temporarily, sentiment is with the market.” SHORTS II CORN Wheat and Oats Also Show Gains as Result of Trading in the Chicago Pits. 8T. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS, Wheat—No 2 red 89%ft91% Corn—No. 2 73% ft74 Oats—No. 2 41% ft 42% CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—The buying by longs in corn seemed to frighten the shorts and in addition to their covering us a factor, there was a good demand from investors, which carried prices up sharply. Closing prices were at the top prices of the day and showed net gains of %c to %c. Wheat closed %c to %c better Oats were unchanged to %e better su PPly of wheat increased -63,000 bushels for the week, corn de- creased 966.000 bushels and oats In- creased 2,866,000 bushels. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Previous Close. Close. High. Low. WHEAT— Sept.... Dec 87% 90% 86% 89% May.... 95 V* 94% CORN Sept.... 73% 71% I >ec 68% 67% May. . . . 69% 69 OATS- Sept.... 41% 4U4 I >ec 44% 43% May. .. . 47% 46% PQRK Sept... 20.97% 10.92% Oct.... 20.32% 20.27% Jan 19.40 LARD— Sept... 11.17 Oct.... 11.27 Jan... 10.82 RIBS— Sept... 11 Get.. Jan.... 10 CHICAGO CARLOTS. Following are receipts for Monday am Tuesday. 346 128 370 15,000 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 25.—Wheat opene %d lower. At 1:30 p. m. the mark* was % to %d lower; closed % to % lower. Corn opened unchanged. At 1:30 p. n the market was %d higher; closed % t %d higher. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Aug. 25. —Hogs—Receipt* 45,000. Market 15c to 20c lower. Mixed arid butchers, $7 65ft9.10; good heavy, 8.30ft 8.75; rough heavy, $7.30ft 8.16; light, $8.45ft9.25; pigs, $6.25ft7.75; bulk, $7.75ft 8.90. Cattle-Receipts 26,000. Market lOo to 15c lower. Beeves, $7 35ft9 10; cow» and heifers. $3 26ft 8 40; Stockers and feeders, $6.00ft<7.85; Texans, $6.85ft8.i6; calves, $9.60ft 11.50. Sheep—Receipts 80.000. Market lOo lower. Native and Western, $3.00ft4.80; lambs, $4.*>0ft8.10. ST. LOUIS. Aug 25.—Cattle: Receipts 8,500, including 2.000 Southerns; market steady; native beef steers, 5.50ft9.00; cows and heifers, 4.75ft8.75; stockers and feeders, 5.25ft7 50; calves, 6.00^ lo 00; Texas steers. 6.25ft7.75; cows and melfers, 4.25ft6.60; calves, 6.O0fti6.00. Hogs: Receipts, 8,500; market steady; mIxed. 8 95ft 9.26; good, 8.70ft9.10; rough, 7.50ft 8.00; lights, 9.10ft9.S2; pigs, 5.60ft) 8.75; bulk. 8.95ft^9.25 Sheep: Receipts, 5,500; market steady; muttons. 3 2Rft4.00; yearlings, 5.00ft6.00; lambs, 5.60ft7.80. SOUTHERN BUYERS THICK IN THE CHICAGO MARKET Marshall Field & Co , In a weekly re view of the dry goods trade, says: “Immediate business is keeping up strong and as the fall season opens up there Is more evidence of the scarcity of desirable merchandise, the Increase In road sales during the week, together with market purchases, indicating that retailers are beginning to anticipate their needs liberally for the coming few months. Our shipping department la working overtime to get out current and September 1 shipments. Buyers have been In the market In unusual numbers from the South and Southwest particularly from Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and East ern Oklahoma, where crop conditions are much Improved, and they report an In creased confidence among the dry good* trade.” COTTON SEED OIL. ! Opening. I Hosing. Spot August 8.20ft 9.25 8.25ft 9.25 September . , , . 8.25 ft 8.30 8.28ft 8.29 October 7.71 ft 7.73 7.75ft 7.77 November . . . . 6.79ft 6.80 6.82^ 6.84 December . . . . 6.78ft 6.79 6.78ft 6 80 January .... i 6.78ft 6.80 6.79ft 6 81 February . . . . 6.79 ft 6.84 6.80ft 6.81 March 6.83ft6.86 6.86ft r 6.87 Closed steady. VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES. Following shews the weekly vlslbl* unply changes of grain for the week: wheat, increased 263.000 bushels. Corn decreased 966,000 bushels. Oats, increased 2,666,000 bushel*. THE BERT Want Ad days In The At lanta Georgian are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat urday. On Sunday read them In Hearst'a Sunday American. Try them all. Th# results will surprise you. Do You Want an Automobile ? The Automobile Col umns of The Georgian “WANT AD” Section is the place to find real bargafns in cars. If you will read these ada every day you wil eventually find what you want at a price you CfU| afutU to iAy.