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I IJ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SUCCESS OF NEW MONEY JOT IIP 10 WILSON Forbes Says Reserve Board Must Be Chosen to Command Con fidence of Bankers Sidelights GEORGIA POLITICS ^ JAMES B. NEVTN 0. 0. GETS DEIOT By B. C. FORBES. Tools are Important. Rut the men who arc to handle the tools are more Important. • • • Who are to handle the newly de signed currency tools ’ * • * President Wilson will have no ap pointment* of equal moment to make during h1» whole term. Will he rise to the occasion? Will he put patriot - Jam before partisanship, experience before petty expediency? Will he se lect men for their ability rather than for their political alignments'.’ Will he ignore the deplorable prejudices nurtured by the Treasury Department »nd not condemn men for the heinous offense of belonging to the Metropo lis? * • * My belief—my conviction—is that President Wilson will exhibit states manship, not village-pump politics. In selecting members for the Federal Re serve Board. * • m On this body will depend the initial success or failure of the whole cur rency scheme. If its personnel com mands the confidence of those who are to supply the capital for estab lishing the system, then the national oanks are certain to respond whole heartedly. If incompetents—mere political puppets should be chosen, then responsible banks will hesitate to hand over their destiny to them (Bankers do not accept as well found ed the rumors that Secretary McAdoo will be chosen to bead the Federal Board, for they regard his ignoran c of the rudiments of financial eco nomics as unfitting him for so piv otal a post.) * * * The currency law is not *<» parfi . that its practical application can be Intrusted to ignoramuses, to protag onists of insane financial doctrines, to fiat-money enthusiasts or to H-vowed enemies of the banking com munity. • * * All things considered, it is a better measure than seemed possible when first it came from the House with an accompanying declaration that the Administration would regard as sac rilege the slightest tampering with its sacrosant terms. Ilad intelligence, had wisdom, had experience guided legislators, had there been no politi cal barriers in the way. doubtless one great bank would have been agre » 1 upon, for few in a position to fender skilled Judgment deny that the een-i tral bank principle has been prov 4 superior to any other arrangement. • » • However, the essential considers Lion, now that the bill is law, is »< insure co-operation in making the new system a success. 'Dial can b< done only by establishing a Federal Reserve Board that will command the omplete confidence of the nation'? jankers. / * * « President Wilson's currency labors lid not end when hr signed the bill. His task is only half done. How be will carry out the second half is the question now exercising the minds »f those who will come under the rub .if) the all-but-omnipoient Federal Board * * * The speech delivered by the Presi ' dent suggests that he will act dU- j erectly. Thus: 1 feel we tan say that it is the first of a series of constructive meas ures by which the Democratic party will show thaj it knows how t * servy the country." * * • And again: Noting . i oi- tor the in* - n s: f the country which is not in the in terest of everybody : therefore the dav of accommodation and concession and of common understanding is the day <»f peace and achievement of necessi ty We have come to the beginning of that day. “Men are no longer resisting tlie conclusion which the nation has ar rived at as to the necessity of read justments of its business. Business men of all sorts arc showing their willingness to come into these ir- iangcinen(e. which 1 venture t.» chai- •H'terijjo as the l onstitution of peace. So that by common counsel and by the accumulating force of co-open tlon we are going to seek more and more to serve the country" * * • The President now has a signal op portunity to ‘serve the country" by- forming a Federal Reserve Board of such caliber that the nation's bankers will not hesitate to transfer to us overlordship the millions upon mil lions of money committed to their charge. Marshal Quits: Jail Now an Ice House GENTRY, MO., Dec 29 The new papers have had a great deal to say lately concerning Kingston, Mo., be cause the town marshal resigned his position and the calabouse was sold for a chicken house. Gentry has had no marshal since the last one re signed several years ago and it is more than a year ago that the city jail building was sold and moved a way for an ice house Furthermore, Gentry has no pool- ioom. billiard hall or bowling alley Even games of marbles and horse* shoes, so common in most small towns, are not played here The present differences of opinion and trouble inside the State Military Department seem to arise from the difficulty of adjusting the State troopa to organization under the Dick law, which is a Federal statute The State law undoubtedly provides for a Quai*trrma*ter General, but the Federal law just as undoubtedly does not. The State may aocept the provi sions of the Dick law or reject them-— that is entirely optional with the Stale If the State elects to organ ize under the Dick law, however, it is aided under a Federal fund. In Georgia this amounts to some thing lik« $90,000 per annum, and that, with the $25,000 appropriated by the State, makes up the annual budget for the support of the Georgia troops. Governor Hlease of South Carolina recently declined to accept some pro visions of the Dick law, and the South Carolina troops were promptly cutoff the Federal payroll. Subsequently, Governor Blease thought better of the matter and agreed to do what he at first refused to do. The troops were promptly reinstated. “Uncle Sam" doesn't seem to'carei particularly w hether the State troops’ come under the Dick law, hut if they do choose to com*', they must come all the way! Georgia is organized under the Dick law, and if that law specifically fails to recognize the office of Quartermas ter General of Slate troops, it is dif ficult to see how (he office is to be recognized in the Adjutant General's office. The question is: Does the Dick law actually ABOLISH the Quartermas ter General's office? If so, then— ! It Is a right pretty, and certainly fretting, puzzle that has been put up t<» .the Governor! It has been suggested that the Adjutant General's office might, if it 1 hose, recognize a Quartermaster, under appointment as major, but that would imolve some doubts aqd diffi culties The Dick law aims eventually to bring the State militia so close to tbs' national military organization that, after a while, it will be all but impossible to say wherein a volun teer differs particularly from a regu lar. This would mean pay for the volunteers, of course-but It also would mean more rigid terms of en listment. It lm* been necessary to cut off many officers in other States, besides Georgia, in getting the State military organizations in line with the Dick bill—in one State a round dozen ma jor generals were abolished and the situation in Georgia may not be dif ferent from the situation heretofore set \ip in other States. In the meantime, the present trou ble inside the military establishment Is not calculated to make the sailing any easier for the friends of the State military before the next Legislature. Cop\ for the tickets for the ap proaching special election to name a lepresentative from Whitfield to the State Legislature has been turned over to the printers, the race having narrowed down to two aspirants Judge G. G. Glenn and the Rev J. AI. Cash. The election is scheduled for Fri day, January 9, and lias so far failed to urou any startling degree of in terest. It is to fill the unexpired tejm of Representatlvt Sam Berry, de- ceased. Laurens County's pension roll will be increased this year only one, al though several new names have bee: added to the list. There were nine deaths among the pensioners of the county this year, and one was transferred to an ad joining county. Nine new names were added to the list, and two were trans ferred to Laurens from other coun ties, making a total increase of eleven. As the decrease was ten, this leaves a net increase of exactly one. with a total of 1K f» pensioners in Lauren? w ho will receive money from the State in January. K. W. Five, formerly of Marietta, now of Oklahoma, who was road ie; clerk of the House of Representa tives under the late Clerk of the House, “Uncle Mark" Hardin, called at the Capitol to-day to see “my old friend, John Slaton, now Governor." Frye will be Yemembered v- rv pleasantly by many of the older mem bers of the Legislature, as he was a very efficient reading clerk, and pop ular among the statesmen He called upon several of the statehouse offi cers known in the old days, and talked things over pleasantly with Secretarv of State Cook, Treasurer .Spser and others. Mr. Frye is now making Isis first visit to Georgia since he left for the West fourteen years ago, and ex presses himself amazed at the won derful growth of Atlanta. Judge Alvin V. Sellers, of the City Court of Baxley, is being urged for appointment to the Appeals bench, in succession to Judge Pottle. The Baxley man is situated right geographically for this appolntmen 1 , and is well known and popular in his section. He is ju»t beginning his fourth term in his present position. Judge Sellers has the distinction of never having been reversed in a criminal case. His record of af firmances probably is unsurpassed by that of any Judge in Georgia. Ho was State Senator from the Third Dis trict in 1909 and 1910, and is the author of “Classic of the Bar," a well known legal publication. When the State Sanitarium author ities undertake to give the inmates of that institution a Christmas or a Thanksgiving Day dinner, it is a k>trenuous proceeding. For the Christmas dinner this ye ir the following articles ot food vver required: 167 turkeys, ."*02 chicken . 4o ducks, and the total pounds of meats was 3,242. The fruits were as follows: t»f> barrels of apples, 70 box s of oranges, 1.000 pounds of dates, l,40o pounds of nuts and 1,000 pounds of candy. Federals to Attempt Recapture of City—Border Guard Prepares to Avert Casualties. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—Antic.- pating » battle near Juarez, Major General Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff of the army, to-day sent vvorJ to Brigadier General Bliss, com manding the American forces in El Paso, Texas, to make every effort to prevent firing across the border by the Fedc ils or the Constitutionalists. General Bliss was Instructed to or der his men to take every precaution to prevent casualties or damage to the property on the American side of the line and to warn the respective commanders tiiat they would be held Personally responsible for any dam- . ge to lives or property. Reports from El Paso to-day indi- ■ a ted that the Federal forces will at tack Juarez not later than Thursday, and that they will try to recapture the customs port. Secretary of the Navy Daniels to day ordered the gunboat Yorktown from San Diego, Cal., to the west coast of Mexico to relieve the gun boat Annapolis. The Annapolis will return to San Diego for repairs. Wedding Rush On to Beat Eugenic Law MILWAUKEE. Dee 29. Anticipating the enforcement of the new eugenic law In W isconsin, a rush is on in every county in the State to obtain marriage licenses this month and evade the ex amination provided in the measure, which becomes effective January 1. THE WEATHER. Conditions- WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The South ern storm will move slowly northeast ward and will cause rain to-night and Tuesday in tue S'Hith Atlantic States, and to-night iri Alabama and Eastern Tennessee It will also cause rain or snow to-night and Tuesday in the Mid dle Atlantic States and the upper Ohio Valley. General Forecast. General forecast until 7 p. m. Tuesday: Georgia -Rain to-night; Tuesday cloudy and colder. Virginia—Rain on the coast, rain or snow in the interior Tuesday and to night. North Carolina and South Carolina Rain to-night; Tuesday cloudy and colder. Florida Rain to-night; colder in north portion: Tuesday fair. Alabama and Mississippi—Rain, fol lowed by clearing and colder to-night; Tuesday fair. Tennessee—Cloudy to-night; Tuesday fair. Louisiana—Fair and colder to-night; Tuesday fair. Texas Fair to-njght and Tuesday. THE PLAYS THIS WEEK Wayne Posse, With Dogs, Trails Negro JESUP, Dec. 29 A Wayne County posse with bloodhounds to-day Is pursuing a negro who last night at tempted to attack an aged white woman a: Hortense. near here The negro barricaded himself n a shanty, and batled with the Sheriff * poss*. escaping n the darki.<-s> I^ater he shot the Seaboard Air let- bridge watchman near Everett < . when ihe watchman attempted to ar- w Maeterlinck '- exquisite fantasy of happiness, "'Pile Blue Bird,” will have Its first local presentation to-night al the Atlanta Theater, where it is ip stay out the week. The occasion should be a brilliant one, both social ly and artistically. Society and the arts will be well represented in th audience. On the other side of the footlights will appear the ante com pany and the same production that were recent!v seen in New York Uitv. The big "Blue Bird" organization, consisting of a hundred people and four carloads »»f scenery and effect . arrived from Nashville by the Nash ville Chattanooga and Ft Louis Rail road last evening Manager Nat Roth and the members of the company ex pressed themselves ao heartily pleased with the idea of staying a week In Atlanta. The company has just fin ished a record-breaking Christmas engagement in Nashville, and the out look is for packed houses throughout the entire Southern tour. The Blue 1 ird" is her* for eighi performances, Including the special matinees Thursday (New Year's Day ) and Saturday. Original Bill at Forsyth. \ wonderful novelty act will be the headline feature at tile Forsyth this week, an act that will probably cre ate more genuine interest than all the wonderful features that have been offered at the popular theater. "Neptune's Garden and the En chanted Pool." with a combination of remarkable scenic and mechanical effects and a coin pa n> of 25 people, make this feature. The act is a spectacle large enough and great enough to be the best of its sort in all modern vaudeville. Among the other numbers that promise to make this bill one of the most interesting of a brilliant sea son will be the contribution of George McKay and Ottie Ardine, who will present their specialty, "On Broad way." There are other fine features. Norman Hackett s Company. When Norman Hackett presents his new play, A Double Deceiver," at the Lyric this week, he will be sup ported by a company of unusual ex cellence A Double Deceiver” being a play of atmosphere and types, the utmost care was required in selecting suitable actors for the various char acter s. Mr. 11a Lett's leading woman this >car is Ilka Diehl, a charming young actress who ben is a striking resem blance to Ethel Barrymore and has been with the Charles Frohman forces for several seasons. The company is well balanced. “The Volunteer Organist." 1’b* s: of the real big film dramas produced in America in which the characters are portrayed by Ameri can artists and the technical work executed by American experts will be presented at the Grand this week. The story is founded on the well- known and popular theme, "The Vol unteer Organist," the principal scene of which is an organ loft in the village church, where one of nature's misfits, unkempt and ragged, Stag- gets to the organ, which responds in soulful melody to his magic touch. The film is more than 8,000 feet in length, and fairly sparkles with thrills, humor and gripping incidents. Shevlin, Yale Star, Made Sheriff’s Aide ST. PAUL. MINX., Dec. 29.—Thom as L. Shevlin, a famous Yale foot ball star, has been sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff of the picturesque vil lage of Ferpdale, near here. Shevlin spends much of his time at Fern- dale, and was recruited by the Sher iff to assist in suppressing vandals. He will serve without pa> First Cold Wave of Winter Hits Europe Special Cable to The Atlanta Georalan. LONDON. Dec 29.- The first se vere weather of the winter prevails to-daj over the greater part of Pi:: - rope. Heavy enow hue fallen over England, France. Switzerland and Northern Germany. while the tem perature durliiR the night in London was the lowest of the season. Kelly Defends Self In Radium Dispute BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.— Efforts to discredit Dr. Howard A. Kelly in his activity in the field of radio-therapy met with indignant bursts of disap proval to-day from his friends. The physician himself declared there is no basis for the charge that he is “ad vertising the merits of radium solely for his own financial gain." "I have never refused to give a cancer sufferer treatment with ra dium.” said Dr. Kelly, “and my in terest in conserving the country’s supply of radium deposits is that the thousands of cancer patients may be benefited by such a policy.” Osborne Tries Plan of "Pals” for Convicts AUBURN, X. Y., Dec. 29.—Thomas Mott Osborne, chairman of the Com mission for Prison Reform, announced the formation of the Prisoner j* Aid League, known among the convicts of Auburn as "The Pals,’’ a name de rived from the initials of the league. Till Can, Cotton and Stove His Incubator NEWTON, X. J., Dec. 29.—George Schaefer hatched an egg on the kitchen stove, using a baithig pow der can and cotton. The chicken is alive. SUFFRAGE LEADER DYING. ENGLEWOOD. X. J.. Dec. 29.— Mrs. Lillie Devon ux Blake, 78, «t suffrage leader, is not expected to live until to-night. She had been in a critical condition since she fell and broke her hip two weeks ago. COTTON NEW YORK, Dec. I' 1 —Liverpool ca- bl.-s were awaited with nervoueneea by the hullB, for It was realized that they would give a elew to the impression which the advance here made on for eign trade r.- during the triple holiday. Liverpool more than I , upended to the advance here and that market was about fc points higher i han lust Wed nesday s close, resulting in the local cot ton market opening steady, with first prices at it net advance of 5 to 13 points from Saturday's close, 'in the opening there was good buying, attributed to spot houses and house,- with Southern connections. This held the market Strong during the first fteen minute*, but the market developed a downward movement after the call, as a result of heavy selling by a number of Independ ent o|,. rulers, who sold for Immediate profits. This brought out considerable liquidation in December and January, causing general weakness. Liverpool and New Orleans were noticeable on the selling side. Wall street and commission houses sold. The ring was inclined to sell on all rallies, w hile l he larger spot houses seemed inclined to absorb the distress cotton. The market lost its advance and fell back to the previous close. Following are 11 a. m. bills In New York: January. 12.OS; March, 12.39; May. 12.33; July. 12.34; October, 11.71. Estimated cotton receipts: Tuesday. 1912. New Orleans Hi.soo to 17,800 18,947 f'.alveston 25,600 t 27,500 24.525 NEW YORK COTTON. STOCKS COTTON GOSSIP. Everybody in waiting for January no tice day Tuesday. « * • Sterrett Tate, of X. L. Carpenter & Co., says: “This advance started as somewhat of a surprise, thought to be the result of buying in the foreign mar kets. Just before first notice day for January contracts to-morrow there is nothing to justify this advance or its holding, though it may be sustained until to-morrow’s notices. Would favor sales on this advance.” * * * There were late rumors Saturday that a large spot house in the eastern belt was in financial straits. * * * The Liverpool stock of American cot ton. including staple afloat, is 528,000 baless less than last year. * m * Ninety per cent of the Georgia cotton crop has been sold in the opinion of Georgia factors, who say that 99 per cent has been ginned. , * * * Tentative estimates of an acreage of 40,000,000 next season are heard in local cotton circles. The impression appears to prevail that there will be the largest planted area on record.—New York Commercial. * * * NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 29.—Hayward Clark: The weather map shows fair in West Texas and South Texas and cloudy over the rest of the belt. Gen eral rains throughout the central and eastern States STOCK GOSSIP. The decision regarding New Haven $67,000,000 bond issue is expected dur ing week, beginning January 5. - * * Twelve industrials declined .15; twen ty active rails declined .29. * * * The American Sugar Refining Com pany lays off 3.000 laborers. # t # Frisco syste inlays off 400 striking telegraphers and displaces telegraph in struments with telephones at larger di vision points. lOpenlHigh Prev. Dec. . . .12. .10 12. .30 12, .21 12. 24 12 .19- -20 Jan. , , . i i 13; 12. .15 12. .or 12. 09 12 .05- ■06 I* eh. . 12 . 10- ■15 Mch. . . . 12 .44 12 .44 12 .37 12 .40 12 .34- April . . u .29- ■32 May . . .1 *12. 40' i2. .40 i2. .31 1.2. 35 12 .29- ■30 .June . . .i... .. 11 .29- ■31 July . . • L’. 39 i2. .44 12. .32 12. 36 12 .30- ■32 Auk. . . .12. 23 12. .23 12. .23 12. 23 12 .10- -12 Sept. . . .11. 82 11 .82 11 , ,82 11. 82 11 ,79- •80 Oct. . , . .11, .75 11. • 11 .72 11. ,72 11 .70- ■72 LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29. —Due un changed on January ami 1% to 2Vi points higher on other positions, this market opened irregular at a net ad vance of 6% to 9 points. At 12:15 p. m. the market was steady. 6% to 8 points on old months and 6 points net higher on near positions. Later the market declined 1 point from 12:15 p. m. Spot cotton steady, at 5 points ad vance; middling, 7.07d; sales, 12,000 bales, including 11,100 American. At the close the market was quiet, with prices at a net advance of 2% to 4V 2 points from the final quotations of last Wednesday. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Futures opened quiet and steady. Prev. Op'ing. 2 P.M. Close. Close. Dec. .6.76 6.76% 6.72% 6.68 Dec.- Jan. . . .6.74 6.75 6.72% 6.68% Jan.- Feb. . . .6.76 6.75% 6.73 6.69% Feb.- ■Mch. . . .6.79 6.78 6.75% 6.72 Mch. -Apr. . . .6.81 6.81 6.77% 6.74 April -May . . .6.81% 6.81% 6.77% 6.74 May- June . . .6.80 6.81 6.77% 6.72% June -July . . . 6.79 6.75 6.71 July- Aug. . . .6.75 6.75 6.72 6.68 Aug. -Spt . . 6.65% 6.62 6.58 Sept. -Oct. . . 6.47 6.44 6.41 Oct.- Nov. . . .6.38 " 6.38 6.35 6.32% Clc 'Bed quiet. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. BAR SILVER. NEW YORK. Dec. 29.—Commercial bar silver steady, 57%. Mexican dol lars. 4 4 Vac. LONDON. Dec. 29.—Bar silver quiet at 26%d; off 1-I6fl. I I . I 1 1 Prev. [Open!High'Low;Noon) Close Dec. . , . J12. .38- •39 Jan . . , . 12.47, 12 .41 12. .42 12. 45 12. 38- ■39 Feb. . . . .12. 43- ■45 Mch. . . . 12.71 12 .72 i2. .65 i2. .70 12. ,65- ■66 April . . . 12 65- ■67 May . , . . 12.84 12 .84 12. 78 i2. .8112. .79 June . . . . 12. .80- ■82 July , .12.91 ii .91, 12. ,85 12. ,85 12. .86- -87 Oct. . . . .| i , . .11. .88 By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 2a. Canadian Pa cific continued its downward movement at the opening of the stock market to day, going to 205 , 4 for a decline of 2% from Saturday’s final. Later, however, this issue rallied. The list had an irregular appearance, but the undertone was steady. New Haven began with an upturn of 1 point, but at the end of 30 minutes had dropped back to 77%. Among the losses were: Utah Copper. ■'*; United States Steel. %; Southern Pacific, L ; Pennsyl vania. ’s: Amalgamated ('upper. Vz\ American Telegraph and Telephone, *; Chesapeake ami Ohio Vs, and New York Central and Lehigh Valley V6 each. Union Pacific, Reading, American Smelting, Missouri Pacific and Ameri can Can made gains ranging from to The curb was quiet. Americans in London hardened and were reactionary. Canadian Pacific was under pressure. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to noon: Previous Low'. Noon Close :t 29% I 64% 107 a 4 12? Vi STOCKS— High. Amal. Copper. 74 7 * American Can 30 do pref.... 90 V* Am. Smelting. 64V 2 Am. Sug. Ref. 107A* Am. T.-T 123 Anaconda .... 35"g Atchison A. C. L Beth. Steel.... B. R. T Can. Pacific.. Cen. Leather.. C. and O Corn products Distil, secur.. Erie do, pref.... G. North, pfd.. G. North. Ore.. Interboro .... do, pref ... K C. S.. . . L. Valley . . Mo. Pacific. . N. Y. Central 92Vi N. and W. . . 101% 101% No. Pacific . . 109% 109% Penna. . . . 109% 109% Reading. . . 169% R. I. & S. pfd. 80V 2 So. Pacific . . 89% 89% So. Railway . 23% 23% St. Paul . . . 100% 09% Tenn Copper. 30% 30% Union Pacific. 156% 154% U. S Rubber 56% 56% U. S. 'Steel . . 59% 58 do, pref. . 106% 106% Utah Copper. 51 50% V. -C. Chem. . 28% 28% 30 - 89% 64% 107% 122% 35 */g 74% 30% 90 64% 107% 123% 35% 94 94 94 94% 116 116 116 1 16 30 39% 30 29% 88 877 8 87% 88 206% 204% 20 5 U 208 27% 27% 27% 27 60% 60% 60% 61 9% 9% 9% 9 % 17% 17% 17% 18 28% 28% 28% 28% 44 44 44 44% 126% 126% 126% 127 34% 34 34 34 15 15 15 15% 61% 60% 61% 61% 24 % 24 % 24% 24% 150 149% 23% 150 149% 23% 23% 99 92% 92 92 '92 101% 109% 100% 169 80% 89% 23% 99% 30% 156% 56% 59% 106% 50% 28% 111% 110 109% 169% 80 89% 23% 100 30 135% 56% 59% 108'% 508, 2754 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Hayden, Stone & Co.: “A more con servative attitude is adopted, pending some change in the Southern spot situ ation.” Browning & Co.: ‘‘We believe that below r 11.75 for spring and summer months cotton can be purchased for a substantial advance.’’ E. F. Hutton & Co.: “The market seems to be pretty well evened up, and we continue of the opinion that short commitments should be handled cau tiously.” Logan & Bryan: “With the trade be coming reconciled to the belief in a yield of fairly liberal proportions, it does not seem as thougli the spinning interests will follow advancing tenden cies with purchases, considering the price and the status of general busi ness conditions.” GRAIN CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Wheal was i, ,c lower ai the opening to-day on a , count of weaker cables, which were brought about by increased offerings from Australia and India and an |,„ rrease in [he stocks of wheat at Liver, pool. Corn was off with wheat. The wea* Cl- was partly cloudy throughout t< J belt, but there was little or no nreeini tation. Oats were % to %c lower. Provisions were higher CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations to noon: Previoui Noon. Close! WHEAT High. Low. Dec 88 87% May 90% 89% July s« 6 » 86% CORN— Dec 68% 68 May 68 67% July.... .. 67L 67% OATS— Dec 38 May 40% 40% July 39% 3J a s PORK- Jan May.... 20.65 LARD— Jan.... 10.00 May RIBS— Jan.... 10.67% May.... 10.97% 88 90% 86% 68% 68 67% 38% 40% 39% 20.52% 10.60 95 20.67 V 10.60 10.65 10.95 8" 90% 86 vj 68 % fis * 87'* .;8» 40% 30% 20,17% 20.55 10.57% 10.90 10.62% 10.90 LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Hogs: Receipt.^ 35,000; market 10c higher; mixed an4 butchers, 7.75@8.10; good heavy, 7.95(,0 8.05; rough heavy, 7.70@7.90; light, 7.73 '1*8.00; pigs. b.OOty 7.6u; bulk. 7.8Q@8.00. Cattle: Receipts, 23,000: marker, steady; beeves, 6.75@9.50; cows and heifers. 3.25<ft8.10; Stockers and feeders, 5 60^7.40; Texans. 6.40^7.70; calves 8 50 (till.00. Sheep: Receipts. 22,000; marke5 strong; native and Western, 3.00$; 5.40i lambs, 5.90@8.25. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.—Cattle: Re. ceipts. 5.000, including 1,100 Southerns! market steady; native beef steers. 7.51 ((V 9.75; cows and heifers, 4.25(§’8.5<q stockers and feeders, 5.00(07.50; calves, 6.00@11.00; Texas steers. 5.75@7.0u| cows and heifers, 4.00@6:00. Hogs: Receipts. 13,000; market 5<y higher; mixed. 7.80@8.10: good, 8.00'b) 8.10; rough, 7.5o@7.75; lights. 7.70(frt 8.05; pigs. 6.75@7.50; bulk. 7.75@8.00. Sheep: Receipts. 5.000; marked steady: muttons, 3.75@5.00; yearlings, 6.00@7.16; lambs. 5.25@8.25. LIVERPOOL GRAIN. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29.—Wheat opened V 8 to %d lower. At 1:30 p. m. th*? market was % to %d lower; closed % in %d lower, compared with last Wednes day’s close. Corn opened % to %d lower. At 1 p. m. the market w as % to %d lower j closed % to %d lower, compared witii last Wednesday’s close. MAN’S SKELETON FOUND. CUTHBERT, Dec. 29.—A complete skeleton of a man of about 25 years of age has been found about three miles east of Cuthbert near the Cen tral of Georgia Railway track. It is generally believed that he was a tramp. GRAIN NOTES. It has been pointed out that th*4 southwestern corn markets, which arn in the “famine districts” are not quoted at premiums. No. 2 corn at Kansas City is % to l%c under Decem ber. and December is 4c under May, and 2c under Chicago December. The St. Louis December corn spread shows a 4c difference. • # * B. W. Snow had the following: “Front Bloomfield; Ind.—Weather for corn husking fine; much corn is in the field* and showing damage; yield less than expected; quality poor. Wheat show* effect of light freezing. From Mt. Ver non. Ind.—Wheat very rank; corn all gathered; yield very light, and quality worst ever known. From Colchester Five inches of snow, w'hich is good for wheat. From Lincoln, Ill.—Weather fine and considerable plowing done la.^8 week.” Treat Children’s Colds Externally l*on i dose the delicate little stom ach with harmful internal medi cines t ick’s “Vap-O-Kub" Croup and Pneumonia Salve is applied e.\- lernnlly over the throat and chest. The body heat releases soothing an tiseptic vapors that are inhaled all night long, loosening the tough phlegm and opening up the air passages. I'or all inflammations of the air passages from head colds and catarrh, down t<> bronchitis and incipient pneumonia. Vick’s is quicker than internal medicines. Can he used freely with perfect safety on the smallest child. At druggists --25c, 50c and $1. XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. , Apply any Agent. Die Land of Promise, Profits, and Golden Opportunity Georgia ■The Empire State of the South Here are figures that tell their own story of Georgia. While the won derful development of the South has attracted the attention of the whole nation, so rich is Georgia's marvelous versatility of resources and such lias been her unquestioned leadership in progress, that she has worthily won the undisputed title of the “Empire State of the South.” The figures speak for themselves. Vahies of Georgia's 1913 crops, conservatively estimated. Cotton. Cfttton Seed. Cotton By-Product* Liv© Stock, Poultry Cats. Wheat Sweet Potato**. Tri«h Potatoes Corn s4 •.*, Vegetable* and Truck |2ft£,OOO.OftO . tt.060,000 . 10.000.000 C^O.OOO . 78.000,000 8 000 000 Sugar Cane and Products. - Fruit® Peanut* Other PPoduotft Min $a,eoo.ooo S,000,000 XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. iL. Ry. and W. & A R R 'Appiy any Agent. -ATLANTA'S OLDEST SAVINGS BANK The Georgia Savings, Bank & Trust Company $1 Startn the Account nerale *•». A600,4 Nowhere cn rirth w a mo re varied or more heaithfRl climate to be found than Oor^ia bnMtA Interest yourself in some particular section of Oaorsria- -in praneral farming, fmit eultnra, eat tie or poultry raising, truck growing, timber, turpentine, marble, building stone, nrneralfl, cotton corn or m any of the marvelous varieties of Geor gva’s crops, prod note and resources. INFORMATION GIVEN FREE. We have a Land Information Bureau, where facta, figures and statistics f*om aeeogninijd authorities are kept constantly up to This inforraatioa y<*u*3 the unking. Write us, Adilrme apparition* for information to Georgian Land Information Bureau TE*- S£( • J *Kt;H M. BROWN. President .l>»H\ \\ GRANT. Vice Preside \ Grant Building ■OHVieR BROAD \ND WALTON s ^ A HasKa, Georgia Tumuiusum Tr