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MONDAY. JUNE 15t Todays Financial and Commercial News AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET Middling closed today, 14*4c Tone Steady. Middling last year 12%c. closincTquotations Good ordinary 11 7-8 fljrlci good ordinary 12 3-8 IpV middling 13 8-8 ftrlet low middling 14 Middling 14 1-4 Strict middling 14 1-J Good middling ■■■ 1 Tinges, first 14 Tinges, second 13 3-8 Previous Day’s Figures Good ordinary 11 7-1 Strict good ordinary 12 3-8 Low middling 13 1-8 Strict low middling N Middling 14 1-4 Strict middling 14 1-1 Good middling - Tinges, first 14 Tinges, second 13 3-8 Receipts For Week Sales. Spin. Stiipt. Saturday 114 90 Monday 129 54 436 Tuesday »... .... Wednesday . . . I hursday. . . . Friday - Totals .... 243 34 526 Comparative Receipts 1913. 1914. Saturday 294 134 Monday 44 79 NEW YORK COTTON New York.—Easier cables and reports of good showers in the eastern belt were considered responsible for an open ing decine of from three to six points in the cotton market today. Active months sold about five to eight points under Saturday night's closing figures during the early trading. There was enough demand to give the new crop a fairly steady tone at the decline, how ever and buying was probably en copraged by the eastern belt forecast which held out no promise of further rains east of the river beyond scattering thundershowers. Detailed weather reports showing good rains in the eastern belt were followed by heavier liquidation late in the fore noon and activ months sold about eight to fourteen points net lower shortly after midday. The break following the favorable eastern belt weather reports carried ac tive months about 15 to -3 points net iWer. but prices rallied four or five points from the lowest. Spot closed quiet: m.-ding uplands 13.40; gulf 13.65. No sales. Cotton futures closed barely steady. July 13.09 12.87 12.93 August 13.08 12.88 12.91 October 12.76 12.60 12.62 December 12.78 12.63 12.66 January 12.64 12.49 12.51 March 12.68 32.54 12.55 NEW ORLEANS COTTON New Orleans. —Poor cables and show ers in the eastern half of the belt caused a decline of three to five points today at the opening of the cotton market. Half an hour after the opening prices were six to nine points, down. Selling increased on expectations of a favorable weekly summary of crop con ditions from Washington tomorrow and at neon prices were 16 to 18 points un der Saturday’s close. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New York. —The trend of stock prices was downward through the morning, but the movement was slow and losses were Inconsequential. Uncertainties connect ed with the freight rate case and the Mexican question, and the volume of gold exports effectually curtailed outside buy ing. The poor bank statement of Sat urday and the growth of the outward gold movement were reflected in ths money market. Both call and time loans were firmer. St. Douis Southwestern pfd broke from 60 1-4. the price at which the last sale was made several months ago, to 43. The com ion lost 2 3-8. Passing of the quarterly dividend on St. Louis and Southwestern pfd stimulated short selling of other Goqfd socks in the late session. Missouri Pacific fell 1 1-4 and the Denver and Rio Grande issues two points. Speculation in other parts of the list was virtually at a standstill, with prices shading here and there. Bonds were irregular. The market closed steady. The un usual evening up of speculative contracts caused the list to harden In the final operations. NEW YORK STOCK LIST Last Sal. Amalgamated Copper 71'A American Agricultural 5714 American Can 26% American Car and Foundry 52 American Cities pfd 60 American Smelting 64 American Sugar 169*4 American Tobacco 223 Atchison 99*4 Atlantic Const Line 12314 Baltniore and Ohio 91 '4 Canadian Pacific 19344 Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 100% Erie 29 General Electric ..146*4 Great Northern pfd 124% Interborough Metropoltan pfd ..... 6314 Kansas City Southern 2714 I.lggett & Myers 214 I.orlllard Co., ex-dlv 170 Missouri. Kansas and Texas 1744 New York Central 9214 N Y., N. H. and Hartford 66*4 Northern Pacific 111*4 Pennsylvania 111*4 Reading 165 Rep. Iron and Steel 23% Seaboard Air Line 19 Do pfd 54% Southern Pacific 94*4 Southern Railway 24% Do pfd T 9 Texas Company ... ... 145% Union Pacific 15544 United States Steel 62 Do pfd 109% Vlrglnla-Carolina Chemical 30 Western Union 61% HOURLY TEMPERATURES * A. M 78 7 A. M 80 8 A. M. M 9 A M 88 1* A M. 90 11 A M 98 12 M DC 1 P M 97 2 P. M 93 Tuesday —- Wednesday —— Thursday —— Friday —— Totals 338 213 Stocks and Receipts Stock in Augusta. 1913 Stock in Augusta, 1914 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 —— Augusta Daily Receipts 1913 1914 Georgia Railroad Southern Ry. Co 76 Augusta Southern Ry.. .. Augusta-Alken Ry. Co. ... Central of Ga. Ry Ga. & Fla Ry C. & W. C. Ry 1 A. C. L. R. R 1 Wagon 1 Canal —— —— River Net receipts 79 Through 44 Totals. 44 79 Port Receipts Today. Last Yr. Galveston . 3550 736 New Orlean 3798 1400 Mobile 176 754 Savannah 752 846 Charleston 218 28 Wilmington 108 Norfolk 195 388 Total ports (est) 9000 * Interior Receipts Today. Last Yr. Houston 2339 586 Memphis 417 54 St. Louis Cincinnati Little Rock CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago, Ills.—Wheat weakened today on reports that rain in Kansas had not reached districts where the harvest is in progress and that no harm had re sulted. At the outset however, some strength was apparent in sympathy with firm cables. The opening, which ranged from a shade off to l-Sal-4 up was fol lowed by a moderate general decline. Corn advanced owing to unfavorable weather In Argentina. Prices started unchanged to 1-8 higher and after a slight reaction continued to climb. Oats were upheld by the strength of corn. In provisions hardening resulted from firmness In the bog market. A big falling off in the domestic visi ble supply total had virtually no effect on wheat. It closed steady 1-4 to 5-8 net lower. Realizing sales led to a set back in corn. The close was weak 3-8 to 3-4 net lower. WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. July .... 84% 84% 83% 84 Sept .... 82% 82% 81% 82 CORN— July .... 71% 71% 70% 70% Sept .... 68% 68% 67% 67% OATS— July .... 39% 40 39% 39% Sept .... 37% 38% 37% 38 PORK— July . . . . 2100 2100 2100 Sept . . . .2007 2025 2005 2025 I.ARD — July . . . .1015 1015 1012 1015 Sept . . . .0027 1032 1027 1032 RTRS— July . . . .1142 1150 1142 1150 Sept . . . .11147 1152 1147 1152 CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET Chicago. Ilia. —Hogs: Receipts 40,000; steady; bulk of sales 815a520; light 800a -825; mixed 800a827 1-2; heavy 785a825; rough 785a800; pigs 700a775. Cattle- Receipts 20,000; best steady; others lower; beeves 730a930; steers 680- a 815; stockers and feeders 620a810; cows and heifers 360a870; calves 700a10.25. Sheep: Receipts 17,000; steady; sheep 53a0635; yearlings 630a746; lambs 650a -860; springs 725 a 940. THEY CAME TO HIM. Washington. Because President Wilson could not go to Park Ridge, N. J., today to address the high school graduating class, the grad uates came to the White House and the president addressed them there. When Charlie Reed, the Best Loser on the American Turf, Bid SIOO,OOO For Sir Blaise New York.—Charlie Reed died the other day, but the memory of his 50 years of helpful connection with the turf history of America will live for always. It was Reed who first recognized that Saratoga. N. Y.. was one of the garden spots of the world. It was he wbo boosted most for Saratoga and it was his money that helped to make Sara toga one of the greatest racing centers in the world. Reed once was part, owner of the famous Saratoga Club, and bis sl-00,000 borne in the quaint little New York town was one of the finest in the country. But the thing that made Reed more famous than anything else was the fact that In 1891. at an auction sale he bid the unprecedented price of SIOO.OOO for a lace horse although a SOO,OOO hid prob ably would have given him ownership of the horse the stallion Sir Blaise. The sale took plare soon after the death of August Belmont, father of the present August Belmont, who is ore of the foremost men in the racing game in America today. The executors of Bel mont's estate placed most of the best horses in the Belmont stables on the auction block, and a crowd of nearly r 900 jammed its way into the auction ring. S r Blaise, in these days, ranked as one of the greatest racing horses in the land. Many horsemen nme prepared to hid a big figure for him—hut Reed r%me to buv him. He had seen the horse in action. He had fondled and petted h’m after msnv of his wonderful races and he Ind come to love the ani mal. After BUI Easton, the auctioneer, eu logized the hortse he wat led Into the ring for inspection. Then Easton asked I for bids. "•25,000" spoke up ft voice nt Easton’s left "$35,000" cried another and before E *rtr»n could ask for another hid a voice made It "$40.000." For a few moments thf* hid stood high snd then came a $45.- 000 nffe- followed In a few minutes by a SSO o*o. The crowd gasped a bit— •fo.OOO In those days for a face horse looked like a tremendous lot of monev. And then just hs It seemed as if the tr.e net) bidder would become the owner of the great sta'lion. a voice far In the rrer boomed forth: "My hid is $100,000." It was the voice of Reed. The crowd FINANCE LAST WEEK New York.—The New York stock mar ket attributed the expression of activity last week to expectation of the freight rate decision. But the torpidity, com mon to all great financial markets, was accompanied by steadiness, indicating satisfaction with the progress toward solution of market problems. Adjustments in the foreign financial positions were important. New York contributed, with a record week’s export of gold. The indication that London’s necessi ties for gold might be met after the sat isfaction of the French demand was a factor in tranquilizing sentiment abroad. Another factor was the promise of an early French loan and the unlocking of other government refundings dating from the Balkan war. This tie-up of capital is called the prime influence in the world-wide stagnation of investment demand. Local money conditions were still easy. The government estimate of a wheat crop, 150,000,000 bushels in ex cess of last year's record yield and the poor promise for crops abroad, point to havy exports. June demand fr steel products indi cated a turn in the market. Returns of building permits for leading cities showed a trend toward improvement. De mand for copper was stimulated by re duction of prices. Better conditions were reported in New England textile industries. The pros pects of plentiful harvests Inspired con fidence in a later trade revival. MONEY MARKET New York.—Mercantile paper 3 l-2a4; sterling steady; 60 days 4.86.50; demand 4.88.95. Commercial bills 495 7-8. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular. Call money firmer 1 3-4a2; ruling rate J 3-4; closing 1 3-4a7-8. Time oans stronger; 60 days 2 l-4al-2; 90 days 2 1-2; six months 3 1-4. LIVERPOOL COTTON Liverpool.—Cotton spot easier. Good middling 8.34; middling 7.80; low mid dling 7.32. Sales 8,444; speculation and export 500. Receipts 1,200. Futures steady. June 7.48 June and July 7.29 July and August 7.29 August and September 7.14^ October and November 6.81 December and January v .. 6.72 January and February r. ..6.71% March and April 6.73 AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS GROCERIES. PROVISIONS D. S. Reg. Ribs. 60-lb 12% D. S. Reg. Plates, 8-lb. av 11 D. S. Clear Plates 10 D. S. Bellies. 25-lb 13% Pearl Grites. 96-lb., all sizes 1.95 Yellow Corn 95 Red Cob White Corn 98 Mixed Feed Oats 52 Best White Oats 55 Fancy Head Rice 05% Medium Head Rice 05 Japan Head Rice 03% Fancy Green Coffee '4% Choice Green Coffee 13% Fair Green Coffee 12 Tencent Roasted Coffee. 100 pkgs.. .»7 Arbuckle’s Coffee, pr. os., 100-lb 19.10 Arbuckle's Ground Coffee. 36-1b5...19.30 R. A. J. Coffee. 50-lb. pkgs 15 Heno Coffee. Ground. 100 1-lb. .... .21 P. R. Molasses, bbls 20 Cuba Molasses, bbls 28 Reboiled Ga. Syrup. % bbls 30 N. Y. Gr. Sugar, bbls. or bulk bags 4.30 N. Y. Gr. Sugar. 4 25 bags ..... 4.35 N. Y. Gr. Sugar (80 2 ertns), per lb 4.55 N. Y. Gr. Sugar (60 2crtns), per lb. 4.55 N. Y. Gr. Sugar 32-3% ertns, per lb 4.55 12-oz. Evaporated Milk 3.75 Peerless 5c Evap. Milk, 6 doz. ... 2.85 M. & L. Stick Candy. 30-lb. boxes.. .06% Ground Pepper. 10-lb. palls, per lb. .18% Mixed Cow Peas, per bu 2.00 White Cow Peas, per bu 2.35 Tanglefoot Fly Paper 2.70 1- Chum Salmon 90 2- Tomatoes 70 3- Tomatoes 95 New Argo Salmon, per doz 1.60 Va, Peanuts 05% "Why did you change the subject when they asked you why you married me?” "What else was there for me td oo?” "You should have said you mnrried me because you love me.” "Then some fool would ask me why J love you, and what answer could I have made to that?” "eemed stunned. A bid of this amount WHS an unheard of thing—an act that it seemed could be committed only by a crazy man. The crowd forgot nil else hi Its amazement over Reed’s bid, and Reed Immediately became the cynosure of every pair of eyes In th room. Even Easton was dazed, but In a minute or so he found control of his voice and looking around the room, said huskily: “Gentlemen, are there any other of fers? *IOO.OOO has been bid for this horse. Tt's the greatest bid In the his tory of the American turf. Have you all done? All done! The stallion. Pit- Blease is sold to Jfr. Charles Reed for the heretofore unheard of price of *IOO,- 000.“ Amid the wildest cheers, Reed step ped forward, paid over the *IOO.OOO and triumphantly led his horse out into the open and fondled him. Some of his friends came forward snd asked him: "Charlie, why did you go to *IOO 000 all In one lump? If you'd have bid *55,. too or *60,000 you probably would have gotl n him and saved the extra *40,000 or *45,000.” ’“Perhaps I would,” responded Reed. “But I wanted this hors* and I wouldn't cheapen him by bidding In nlckles to get him. I probably haven!]. got as much money ns most of the turfmen these davs, hut I've got enough to pay the Price for a horse that I want. I would n't take (150.000 for the horse right this minute.” Reed was about 90 years old when he died. He left but little of the several million dollars that he made during hla 50 vears of active connection wth the raring game. With him It was a esse of “easy come, easy go.” Hla hands always were In h|s pocket for the pur pose of extracting from II aome of hla bankroll to give some needy friend. No one ever appealed to Reed for help jn vain. * Reed was ktiown as one of the best lorry* In the history of the turf. Time and again he lost heavily, but he took his losses with « sml'lng countenance, and a philosophy that mtde him fa mous. "You can’t always win. hoys.” he used to any. “And who wants to win all the time. If a felow didn't lose every so often the business of winning would get monotonous Ry losing every so often a fellow gets to appreciate hi* luck In w lining all the mors." THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. TRAFFICKING IN GERMAN TITLES Astounding Charges Made and Grave Scandals About to be Unearthed. Criminal Prose cutions. . Berlin.—Karl Llebknecht, the Social list leader and member of the Reich stag, whose revelations last year re sulted in the conviction of a number of Krupp officials and army officers of bribery, has again unearthed affairs that are engaging the attention of the prosecuting attorney and seem likely to result .in criminal prosecutions. Llebknecht charges—and supports his charges with strong evidence— that certuin titles are, or were, up to two years ago, granted for money considerations. The minister of edu cation has made a public denial of the latter part of the accusations, declar ing that titles, or at least, that of professor, are not to be had for money. He has, however, directed an investi gation of the other charges, and it is now under way. Llebknecht tried to make his dis closures at the conclusion of his speech In the Reichstag on the armaments trust, but was ruled out of order by the speaker. Two or three days later he published the llrst installment of his charges in VorWacrts, the central organ of the Socialist party. It has to do with the late General von Llndonau, one of the most distinguished military men in the empire. Von Lindenau was lor a long time, chief of the Great General Staff; he was appointed gov ernor of Metz, shortly before his death, and It Is declared that he might have become Prussian war minister had he lived. He enjoyed the especial confidence and esteem of the Emperor. $250,000 Debts. Liebknecht published extracts from official documents shoving that the general left debts exceeding $250,000 and practically no assets. He also pub lished a copy of a letter from the gen eral to a certain physician, acknowl edging the receipt of a large sum of money, "to he repaid In case you do not receive the title of professor within one year.” In a further article, Lieb knecht declared flatly that von Linde nau had for years dealt in orders and titles. The non-Socialist press found It im possible to deny the probative force of I.lebknecht's documents, but declared that the case was “a solitary, sad In stance." Thereupon Llebkneeht pub lished a facsimile of a letter from a certain Dr Ludwig to an unnamed physician, dealing with the obtaining of the title of professor for the latter. In this letter, written more than two years ago, Ludwig declared that the matter was difficult and expensive, the cost being "higher for foreigners than for Germans, higher for Jews than for Gentiles.” The following conditions, he said, must be observed: “(1) You -must, in order to observe the properties, submit a p.rlnted trea tise. This need not be exhaustive, It is only a matter of form. For example, you publish an article In a scientific magazine and then have copies print ed of it as a monograph, or you can have printed an article written espe cially for this purpose. This Is only a matter of form, so that It can he said that you have published some scien tific article. “(2) In a certain quarter you will pay SIO,OOO, and $375 us commission.” Title of Professor. • J.iebknecht followed this article up with two other letters of Ludwig’s, one dealing with the obtaining of the title of professor the other that of court dentist. The former, Ludwig wrote, Involves meeting "high financial de mands.” The latter would cost from $2,000 to $2,500. The disclosures, painful enough In themselves to the average German, are especially painful to all non-Soctallsts, for not only do they come from a So cialist, but Dr. Ludwig Is vice presi dent of the Imperial Association for Combating Socialism. The Socialists naturally display no very lively sorrow about the unmasking of one of their chief enemies. Llebkneeht also charges that In 1912, persons hungering for the title of pro fessor were taken to the royal palace and received by a trusted financial of ficial of the empress, through whom all dealings took plhoe. This official, ho lays, Is no longer In service. Llebkneeht also publishes what he calls "the title and orders tariff." It puts the price of the Red Eagle, fourth class, at $2,000 for academicians and $3,000 for others; commercial council lor, $12,500, provided the application goes through the regular channels, $15,000, If the matter Is expedited; $3,750 for appointment as "purveyor to the emperor," and $75,000 to SIOO,OOO for elevation to the noldllty In Prussia. In Coburg, he says, the price Is only $62,600. Llebkneeht does not support this list with any evidence, and It Is probably fantastic. COTTON THIS WEEK New Orleans. The roltort market had nn upward tendency this week on con tinued reports of drouth In the eastern belt, poor crop accounts and stories of a late atart In Texas and rather sensa tional telegrams regarding the preval ence of the boll weevil In Mississippi, Aahama and portions of Texas The buying from the long side put prices to the highest levels of the week on Fri day when the leading months were 16 to 23 ponts over last week’s final quota tions. The week closed at a net gain of seven points except on July which was unchanged. Offsetting the bullish news from the fields was considerable liquidation of long cotton. Bears considered that the market was overbought and technically In a weak position and put out consid erable shm-t cotton on the theory that a reaction was due. The mHrket held up fairly we 1 under the sellng although no wide advances were scored. The low est price* of the week were on Monday when the market stood six to eight points tinder last week's close. This we»k the question of rain In the Atlantic* will loom up large Showers of any consequence over Alabama. Mis sissippi. Georgia and the Carolina* would stimulate heavy selling while lack of moisture would he a bullish factor of lm portnnee arid would esttse continued sup port to he given the market. The trnde this week will attempt to get full Information regarding replanting and. In some sections, the first planting It Is generally n-knnwVdged that which, does not go Into the ground thla week will never be planted. News re garding this work may have an Import ant effect on the fluctuations of the week for It will have a dreet hearing on the question of acreage. —Mrs. Turner Howard has returned from a month's stay at Annapolis anti a subsequent visit with Mrs. James D. Hope, Jr., in Knoxville, Tenn. SHAKE IIP FOR GAME TUESDAY Britons Strong Favorites for Second Match Tomorrow in International Polo Series. New York—Larry Waterbury and Hevereux Milburn will shift positions in the Aiperican polo lineup for to morrow's game with England, accord, lng to announcement today Water bury will play at No. 3, and Milburn will play at hack. There were no other changes in the team. May Postpone It. Hempstead, L. I.—Owing to the down pour of rain all night Indications to day were that the second international polo game, set for tomorrow, might have to be postponed. Optimism that was so apparent Sat urday morning in the American camp had bene changed to gloom today be cause of Saturday's English victory, and betting odds shifted from 2 to 1 in favor of America to 3 and 4 to 1 in favor of England. Doesn't Look Good. New York.—A radical change in the line-up of the American polo cup feat at the hands of the British team defenders because of Saturday’s de seems assured, judging from the talk heard in the polo colony at Meadow brook. The committee of the polo association Is to meet today and nt Its conclusion the new line-up of the American team will be announced. The line up it is expected will be Lawrence Waterbury, No. 1; .1. M. Waterbury, No. 2; Malcolm Steven son, No. 3; and Devereux Milburn, back. This, It is said, Is (he strongest combination of players that the com mittee can bring forward at this time. It means that three members of the unbeaten big four will bo In their old positions, H. P. Whitney cannot resume his place on the team because of lack of condition as he lias not plapcd polo for nearly a year. The second game of the series will be played tomorrow. Because of their brilliant play and victory Sat urday the Britons are now strong fa vorites in the betting. RETOUCH PORTRAITS PIHIIEI YEARS AGO Thirty-two years ago Mr. P. P. Carter painted the portraits of a number of Augusta's and Georgia's leading men and they were placed In the superior court room at the Court house. Mr. Carter came buck to Augusta almost 32 years to a day to retouch the portraits and add several more to the collection. One of the portraits to be added Is that of former Gov. Chus. J. Jenkins, which Mr. Carter is presenting to the county. Tl Is a splendid portrait and Is valued at $l5O. Recently a portrait of the late Hon. Frank H. Miller was paint ed and it will he hung in the court room within a few days. The prominent Georg'uns whose like nesses adorn the wails of the court room are: George Walton, Andrew J. Miller, William Montgomery. W. W. licit, William Gibson, 11. Clay Foster, Kbenezcr Starnes, William Schley, Jas. S. Hook and W. F. Eve. A portrait of Judge Eve was recently painted by Mr. Carter, who was engaged by a number of prominent Augusta attorneys to do the work. A portrait of Judge William T. Gary, now in tlie Soldiers' Home in Atlanta, will be placed eventually In the superior court room here as it will he allowed to remain in tho Soldiers’ Home as long as there are any veterans of the clvd war surviving. ATLANTA HAS ABOLISHED JUS TICE COURT SO SHOULD AUGUSTA. Letters from the People. Augusta, Ga., June 13, 1914. To the Editor of The Herald: un the line of reform, permit me to briefly sketch Atlanta’s new municipal court. Like moving a mountain to get at a mole, Lhe Atlanta liar Asso ciation was forced to have tho consti tution of Georgia amended by the vot ers of the state before It could begin actual further steps towards abolish ing the Justice of the peace courts In Atlanta. The association had to go back to the very well springs of law In the commonwealth. Two years ago the constitution amendment was ratified. It gave the state legislature authority to substi tute for Justice of the peace In Geor gia cities of more than 20,000 popula tion, “such court or courts or system of courts as the general assembly may deem necessary.” Last August the legislature used that authority and substituted In At lanta a new municipal system ol courts. On Junuary Ist, 1914, the eighteen Justice of the peace courts In Atlanta passed out of existence. For several years before the Atlanta Bar Association undertook Its rather ambitious task, there bad been repeat ed condemnation of the Justice courts of the city. Conditions had passed from bad to worse until they became Intolerable. The bill In the legislature was passed by a vote of 148 to 5; the constitutional amendment was carried by a majority of 6,000 votes. The law Includes many good pro vlsloni: Lawyers only are eligible to Judgeships; disregard of technicalities, expedition of trials, and elimination ol unnecessary expense, are directed. The old pernicious system of fees, where under each man scrambled for us much as he could grab, without con science as to where he grabbed It or how, is abolished. The Atlanta new law provided that all actions shall be commenced by summons; two terms ol court a month, and plaintiff or defen dant can secure a trial by Jury of five upon demand. Further provision Is made for an appellate division. Th* court ha* been self-sustaining. The procedure discourages the filing of frlvelou* suit*. Accurate records are kept. A bill, based on the same lines, was passed for the city of Macon on Janu ary Ist, 1914. Let Augusta take notice and have her representatives do likewise The Municipal courts do away with graft and the old style Justice court ! was bred and born In graft, and ttiat la I what all good citizens wish to elim inate In the Empire city of the Bouth. Respectfully, H. M. Devaney, No. 1631 Walton Way, Augusta. Oa. WANTED: SEVERAL BOYS TO CAR ry The Herald. Apply Bub Station No. 1, Ko lock street. ts Augusta’s Temperature Soars ’Way Above the Average; 98 at 2 P. M. At Noon Temperature Two Degrees Warmer Than Yesterday at That Time. Looks Like Today’s Heat Will Exceed All Previous Days This Summer. Predicts Showers. With the mercury reaching within 2 degrees of the 100 mark as early us 2 o’clock this afternoon, It loked like a maximum temperature would be reahhed an hour or two later In the day that would indicate Augusta’s hot test day of the summer up to the pres ent time. Yesterday was warm. It might ev en be said that yeasterday was hot, for at 4 p. in. the temperature registered 100 In the shade and remained at this Intense heat for an hour or more. Until the lost reading was given the Herald from the local office of the Weather Bureau today was hotter than yesterday. The minimum yesterday was 72 degrees; today the minimum WOMEN'S CLUBS IKE IIP STATE Nominating Committee Ready at Chicago. Protest Unclean Literature and Condemn “Im modest Dancing." Chicago.—The slate of the nominat ing committee of the General Federa tion of Womens’ Clubs as prepared to day wag headed by Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, the Incumbent of the presidency, who Is to be offered the traditional second term. Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath. of Tiffin, Ohio, was named to succeed Mrs. L. L. Blankenburg, of Philadelphia, as first vice presi dent. Mrs. Eugene Reilly of Char lotte, N. C., was slated for second vice president, and Miss Georgia A. Bacon, of Worcester, Mass., for cor responding secretary. Ollier officers named were the incuments standing for re-election except two directors, Miss Mary Garrett 'lay, of New York, and Mrs. W. Brooks Woung of Jack sonville, Flu. Home economics and public health were the subjects of today’s sessions. Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the chil drens’ bureau of the department of labor, made a strong plea for com pulsory birth registration. "Legal record of both is the only means of preserving the lives and rights of children and no American baby should he deprived of that right,” she said. Resolutions were adopted protesting against suggestive stories In maga zines and pledging members of the federation to subscribe for "Only those publications whose columns are clean,” pledging support to a national centennial celebration at Baltimore In commemoration of the composition of "the Star Spangled Bannear and cen suring "immodest forms of dancing." DEATHS HUSSEY, MRS. MARCELLA JANE. •—Widow of the late J. J. Hussey, died last night at her late resi dence, IC2B Ken wick Street, in the 83rd yeur of her age. The remains were conveyed to Bor doaux, S. C., where the funeral took place this afternoon at three o’clock, the Rev. S. M. Jones of ficiating, and tho interment fol lowed. ' Deceased is survived by one son, W. T. Slaughter, of Hickory Grove, S. C., and son-in law, W W. Tinsley of Augusta; one daughter, Mrs. S. C. Cade of Bordeaux, S. C.; one sister, Mrs. E. C. Fischer of New Wuverly, Texas; twenty grain] children, and nine great-grand children. PITTMAN— MISS CARRIE EIZA -11ETH, died lust night at the city hospital In the 38th year of her age The funeral services were conducted from the residence, 2043 Kills street, this afternoon at five thirty o'cclock, the Rev. Thomas Walker officiating, and the Inter ment was In the West View cem etery. Deceased Is survived by, besides her afflicted father, Mr. T. K. Pittman, two brothers and sev eral sisters. N. Y. Gunmen Commit 2 Murders on Sunday New York.—Gunmen killed two men on the Earn Hide yesterday, seriously wounded a third und stray bullets from their revolvers Strunk two children, rnusing superficial wounds. Revenge la assigned as the cause for both murders. Salvators Pellegrino, 82, a rooming housekeeper and Ida brother William, 22, were shot down by gunmen after being lured from their home by acquaintances. Bnlvatore died In an hour. 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This forecast is strengthened by another Issued this morning, predicting thunder showers for this afternoon or tonight, wit't generally fair weather expected for Tuesday. SUPREME COURT HIS JECESSED Will Meet Again on June 22nd, the Latest Date it Has Ever Remained in Session. Washington.—The supreme court today recessed until June 22 -without onnouncing decisions in the inter mountain rate or other Important cases. It was said the justices had not completed opinions In the forty-nine cases before It, as many had expect ed they would, and that another week was desired in which to finish, this work. For some time it has been known that Chief Justice White would be much disappointed If every case which has been argued bsfore the! court was not decided before the court adjourned for the summer re- COBB. Only thirty opinions will be nec essary to dispose of all the forty nine cases now under consideration. Never before has the court re mained in session as late as June 22. Georgians Should Wear j Cooler Clothes During the Hot Summer Time Atlanta, Ga.—That Georgians wear the wrong kind of clothes In aumer and con sequently suffer unnecessarily Is de clared by physicians and others who have been Investigating the heat statistics and conditions. Georgians, m a class. It Is stated, wear the same kind of clothes In summer that New Yorkert and Chicago people wear, while ns a matter of fact they ought to wear the kind of clothes that tire worn In Tampa, Mexico City and Ha vana. A comparatively few men have taken regularly to the linen and white duck suits, but they are In the conspicuous minority. The averago man's summer suit Is made of wool and weighs from six to eight pounds, dependent on wheth er it has a vest and lining or not. He ought say the phvslclans, to he wearing a suit that weighs two pounds as a maximum. Another resson why It Is said every body ought to wear white Ir summer is the scientific fact that heat rays are re flected by white while they are absorb ed by lack and other dark colors. Georgians, it is said, have never got It Into their head that they really live "way down south In Dixie,” when It comes to wearing apparel. The Florid ian puls on white ducks and linens In summer as a matter of course, Just as the Cuban does, but the Georgian, be cause the nights sre usually cool, sweats through the (lay In a suit that may he all right for New York or Boston but that is out of place here. Of thirteen principal American cities Whose rank In temperature was taken In 1912 Atlanta stood third with an aver age temperature of 76.4, while the only two which had a higher temperature were New Orleans with 80.9 and Kane sas City with 76. I "NO QUESTIONS ASKED." New York.—Anouncement today of • a $250 reward and “no questions ask ed” for return of Jewelry valued at $5,000 disclosed that the home of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of ' Columbia University, had been rob bed on May 21. Dr. Butler la In Eu- ( rope. WASHINGTON AND LEE. Lexington, Va. — The annual meeting of the board of trustees, to begin late this afternoon, the annual boat race at 8 p. m., and the year’s Anal lite rary society celebration tonight, were the chief events of the second day's program of Washington and Lee Uni versity commencement exercises. The exercises will conclude Wednesday with the formal graduation ceremonies. WANTED: SEVERAL BOTB TO CAR ry The Herald. Apply Sub Station No. 1, Kollock street ts NINE