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THURSDAY, JUNE 18. Markets Middling closed today, 14%c Tone Steady. Middling last year I2V4C. CLOSIN(FqUOTATIONS„ Good ordinary ... ... 11 7-8 Strict good ordinary 12 3-8 Low middling 13 3-8 Strict low middling 14 Middling 14 1-4 Strict middling 14 1-2 Strict middling 14 1-J Good middling —— Tinge*, first ... ... 14 Tinges, second 13 3-8 Previous Day’s Figures Good ordinary - 11 7-8 Stiict good ordinary 12 3-1 Low middling 13 1-1 Strict low middling 14 Middling 14 1-4 Strict middling ......14 1-2 Good middling Tinges, first 14 Tinges, second 13 3-1 • MEW YORK COTTOM New York. —There was considerable selling on favorable weather news at the opening of the cotton market today. After starting at a decline of two to five points active months sold about five to eight points lower but leading spot interests were again good buyers of July which soon steadied up to within a point of yesterday's final quotations and the firmness of the near positions help ed sustain new crop months. The of ficial forecasts were for fair weather in the west and further showers in most sections of the eastern belt. Reports that the. Oklahoma state de partment of agriculture estimated a de crease of 13 per cent in the cotton acreage of that state this season seem ed to offset favorable detailed weather reports and the market was quiet around midday with prices about two to six points net lower. During the early afternoon the mar ket held steady and about unchanged to three points higher with July relatively firm. Cotton flitres closed steady. High. • .«••» cm®- July 12.97 >12.8$ 12.93 August 12.95 12.80 October 12.71 12-61 Jr/”? December 12.76 12.67 l‘--;4 January 12.61 12.51 12.59 March 12.65 12.09 12.6- NEW ORLEANS COTTON New Orleans. —Poor cables and favor able weather stimulated liberal offerings of cotton around the opening today. First prices were three up to five off. July stood four up after the call but fell off with the rest of the list. Half an hour after the opening the market stood five to eight down net. At the lowest the market stood five to eleven points down. Fresh buying met the decline from the bull side and at noon prices were only one to four down. Liverpool" cotton Liverpool.—Cotton spot steady; good middling 8.30; middling 7.76; low mid dling 7.28. Sales 6,600: speculation and export 300. Receipts 13,000. Futures easy. June '"'Til June and July 7.12 July and August ... ... 7.-2% August and September 7.0 i% October t#ind November 6.76% December and January 6.67% January and February 6.67 March and April 6-69 CHICAGO CRAIN MARKET Chicago, Ills.—Perfect wealher in the harvest region southwest had a bearish; influence today on wheat but weakness was checked by reports of big export sales. Opening 1-Bal-4 lower to a like advance, the market soon sagged below last night’s level. Corn ruled steady account of offer ings proving light. Alter starting 1-8 lowrv to 1-8 up :hc market appeared In clined to keep witliin those limits. Covering by shorts made oats firm. Provisions lose with hogs. Rater tile absence of hedging pressure tended to rally wheat prices, which closed .easy, a shade to l-4a3-8 net higher. \ A downturn ill corn resulted from the good outlook for the domestic crop and cheaper offers from Argentina. The close was unsettled. l-4a3-8 off to 1-Sa -1-1 up compared with last night. LARD— Open. H:gh Low Close WHEAT— Julv .... 82% 83% 82% S 3 Sept .... 81% 81% 81 81% CORN— July .... 70% 70% 69% 69% Sept .... 67% 67% 67 67% OATS— Julv .... 39% 33% 39% 39% Sept .... 38 38% 38 38% Ju'; A,ID ~. Sept . . . .2020 2025 2015 2020 PORK— July . . . . 1012 Sept . . . .1032 1032 1030 1030 RIBS— July . . . .1155 1155' 1150 1155 Sept .. . .1155 1157 '1152 1157 MONEY MARKET New York.—Mercantile paper 3 l-2a4. Sterling steady at a decline; 60 days 4.86.25; demand 4.88.50. Cmmercial bills 485 3-4. Gverriment bnds steady. Railrad bnds Irregular. Call mncy fivm; 1 3-4«2; ruling rate 2; rising 1 3-4al 7-8. Time loans weaker; 60 days 2 1-4; 90 days 2 1-2; six mntlis 3 1-4. CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARK El Chicago, Ills.—Hogs: Recipts 21,000; strong: bulk of sties 820a825; light 805a -830; mixed 805a832 1-2; heavy 785a830; rough 785a800; pigs 700a785. Cattle: Receipts 3.600; firm; beeves 735a935; steers 680a816; Stockers and feeders 610a810; cows and heifers 369a -880: calves 725af10.35. Sheep: Receipts 14,4)00; steady; sheep 530a640; pearling* 640a750; lambs 670a -850; springs 700a960. SHAW RULED BY PRESIDENT FARRELL TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY HERE President Kalbfleisch Receives Ruling From Secretary Far rell, of National Association—Wants the Three Savannah Oames Thrown Out. President E. G Kalbfleisch, of the Augusta Baseball Association, received a telegram this afternoon from Sec retary Farrell, of the National Associ ation of Baseball Clubs, to the effect that if Outfielder Shaw wishes to play for *l5O per month he cannot be dis criminated against. Mr. Farrell has therefore decided in favor of the Au gusta club and against President Co rlsh, of the South Atlantic League, who ruled- that Shaw was Ineligible J>ec«V*e he* received more than *IOO Jur month lasi season. There "is a WOULD PROTECT 'DRfjTATES Amendment to Constitution Offered in Senate. Prohibits Transportation of Liquor. Washington. A constitutional amendment designed to iprotect “dry” states was introduced in the senate today by Senator Dillingham, of Vermont. Instead of prohibiting the sale for beverage purposes of intoxicating li quor in the United, States as the Hob son-Sheppard constitutional amend ment does, the Dillingham amend ment merely prohibits the transpor tation into any state for sale or use for any purpose contrary to the laws of such states. Its purpose is similar to the recently enacted Kenyon lows, but it wduld remove all question as to the validity of the legislation, em braced in these measures. AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS GROCERIES. PROVISIONS D. S. Reg. Ribs. 50-lb 12% D. S. Reg. Plates. 8-lb. av 11 D. S. Clear Plates H> D. S. Bellies, 25-lb 13% Pearl Grltes. 96-lb., all sizes 1.95 Yellow Corn 85 Red Cob White Corn »8 Mixed Feed Oats •••••••. .62 Best White Oats 65 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.. .07 Arbuckle’s Coffee, pr. es., 100-lb 19.10 Arbuckle’s Ground Coffee, 36-1b5...19.30 R. A. J. Coffee. 60-lb. pkgs 15 Hono Coffee. Ground, 100 1-lb 21 P. R. Molasses, bbls 20 Cuba Molasses, bbls 28 Reboll @d Ga. Syrup, % bbls 80 N Y. Gr. Sugar, bbls. or bulk bags 4.30 N. Y. Gr. Sugar, 4 25 bags 4.35 N. Y. Gr.. Sugar (60 2 ertns). per -6» N. Y. Gr. Sugar (60 2crtns). per lb. 4.55 N. Y. Gr. Sugar 32-3% ertns, per lb 12-oz. Evaporated Milk 8.75 Peerless 5c Evap. Milk, 6 doz. ... 2.85 M. & L Stick Candy 30-lb. boxes.. .06% Ground Pepper. 10-lb. pails, 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 8-lb. Tomatoes 95 New Argo Salmon, per doz. 3.50 Va. Peanuts 05% AUGUSTA SECURITIES. BONDS AND STOCKS (Corrected Weekly for The Auguzta Herald by Martin & Garrett) Bank Stocks. Bid. Ask Augusta Savings bank 160 Merchants Bank 212 21# National Exchange Bank of Augusta 135 144 Planters Loan & Savings Bank (par value 10) 43 4# Citizens & So. Bank 240 260 Union Savings Bank (par Value. #100) 125 ... nailrean Stoctcs. A. & W. P. R. R. Co 150 152 Augusta & Savannah Ry. Co. .103 10# Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R. Company 102 Ga. R. R. & Bkg. Co. ........ 258 262 Seaboard pfd stock 50 63 Seaboard Common Stock 20 Is Southwestern R. R. Co 104 10# Factory Bonds. Augusta Factory. Ist ss. 1915 M. & N 98 99 Altcen Mfg Co *v Cagle * Phoenix Mills Co. let Rs. 1926, J. & J 4i 104 Enterprise Mfg. Co.. Ist 5s 1923. M. & N. 90 92 Sibley Mtg. Co.. Ist ss, 1923, J. & J. 90 at Factory Stocks. Granltevllle Mfg. Co. 12# King Mfg. Co ~..77 *» Cotton Mills. Aiken Mfg, Co 25 Augusta Factory 30 Enterprise Mfg. Co. 60 King Mfg. Co 80 Warren Mfg. Co 70 Warren Mfg. Co., pfd 102 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New York. —Early stock gains were extended slowly. With the engagement today of #2,550.000 more gold for ex port. foreign exchange rates broke. The day's decline, together with the drop of yesterday's threatened to check the out flow of gold and traders attributed the cheerful tone of the stock market partly to this Demand sterling which was at 4.8905 earlier in the week fell to 4.88.45. Bonds were Irregular. Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway 5s slumped to 61 compared with 88 two days ago. The break was attributed to the tangle In the linanees of the St. Louis and San Francisco, which controls the property. Steadiness of stocks In the afternoon In spite of etxreme dullness made an Im pression but the bull leaders were con tent to do little more than mark time pending a decision in the freight rates case. London figured on the buying Sid eagain, taking fully 5,000 shares. TELLING A TURKEY’S AGE. ' Casey,'' said Pat, “how do yez tell th’ age of a tu-u-rkey?” “Oi can always tell by the teeth,” said Casey. “By the teeth!” exclaimed Pat “But a tu-urkey has no teeth.” “No.” admitted Casey, ”bu .Oo have.'” league rule which says that not hut one player on a club, exclualve of the manager, can he secured who received over $l6O per month the previous sea son. Barker and Shaw each received more than $l5O. This rule is therefore void. Corish would not allow Khaw to play in the three games at Savannah which ended the first season and Mr. Kalb flelsch will ask the league directors to throw out those games, Thla would cause the championship for the first half, of the season to be undecided. Khaw is expected to play from now on. Stabbed By His Wife With Pair of Scissors, Negro Dies Henry Jackson Had Row With Maggie, His Wife, Saturday Night—He Wanted to Go Out and She Did Not Like the Idea. Henry Jackson, a negro who was stabbed Saturday night last with a pair of seissoßa in the hands of his wife, died last night at Lamar Hos pital. Jackson and his wife lived in Dortic’s alley and when Henry wanted to go out Saturday night Maggie ob jected. An argument followed in which the woman was evidently not the equal of the man for she resorted to scissors to enforce her demands on him to stay at home. Such a row was caused that an officer arrested the pair and sent them to the bar racks. T. R. CHEERFUL ON M HOME Large Crowd Sees the Col onel Leave London to Take Steamer For New York. Southampton. —“l will make Just one reference to politics: X will not run for governor of New York." Col. Poosevelt today momentarily broke his rule of silence In regard to politics in order to make this declara tion while he was proceeding on hoard the tender to embark on the Intpera tor for New Y'ork. Off For Steamer, London. —When Col. Roosevelt ar rived at Waterloo Station today, to take the regular steamer train for Southamption, on his return trip to the United States, a large crowd of friends had gathered to hid him farewell. Among them were Walter Hines Page, the American ambassador with tho staff of the embassy and Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. Col. Roosevelt was In a very cheerful mood. He said to tile reporters: “Tell the English people I have en joyed myself and fully appreciate the way I have been treated by everybody. I was particularly pleased with the courtesy shown me when I addressed the Royal Geographical Society.” ,M rs. Nicholas Longworth will remain in England another week, visiting friends. ETERNAL HOPE. “Yes," said the energetic man, “1 want the tariff reformed and reform ed quick.” “What points do you object to in the tariff?” “I don’t know exactly. But I am sure it could be changed in a number of ways that would help my line of business.’” IMMUNITY. “I fancy this experience will stop you from sending unexpurgated mat ter through the malls,” said the Judge, who had just imposed a fine. “Not necessarily,” replied the scan dalous publisher. “I can alwaj'3 have anything in that line set to rag time music and shipped along as us ual.” “What’s the best cure for insomnia you know of?” “Sleep.” Daily Pattern 9883 tw? 9883.—A SIMPLE, BECOMING AND POPULAR BLOUSE. Ladle# Kimono Waist (With or "With out Chemisette). Crepe, ratine, chiffon, voile, tub silk, linen, madras, ehallle, net, lawn, and “allover" embroidery are alt suitable for this pretty model. It is cut with body and sleeveln one, and closed In stirpllco style. The chemisette may tie omitted. This model developed in white crepe voile, with a finish of em broidery In nell rose mercerized thread, on the free, edges, would he very pretty. It would also develop well In any of the many bordered dress materials, and -is good for dim ity, crossbar muslin, chumbray or gingham. The pattern Is cut In six sizes: 32, 34, 36, 38. 40 and 42 Inches bust measure. It requires 2 3-4 yards of 44 Inch material for a 36-Inch size. A pattern of this Illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10c In silver or stamps. Ne. lit* Nas# ■treat til Na City State THE AUGUSTA HER ALL AUGUSTA. GA. Arriving at headquarters Henry pro tested against his wife being locked up, saying he was not huet badly and that they had only had a little quar rel. Lieutenant Britt eventually do elded that the negro should he sent to the hospital even though he had said that he wasn’t hurt much. At the hospital a deep gash in the left breast over the heart was found and he rapidly grew worse until last night he died. Maggie cannot now be found and it is assumed that she has left the city. RECEIVER FOR LORIMER BANK Petition Recites That the Insti tution is “Wholly and Ir retrievably Insolvent.” Chicaqo.—Application for a receiver for the LaSalL Street Trust and Saw ings Bank, the Lorimer-Munday bank, wa smade today by Attorney General Lucey in the Cook county circuit court. The petlton was based on tho re port of the state examiner showing a depleted condition of tho bank as sets. The petition, which was filed in the name of State Auditor James J. Brady, was take.. before Circuit Judge Windes, who set the hearing for to morrow. Based on the report of 1). V. Harkin, the bank examiner who closed the uaSalle Street bank last Friday, the petition recites that the Institution was "wholly and irretriev ably insolvent” and that immediate appointment of a receiver was neces sary to conserve the remaining as sets for depositors and creditors. Actual Values. The document stated that the book values accorded the assets greatly ex ceeds their actual value. Of bonds listed by tho bank as worth 8917,650, the petition stated only $265,- 385 were of value and out of $8,291,107 on loans $1,746,084 were of no value. Cash items listed as $137,235, the pe tition stated, were found te be only $32,098. Loans made to various Lorimer- Munday enterprises, the examiner found, were improperly secured. Since Leaving Senate. The petition set out that William Lorimer, who occupied a seat in the United States senate when ho entered the hanking business, and Charles H. Monday have been since the founda tion of the hank its president and vice president and have exercised the active control and management Fur ther tile bill stated that the securities sot forth as of doubtful value or of no value were largely securities of cor porations owned or controlled by Lor imer and Munday or either. The bill named all stockholders as defendants and added that the officers and directors of the hank were culp ably negligent and liable for all losses sustained. TRY BLOWING UP OF CZMrS TRAIN Bomb Explodes As Postal Train Precedes Imperial One. Coaches Shattered. Family With Emperor. — Berlin—An attempt was made near Tachudovo, Russia, today to blow tip the Russian imperial train carrying the emperor of Russia and his family. According to dispatches front Kt Petersburg, a bomb was found on the track. A postal train, which was preceding the imperial train as a Pilot, struck the bomb and caused it to explode. Many of the coaches of the mall train were shattered and several persons injured. The emperor and his family on the Im perial train, passed the spot a few minutes later and arrived at Tsarskoe- Selo without further incident. They were on the way from Kishinev on the return Journey from their recent visit to King Charles to Humunla at Kug tendje. President Reduces Age Limit, 60 to 50 Years Washington.—President Wilson to day issued an executive order reduc ing from sixty to fifty years the age limit for ndmlssion to civil service examinations for appointment of un skilled laborers n federal offices out stdo of Washington, D. C. Veterans of the Civil War, however, may con tinue to be examined without regard to their age. RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL. Washington —The rlverH and har bor appropriation bill today was fa vorably reported to the isenate by Senator bitumens, who gave notice he would call It up for consideration next week, ANOTHER LORIMER BANK. Alton, lll.—The People's Bank, In East Alton, 111., one of the chain of Ijorlmer-Mundgy hanks, was closed today. The hank Is capitalized at #25.000. SI.OO Wash Pants at F. G. Mertlne.’ 40 DELEGATES DUE. Charleston, 8. C,— The second an nual convention of the Clyde and Mallory Steamship Line Agents opened here today. About forty dele gates from Boston to Galveston, are expected to urrlve by night. The convention continues through Satur day. Boys' Suits and Pants at reduced prices. F. G. Mertln*. AMBASSADOR OF THE 11 ACTS Morgenthau Sends Sec’y of Embassy to Smyrna to Find Out About Americans. Constantinople. Henry Morgen' than. United States ambassador to turkey, today sent Hoffman Philip, secretary of the embassy, to Symrna, to ascertain the position there of American citizens who might he placed in danger by the threatened anti-Christian uprising in Asia Minor, Turksh refugees from Macedonia, who assert that they have been driven out by the Greeks, have ar rived in considerable numbers on the Asiatic coast where they have ’taken possession of entire villages deserted by the former Greek inhab itants, who 'have crossed over to the Islands erf Chois and Mltylene. There has been some pillaging in the district along tho coast, of Asia Minor and altogether the iiosltion there is generally regarded as a dan gerous one although Turkish offic ials are using great, etforts to keep the people in check. At the same time preparations are being made by Turkish authorities to meet any possble Greek attack. The Turkish minister of war has gone to Smyrna and the Turkish troops have planted mines at the en trance to the gulf. m ediatioFoutlook GLOOMY (Continued from Page 1.) northern Mexico had adjusted their differences, the attention of officials here today was drawn to the critical stage in the mediation negotiations at Niagara Falls, precipitated by publica tion of the sharp statement by the Hu erta delegates. The memorandum of the Mexicans was sent several days ago to the American delegates, but they had not expected it would be made public. Say Villa Approves. Administration officials declared that one of the men who now would be pro posed for the provisional presidency was Felipe Angeles, war secretary in Carranza's cabinet, now proceeding to ward Zacatecas with some of Villa's forces. Villa is declared to approve of such a move and some officials here to day believed that an armistice could be arranged between IHo contending forces if the federal delegates would accpt Angeles for Huerta’s successor. JUSTICE LAMAR WILL REPLY TO CRITICISM OF MEXICAN ENVOYS (Continued from 1.) delegates an adequate defense of their position. It Is said to declare that the Mexican delegation had not taken into consideration the fact hat tho United States had no candidate for perma nent president of Mexico and that un der no circumstances would the Ameri can government be a party to any In fluence' on tho (dectlons of any country. Its preference for a constitutionalist for provisional president was due wholly to the conviction that a man from thut party must he taken In order to insure disarmament of all factions. Suggestion Refuted. The Mexican delegation refuted the suggestion made in some quarters that Hie Issuance of their statement was a defense which anticipated the failure of the negotiations. They said they honestly felt an expression of their opinion might he publicly approved and thus would influence the American government. When formal conferences aro re sumed tomorrow on the return of Minister Naon, of Argentine, it will tie definitely determined whether in view of past disagreements, the conferences should he prolonged for indefinite con sideration of names offered by the two sets of delegates or whether there is a chance of an agreement If the me diators should submit some names they have In reserve. Say 25 Shot. The Mexican delegation gave out a report from their consul at El Paso, claiming that about 25 Carranza offi cials were shot by Villa's men in con nection with the forcible seizure of the business offices of the constitutionalist government at Juarez. Palm Reach Suits, a full line, best made, sfi.so to SB.OO. F. G. Mertln#. IN 10 MINUTES KAISER’S LIFE BOATS READY (Continued from Page 1.) Italian, threw her arms around my neck and I had to force her off. Fog Signals Going. “I canot understand how the col lision occurred, because our fog sig nal was sounding all the time. Wo had come almost to a standstill, and had Just started moving again, when we were struck." D. M. Von Schilling, of Hampton, Va., who was on the deck when the vessels struck, said: “I was in Ihe smoking saloon when I heard two blasts of a whistle on tho starboard side of the Kaiser Wilhelm II I Immediately went on deck. Our vessel was blowing single blasts. I heard two more Masts a little closer and then about 200 yards off saw tho dim outline of a steamer coming out of the fog. Bound to Hit. "I could see Instantly that the ves sel was bound to hit us and us she was heading for the spot where I was standing, I ran. •‘Who struck us amidships and I dis tinctly saw the hows of Ihe Incemore crumble up, while the men on her deck were thrown flat by the force of the Impact. It seemed to me at the mo ment of the collision, that the engines of the Incemore were stopped, as I could see no movement of her propel lers. "The discipline on hoard the Kaiser Wilhelm II w“s perfect. The lifeboats had been cleared and were ready for lowering within ten minutes. “We expected to have to take to the boats, as Ihe Impact was so great that serious damage seemed certain. "The Kaiser Wilhelm II stopped for half iin hour after the collision while the Incemore Slipped back Into the fog and we did not see her again.” WANTED: SEVERAL HOYS TO OAR ry The Hern Id. 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Boxing Be Permitted at Olympic Games; Adopted Paris, —France's proposal that boxing he Permitted at the Olympic games In Berlin in 1906, was adopted by a largo majority In today’s session of the In ternational Olympic Congress. The se ries of competitions Is to include eight categories of boxers from flyweights to heavyweights. Tho delegates rejected the Austrian suggestion that bicycle polo lie Includ ed, and decided not to admit w>juien us competitors. DEATHS BEALE. MR. THOMAS P—Died last night at tile residence, 1314 Greene Street, after a two weeks Illness, In the 66th year of his nge. The funeral service# will he conducted from the Church of the Sacred Heart. tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, and the interment will follow in the City Cemetery. Deceased is survived by, besides Ills widow, Mrs. Irma Quigley Beale, four sons, Henry, Carlo, Willie and Ralmey Beale. TRANQUILTY AFTER TILTS OF FIRST DAY Continued from page one. came Involved in a brief wordy tilt, the first of the year. Both withdrew in good order. With C. D. Fortner of Spartanburg, candidate for railroad commissioner, speaking a heavy forced the meeting into the court house. The. increased crowd filled every seat, with a few being forced to stand. A num ber of women occupied one corner of the room. The candidates reiterated their speeches of yesterday, with ihe exception of Cansler and Fortner, for railroad commissioner, who spoke ex temporaneously. Not "Coat-Tail Swingers." Assertions that they wire not ‘‘coat fail swingers" were frequently made. The necessity of more rigid enforce ment of the laws was stressed by prac tically every aspirant. Mate Treas urer Carter, Hcretary of Hlate m<- (town, Commissioner of Agriculture Watson, and Superintendent of Edu cation Swearingen, unopposed candi dates for re-election, are not present. McCown went from Sumter to Flor ence and the others returned late yes terday to Columbia. Announcement was made that candidates for gov ernor would speak last, beginning, It was fxpected, about 1 o'clock. DEGREES BY YALE. New Haven, Conn. —The degree of doctor of lawa today was conferred by Yale University at its 214th com mencement upon Surgeon General Wil liam Crawford Morgan, ehief sanitary olTli er of the I'anauiu canal, and upon Pamulo S. Naon, Argentine ambassa dor to the United States and one of the Mexican mediators. 60c, 76c and SI.OO Shirts, nice pat terns, best makes, at F. G. Mertln#/ ELEVEN West Wants Successor to Akerman at Once Washington.—Senator West expects, to see Attorney General Mcßeynoldy immediately upon his return to Wash# Ingtnn and to urge the speedy noniMV lion of a United States attorney ford# Southern district of Georgia, vice Ak« Akerman, resigned. “It is my purpose to press the name# of 1). A. It. Crum, of Cordele; Fred T. Saussy, of Savannah, and B. M. Culver, ofßalnbrldge," said the senator today. “If the attorney generart turns all of them down, I propose them to submit the names of John W. Bennett, of Wsyeroks; Koecoe Luke, of Thomas vllle, slid possibly J. T. Colson, of Brunswick. Stanley Itennett,,of Quit man, has written to me declining to al low tho use of his name.” “Psychological Business Depression” Letters Come Wa#hlngton. President Wilson's denunciation of what he characteriz ed as deliberate campaign to spread abroad the idea that business is in tiie doldrums has brought to the White House many letters from man ufacturers and others taking the president's view tiiat a “psychologi cal depression'' has been created. One letter circulated by a St. lahilb hardware company declared: “Our hules up to date this year are Just three-fifth of one per cent less than the same period last year and If June business continues to Increase as It has done so far we will gain this three-fifths and probably finish the first half of the year with a gain.” « 1.200 CHARLESTON FANS PER DAY SAW GULLS PLAY Charleston, 8. C.—The average paid attendance at tho twenty-seven games played in tills city during the first half of the South Atlantfc fatigue season was 1,200, according to announcement today by club officials. The second half of the season was opened here today In a game with Augusta. SUICIDE AT SAVANNAH. Savannah, G\, —fair Weldeman, of Hamburg. Germany, who came here recently from Jacksonville. Fla., com mitted suicide today by opening the veins In his wrists with a safety razor blade and hanging himself with three neckties. He was found sus pended from a bedpost dead. steame'r” BURNS. Tampa, Fla.—The steamer Planter, of the Towles Line, was burned to the water's edge while lying at an-, chor off Fort Myers this morning. The vessel Is a total loss. She was valued at $46,000. Only a watchman was on lionrd. He escaped. The Planter filled in the coastwise trade between Tampa and Fort Myers. Cause of tho fire is unknown. $25 .00 Suits to Order, all-wool, made to please you. F. G. Mertlns. .