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THURSDAY, MARCH 2.
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Middling today 14 %c.
Tone—Firm.
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Strict good ordinary IS 8-4
Low middling 14 1-4
Strict low middling 14 1-2
Middling 14 5-8
Strict middling 14 3-8
Good middling .'..14 7-8
Tinires (first) 14 1-2
Tinges (second) 14 1-4
Middling last year 15
(PREVIOUS DAY’S FIGURES)
Strict good ordinary 13 3-4
Low middling 14 1-4
Strict iow middling 14 1-2
Middling 14 5-8
Strict middling 14 3-4
Good middling > 14 7-8
Tinges, Ist 14 1-2
Tinges, 2nd 14 1-4
Receipt? far-Week.
Sales. Spin. Shlpt.
Saturday 912 .... 535
Monday 99 13 509
Tues 252 .... 117 S
Wed 903 540
Thursday 1798 2224
Friday .... ....
Total 3964 13 4985
Comparative Receipts
1910 1911
Saturday 295 420
Monday 114 180
Tuesday 73 351
Wednesday 234 366
Thursday 659 143
CROP MOVEMENT FOR WEEK ENDING FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1911.
1911. 1910. 1909.
Recelnts 57,190 43,960 81,678
Shipments'.'..'.'.'.'...'. 68,848 62,154 103,887
ItnfT 605,145 672,10 S 771,997
Came in" sight' 164,211 129,999 182,735
Crrm in slsrlit 10,059,327 8,530.000 10,942,809
Visible supply 4.984,517 4,612,413 5,534,237
NEW YORK COTTON
New York. —The cotton market opened
steady at a decline of 4aß points un
der realizing following the shtfrp ad
vance of yesterday and in sympathy with
disappointing cables. There was a re
newal of the May covering movement on
the initial decline however, and inside
of ten minutes that position sold up from
14.54 to 14.65 or seven points above the
closing figures of last night and *4.90 a
bale above the recent low level. Other
months rallied In sympathy, March sell
ing 5 points higher and later positions
to about the closing figures of last
night, but the market met increased
offerings above 14.60 for May and there
were reactions of several points from
the best.
The market was less active during tne
late forenoon and while local traders
seemed to favor a sharp reaction, owing
to unfavorable reports from the dry
goods trade, the failure of receipts to
(all off as sharply as predicted by the
bulls and reported that the advance in
near months here is attracting shipments
It Sotton from the South, selling wast
not aggressive. The market at midday
was ”out net unchanged to 6 points
lower. Spot quiet middling, uplands
0 rally ll during the noon hour carried
May back to nearly the early high point,
nut subsequent fluctuations were irregu
ar and the market was unsettled, July
ruling about 7 points under the closing
figures of yesterday, while other posi
tions were about net unchanged.
Cotton futures closed weak.
OMSK. Kl»r 1.4*.
..., rv ...... 1265 .... ......
larch ’.. --1432 1442 1427 1426a27
luW -1441 1148 1429 1429a30
viiirnst .. 1398 1402 1385 1384a85
October". .. 61275 1280 1273 1273a74
December .... 1261 1270 1261 1261a63
NEW YORK SPOT
New York.—Cotton, spot closed quiet,
middling uplands 14.60; do gulf 14,8 o;
sales 5,180 bales:-
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool.—Closing: Cotton, spot mod
erate business done; prices unchanged,
American middling fair 8.16; sood mid
dling 7.84; middling 7.72; low middling
7 52; good ordinary 7.26; ordinary 7.01.
- The sales of the day were 7,000 bales,
of which 590 were for speculation and
export and included 5,900 American.
Receipts 13,000 hales, irfCtfiding 3,500
American. ,
Futures opened quiet and stead} ana
closed quiet; March, March-April 7.48
1-2; Aprll-May 7,49; May-June 7.49 1-2;
June-July 7.48; July-August 7.46; Au
gust-September 7.22 1-2; September.
October 6.89 1-2; October-November 6.77;
November-December 6.70 1-2; December-
January 6.70; January-February 6.69 1-2.
CHICAGO CATTLE RECEIPT*.
Chicago.—Cattle: Receipts estimated
at 3.500. Market steady to shade high
er; beeves 625a700; Texas steers 440a
-580; western steers 475a585; Stockers
and feeders 4a590; cows and heifers 270-
a 600; calves 700a925.
Hogs: Receipts estimated at 18,000.
Market slow; light 7a720; mixed 690a725;
heavy 076a120; rough 670a690; good to
choice heavy 690a720; pigs 720a735; bulk
of sales 7a720.
Sheep: Receipts estimated at 14,000.
Market steady to shade higher; antlve 3-
a 480; western 325a480; yearlings 475a575;
lambs, native 5a620; western 525a620.
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN
St. Louis.—Cash: Wheat firm; track
2, red 93; 2 hard 91a98 1-2.
Corn higher; track No. 2, 46; No. 2,
White 45.
Oats higher; track 2, 30al-2; 2 white
82 1-2.
COTTON SEED <S!L
New York. —Cotton seed oil closing
prices: Spot 6.70a80; March 6.72a76;
April 6.73a80; May 6.82a84; une 6.88a91;
July 6.93a94; August 6.94a97; September
6.91a96; October 6.45a65.
Sales between, third and fourth calls:
200 March 6.78; 1.000 May 6.85; 500 May
6.84; 700 July 6.95; 500 July 6194.
Total sales 8,300.
New Orleans. —Cotton seed oil prime
refined in barrels per pound 6.70; choice
meal 8 per cent.; ammonia per long ton
27.00; choice cake do do 25.25.
MONEY MARKET
(Slew York. —Money on call steady 2
l-4a2 1-2 per cent.; ruling rate 2 3-8;
closing bid 2 3-8. offered at 2 1-2.
Time loans easier; sixty days 2 3-4a3
per cent.; ninety days 3al-4; six months
3 1-2.
Close: Prime mercantile paper 4 to
4 1-2 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady at a decline,
with actual business In bankers bills
at 54.83.85a54.83.90 for sixty day bills
and at $4.88.30 for demand.
Commer/ial bills *4BB l-4a5488 > <
Bar silver 53.
Mexican dollars 45.
Government bonds and railroad bonds
heavy.
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN
Chicago —Cash grain: Wheat No, 2
red 8 81->i9o 1-2’. No. 2 hard 88 L4a9o
1-4; 1 northern 99a100i 2 northern 96a-
No. 2 spring 89a»9| velvet ohaff 83a.
9’; durum 80a89.
Corn No. 2, 45 L2a4*| 9 Wtllte 46 Via.
46: 2 yellow 46aLt-
Oats No. 2, *0 2-4aSO ln2t Ntx 2 white
»- i-4a32; standard SO ft-tall Uk
Rye, cash No, 2, 87.
Itirley. cash 66a98.
Timothy cash s9alL«* Vmh SMLWa
-512.50.
Clover, cash HfefttAOf KftrtH n&QQ»
Friday ••••
Total 1275 1460
Stock* and Receipts.
Stock in Augusta, 1910 60,731
Stock in Augusta, 1911 55,638
Reo. sine© Sept. 1, 1909 334,029
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1910 309,784
Estimates for Tomorrow
Today Last Year.
68-7300 Galveston
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS
i9lO 1911
Ga. Railroad 359 74
Sou. Railway Co 14
Augusta Southern 51 ——.
Cen. of Ga. R. R
C & W. C. Ry 8 21
Atlantic Coast Line R. R. * IB
Wagon 20 17
Canal • • • •
River • • • •
Net receipts 459 143
Through 100
Total 559 143
Port Receipts
Today. Last Yr.
Galveston 4743 6061
New Orleans 2369 1003
Mobile 475 363
Savannah 971 912
Charleston 53 582
Wilmington 171 99
Norfolk a... 62S 303
Total ports (est.) 10000 9383
Interior Receipts.
Houston 3207 1424
Memphis .A 615
St. Louis 490 274
Cincinnati 289 220
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans—-Cotton futures opened
steady at a loss of three to four points
on poor cables. The unresponsive atti
tude of Liverpool to the bullish showing
on this side yesterday caused some little
selling out of long cotton which after
the call caused the old crop to widen
their decline to 3 to poinls. The new
crop months were neglected, October
trading once or twice at 12.80 yesterdays
yesterday's closing level. On the de
cline In the old crops stronger longs
came In with fresh buying orders and the
market quickly responded to this sup
port at the end of the first half hour
of trading standing 2 points over yes
terday’s close on the more active, op
tions. Bulls were encouraged by the
failure of the Scott bill to become an Is
sue of Importance in the senate yester
day.
The market was quiet throughout the
morning session featured by some small
declines and quick recoveries which of
fered good opportunities to ring scalpers
who did the larger part of the trailing.
Soon after the middle of the morning
(he list was 4 to 9 points under yester
day’s close as the result of selling for
both accounts and some little pressure
from ring shorts. When the latter be
gan to take profits prices steadied up.
At noon the list was unchanged to 1
point dow compared with yesterday's
Cl In° the afternoon session the market
was easy under heavy short selling.
The new' crops were put 20 to 21 points
under yesterday’s close In the trading up
to 2 o'clock October was put 6 points
under. The short selling appeared to
be in sympathy with the selling In the
stock market to a great extent.
The market closed barely steady at a
net decline of 7 to 19 points:
Open. High. Low. Close.
March 1444 1450 1431 4424
April Hsl H4O
Mav 1463 1469 1447 1450
j u lv 1472 1478 1455 1457
sueust ....1408 1408 1407 1387
October 1277 1281 1272 1271
December 1207 1261
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.
New Orleans. —Spot cotton steady, un
changed. Sales on the .spot 925 bales;
to arrive 600.
Middling 14 9-16.
Receipts 2,369; stock 148,761.
GRAINJIARKET -
Chicago.—Fresh buying today for a
prominent speculator who was conspicu
ous yesterday on the bull side, put up
the price of wheat anew. The advance
was helped by a forecast of unlooked
for lightness in the week's shipments
from the Argentine, Liverpool report
ed also an improved demand for Manito
ba parcels. Bears derived wheat com
fort they could in the outlook for a
bumper yield throughout India and from
the favorable winter crop prospects In
the United States. Opening prices were
unchanged to 3-8 up. May started at
89 l-2a5-8.
Corn offerings were limited and the
market became firm with wheat. May
opened the same as last night to 1-8
lower and rallied to 48 1-8.
Scattered commission selling depress
ed oats, May started unchanged to 1-8
higher at 30 7-8 to 31 and fell Vo 30
3-4.
Provisions gave way badly after un
successful attempts by a packers to mar
ket a considerable quantity of product.
First sales were 7 1-2 to 10 cents down
to 5 cents advance with May options at
17.80a17.70 for pork, 9.17 1-2 for lard
and 9.62 1-2 to 9.56 for ribs.
WHEAT—
Open. High. Low Clcso
Mav. . . . 89% 90% 89% 89%
July. . . . 88% 89 83 88%
Sept ... 87% 88% 87% 87%
CORN—
May ... 48 48% 47% 48%
July ... 49 49% 48% 49%
Sept. . . . 49% 50% 49 60
O ATS—
May ... 31 31% 20% 30%
July .... 30% 31% 30% 30%
Sept. ... 30% 30% 30% 30%
PORK—
May . . .1770 1770 1720 1722%
July . . . 1670 1675 1655 1657%
lard—
May. . . . 917% 917% 900 900
July ... 910 910 897% 897%
Sept ... 910 910 897% 897%
RIBS—
May , • • 955 955 930 530
July . . . 917% 917% 900 902%
Sept. ■ , , 912% 912% 902% 902%
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
London. —American securities were
quiet and featureless during the early
trading today. At noon prloes ranged
from L 4 above to 1-4 below yesterday's
New York closing.
In the lat* trading Wall street sell,
ing caused the market to sag and the
closing waa easy.
NAVAL STORES
Savannah, —Turpentine firm, 87 8-4.
Rosin firm; F. 720; G. 725.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MOVEMENT
Receipts. Shlp't
piour, bbls ~« , 19,700 12,000
Wheat, bu 9,600 3‘1.500
Corn, bu 234,000 141,200
Data, bu 127,800 297,900
Bya, bu 4,500
Bailey, ho 300,000 87,200
ANOTHER ADAGE SPOILED
"He laughs best who laughs last,” re
marked the man with the proverb habit.
"Don’t you believe it,” rejoined the
contrary person. "The man who tells
the storylaughs best and he Invariably
laughe first.’'
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
THE STOCK MARKET
New York.—The stock market opened
dull today and was Inclined to heaviness
although prices changes were unimport
ant. The three speculative favorites.
Union Pacific, Reading and U. S. Steel
were off 3-S each.
Trading grew more active after the
opening and prices declined a point or
more on vigorous selling. Some of the
specialties which recently had been tin
der manipulation showed extreme weak
ness.
Selling during the morning session ma
terllly depressed stocks which at midday
failed to rally any appreciable extent
from the low point. There was some
liquidation, the effect of which was
heightened by short selling. Profession
al traders, influenced by advices from
Washington that an extra session of con
gress appeared to be inevitable were dis
posed to be bearish. Missouri Pacific
made an extreme decline of two points
and General Electric and Westlnghouse
about 3. Bonds were irregular.
Lower prices accompanied a burst of
activity In tlu? middle of the afternoon
and stocks siffd well below their previ
ous low point. St. Paul and Reading
fell 2 points below yesterday s closing
and the list otherwise 1 to 1 1-2. Mis
souri Pacific was the only stock that
showed Indications of effective support
a decline of 2 points bringing in buying
orders, which wiped out its loss In a few
minutes.
The market hardened a trifle during
the noon hour but grew dull On the im.
port Improvement.
The market closed weak with losses of
from 1 to 3 points.
The selling movement gathered great
er force in. the last hour whpn prices
went to the lowest of the day. With
the exception of Reading practically all
the other active Issues went below FYI
- of last week, when the rate decis
ion created a condition of demoraliza
tion. Weakness of New York Central
was aided by rumors of possible divi
dend reduction.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
Last Sal*
Amalgamated Copper 61%
American Beet Sugar 45 Vi
American Car and Foundry ’.. 52%
American Cotton Oil 60%
American Locomotive 86 Vi
American Smelling and Refining ... 73%
Do preferred 105 b
American Sugar Refining 118%
Anaconda Mining Company 38
Atchison 140 Vi
Atlantic Coast Line 119
Baltimore and Ohio 102%
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ... 76%
Canadian Pacific .. ..| 212
Chesapeake and Ohio 81
Chicago and Northwestern 145 b
Chicago, MU. and St. Paul 119%
Colorado Fuel and Iron 31%
Colorado and Southern 55
Delaware and Hudson 166%b
Denver and Rio Grande 31%
Do preferred 71b
Erie 28
Great Northern preferred 124
Great Northern Ore Ctfs, ex.-div... 69
Illinois Central 134 b
Interborough Metropolitan 183%
Do preferred 52%
Netlisville and Nashville 143%
Missouri Pacific 55
Missouri. Kansas and Texas 32%
National Biscuit 122
National Lead 53%
New York Central 106%
Norfolk and Western 103
Northern Pacific 121
Pacific Mall 24%
Pennsylvania 125%
People’s Gas 103%
Pullman Palace Car 159
Reading 163 %
Rock Island Company 28%
Do preferred 59%
Southern Pacific 114%
Southern Railway 26
Union Pacific 171%
United States Steel ..... 75%
Do preferred 118%
Wabash , 17
Do preferred 37%
Western Union 73b
Stahdard Oil 625
Lehigh Valley 172%
Va-Carolina Chemical 68
BUTTER. CHEESE. EUGS.
Chicago,—Butter steady; oreamerles
16a26; dairies 15a24.
Eggs steady; receipts 10,544 cases; at
mark, cases Included 12a14; firsts 17;
prime firsts 18.
Cheese steady; daisies 12 l-4a13; twins
11 l-2al-2; Young Americas 12 8-4a16,
Long Horns 12 S-4a14.
Potatoes easy; choice to fancy 43a44;
fair to good 40a42.
Poultry easy; turkeys, dresed 18; hens,
live 14, dresed 16; springs, live 14, dress
ed 15.
Veal steady: 50 to 60 pound weights
8 1-2; GO to 85 pound weights 10 1-2; 55
to 110 pound weight 11 1-2.
OLD STORY OF IGNORANT
NEGRO AND “DEAD BEAT”
Fifteen Dollars Was the
Amount It is Said the Inno
cent One Was Relieved of by
. Butler
Besides the Grusln case, the ses
sion of recorder’s court Thursday
morning was short.
There were two cases of larceny
from the house, but both were dis
missed. The first because of the ab
sence of the only witness; the sec
ond, because there was no case.
Paul Moss, manager of the Indus
trial home for negro boys, is to have
another resident for his home. Em
ory Lewls ( a little negro about eight
years old, an inveterate street walker
and apparently deserted of father,
mother and friends, was picked up
by the chief a few days ago and after
a long search was turned' over to
Jailer Plunkett for safe keeping until
his father or mother could be located.
Both have been found. The father Is
a hardworking carpenter. The mother
a vagabond negress, devoid of respon
sibility, care or the first principles of
mother-love, stated that she did not
want the child, and wouldn’t have him.
He will be turned over to Moss,
where he will have the proper care
of mind and body; he will be educated
as Moss educates a negro for life, the
rudiments of reading, writing and
arithmetic, and, above all, he Is taught
a trade, so that when he is turned
out on the world ho is armed with
knowledge that is useful to him and
which will bring in Interest on Moss’
Investment.
“The three balls" game was played
on a negro by another, John Butler
by name, with admirable results, ac
cording to the story of the “suck”
negro. This unsuspecting and unso
phisticated son of Ham had gone into
a bar witfi his very-new-made friend,
Butler. After the proper rounds of
beer, Butler vouchsafed to show the
innocent one a trick, and he showed
the old one of the three little paper
balls moving from one hat to anoth
er, Several minutes later he felt for
his pocketbook, given him by the lady
by whom he is employed, and it was
gone. Fifteen dollars for the trick!
Butler was given *5 or 10 days for be
ing drunk; SIOO or 90 days for loiter
ing, and was held for investigation to
see If the trick was a real one or a
flower of the fertile brain of the Inno
cent one.
SHE TOOK NO MEDICINE
FOR OVER NINETY YEARS
Mrs. Mary Bennett Passes
Away at Her Home Near Su
wanee, Oa.
Suwanee, Ga.—Mrs. Mary Bennett,
aged 94, died yesterday morning at
3 o'clock and was interred at Level
Creek church, two miles and a half
from this place, yesterday afternoon.
She was the mother of nine children,
five of whom now reside in Texas, and
had four sons who went through the
civil war.
Mrs. Bennett was in many respects
a most remarkable woman, having
never taken a dose of medicine until
she had passed 94 years of age and
died perfectly happy with her lot in
life and was never heard to complain
under any circumstances.
CIVIL ENGINEERS SAIL TO
INSPECT PANAMA CANAL
New York.—lnvited by President
Taft to inspect the Panama canal, 80
civil engineers, members of the Am
erican Society of Civil Engineers with
their wives and daughters, sailed to
day for Panama aboard the Zaeapa.
They will remain in the canal zone
for a week as guests of Col. Goethals,
the government engineer in charge of
the Panama works.
Another party of civil engineers,
also specially invited guests of the
President, will leave from New Or
leans, reaching Colon at about the
same time ab the New York party.
son of West VIRGINIA’S
CAPTAIN DRINKS CYANIDE
San Francisco.—Paul Orchard, 22
years old, son of Capt. John Orchard
of the cruiser West Virginia, commit
ted suicide here last night by drink
ing cyanide of potassium. His body
was found by his Bister, with whom
he lived.
No motive for the boy’s act is known
He came here three months ago from
the East.
The West Virginia with Capt. Or
chard on board Is at Bremerton.
BODIES OF FIVE FOUND 9
YEARS AFTER EXPLOSION
Trinidad, Colo. —Nine years after
the mine explosion in which they lost
their lives, the bodies of five victims
were recovered yesterday in the
Broadhead Coal Mine at Agulllar. One
skeleton is believed to be that of Geo.
Parker, Another believed to be that
of Geo. Mason, was found In the mine
a few days ago. Both men were mt-
INDUSTRIAL INDEX OF
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
Columbus, Ga.—The Georgia and Ala
bama Industrial Index says In its regu
lar weekly Issue:
"The past seven days formed a week
of solid achievements In the two states.
Municipal enterprise was as usual con
spicuous, for Camilla, Ga., and Pelham,
Ga., called elections on bond Issues for
public Improvements. Arbertvllle, Ala.,
voted electric light bonds, Atlanta, On.,
called for bids for sewer construction,
Tocooa, Ga.. sold school and sewer bonds
at a premium, and Gnlnesville, Go.,
awarded contract for the ereotion of a
school building. Elmore county, Ala
bama, voted $170,000 of road bonds, and
In Tuscaloosa county, Alabama, an sgl
tatlon was begun for a bond Issue for
the same purpose.
“New banks are reported for Adalrs
vllle, Ga., Illllsoboro, Ala., and Hearing,
Ga. Fewer pipe plants are announced
for Birmingham, Ala., and Macon, Ga. A
$260,000 mining oompany waß Incorpor
ated at Atlanta, Ga., and at Moulirle,
Ga., n company Is being formed to
manufacture cross-arms for telephone
and lighting poles. A $250,000 medicine
company was Incorporated at Rome, Ga.
and a $25,000 company to manufacture
dental machinery and supplies at Daw.
son, Ga.
"A variety works Is to be establish
ed at Albany. Ga. A large roofing plant
seems probable for Birmingham, Ala.
New telephone companies are reported
for Moultrie, Ga., and Nathan, Als.
Fourteen new corporations, with capi
tal of $763,500 are reported. At Ma
con, Ga., a SIOO,OOO realty company was
chartered.
“Atlanta manifested the spirit for
which It Is noted by rising $600,000 for
Us Young Men’s Christian association.
At Albany, Ga., contract for the erec
tion of a $30,000 Y. M. C. A. building
was awarded. Contract for the erec
tion of an extensive freight house and
office building at Atlanta, Ga., was
awarded by a railroad company. Pickens
county. Alabama, let the contract for
the building of a handsome courthouse
annex. Kentucky and South Carolina
Investors bought about $75,000 of land
In Terrell county, Georgia, paying as
much as $65 an acre for some of It.’’
CAR LOT RECEIPTS FOR TWO DAYS.
Chicago.—Wheat 21 cars, with six of
contract grade; corn 447 ears, with none
of contract grnde; oats 136 cars. Total
receipts of wheat at Chicago, Minnea
polis and Duluth today were 145 cars,
compared with 296 cars last week and
549 cars the corresponding day a year
ago.
Hourly Temperatures Today.
uegress
6 a. 43
7 a. m 41
8 a. rn 42
9 a. rn 43
10 a. rn 46
11 a. m 47
12 noon 49 .
1 p. m. . 50
2 p. m 53
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.
The One—But I though you said your
umbrella had a straight handle?
The Other —I thought It had; but since
Its mysterious disappearance I’m con
vinced It ended with a crook.
The On* —But I thought you sold your
umbrella had a straight hnndle?
The Other—l thought It had; but sinoe
stl mysterious disappearance I’m con
vinced it ended with a crook.
MEM IE 8.
Clear, through the ceaseless din of toll,
Touched not by mist of sighs and
tears;
Come memories fond; made bitter
sweet
By Time’s caresses—passing years.
Though friends surround me, fill my
cup—
Welcome the/e moments from the
Great Beyond;
When on my brow “the vanished
hand” I feel,
lAnd know a presence that ever
true and fond.
Jacksonville Times-Union.
RESUME FIGHT Gil
PERMANENT TARIFF BOARD
(Continued from page 1.)
them.
"The public will absolve the demo
crats of all responsibility. Granting,
as it is claimed, that there is a good
purpose behind the effort to get up
other legislation, we must all remem
ber the old saying that 'hell is paved
with good intentions,’ and I may add
that I know of no roadway that is bet
ter paved than that leading to con
gress."
At this point Mr. Smoot, who was
especially active in promoting the
agreement to take up the tariff board
hill as a concession for a vote on
the Lorimer resolution, interrupted
Mr. Money with an inquiry as to the
purpose of tho democrats with refer
ence to the tariff measure. He asked
if it were not possible that the sen
ate could agree to a time to vote on
that bill by 12 o'clock tomorrow.
"If the appropriation measures are
to pass they ought to receive first con
sideration. That is tho disposition of
this side, said Mr. Money.
Smith of S. C.
It having bocome evident that the
democrats would not yield to the per
functory disposal of the bill, Mr. Hale
peiemptorily moved is consideration.
His motion was carried.
I he discussion began with a speech
by Senator Smith of South Carolina,
w'ho declared it beneath the dignity
° La* 16 U n *i e(4 States senate to set
aside the important appropriation bills
in the last hours of the session to
take up a non-essential measure
which, he said, was being done In
pursuance of a bargain.
Lost by Party Vote.
At 1:56 p. rn. Senator Bankhead,
Democrat, moved that the debate on
the tariff board hill be suspended and
the postoffice appropriation hill be
taken up. The motion, by almost a
party vote, was lost, 24 to 56.
Senator Heyburn voted with the
Democrats and Senators Newlands,
Owen, Chamberlain and Davis, with
tho Republicans.
AN EVENING IN DIXIELAND
BY MRS. WM. 0. CHILTON
A splendid lyceum attraction is at
the K. of P. hall tomorrow night, Fri
day, the 3rd, Mrs. Wm. Calvin Chil
ton, monodramlst. Her program will
be "An Evening in Dixie Land, or
Southern Stories from Southern
Writers." in her rendition of dialect
and humorous selecliong she is incom
parable. i She thoroughly understands
and appreciates the negro, and her im
personations are perfect when intro
(luclng the negro dialect in the fascl
nating stories by Southern writers.
1 his is not a lecture on the negro
question. Just an evening full of fun
Hie and Interest of the negro a s told,
by Southern writers.
i’his Is a regular number for sub
scribers, but the general public can
secure good reserved seats.
IN FOR IT.
o,.» T iY >re Is n belief that summer girls
are always fickle.”
v. T y f. s: . L * ot eil *»*«d on that theory
but it looks as If I’m In for a wedding
or a breach of promice suit."
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
a n^not U 'g uaratite«d. h ° Wn "
“The Southern'* Southeastern Limited.”
, . 182 82
Lv. Augusta 3:05 PM 8:16 PM
Lv. Trenton 4:05 PM
Lv, Aiken .. *... 8*56 pm
A r ' SF’ ftr J? t,S , vm ® ' ' 6:83 AM 6:83 AM
Ar. Wnshlnglon .. . 8:53 AM 8:33 AM
Ar. Baltimore 10:10 AM 10-10 am
Ar. Philadelphia. . .12:23 PM 12 23 PM
Ar. New York 2:,11 PM 2:31 PM
For Savannah and Jacksonville!
Lv. Augusta 7:60 AM
Ar. Savannah 11:85 AM
Ar. Jacksonville .. .. 3:45 PM
No. 132 carries thru electrically light
ed Pullman. Drawing Room, Sleeping
Car, Auguste to New York. Alao South
ern Railway Parlor Observation. Cafo
car and Southern Ry. Dining car
No. 32 carries thru electrically light
ed PuUrnan Compartment Car, Augusta
to N. Y. Also 80. By. Dining Car Ser
vice- A-la-Carte. Nos 181 and 81 ar
rive from the East 11:35 AM and 11:45
AM.
Alex H. Acker, T. P. A., Augusta, Oa.
Jno. L. Meek. A. O. P. A.. Atlanta, Oa.
GUARANTEED
A guaranteed banking service is a bulwark of protection for
the business man.
It. means Fidelity to the depositors’ interests, freeing him from
the anxieties whleh a shattered confidence necessarily yield.
We guarantee you such a perfect service—and our conception
of the banking business is most comprehensive. Courtesy, prompt
ness, character.
The National Bank of Augusta
We Earnestly Solicit Your Business,
Guaranteeing to Serve you Capably,
Faithfully and Cheerfully
t
National Exchange Bank
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
WOODWARD MANUFACTUBIHB CO.
L. W. WOODWARD, Pregt. E. H.
F. P. BRANCH, Vlce-Prest. and Supt,
Office and Plant Corner Gwinnett 8b and Augusta Ave. Take Monte
Bano Car
General Contractors, Lumber,
Sash, Doors, Blinds
OLD HOME ON BANKS
PLACE WASBURNED
The large two-story house on the
Oraniteville road, owned by Mr. W. T.
Banks and occupied by Mr. James Da
vis, wa s burned yesterday. The house
was one of the oldest in this section
of the country, it having been the
property of the Spires family years
ago.
The Davis family narrowly escaped
with their lives. It is not known
whether the fire was of incendiary or
igin or not.
"It Is the unexpected that happens,”
remarked the moralizer.
That’s right," rejoined the demoraliz
er. "I once knew It to rain after tho
weather bureau had predicted it.’
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
Effective January 30th, 1911.
Current Schedules (75th Meridian l Ime)
DEPARTURES
For Dublin, Savannah, Macon
and Florida Points •7:30a.m.
For Dublin and Savannah .... •2:36p.m.
For Savannah, Macon, Colum
bus and Plrmlngham ••8:40p.m.
For Savannah and Macon ! 19:40p.m.
ARRIVALS
From Savannah, Macon. Co
lumbus and Birmingham ...••S:6oa.m.
From Savannah and Macon ! 8:05a.m.
From Dublin. Savannah and
Florida Points *12:30p.m. <
From Dublin, Savannah and
Macon •7:50p.m.
♦Dally. ••Except Sunday. ! ’.Sunday Only.
Through train leaving 7:30 a. m., to Sa
vannah carrying a Pullman Boiler Buf
fet Parlor Car, Augusta to Jacksonville
via Savannah connects nt Mlllen for Ma
con, Columbus, Birmingham and Mont
gomery.
Drawing Room Sleeping Car between
Augusta and Savannah on night trains
connect at Mlllen with through sleeping
cars to and from Macon, Columbus, Bir
mingham and Atlanta.
W. W. KACKETT.
Trav. Pas. Agt.
’Phone No. 62. 719 Broad St
0. & W. C. RAILWAY.
DEPARTURES
7:00 a. m.—No. 7, Dolly for Anderson.
Bencca, Wnlhalla, etc.
10:10 a. m.—No. 1, Dally for Greenwood,
Lauren*, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Hendersonville and Asheville.
2:05 p. m.—No. 42. Dally for Allendale,
Fairfax. Charleston, Savannah,
Beaufort, Port Royal.
4:20 p. m.—No. 8 Dally for Greenwood,
No. 6 leaves Greenwood at 7:15
a. m. for Spartanburg.
ARRIVALS
No. 4. Dally from Greenwood, 9:85 n
m., No. 41. dally from Charleston, Sa
vannah. B'Aiufort, Port Royal, etc, 12:06
p. m. No. 2 Dally, from Asheville, Sfiart
nnburg. Greenwood, etc., 6:06 p. m. No.
6 Dally from Anderson. McCormick, etc..
9:20 p. m.
Trains 41 and 42 run solid between Au
gusta and Charleston.
BRNEST WILLIAMS, O. P. A.
No. 829 Broadway, Augusta. Ga.
GEORGIA & FLORIDA
The Direct Route to South Georgia,
Jacksonville and Brunswick.
‘ I V «
A.M. P.M. P.M
Lv. Augusta (B. T.) a 9.40 b4:35 c4:45
Ar. Mldvl!le (C. T.) 11:10 7:10 6:20
Ar. Rwainsboro 11:50 8:16 1:00
Ar. Vidalta 12:55 9:45 3:00
Ar. Hazlohurst 2:30 11:18 8:40
Ar. Douglas .. ••. ■, 4:05 12:35 10:50
Ar. Wlllacoochee . . .4:55 A.M. P.M.
Ar. Nashville 5:40
Ar. Valdosta 8:47
Ar. Madison 8:10
P M
ARRIVALB
Train No. 4. Dally . .. .. .. 8:80 P.M.
Train No. 6 Except Bunday .. 1:10 P.M.
Train No. 12 Sunday only ..12120 P.M.
a—Dally; b—Dolly except Sunday! o
Sunday only.
C. H. GATTIS. General Passenger Agent
R. Q. PARKS. Trnv. Passenger Agent.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
NOTE—These arrivals and departures
are given as information, but arrivals
and connection* are not guaranteed.
Effective January 9,191 L
No. 36 No. 82
Lv. Augusta 2:80 PM 4.00 PM
Ar. Barnwell .. -••• 4|ol I'M 6:28 PM
Ar. Denmark 4:26 PM 5:51 PM
Ar. Orangeburg .... 6:02 PM 0:26 PM
Ar. Sumter 6:20 PM 7:35 PM
Ar. Fluronoe 7:36 PM 8:45 PM
I,v. Florence 7:49 PM 8:68 PM
Ar. Rlclunond 4:40 AM 6:10 AM
Ar. WaJilngton ... 8:00 AM 8:40 AM
Ar. Puivirnore 9:18 AM 10:02 AM
Ar W Phlla 11:36 AM 12:23 PM
Ar. New York 1:81' PM 2:81 PM
Train No. 35 arrives from New York
and the East 9:25 AM.
Train No. 38 arrives from New York
and ’he East 8:10 PM.
Eleotrlo Lighted Pullman Service on
both Irakis direct to New York City
without change.
Dining Car Service on Noe. 32 and 33
all the way.
Observation Pullman (Broiler Service)
on Nos. 85 and 36 between Augusta and
Florence. Also Dining Car Service on
three trains between Florence end New
York- L. D. McCULLUM.
Commercial Agent. 829 Brond St.
ELEVEN
Tke Beat of
the Year
By Robert Livingston Beecher
COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY THE PKAHSON PUBLISHING CO*
{Continued from yesterday )
“ Why, the afternoon papers is full
of it,” he exclaimed. " None of ’em
has a word about Greening.”
A cunning look came into his eyes.
“ Are the police in this precinct
wise to this yet? ” he asked.
“ No. We’ve stolen a march on
them,” replied Bruce.
“ Who’s the captain in this pre
cinct? ” continued the janitor.
“ Sheehan," replied Bruce, without
hesitation.
The dark man gave a short laugh.
“You're a mile off,” he said mock
ingly. “ Sheehan's up with the goats
in the Bronx. If you were a Head
quarters sleuth, you’d know that.
You’re reporters, that’s what you are.
Show me that shield again.”
Bruce looked at McGinnis. The
Irishman turned roughly upon the
man at the door.
“ Shut up! ’’ he roared. "II yer
give us any more of yer gab, we’ll lock
yer up.”
The janitor rested hlg right hand
upon the door-knob.
" You can’t bluff me," he said saw
agely. " Show me that shield and I’ll
believe you.”
Bruce did not move The janitor
grinned.
“ It’s not a detective’s shield," ha
went on. " It’s a reporter’s fire badge.
That’s what it Is. You’re reporters*
all right.”
“Well, what of it?” Bruce said*
•wearily. “ What of it? "
The janitor held out hla left hand*
palm upward.
“ It’s a good guess you're both from
one paper,” said he, with a wink.
“ And. of course you don’t oare to have
this git too public, do yout Well, whet
do I git for not tipping the other
papers off, ehT”
“ Ten dollars." said Bruoo,
The man with his hand on the door
knob guffawed.
" Say, I’m not that easyt" he re
torted. " This is a big thing. Can't
I see the way the papers la Dooming
it?
" This Greening’s a queer ’un. I’vS
always been leery about him. I fol
lowed him one night an' he went over
to Fifth avenue, an’ I thought he was
going to Wirn into a brownstone front
when ha looked round and saw me on
the other side. He came over and gave
me a tenner and told me if he ever
caught me following him again, he’d
use me for a punching-hag. You bet
he’s made it worth my while to stand
right with him since.”
Bruce leaned over, wrote something
on a sheet of paper lying on the desk,
and held the paper out toward the
speaker.
“ That block was between those two
streets, wasn’t it? ” he asked, quietly.
The Janitor stared at the paper and
then looked straight at Bruce.
" I guess you know who he is all
right," he said. " He’s a big swell, . nr’
ns I suspioioned. An’ you think I
don’t know what a stink this’ll kick
up, an’ so you want to hand mo a
tenner! No, slree! "
McGinnis, who had been leaning
against the wall opposite that on
which the electrlo light was quivering,
stood up straight, moved a little to
ward the door, and began examining
an oil painting hanging on the jani
tor’s left Bruce swung himself round
on the desk until he was directly fmo
ing the door.
"Well,” said the latter, slowly, as
if be were balancing the matter care
fully in his mind, " perhaps ten was aj
bit low. We’ll make It twenty-five.” 1
The janitor’s hand almost impercep
tibly twisted the door-knob.
“The Amor<can’ll give me • bran
dred, at least” he said, with * grtn. 1
Bruce swung his long legs unoo&t
cernndly under the mahogany.
" How do you know," he asked, case'
lesely, “that McGinnis and I assort
from the American ourselves! “
“ Well, If you are, I can find that out
soon enough over the phone," waa
reply.
The speaker paused.
“The World pays almost as goods
I’ve heard tell,” he added.
Bruce stopped swinging his lega.
“Twenty-five’s our limit," ha aatt«
sharply. "Will you take ItT*
The Janitor jerked the door open and
threw himself around it. The next
Instant, three bodies crashed together 1
on the floor and the door shut with,
a slam. A half-formed cry gargled
away Into nothingness.
“ Don’t choke him, McGinnis,” ex
claimed the younger man. "Hersfa
my handkerchief. Gag him.”
Five minutes later, a figure, bound
securely hand and foot, and with a
piece of white linen tied across the
opened mouth and knotted behind the
head, was carried Into a little bath
room opening out of the main room.
The two men bearing the helpless fig
ure laid it down beside the bathtub
and then stood up and looked down at
It.
“Much obliged, McGinnis,” said the
younger man. ” It’d be a close de
cision as to which got, to him first. It
seems rough on our friend here, but I
suppose It had to be done.”
The big Irishman could he seen
chuckling softly In the dim light.
” Sure It had,” he said, at last, when
his shoulders had ceased heaving.
“Sure It had. Faith! There was no
telling what the lad might do once
he got out. He’d a-spoilt yer story
for yer, sure, and he might have laid
wait for our murdering frlnd In the
street and warned him off. The gent
we're waiting for’d pay well, I’m
thinking, for a little tip, wouldn’t he,
ould sport? ”
The eyes of the man on the floor
glared angrily up at his captors.
” Begorra," continued McGinnis, ” I
believe the rat meant to turn a few
honest pennies doing that very thing! ”
Bruce nodded. Then he stopped,
picked up something on the floor, and
held It up to the narrow window.
"What is it. me boy?" asked Mo-
Gtnnls.
His companion turned toward him,
(TV b 4 continued)