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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
John Jones'
Find
It Was a Vacant House
That Paid a Good Rental
By NATHAN B. TOWNSEND


Johnny Jones, Maine farmer boy,
went to the city to make fortune, bur,
getting stranded, started to walk home,
a hundred miles, usually sleeping out
of doors.
-One afternoon while vending his
way eastward along the coast he came
to a handsome country residence
standing alone. Looking about him, he
could not see another house. though
the coast was open in either direction
for several miles. But Johnny doubted
# he could get any comfort in the
place, for he could see no evidence of
its being occupied. The shutters were
closed, not one being left open Then,
too, there was an old look about the
house The shingles on the roof were
black and crumpled, the woodwork in
places was rotten, and only the brick
of which the house was mainly built
was solid.
'If could get inside" said John to
himself, 81 could at least keep warm,
and the night promises to be cold"
He had on only the thinnest clothing
and shivered as a chill November wind
struck him. Climbing the .fence-the
gate was fastened with a rusty chain
and padlock-he went up on to the
porch and began to look about him for
a means of entrance. He was not long
in finding shutter with loose fasten-
ing and pane of broken glass behind
it. Putting his hand inside. he unlock
ed the sash and raised it.
To his surprise, the room into which
he looked was furnished True, there
was a moldy look about the furniture,
but 1t was Of fine quality, though old
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Doctor Smith Furnishes Bail,

Springfield, o., Nov. 11.-Dr Arthur
B. Smith, twice tried on a charge Of
poisoning his first wife, was-released
on $500 bail by Judge f. NJ Hagan.
Dr. Smiths two trials caused un-
usual interest He has been in jail
since his indictment last November
His first wife was Florence Cavileer
Smith, one of the most attractive and
popular women in Springfield, and
after her death her body was exhum-
ed and examined for traces Of poison
The doctor married nurse after his
first wife died
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
ANNOUNCED BY cox
Deputy State Tax Commissioners For
a Score of Counties.

Columbus, o., Nov. 10. - Governor
Cox has announced the appointment
OF the following deputy state tax com
missioners on the recommendation Of
the tax commission:
Darke, William D. Brumbaugh; Au.
glaize, M. D. Shaw; Mercer, j. l.. Nor.
row; Defiance, s. l.. Gruner; Putnam
Joseph Kersting; Van Vert, John H.
Koch; Henry, Richard Conway; Cler.
mont, John w. Lennin; Greene, Henry
J. Farrell; Lucas, Samuel Cohen, Will
liam Malone; Hooking, w. d. Brandt;
Licking, William N. Anderson; Fair.
field, T. T. Courtright Meigs, Jacob
Dean; Ashland, J. NJ. Fluke Ashtabu.
Ia, A. r. Beckwith; Crawford, c. f.
Vollmer; Hardin, e. ]. Carey; Logan,
Andrew F. DERRICK; Hancock, Theo
dore Bayless; Wyandotte, Peter
Frank, Jr.; Gallia, J. T. Robinson;
Lawrence, c. E. Berridkes Noble, j.
i. Taylor; Lake, w. w. Cook; Vim.
con, r. A, McCarty.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
BUCKEYE NEWS NOTES
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
TO RESIDENTS OF OHIO.
Auto Tax Unconstitutional.

Columbus, O., Nov. 12.-By declar.
ing the new Warnes automobile tax
law unconstitutional, Judge e. b. Kin
kead is said to have swept every state
law regulating automobiles from the
statute books. Unless a higher court
reverses the decision or an extra ses.
sion of the legislature is held before
Jan. / and enacts a new one, automo-
bile owners, it is asserted will be
free to operate their machines with
out state license. Such was de-
clared to be the status Of affairs by
local attorneys.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

Columbus, o., Nov, 10.-The more
than 5000 written requests for speak
ers, literature and information which
have been received by Frank w. Mil
Ter, state superintendent Of public in
struction, have convinced that official
that school survey day, Nov. l, will be
a red-letter one. Each communication
means a meeting in a schoolhouse on
that day-5,000 in all
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Face Serious Charge.

Hamilton, O., Nov, 10. - Warrants
charging grand larceny were served
on Edward Galley, B, Leyison and
Chris Ollie by w, d, Randall of the
Champion Coated Paper company.
Galley had a contract to take thou
sands of rolls of paper from the Mi
ami river, washed there from the pa
per mills during the late flood, and is
alleged to have sold every other load
TO LeYison. q Junk dealer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Iudae pwYers illness.

Dayton, o., Nov. 12.-Judge Dennis
Dwyer of Dayton, who had been seri-
ously afflicted for 10 days with a
throat ailment that made it impossi-
BILE for him to take nourishment, is
reported as improved. Judge Dwyer
was the oldest in the membership of
the recent constitutional convention
and presided at the initial meeting.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
BOTH GO TO BOTTOM
Big Freight Steamers In Collision On
Lake Huron,

Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 12.-That
two biz lake freighters are resting on
the bottom of Lake Huron, eight
miles north of this port, and that all
members of the crews of both vessels
have perished, was the report of the
captain of the tug Sarnia City, which
returned here after an investigation
of the wreck. The captain believes
that the two vessels met in a col
lsion during the fiercest storm ever
experienced in the Great Lakes re-
gion, and thai one-a 600-footer-is
resting on top of smaller boat, with
part of her bow protruding from the
water The big freighter was identi-
fled as the F. A. S. Clark, owned by
Captain John Mitchell of Cleveland
She carried crew OF 20 men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

Jackson, o., Nov. 10.-John Miller,
convicted a week ago of first degree
murder, escaped from Jail here, where
he was awaiting the disposition of his
motion for a new trial. William Hig
gins, in jail on a charge Of horse
stealing, also escaped. The men pried
loose a bar in the corridor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Postmasters Draw Fines.

Toledo o., Nov. 12.-Postmaster w.
J. Wenego of Tontogany, Wood coun.
ty was fined $3,25O, and Lewis A.
Ridenour, postmaster at Briceton,
Paulding county, was fined $4,000 by
Judge Killits in the federal court.
They pleaded guilty to shortages in
their accounts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Blind Commission Law Valid.

Columbus, o., Nov 19. - The 1918
state blind commission act, giving \
state commission authority to super
wise the distribution of aid to needy
blind, was held constitutional by the
Franklin county court of appeals. 1t
was a decision in a test suit filed by
Attorney General Hogan and Prosecut-
ing Attorney e. C. Turner Hogan
said the case would probably be car
ried to the supreme court
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Faith curlst Under Arrest.

Dayton, o., Nov. 13.-Determined e
fix responsibility for that which, 1t Is
asserted, was a needless death, DR.. A
II. Lane, health officer, filed an atilda
viz in the police court against B
Henry Kramer, Christian Scientist
who treated" Florence Myrtle Franz
who died Nov. 0 of diphtheria, Kra
mer's treatment consisted, 1t Is
charged, simply of prayer The facts
did not develop until the death of the
child,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
SUM OF $4,000 MISSING
Rocks Substituted For Cash Which
Was Taken From a Tin Box.

Columbus, o., Nov. 11.-Detectives
are endeavoring to fix the guilt for
the theft of $4,000 a two weeks pay
roll of the Ironclay Brick company
plant at Shawnee, o., which was
taken from a tin payroll box sent in
care of the United States Express
company from the company's Office in
this city. The theft was discovered
when A. F. Grimes, superintendent Of
the plant at Shawnee, opened the tin
box and found two rocks carefully
wrapped in paper, where envelopes
containing the salary of the employees
of the firm should have been.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Must ReIinuuish Holdinas.

Columbus, o., Nov. 12.-In men,
orandum opinion rendered by the
United States circuit court in the case
of the government against the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railroad
and the Chesapeake e Ohio railroad,
it was declared that the roads must
relinquish their holdings of Kanawha
G. Michigan railroad stock.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

sa,ao sent tnrougn the mails, took his
knife and carefully inserted II along
the edge Of the card, Il opened easily
ana several grains Of cocaine sifted
out. Federal officials have the name
and address OF the sender and 1t is
thought that arrests will be made for
illegal use OF the mails,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Miners Have Close Call.

Caldwell, o., Nov. 13. - Twenty
miners were entombed in a gas ex-
plosion in the Imperial mine of the
OGara Coal company, at Belle Valley,
IL miles northwest of Caldwell. All
were rescued unhurt except one, who
received slight injuries.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
TraInmen Awarded Increase.

New York, Nov. 11.-An increase on
present wages of per cent was
awarded the conductors and trainmen
of the eastern railroads by the arbi-
tration board, which has made public
its decision.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
cuardsman Dies of Wound.

Toledo, o., Nov. 12.-Richard West,
member of the Ohio National Guard,
died of blood poisoning as result of
bullet wound in the arm inflicted by
Lieutenant w. L. Miller, his superior
officer, Sept. 20.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

Newark, o., Nov. Ill. Gideon
Blamer so, wc7 found dead in his
barn near Alexandria with hunting
knife buried in his heart He had
been respondent, fearing starvation
of his wife and five children.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Found Cocaine on Postcard.

Columbus, o. Nov. 13.--An en-
bossed postcard was received at the
prison postofHce. Warden Thomas,
who has been on the lookout far CO.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Renter Wants Farm

Wanted-To rent good farm OF about i2o
acres. ] have been farming lsO acres the
past two years. am fully equipped with
teams, tools and boys to handle such farm
right. II you want to leave your farm In
good care, call, write or phone to A. A.
line stop, Idlewild.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Estate Of Elijah w. Waters, deceased.
Eva Harmon has been appointed and
qualified as administrators, with the will
annexed, of the estate of Elijah w. Waters,
late OF Mercer County, Ohio, deceased.
Datedthis 9th day OF October. I'D. 1913.
ORVELLE RAUDABUAGH,
Judge OF the ProbateOourt.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
VKTLIV not give your lad
VIII the same training?

when was a growing lad, and came
upon many words in my reading that
did not understand, my mother, in
stead of giving me the definition when
applied to her. uniformly sent me to
the dictionary TO learn IL, and in this
way gradually learned many things
besides the meaning Of the individual
word in question-Rmong other things.
how to use dictionary, and the great
pleasure and advantage there might
be in the use of the dictionary.
Afterwards, when went to the village
school, my chief diversion, after les-
sons were learned and before they
were recited. was in turning over the
pages of the Unabridged of those
days. Now the most modern Una
bridged- -theNEW INTERNATIONAL
gives me pleasure Of the same sort.
So far as my knowledge extends, it is
at present the best Of the One-yolume
dictionaries, and quito sufficient for
all ordinary uses. Even those who
possess the splendid dictionaries in
several volumes will yet find it a great
convenience to have this, which is so
compact, so full. and so trustworthy
as to leave, in most cases, little to be
desired. - Albert s. Cook, Ph.n n, LID,
Professor of the English Language and
Literature, Yale Univ. April 2s, 1911.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
ThankSgiv1ng--The Home Day
BY REV. DR.. N. o. HILLS.

BY REV. Or. N. o. HILLS.
THkNKselVING is the home
day. It is the day for the
\ heart and its affections. 1t
is a day for the dreams and
/ the ideals of youth and maiden
It is a day for youth away from
home to freshen their hopes and
kindIe anew their aspirations
Upon this day the son returns to
his mother and the daughter to
her father, together with the lit
tie flock. Upon this day the fire
burns brightly on the old hearth
stone, and those far off on sea
or land look longinoly toward
the family festival, even as a
bird after long travels longs for
/. it's nest. This festival Of the
family is wholly American, re-
/. peating no tradition, echoing no
foreian custom, eommemoratins
no hero, no epoch, no revolution.
Our fathers founded this holi-
day that stood for the home as
the typical American institution
America is the only nation in the
/. world that has holiday devoted
\ to the home and the, family.
.a.s.&..t4.4.ss.+..s:.''".+s''''s''s'
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Forfeited Land Sale.

the County Mercer forfeited to Tor
ytol nd
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14


st the
land specified
said disposed Of or offered for sale
SO""'S %A"SA.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04

5000. Equitable Investment Com
pany TO New York Life Insurance Com
pany. Equitable Building, Northeast cor
ner Edgewood Avenue ana Pryor Street.
March 90, 1913
3.000-Kinchen c. Williams TO James
w Deguenther. Lot 200XS67 feeJ South
side Logan avenue, 4l0 feet East of
Confederate Avenue. April 5, 1912
S6,4l4-W. T Huffman 10 B. +. Smis-
son ct al. Lot in Kirkwood. Also lot
a4NlU0 feet on Northwest corner Stew
art Avenue and Pearce Street Marcn
10, 1918.
sl.S0O-N. \. Moore TO Mortgage Bono
Company of New York. 24l CherOkee
Avenue. 50x15O feet April 5. 1913
$40, 00e-NIrs Berta NJ. Swift 70 United
states Mortgage. and Trust Company.
Lot l3oX20O feet South side Third Street,
$50 feet East Of PeachJree Street. April
s262-Joe Culweu to Mrs. Leota NJ.
Moury Lot 100 feet front back To- a
l0-foot alley, being at Northwest corner
West Fair and Chestnut Streets. April
81, 500-Frank Adair to Howard Pat
tillO. Lot 50X200 feet South side Brook
line Street 800 feet West Of Maylano
Avenue. March 81, 1913.
Sl,500-Same to same. Lot 50X200
feet South side Brookline Street, $50
feet West Of Maryland Avenue. March
81. 1913
Ss15-Amanda NJ. Bowen TO NJ. w.
Hill. Lot 3GX52 feet North side Foun-
dry Street. 109 feet West of Maple
Street, March 90. 1918.
S2,000-Emma b. Scott TO Georgia
Real Estate Company Of New York.
Street, 32S feet West Of divers Alley.
Also lot 50X190 feet South side Tenth
street, 200 feet West Of Taft Avenue,
March is. 1913.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
READING GAINS
NEAR DAY s END
Brisk Movement Develops in Last
Hour in Few Shares-Can
Goes Up Quickly.
BY C. w. STORM.

NEW YORK, April 3.-Irregularity
prevailed in the stock market at the
opening to-day with some of the rail-
road shares under pressure. Canadian
Pacific, which had been depressed in
London before the opening of the local
market was weak here, beginning with
decline Of Is. Baltimore and Ohio lost
IL. Reading began : lower. but re-
covered its loss and gained fractionaHy
within half an hour
Among the other losses were Utah
Copper 4, United States Rubber n.
Erie =, Amalgamated Copper was un-
changed, The gains include United
States Steel common :. Liggett &
Transit 4, American Can common q
and American Can preferred i
The curb was quiet
Americans in London held quietly
above New York parity. Repurchasing
IN Union Pacific was evident
The market continued irregular. with
losses varying from fractions to about
Two points. Chesapeake and Ohio fell
y TO 40: l. 5, Rubber declined l point
and fractional receSSionS were recorded
In Can common and other industriaIs
mon Pacific and Steel We're up i.
Call money is loaning at a.
A bTlsk movement developed in a few
shares in the last hour. Amalgamated
80 a. ~ Il 6dAu 81 - on tne
day and an advance Of 2lbc over the
midday range American Can crossed
~ for a gain Of 2ls over the noon level
steel was strong, going to 63Is, a gain
OF "a at noon. United States Rubber
sold around So, which was 10 under me
midday price. Reading sold at 1881.
then jumped to 1924 and then TO i64Is
This last price represented a net gain
OF Ia on the day. American Can pre-
terred was up point and Chesapeake
and Ohio also gained fractionalIv Tba
tone was steady
The market closed strong.
Government bonds unchanged. other
bonds steady.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
THE WEATHER
Conditions

,,-,s.,,,,.y.,,,,>'S. ,-,,--
w ASEi-NH oN' ApIH o. ne Hloica-
tions are that there will be rains to-
pls.bt and Friday in the North Atlantic
-, -, = r..
states the 'Ilo NdheS anu lhe region
Of the Great Lakes. and showers to-
righr al. Friday In The Middle Atlantic
''e''' 80 -,
ana Gun states anu I'LAe0a'e, me
weather will be generally fair tonight
aud triJo,- ii, the S,utb Atlantic States
go 80
i"ull"'I 7'"i"i9 anu His" "'"'9 arr
indicated in the Mississippi and Ohio
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
lures opened steady.
g. cLARk's
DAILY COTTON | ETTER

NEW ORLEANS. April 3.-Liverpool
was stcadicr. though LONDON. ''Situa-
ton in Eastern Europe such as diplo-
mats are greatly disturbed lest the ac-
cord binding the powers TO common &C
ton should break
our market opened TO 3 points high
er and was principally sustained by tho
fear Of another rain storm fc~ the Mid
de States and a consequent aggTavatlOn
OF the Hood situation. Prospects for
more favorable comparisons tomorrow
Of mill Jalings for the week also helped
the market. We compare with takings
OF SOC. geo bales last year. Insight for
week estimated 1855, 600 VS.. 2Z6 900 bales
last year Exports promise about 90. O.
COO bales less than last year. spots con
tinue neglected with only some small
buying of staples for Liverpool
RANGE NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
loan Deeds.


Sl0O0-John Etarr to Herman Hene,
lot 60X30O feet. east side Center Hin
Avenue, $50 feet south Of Mayson and
Turner Ferry Road. March 81, 1918.
S5OO-Same 10 W. G. Blaska, 3JON3Ol
feet. southeast corner Center Hill Ave-
nue. and Baker Road
$3.50 Same to same, lot S1x20O feet,
south side Mayson ana Turner Ferry
Road. 81 feet northeast of Center Hill
Avenue. March 81, 1913.
Sl,000-Mrs. MOllie +. Arrowood 20
Mrs. Mary II. Claiborne lot 3SX172 feet.
No. 1913 Chapel Street. April I. 1913.
Sl,500-J H. Estes to David Stern, No.
s Augusta Avenue, 50Xl00 feet. Febru-
airy "a, 1913.
$4OOO-AIrs. Ella Dee Jones to Equi-
table Mortgage and Trust Company, lot
52xl75 feet. southwest corner Highland
and Adair Avenues March 81, 1913
S1.500-W. r. Latham to Mortgage
Bond Company of New York, lot 46Nl45
feet east side Langhorn Street 236 feet
south of Lucille Avenue. April >, 1913.
SS00-Oliye Laing to Eloise TOtten, lot
50X200 feet north side Henderson Ave-
nue., 40 feet east Of Cascade Avenue.
April /, 1913.
SsO0-Same to same. lot 50x2OO feet
north side Henderson Avenue $50 feet
east of Cascade Avenue. April 1, 1913.
S100-J. II. Thompson to- G. Dettel-
bach. lot 43N74 feet. east side Loomis
Street, l2i feet south of Glennwood Ave-
nue.. March 81. 1918.
Sts1~L, n. Mobley to Germania Saw
ings Bank. lot 54x152 feet, northeast
corner Georgia Railway and Electric
Companys right of way and Harrison
Avenue. March %, 1913.
St,S20-Isaac SiHkovitZ TO same, lot
5OXS3 feet east side Savannah Street
40 feet north of Picketts Alley. March
Is. 1913.
81, S5O-J. z. Daniel to Hibernia saw
ings Building and Loan Association, lot
t20X125 feet, south side Gould Street, 40
feet southwest of Richmond Avenue.
April ], 1913.
S2.160-S. w Luckie 10 same. lot 26X
10 feet, east side Fort Street, land lot
40: also lot 4SNll0 feet. No. 3S3 Rich
ardson Street March %, 1913.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
NEm YoRk pRopucE MARKETS

NEW YORK. April 3.--Wheat steady;
May. 97ls q97E; spot, No. ?, red WIN
corn. firm: No. in elevator. nominal;
export No. >, s. 70 arrive (. o. b.;steam-
oats. steady; natural white, 37a39;
rye. Guiet: No > Western. 66ls C. t.
T. Buffalo: state, nominal delivered in
Barley. steady; mating. 55a65
Hay steady; No. I, LO5Q l.0I12; No .,
straw. steady: 40 1 straight rye. S1.O5-
Hops. quiet. state. prime to choice, q
IA %, Pacific coast. primerto~ choice rs
Flour. barely steady: spring patents
4G5U5U5. straiehts. 4.50H4.60. clears
4I5H425; winter patents, S5.25G6.00;
straights. 460U490; clears, 4.20u430
Beef. steady. family. 23.0Od 24.OO.
Pork, iiuctuating, mess, 1l-t9d2 zoo.
family, 225Ou2i50.
Lard. quiet; city, lli4, western prime.
t165.
country. in tierCes, nominal.
Cotton seed oil. spot steady, 6.70H6.t6s
good off-on. 6.60N6.61s summer white,
$500 80; crude, southeast, 42la nomi-
Petroleum srm; crude PENNSYLVANIA,
Turpentine steady. 45 lbidl.
Rosin steady. common, 60
Wool firm. domestic fleece. 2Sl2 a. F..
pulled, secured basis, 40N 81. Texas,
secured basis, 45Mb2-
Hides. improved demand. t6l2dlsi4
branded steers l58s n l5.s-
Coffee steady. Options opened ] ip %
higher. Rio spots. liza a i2c-
Rice steady. domestic. ordinary To
rrffrp AIS IIJtv.
MoIas-es steady. New orleans. open
sugar. raw. steady. centrifugal. a.45.
Trrs,-0EaGn o. IS tbIdt- mulaSseS sugar,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
PROFITsTAKING
LOWERS COTTON
Favorable Weather Encourages
Bears, Who Hammer Hard and
-
Cause Notable Declines.

NEW YORK. April %-A wave of re-
newed buying by brokers representing
spot houses, resulted in the cotton mar
het opening steady to-day with first
days close
There was nothing in cable news
worthy of comment
Trading was OF light character and
attributed mainly to local operators.
May was in active demand by spot firms.
There was disposition on the part of
the ring was afraid OF near positions.
The market rallied some l TO points
over the opening at the outset, but later
prices dropped to 6 points from the
initial level through profit-taking by
longs.
The weather developments overnight
We're favorable. but the rainstorm going
on IN Arkansas Kentucky and Ohio may
aggregate flood conditions and affect the
market. II is said the Western dis
belt
The principal feature during the late
forenoon trading was the aggressive
buying of May and the selling of July
by prominent spot houses. The chief
cause Tor the turn Of buying after lib
eral sales was attributed to unfavorable
river news from Memphis. which
brought out scattered covering Later
selling developed led by the ring and
commission houses. causing May TO drop
10 u. is, a net decline Of 10 points from
October a like amount.
Continuation of favorable weather
over the larger part Of the cotton belt
IS causing apprehension among the
bears and those inclined to the long side
did not hesitate in expressing the be-
lief that cotton is too high in the face
Of continued good news.
There was no news from the belt in
regard to spots.
During the afternoon session the mar
ket was dun and practically featureless.
with the exception of scattered prOft-
taking sales
Heavy selling of May contract during
the closing hour by brokers who ac-
cumulated large lines of the option dur
ing the March squeeze caused the
option to drop to 1914, against an open
ing of l2.2S. Other positions, however.
held firm and tluctuated narrowly
At the close the market was steady
with May at net decline Of II points.
Other positions were ] TO 3 points lower
than the final quotations of Wednesday.
RANGE OF NEW NnRkE EIITIIDEC