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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-10
COTTON NInnIiErS

New Nor December 9-rhe cotton market
Mas higher to-day Oh n mo lcratc demand,
which WAS most generally attributed TO COW
"tlnH ny recent sellers for over the govern :
n"ut crop estimate. DUE Friday. So far as
c"uld be Judged from ring talk. there was
no phrtculu! change OH sentiment as to
inc showing a the governments nCurcs.
hut c"niucnr" in = coInpalatiEely small
estimate may have been Increased ny re-
ports that the Secretary OF Agriculture in
his annual statement, h1d referred to the
fourth or mira IN point Of size
Only one private estimate was published
placing the yield at It31G.0to bales inciudin =
hnitrs, which appeared to attract no special
attention, ana beyond further reports of
rapid picking ana ginning there .ecmed no
fresh development. Closing prices were .
rr points of from the best under rca!iy-
inE but the rnal tone steady al net
advance OF 400 points.
liverpool was about due. and the local
market opened steady, point up to / point
Gown There was Very little cotton for ia le
around tho initial iiGuros. and a nodera o
Demand from scattering sources worked
prices higher. Covering became more active
as tho nrmcr tone developed.
There was enough realizing TO check tho
advance and cause slight ieccasions from
time TO time. but the general tendency was
upward until the more active months sold
HAS points above the closing figures of In ST
night, with December leading I'm the alb
sence OF ready sellers and on runlors .hat
part OF tho cotton bcing received here from
Texas was of too low grade to pass contract
requirements. Somewhat more favorab bic
reports from the Boston yaIn market may
have helped the advance.
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NOT UNANIMOUS
FOR FEDERAL AID
Favored by Delegates if High.
ways Are Planned Upon Com
prehensiVe System.

Philadelphia, December 9-Federal
aid for highways throughout tho United
states unless planned upon some com
prehensive system. was not favored by
those who to-day addressed the tenth
Road Builders Association, in session
here. Several speakers declared the
numerous bills now before Congress.
providing for Federal aid for good
roads are designed more to open pork
barrels than TO give the States good,
permanent highways.
5. Percy Hooker. state Supernten-
dent OF Highways of New Hampshire,
said he did not favor Federal aid under
present proposed schemes. If Federal
aid is TO come. he said there should be
Federal department of roads. and
each state should have similar de-
partmcnt.
Among other speakers to-day was
Governor TcneH who said that roads
should not be built on the word of
idcalists or theorists. but should be
constructed by practices men.
Every state in the Union and all
Canadian Provinces sent three dele
gates appointed by the respective Gov
errors. There are two or more dele
gates from all OF the important cities
of the United States and Canada; dele
gates representing scores OF boards Of
county commissioners and delegates
from good reads associations. univer-
stiles and colleges.
Every effort possible will be made
to make the stay of the delegates in
| this city a pleasant one. as we'll as n
stay that will prove beneficial to the
good roads movement. Automobile
trips VIII be made about the city. and
women attending tho congress will he
talk en on an auto tour of the shopping
district. The delegates will be taken
on an inspection trip by automobile
GOVERNS, typical road and pavement
construction work in Philadelphia.
The NTH annual good roads ex-
hibit. part of which is, located in thu
convention hall and part in n tent, is
the most complete exhibit Of it's kind
ever held. The tent exhibit shows good
roads machinery in operation under
actual working conditions. Exhibits
are made by the United States govern
mcnt, several states. cities. colleges
and engineering institutions. Among
the States and cities exhibiting are
massachusetts, New York, Rhode Is
land. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North
, Carolina, Now York City, Philadelphia,
| Boston and Chicago.
Many speakers. all of them experts
on road construction, will address the
] congress from day 10 day.
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THREE VACANCIES TO FILL.
Wilson Is COnsidcrir. Appointments TO Com
mcrcr Commission.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
washington, December o.-prcsident VII
son VIII have the appointment OF three In
tcrstate Commerce Commissioners during
the present month, when TIC term OF Iud-
son {. Clements. OF Georgia expires. Charles
y. Prouty. of Vermont. has resigned and
the recent death OF Commissioner Marble
makes the third vacancy on the commission.
ihe President IL not expected 70 take up
the question OF appointments until after tn.
pnsaagc OF the currency bill In official cir
cleS there Is a belief that Judge CIetEnnts
VIII he named to succeed himself. The Prey
ident. Il is stated, has before him many
names from which TO select. Among tho
prominent ones from which selection VIII he
made AN official said to-Any that tho avail
able men might be named !n this order: T.
o. ives Of Boston; Martin Decker and Conf
missioner Malhy. of New York cornnission.
Harrison Mayneid of the Texas Railway
Carolina.
MIR. Decker was for number OF years ri
important official OF tho Interstate Com
inerce Commission here.
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CONTRAbAND ARMS
FOUND ON SHIPS
Government Seeking to Stop
Shipments Into Central and
South American Countries.
tspeclal 10 Thc Tlmcs.Disnatch !

Especial to The Times Dispatch
New York. December 9-Government
agents, ii WAS learned to-day, have
been IN the city for the past fortnight
conducting still and what is con
sidcrcd certain TO be profitable hunt
for those guilty OF smuggling Illicit
lean countries.
The shipping OF contraband arms
must cease" is the edict from Wash
inSton.
Working upon clues supplied by
war Department agents in Central and
South America. the government agents
arc close upon the trail of the Snug
glers. II was said to-day that at
least 100000 worth Of ammunition.
guns and rides are Struggled out OF
this port each year.
Other arrests are to follow raids
made in Brooklyn on Monday, when
215,ooo rounds OF ammunition were
seized and three men arrested. Tho
government officers are cunning for
bigger game than those men, although
II is alleged that they have grown
wealthy through the expectation OF
arms to aspiring revolutionists in the
tropics.
During the past fortnight cases of
guns, pistols and cartridges have been
discovered on board three outgoing
steamers in the West Indian and South
American trade. These ships were the
Seminole and Iroquois Of the Clyde
Line, and a ship trading TO Venezuela
In tho coal bunkcrs OF the Seminole
were found hidden 10000 rounds of am
munition. The officers of the ship
professed ignorance as to the manner
in which the contraband came aboard.
explaining; that it was probably taken
aboard by sailors who hoped to trade
1t in Haiti and Santo Domingo.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York, December .-Whcnt-Steady ut
Si@l.Ol; No northern. Duluth. ?3c. Corn
steady ut .SNc. INlour-Steady.
Woo-StsGdy. Petroleum steady Hides
Quiet. Leather-Firm Rosin-ouic,. Tur-
pentine-Steady. iiice-Easy. Molasses-
steady. Susar-Raw. weak. refined quiet
Coifee-Spot. steady; Rio, No. :, s7sc.: santos.
No. /. l@iac.; mild quiet: Cordova, 1910. e.
Butter-Firm. Cheere-Steady. Potatoes nd
Cahbages-Steady mud unchanged. Frcights
and Peanuts-Unchanged.
CottonSeed oil was lower to-day under sell
ing by refiners against cheaper crude offer
ings and scattered liquidation BY local longs.
FINAL prices were gao points net lower. Sales
1890 barrels. Prime crude. ga. sales: prime
summer yellow, s02; December and january
o'S; February, 1O2; March. I'll: April. 7.l5;
May. 10 June. s.26; July. 80: prime winter
yellow. '5vH"'o; prime summer white. s.251
i.+j.
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BOND LIST

Atlantis Coast Line list t.................. 9oM
Nilhhtlc coast lhuc-I. and u. - ttidp.. 81
a. G.. l.. conv. IS Tin Baltimore. M,D.... airs
brooklyn Rapid Transit s..........,..... SCI.
chesapeake AND Ohio corv. H!s........... IS
liegctt and Myers Observation-Disclosures. VI
liggett and Myers 7s...................l liz
i.oriliard Company Observation-Disclosures. 9Gis
i:"ii!iard Company OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ll6sl
norfolk and Western cony. 4Ss......... IeS
Seiboard Air Line stamped - asked. SaLi
,e"ooRrd AIT Line ADJ. 6s................ 73i.
southern Hallway AZ Observation-Disclosures. 1875
southern hallway ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1922.
thlteu states Stcul md 5s... ..... ....... e9i,
United states registered p. 1880 O,.d).. %
United states registered 81 1915 bidD.... lo2,s
1ntcd states Panama IS tbd) ........., e3ls
virginia Brown Bros. ctfs. tbid)......... ~
Virginia car. Chem. lst ss................. 9g7s
Va. iy. ana Power co. 81 (ay!<cd) ~ -
Wabash deb. Is Observation-Disclosures. 1875
WaoaSh-i'itts. Term !st Is bid 1904. 10
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

chicago, ILL., December 9.-Eessiar Nv
danger. rank growth and fear OF injury from
cold had much 10 do to-day with buying
Was firm, left prices s.a9sc. 10 sc. above
last night. Other grains finished a Il net
loss- corn &c. to iI@ Sc. and oats isTi,c. In
provisions the outcome was unchanged 10 SC.
down.
Cash grain closed: Wheat-No. red 9GisD
?Sc., No. hard s9iaIaoi-c.; No. 2 northern
.yAel3:c; No. spring. s3ia09ic. Corn-No :.
.2.aii'Sc' new, 1lt2u52c.; 40. white. 73Sr
'S'2c.' new, '21'2.2c., No. yellow. 1j,au7Gc. .
ne" 20 ..t:c Oats-No 3. sac: No. 2
white. i0},pili,c.; standard. 4li.Gy42i.c.
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. " c., December s.-spirits
urpentinc-SteGdy at &c. receipts casks
nosinmSteady at $3.50: receipts 30 barrels.
Turpen,ine-Frn 1t s2I3Co; receipts 70 bar
rcis.
Farm at i3Gi3,.c. sales c0o casks: recent
CO casks: shipnents di35 casks stock 252s2
casks. Kosin-Firu; sales :,5lj barrels. re-
cciptS 30 barrels. shipments 1920 barrels:
stock 1i7,l-3 barerls. quote: a. b. &. u.
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pEY GOODS MARKErs.

New York. December Cotton goods
markets ruled quiet to-day with moro FIRM
ness shown in print cloth yarn goods. Chif-
ION tanetas were In active demand for spot
delivery. The JoSbing trade was seasonatly
quiet.
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PROHIBITION FORCES
PLAN DEMONSTRATION

% intoxicating liquors for bever,ro
purposes, but empowering Congress To
ii"Vld" FOR tho MANUFACTURES, sale, i'm.
i"rtation ana transportation OF intox-
ica'inS liquors for sacramental, me.
dicinal and similar purposes
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Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York
Stocks.
Sales.

1880 Amalsanatcd Copper e.
Am. ASr. Chem. com
200 Amer, Sect Sugar. com. {.
S.lO0 American Can
American Can. prd.
900 Amer. Car and Fdry.
american Cotton Oil E.
Amer: Hide ard Lea. pr.
American LiuSecd oil.
100 american Locomotive :.
Amer. Malt Co, pfd.
900 American Smelling -.
Iuo american SNUFF. com. =.
3.lco American Sugar
$500 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co. :.
l,}li merican Tobacco. com
american Tobacco. pfd. :.
400 anaconda Copper ....
Atlantic Coast Line.
y. &. l., of Connecticut.
700 Baltimore and Ohio.
Bethlehem steel Co. com
bethlehem steel Co. pfd
loo British Amer. Fob. Co.
1900 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
900 Central Leather. com. +.
l'.6"0 Canadian Pacific ....
California Petroleum :.
BOO Chesapeake and OHIO.
lV' tlllcoSo Great w eStern.
Chi. Great West. pfd D..
400 Chi, Mil. ana ST. Paul.
40 Crucible steel Cor. com.
10 Cruciblc steel. pfd.
Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern
100 Consolidated Gas
goo Corn Products. com.
loo Den. and Rio Gran. com
r,NV' isIIt
200 Erie. LIST pfd. ........
Fed. Min. and SIN, pfd.
400 General Electric
Geo. w. llcimc lob. Co.
1000 Great Northern, pfd.
300 Great Northern Ore Gifts.
100 Illinois Central ......
Loo lnterboro- Met. ......
1880 tntcrloro-Mct, pfd. 80.
Int. Harvester. com.
90 Int Mcr. Marine. com. E.
Int. Paper ..........
100 Int, Paper. pfd ...
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Spanish-Farrners Spanish firm at sl.I5 per
hushci. Virginias-Fancy Jumbo. 3S.c. per
extra prime. SIG. per Mound; urine. g.. ner
pound; Smelling stock 2I3c. per pound
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
City Auditors ONCE.
Richmond. Va, Dec. 1. 1913.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS OF THE
bonded debt of the city of Richmond
will DO closed on and after the 18th
instant. and rcopened the I'd day OF
January 1914.
GEO. s. CRENSHAW.
Acting Auditor.
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MARKET CONDITION

All kinds OF poultry scarce and wanted.
Eggs coming in freely and market lower All
other produce active and wanted.
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS..

Furnished by Levy Commission Co. Com
mission Merchants. Richmond. Na)
Richmond Va. december 6. 1918.
ACTUAL WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS uE
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CATTLE MARKETS..
LIVE STOCK MARKET
lSales a. Union Stock Nurnsl

Richmond. Va, December 2 1915
Repor; OF the live stock murket Tor TIE
Best steers. 7l2MSc.: medium TO good Cls(,
&c: common to fair. olGc. best hclicrs.
l'sIsc.; medium to good 6i,N5c.. common to
iair. 4aiG5iac.; best cows. 6ial,Gc.. medium to
good. 4i2N5h.c.; common to fair 3Q4c.: hes,
oxen ShNo;<c.; medium TO good. 4a.15hic.:
common to fair. 4G4l2c.: best heavy bulls.
506c.: lights, il.Ejc. best calves ggljc.. fair
Ia good, 1iaQ3c.: dicks. 5uGc. Cows and
calves. SSyp1o0o per head. Best hogs $50.
light, .i2GSc.: sows ana stays, 5G7c. best
Hheep, Su5l2c.; medium TO good. l;5c.: com
mon to fair 3i!3i2c.: best lambs, 5iaESc.;
common to fair. 5ICi:c.
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CHRISTMAS EXCURSION
To Havana. Cuba and Return. Dec. goth.
via Southern Railway. Final Return Limit
January C. 1911. Fare s50.35. Inquire 9G7 East
Main Street.
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Leading futures ranged as folio,

Baltimore. Md, December e-Ivhea:-Ouiet
but firm: spot. No. red este; spot No .
&c. asked. oats-Steady; standard white.
tSQ ijl.c.
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nicnMnNr sTocK MARKET.

by caslds 9. Buicn s. Co.
STOCK and HonA BROKERS, ioi5 L. Main Street
jiohmond. Va December 3. 1915
SALES AT BOARD.
virginia Centuries. 80 G ana 1000 q,
& .nn a, -. W
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- bales; gross. $40? bales; stock S. s75 ba los
export 10 the Continent. 2jG5 bales; Coast
wise. .oll bales.
t59s7 bales. export TO Great Britain. 81
Japan. 40 bnlcs; stock, lo597S bales
ton*niida ed Al ali pori&-Nct receipts.
bales; to France, i0o2s bales; 10 the Cont
ncnt, 2S.lil bales: to Japan, sll bales to
Mexico. l42i bales.
TOTAL since September / At all ports-Net
Britain. latoO7l HaIcs to France. Sos az az
bales; 20 the Continent. 1876 $50 bales: 10
Japan i55'tS bales; to Mexico, lI'5O bales.
New Orleans, December o-Thc cotton
market quiet to-day but very steady
There '."as no pressure to sell except at the
opening. ana then only au insignificant de-
clIrc was brought about. ana II was quickly
rccoNeret The main sustaining influence
seemed 20 hc the growing belief in small
figures In the governments estimate Of the
crop due Friday.
The opening quiet. oT2 points down.
First prices We're tho lowest OF the day.
Buying set In Immediately anG was met ny
scanty offerings. Tho weathcr map vas f;.v-
cradle but this aid not stimulate offerings.
/ The advance was gradually added 10 ,ntIl
~ the afternoon the trading months were
9El9 points over yesterdays last quotatlors
Thc Clpse was steady at net gain OF THS
points
! Bullish forecasts OF the governments crop
estimate ranged from lS.502.0oo to 1850. 0tO
/ na!cs. The hcarish estimates ranged UP to
1000 0cj bales.
Icports from Texas concei ming ilood dam
are attracted somc attention.
Spo; cotton quiet and unchanged mid
ding. l3@-icc: s;iics on the SPOT 1910 bales
ana ISL to arrive. Cotton futures closed:
Dcccn Der, - -. January. 1911; March, L. 70:
MAY 1898, jay. 1880
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET
Rcportcd by Rodgers pIummcr &. Co. Iac)
HctcrShuTc. Va. DeCcinhnr G-prnnnfs
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Mcss are Tat.
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Chicago. H.. December e-Hogs-Markct
unsettled Bulk OF sales. S.5ou7.s5. Cattle
SLOW: Beevcs s6.60J9,5o: cows and heiicrs.
Steady. sheep, A.25N3.5o; lambs. sG.5OG75o
New York. December o.--Becvcs-Fceling
steady. CG!vcs-Steady at Ss.6edi?I) sheep
and Lainbs-Steady. sheep. S3.j0450O: lambs
N0s.50. Eogs-Martct lower at SsQsl5; pigs.
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days., ola, goo shares.
New corn. 9 20 sc. less,
RICHMOND Hay MARKET.

I>ICHEHUIItI' H. beCcN.OtF :" ITO.
The following are the quotations on the
Hay Exchanges:
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Quotations toJ Understanding bond. ~.
2 Drics 10 ShleA interest mus, be ndJ.I
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond. Va. December @ 1918
Following are the quotations on tho Rich
Ioud Tobacco Exchanges:
IDI.SIIIr
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Dry nlnt. Observation-Disclosures.
by t3l,, Observation-Disclosures.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
RIVAL PRESIDING
OFFICERS MIX IN
WYOMING HOUSE

CHEYENNE, WYO., Jan. ga
physical encounter occurred ON the
floor of the house of representatives.
today between Speaker Pratt and
Speaker. Pro Tenn. Wood, each of whom
claimed the authority to preside over
the body Members Of the house in
telfered to separate the two men. A
scene Of wild disorder followed among
the legislators who separated into fac
tions
The Democrats and the Republicans
are so evenly divided that tho control
OF the legislature win rest on the result
of contest against the seats of three
Republican members of the lower
house If Speaker Pratt names the
committee TO hear the contest it is
said that he will appoint three Repub
licans and three Democrats with him.
self the seventh man That would en-
able him to retain control and cast the
deciding vote. Pratt vas elected as a
progressive Republican.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
RACE KEEN FOR ROME
JUDGESHIP; BOOSTS"
SWAMP GOV. BROWN

Governor Brown literally has been
swamped with letters. kilograms, petit
tions. and personal appeals today-all
about the vacant judgeship in the Rome
circuit.
Friends of the various candidates
concerned have more than made known
their wishes and desires in the circum-
stances. The Rome judgeship is fat
plum, and whoever gets it will land
about the incest judgeship assignment
in the state, with one or two eXcep-
tons.
The candidates most widely indorsed
and recommended to the governors at
tenlion are r. A. Denny, G. r. Hutch
ems both Of Rome and Wesley Shrop-
shine Of Summcrville
Which one the executive will name
nobody knows, unless it be the govern
or, and It is doubtful whether he has
any fixed ideas in the matter now. 1t
may be that the appointment Will not
be made before the end Of the week.
Judge Maddoxs resignation does not
become effective until February /.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
LICENSES REFUSED TO
EIGHT LOCKER CLUBS;
REPORT is ADOPTED

Council this afternoon adopted the
adverse report of the police committee
on the applications of eight locker clubs
for license, and refused them license.
The eight clubs which were refused IL
censes we're: The Unity, Georgia,
knights of the Mystic Ark Southern,
Sixth Ward club, Press club, Cooper
ative club and the Laboring Mems Lit
erary society. 1t was explained that
the Press club had agreed to change
its name 10 the Benjamin Franklin
club, for the reason that it was COM
posed of newspa per men,
The clerk was ordered TO supply
each member of council with a copy Of
the budget and council adjourned until
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
GREATEST
JOBBING CENTER IN
DIXIE, FIGURES SHOW

Atlanta's position as market for
Southern merchants is revealed by fig
ures in The new Chamber of Commerce
circular. The number of merchants in
the Southern states listed by Bradstreets
is 312,49l OF these, the circular shows
$4,000 trade in Atlanta. In Southeastern
states, 116,44S merchants are listed. Of
whom 1886 trade in Atlanta, the circu-
lar shows.
The circular is an annual publication by
the Chamber of Commerce and is fun Of
statistics concerning Atanta's industries
and resources. A new feature is a page
of statistics concerning manufacturing in
Georgia, furnished by II. NJ Stanley, com
missioner Of commerce and labor. who be-
gan work February /. 1912
Atlanta's building, real estate and tax
records are included, with comparative
figures revealing the growth year by year.
Bank clearings are shown to have in-
creased more than 600 per cent in Cweu-
ty years. with $50, 753, 9l11$ recorded in
1898 against $69l 941 ,254 20 for 1872. Some
striking pictures of the skyscraper dis
trict of Atlanta are included
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
PRESIDENT TO QUIT
YALE CORPORATION
TO TAKE LAW CHAIR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, -Presideut
TAFT, accompanied by Mrs Taft, left
here at 9:45 o'clock today for New Ha-
ven, Conn, to attend meeting OF the
Yale corporation. He is expected to
resign from the corporation today so
that after he takes a chair of law at
Yale university he will not be placed in
the position of being his own employer
1t was announced upon the departure
of Mr. and Mrs Taft that they would
return from New Haven at Z o'clock
attend the theater here this evening and
leave for Washington at 1910 a. M
Tuesday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Declare That It win Not Save
Life OF Child Thrown to
Tracks.

The Georgia Railway and Power
Company is preparing to equip all its
cars with tenders which w. S. Glenn,
vice president of the company declares
will prevent life. being crushed out by
/ the wheels The Pay-as- You Enter
cars already have been equipped with
this fender. and it will be attached to
the other cars whose construction will
permit
Critics who have examined this fen
der differ with Mr. Glenn in his opin-
ion, and today pointed out certain de-
fects which they say would make the
| fender useless in some instances.
The picture shows the manner in
which the fender operates when SCOOP
ing child from the track,
In the picture the tray Co, which has
been held in position by the supporting
red OBJ. has been automatically re-
leased by the trigger ca, allowing the
tray (C) to fall down upon the tracks
'D'' Which IL 'e"' ~ ''o''' "''''
ground.
When the fender is in its normal po-
sition, the. tray Co is raised until the
oato,, on +ba snnnortino rod CR, can
.,....,.,,,
DC i,ooN7U ''''' ,op " $500, 49,,
On 'Ie v'i7-l 1',' -. ~, ,'..,,.
oe". HIS le'''el 10 ~ ~, VIZ ,,,'' ,,,',,
man o\ '''''l's ", =" 10 .t,1, -,
o'''N o' GO w ',,l 81.
co'''HS III ,0''oe' " l''l 80 NV ..,,.
y '''''" ~ 80 ~,
an" Sl's''''''" U",'' Wv .st,5
"''"E "' - '. g..
moved
'i'. I''o, 81 man .,.... ,,.5
wi WI, IVA ,''" -.