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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Mcrchapfs, HHnoyer Square, n.
change, New Orleans Cotton Excha nge.
New York Produce Exchange. Asso-
citation. Orders solicited for the pur-
chase and sale OF Gotten and Cotton
consignments of spot cotton for de-
livery. Correspondence invited.
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REST lnp HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

mrs wIxsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It
SOOrHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS.
ALIAYS all PAIN CURES WIND COLlC, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHqA. 1t IS alb
soiuteiy harmless De sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing syrup and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens, 45a50c; live, per pound 14IsQl5c;
flyers, 1L@1la lbs average, 25c: fryers
less than / lb. and under 11k pounds aver
age, 2Oc; ducks, 14c pound: guineas,
30c: roosters, soc; geese. 40q5Oc;
live turkeys, 1S920c; fresh eggs. case can
died, 1sG19c; extra graded candled eggs,
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Creamery Products

Country butter. ?Ogzsc: fresh creamery
butter, 321ac; cheese, lie; imported Swiss
cheese. sic; German brick cheese, zoe:
liinburser cheese. lsc: imported roquefort.
&c: Noufchatel cheese. per dozen. .sc:
Pimento cheese. 35c; process butter. Oc:
daisy cheese. 161sc per po~nd.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 1Si4c; compound, 1o9sc dfy salt
short ribs, Mf.40: bellies. $3.50; ham
butts. 15.Soc; Boston butts. 16c; pork
loins, lie; spare ribs. 1Sc brea kfast
bacon, 27q2Sc; smoked bacon, lie; regular
ham, 204c; skinned ham, 2lJsc.
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Liverpool Grain

Liverpool, July Wheat, spot dull; No.
Manitoba, rs cd; No. Manitoba. rs 81;
No. 3 Manitoba. IS sgd. Futures quiet;
October, rs. Sgd; December. rs 41hd. Corn.
spot steady; American mixed, new. kiln
dried, 5s o1sd; American mixed, old. 81.
American mixed. new, via Galveston, as
sgd Futures quiet; July nominal; Octo-
ber. IS I'D.
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Liverpool Cotton Statistics

Liverpool. July 4.-Following are the
weekly cotton statistics: Imports. ell
kinds. $500 bales; imports. American. % :
600; stock. all kinds. $4,000; stock. Amer
ican. $4,000; American forwarded, 1906;
total exports. 800.
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French Exchange

Paris, July 4-rhree per cent rentes 50
francs. go centimes for the account Ex-
change on London 25 francs 25 centimes
for checks. Private rate of discount Ss4
per cent.
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German EXCHANGE

Berlin. July 4.--Exchange on London 30
marks 45 pfennigs for checks. Money )
per cent Private rate of discount. 4s43
) per cent.
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Jackson. Miss, July 4.-(special)--
Never before in the history of Missis-
sippi were so many expert accountants
at work al one and the same time. nor
was there ever a time when so many
Investigations un6er way. The fact
Is that everybody and everything con-
nected with the public service is being
hauled over the Goals, and the cost is
no inconsiderable item.
The governor has had an investiga-
ton of penltentiary affairs under way
for year, and before the legislature
met here the first of June it was un-
derstood that he had already spent s10.-
600 of his own money in the case The
legislature voted him similar sum to
continue the work he had so auspicious-
ly begun-a work that-iias landed one
man In the penitentiary and caused in
dictments to be returned against three
others. The governor has the Burns de-
tective agency working from his end
OF the line and they have two or three
of the foremost accountants in the
country on the Job.
month ago the trustees of the PEN
itentiary awol1e to the fact that they
were being robbed, but instead of COM
plying with the governors request to
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Coffee and Sugar

Coffee. Arbuckles, s22.77 per 100 pounds;
Luzanne, 25c per pound. Sugar. standard
granuated, &c per pound.
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Bullion Taken In

London. July 4.-Bullion amounting TO
a29s,ooo was taken into the Bank Of Eng
land on balance today.
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Wilson and Local Option

II addressed communication to
President Wilson, requesting him to
send me a copy of his letter TO Rev.
Thomas u. Shannon. 16 Clement street,
Newark. N. j.. In which his views on
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THE MARKETS
HOLIDAY ON EXCHANGES

Friday being July 4. all the ex-
changes in New York, Chicago and
New Orleans were closed,
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Conner and State Finances

"An examination of the reports of
the state treasury shows that whens
Mr.. Conner was inaugurated governor
on January 16. 1907, there was 2 bal
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More Railroads Needed

within a few years the interoceanic
canal will be open. The eyes of the en-
tire world will be on Alabama. through
which a great portion of the manqfact-
ured articles of the United States must
pass in order to get through the canal,
thence to the far east where there are
millions Of people eager TO pay fabulous
prices for everything that is raised on
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ance in the treasury of $1,S14, ,45S.37.
During the four years which Mr..
Conner was governor the total receipts
were s1S,790,140.50. The disbursements
during his term of office were $20-
233, 3,S54.53 cents. When Mr.. Conner left
the office of governor. there was an
annual excess of disbursements over
receipts of s360,953.5O. He found the
state treasury full to oyerflowing; he
not only emptied it, but left the state
in debt, and yet few have the nerve
to brazenly assert that Mr.. Conner was
a business governor.
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MY father was Confederate soldier
AS member of the legislature I always
advocated and | still stand for as lib
eral appropriations for pensions for his
needy comrades-in-arms as the state can
stand. The state board of pension ex-
aminers should be given plenary power
to purge the Confederate pension roll of
all not justly entitled TO pensions, and
to restore thereto those who should draw
pensions
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"All state and county officials
should be placed under good and suf-
ficicnt bonds in order that the inter
ests of the state may be safeguarded
at every point. All state officials,
handling public money, should be re-
quired to settle with the state auditor
at the close of each days business. and
all checks should be made payable to
the state treasurer. This would min
imize the possibility of the misuse of
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the liquor question were fully set forth
received a prompt response from the
President, enclosing a copy OF the let
ter requested, which is as follows;
~ am in favor of local option. !
am a thorough believer in local sell
government and believe that every selt-
governing community which constl-
tutes social unit should have the
right to control the matter of the regu-
lation or of the Withholding OF
licenses.
+" But the questions involved are So
cial and moral and are not susceptible
of being made parts of a party pro-
gramme. Whenever they have made
the subject matter of party contests,
they have cut the lines of party organ
ization, and party action athwart 10
the utter confusion of political action
In every other field They have thrown
every other question, however import
ant into the background and have
made constructive party action impos-
sible for long years together. So far as
am concerned, therefore, | can never
consent to have the question of local
option made an issue between political
parties In this state. My judgment is
very clear in this matter l do not be-
lieve that party programmes of the
highest consequence to the political life
of the state and of the nation ought
to be thrust on one side and hopelessly
embarrassed for long periods together
by making a political issue of a great
question which Is essentially non-po-
litical non partisan, moral and social
in its nature. Very sincerely yours,
syNnnTopnXN SON
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

The New York Highlanders may switch
their plans and go to Porto Rico They're
wanted wanted there 1t appears, however, that
in the matter than the gables.
Well, Dick Tillis finally got that $4,000
he wanted from the Montgomery fans.
But he and his press agent surely worked
for it,
J.. J, Evers issues this statement:
who's sure of his job-and that's me-"
which is admittedly ungrammatical and
possibly untrue,
A little less than a year ago Washing
ton papers declared that the Giants would
never be allowed to play there again
that was after the famous Matthewson-
Johnson tiasco when Walter pitched and
Christy didn't. But it seems that the
Senators bear no grudge, for they have
scheduled two exhibition games with the
McGrawites.
George Moriarty has put four songs on
the market this winter that are making a
hit in popular priced vaudeville Consid-
ering the average vaudeville's effusion
any blacksmith ought to be able to dupli-
cate.
Tommy Leach is booked for a job at
Albany, ~ (which is slipping some.
Harry Wolter has notified Chance that
his leg, broken last Eear, seems all right
and that he believes he can play as well
as ever this season.
If Hugh Jennings has set out to defend
the baseball rules, as appears likely from
recent interviews, he has acquired some
knitting work that will occupy his spare
time for many evenings.
Baseball wisdom by Hans Wagner: "A
baseball player that doesn't strike out
once in while amt to be trusted"
It's perhaps only natural that Cincinnati
is the best opening-day ball town in the
world, considering that it is probably cal
culated to show the worst attendance on
closing day.
Buffalo has combed a semi-pro catcher
out of the thick brush at East Aurora.
He Is said to be six feet tail. weighs
1855 and is slugger." His name is Club
Snyder.
George Stallings has turned Frank
ORourke over to Buffalo. ORourke is
shortstop who halls from the New Eng
land league.
With the Brooklyn team and President
Taft both training in Augusta this spring
that burg needs only Jim JeffrieS to make
the tableau complete.
The schedule makers heaved a choking
sigh of delight when Little Rock was
eliminated from consideration. It's an
awful job to route teams over the river
and to get them back again.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
Betting Is the Curse of Golf;
Gambling on Game Plays Hob
WithMorals and PlayingForm

NINETEEN AND THIRTEEN
looks like big year in South
ern golf The Dixie championship
will be played this year, for the
first time in history, over the
Montgomery course. This is re-
ported to be an excellent test of
golf and to have the best putting
greens in the South 1t is Conven-
iently located and is more accessi-
bic from the average Southern club
than Chattanooga which held the
championship last year
OF course it's an even money bet
right now that some New Orleans
golfer will win the championship.
They started it back the year the
association was organized and they
have passed the title around all
most every year since, barring a
few interruptions furnished by A,
w. Gaines, Andrew Manson, Jack
Darlington and f. G.. Byrd
1t has been appearing for a good
many years that after awhile some
Southern club ought to develop
some golfers who could furnish the
New Orleans players with an argu-
ment Atlanta tennis players have
always been able to trim the best
in New Orleans. The town is a
joke in college athletics, with Tu-
lane finishing nowhere. year after
year, 1t is likely that the Gate
City could turn out a basket ball
team, a bowling team, track
team. any sort of an athletic team
that could hold it's own with the
best from the Crescent City. But
not sc in golf. The players down
there have standing challenge:
They will play a team picked from
the best in the South and guaran-
tee to beat it. They could do it.
too
1t is difficult to determine why
New Orleans has this overwhelm-
ing advantage in the matter of
golfers. The course over which
most of the stars play regularly is
messy little thing, laid out in a
public park, level as a dinner ia
BILE, devoid of natural hazards, not
well supplied with artificial ones
a mediocre affair and one not cal
culated to bring out the best that
is In player. Some day maybe
some southern club will develop
some golfers able to hold their own
with those of New Orleans. Thus
far, unfortunately. Atlanta for one,
doesn't show any signs of it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
BAL TIMORE TRACKS MUST
USE PARl- MUTUEL SYSTEM

BALTIMORE, MD, Jan. 16.-The
Baltimore County Racing commission
has decided to require the establish
ment of the pari-mutuel system OF bet
ting on all race tracks in Baltimore
county. This sounds the death knell
of the old bookmalling system, which
has prevailed for generations.
Some months ago the commission
adopted the pari- mutuel system for the
county, but vigorous protests We're
made by owners and managers of the
smaller half-mile tracks. who asserted
that it would force their tracks out of
business, because of the expense of the
machines. PimliCO was the only one to
accept the new system.
In order not to do any injustice to
the smaller tracks. the commission held
number of hearings, made search
ing investigation into the protests filed,
and have concluded that in the interest
of racing itself the pari- mutue system
must be established. No permits will
be granted for any race meeting unless
the commission is assured that this
method of betting will prevail
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
Sam Crane Says That Managers
Should Play, as Their Presence
On Diamond Encourages Players
By "Bud'' Fisher

by their vanity, otherwise known as
swell medicines. But that kind
fortunately does not last long in
their new office without bringing
disaster to their club, team and
themselves.
There will be three new mana
gers in the National league the
coming season, in Tinker, Evers and
Higgins, who have just graduated
from the ranks, and without pre-
vious experience in handling play
ers or teams. 1t will be interesting
to watch their careers at the start
and see how they carry themselves.
1t will not take very long to size
them up, especially as to their
mental balance, and that, believe
me, will mean a whole lot as to
their future success or downfall
The American league will have a
comparatively inexperienced mana
ger In Birmingham, who will have
charge of the Clevelands. StovaIl,
may be said to have won his spurs
while managing the Maps, but
baseball politics caused him to be
replaced by Harry Davis, who
proved sad and disappointing eX-
pertinent, although by his long ex-
perience as a player under Connie
Mack he gave promise of being
everything but that. Consequently
it can not be assured that any of
the new managers will not be
''frosts," as was Davis-until they
make good.
1t is that doubt that will lend a
big additional attraction to next
seasons success.
Chance Never Found Wanting.
Frank Chance. of course. has
never been found wanting. and the
confidence in him is natural and
substantial. Still I think that the
American league officials, in their
anxiety to make Chances regime
in New York a success beyond per-
adventure, will fill up the prospec-
tive gaps in the Yankees infieId
with star players of whose ability
there can be no doubt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
CHANCE IS NOW PLANNING
TO PULL OFF SOME DEALS

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.--Although Frank
Chance viii not assume active charge of
idle so far as the club affairs are con-
cerned until then. Already Chance has
deals under consideration, but Il is likely
that they viii hang fire until February II.
when the American league magnates
convene.
There is likely TO be quite a little trad
ing OF players on that date, for a num-
Der of other clubs are said 10 be nego-
tiating for men, particularly those in the
West Who the players are that may
come here In the deal or what club is
likely to part with them is a matter OF
conjecture. Such matters are rarely dis
closed until negotiations are complete.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
TWO BASEBALL MEETINGS
IN PROGRESS IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-Members of the
national commission and magnates of
the American association gathered here
today for their annual meeting.
The \. A, moguls met at the Congress
hotel while the supreme court of the
game assembled in the office of Presi-
dent Ban Johnson, OF the American
league
The commissions session will be
short. Most of the business was ar
ranged In Cincinnati ten days ago,
when the session was postponed be-
cause OF the illness of President John
son
Before the American association
meeting began President Tom Chiv-
ington said nothing startling was ex-
pected to develop. He said the most
important question that would come up
was the schedule and minated that
the league would stick to the 1853 game
plan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
MAY
PLAY CEN TER
FOR CUBS
BY Bill Bailey.

~HICAGO. Jan. 16.--What do
you think of Roger Bresna
han playing center field and
leading off in the Cub batting or
der?
That Is under consideration
Manager Evers didn't make the
statement that Bresnahan would
play center field. Nor did he say
in so many words that the former
Cardinal would be the first Cub to
face a pitcher But If you asked
him about 1t he probably wouldn't
deny 1t. Which is one way of say
ing that while Evers isn't RESPONSE
bic for the story that Bresnahan as
an outfielder and in the game every
day was one OF the things which
President Murphy and the Trojan
had under C~Nsideration when they
hooked Roger.
Chance to Keep Roger in Action.
The idea of this is plain, 1t
would keep Archer behind the bat.
Yet Bresnahan, who is a clouter,
would be in the game every day.
Also II anything happened to Arch
er. BresnRhan would be in trim to
step behind the bat and do the re-
ceiving. Bresnahan sitting on the
bench might take on weight and
slow up. But Bresnahan out in
center field and playing every day
would remain in form.
That's one angle. Then another
is that Bresnahan is a right hand
hitter and the fellows who slam
from that side Of the plate are rare
on the Cub squad.
The big idea. however, would be
TO have the daily use of Archer's
great throwing and Bresnahans
heavy hitting. with Mike Mitchell
on one side and Frank Schultz on
the other. the Cubs would certainly
have an outfleld that could cannon
ade.
The first question, of course, is
can Bresnahan play the outfeld
Manager Evers says that he can
and he said II without saying that
he was going to make fly chaser
OF Roger. The manager wasn't de-
pending upon dope when he made
this statement.
Can Play Outfied.
He has seen Bresnahan play the
outfield for the Giants. And the
Trojan says that he remembers that
Bresnahan was quite an outfielder
That he possessed a good wing
that be was more than a pretty fair
fielder and that he could slug.
The next question would be as to
whether Bresnahan was fast
enough for the outfield. Manager
Evers again answered in the af-
firImattVe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
GEORGIA SHOULD
GIVE ATLANTANS
HARD FIGHT

TROM the way the dope is going
around in basket ball circles.
there will be certainly some
thing doing in the way of a red
hot game Saturday night when the
warriors of the Joe Bean tribe, bet
ter known locally as the Atlanta
Athletic club team, and the Red and
Black team of the University Of
Georgia clash on the local court.
Georgia did not have a team last
year, but they are making up for
lost time this season. They have
a record score piled up to their
credit by trouncing Auburn last
Friday night to the tune of 80 to 13.
That's going some, for the fast A.
A. c. team only whipped Auburn
the night following 81 to 80.
The Georgia quintet is well
known in Atlanta, three of the team
being Atlanta boys. Johnston is
captain and one of the forwards,
and he certainly is there When II
comes to covering the floor and
shooting goals from all angles. Pea
cock, the other forward, is broth
er to the famous Howell Peacock,
of Georgia, who has long been rec
ognized the best center that this
territory has ever known. Carter
is a brother of the already famous
A. A. C. guard. and is of the same
bear cat qualities in the playing line
as Ed.
Brand at center is a giant in
height, being in the neighborhood Of
six feet three inches. Liddell at
guard is considered quite fast
performer and should be able to
hold his man to few field goals.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
ATLANTA LOSES DUNN:
HE GOES TO SEATTLE

MOBILE, ALA, Jan. 16,--Catcher Joe
Dunn. with the Mobile team for the
past three years, will go to Seattle.
Wash, and his place on the Mobile
team will be taken by Schmidt, of De-
troit, who was secured in a trade for
Dunn.
The Mobile player will report for
spring practice February 10.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
BY Percy III. Whiting.

VIE CURSE VI Soll Is play ing
for balls" Gambling on the
game is playing the wild
with ii in two ways. 1t is having
that communicating effect that bet
ting has on every sport. Also, and
this is the surprising part, it is
decreasing the playing ability of
those who bet most heavily.
Let it be said to the credit Of
Atlantans that this city is COM
paratively free from the evil. 1t
would be far from truthful to say
as much for some of the neighbor-
ing cities.
OF course it is a matter of record
that one prominent Atlanta real
estate man challenged another to
play him one hole for two East
Lake lots they owned, but the
match didn't come off In the main
the players of the Gate City are
contented to play for the sport of
the playing, seasoned perhaps with
very moderate wager.
I n other Southern cities the gam
bling is the main features the
sport is overlooked. A foursome
will amble up to the first tee. Then
comes the question,
We'll, what are we playing for?'
Then they make the match"
They'll bet balls on the foursome,
10 l.,1
other, they'll work in the syn
dictate" system, and then they'll bet
on the score. each man with the
other.
Four or five holes win be played
in desperate silence. Then some
chap will hazard this:
Bill, l figure you owe me three
balls now"
Not on your brassie," says Bill.
"As a matter of figures, you owe
me seven balls.
And they will argue it all the way
around
When the match is over they will
all quarrel about how they stand.
The row will be adjourned to the
club house, where it will take lot
of expert accounting to work out
the winnings and losings
WHEN men of moderate means
play for high stakes they
generally manage, after awhile, to
lose a lot more than they can af-
ford Then the trouble creeps in.
It's so disgracefully easy to cheat
in golf-to forget that stroke
wasted in the bunker. where no
body could see; to kick the ball
into a good lie in the rough; to
slip a ball out of the pocket when
1t appears that a lost bail Is likely
TO cost a hole--that the temptation
to do it overmasters 2 lot of men
who would play square II they
didn't think they couldn't afford it.
II HERE'S a club In the Southern
Golf association circuit that
has not developed a real golfer in
the dozen or fourteen years of its
existence. Play over the course
has been steady. The men who do
the playing are good specimens,
mentally and physically. They
have had excellent golf instructors.
But they have never learned the
game. The reason is they have
never been able 20 afford it. They
are great bettors, Whenever a
man goes out to play he gener-
ally manages to bet enough balls
so that if he loses them all it will
cost him his weeks salary. In
consequence their golf has stood
still. They haven't dared to ex-
pertinent with strokes and clubs
They have just dubbed along, be
cause they couldn't afford to stop
and to learn the game.
II this club should pass a rule
forbidding betting for IA year. and
enforce it, the class of golf played
over its course would improve more
in the twelve months than it has in
the past twelve years.