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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
POSTAL MONEY
ORDER MEASURE
BECOME ALAN
New Act Makes Orders Payable
at Any Postoffice-Have Con-
venience of Bank Drafts.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE bin
to regulate the payment Of postal
money orders has become a law of
the land. The new statute will not
become effective, however, until rules
and regulations for its operation are
promulgated by the Postmaster Gem
eral. This probably will require sew
eral months.
Immediately following the signing
of the bill Postmaster General BQrle-
son appointed q committee of postal
officials to prepare rules and regula-
tions to carry the law into effect.
Universal Money Orders.
The bill provides for the issuance
of postal money orders payable at
any money order office, even though
drawn on a specified Office, and will.
according to the Postmaster General,
greatly increase the volume of pos
tai money order business and prove
a great help to the business public,
giving as it does to the postal money
order the virtues and convenience of
a bank draft.
Figures made public to-day by the
Postmaster General show that in the
last fiscal year nearly 100000 40
nestle money orders were issued,
amounting to almost $625,OOO, 900
100000 Net Income.
The net income to the Postofiice
Department on account Of money or
ders issued was over $4,000 600. At
present there are more than $4,000
money order offices in the United
States
The committee named by the Post
master General is as follows:
A. NJ. Dockery, Third Assistant
Postmaster General; c. A Kram. Au-
ditor for the Postoffice Department;
c. e. Matthews, superintendent of
the Division of Money Orders; c. H.
F'ullaway, Assistant Director of the
Division of Postal Savings, and l..
NJ. Bartlett, expert accountant for the
department.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE,

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Petroleum
firm; crude Pennsylvania, ESQ.
Turpentine steady, 4S12 (bid).
Rosin steady; common, 425@430.
Wool firm; domestic fleece. 22R @27i
pulled, secured basis, 3465O Texas
secured basis, 40@52.
Hides quiet; native steers, 1914 OF;
branded steers. 16 (asked).
Coffee quiet: options unchanged: Rio
No spot, 91s.
Rice steady; domestic, ordinary tc
prime. 3%651a
Molasses tseady; New Orleans. open
kettle 35G55.
Sugar, raw. quiet centrifugal. 3.4S
(bid); muscovado, 2.9S Odds molasses
sugar, 2.73 Did.
Sugar refined, quiet; fine granulated
4.001410; cut loaf, 505; crushed, 495;
mold A, 400: cubes, 4.30d435; pow
dered, 415@420; diamond A, 40; con-
fectioners' A, 800; softs, No. 1. 39OG
1856. mo. is points tower than No
1, and Nos. 3 to IA are each points
lower than the preceding grade)
Potatoes steady; white nearby, ana
2.75: sweets, 1.50m2.00.
Beans steady; marrow, choice, 1854
5.25; pea. choice, 3.25@3.60; red kidney
choice, 49565.00.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Judith Of Bethulia'
In Motion Pictures

Varied are the exquisite and deli
cious treats which are being accu-
INFLATED for the motion picture pat
rons in Southern territory and the
anticipation Of which has whetted to
a keen edge their appetites For this
most enjoyable amusement, and all
apropos Of the announcements which
the General Film Company are her
aiding broadcast regarding several
new playlets now receiving the fin
fishing touches Of careful production
and manufacture. One Of them viii
be an adaptation of Thomas Bailey
Aldrich,s book Of judith Of Bethulia"
and will be produced In four special
parts by the well-known Biograph
Company, this being one Of the many
that this famous producing company
will offer to their loyal supporters.
Another is the Lubln Company's
five-reel subject OF Through Fire to
Fortune" or The Sunken Village.
the scenario for which was written
by Clay NJ. Greene, one Of America 5
laadinR Dlay WtightS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
HIGH CLASS MEN
BECOMING SCARCE
Business Men Not Willing to
Work Hard Enough for Sue
cess, Says Report.

SIOUX CITY, IOWA, Feb. IA
Eighty five per cent of the business
men of to- day are on the verge of eff
ficiency bankruptcy according to j.
S. Knox, of Des Moines, Iowa, who
addressed the members of the Retail
Merchants Bureau at the CONNER
cial Club. There is a famine of high
priced men in the country to-day, due
largely to the fact that men will not
pay the price of success, declared Mr..
Knox.
Mr.. Knox delivered an address to-
night on Craftsmanship and Business
Efficiency"
operation Needed.
1.-THE lack of cooperation between
the advertising and sales departments
Is one of the great weaknesses of
business to-day" he said. THE ad-
vertising man in a big department
store may be an expert and may bring
throngs into the stores, but unless the
sales force is as well trained and as
expert in selling as he is in advertis-
ing the store will not get the results
1t is entitled to-"
BE on good terms with your job"
Is the advice of Mr.. Knox. Sales
people are in a rut to-day. and when
they are in a rut they are not as in
terested and enthusiastic about their
Job as they should be. When the in
dividual falls in love with his work he
studies it with the result Of greater
efficiency.
THE young man who applies for
position day usually is 80 per cent
interested in the money he is to get
and is about 10 per cent interested in
the work he Is to do. The average
young man thinks Of his job in terms
of dollars and cents rather than terms
of the service he proposes to render
When he becomes more interested in
his service, the pay will take care of
itself
-Four Causes of Failure.
There are four great causes for
failures in business to-day; the fail
ure to think right: the failure to talk
right; the failure to write right, and
the failure to understand human ma
ture. Failure to think right Is the
greatest cause OF business failures,
The reason the average man is not a
better thinker is because he doesn't
dig deep enough into the subject, and
hi. ixatArasts ara sunarficiRl.T
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Veus by Experts of Finance Industry Crops and Commerce.
Cotton Slow on Jan.
Consumption Figures
Traders Turn Friendly to Prices.
Canadian and New England
Mills Call Cotton.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Inluenced by
lower Liverpool cables than due, the
cotton market opened steady to-day
with first prices l up to 5 points lower
than fridays close. The figures of
supply and distribution, which showed
that 540S74 bales had been consumed
during January. against $4,000 bales
last year, was construed as bullish, re-
sulting in general covering by profess
sional shorts and some purchasing by
Liverpool and offerings were light and
scattered, and shorts had to bid for
what they wanted, this bringing about q
rally after the call. On the advance,
January reached 1928, May 12c and
July 11.9S. Sentiment continues to
grow more favorable to a further up
turn. Trading was local in character
with few exceptions
The market while small was very firm
during the late trading on buying of
May and July by trade interests. some
of 1t said to be for Canadian and New
England mills calling cotton. Buying
of May and selling of July by McFad
den brokers was the chief feature to
the market With the technical position
improved by recent forced liquidation,
the market displays a much better tone
and conservative traders are advising
purchases on all soft spots
At the close the market was steady
with prices up to points lower than
the closing quotations of Friday.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Monday 1918.
New Orleans. ..,... $500 to $500 2,SS2
Galveston ......... 10, 600 to 1880 5,62s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Crimes Against Railroads
Increasing, go. Discovers
Tramps More Numerous-O ffenses Range From
Petty Larceny to Train Wrecking.

badly handicapped in coping with
this evil on account of the lack Of
cooperation on the part of author
tiles.
The courts will handle few Of
tenders, but 1t is continually i'm
pressed upon the railroads police de-
partment that the arrests of tres
passers must be held to the minimum
because the cities. towns and coun-
ties are unwilling to bear the ex-
pense of harboring this class of Of
tenders in jails and other institu-
lions of detention. In sections of
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Ohio, however, where sentences to
work on county roads and at other
hard labor have been imposed, tres
passing is not SO general as in other
territory where the road operates"
The police officials of the Baltimore
and Ohio are hopeful that the Mary
land Legislature will act favora bly,
upon the recommendation of Governor
Goldsborough that stringent laws be
enacted against trespassing upon
railroad property. A report was made
to Governor Goldsborough recently by
the legal department of the Baltimore
and Ohio in which the difficulties eX-
due to molestatfon by tramps and
other vicious characters who steai
shipments, wreck trains and commit
other crimes, We're pointed out: and
this presentation of the subject was
made the basis of the Governors
message to the Legislature.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15

CHICAGO, Feb, 14.-Crimes COM
mitted against railroads are increas-
ing, according to the annual report
of the police department of the Bal
ttmore and Ohio system, which shows
that 1929 arrests were made dur
ing 1918, as compared with 10,417 ar
rests during 1912. There were S,449
convictions in 1913, while in 1912. the
number of convictions was 6,5i5.
This increase in crime added mate
rally to the expense of the railroad
for doing business during the year
The report of G. A. Ogline, super
intendent of police, covers all classes
of criminal offenses, from petty lar
ceny and disorderly conduct to train
wrecking, highway robbery and muir
der. The most frequent offenders
were those who violated railroad
laws" for which 5000 arrests Of
tramps and others unlawfully using
the railroad property were made Ar
rests for intoxication and disorder
numbered 2,526, with 1867 arrests for
larceny, 176 for burglary and for
murder. For receiving goods stolen
from the railroads there were 81 ar
rests.
Commenting upon the large num-
Migrants and loiterers about the rail-
road-Superintenden Ogline says:
1T is evident that the number of per-
sons unlawfully riding over the rail-
roads and trespassing upon the prop
erty in other ways is on the in
crease, but the officials have been
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
MUCH COTTON
ROM ORIENT
LOWERS PRICES.
High Grades Exhausted, Poorer.
Qualities From U. S. Come In
to Foreign Competition.

MEMPHIS. Feb. 14,-vartous ex-
cuses are being offered for the con-
tinuance of bearish speculative sentL-
ment in the cotton market, although
the developments Of the past few days
would seem to indicate that there ts
an increased disposition to be eau
tious and not press the decline too faA
The spot department still ta the OH
Ject of close scrutiny. On the att1s
tude of the holders and their ability
to dictate prices viii depend in a larsz
measure the course Of the markes.
The movement during the weeR
showed some disposition 10 fall of
and to come nearer within IDEAS o1
those who contend that the total
crop will not be more than 14,500, 00a
bales. Within the past few days
there has been q marked falling OF
at the smaller interior towns, ana
many private advices say that this
will continue throughout the remain
der of the season and bring crop ideas
down again.
No Pressure of Cotton.
There has been no important pres
sure of cotton IN the belt, yet BUSH
ness has been restricted and spinners
have not seemed to favor buying.
The reduction in prices has not been
in proportion to the decline in futures
but the burden of the load continues
on holders in the belt. While there
have been no important changes in
the character Of trade reports fronz
abroad, there has been more from
that direction to help the bear side.
BY many students of the situation
this Is attributed to the fact that COS
ton other than American has been
making its weight felt by coming
more into competition with the low
grades from this country. At the Ia st
statement of statistics there was
shown to be visible nearly 1, 700, oee
bales of cotton other than American,
while one year ago the amount was
but 1850 The bulk of this cot :,
ton does not offer much competitions
for good grades of American but thu
market has for some time been large
~ one of low grades because Of the
exhaustion of the better ones and tho
high premiums thereon.
Visible Supply Gains.
The rapid relative gain in visible
supply of American during the past
few weeks also has discouraged buy
ing not only among the speculative
Traders, but also among the spinners.
Splnners have taken several hum
bred thousand bales more than to this
time last season, but the excess has
been sharply reduced during the pa,st
few weeks.
The weather over the, belt has been,
favorable to continued progress IN
farm wrk, though the cold wave in
terrupted 1t for few days. However.
the small amount of precipitation for
several weeks has given rise to soma
reports that blowing Is being checked
by need of rain. There is also a ris-
ing fear that the dry winter will be
followed by a wet spring, which could
disrupt plans for record acreage.
the latter being one of the basic ar
guments of the bears against higher
values.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Business Restricted
On Stock Exchange
Because of Blizzard
Tied Up Traffic Prevents Operators
Arriving on Floor on Time-Price
Movement Irregular.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Business was
restricted at the opening of the stock
market to-day and the attendance on
the floor was light. The blizzard which
tied knots in railroad and street car
traffic prevented many traders from
reaching the exchange on time. The
chief feature was the scarcity of offer
ings. AS a result, the more important
stocks responded to moderate buying.
Amalgamated Copper, which opened
Il higher, lost it's advance at the end of
half hour. United States Steel COM
mon began Is lower, but soon recovered.
Gains of n were scored by Lehigh
Valley, Reading. American Car Foundry
and American Ice, Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit and United States Rubber. Pressed
Steel Car was about the strongest Of
the specialtieS, advancing II to ass.
General Motors was another strong
feature among the specialties, moving up
10 621a on light trading. Bethlehem
Steel gained Is. Southern Pacific be-
gan fractionally lower, then recovered.
and the same movement took place in
Union Pacific.
The curb market was steady
Americans in London were firm on
professional dealings.
Standard Oil of New York sold at 203,
up 10 points from yesterdays close.
The market closed steady Govern
ments unchanged; other bonds steady.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15

the supply was unusually short ow-
ing to the drouth of the previous
year"
The following figures show that
there has been an enormous increase
in the importation of potatoes since
the new tariff act went into effect on
October A: July, 500 bushels; Au-
gust, 10,411 bushels; September, S,106
bushels; October, 472,052 bushels;
November, 764,S29 bushels.
Concerning the number of beef cat
tie in the United States the report
says that there has been consider
able decline in the number of beef
cattle and an increase in price since
1910.
In 1910 the number of beef cattle
amounted to 41,17S,000, and on Janu-
airy l, 1914, the number was 1885,
900. The imports of beef increased
from 6000,735 pounds in October,
1913, to 11,S20,SS9 in November, and
to 16,074,520 in December, thus
showing that the new tariff has led
to largely increased imports, and
this applies as well to pork and NUT
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Imports of Potatoes and
Beef Show an Increase
Department of Agriculture Statement Discloses
Some Effects of the New Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The De-
partment of Agriculture issued a
statement to-day on the agricultural
outlook"
The statement shows distinct de-
cline in the number of beef cattle, a
considerable decline in the number Of
sheep and a slight decrease in the
number of swine and largely in
creased prices.
1t is set forth that the potato sup
ply is now about normal and that the
wheat crop of 1913 was considerably
in excess of the wheat crop of 1912.
The statement is made that the
worlds production of wheat in 1918
amounted to 4,126,000000 bushels.
In regard to the potato supply and
prices the statement says:
'In consequence of the firm holding
by farmers the price early in the sea-
son has been unusually high, being on
December l about II IL cents bush
ell higher than a year ago and 16 1-2
cents higher than three years ago,
but II IL cents lower than two years
ago, when potatoes on January l were
selling for II IL cents a bushel and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-Hogs: Receipts,
5000; market steady and strong. mixed
S,55nS 65; rough heavy, 30mS so; light.
8.30qS60; pigs, 6.S5QsS0 bulk, S.50@
$50
Cattle Receipts, 200, market steady:
beeves, 6.9009.40: cows and heifers, SO
Q830, stockers and feeders, 6.25M7S0;
Texans, CHOOSES calves. S.75@l0.50.
Sheep: Receipts $500 market steady;
native and Western, 3500575; lambs,
575W790
ST. LOUIS, Feb 14-Cattle: Re
ceipts. 375, including IT'S Southerns;
market steady, native beef steers 1900
J25; cows and helfers, 4.25MS.50: stock
ers and feeders 60047 so; calves, 5000
lL75; Texas steers. 5.75QS.20; cows and
helferS- A.0Q06.0l
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
540,874 Bales Cotton
Consumed in January

WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-The amount
of cotton consumed in the United States
in 1914 was 540,S74 bales. This includes
14,954 bales of foreign cotton and 3,735
bales of linters consumed, 50,594 bales Of
foreign cotton and 81, 0S1 bales of lint
ers on hand in manufacturing establish
ments and 1852 bales of foreign cotton
and 49.519 bales of linters in independ-
ent warehouses. In 1913 cotton con-
sumed amounted to 533,743 bales. OF
which the cotton growing States fur
nished 277, 1874 bales and "all other
States" 262,Ss0, against 262,239 for last
year.
Cotton on hand January 81, 1914 in
manufacturing establishments amounted
to 1851, 496 bales, against 1.912.9 95 in
1913, and in independent warehouses o.
900, 149, against 6,657 04S.
Similarly for the cotton growing
States" manufacturing 924 .40S compared
with 917,712 and 2.724,023 independent,
compared with 2,450, 397.
For "all other States" manufacturing
922, 0S8 bales, against 995. 2S1, and inde-
pedents 176,126 compared with 206,-
651.
otf,,o ontto,,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Bumper Orange Crop
Raised in California

CHICAGO, Feb 14.-After TIRES
lean years California citrus fruit
growers this year have produced n
bumper crop, according to q stateS
ment to -day by =. o. Mccormick,
vice president of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad.
Estimates placed the shipment az
40, 900 cars, more than double that Of
year ago, and more than has ever
been sent East in any year.
The 5000 cars would contain about
a billion and half oranges.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
IN INDIA IS GOOD
u S. Consul at Bombay Foresees
Prosperity for Empire-HoteIs
Are EnIarging.
Special Gable to The American.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-Henry Dunster
Baker, United States Consul at Bombay,
has-arrived in London for few days
stop before returning to his post He
has an optimistic view of financial con-
ditions in Bombay for the coming year,
though he said the recent native bank
failures undoubtedly started increased
boarding money among the natives.
There probably will be no wheat crop,
but a good cotton crop.
The notable increase in the number
of Americans travelling in India is very
evident. according to Mr.. Baker, who
said there are more American than
British travellers, and consequently the
leading hotels are making arrangements
to cater to American taste and Ameri-
can customs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
RANGE IN NEW YORK Futures.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. f4.-Due to 3
points higher, this market opened quiet,
at a net advance of 112 to 2 points.
At the close the market was quiet, net
unchanged TO l point lower than the
final quotations of Friday.
Spot cotton steady and in limited de-
mand, at / point advance; middling,
7.05d; sales, 1000 bales, including $500
American; speculation and export, 300;
imports, $1,000 bales, of which $500
were American.
g,,furaS onapad fY,fat
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15

operate Immediately and energeticaIIy to stim-
ulate the employment Of the 100000 unfor-
Inmates who are without work, and many of
them without the means of feeding their fam
lies
1t were far more humane, and infn-
itely more important, to restore confidence, and
to hasten the Encouragement of the idle mil
lions, than to rush through the plethora of anti
corruption bills which tend to keep business on
tenterhooks and retard forward movement
by men Of large affairs
The Administration has already done big
things. 1t could afford to go slowly until con-
ditions become more stable and until big bust
it stands under the new tariff and currency
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
First Canadian Wool
Under New Tariff

OGDENSBURG, n. Y, Feb. 1.-THE
first cargo OF Canadian raw wool i'm
ported under the new tariff law, weigh
ing 10000 pounds and consigned TO New
York, has reached here.
This Is the first Canadian wool ship
ment made through Ogdensburg in many
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Wheat Crop in United
States Favorable
Price Changes SmaIl-Business Light.
Weather Excellent for Smelling
and Shipping Corn.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO. Feb 14.-wheat closed I'M
changed for May and a small fraction
lower for the July future with trade
slow.
Corn showed losses of sc for all the
months and oats were off about H. 1t
was reported that heavy sales of wheat
have been made by Montana, which Is
to go to Seattle and that it is probably
for export
Provisions strong and higher at the
outset with offerings light and commits
sion houses buying rather freely.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
Grain quotations:
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO Cash QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. Feb. IA Wheat: No. 2
hard winter, s2@92ia No. 9 hard
winter, 91A@91&; No. ! Northern
sping, 93@94i4; No. 2 Northern spring,
92092%; No. 3 spring, $4,000
. Corn: No; 9, ,6o@601a; No. white,
57h @59h; No. white. 61463h; No. A
yellow, 5Sm60.
oats No, 3 white, 3Sh 939; No. 4
white, 3SW3SA; standard. 39&.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
LIVERPOOL, Feb 14.-Wheat closed
unchanged to I'D lower
Corn closed I'D higher.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.--Posted rates:
Sterling exchange. 4.S4ia m4s61a. with
actual business in bankers bills at
hills
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-The weekly
statement of the New York Associated
Banks shows the following changes:
Average statement:
Excess cash reserve, $38, 561, 200 in
crease, 81, 045, 900.
Loans, increase, $S,490, 900
Specie, increase, $4,000, 900
Legal tenders, increase, 1894, 900.
Net deposits, decrease, $685., 900.
Circulation, increase, $4,000
Actual statement:
Loans, Increase, S17,250, 900.
Specie, decrease. S1.7S2, 600.
Legal tenders, increase, 81, 1892, 900.
Net deposits, increase, 81, 367, 900.
Reserve. decrease, 2,097. $50.
This is the statement for five days.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15

where under the and currency
legislation.
You probably do not know it. but has been and is be