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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-11
Commodity Prices
Break in November

! Weakness of commodity prices both at
| home and abroad, for which the month of
| November was conspicuous, finds reflection
in Bradstreet's index number of prices for
| December ], which shows the reduction in
| the eleventh month to have been the heaviest
alike in amount and percentage which has
been recorded in any month since the price
rundown began last ebruary. This was
quite accurately forecast in the financial
article in the New York Times on December
| I, i'll when, in commenting on the large de-
creases in prices reported by the London
| Economists per cent for November and 81
per cent since April 1.-The writer said:
| The computations of our own (American)
average prices at the end of November have
not yet been published; but when that single
month was marked by such individual net
declines as 10 per cent in copper. II in
| coffee, 10 in iron, - in wheat and % in
cotton, with the percentages of decline in
| tue same commodities from the years high
est, ranging from - to G3 per cent, it is
evident that the average decline from the
year highest will be u formidable figure
PROBABLY it has been greater than I'm :
'1culfeG II any other important commerclaI
country"
braustreet's approximate index number of
toihiiie.clul IFlceS as OF December | WAS
9Io.o-u"' when marked decrease of IS Der
cent from the November l level and of ~ q
Ief cent from the high level reached ON Feb
cuaFy L, and was the lowest monthly index
HuhDer reported since November / lylG
III other words, the general level of whole.
SAFE prices is now below that ruling IN the
months preceding our break with Germany
over the submarine warfare and although
The December l level is stlll 56 Der cent
above The price level of August /, 1918.
more ,han half go per cent, 10 be exactI OF
me slN-year war and postwar advance mas
been capceled. That this has been done in
ten months, and that this decline, as no
doubt was the case with the advance has
perhaps been rather more precipitate than
Las been warranted by trade conditions
seems possible from the reports received since
December / of rallies in some commodities
notably wheat, the other grains, flour, raw
cotton, gray goods, lead, zinc and other
products. Wheat has risen II per cent corn
~ per cent and cotton per cent in week
AS for some months past, and indeed since
he decline began the weakness in prices
III november was marked in the textile
group, mostly raw materials and staple man.
fractured cotton goods. Coming next to
these IN Importance of decline shown was
the provision and grocery group, and at
longer distance came. the hide and leather
lcat and drug groups. Every group declined
however, though the rally in breadstuffs re,
duced the earlier November losses slightly
In all. 40 out of 106 articles declined IN No
vemoer, while only s advanced and IS re-
manned unchanged Compared with wear
ago on December 1, IS products are lower
~ higher and 8 unchanged
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-11
THREE LYNCHED
AFTER SHERIFF
MEETS DEATH

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Dec. 10
George Boyd, Terence Fits and
Charles Valento, accused of having
killed Sheriff James A. Petray, of
Sonoma county, and Detectives Miles
Jackson and Lester M. Dorman here
Sunday afternoon, last, were taken
from the county Jail here early Fri
day morning and hanged.
At 1890 o'clock Friday morning a
mob of about 100 men, all wearing
black masks, entered the jail, over
powered the officers, took their keys
and removed the prisoners to wait
ing automobiles.
Fifteen machines carried the
party. They moved quickly down
the street to a cemetery, three blocks
been prepared. The men were taken
from the machines and hanged to
an oak tree inside the cemetery.
Members of the mob were station
ed to prevent intrusion. These
guards and many of the mob were
armed.
Not more than five minutes was
required by the mob to enter the
Jail, overpower the officers and re-
But another crowd soon gathered
to take the places of the execution
erS. The coroner was notified and
50 were city and county officials
The crowd gathered quickly as news
spread of what had been done. 1t
soon numbered hundreds.
The three men were ex-convicts,
Boyd having. served two years, Fits
three and Valento one. Boyd and
Valento had been identified last
Monday by three young women as
members of the gang which attacked
them in house on Howard street, in
one of the more densely settled sec.
tions in San Francisco.
Two attempts to take the men
from Jail here were made last Sun
day night, few hours after they
had been arrested. One was broken
when Mrs. Petray, widow of the
slain sheriff. begged friends not to
aountenance mob violence.
Twelve men were detailed to ap-
p1oach the door. Six entered. Sheriff
JOSH Boyes, appointed after the death
of Aheriff Petray, was in his private
office at the right, with four depu-
ties. The ST xWere armed. They
covered" Boyes and his deputies and
made them put up their hands. The
officers then were disarmed and the
keys to the jail taken.
boyeS pleaded with them, Dut the
men said not a word. They made
him lean over a chair. While some
of the men inside the Jail guarded
the officers, others went Immediately
to the cell of Boyd. Boyd, suffering
from the wound inflicted by Jackson,
had been kept in a cell because the
officers feared to send him to a hos
pital for treatment on account of
feeling against the three men.
Boyd Thursday was reported to
have developed possibly fatal COM
plicatjons from the wound.
Three steel doors had to be I'm
locked to take Boyd. He was on the
ground floor. Upstairs. Fits and
Valento were in cells. The mob lieu
| tenants went through two steel doors
and took them, too.
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| SUPREME COURT
| UPHOLDS GEORGIA
TAX

The supreme court of Georgia or
Thursday upheld the constitutional
| ;ty of the tax equalization law in tn;
| case coming up from Butts county
where dissatisfied property owners
| undertook to enjoin general in
crease of the property values of the
country as ordered by the state tau
commissioner.
The aggregate tax values Of Butts
satisfactory to the state tax commits
sioner, Henry J. Fullbright, who re-
jected them and required the county
authorities to increase them by a GER
tain percentage. The county authori-
ties applied the percentage unifo m
ly to all property on the county di-
gest. The aggregate values thus in
creased were then accepted by the
tax commissioner.
Certain dissatisfied property own
ers applied to Judge Searcy of the
Flint judicial circuit for a writ OF
injunction to prevent the collection
of taxes on the increased basis.
Judge Searcy declined to grant the
injunction. The petitioners then APP
pealed to the supreme court.
In their petition they alleged that
every individual property owner in
the county was entitled to a hearing
before his tax assessment was in
creased They contended that failure
or refusal to give each property own
er such a hearing was denial OF
the due process clause of the federal
constitution. They further contend
ed that the application of a general
increase to all property on the di-
gest was a denial of the equal pro
lection clause of the constitution of
Georgia. They further contended
that the failure of the tax equaliza-
ton law to provide for an equaliza-
ton of the taxable values of rail
road and other public utility proper
ty, which is assessed by the comp
troller general of the state, was a
violation of that clause of the con-
stitution of Georgia which provides
that taxation shall be uniform upon
the same class of subjects In any
taxing Jurisdiction.
Each and all of these contentious
were overruled by the supreme court
in it's decision rendered Thursday
The decision came down alone ana is
understood to have been expedited
by the supreme court for the guld-
ance of Governor Dorsey in his CON
sideration of the question whether
to call an extraordinary session of
the legislature to revise the tax
equalization law in conformity with
the decision recently rendered by the
United States supreme court. :,
In that decision. the L. >. su'
preme court held that the arbitra-
tion provisions of the Law ',o whi ia
volyed in the Butts county case, are
unconstitutional. The law will
have to be revised to conform t9
that decision prior to the making OF
tax returns for next year, in the
opinion of Tax Commissioner Full:
bright and Comptroller Wright, anc
this will necessitate an extraordl'
nary session, which the governor is
expected to call in the latter part Of
January.
Had the state supreme court hello
the law unconstitutional in the Butts
county case, the governor Would
have included that feature of the
law in his call for an extra SEES
sion. But since the state supreme
court has upheld the law, it will
only be necessary to revise it In
conformity with the U. S. supreme
court decision.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-11
Five Slayers Pay
Death Penalty in
Electric Chair

OSSINING, N. Y. Dec. 10.-Five
convicted murderers, the Youngest a
bow of twenty years and the father
of three children, were put to death
in the electric chair in Sing Sing
prison here last night, after an elev-
enth hour attempt to obtain re-
prieve from the governor. or stay
Of execution from the courts had
failed.
Four Of the men--James P. (BilD
Cassidy, Joseph Milano, Charles Nc
Laughlin and Joseph Usefof-were
convicted of staying Otto Flala, an
elderly Bronx subway ticket agent.
Baker. paid the penalty for the muir
der of William Dagreff. near Roch-
ester, N. Y. in September. 1919.
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Raw Sugar Prices
Continue Downward

NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-Witb further
break to the basis of sol for centrifugal
TINS morning, raw sugar prices registered the
lowest level for the season, representing a
Iectlhe OF nearly 20 cents from the high
prices recorded last Nav.
The sugar selling ut this basis came from
t'orto Rico, the price including cost, in
snrance and freight. This was a drop of Ac
from yesterdays closing ard was equal to 4
cents, including costs and freight, for the
Cuban prOduct g. "'- '"0
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GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS

Stein, Abstain Il Co.: We look for fur
Their declines In wheat.
Bartlett, Frazier L. Co.: The corn mar
ket is not in the shape to stand any ma
terial increase in the movement. The wheat
market looks lower to us.
Lamson Bros: The market already is as
Stunning holiday dullness:
Hurlburd, Warren & Chandler: For the
present we believe that wheat will prove ar
attractive sale on bulges.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Butter: Creamery
extras, 4Sc; creamery standards, 44c; firsts
42Rc; seconds, 36@37c.
Eggs-Ordinaries, 62@66c; firsts, 72@74c
Cheese-Twins 19c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 16G24c; ducks, &c
geese 26e: springs, 24c; turkeys, 3oci
ROSTERS, 1Sc.
Potatoes-54 cars; Wisconsin and Mime
sofa (per 100 lbs), s1.40@11.55.
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 10-Turptntie
quiet; 92hc; sales, none; receipts, 375
shipments, BOG; stock, 14,606.
Resin, quiet, sales, none; receipts, 1857
shipments, $3.50; stock, 1904.
Quote: B, D, e, F, G, H, I, K, NJ, N
VIC, WV, 81 90.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Flour, duh and
nominal.
Pork, dull; mess, $50. 0O@31 90.
Lard, dull and lower; middle west spot
Sugar, raw, dull; centrifugal, 96 test
5.G1M5.76; refined, dull; graduated, S.7j
1890.
Coffee. Rio No. Z. on spot. es@7se; No. 4
Santos, 10@ 101hc.
Tallow, steady; specials, &c; city, 5Ac.
Hay, firmer; No. /, $500; No. 8, 81. roo
$50; clover, 1.50@1.S5.
Dressed poultry, irregularh turkeys, 25@
62c; chickens, 25@4Sc; fowls, 23@3Sc;
ducks, 306l40c.
Live poultry. firmer; geese, 3O@35c;
ducks; 20@42c; fowls, 22@3Oc; turkeys. 81
@45c; roosters, 16@1Sc; chickens, 26@2Sc;
brolers, 32M3Sc.
Cheese. steady: state milk. common to
specials, 20s2Sc; skins, common to spe-
cials, 10@20c.
Butter firm; receipts 1856; creamery, ex-
ira, 53053Rc; do. special market, 54@
54hc; state dairy, tubs imitation cream
cry, firsts, 33@51c; nominal; Argentine,
300I44c.
Eggs--Firm; receipts 1906; near by white
fancy, $1.03@1.05 nearby mixed fancy,
76M9Sc; fresh firsts, S5@92c; Pacific coast
extras, 75c6i .05
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Paris Divorce Rulinu

PARIS, Dec. 9.-Americans may be
divorced in French courts, according
to a decision of the Cour de Casa
ton, confirming the decree awarded
Frank Jay Gould. The court over
ruled Mrs. Gou1d's claim of no juris-
diction on the grounds that she had
elected to plead here.
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$500 Fee for Longino.
In Bradstreet Case

Judge George H. Bell, Thursda
morning issued an order awardih
the sum Of $4,000 to J. H. LONGING
as a fee for acting as receiver Q
the property. both real and persona
in the hands of Mrs. Katherin
Bradstreet and W. B. Green,N tn
former vice president Of the Fair
burn Banking company, at Fairburr
Ga.
Mr.. LONGING was appointed re
ceiver on October IS, 1919. He sal
that he had collected and turned j
to the bank the sum of SIS, 1000. H
was allowed a fee of tie nper cen
on the amount collected.
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GREAT EXPORT BANK
IS NOW CERTAINTY;
STOCK ISSUE SOLD
CONTINUED from Page -

lection of a temporary organization
to project and promote an 'interna-
tional bank. Robert F. Maddox, Of
Atlanta, was made chairman Of the
campaign committee for Georgia, and
John K. Ottley was designated as a
member of the permanent organiza-
ton committee.
1t was determined at New Orleans
that the projected Interna tional bank
should be abandoned unless $6,O00,-
900 in stock subscriptions had actu-
ally been received on or before De-
cember 10. In the event of the sub
scription of the minimum amount,
the organizers determined that the
management of the bank should be
placed in the hands of a board of
directors of not less than nine mem
hers, nor more than twenty-five MEM
bers. The membership Of the board
for the first year of the banks OPP
GRAFTON was fixed at twenty.
Mills B. Lane, president of the
Citizens and Southern bank, of At
lanta and Savannah. and Robert F.
Maddox, president of the Atlanta Ma
tional bank, were suggested as Geor-
gia's representatives on the banks
directorate.
Headquarters in New Orleans
It was determined, also, that the
chief offices of the international
bank should be located at New Or
lSdHSy DuL LIldI lie lttCllIIlSS VI INC
institution for extending credits and
|expediting exports of cotton and 9th
err southern products shall be equita-
bly, distributed to all communities,
persons and institutions interested in
the company. In a word, New Or
leans was selected as headquarters
because of it's port facilities and
geographical location, but it was
specifically provided that every sec
ton of the south should benefit
equally from the operation of the
International bank.
The Federal international Banking
company. when organized, will not
engage directly in the sale of cotton
or other commodities, but with its
capital and facilities, including
branch banks in foreign countries, it
will help to provide a market for
cotton and other southern products
Under the law, the bank may issue
debentures or sell acceptances to ten
times the amount of it's capital,
which means that the institution,
with a minimum capital of $6,OOn,-
900, may, and no doubt will, be able
to finance s60,000,000 in foreign eX-
ports
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observation-disclosures
GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 1O.-Bears had the ad-
vantage in the wheat market today OWN;
chiefly to reports of unfavorable economic
and financial conditions. Opening prices,
by a decided additional setback.
Wheat closed heavy, 515 to 6Ac net
lower.
Corn was sold heavily by the principal
1hc lower, the market continued sharply
downgrade.
Corn closed weak, 3& to 4hc net lower
Oats declined with other cereals, starting
Nc to 5s@1c off and suffering a further
drop.
Lower quotations on hogs pulled down
provisions.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following we're the ruling prices In
The exchange today:
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DAILY INTERIOR RECEIPTS
VISIBLE SUPPLY

American increase 121 ,030, against increa Sc
last year 101 800 and increase year before
49, 41.
crease last year and 1000 increase year
before last.
Total increase 147, O39, against 137, 329 in
crease last year and an increase of 100, GAL
year before last.
spinners takings 265, 900. against 800, 900
last year and 10000 year before.
Season 3,413.00O, against 1927 900 last
year and 4, 800 600 year before.
Worlds visible supply:
American 4.260,3S against 4,319,0 56 last
year and 1901, AS year before.
Others 1,645. 0G0, against 1,19S, 600 last
year and 1854 900 year before.
Total 50OS, $50, against 5,517, 056 last year
and 4245, 44S year before.
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Liberty Bonds
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-COpper, steady:
electrolytic, spot and nearby, 13NM14c;
first quarter, 14@14hc. Iron, nominaly
unchanged. Tin, easy; spot and nearby,
S5.50M5,75. Lead, dull spot. $500; zinc,
steady East st. Louis, spot, S625m $50.
London: Standard copper. spot, II pounds
us Cd; futures, II pounds 12s Cd; electro
lytic, spot, SO pounds los: futures 90 pounds
los. rim. SPOT, 223 pounds IS: futures, 22G
pounds rs Cd. Lead, spot, % pounds lbs:
futures. 2G pounds los. Zinc, spot, $50
pounds 5s futures. 81 pounds los.
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COTTON MARKET OPINIONS

S. NJ. Weld e Co.: "Pnrchases on SET
backs are advisable in our opinion"
Hubbard Bros. & Co.: eve do not care to
follow any decline but believe in buying
fnall quantities on any sharp decline"
j. W. Jay & Co.: can evening up Of
commitments before the government report
, can be expected which will probably cause
frequent changes"
J. s. Bache & Co.. 1--WE believe pur-
chases made on set-backs will prove to be
the best policy"
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TENNESSEE EXCEEDS
HER SUBSCRIPTION QUOTA

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 10
Tennessee banks subscribing $780,
600 to the capital stock of the Fed
eral International Banking Corpora
ton of New Orleans have surpassed
their quota by 60 per cent, it was
announced here today by T. r. Pres
ton, of Chattanooga, who was chair
man of the organizing committee in
this state. The quota for Tennessee
was SET at $500 600
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What a Husband Should Be

LONDON Eng,-Protesting against the
agitation to displace married women in the
service of the Acton Council by unemployed
ex-servtce men a woman official writes:
"A husband is certainly an acquisition, but
as he is only human he may be either a
devil, a dud or dead"
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Atlanta Live Stock

NeoIiecteu ny w. Ii. White, Jr., President
White Provision CO..
Good to choice steers, $50 to 1000 pounds
$1,000 $50. p0"U >
Good steers. $50 to $50 pounds, $7.Oom
20 Medium to good steers, 75O to $50 pounds
Sc. J00l1.U0. po'N'
pounds, $5.50M6.5O
Medium to good cows, GEO to 75o nounds
s.. 00M5.5O. p'u"N''
e. G annt to choice heifers $50 to ESQ pounds,
The above represents ruling prices on good
Iuanty 1eh cattle. Inferior grades and
dairy types quoted below.
&c Medii.m to good steers. 700 to 800 pounds,
= Medium ned; to good cows. 900 to 700 pounds.
Mixed common cattle, s2.75@3.5o.
Coed Coed butcher bulls, $3.5OM5.00.
Choice veal calves, s;j.OOMGOO
Yearlings, $3.OO@3.50.
Prize hogs. 1G5 to $50 pounds, $9.OOm
Light hogs, 100 to 1G5 pounds, SIS. ooms -.
1neaVy p'ss' 100 to 100 pounds, $500
Light pigs, so to 100 pounds, s.. OOm7 .25.
the above applies to good quality mix ed
fed hogs.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
. o CoalCAGo, Dec: 10.-Cattle: Receipts
900; steers and she stock slow; early sales
around steaedy with low time Yesterday:
demand Indifferent, quality plain: very few
steers here good enough to sell above SO 90
bulk common and medium natives SS. SOFA
il.O0; few choice heavy; Kosher cows around
$ooV; onlk butcher cows and hefers. $500
also: cows and heifers S.. OO6D7. 30. can
ners dull, mostly $3.5O@3.75: bulls and
calves generally steady bologna bulls large
~ $i.73@5.a0; choice veal calves, S1O25@
lO0O stockers and feeders slow
Hogs-Receipts $4,000: generally 1Oc to
Ioc lower than yesterdays average; range
haor co of season; top, $685. bulk, 50. 40
@9.6o; pigs steady to strong: bulk desir-
able 10 to l3O-pound pigs. $9.0069.35
Sheep-Receipts 1000; best killing grades
strong to 25c highere; top lambs. S1l.75:
bulk 81 .00M11.50: ewes largely 81 2506
DO; medium grades and feeding classes
steady.
EAST ST; LOUIS, Dec. 1o.-Cattle: Re-
make market; one load yearling steers
brought $500: she stuff and Gamers steady:
hulk cows. $5.0O@3.75: bulk heifers, SCOT
Mo.ou; Dnlk Gamers. S2.90M3.15; veal calf
top. S10.75; bulk, $10.50M10.75.
H0gs-Receipts 800; active and sc to 1Oc
lower than Yesterdays average; top, $1,000;
bulk, $9.75M9.95; packers sows steady o.:
! light lights and pigs strong to &c higher
or about in line with good hogs; quality
mostly good.
shcep-Rcceipts 200; fairly active; lambs
zoe to Doc higher; asking higher ON best
yearlings; other steady; top lambs. $10.75;
bulk. $1,000 1850; ewes. top. $3.50: bulk,
| S4.25@4.50; quality medium to good. some
stale medium wethers and ewes remain
unsold.
LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 10-Cattle: Re-
CENTS 100, steady. Heavy steers, $4,000
1000: beef steers $6.00MS.5O; heifers. $50
$50: stockers, $3.50m7.OO.
Hogs-Recpipts 1.2O0. PC higher: 12O
pounds mp: $"75; pigs, S.75@925; throw
sheep-Receipts soc; steady. Lambs, 50;
sheep, So 90 down
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CoTToNsEED OIL MARKET

TESTERS COTTON STATEMENT
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10.-Hesters
weekly crop movement:
1920 1919 1913
Overland week 20,:ri3 54,707 47,720
Z Since Aug. l 276,092 644,6 633, $3.50
Into sight
week go. 3S3, O07 500,415 800, 817
Since Aug. 1 4,910,0S4 5,OG9,O75 1913, $50
Southern con-
sumption $4,000 1872, 600 165, 900
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CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Wheat, No. red,
$1.03; No . dark northern, $1.65.
Corn, No. 2 Mixed 76c; No. 2 yellow,
S06f S2c.
oats, No. white, 1890; No. 3 white, 4s
@4Shc.
Rye, No. 8, $1.56.
Barley, 65@94c.
Timothy seed, S5.50@675.
Glover sed, $15.00@20.00.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, S14.00.
6nGn19 20
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NEW YORK SUGAR MARYEr

MNW 1URk, Dec. IO.-Raw sugar weak
refined unchanged at S75@9.O0 for fine