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    The Omaha Daily Bee
Live One's Monologue:
"I should worry because in J
sleepy competitor does not know
enough to advertise." -'
THE WEATHER.
Fair
VOL. SLUT-NO. 5fe.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1913 -TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
THREE NATIONS JOIN
AMERICA IN EFFORT
TO INFLUENCE HOERTA
GreatBritain, France and Japan Sup
port United States in Attempt
to Pacify Mexico.
WASHINGTON IS INSISTENT
For Election and Elimination oi Pro
. visional President.
WILSON FINISHES MESSAGE
Will Read it Tuesday if No Over
tures Come in Meantime.
0R0ZC0 IS SEEKING REVENGE
Aaka Permission to Return from
North to Go to Blorcloa or Gur
rcro ABalnst Slayer of
Ilia Father.
WASHINGTON. Au. 2t-Great Britain.
France and Japan are 'among the' nations
which havo interposed their fhfluenca
upen Uie Huerta administration in sup.
port of the efforts of the United States
to brine about a peaceful settlement of
the revolution.
While administration officials , -wore
silent today regarding this phase of the
situation, there was a lively interest
manifest In diplomatic circles here as to
the probable effect of foreign pressure
on the Huerta government
It was learned that the Mexican au
thoritles hoped President Wilson would
not read hts men sage to congress next
Tuesday, as he had planned, and show
ti disposition to prolong the negotiations.
Unless some tangible overture, however,
Is received within forty-eight hours from
the Huerta officials, indicating a desire
to accept the fundamental proposals of
the United States, the. president win pro
claim to congress and the world tho atti
tude of this gdvernment toward the
southern republic
in Financial Straits.
Tho fact that diplomats from some of
tho very countries which not only have
formally recognized Huerta, but whose
bankers hitherto have- floated loans for
him, are using their lnfluonoo on the
Mexican administration Is calculated to
produce something definite shortly. Offl
clal reports to the State lepartment sho ti
the Huerta regime to be. In desperate'
financial straits, with little prospect of
getting .funds anywhere to meet the run
nlng expenses of the government or pay
Its troops, already restive 'because of de
ferred payments.
So Important is this aspect of the sit
uation, regarded that on air of tense ex
ncctancy prevailed 'tonight In official
circle wbierV.'it was'J&lteV-sd 'sd-rhefpror
'nounoeisetit would be forthcoming from
Mexlco"Clty beforef "President "Wilson "fin
ally Betermihod. to communicate his'
' ifeeseage te .Congress,
XJaJte Statea Insistent.
The Insistence of" the United Btatcs on
' n, constitutional eldctlon and the elimina
tion of Huerta was reiterated positively
by , administration oft iclals-a position
which Mr. Iilnd had been Instructed to
emphasize. Only concessions by the
Huerta government, it is believed here,
now will persuade President Wilson to
hold ' up the presentation of hts mes
sage. The president finished the document to
oay.iread It over to Secretary Bryan and
will disousa it on Monday with members
of the senate and house committees on
foreign relations. In the meantime of
ficials will await word from Mexico City
as to a possible change oi attitude.
The sending of a special envoy from
Mexico to Washington further to discuss
the situation with President Wilson Is
regarded here as a dilatory move. It is
known that the Washington government
has made it clear that such a procedure
would not alter the views expressed in
its first note. It is belleyed, however,
that .the Huerta .officials now have aban
doned the Idea of sending -an envoy aid
are seeking to develop a new basis for
negotiation.
Three Soldiers , to Mile.
With only three American soldiers
available for the protection of each mt-e
of the Mexican bprder, and certain
knowledge that quantities of- arms and
ammunition . are being smuggled acroat
the line, consideration ' has been given Is
military circles to the dispatch of fresh
rf troops. The possibility that as a result
of the steady northward movement of the
federal troops In Mexico, the numerous
constitutionalist bands may be tempted
to "cross into Texas and Arizona to escape
' capture, has been also taken Into con'
sideratlon. Although no orders have been
issued, plans of the army havo been fully
developed to largely Increase the maneu
ver division under General Carter.
Killed by Rebel.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2tr-Alphonse Lo
pez, a young lieutenant of volunteers, and
his wife, were killed today after they had
stood off a .force of rebels from a repair
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Weather
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday I
Hour. Deg.
5 a m H
6 a. m...,...T.... 67
7 a. m
S a. m 71
9 a. m Ji
10 a. m SO
11 a. m.. S2
12 m
1 p. m. m
i p. m
3 p. m 90
t p. m S3
5 p. m S3
8 p. in 87
7 p. m SS
. 1912. 1911. 131U.
Highest yesterday..... SO M 79 jG
Lowest yesterday 60 76 62 3
Mean temperature.,...., 78 81 65 79
. PraclpitaUon 00 .00 .00 .CO
Temperature and precipitation -departures
from the normal;
Normal tempera turn ... 73
Excess for the day 5
Total excess since March 1. l&t
Normal precipitation Ulnch
Deficiency for the day 13 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1.... 16.67 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 5.4T inches
Deficiency for cor, period. 1912. s.C Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1911.12.00 Inches
I A. WISLSII, Local Forecaster.
THAI COMMITMENT IS VOID
Matteawan Fugitive Will Be Re
leased on Writ When Arraigned,
LAWYERS AWAITING O'MARA
Fifty Thousand Dollars Said to
Hare Been Promised Five of.
Attorneys na a lie
tnlner. 8HERBROOKE, Aug. Sl.-Harry K.
Thaw, squabbling with the Dominion's
leading lawyers, retained to prevent his
return to the Matteawan state hospital
for the Insane, from which ho escaped on
Sunday morning last, was tonight appar
ently as much In Ignorance of the next
move in his case as the casual Idlor
around the Sherbrooko JalL
For two hours his counsel conferred
this afternoon debating, whether they
would produce Thaw In court on a writ
of habeas corpus next Wednesday or
abandon the writ, surrender him to th
immigration authorities and countenance
his deportation to Vermont, .a procedure
to wWch, It was said h$re, tho Immigra
tion officers had agreed. 'The two-hour
talk waa preceded by a conference with
Thaw as to his preference "before It re
sulted In no derinlte decision.
To Walt for O'Mara.
He was loquacious, erratic, domineering,
and It was decided to await the arrival
here of Roger O'Mara of Pittsburgh,
Thaw's detective-guardian. According to
the understanding here, ho will arrive to
morrow night by way of Montreal.
Never in the history of tho province of
Quebec, or the Dominion of Canada, for
that matter, has such a legal snarl within
a snarl, cose within a case, been before
tho courts.
In brief, Thaw Is held on a commit
ment charging him with being a. fugitive
frpm Matteawan, where ho was confined
on a criminal charge." This la an error.
Acquitted of Stanford White's murder on
the ground of Insanity, ho was held there
on no charge, but as a lunatic.
Commitment Defective.
Both sides havo admitted that the com
mitment is defective and It was conceded
that he would be released on tho writ
when arraigned. Why 'not then, Thaw's
lawyers were asked by. the Immigration
authorities, cancel aa It were all your
objections to his being held, turn him
over to us, have a hearing at CoaUcook,,
where he was first locked up after cross
ing the border, and wo will deport him
to Vermont? It will then be up to Ncvv
Yorfc state, to extradite him.
But the agents of tho Immigra
tion authorities hero arc .subordinates
and Thaw's lawyers belle vo that tho
final decision In the matter will come
from the minister of the Interior, who is
at, Vancouver on hits vacation. Facing
this predicament, it was said tonight that
the habeas corpus hearing would be held
on Wednesday, as previously set.
Another Possibility.
Another possibility was suggested.
Thaw would come' In court, plead 'not
guilty of the present charge and demand
trial. This,, is was said, might not take
p)aee tntll the October tirm of court ; v
How about 117" iThaw, 'waa-asked. '
""Walt Tor Ito'ffer." Ha aaieV- "
O'Mara, was thus literally- the missing
keystone in the Thaw forces tonight,
and William T. Jerbraa, Thaw's old
enemy arid prosecutor, was the missing
general of the New York forces. It was
said here that Jerome, retained by the
New Tork attorney general's depart
ment, would arrive Sunday.
Thaw did net appear particularly dis
turbed when, told Jerome was hurrying
here.
Can Confer with Them.
"So Willie's coming." he said. "For
once In my life I have lawyers who have
no tremendous amount of1 ability, but I
am able to confer with them. - I Have,
never had a lawyer except Delmas and
maybe a couple of others, who were
worth over $25 a day.
A clique of Stanford White's friends
havo always pursued, and they have
pursued me up here. But their Influence
Is waning. Public opinion In New York
and elsewhere is steadily growing more
favorable to me. Canadians ore learning
that New York Is trying to treat Canada
as a little principality. But after all, I
think it is" wiser to have come to Canada
instead of entering Pennsylvania.
"Wellrl hope Jerome has a good tlmo
here. I have a lot of things on Jerome,
I was going to spring them at White
Plains In 1908, but decided not to. I'll
spring them some time, though.'
Won't Dlacnas Wlfo.
As he rambled on. Thaw had a stenog
rapher taking down what he said, He
declined to say a word about Evelyn
Thaw or the child she says is his.
Jerome is to tho New York forces as
O'Mara Is, In a. sense, to tho defense.
Without O'Mara, Thaw's lawyers are
sparring for time. With tho arrival of
Jerome, thoso here from Dutchess
county and Albany will drop into the
background. Franklin Kennedy, a dep
uty attorney general from Albany, has
had charge of the case so far. Assist
ing him are Fred Hornbeck, Dutchess
county's sheriff; K. A. Conger, district
attorney of Dutchess county, and Ham
uel Jacobs, a Montreal lawyer retained
to represent them In court Kennedy
and Jacobs went to Montreal on a secret
mission this afternoon, returning tonight.
Sheriff Hornbeck spends his time In a
hotel chair Jangling handcuffs and leg
Irons he brought with him and wondering
what will happen. Mr, Conger said to
night that otf course hp and Kennedy
would be superseded when Jerome comes.
'We'll Get Him."
"I don't believe all this talk about the
agreement to deport Thaw to Vermont,"
said. Conger. "While I understand the
Immigration agents here have been In
structed to use their discretion In the
mutter, they are, in my opinion, nothing
more than policemen and I think the de
cision la up to the minister of the In
terior. We are waiting till Thaw's law
years come Into court We'll get him
sure. Whether they will deport him to
Vermont I can't say. We haven't suc
ceeded, however, in getting even a ten
tative promise to shoot him across at
the New York state line."
The Inside story of how Thaw's Canad
ian lawyers were retained has cropped
up in Sherbrooke. When Thaw's arrest
waa first flashed to New York City, a
New Ybrk theatrical man, who had met
Margaret Thaw Carnegie abroad, called
up the Camegles and Mrs. Mary Copeley
Thaw, then In New York and told them
Thaw's position was perilous. The ad
viser explained that his home town was
(Continued on Page Two.)
Drawn for The Bee by Hal Coffman,
TAMMANY-SLATE IS MADE UP
Dera.CityComimtUe Baig8.te
iivui mayoralty vHnaiaaie,
HERMAN METZ COMPTROLLER
Platform Declares for Rigid Econ
omy, Home Kale Airalnat State
Interference and 'Equal
Tnz Aaaesanienta,
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Edward E. Mc
Call, chairman of the public service com
mission, was tonight designated as
mayoralty candidate by the democratic
city committee. ,
Mr, McCalVs selection by the 630 dele
gates as leader of the Tammany forces
was unanimous, as has been forecasted
since it appeared from yesterday's an
nouncement that the Tammany leaders
had decided not td renominate Mayor
Gaynor and that he would be nominated
by the "Gaynor league" with a complete
Independent city ticket of Its own. There
were reports, that friends oi Mayor" Gay
nor would attempt t6 "stampede tonight's
convention for 'him despite the leaders,
but no such move materialized.
Herman A. Mets was unanimously des
ignated for comptroller. Mr. Mctz held
Hits office during Mayor McClellan's sec
ond term. Congressman Joseph A, Goul.
den was unanimously selected for presi
dent of the Board of" Aldermen. The
main planks of the platform arc:
A declaration for rigid economy in mu
nicipal administration; an endorsement
of the present subway policy ot exten
sion; home rulo as against. "Interference
by .the state legislature"; equal tax as
sessments to relieve burden of small
owners and rent payers; to promote the
supremacy of New York City as a port;
to remove from police supervision "tho
suppression of gambling, disorderly
houses and kindred vices."
The part of the platform regarding the
police situation was quite generally taken
as an endorsement of the work of Dis
trict Attorney Whitman , and the talk
that ha would be Indorsed by Tammany
was at once revived with added strength.
The county committee, which will des
ignate a candidate for district attorney,
meets next week.
Slept in Box; Dead
at Age of Ninety
PORTSMOUTH, N. H Aug. 2t-Dr.
Albert O. Treadwell, whb, according to
his friends, slept at night in a wooden
box in order to avoid the possibility of
a draught, died at his home here today.
sged 90 years. He was once an instructor
In languages at Harvard university. On
one occasion Dr. Treadwl"s eccentri
cities were the subject of legal proceed
ings, but the court before which he was
summoned declared him sane.
BANK OF FRANCE TO ISSUE
WHOLE OF GOLD RESERVE
PARIS, Aug. 21. The Bank of France
has decided to strike Into coin the whole
of its gold metal reserve, amounting to
1000.000,000. The decision of the bank was
caused by the recent gold crisis In Europe
and the fact that foreign banks In troub
lous times do not like to take gold In
the form of bars. At the rate at which
the gold is being minted about 3,000 so
fr no gold pieces a day, it will take at
least two years fcr the whole of the
reserve to b coined.
Taking the
rr : : : : : .
Samuel Dunkel Is
!SMtBy:'Ban'fr.oai.,
" -aJafflngRifle
Samuel Dunkpl, 2621 California street,
was shot and wounded In tho left breast
Sunday 'afternoon by the accidental dis
charge of a twenty-two caliber rifle
A moment before the accident Ray
Peterson, 2021 California, placed the run
against 'the door of a shop at 3U South
Twentieth street, before, entering to make
a purchase. Tho slam of the opposite
door dislodged the weapon from Its rest
ing place, and, falling to the ground, It
was discharged, Dunkel, passing on tho
opposite side of the street, received the
lead In the left breast. Wlllk.m Byrne,
manager of the Orpheum, who was In,
tho neighborhood, noticed Dunkol's dis
tress and notified the police.
The emergency jcar, with Dr. Focht
man, was dispatched to the scene ind
Dunkel removed to the station. Piter
son was arrested on suspicion and ixtor
"released on' bond. After recelvlngCrrer
gency treatment Dunkel waa taken to
St Joseph's hospital, where he H re
ported to be 'resting comfortably.
Pathfinder Oars
' RollIntoGiUette:
SHERIDAN". Wyo., Aug. 2i.-(Speclal
Telegram.)-Black ' and Yellow trail
Pathfinder cars cn. route from Chicago
to Yellowstone park rolled Into Gillette
last night after a day's run through tho
Black Hills and Wyoming bad lands from
Deadwood. They expected to reach Buf
falo, but were unable to maintain the
twcnty-flve-mile pace on which their run
ning schedule was based. They will make
the ninety-mile run Into Buffalo tomorrow
and 'rest there overnight before ascend
ing the grade to Paradise ranch and
Camp Comfort summer resorts in tho
Big Horns. ,
Occupants of the twenty-five cars in
the party enpect to cross the Big Horns
Tuesday and enter Cody, the eastern en
trance to Yellowstone park, tho day fol
lowing. Two cats frorri Basin on the
western side of the range drove Into Buf
falo tonight. They reDort the new fnri
reserve ih splendid condition for motor
travel. Thousands of dollars were ex
pended by the government In the Ini
provement of this highway.
LITCHFIELD WOMAN IS
KIL'LED BY A TRAIN
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. .-Spe
clal Telegram.) Mrs. Nancy Owen, aged
S3, brought to the hospital In' this city at
noon today after being struck by a
Burlington train near Litchfield, died a
few hours after her arrival. Mrs. Owen
wan accustomed to cross and walk the
track,.jvhlch runa through her farm, end
was active for her age. Her husband
died four months ago and there are no
relatives nearer than nieces and nephews.
Tho body was taken to Litchfield tonight.
SHOE DEALER LOSES"
CASH AND SOME SHOES
While one man engaged the attention
of Anton BIHek, shoe dealer at 1215 South
Thirteenth street, In the front of the
store, a confederate sneaked n through
Rn alley entranco and stole 170 from the
cash register, and several pain of shoes.
Finger Prints,
Oommerpial Bowlin
Officers ffcr ear
The Commercial Bowling leaguo.met at
the 'Metropolitan alleys -Sunday noon and
arranged for tho 1914-1B season. Officers
were elected, for tha ensuing year, frnn
ohlsts worn granted nnd the opening day
decided.
Phil' Walons was elected temporary
president of thj ntganUatlon, Herman
Besellrtf wlce president; Guy Solomon,
secretary, and W. A. Keyt, treasurer. All
offices with the exception ot the presi
dency are permanent.
Franchises were granted to the Brodn
gaard vCrowns, Gordan's Fireproofs,
Frank's Colts afid Bteln's High Rollers.
Four other franchises will be granted at
a following meeting In order to make the
league an eight-club league.
Monday evonlng, September lfi, waa de
cided oa ihe opening night Matches will
be played every Monday and Thursday
night following the ISth.
The league -Is extremely optimistic over
the prospects for a successful season.
Tho Metropolitan Is to be equipped with
flv.e new alleys, which will be completed
hy September 1.
The bowler are taktng,-a .dtclded- In
terest in the game tills. Winter, and ov-i
oral ' new teams probably will be given
franchises In the Commercial league. Tile,
league probably will be a closed, league,
although this has not been definitely de-,
elded. All franchises will be granted by
next Sunday and a meeting of all the
members of tho league will be held at
the Metropolitan alleys for the purpose
of deciding any additional question,".
Pot Angelberg will have charge of the
alleys at the Metropolitan this year and
Is dovotlng a grat amount of his time
to tha Commercial league.
Young Aviatrix is
Dragged by Balloon
Through Wire Fences
LINCOLN, Aug. 21.-Dolly La Belle, a
young aviatrix, whose home Is at Green
Bay, Wis., was fearfuly injured at Have
lock this evening while attempting a
balloon ascension and parachute descent.
The rope which cut loose the parachute
from the gas bag failed to work and the
yountf woman, hanging In midair, becamo
entangled by tho ropes and was bound
securely to the crossbar to which she
was clinging.
Th'e balloon finally descended almost to
earth, then bounded upward and dragged
tho helpless woman through llnrlorti runt
and barbed wira fences until the gas bag
collapsed, When found In a field she was
unconscious, every bit of olothlng torn
from her and her body gashed and
bruised. Her condition tonight Is critical,
but physicians tire hopeful that oho will
recover.
H0MESTAKE MINE TAXED
ON D0UBLE ASSESSMENT
"PIERRE. 8. D Aug.. 21.-(Speclal Telo.
gram.) The state tax commission has
fixed the final assessment figures of the
Homeatake mine at Lead at nn
doubling the local assessment board fig
ures for this year and Increasing the as
sessment from 12,100,000, the figure at
which it was placed In the assessment
of last year. j
GJ0 OF ; EHJEOj'tep
General Wbad.Goe to Europe U'Wit"
' hes Gemaii Amy Kaaevers;
TWO ARMX C0RS ON THE FIELI)
DIstlRKaUhed MIlHarr Men from All
Ove the World to Be Present
to Wttneaa the atllltarr
fixerclaes.
BERLIN, Aug. :.-MaJpr General
Leonard Wood, who will, attend this
year's, grand or "kalserf maneuvers in
Slles(a, September 5 to 10, at tne personal
.Invitation of Emperor William, will find
hlmseir In eminent and august Company,
the emperor's other guests Including Gen.
era! Polllo; chief of th genera, staff of
the Italian army; aoncrnl Ramon Ruls,
chief of the general staff of tho army
of the Argentine .Republic; the king of
Saxony; Prince Rupprecht "ot Bavaria.,
head of the Bavarian army; Prince Fried
rich yilhclm of Prussia, and a long Hat
of dlsctlnculshad German crnnnrnlu hiadH
by Field . Marshals, von der GoUb and
count von Haeacler, Even "military
women" will be represented, the emperor
havlnir Invltnl hla lnt.r dm li,jik
princess of Saxe-Mclnlngcn, in. her ca
pacity as chief or tho Kccomr Blleslah
Grenadiers, to take part in the campaign
on the native soil of her regiment.
The. kaiser maneuvers otd held between
two army corps, and Involve about 70,000
men. The emperor always attends In per.
son, for these are the most Important
army, exercises of the year. Thoy are,
however, preceded by smaller maneuvers
In which the demands upon the men and
officers are fully us great. Probably. In.
deed, tliixa preliminary maneuvers are a
harder test than the kaiser maneuvers,
since tlfcy slarl with the men not yet
conditioned td the hnrdshlns of strcnumm
campaigning. ,
Hard Work for ftbl.llrr.
For the Private soldier the summer nn,l
autumn maneuvers mean hard work, long
marches on hot days, tho fording of riv
ers, bridge building, and every actual
hardship that a real campaign can bring,
except wounds. But the urlvate la In
some ways to be envied, when compared
to officers of the rank of major and up
ward. Tho latter. It Is true, have no
sixty-Pound Pack, nr rlfln in pnrrv nnrl
they "are on horeback, but an officer gives
every command with the consciousness
that sharp-eyed observers are watching
him and that an error mav nml nrnhnliiv
will end his military career. Every com
missioned officer under normal condi
tions eventually becomes a major as a
matter of course; whether he goes higher
depends upon the yearly maneuvers.
The officer's tests begins when the bri
gade divides for maneuvers. Each major
Is likely to bo entrusted with the com
mand of his side for a day, and a briga
dier general and force of umpires observe
him. The division maneuvers bring mora
opportunities for the colonels, and the
corps maneuvers furnish the final test
.Manifold are tho pitfalls awaiting the
commandt of any unit. He may become
excited in ihe heat ot the sham battle and
fall to keep well behind hla men, aa a
commanding officer should do. Presently
an orderly from the general staff observ.
ers approaches him. "Colonel." he an
nounce, "you and your orderlies and
staff have been killed. You will please
withdraw."
Here Mistake Conut.
The commanding officers are held
strictly to a high degree of perfection.
Not only are mistakes counted against
BANKERS ARE AGREED
ON CHANGE FOR BILL
PENDING IN CAPITAL
Committee Will Visit Capital and
Urge Alterations in Money
Measure.
CONFER TWO DAYS IN CHICAGO
See Signs Administration Will Yield
in Part.
DRAKE TAKES IMPORTANT PART
Omaha Banker Prominent in the Det
liberations.
AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED ON
iereral ncnorteil to Conference by
lleanlntlonn Committee , nnd Are
Adopted Unnnlmonalr After
Lnntr Dlacnsalon.
CHICAGO, Ag. 2(. Bankers from all
parts of the country, at the end of x
two days' conference yesterday, agreed
on a number of Important amendments
to the Owens-Glass currency bill, now
pending In congress, . and appointed a,
committee of seven to go to Washington
and endeavor to havo changes Incorpor
ated In the measure. Members ot tho
conference oxpretsed the belief that tho
administration forces In Washington will
he convinced by the arguments they will
present and modify the bill so that It
will be reasonably satisfactory to the
banking and business Interests of he
country.
The amendments were presented to tho
conference by a committee on resolutions
and were adopted after a lengthy discus
sion by a unanimous vote. , The commit
tee wont through tho currency bill soc
tlon by section, and recommended mora
than a acoro of changes.
Drake Afnkea. Motion,
On motion o Luther Drake of Omhi
tho following "committee was named by
Chairman Hepburn of New York to po
In -Washington and present tho rcpm- .
mcndatlons of the conference to Presi
dent Wilson, Secretary ot the Treasury
McAdoo and congress;
James B. Forgan, Chicago, chairman?
George W. Reynolds, Chicago; IS. J. Hill.
Norwalk, Conn.; it F. Maddox, Atlanta"
Sol Wcxler, New Orleans; Joseph Chip
man, Minneapolis, and Festus J. Weed.
Tho oommltteo will go to Washington
In n. few dav to begin Its work.
Pleased with Reanlt.
"The conference which closed today
was psrhapa tho most representative)
gathering of bankers ever held In this
eouhtry." said, qeorg-e M. , Reynolds to
night, ''and'- after a-thorough considers.
MdnJfhc subject we naVa: agt oca jijtah
Irabuely pti Iwiiat'ws think the country
needs In tliif matter of currency and
banking legislation. Tho resolutions,
Which were adopted after much discus
sloti. arc a dlgffltlcd, courteous and con
ciliatory statement, of what we think In
desired, and we earnestly hope and be
lieve that many ot tho modifications
recommended will be adopted before tha
final draft of the new currency hill Is
completed. I dm greatly pleased with,
the result of the conference and feel cer ,
tain that mucH good wjll result from the
mee'tingi I believe the representatives ofi
the government will be glad to recelvu
the suggestions we have to offor,"
Ileaolatlona Adopted.
The resolutions adopted at the confer
ence read as follows:
The currency commission e. the Ameri
can Bankers association, charged with,
the duty Of endeavoring to secure rem
edial banking legislation an J regurtlnis
tho bunking mcasuro now pending la con
gress as evidencing tho earnest wisn oC
the administration to give a viso iaw to
the country, has profoundly desired to
co-operato in overy way. To ti la 'Dd
upon Its invitation that tho president ct
the forty-aevun state bankers' associa
tions and that representatives of ;he l?l
clearing houses attend and untto in an.
expression. ths Joint body comoosed uC
bankers from every section of the south,
and notth, from coast to coast, ripresont
Ing country and city banks, state and
national and trust 'companies, after care
fully, considering the bill, nas adopted tho
following:
Whereas, We recognize tho Imperative)
necessity of Incorporating Into the bank
ing and currency' system of this country
thoso proven principles which will provide
the most amplo credit facilities with
greatest safety and a currency based on
soi which automatically adjubts its vol
ume to trade requirements; In order that
the highest stability may be attained for
pur commerce, thereby assuring contlnu
Ity of employment for the laborer and
favorable markets for the producer, the
fundamental basis of general prosperltv.
Whereas, Although the pending measure
has many excellent feature and recog
nises certain principles fundamental In
any nclentlflrf banking system, yot It la
believed that th application of thoso
principles may In certain reepocts ber
made In ways that will more surely avoid.
a crudlt .disturbance una more efficiently
(Continued on Page Two.)
Picking Your
Newspaper
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you in our own way. Our answer
appeals to us. At least it seoma
to be a good reason why you
should buy The Boo.
First of all It Is your paper.
That Is, it is conducted in tho In
terest of its readers. All that wa
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and attractive for you in done
with all the vigor and ability at
oiir command.
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another reason one that you are
apt to overlook, and that Is why
we answer our own question.
You also buy the newspaper, or
should buy it, because of its ex
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valuable information n our ad
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