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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-15
Balllnger in
Collision, but
Is Uninjured
Eleven Slightly Hurt-Trains Are
Proceeding at Moderate Speed
and Damage is Small.

CINCINNATI, o., oct. 14-Rlchard A.
Ballinger, secretary Of the interior, was
one OF eleven passengers who were more
or less seriously injured in the wreck Of
two passenger trains which met in a
head-on collision in the outskirts of this
city early tonight. Secretary BalHnger's
injuries consisted Of only a severe making
up and slightly bruised left arm.
The two trains in collision were No. 2
from st. Louis and No 10 for Louisville on
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern rail-
road.
Both were proceeding at the moderate
rate Of speed which governs the opera
ton Of trains inside the city limits, and
to this fact is due the escape Of the pas
sengers from more serious consequences.
or the injured none will die and several
were able to be taken to their homes
Secretary Balnnger, who was returning
to Washington from Oklahoma, went to a
hotel, where he rested for some time. He
left al $40 p. m. for Washington over the
Chesapeake & Ohio road.
Secretary Balinger was riding on the
sleeper and was thrown heavily against
the end Of the car by the impact Of the
collision The other passengers injured
were mainly in the forward coaches of the
two trains Only three of the injured
were taken to hospitals. After the col
lsion Secretary Ballinger was placed in
an automobile and quickly brought into
the city.
FORT SMITH, Ark, oct. 14-Forty three
persons were injured, thirteen seriously
when st. Louis & San Francisco passen-
ger train No. went through a bridge
one mile west of Compton, Okl., this after
noon.
The train left st. Louis at s:25 o'clock
Wednesday night for Paris, Tex.
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A Lie Problem Solved

by that great health tonic, Electric Bltters,
is the enrichment Of poor, thin blood and
Strengthening the weak. soc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
KEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York, December io.-Flour-steady
with quiet local trade. Spring patents.
s515 q 5.5D: winter straight. $4.i5 q 4.So: win
TT patents. ti4od475: spring clear. stl5fp
40 Rye Flour-Firm. Buckwheat Flour
Firm. Buckuheat-ouIet- Cornmeal-Sieady.
Rye and Barley-Flrrn. Wheat-Spot barely
steady: No. red. ssIIc. elevator anil a7i;c.
{. o. b. afloat. Futures quiet and heavy.
closing isditc. net lower. December. a5s.c.:
May. si.o2: July. asxc- Corn-spot arm; No
. mex. 55c. nominal, elevator. domestic basis.
to arrive, and So q 55izc. spot, (. 0. %. afioat
Futures closed &C. net advance. May. 5slsc
oats-spot steady: standard white. 5ac.
Futures market was without transactions.
closing &c. lower TO sac. higher. December.
SIC: May. 4oc.; July. seHc.
Beef-Ffrn. Cut Msats--Steady. Lard
Firner. TsiIow and Petroieum-Staady.
3iols sses--F.rrn.s -sugar-Raw, Arm; cent-i-
fugsl, Sd test 1856; rnolasses sugar. SO test,
s3,so: refined. s,esdy. Coffe,-Futures OPEN
cd irregular, advanced sharply and closed
firm at net advance of ii12I points. Spot
nominal: Rio. No. q 1sh-c.. santos. No. 4.
is.sc.: mild. quiet; cordova, lax 5ssc But
ter-F9rm and prices unchanged. Cheese.
Steady and unchanged. Eggs-Firn and
Potatoes. Freights Peanuts and
ca bba ges-Quie; and unchanged.
cottonsced oil ashigher on advancing
crude markets, light pit offerings and in
sympathy with irmpess OF hog products ar'i
cotton. Futures closed oG5 points net high
or. December. 7.isG7la: January. T.i7a1.2o:
February. 7.lsMT.a5; March, 7.2Sa7.cI: APRIL.
7.27aT.3i: prime crude, 60: do. summer
yellow. T.i061so; do winter yellow, 1.5QD
sec: do. summer white. 7.soGs.oo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, H.. December i1-Quite a num-
Der of anxious owners of wheat reduced
their over-Sunday worries and unioaded
holdings to-day. New crop cargoes from
Argentine and Australia were pressing at
aowkr prices in European markets and
making an upward tendency here practi-
oa.iy Impossible The close was at net
decline of Sa1.c.. Both corn and oats at
the finish si,owe,l a gain of shade to &c.
upward from last night Provisions rose.
last sales being up 2;:345c.
The leading futures to-day ranged as fol-
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points higher. The market opened steady
at decline OF points on December to =
points on other petitions in response to re-
dictionary cables and overwhelming orders.
A big general demand absorbed these offer
ings, and prices soon raliicd to nearly the
closing figures OF las. night. They again
eased off during the middle OF the morning
under continued realizing, and at one time
showed net 'oss of about gas points. but
later the market irIned UP on more aggres.
sivc support from the bulls and covering of
ehorts with last prices only point or two
up from the ton Private cables from Liv-
erpool attribuitt the reaction there TO real.
izlnS and Southern selling orders. but In
dicated that the trade took buiish view
OF yesterday's estimate. particularly as cs-
Inmates of the East India crop point to n
production falling 5000 bales behind last
years. and thus oHsetting In some measure
the Increase In the American crop az COM
pared with last season without taking into
count the very small supplies In the visible
and invisible stock at tho beginning OF the
curr.nt season.
Weekend figures were considered bulItsh.
and IL is expected that spinncrs takings
have been on practically the same scale as
two years ago.
Receipts al the ports to-day w.re es.75s
bales against 7oss7 last week and .s.st2 last
wear. For the week $500 bales against
sss.7i5 last week and 2ts.Al last year To-
liay's receipts at New orleans 1907 bales
against s.ts2 last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

Live Poultry-1n good demand under mod.
crate receipts. Dressed Poultry--Receip,s
of turkeys heavier and MARKET unsteady.
other classes active. EgSs-Contlnuc scare.
and In heavy demand. Butter-HarSet cas-
Ter and lower. Game-Rabbit In good de
fnand: also Wild turkeys Apples. pota toes
hides and wool IL good demand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
Weekly Bank statement.

New York December i0.-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week shows
that the banks hold S3.s5ecoo more than tha
requirements o: the % per cent. reserve
rule. This is a decrease of ss,eis0oo in the
cash reserve as compared
with las. week.
The following is the New York Clearing
banks for the week ending December TO-
1910:
Loans si,oa! 1856. COO increase, s5,o54ooo.
Deposits $l.9H7i0,o00: decrease. si.5as. 600
Circulation. sis4si.00o increase. sS5 600.
Specie, s?25.5.O 1900: decrease, 5000 600.
Legal tenders. s6s,sei,oe0; decrease. s,e2a,-
Reserve ssc2,sia.oe; decrease. s4ssIooo.
Reserve required, SOS, 1900, decrease. ST.
1900.
Ex-United states deposits si.c76,Do; de-
crease. ss,3la6oo
Clearing house banks actual condition this
day:
Loans. s1.s26.S2s.000 lecreasc, sH2is,ooo.
Deposits. sl,1SI. +27. 600; I'd .crease slS.lI.ooo
Circulat ion. sis45t.0oos increase. $4,000
Legal tenders, ss7,9SG.0Jo: increase. sa5o0
Reserve ssi3, 5ss, 900: deer ase. s3s66 600,
Reserve required, ses6.s5scop: increase. ST.
Surplus. s5,7i2,ooo; increase ssssOoo.
Ex-United states deposits, T,sHcoo; In
state banks and trust companies OF
Greater New York not reporting to the
Loans, SLID. +5s, 90: increase, s5,7s7,ooo.
Spccie l7s59000: decrease. St4s, 600.
Legal tenders, s2l.3s7 COO; increase. $1,000.
Total deposits. sl15i,7ls,ooN; decrease. 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York. December lo.--Fail River sales
of nrint cloth for the week were estimated
to-day a 10000 pieces, including abou. half
SPOTS Delivery contracts Will run
through January and February. Conditions
In the dry goods markets continue unsatis-
factory but manufacturers are anxious to
keep their mills going. and as n rule are
running full time. Curtailmen;s for the
week amounted to about 5000 pieces.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
NAVAL STORES,

Wilmington, y. c., December l0,-Spirits
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at 7s'sc,: reccipts Is
casks Ros.n-steady at SOS; receipts %
barre>t Tpf.-F!rm at $3.50; receipts 246
bsrrsls crude Turnentine-Firm at si.50g
500: receipts g. barrels.
savannah. Ga, December io.--Turpe 1tipe--
Firm at 74Ac.: sales 1913 casks; receipts SIS
casks: shipments ia casks; stock 1895
casks Roslp--Firm: sales $3.50 barrels; re-
cejpts o,aS9 barrels; shipments l,s01 barrels;
stock 1891 barrels Quote: E. $50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

EPcFlptS--W nHat,' -u'5Vo Te!s su:'I w.
Wheat 5000 bushels; corn, lss.e00 bushels:
oats. 1880 bushels.
cash grain closed: Whcat-No. (. red. e2i
csc. /: No. 3 hard, ga aie.: No 4 northern.
slo5m1.o7; No. 2 northern, sl.Aal.os; No 8
northern, CSC dbstoo: No spring s'.o2ail oS;
durum, STA Sic. Corn--No. q 4SE q &c.: No.
, white, 4ss.0Iisc.: No. . yellow, 81 aSliac, !:
No. 8, 4s6f4SEcf; No s new. $50 4Sac.: No. 8
i5s.c.; No. s yellow, 5o1aGf5lc.; No. 9 yellow,
new. 49,. a. 4sc.,; No. T. l7G14Isc,; No. new,
4sc14.c.: No. white. e dt4ilac.: No. 4 white,
new, $40 SIC; No. 4 yellow. 4s@49c.; No. 4
yellow, 4s3t af44hc. oets-No.5e white, 3sN a
sSisc n No Is white, seeis eNa2ssc.; No. white,
SsGlSs,tc; standard, 3e% a acc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS..
PEANUT MARKET.

tReported by Rodgers. Mccabe &. Coz
Petersburg. Va, D ,cember 1o-Peanuts-
Spansh-Firm at sl.10 per bushels. Vir-
fancy handp'cked. 81 a 3isc.;
picked, "a &C.: Smelling stock. a9
me.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

New York December 1o-Beeves-Rsceipt
2ss9 head. Feeling steady. Dressed beef
steady al saio,sc. ca!ves-Rst ip.s 2s7 head
Market steady. Indiana veals, s5dsoo:
throwouts, ssa6.s0; barnyard calves. $3.50:
Westerns, nominal Dressed calves Arm. city
dressed yeals, i3a lie: country dressed, 90
i5c. Sheep and Lambs-Reeeipts s,o.s heaG.
Sheep noininaiy steady. lambs steady to
strong. Lambs. se.ioWT.co; yearlings, $500.
Hogs-Rccelpts $3.50 head. Market nominaily
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Security Life Insurance Company

Chicago, Ill, December u. 1910; !,
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
Security life insurance Company Of
America: You are hereby notified
that the regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of tho Security Llfe
Insurance Company of America will
be held at the Jefferson Hotel in the
city or Richmond VA, on Wl5l9NES
DAY.4the 18th day of January A, p
1911, at the hour Of 10 o'clock 4, NJ.
for the purpose of electing directors
OF the company for tho ensuing
Year. and the transaction of any and
all other business which may be
submitted To the meeting,
by order OF the Board Of DIRECTORS
o. M, JOHNSON,
Sastss Assistant Secretary, ID
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

Chicago Ill, December observation-disclosures
estimated at 400 head. Market steady.
Becves. s44oa1.ao: Texas steers. sii0d $50:
Western steers. siioas.a0: stockers and feed
ers. s3.o5 $50: cows ard hcifers, so25a $40:
caives. $4,000 Hogs-Recelpts estlmateG at
1900 head. Market zoe. higher. Light, sf,45
1T.so; mixed, ;7.4o97.i5. heavy, s,4oa7S0;
rough $7.4047.s5. good to choics heavy. 1856
also; pigs, ss.s5G7.To: bulk OF s-:es $500
7.75. Sheep-Recelpts estimated at zoo head
Market steady. Native. s25oH $40; Western
:,.7514.p: ycarlings. S4.25@650: lambs, ma
tive, si.25 q $50; Western. $i.75I6.59.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

New Orleans. La. December lo.--spot cot
ton firm and unchanged; matdiing, Htc,
sales on the spo, i,73o bales and 1900 to ar
rive. Futures opened steady a. decline
OF lag points on poor cables. Longs were ,
disposed to take profits over The weekend,
mouths we're "a 1 points down. but on this
slight decline fresh buying 70. long accounts
and purchases of covers by shorts starred
and strengthened the market. with the re-
suit that prices recovered to the level OF
ye.,erday's close. The market was very
stes,iy during the emaindeT Of the shor,
saturday session In spite of continued profit
taking by satisfied bulls. Private cable nles-.
sages from LIVERPOOL were encouraging and
predicted heavy bnv,nG OF supplies bv spin-
ners, and also Indicated that considerable
clement in the Lily rpool market had con-
Guided 10 accept yesterdays government es-
innate of the crop as correct. The 'narket
closed steady at a net tieciine OF Ia points
on the near months and net Advance OF
aI5 points on the distant months. Decenl-
Dor, i4.sa January, 4.T; March, lo.2s Nay,
l..49: july, 1853. ttj1eis f5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
Richmond. Va. December 10. 1910
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Brigh:s-Receipta continue light and mar
ket firm at unchanged quotations. Dark
Observation-Disclosures continue light and
market firm at prices quoted. sun-cured-
Fair receipts and market fairy active at
prces quoted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
cnrroN MARKETS.

New York. Dacen,h.r 1fs--Thrre was n
continued active business In tho cotton mar
ket during to-days half session md white
heavy realizing caused some rregularlty The
close was nrm at decline Of . na,nts on
December. but generally unchansea to :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
Cotton futures opened steady and closed

t55 bales: gross 1850 b,Ies: stock. 25Tfss
bales. export TO Great Britain. 1903 bales;
10 the Continent. 1.i5o bales.
Total to-day at all ports-Net receipts.
IS. 75s bales: export to Great Britain. 2: 's3
bsics to Fra nee. is.2se bales: to the CONT
nent 1856 baies stock. i4i,?sl bales.
IS f5s bales; export 10 Great Britain. S24as
bales. to France, 1882 bales; to the Cona-
uen,. 1855 bales.
Total since September at all ports-Net
receipts 4ssssa7 balc.: export to Great
r.r,tain i74nsss bales: to France, 4eo.asl
bales: to the Continent. i.3G Ss3 bales; TO
Japan, s5,scs bales TO Mexico. 800 bales.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

i've associates, including his wife. who
We're all found guilty by "a special
court OF plotting against tho life Of
the Emperor. has commenced. II Is
expected that the death sentence will,
be returned.
The case is attracting wide interest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
SAILED

Steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. mcr-
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Aurora. Barrett, Petersburg and
James River landings, merchandise and pas.
sensers, Phillips Line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

A1lis Chalmers ..........
Allis-Chalmers. 'pfd......
C,lc0 Amalgamated Copper ~.
American Can ...........
200 American Can, pfd........
800 Amer. Car and Foundry.
100 Amer. Car ana E'oun., pfd
600 American Cotton Oil.....
Amer. Llnseed Oil. COM.
Amer. Linseed Oil, pfd...
400 American Locomotive 81.
Amer. Locomotive. pfd...
200 American Malt, pfd......
$500 American Smelling .......
1000 American Beet Sugar....
American Sugar .........
1000 Amer. Tel. ana Tel. Co...
40 American Tobacco, com.
1W American Tobacco, pfd..
20 Anaconda Copper ........
2,tW Atchiscn ...............
600 Atlantic Coast Line......
II a. @. L. of Connecticut.
400 Baltimore and Ohfo......
SIS Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
300 Canadian Pacific .........
200 Central Leather .....-....
1900 Chesapeake and Ohio....
200 Chicago Great Western.
800 Chi. Great Vest. pfd....
Loo Chi, Mil. and st. Paul.
100 Chicago and Northwest.
Clev., Gin. Chi. and st. l.
80 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
Col. and South. 1st pfd..
500 Consolidated Gas .........
ITO Cruciblc Steel, com........
200 C-ucible Steel. pfd.s......
600 Delaware and Hudson...
20 Distillers Sec. Cor.
LEGO Erie Observation-Disclosures.
STD Erie, 1st pfd...............
Fed. Min. and srS.. pfd..
80 General Electric ..........
i.3D Great Northern. pfd......
200 Great Northern Orc ctfs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
Baltimore,

Baltimore. Nd. December lO.---wheat--
Easisr: spot. contrnct. asssc.; southern on
grade e5sic Cor,l--F'irmer: spot. cont uact
54ise.; new. 5o'c, oats-stcady; Noe white
8hsc. Rye--Flrm; No. 2 western. domestic
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

Quota tions for interff'-paYlng bonds are
"a. a price. to which interest must be added
Income bonds and certificates OF indahtcd-
ness arc flat. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

steamer Pocahontas, Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise and pas.
sengers. Virginia Navigation Company.
Steamer Aurora, Barrett. Petersburg and
James River landings merchandise and pas
sensers. Phillips Line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
PLoTTERs ON TRIAL

They Are Charged With Seeking Death
of the Emperor.
Especial Cable to The Times-Dispatch.ls
Toxic. December 10.-The public
trial OF Denjiro kotoku and twenty
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

Best steers. 5hasc.: a lot o, extra high.
er: medium to soad. 4a95Sc.: common to
fair, 4a4ke.; oxen and stays. ssatsc.: old
cows ard very rough oxen. 2h43ac.: best
heifere. $40: medium to good 4S45Hc..
common to fair. saa4he.; bulls. saa4ac:
few extra fat 4iac.; cows and calves. $50
s5.5og 500; sheep. GIG; lambs. tasc.; ex,
ira. etsc.; best hogs. s3skc.; medium TO
good. si.6e4s: sows and stays, sn9I!c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
CATTLE MARKETS.
I!chmond. va. Deeember 10.

SI,le.HMoSp LIVE STOCK aI.ARKEr,
sales At3Inion stock Yards.1
3g N, Richmond, Na.. December 10, 1910
Report of8-the i've stock marker 10, the
week ending December 5 n. sl{ ia ttsi Y ., Nh
ReGsiptsrGtattle, es1 head I aIgAa rs head
akAAA-A, Had. haAA 1An M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
CLOSING BOND QUOTATION.

Chicago. r. I. and Pac. Ry. rfg. 4s...... sshs
Denver and Rio Grande ref 5s............ 30
Eric conv. As, series Observation-Disclosures. IA
Eric conv. 4s, series REORGANIZATION. 6st
Intcrooroush Metro. rs................. 737s
Inter. Moro. Marine rs .................. 6rs
Kansas City southern list 5s............. ?35s
Louisville and Nash. I'm. s............... asis
Missouri Pacnc As tbid)................. 7sH
MISSOURI Pacific conv. 6s.............,...-. eiTs
norfolk and Western list con ts.......... oSM
Norfolk and Western conv. 4s........... s9S.
Pernsyivanla COM. Sizs f9i5)......... a51s
81. Lonts and San Fran. gen. b,....... sst
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
LOCAL. MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by Levy Commission Company.
Commission Merchants, Richmond. Va
Richmond Va. DEG .n,her 10 1910
4ACTUAI. WHOLES ALE QUOTATIONS
s-1Es OF MARKET.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

call nominal Time loans easy; sixty
days. 46n4 Id per cent: ninety days.
4 per cent: six months. 4m4 Ia.
Prime mercantile paper. to IL per
cent Sterling exchange easv. with
actual business In bankers bills at
$4.S2ns4S2l6 for sixtv-day bills. and
at s4.s5so for demand Commercial
bills. s4.S15oms4.S1. Bar silver. 81 IL.
Mexican dollars 4G
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Richmond. Va. December 10. 1910.


American Tob. Co pfd. p. c..l0o q A,
lNa.-Car, Chem. pfd. p. c...... 100 la2 lsi
iNa.-Car. Chem. com 100 90 1t
Va.-Car. Chem. LIST Mort. IS, 1921. S3@ loo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

The crop situation Is not builish on
security markets just now because of
the smaller sum received by the rails
ers of crops as compared with last
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

Railroads report heavy movement
of loaded freight cars Eastward. but
emptfes going Westward In excess.
This means that the farmers are tax
Ing the money for their crops and are
refusing to purchase. The Western
movement Of cash confirms this.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

Trading on the curb to-day was
strong. and in some of the Industrial
issues active. Coppers and previous
Tot g$r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-28
STRONG DEMANDFOR
BISHOP KEATOR ON
LIBRARY BOARD

Mayor Fawcett's apparent in
tention to name political friend
as a member of the library board
to succeed Bishop Keator, who for
four years has given his valuable
and efficient services to the
library, is not meeting with much
approval among citizens who are
interested in the extension of the
library work.
Other members of the library
board are unanimous in the opin-
ion that Bishop Keator should be
reappointed, knowing intimately
of the work that he has done and
will continue to do. Their let
ter to the city commission asking
for the .reappointment of the
bishop tells in detail their reasons
for their request. The letter fol-
lows:
''To the Honorable Mayor and
City Council of Tacoma:
"As the term of Bishop F.. III.
Keator, a member of the public
library board, is about to expire,
we, the other members, respect
fully ask that he be reappointed.
"He has been member of the
board since its organization, four
years ago, and for three years
past its president. He has al
ways given as much of his time
to it's work as its needs demanded
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-28

and Is, perhaps. more than any
of us responsible for the policy by
which the library has been and is
being steadily made more useful
than ever before to all classes of
our people. particularly:
"To artisans and others seeking
special information in the refer
.ence department for which books
have been provided as rapidly as
our means permitted and where
"a specially trained assistant is
maintained to help inouirers in
finding what they seek most sure
ly and at the least sacrifice of
their time.
ITO children whose visits to the
library are encouraged in many
ways not emily by setting apart a
room for their special accommoda-
ton but by the employment of
assistants also specially trained to
help item in the reelection of
books and to instruct them in
their use; and
ITO the general public by the
distribution of books through IS
distributing stations in as many
different public school buildings,
as well as through branches at
South Tacoma, near Old Town, in
the Fourth ward and at Rhodes
Bros. store. By these means the
use of our books has been increas-
ed through the circulation de-
.artment alone by an average of
about 80 per cent each year for
the past two years.
1--WE believe that the library is
Cecoming, and ought to be, one of
Iour most efficient educational in
Ist:tutions. We believe it ought
to be brought steadily nearer
and made helpful and useful in
every way to all classes of peo-
lple, particularly to those who
have few books of their own
Bishop Keator is more heartily in
terested in doing this than any
new member is likely to be, while
his Familiarity with the work
makes him more efficient than
any new member can be.
For these reasons we have
thought it proper, and perhaps
even our duty, to thus testify 81
his value to the board and ask
fox his reappointment.
Respectfully,
(Signed)
NELLIE w. WILLIAMS,
JENNIE WILiHITE ELLIS,
"CLGNnON A. SlNOWDEN."
"P. S.-Mr. Yoder is out of the
city. We are confident he would
have signed with us had he been
here"