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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-14
Ten Banks Would Have Been Closed
Had Board Followed Letter of
The Law. Have Much to Say Re-
garding Closing of Eureka Bank

For several day, past Govcrnu
Dickcrson and A. Il. Witchcr hav,
been going into the minutes Of tn,
State Banking Board, looking up tn,
minutes of the meeting, and the re
ports OF the Bank Examiner relative
to the banks of the state and the Eu
rcka County Bank i'll particular.
This has become necessary owing tC
the charges that have been made
that the failure OF the Eureka COun
ty Bank was due in the main to de
rejection of duty on the part OF the
Banking Commission rs Il result
OF this investigation Governor Dick
crson as chairman of the Board, has
ISSUED the following statement which
places the true facts of the matter be
fOr the public:
IL having come to the knowledge
of the State Banking Board that b.
reason Of its having closed the Euro
ka County Bank, and the attendant
criticism OF the Board. public conf
dcncc in the banks Of this state ha,
been considerably shaken, rs chair
man of the Board desire to- make
the following statement:
Taken as u whole. the banking in
stitutions of the state have never
been in as good condition 4, they
are to-day.
The great majority ui them arc in |
splendid condition. by actual count !
IS per cent Of them are practically |
beyond criticism. They are carrying !
large reserves aud conducting their |
business on the most conservative |
lines. There i no comparison he !
tween their condition to-day and |
wear ago. The percentage OF re
serve carried is practically double
notes largely climlnat
ed. except loaus wiped ont or rcduc-
ed to within the legal limit, and SC
>urcd a. provided by the new law
Most of the banks OF the state to
day will measure up to the standard
oi national banks in this and neigh
boring states,
When the law went int" effect
creating the present Board one year
ago, q different state OF affairs was
fouud 10 exist. There were eight or
ten bank, IN the state in fully - bal
condition a. that Of the Eureka
County Bank and some OF them
were in worse condition. \ strict
applicatiou oi the new law would
have closed every one uf these. and
coming as it would ON top OF what
the state had recently undergone, 'ul.
!! one half of the banks nf the state
would have gone down, working I'M
told distress ON its citizen, and max !
ING Nevada an object Of ~c"rn I" the
balance of the country,
After much careful consideration,
the Board resolved to build up IN O.,
stead Of tearing down. With the D.,
one cxccptiuu of the Eureka ounty
Bank, their plans were completely
successful. and. that bank to- day VIII
pay more to its dcp"NitorN than II
il closed u year ago, \N t" the banks
that were saved they are among the
largest and strongest in the state,
dcscrvcdly enjoying the respect and !,
confidence Of their dcpos'tore and
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-14
For TIE GOODS

forced by the Board to ." int" vol
untary liquidation and the dcpo,it"rs
ui that institution will get dollar for
dollar. 4, was the case with the
Bank of Mazuma, whose dcpositorS
have already been paid in full.
With the facts in mind. I can
scarcely believe that fair-mindcd
public will charge the State Banking
Board with dcreliction of duty.
D. s. DICKERSON,
Chairman Banking Board
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-14
HERE FROM THE SOUTH

IT. \. McCraney was an arrival
from La, Vegas, on the local this
afternoon and will remain in the city
for 4 few days.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-14
HOME FROM COAST

Robert Logan has returned from
the coast where he has been spend
ing the winter. Bob" returns
greatly improved in health.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-14

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r..:,I ~, =, ~, j. '''''''''' N'l'',''
''''''' '.' , II ''''''' "' |" any "I IN
'"' purpose CT SUrt
transfer hr'n@ T." devote all of said
'N0''~ /" the use "' the h"nk 2S Sc
,"'.'i ''' any ''''' '.'"H1 'l'h'r I" th'
'0,''''''~ or t" amy "' me ''"N' nam
O." '''L'l"''i'~.
:>'>rr'fiuIiN,
: N /. h\\hIN' EO \RD or
\I,\ \I)M
I'y y. $. DI(kERSON.
Chairman
Nr. Van Fleet rla,~rl the Smith
loans. aeGrreatin2 $242204O2. a.
doubtful and realizing that it would
hr impossible for the bank t" collect
Ihr m"1"N n time "l stress, was very
rh'''A charmed over the SITUATION.
Nr. Van Fleet hnrW and the Board
lny" that ,lr hanN WAS in 3" ~haky
r"nditi"r. but neither he nor the
i'"ard r"ulI -ay. without lnll know
l.d2r ") the value "l the assets of
the companies. whose stocks and
notes were pledged t" secure loans,
'h'' 'hr h"ok Wa~ ln~"lvrnt. ON the
10Th 81 October, The Board was sup
pj'"d by Mr. Oscar !. Smith with
lit and estimated value OF the "S
-rl~ OF the I.nrrEa Ilvr~t"cN '"m-
N'ny, the Smith I'"IIir"S investment
ompany and the Smith hr"therN |
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-14
BANKING BOARD ISSUES
STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS

lI"n of the Board. The condition
which the Board seeks to bring about
Is not t" be affected by the fact that
the debtors OF the bank are individu-
al, instead OF these companieS-it
still insist, that all their asset, be
turned over t" the bank lor the pro-
lection and security oi the bank as
I" all the loans made either TO Bert
j. Smith. Oscar J. Smith. Minnie
Smith, w. f. Griffin. or to any of the
companies: the purpose Of sucn
transfer being to- devote all of said
1-~ct~ tp the use Of the bank as Sc
.urity for any loan made either to the
or t" amy "f the above nam
al companies
Respectfully.
81 \TE BANKING 70 \RD OF |
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
Amoug the Nezv Books
'Thc Awakening OF zoja..,'

"Thc Awakening of Zojns.''
BY Miriam Nicholson. Doubleday
Page 6 Company. of New York. $3.50
It is not often that volume Of shori
stories Written over a woman.s sigma.
sture is animated by the power and
force that The Awakening OF Zojas'
displays. The knowledge OF real life
the life Of humanity as we'll as the
life OF the leisured and wealthy, the
crude, primal impulses OF the uncul-
tured and working classes, in contrast
ITO those endowed with the advantage
Rof wealth and position, stir In its
pages and speak from them to the
heart OF tho world. f5S
The name story OF the book has two
parts, the first containing statement
by Dr. Rossi, an italian scientist, ana
the second, one by the doctors nephew
and heir, Paolo Rossi. Both state
5ments relate to 5Zojas, a bandit. con-
sdemned to death for his crimes, hut
saved from the scaftold BY the admin
istration Of a drug at the hands OF
Dr.. Rossl. This drug threw the ban
dit Into a sleep for a hundred years.
He was kept In IL casket placed In Il
secret chamber opening from Dr..
Rossi's laboratory. When the sclen-
fist died the existence OF this cham.
pei 9 no the care of supplying the
1casket with the gases essential to sus-
tain he life OF its SLEEPER tell upon
Paolo. l335fF1 a s ~
. The climax OF the story Is found
insthe final coming life OF the bandit
eng q; me things he did after his awak-
enlng, The narrative. as a whole, lis
9 wonde rfully sonlbre. yet glowing
piece OF realism.
Altogether different. vet equally
l ! 's,tl'e romance q The Cradle"
singing the song of8the Morse brothers
that sal. around the fire ln the house
q = enllocls logs n at Nrond alag, Of
8 the Barae or, and his ,,inwill-
l I Morse Y bride. and o. the swinging
cradla5 tended by mother love, in#whicf
q Morse maiden slept. dreamed and
y! 20 u he faraway rush OF the
lAerposs, dasfling down the rocky.
ne n q ta,ln ore. ~ ifferent a gain IN
e eyeryN7yay is the ske II Ii called Peach
Rloasonls, In Whichsthe faith ana love
q 9 "slend er-o enjoyed creature wi TIL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
1's.In.ton church,ll's Mover.

HftnstOn Churchill'A Novel.
Winston ChurchilI's new novel. "a.
Modern Chronicle Is to he published
on March 80. This story Is sure 20
duplicate the tremendous success en-
1oyed byall of Mr.. Churchill's previous
books. although 1t is OF an entirely
different nature. both In subject and
treatment. from any OF them. The
most important character is a woman.
Honora Leffingwcll--and 1t IS prir,-
cipally around her interests and life
that the plot centres. Mr.. Churchill has
hitherto contcnted himself primarily
with tile drawing Of men and the pre-
gsentation or the life in which they
and business In ~
Modern Chronicle" he reveals his YER
satility, for he has succeeded IN Great t.
ing in Honora a character witch is as
splendid a representation Of her sex
as his male heroes OF the past have
been OF theirs.
There are. OF course. several men in
the story MS well. and these are drawn
with the firm hand OF old.
The scene OF "a Modern Chronicles"
IS laid largely In suburb in the VI
ctnity OF New York City. and the life
which Mr. Churchill pictures here Is
one which will appeal strongly to any
who have ever visited or. lived In any
OF the small towns surrounding tho
metropolis Tho time is the present.
The book Is profusely illustrated by
]. Fl. Gardner soper, whose full-paEc
pictures and numerous text cuts add
to its value
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

q vain attempt to XIII at all hazards.
there Is The attempt at 1ynching. witt,
the Northerner holding out single.
handed against an inf,,riated and
serseless mob. and there is the trial.
when the Northarner, vainly accused
OF having SHOT man in a political
campaisnsis saved by the testimony OF
ihe heroine OF the book. who estab-
lislles ali nlibi at a critical moment.
All these are familiar phases in the
Misrepresentation, through fiction.
which the people Of the South have
grown Indignant over and have finally.
come to disregard Otherwise, Caleb
French. Is we'll written, with crisp
ness Of style and a clear touch In de-
srription and character drawing that
must recommend 1t in many ways to
the reader.
The name OF the heroine. Diana
ROYAL Is distinctly virglnian. She Is
represented most attractlvely. Indeed,
the book as a whole, but for It's mis-
leading elements and Incidents, Is far
above the ordinary American novel of
the day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

[specialt The Times D ispatch.1
Lynchburg, Va, March 20.-Davei
Jennings. colored. is under arrest
on the charge OF having broken into
and robbed the store OF g. r. Shaner.
on Ninth Street. a few nights a go The
police say the negro has made n full
confession ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
HIGH NOON
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Times finger on the dial OF my life
spent day ~
Leaves less than half remaining, for
Bleak shadows OF the grave engulf the
end.
TO those ossa, who burn the candle to the
INC suffering ,,tss socket yields but little
Long life is saddcr than an early d eath
we cannot N =. count on raveled threads
Whereof to weave a fabric. wa ms,
use
The warp arr =, and woof the ready present
And toll while daylight lasts. When
How brief brief the past. the future. still
Calls 6 Is on 10 action! Not for mo
NOT time for self-laudation or remorse.
Have ! done nobly? Then l must not
Dead yesterday unborn tomorrow
Have ]. done wrong: Well. let the Bit
ter taste
q fri iip that turned 70. ashes on my
Be my reminder in temptatlon's hour.
Ana keen me silent when should
condemn. -
.3oliiSlAiite I'LL dkcS the aC1u$Of a sin
10 cleanse the clouded windows 80 our
souls -
So pity may shine through them
Looking back. sfs
My faults and errors seem like stem
ping stones Va nm s u
That led the way to knowledge Of the
And made me value virtues sorrows
shine n
In rainbow colors DER the gulf OF
Years. III
Where lie forgotten pleasures.
Looking forth.
Ont to the western sky still bright |
with moon, NA
I feel well ispurred and booted for the
That ends not till Nirvana is attained.
with fate. with men and with
myself, n
Up the steep summit OF my life's fore
noon
Three things I learned. three things
OF precious worth.
TO guide and help me down the west
have learned how TO pray. and toll.
TO pray for courage to receive what
Knowing what comes to be divinely
sent; RI
70 toll for universal good. since thus
And only thus can good come unto me:l
roA6ave.l by giving Whatsoever i have
To those who have not-this alone is
1910. by New York Even
Ing Journal Publishing COD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
"Mn,dn's Little Shop"

By Inez Haynes Gilmore. 8. ".
Huebsch, Now York, s1.o5.
Seldom do we receive a.. story for
children which proves as fascinating
TO the srownup who reads 1t aloud 4 :
10 the child who listens to 1t.
Mazda is a real little girl whom
every body will love; at first her deli.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
nEAUlTIF';U,I. 5nosEs.

siren door grown plan Is; II bly,
hybrid perpe tual, eYerhlo looming tea
and sol lnlhtng roses for 50. ri ant nov
for best sresp lts. w God Nj Seed Storas.
corner txth. and M a shall Streets i7o1
East 7; Frank w j. Street and South
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Cadet alorson Keith. who has been
the guest OF his father. Judge James
Keith. on Cathedral Place for n few
days, has returned to Lexington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21


"The House of Mystcry.''
BY VIII Irwin The Century Com.
pany, OF New York. publishers. S1.1i
The House af Mystery" is the home
OF Madame, Paula in New York, IA.
nous spiritua1ist and psychic. Her
orphaned niece. beautiful and inno-
cent young girl. lives with Madame,
and. all unknowing, is used by her
aunt, who hypnotizes her, In the fur
therances of her fake schemes as a
spiritualist. =
The young girl is sent down to the
lseaccast for her health. and on the
trip meets a DR.. Blake. a United
States army surgeon. recently return
ed from the Philippines To see the
girl was to love her. as far as Dr..
Blake is concerned To win her away
from her aunt's Influence is another
and harder thing.
To accomplish his object, unyeil
Madame Paula's real character and so
bring the truth home to the girl whom
he loves. DR.. Blake calls in&the aid
of c'airvoyant, Rosalie la Grange.
She accepts the position OF house
keeper for Madame Paula and soon has
the key to her mysteries In hand.
The story is we'll told and the in
5terest well sustained The ending is
as it should be: a triumph for the
forces of light over the forces Of
darkness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Mrs. William Rice Warren, OF Ash
land. is visiting friends In this city.
Later Mrs. Warren will go to Char
lottesville and Harrisonburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Mrs. w. r. Blair, of Greensboro, y.
c.. is the guest OF her sister. Mrs.
Wayerly Scott, on West Grace street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
s.Thc snare Of circumstances"

..Thc Snnrc Of circumstance"
BY Edith f. Buckley Little. Brown
& Co., of Boston, publishers. $l.50.
The chief character in this very well
|thought-out and developed story is
Peter somhers. New Englander OF
supposed substantial character and
Reputation, living at Overlook, near
the village OF Winton, in Massachu-
sets.
Peter Somhers, In some way, had a
queer twist In his moral nature. He
became full Of prejudice against his
nephew. Harrison Milbraith, and al
lowed this A1ilbraith to remain for
years under suspicion OF having MUIR
5dered his uncle, when somhers was In
realty alive and had himself muir.
dered double OF his In a fit OF furious
and unEoyernable passion and escaped,
leaving the dead man In his place.
The murd cred MAI was, by name, Phi
lander Summerheld. and is describe ed.
scurlously enough. as having at one
time been connected with the Univer-
stty Of Virginia.
In chapter sSxxxv, letter said to
have been signed Herbert Harrls''
and received In B0sto BY a Mr.. Bliss,
Who was interested I'm removing the
shadow OF suspicion from Arilbraith's
name, Was post-marked "Richmond.
VA and appears in the book rs fol-.
lows 81 IS III
MY attention has been attracted by
your extraordinary advertisement Iii
the Richmond Times ofSto-d ay. l4 e s
"a Philanders Summerfeld was an
Instructor In the University OF vir-s
gina for two years-1S to Is. He
was a man OF ability. but wasted his
best Sener gies in dreams OF things that
he never accomplisled ed.
II was an assistant In the university
at the time OF his instructorshi there
and came q to know him we'll !. He was
a man or forty or fereab out I, I should
Judge, Of medium height, with dark
brown hair md q rnustact,e Of 81 the
samo color. Tie was inclined to stoop
and was soHeWha 81 n egl gent In his
dress, Ills eyes We're n his mo 81 re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Bales, OF Church Hill. and the kin
dergartners present.
The older children OF the kindcrgar-
ten We're present and served light re-
freshments. Guests were Misses Ruth
Anderson, RUBY Gillian, Estele De
Saussure and Mrs. W. r. Johns and
Mrs. Clifford Dowdie. Of Bellevue Club.
The next meeting OF the club Will be
held on the afternoon of April 16.
In. nnd Out OF Town.
Miss Carrie Neal and Miss Emma
Roy spent the weekend in Petersburg.
and were among those present at the
weekly reception at the Riverside Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
"The House Of the whispering rlne..''

"Thc Houxc OF the Whispering PInes.''
By Anna katharine Green. G. p.
Putnam's Sons. OF New York. 1850.
None of the elements OF a iigh-class
detective story are lacking in this
latest novel by an author who has
1 line of fiction. and has always In
| terested large majority of the Amer
lean public by her books.
a country club here holds within
its walls the centre of mystery and
death, and because OF this. and from
the fact OF its being partially sur
rounded by grove OF pines. 1t gives
the title to the novel in which 1t so
prominently appears The president of
the club Is entangled in he circun-
stances surrounding the death OF a
trothed. and who meets her fate In
this lonely building the day after 1t
has been closed for the winter, by the
order OF the president.
After he Is relieved from the burden
of suspicion. the search begins for the
real murderer. The picking up OF
thread here and there. the difficulties
which block the straight way 10 the
heart of the mystery, the funeral OF
the dead girl and the critical illness
of her sister, furnish material skilfully
used by the writer in the unravelinsl
of a well-constructed plot.
The trial of q wrongly sus pected man
connected by ties OF closest relation
ship with the murdered woman OF the
story. and a legal battle between the
lawyers for prosecution and defense
cover pages that are highly interest
ing. The, climax. when it is reached.
Is very dramatic, and appropriately
closes novel that measures up to the
- t-Lir IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Samuel c. workman. who has been
Visiting in Richmond, has returned to
his home in Fredericksburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Miss Aileen Cowardin and Miss Maria
Milnes are the guests OF Mrs. Menal-
cus Landlord. In Norfolk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

DR.. Page. brother OF Thomas Nelson
Page. is at the Hotel Rennert in Baltt-
more for few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Miss Mary Thompson has returned
To her home In FredeNcksburg after
a visit to friends in tits city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

The Mise. Mckee. OF this city. arc
visiting Mr. Folds at the Henry Clay
Inn. in Ashland.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Colonel Z. D. Colo, VINO has been
spending few days in Richmond. has
returned TO his home In Fredericks-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
markable feature. light blue-gray. with
heavy white lids. which betrayed hi.

markable feature. light blue-yray. witt,
heavy white lids, which betrayed hi.
tendency to the Impractical.
He left charlottesville to accept q
position as tutor to the son OF a
wealthy New Yorker, and the last that
heard OF him-about three years
later-he was still with the young man
and travelling in Europe"
Phtlander Summertfeld may, OF
course be simply creature of tho
novelist's imagination. or some In
structor probably known to University
OF Virginia alumni may have served
as the original OF his book portrait.
as has been stated. the Summerfield
Of the novel was the double Of Peter
somhers. and met death at the hands
of Sonhers.
The pcrplextns difficulties in clear.
ing Up matters are brought about BY
inc existence of secret room in Over.
look, somhers's home. to which he
gains access By an outside entrance
This enables him to come and go al
VIII, and do many things which seem
to have no explanation.
AT last. however. Mr. Bliss dtscov.
ers the seere: room. and Somlers
hnding himself run to earth. puts an
end to himself by drowning. a pretty
little love romance runs through tho
DOCK. and lends 1t interest. It is an
excellent example Of its kind, and is
reireshingly wholesome In tone.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Mrs. rutherford and little son, or
Ashland. have been the guests OF roll
at.ves here for the past week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

lirs. Charles Fisher. who has been
the guest OF relatives In New york
City. has returned to the city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

AFR. and Mrs. Warwick G.. White, CT
this city. spent several days last week
as the guests Of ar and Mrs. Thomas
s. White. near Lexington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
Ncrro makes Confe..Ion.

1910. by New York Even
Ing Journal Publishing COD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Mrs. Edward Waller has returned to
Ter home in C;arrisonville after visit
ing friends in Richmond and Freder-
icksburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Mrs. Ann Gallagher. of Roanoke. Va.
is the guest of Mrs. Thomas Cannon
In Savannah. Ga.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. a. f. Craig arc on a
ten days trip to New York and Boston.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

Mrs. w. Ben Palmer left last Thurs
day for Pinehurst, n. c.. where she will
remain until late in April.