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The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-30
M 'ADOO CHARGES NEW YORK BANKS HAMMER BONDS SAYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST U. S. 2s IS DESIGNED TO BEAT CUR
 RENCY BILL. BANKS OWN MOST OF THEM Secretary Says Per Gents Are Worth Par Despite Their De-
 cline in the New York
 Money Market.
BANKS OWN MOST OF THEM

Washington, July 30-Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo asserts that New York bankers appear to be try. ing to discredit the proposed banking and currency bill by hammering down the price of the per cent gov. ernment bonds, which now form the basis of the note issues, from par to 951a.
 By reduction of the market price of the bonds, McAdoo said he believed the Wall street banks hoped to arouse the small banks in the interior against the measure
 Such campaign will fail of its pur. pose, he declared in an official state ment, just as soon as the interior banks realize that the recent decline in the market value of the bonds does not affect their actual value.
 The decline, the statement says, was due almost wholly to what ap. pears to be a campaign waged with every indication of concerted action on the part of a number of influential New York City banks to cause appre- hension and uneasiness about these bonds ill order to help them in their efforts to defeat the currency bill"
 Banks Own Most of Them.
 Banks throughout the country own almost the entire issue of $730,SS2- 130 of the per cents. Their market value now is approximately $30,000,- 900 less than when the banks bought them. Almost all the issue is used as security for national bank notes
 At the present price, however, the discrepancy between the market val ue and the issues of notes against the bonds is covered by what is known as the per cent redemption fund, de- posited by the banks with the treas ury to care for retrements of nation el bank notes.
 Secretary McAdoo announced it was not his intention to require the banks to charge off the present de- preciation below par that the banks might continue to put in the bonds at par in their statements to the comp troller of the currency, at least ''un- til some material change in condi- tions should compel the adoption of another course"
 In his statement, Secretary McAdoo declared the per cents were worth notwithstanding their decline in the New York market, and continued:
 "The idea seems to be that the country banks, which hold about two thirds of the per cent bonds and use them as the basis for their circu- lating notes, may be induced to unite with the New York City banks in op- position to the bill if they can be made to believe that the proposed currency measure is going to injure these bonds and cause losses to the banks This is, of course, unfounded
 Meantime, it is folly for any bank to sell government 2s at a sacrifice because of any apprehended legisla- tion averse to government bonds, as no such legislation will result.
 'In the i24 years of it's existence
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-30
Senator Lewis for Fathers Day.

Washington, July 29.-Father ought to be honored, in the opinion of Sen ator James Ham Lewis, who said he proposed to introduce a resolu- ton setting July 29 at Fathers day"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-30
Three Girls Die in Ouicksand

Monroe, La, July 30.-Mary Down ing, IA years old; Rosa Lee Murphy, 14, and Orla Yearwood, 12, sank in quicksand here and drowned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
F ALL IN ATTEMPT
TO HURRY ACTION
Friends of Currency Bill Vainly
Try to Secure Early Close
of Hearings.

Washington. September e2.-An attempt to
hurry along consideration OF the currency
bin In the Senate Banking and Currency
Committee failed to-day at the end OF a
day OF desuitory questioning Of Samuel I'm
termyer. counsel for the Futo money trust
Committee OF the last Congress Senator
shafroth, OF Colorado. valnly tried to secure
an "srcenent to close The hearings before
inc committee on Saturday OCtober
Senators Reed. Of Missouri: Brstow. of
kansas. and Weeks OF Massachusetts, de-
limit The consideration OF the bin
Il think other members OF the committee
are BEGINNING to see" said Senator Weeks
IAN. ana propose soon 10 call up in tho
committee the resolution ! introduced in
The Senate to allow tho bin to 20 over until
the regular session next winter
senator Reed declared that hearings were
bringing out points OF tho bill. that they
showed the necessity for amendment and
mat lie was In favor OF hearing every ons
who had any important suggestions to ofrcr
IN his discussion of the bill Mr.. Inter.
tnyer vigorously criticized the provision
outlining the character Of commercial papei
In be used MS II basis for currency. declar.
ing mat the definition was .hopelessiy
loose" lie said. however. IL would lie adj.
visible TO permit the issue OF a certain
amount OF currency on cotton ana grain
warehouse receipts.
MI. tnternyer suRgestsd tina, ,n.L,,.
Goo4 commercial paper Il basis for currency
would result In deprivinE stock cxchane,
SPECTATORS OF the funds now sent 10 New
OK Tor investment by country banks
throughout tho day Senators U,tchcock
ana BrIttow insisted tho bin should confer
on member banks in the sys;or1 as , 80
ter of right. authority To 90 10 tho F.,iara ,
ieserve banks and demand the rediscount
OF their paper. Mr.. Unterrnyer opposed this.
proposed by Senator Bristow. Whereby ihe
regular Federal reserve banks womb No
cl!initei and the member banks allowed
tn go directly to the government 20 scr,,rn
currency on their commercial manor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
COLONEL HARDWOOD
IS DESPERATELY ILL
Removed to Hospital, and Friends
Are Alarmed by Sudden
Attack.

Colonel John S. IIarwood. Democratic
nominee for the State Senate from
Richmond. is desperately i'll at the
Johnston willis Sanatorium. He was
moved there from his home. 20OO Monu-
mcnt Avenue. on Sunday afternoon, and
for time was considered in a dam
gerous condition, though yesterday
afternoon the physicians stated that he
had rallied to some extent.
Colonel HarwoOd has been in i'll
health for more than Il year. suffering
from chronic form OF intestinal iron
BILE In June he went to the sanato-
rum of the Mayo Brothers, at Rochcs-
ter. MINI. expecting to undergo an
operation. After examination the
Mayos decided that the general physi-
ca! condition Of the patient was not
snch as TO justify an operation. and it
was deferred. After some weeks of
treatment. Colonel Iarwood returned
10 the virginia mountains. He came
back 10 Richmond several weeks ago
much improved. and looking better
tnah he mad in months. On Saturday
there was recurrence of his old trou-
bic In acute FORM and the gravest APP
prchchsions are expressed by his
friends
AT midnight ii was stated at the hos
pitnl that Colonel iiarwood was no bet
ter. For tho past two weeks his moth
er-in-law. Mrs. Tyler has been crit
ically Ill Mt his home on Monument
Avenue. Her condition last night was
reported rs improved,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
General News Noten.

The girls tomato raising and can
ming clubs in this section are making
q fine record for success, and are good
competitors in their line with the
Boys Corn Club.
This afternoon at the residence of
the bride in Blandford, the Rev. +. w.
Moore officiating, Miss Bette G. Burley
was married to Alfred Ferguson The
bride. who has lived i'll Petersburg for
several years, Is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Burley. of Richmond.
Inez Farley, the eleven-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs r. T.. Farley.
OF Ettrick, died at an early hour this
morning.
The Rev. George e. Booker, D. D..
pastor of Washington Street Nj. II.
Church. preached q thoughtful sermon
before a large congregation last night
on "Petersburgs Most Popular Son"
Dr. Booker, after "A long residence in
the city. and an intimate association
with all classes of the people, declared
that, as rule, the people here are the
most moral to be found anywhere. Tho
most popular sin among them. and it
Is common to other communities, is
"worry"-worrying over things which
they cannot control.
The Hustings Court was engaged to-
day in hearing minor cases on the
criminal docket, mostly appeals COM
ing up from the Police Court.
Garland Holt, II well-known citizen
while awaiting service as petit juror
In the Hastings Courtroom. was taken
suddenly Ill to-day, and was removed
He received medical attention, and was
soon restored.
While endeavoring to quell n dis
turbance at his store on Halifax Street,
G. M. Bailey was struck over the head
by Alex. Summers. negro, and Sc
yerely injured Bailey secured pis-
tel and fired at Summers, but did not
hit him. The negro made his escape.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
NORFOLK FIGHTS
FOR WATER FRONT
Supreme Court to Review Con
test With Two Railroad
Companies.
LEASED 1T AT ST PER YEAR
Agreement Claimed by City OF
Norfolk to Be Null
and Void.
LEASED 1T AT 81 PER YEAR

The battle between the city of Nor
folk and two railway companies for
possession of certain water front prop
Supreme Court of Appeals. A writ OF
error was granted by Judge Keith yes
terday in the case of the city of Nor
Company and the Atlantic Coast Line
IA slrond Company from n decree of the
circuit Court of tho city of Norfolk,
entered September 16, 1912, in which
Judgment was given in favor of the
defendant railway companies against
The case was an action of ejectment
brought by the city of Norfolk against
the two railroad companies for posses
sion of certain lands lying on the Eliz-
abeth River. being a portion of Il larger
tract Formerly known as the Fort
Lands. and later shown on maps OF the
the city OF Norfolk Claims ms held i'm
trust for public use. ii is designated in
old records as public landing" and
bacco warehouses and other public
uses"
~, Pay Rent OF 81 Per Year.
leased by the city OF Norfolk on August
/. 1895. TO the Southern Railway Com
pany The document purported to be Il
that the railroad might renew il for
thirty-year periods, the compensation
being rental of 81 n year. a payment
of the sum equivalent to the taxes on
railroad company to the city that
freight rates to and from Norfolk, to
and from all points on the line of that
railroad south of Greensboro, ~. c.
should he reasonable and just. with no
unjust discrimination against Norfolk
and without special favors to compct-
ing points not accorded TO Norfolk
The Southern Railway later sublet a
Coast Line Railroad. which entered
into the same agreement as TO freight
discrimination.
Snys Ii TX Null md Void.
IN the e1cctment proceedings the city
OF Norfolk contends that the lease was
null and void having bccn ultra wires
and without consideration. The city,
1t claims. had no right to release the
railroads from taxation. so that a pro-
vision that rental equal to the taxes
TO nothing The stipulation that Nor
folk merchants should not be discrimi-
mated against was OF no value, since
the point is thoroughly covered in the
general law, both by State and Federal
statutes.
The lease conveyed all of the prop
erty in that section except portion
conveyed by Mary b. Urquhart to Daw-
son Mccormick. and by him to the
southern Railway Company in 1896.
from Richard Evers Lee, to whom the
section was let in June 81, 1897, pur-
porting to be ninety -nine-year lease,
renewable forever The city contends
that that lease was null and void; that
the defendants have been only tenants
at Will, and that such tenancy was ter
minated when the city gave the de-
PENDANT companies notice to vacate.
The petition for writ OF error was
presented by George C. Cnbell. city
and George A Frick Bond in the sum
of $500 was fled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
DAUGHTERS READY
FOR CONVENTION
Annual Session of Virginia Di-
vision Opens Next Week in
City Auditorium.

The annual convention OF the viz
ginia Division. United Daughters or
the Confederacy, Will open on next
Tuesday night with an entertainment,
in the City Auditorium. Two sessions
daily for the succeeding three days
will be held, while numerous social
affairs will be given In honor OF the
visitors
Mayor Ainslie and Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Ellyson Will welcome the dele
gates. Admission to the auditorium
Will be by ticket. Reserved seats Will
be provided for the military organlza-
tons, memorial associations, Confed-
crate organizations, and veterans from
Lee Camp. Soldiers Home.
Music viii be furnished bv tho BIues.
Band, and the children's chorus from
John MARSHALL High School Will par
ticipate in the exercises. Among INC
other features VIII be selections by a
quartet composed of Mrs. Rowe, Misses
Mitchell, Canepa and Martcnstcin. n
solo by Mrs. Clifton NJ. Miller and a
violin solo by Miss Cobb General !
Thompson Brown will make the pre-
sentation address, when memorial
nag Will be given to the First Battalion
OF the First Virginia Regiment
While the convention is in session.
the delegates and other visitors VIII
be rovally entertained. The daily
sessions will be held in the auditorium
of the Jefferson Hotel, and n reception
will be held there on the night of No
vcmbcr /.
The convention opens on the night
OF September 90 hut most of the dele :
gates are expected here either ON Mon
day night or early Tuesday. Badges
Will be given to the delegates and al
ternates at tho room of the credentiaI
committee on Tuesday morning.
Tickets will be sent TO all Richmond
people. outside OF the local chapters.
who are entertaining delegates All
who want tickets arc requested to no
tify Mrs. y. V. Randolph, 1911 Grove
Avenue. president of Richmond
Chapter.
Among the events planned for the
entertainment of tho delegates is an
automobile tour of the city. two lunch.
cons at second Baptist Church rcccp-
ton at the Home for Needy Conred-
crate Women. and visits to the Conied-
erat, Museum and Lee Camp Soldiers
Home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
PLAYING IN BOAT,
CHILDREN DROWN
Storm Sweeps Them Into Lams
Creek, and Cries Are
Lost in Gale.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch |

Hampton. Va, September 1.-Two little
children a hoy ANA girl, brother ana sister.
were drowned late sunday afternoon in
I-arns Creek just in front OF their home.
|The body or the little girl has been recov-
cred. but tho waters of the creek have not
yet yielded UP the body OF the boy.
The victims Mckenny and Violet
Phillips. children Of Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Phillips, Jr., OF Poquoson. York County. not
fur from here. The parents OF the children
|are Frustrated. The tragedy was enacted
|druinE the terrific storm that swept this
section Sunday. when the two children were
believed 20 be safe in the house.
Early in the day the girl. nve years old
|and the boy, seven had been playing in Il,
small boat that WAS tied up AT the dock in
front OF the Phillips h6sse.. Al, that time
The wind was blowinS.-QtI.e. hard ana the
creek was choppy and rough. Their mother
made them come away from the boat and
told them to stay away. She told them 10
play in the garden or on the lawn that the
boat war too dangerous for little folks
Later In tho evening they again went TO
the boat and were having gleeful time
|ihe little boy was the captain and tho III =
tie girl was his FIRST mate The wind blew
harder and harder. Then the gale which
seemed to have been storing Itself UP to
strike hard blow. swept over the crecl,
and carried the little boat with it's captain
rope which held IL 10 the wharf. The chill :
dren screamed for help. but their cries We're
lost in the gale. The little hoy jumped into
the creek with the broken end OF The rome in
his hand thinking lie could ware shore and
pull the boat after him. lie never came IN
again. Then the boat capsized, ano the M.
tie girl was found near IL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
B0iTs Are a
Bad indication
No Time Should be Lost in
Purifying Your Blood.

Many people believe hollis are a sign OF
health. 1t is sign Of sick blood. 1t Is
an indication that the circulation Is slug
Eish or loaded with acids and impurities
TO cause breaking down of the tissues.
AT the first appearance of pirnplcs and
bois the blood should be given a good
searching internal bath with S. S. S. tho
greatest blood purifier known to man.
This remarkable remedy has the peculia =
action OF soaking through the intestines
directly into the blood In few minutes
It's Influence is at work in every artery,
vein and tiny capillary. Every membrane.
every organ OF the body. every emunctory
becomes In effect filter to strain the
blood of impurities. The stimulating prop
critics of S. S. S. compel the skin, liver.
bowels. kidneys. bladder to all work to
the one end OF casting out every irri-
tating. every pain inlcting atom of
poison; 1t d!slodges by irrigation all
nccretions To dissolve, renders them ncu-
trail and scatters those peculiar forma-
tons in the skin that cause boils and
other skin eruptions.
And best OF all this remarkable rem
edy Is welcome to the weakest stomach.
In very brief time s. S. s. has the re-
constructive process SO under control tina
remarkable changes are observed All
eruptive places heal. mysterious pains and
aches have disappeared. and from head
TO foot there Is n conscious sensation OF
renewed health That strange moody.
morbid feeling of depression Is lifted and
the entire system responds with surpris-
ing energy.
You can get s. S. 8. at any drug store
Beware OF any effort to sell you something
claimed to be Just as good" n yours
is a peculiar case and you desire expert
advice. write to the Swift Specific Co.
III Swift Bldg. Atlanta. Ga.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
WRIT OF ERROR
IN PARKER CASE
Supreme Court 60 Review Dam
sgc Award to Employe Killed
in Fulton Yards.
TWO vERDlcTs SET ASIDE
jury Gave Judgment fer $4,000,
From Which Railroad
Appealed
TWO vERDlcTs SET ASIDE

writ OF error and supcrsedeas was
granted by tho Virginia Supreme
Court Of Appeals yesterday in the
case Of the Chesapeake ard Ohio Rail
way Company against Robert l.. Park
cr. administrator OF Robert Leonard
'I'arker an appeal from judgment
|entered h. the Circuit Court OF Hen
rico County on July %. in which judg
mcnt was given for the plaintiff
against the railway company in the
gam OF $4,000. The case has been
before the courts in on. fern, or an
| other for years. on October 81 1870.
Robert Lennard Parke-. eighteen years
|oin, an apprentice painter employed
b. the Chesspcake and Ohio Railway.
ass killed in an accident IN the Full
ton yards. Three trials have been
two. in which there was verdict for
She plai''iT IN each case. the verdict
was set aside by the court as contrary
t. the law ma evidence.
Hurt While Painting.
Young Parker was engaged in paint
ling signs on the side OF freight cars
At the point indicated there are nine
'tcen or twenty tracks separated by a
marrow aisle or walkway. 1t was the
custom of the sign painters to use n
short ladder 10 reach the point on the
'side OF freight cars on which certain
lettering was TO be painted. Constant
shifting was going on in the yards, and
several freight cars were shunted or
|'kicked' into the track where the
young painter wae at work. There
'were no eyewitnesses 10 the accident
'but he was found a few moments later
with one foot crushed and taken to
William Byrd Hospital. where he died
from the effect of his injuries.
From his own statement to hospital
fnternes 1T appeared that he was cross
tng the tracks. climbing between two
freight cars, when the accident hap
|pened. The presence OF fresh paint
Rnd an overturned bucket on the sill
|ht one end of freight car substan-
Hated the belief that the young man
txas not actually engaged in his work
pr painting signs on the sides OF the
Ear. but was crossing between two cars
Evhen hurt.
The railroad claims that he was ia
|miliar with that class of work and
With the yards and. the practice of
Shifting. cars. having been employed
here for about eighteen months The
petition says that the affair was dis
tressins. but that the dccedent's own
tarelessness was the direct cause of
his injury. The railroad is represented
by q. II. and Walter Leake Bond in
the sum of $4,000 was required by
pudge Keith, who granted the writ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
ARRESTED AFTER
PROLONGED HUNT
H. NJ, Gilbert Locked Up on
Charge of Robbing Many
Boarding-Houses.
CLAIM THAT HE'S FUGITIVE
Represented Himself to Be Elec
trical Inspector, With Big
Contracts Ahead.
CLAIM THAT HE'S FUGITIVE

Trailed from one boarding house &c
Street. III. NJ Gilbert. alias John Car
roll. alias Harry Wellington. twenty
eight years old. was arrested ycster-
day afternoon by Detective Sergcants
krengel and Atkinson and Policeman
thurman on three warrants charging
him with robbing houses III which he
had obtained lodging.
According to Sergeant KrengeI, to
whom was assigned the work OF bring
ing other charges against the prisoner,
Gilbert represented himself to DO an
electrical inspector. and obtained board
and lodging under the pretense that
ne was without funds at the time but
that he was the representative of a
leading electrical supply company, and
that his luggage was on the way TO
the house.
aInny Charges Against Him.
Gilbert is charged with stealing n
Kodak and razor, both valued ut S3l,
from James y. shaw. OF SIT East Mar
shall street; trousers, a shirt and col
lar from tho home of Mrs. Laura Big
ger, of 10 South Firth Street, and n
silk shirt, trousers. n razor and other
small articles from the home of Mrs
j. &. Goode of 3l3 East Main street
He is also suspected OF stealing rain
coat from n man named Carter, living
in Henrico County, with whom the de-
tectivos arc trying to get into touch.
He is alleged also to be fugitive
from Washington, d. c., where he Is
charged WIKI grand larceny, according
TO Sergeant krengel. and other cases
arc pending against him.
When he went to tho boarding house
or Mrs. Goode he is said to have told
her that he was under contract to
place an electric dynamo in the state
Penitentiary. She thought that was a
good enough order to start with, but
she wanted something more than n
promise In payment OF board. and re-
Quested the amount in advance
Held Receiver Catch Down.
So Gilbert, it is said used the tele-
to inquire whether his trunk was
coming. But it is said he held the
catch down and faxed the message
Then he showed her some blue prints
OF work he was to do, and he got his
room.
He exhibited blue prints to Mrs Big
ger in like fashion. and told her, it
is alleged, that he was to place two
electrical dynamos in the Richmond
Cedar Works.
Then. II is alleged, Gilbert faxed q
daughtcr-in law of Captain Barfoot
out of board and lodging. and was ar
rested. That case is still pending.
When arrested yesterday Gilbert was
In boarding house on China Street.
1t Is said that no worked the board
Ing houses of Richmond from the he.
ginning OF July to the LIST of August,
and then went to Washington. He
says his home is in Trenton, y. ]. The
police say that he has confessed to
the three crimes with which he is
now directly charged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
POLICE COURT CASES
johnson fined for Cruelty to fLaif-Dead
Shcep---Cocaine Hearings Continued

johnson Tined for Cruelty to Haif-Dead
Shcep---COcaine Hearings Continued.
Robert Harris. colored, fined 325 In
Police Court yesterday morning n charge
OF resisting Policeman Cousins.
Emmett Ellis. colored. charged with rum
ming gaming house at sl4 Brook Avenue,
was dismissed
Walter johnson, colored. charged with
cruelty to Il sheep. fined $40. II was
charged that Johnson threw tho carcass of
a mule on top OF the sheep. which was still
living.
Charles Pollard. colored. charged with car-
rying a concealed revolver. and Ernest
brown colored. charged with carrying q
concealed razor. were fined 500 each.
The hearing OF James Blunt and John
Davis. charged with selling cocaine was
continued to September ". Davis was bail
ed.
William Caesar. colored. was nned 500.
sentenced to sixty days In jail and placed
under $500 security for twelve months on u
charge Of illegally selling intoxicants.
The hearing of John Sadler, colored,
charged with dispensing liquor, was post
poned to September Is.