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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
Federal RESERVE BOARD.

Seven Members, Five Of Whom Are to
Get $4,000 = Year Each.
Sec. 10. A federal reserve board is
seven members. including the secre-
tary Of the treasury and the comptrol-
lcr Of the currency. who shall be mem
bers ex officio, and i've members ap-
pointed by the president Of the Unit
ed States, by and,With the advice and
consent Of the senate. In selecting the
nve appointive members Of the federal
reserve board not more than one Of
whom shall be selected from any one
federal reserve district. the president
shall have due regard to a fair repre-
sentation Of the different geographical
divisions Of the country. The five mem
beers Of the federal reserve board APP
pointed by the president and confirmed
as Aforesaid shall devote their entire
time to the business of the federal re-
serve board and shall each receive an
annual salary Of $4,000. together with
actual necessary travelling expenses,
and the comptroller Of the currency,
as ex offlcio member Of the federal re-
serve board, shall in addition to the
salary now paid him as comptroller Of
the currency, receive the sum of 81 900
annually for his services as a member
OF said board. The members Of said
board. the secretary Of the treasury,
the assistant secretary Of the treasury
and the comptroller Of the currency
shall be ineligible during the time they
are in office and for two years thereaft-
er to hold any Office, position or en-
ployment in any member bank. OF
the Eve members thus appointed by
the president at least two shall be
persons experienced In banking or
finance. One shall be designated by
the president to serve for two. one for
four, one for six. one for eight, one
for ten, and thereafter each member
ten years unless sooner removed for
cause by the president. OF the 6ve
persons thus appointed one shall be
designated by the president as gov
ernor and one rs vice governor of the
federal reserve board. The governor
of the federal reserve board, subject to
It's supervision, shall be the acting ex-
ecutive officer.
The federal reserve board shall have
power to levy semiannually upon the
federal reserve banks In proportion to
their capital stock and surplus an AZ
sessment aufacient to pay it's estimated
expenses and salaries Of its members
and employees for the half year sue
ceeding the levying Of such assessment.
together with any defcit carried for
ward from the preceding half year.
The nrst meeting Of the federal re-
serve board shall be held In Washing
ton, District Of Columbia, ~ soon n
may be after the passage Of this act at
4 date to be nxed by the reserve bank
organization committee The secretary
Of the treasury shall be ex 0dlcio chair
man Of the federal reserve board. No
member Of the federal reserve board
shall be m odlcer or director Of any
bank. banking Institution. trust com
pany or federal reserve bank nor hold
stock In any bank. banking Institution
Or trust company. and before entering
upon his duties ~ q member of the
federal reserve hoard he shall certify
under oath to the secretary Of the
treasury that he hsls complied with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27

means Of redis-
counting CONNER
cial paper, to e.
tablish O more ef-
fe c tive super
vision Of banking
in the Unite d
B ia t es and for
other purposes.
That the short
title Of this act
shall be the fed
eral reserve act"
Sec. 2. AS soon
Aa nraCficablo the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27

as practicable the
secretary Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
RESERVE BANK BRANCHES.

Regional Institutions Empowered %
Establish Sub. 0anIes.
No federal reserve hank shall CON-
tmence business with a subscribed cap
Ittal less in amount than 5000. 600.
De-. 3. Each federal reserve bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
PENALTY FOR DISHONESTY,
Tamperino With Bank Examiners Made
Criminal offense.


Sec. p. No member bank or any
officer, director or employee thereof
shall hereafter make any loan or
grant any gratuity to any bank ex-
aminer. Any bank officer, director
or employee violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty Of INSIDE
meanor and shall be imprisoned not
exceeding one year or fined not more
than 5000, or both. may be fined fur
Their sum equal to the money 30 loan
ed or gratuity given. Any examiner
accepting loan or gratlity from any
bank examined by him or from an
Officer. director or employee thereof
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor and shall be imprisoned not
exceeding one year or fined not more
than 5000. or both.
Section q provides that national
bank stockholders shall be responsible
for all contracts. debts and engage
ments Of their banks to the amount Of
their stock at par value in addition to
the amount invested in such stock
II they transfer their stock within
sixty days before the failure Of their
banks they shall be liable to the same
extent In case the transfers. fails to
meet such liability.
Loans on Farm Lands.
Sec. "a. Any national banking Ar
ISOLATION not situated in a central
reserve city may make loans secur-
ed by improved and unencumbered
farm land situated within it's fed
eral reserve district. but NO such loan
shall be made for longer time than
i've years nor for an amount exceeding
so per centum Of the actual value of
the property offered as security. Any
such bank may make such loans in an
aggregate sum equal to Is per centum
Of it's capital and surplus or to one
third of its time deposits. and such
banks may continue hereafter. as here
tofore. to receive time deposits and
pay interest on the same.
Tho federal reserve board shall have
power from time to time to add to the
list OF cities in which national banks
shall not be permitted to make loans
secured upon real estate in the man
ner described in this section.
Section q authorizes national bank
ing associations possessing q capital
and surplus Of 81 600. 600 or more to es-
tablish foreign branches under the di-
recti0n Of the federal reserve board.
Section % authorizes the secretary
Of the treasury to strengthen the gold
reserve by borrowing gold on United
States bonds or by selling them.
Section n extends from June 30.
1914, until June 30. 1915. the life Of an
act authorizing national currency as
sociations. the issuance Of additional
national bank circulation and the ere
alton Of q national monetary commits
Sion It re-enacts certain United
States banking statutes amended b.
IN act Of May 30. 1908. subjec*
amendment or notifications -
contained IN the new currency law.
amends the May 50. 1908. act In re
gard 10 the TAXATION OF circulating
notes held BY national banking 1850
Citations and secured otherwise than
by United States npo1k
Section % provi6ea tAat II any part
Of the act Is deel411 Invalid BY .
court the Judgment n1a 1T aifeet the
romainder Of the -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
Puck Cahanees Owners.

New York. Dec. z7.-Nathan Straus.
r., has purchased Puck. Z Weekfv com >
&c paper. The articles OF fncorporat ion
Of the new company which wifi NM
lish the paper have been filed Is A.
bany. The incorporators are NJ.
Strauss, Max J. Kohlaf and II. orani
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
federal reserve act Is now q
part Of the law Of the land
With President Wilson's sigma

currency reform bill the country looks
forward to the practical working out
Of the act The law is in part as fol-
lows:
An act to provide for the establish
ment Of federal reserve banks to fur
nish an elastic currency. to afford
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
ECZEMA CAME ON SCALP

Lebanon, O.-"My eczema started
on my thigh with Il small pimple. 1t
also came on my scalp II began to
itch and | began TO scratch. For
eighteen or twenty years | could not
tell what ! passed through with that
awful itching. would scratch until
the blood would soak through my un-
derwear, and | couldn't talk to my
friends on the street bat would be
digging and punching that spot, until
/ was very much ashamed The itch
ing was so intense could not sleep
after once in bed and warm certain
ly suffered torment with that eczema
for many years.
II chased after everything I ever
heard of, but all TO no avail saw
the advertisement for Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and sent for sample
Imagine my delight when applied the
first dose to that awful itching fire
on my leg and scalp, in less than 4
minute the itching on both places
ceased. | got some more Cnticura
Soap and Ointment After the second
o"s never ldu dhV'hef l'chlnS sPPli.
and Cuticura Soap and Ointment com.
pleteiy cured nc. ] was troubled with
awful dandruff all over my scalp. The
Cutlcura Soap has cured that trouble y
(SignedD l.. r. Fink, Jan %. 1912.
Cutctra Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free, with sep Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept l., Boston"
Adv
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
DIDN'T NEED TO READ LINES
Amateur PaImist Had Other Lines of
Information Which Aided Her
in Revelations.

The fair amateur palmlst looked at
the left hand of the sweet girl long
and earnestly. Breathlessly she wait.
ed for the palmist's next words
All. see by your hand that you
are engaged to be married. said the
palmist. And" continued the reader
of the future and the past, in more
cutting tone, II see that you are en-
gagged to Mr.. Mooney"
oh It's perfectly extraordinary.
burst out the blushing girl How
can you know that
by my long study of the science"
was the reply.
But surely the lines on my hand
cannot tell you the ma
Who said anything about lines?"
replied the prophetic one, with Wither-
Ing scorn You are wearing the en-
gagement ring | returned to him three
weeks ago
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
BUENA VISTA SOl0N
JUST TUMBLED INTO
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Speaker Cunningham Tells How
He Happened to Get Into
the Legislature.

Des Moincs. la. Jan. 22.-"I just
tumbled into politics., said Edward RI.
Cunningham the energetic speaker of
the house. when asked for u little per-
sonal history II was born on farm
in Wisconsin in 1869 and finished my
schooling at L. Years of age. When i
left the graded school and Went To
work got a job in "a pop factory.
washed bottles and received 81 s,
week and boarded myself After this
was for five years in a mill as an
eriand boy and exchange clerk | left
Wisconsin in 1883 and came TO Iowa,
worked ON farm i'm Pocahontas coun-
~ for three Years for SIS month
In 1892 ! vent to Newell la. where
j have lived ever since. / Was man
ager of stock farm for two YEARS.
and became interested in horses.
bought horses and stocked a farm.
Later | moved back to Newell and was
elected mayor of the town within two
Mouths after returning. Two years
later ] became Il candidate for the
legislature and was elected and be-
gan at the bottom. l had never been
specially interested 4: politics. Have
been busy making living and have
had no political bees buzzing in my
head.
\ attribute what success l have had
~ politics and in business to the fact
that always contine myself TO the
TASK IN haHd. MY one object has been
to get results. and I have always de-
voted myself to the particular thing
happened To have before me.
My object in the legislature this
term. declared Mr. Cunningham. lis
nothing more than q business admin
lstration looking for definite and bene-
fetal results for the state at large.
Mn desire for the party is not TO talk
and idealize with regard to the reor-
g;'nizaton OF the republican party, but
TO put this idea to Il practical test
through the working of the body in
the state house. If there is a real de-
sire To reorganze the party for the
good il can do and the benefits to
he derived through the party. it will
pc given a practica! test. Success or
failure win depend on the men who
claim To be republicans.
MI, Cunningham has been an active
and prominent legislator i'm spite OF the
fact that he Regards his political in
terest as decidedly secondary. lie is
the author of the present consolidated
school law and of the commerce coun-
sci bill and the present Iowa law rela-
tive to partition fences.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
A GOOD BREAKFAST.
Some Persons Never Know What II
Means.

A good breakfast, good appetite
and good digestion mean everything
to the man, woman or child who has
anything to do, and wants to get a
good start toward doing it.
A Mo. man tells of his wife's good
breakfast and also supper, made out
of Grape-Nuts and cream. He says:
Il should like to tell you how much
good Grape-Nuts has done for my wife.
After being in poor health for the last
Is years, during part Of the time
scarcely anything would stay on her
stomach long enough to nourish her,
finally at the suggestion of friend
she tried Grape-Nuts.
Now, after about four weeks on
this delicious and nutritious food. she
has picked up most wonderfully and
seems as we'll as anyone can be.
Every morning she makes a good
breakfast on Grape-Nuts eaten just as
1t comes from the package with cream
or milk added; and then again the
same at supper and the change in her
Is wonderful.
I'VE can't speak too highly OF
Grape-Nuts as food after our re-
markable experience" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich
Read the little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON"
Ever read the shove letterf A new
One appeaFs from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of human
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
Start Your Bubv
With Sound HeQltj
Regular Bowel Movement from,
Childhood on F0resf0lks Future
Serious Diseases
We cannot ali start life with the

We cannot all start life with the adj
vantages of money, but every child
born is entitled to the heritage OF
good health. Through unfortunate ig-
norance or carelessness in the feeding
of baby its tiny stomach may be.
come deranged The disorder spreads
to the bowels and before the mother
realizes it the two chief organs on
which the infants comfort and health
depend are causing it great suffering.
If the condition is allowed to continue
grave ailments often result.
There is, however. no occasion for
alarm, and the sensible thing to do
but it should be done instantly-is to
give the baby a small dose of mild
laxative tonic. In the opinion of a
great many people. among them such
well-known persons as the parents of
Dixie Dudley, Magnolia, Ark, the
proper remedy is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. Mrs. Earl Dudley writes: "Dr.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the best
medicine ever used. 1t cured my
baby OF flatulency collie when the doc
tors failed; it cured my husband of
constipation. My home shall never
be without Syrup Pepsin." 1t is a
pleasant-tasting laxative. which every
person likes. 1t is mild. non-griping,
and contains that most excellent of all
digestants, pepsin.
This remedy is especially intended
for infants. children, women old peo-
pie and all others to whom harsh
cathartics. salt waters, pills, etc. are
distressing. In fact. in the common
disorders of life, such as constipation,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
KILLED in ARIZONA
BY CATTLE Rus1l ERs

odeb"lt. la. .laa. ~. The funeral of
Ben s. Sayre, who met a tragic death
near Flagstaff. Arz. was held from
The home of the deceased's parents,
MI. and Mrs. r.. w. Sayre. in this city,
the other day The father went to
Flagstaff and accompanied the body
home. and While there made an inves-
ligaton and found that his son came
I" his death at the hands of cattle
thieves 1T seem, Ben Was walking
from one town to another and when
about 20 miles from Flagstaff acct
dental!y run on a gang of cattle thieves
in the act of rounding up :. bunch of
cattle. He being a stranger and fear
ing he might inform the ranchers i'm
that locality the thieves set upon him
and took his life. Wien the body was
discovered the skull was crushed and
the body had been stabbed through the
heart. The hands and arms had num-
erous cuts and scratches indicating that
he had attempted In defend himself
against his murderers. During the fun
eral service all business houses were
closed and the funeral WAS largely at
tended. The young man was 30 years
old and single.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF

COT NclI. Bill FPS nited States Dis
trict .l,,dge Smith Mcpherson has denied
the application of b. N. Dress, of Car
roll. 10 revoke the charge In bankruptcy
OF the late Alexander Armstrong, OF Glid-
den, tiat he may 90 into the state court
and supjec; the Armstrong homestead to
his claim against he estate. Armstrong
died i'm 1911 aud tn. Glidden homestead Is
occupied by his widow and children. The
court previously held that TO take that
property away from them would be an in
Justice in that il would leave them home
less and without means Of livelihood
t.NERi.Y -fl. order of the Eastern
Star IA, EVERY, la. held 4 public nstalla-
ton at its last regular meeting. The fol-
lowing members were installed Dora
Brugman, worthy mairon: Ira Baker. pa
from Mary Roberts associate mutron
Bertha Brugman, secretary; &. w. Noel
Ter treasurer. May Jones' conductress;
Mia Mood. associate conductress: Ella
Mocl.cr Adah Freda Ketelsen Ruth;
Grace Jones. Esther. w., Rice. Martha
Jus.ina Cronk, f.lecta.
MARSllAl.LTOWN A telegram re-
ceved Yesterday afternoon from Nosh-
konogg. Mo. told of thn death there of
Charles + Peterson, aged 20. for 40 years
an engineer on The Iowa Central out of
this city. Mr.. Peterson came off the mi
nois Central IN 1850. and for b years ran
Il passenger Out OF Marshalltown. His
only son. Frank Peterson. is division en-
gincei of the Chicago Great Western rail-
way. ami lives N pes Moines
IONA CITYM j Wade, democratic
national committeeman from Iowa yes
terday received am invitation to act on
the reception committee of the inaugural
committee which viii have charge of the
net inn of r. -pl t,t
son into office The invitation came from
Thomas Nelson Page. chairman OF the
committee
IOWA CITY The first presentation OF
Shakespeare of the season in Iowa Guy
will he staged nv the Newman and the
g. T.. L. societies this evening. They will
give performance of "A Winters Tale, "
in the style of S'sakespcarc's time using
no drop curtain. and singing The songs of
the play to he tunes composed in the
18Th century.
STORM I.AEE.-.llenry Dilgosch has
purchased the planalp Lake avenue prop
eity which WAS recently vacated by l.. e.
Dams barber shop, and as soon the
weather will permit will erect a moving
picture thcater building thereon He and
IA partner whose name has not been am
nounced will conduct the moving picture
;heater.
MARSHAI.LTOWN- Iowa friends of
Rev William a. C,Riliy'l Sunday will be
Interested In the marriage of Miss Helen
Sunday. only daughter of Rev and Mrs
Sunday. which was celebrated yesterday
afternoon at Winona Lake. Ind. when
Miss Sunday became the bride of Mark
=. Haines OF Chicago
slDNEY-llenry johnson. ~ Hamburg.
The 70-year-old negro who was charged
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
COUNTY MuLcTED IN $4,000
FOR MARROW GRADE DISASTER

Storm Lake, la. Jan. 222.-'rhe estate
of Charles DeGroote. near ERADICATE.
was given judgment against Pocahon-
t;s county in the Buena Vista county
court here last night for $4,000. on
account of an automobile accident
which resulted in the death of Mr..
DcGrootc last summer. The trial of
the case occupied an entire week r.
r. l'aville. of Storm Lake. and Maurice
Ot'onnor. of Fort Dodge. appeared for
the plaintiff, and f. G. Gilchrist. OF
l4aurens. w. C. Edison of Storm Lake.
and County Attorney Shaw. of Poca-
hontas. for the defense.
MY. DeGroote was killed when his
automobile turned turtle after cross
ing bridge "A short distance out of
ERADICATE. and the contention of the
plaintiffs attorneys was that the grade
was too narrow and that the county
was negligent in the matter. The jury
was out for ~ hours Judge Lees In
structions We're given To the jury at
noon yesterday. II was the first trial
over which he presided and his first
instructions to Il Jury.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23

nation. / was sick every three weeks
and had to stay in bed from two to four
days.
sit is with great pleasure ! tell you
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. have fol-
lowed your directions as near as posi-
BILE, and feel much better than | have
felt for years. When l wrote you be-
fore was almost wreck. You can
publish this letter if you like. 1t may
help to strengthen the faith of some
poor suffering woman. Mrs. JOHN F.
RICHARDS, Westwood, Maryland.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not doubt the ability of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to restore
their health.
II you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
toLydia Il. PinkhamN Nj Co.
(cOnfidential) Lynn, Mass, for add
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
TOUCHING the Cardinal.

At the Democratic convention inI
Baltimore last summer two of the SER
geants-at-arms We're Ohioans. Col john
Bolan of Toledo and Capt. Joseph
Bowling of Dayton. Bolan is the witt
who laid down the maxim that 'anny'
man who parts his hair in the middle
is no Dimmycrat.
When Cardinal Gibbons had finish.
ed the opening prayer, he descended
from the rostrum and made his way
toward the door. AS he neared the.
exit where the two Ohioans were on
guard, Bolan whispered:
Joe, touch him whin he passes
ye."
IAN right, colonel" replied Bowling.
with an inocent air. What pocket
has he got it UNPOPULAR MagaA
zine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23

OA-AAIS ASAEW DCOLEI
liver trouble, indigestion, biliousEess,
headaches, and the various other disc
orders of the stomach. liver and bow:
els nothing is more suitable than thi'X
mild laxative-tonic. Dr. CALDWELL
Syrup Pepsin.
Two generations of people are using
it today, and thousands of families
keep it constantly in the house. fo4
every member of the family can use III
1t can be obtained of any druggist al
fifty cents or one dollar bottle, thesl
latter being the size bought by fami-
lies who already know it's value Re
suits are always guaranteed or money
will be refunded.
If no member of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would
like to make a personal trial Of it
before buying it in the regular way Of
a druggist, send your address, pos-
tai will do-to w. b. Caldwell, Az
Washington ST., Monticello, H., and
free sample bottle will be mailed you.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23
Breath Was "out of Place.

Papa took Harry to the country tc
visit his grandparents. They lived q
short distance from the village where
the train stopped. Harry insisted on
running as they approached the home
of his grandparents. They had no,
gone far. however, until Harry's
breath was coming in short jerks and
he could hardly talk.
"Wait-wait-a "a minute-papa." he
sasped
What's the matter SOM" asked the
father.
-breath-is all out of place
gasped the little fellow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-23

boxes of Dodds
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew.
eral months later he wrote: | have
not changed my faith in Your remedy
since the above statement was author.
tied Correspond with Rev. f. He's.
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills. soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo. N Y. Write for Household
Hints also music of National Anthem
I)Inglish and German wordsl and re
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
AflY