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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
Williams Optimistic
Over Business Outlook.

John Shelton Williams. Comptroller
OF the Currency, had little to say of
Atlanta's prospects for regional
bank on his arrival here Friday, but
he was outspoken in his commenda-
ton of the general principles of the
new currency law and declared that
the measure would work out to in
calculable benefit to the banking and
other financial interests Of the United
States.
There Is decided optimism all over
the country in respect to the new
law" he said, and I am free to pro-
fess myself as sharing in this spirit
OF confidence. Reports to the Treas
ury Department show that business
is good and that 1t probably will grow
better.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
REGIONAL BANK BOARD OPENS HEARING
Birmingham Is First City to Present Claims

cision on the location of the regional
banks soon after its return to Wash
ingon. am sure that no definite de-
cision has been reached as yet and
none will be reached until every
claimant has been heard. The mem
bers are maintaining open minds. 1t
has not even been determined as to
how many regions there will be. 1t
may be eight or twelve or some in
tcrmediate number"
Mr.. Williams laughed at the pub
lished report that his brother would
intercede for Birmingham.
Il have three brothers." he said.
Each one wants the bank in a diff
ferent place. With the family so
hopelessly divided | am afraid / will
have to leave their individual prefer
ences out Of consideration"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
Metropolis Will Be Followed
byChattanooga---Columbia,S avan-
nah and Atlanta Will Make Argu-
ments for Reserve Site Saturday.

would be just the thing for me 10 H.
any talking for publication at this
juncture-uot uuti after the commit
tee has met, at any rate"
Delegations from outside the State
viii be helrd hrst-Birmingham.
Montgomery. Chattanooga ana the
others. Jacksonville withdrew from
the contest Thursday. announcing
that the Clearing House Association
had decided not to put in a bid for
the bank.
This circumstance was encouraging
to the Atlanta contlngen, looking
forward to the presentation OF its own
case Saturday afternoon. All the out
of-State cities are to be heard by
Saturday morning Then Savannah
viii present ITS case, and at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon the Atlanta testi-
mony will begin
Birmingham Hearing First.
Secretary Dunlap, for the Federal
committee, announced the order in
which the claims of the cities will be
heard. Birmingham and Chattanooga
will be heard Friday afternoon, Co
lumbia and Savannah Saturday
morning and Atlanta Saturday after
noon.
Members Of the Savannah and
Chattanooga delegations arrived at
the Georgian Terrace about noon
Colonel Sligo Myers, who will lead the
argument for the Savannah delega-
ton, said.
our chances for getting the re-
sional bank ought to be mighty good.
We have the goods ready for delly-
cry"
Would you favor Atlanta as second
choice in case Savannah can not get
the bank?' was asked.
mo Second Choice"
There is no second choice" replied
Colonel Myers.
Other speakers who will represent
Savannah are Judge Joseph f. Gray,
NJ. Il. Lane and w. w. Osborne Other
members of the Savannah party are
w. NJ. Davant, Henry Blum. j. s. Col
Inns, William Kehol and r. NJ Hall
Former United states Senator
Newell Sanders. as chairman of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

ting at facts stripped of all hot air
and fiub-dub."
May Find Time for Gayety.
So It is possible that the three
members Of the national board may
find time for bit Of relaxation Fri
day night, and drop in at the valen-
tine ball at the Piedmont Driving
Club, where Miss Mona McAdoo and
her friend, Miss Robinson, are to be
guests Of honor. There is no ques-
ton about the formal dinner Satur-
day night, Of course. The distin-
guished visitors have already accept
ed that invitation, and will be among
the speakers, the list numbering
Senator Hoke Smith, Governor Sla-
ton, Colonel Lowry and others.
All Friday morning delegations
from the other Southern cities were
arriving to plead their respective
cases before the board. Following
are the representations which had
gathered by noon:
Birmingham-W. p. S. Harding, p.
d. Conner w. II. Kettig, w w Craw-
ford and McLain Pilton, Jr., the last
named being secretary Of the Ala
bama Bankers Association.
avannah-Joseph F. Gray, NJ. b.
Lane, W. w. Osborne and sligo Mey
ers.
Chattanooga-New Sanders, w
B. Garvin, f. r Thurston and Colonel
+. watkins.
Columbia-W. A. Clark, John W.
Lillard, j. P. Matthews, p NJ. Phifer,
B. f. Taylor, Edwin W. Robinson and
w. NJ. Otis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

day night Both these matters will be-
settled Saturday.
In the special car used by the com
mittee are executive Offices fitted up
for the members Of the committee
Two secretaries and two reporters
transcribe and file all the information
received by the committeeman at each
city.
Get Right Down to Work.
The secretaries to the Secretaries
also are kept busy eight hours day
outside OF regional bank data WORK,
with the regular executive work Of
the Cabinet members.
Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Houston, with
the members Of the reception COM
mittee, rode to the Georgian Terrace
in two big limousines and there eX-
cused themselves to rest before luncn-
con They lunched at o'clock an
shortly before left the Terrace for
Judge Newman's court in the Federal
Building, where the hearings began
with outside cities the first to present
their claims.
The two Secretaries were given a
cordial welcome at the Terminal Sta
ton and everything was put in readi-
ness for the hearings to begin at the
Federal Building early in the after
noon.
Mr. Williams reached Atlanta about
6 O'Clock Friday morning from Wash
ington He was met by Joseph A.
McCord and DR. w. j. Blalock, mem
bers of the Atlanta regional bank
committee, who took him in a motor
car to the Georgian Terrace. There
he retired at once to his rooms and
rested an hour before breakfasting.
81 had a very comfortable jour
ney," he said to a representative Of
The Georgian. Il do not think i
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13

The indications that, during February and
March, well have plenty of wintry days-and espe-
cially cold evenings! Our REVISED February
Price-Reductions Mems and Boys Overcoats.
Suits, and Furnishings present most excellent OPP
portunity for you to replensh your wardrobe-at
BARGAIN prices--and to be well supplied with
stylish apparel-for NEXT winter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

conference and association has passed
resolutions practically excluding all
members who do not vote as few en-
thusiasts think they ought to. The
wording of the resolutions is inten-
tionally vague, but is intended to les
sen the vote for DR.. Brumbaugh. 1t
may not be known to all. but II is
true that Baptists themselves do not
take such resolutions seriously. They
are proposed by men who are more
jealous than wise. They are wholly
out of order in such meetings and
ought not to be considered, but the
good nature of the brethren allows
them to go to vote, knowing that they
have no force. Baptist ministers and
members are not given to voting at
the dictation of any organization. 1t
is unfortunate that any body lacking
power to convince should seek to
scare votes into line by resolutions.
But 1t is hoped that readers of the
Public Ledger will not he greatly in
lfluenced by such tactics. DR.. Brum-
baugh is the man who has the con-
| fidence of a large majority of Bap-
! lists"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
DO YOU KNOW7
That Harrisburg makes large
quantities of BARRIERS supplies and
has a large trade i'm that line?
FINANCE EXTRAORDINARY
New York SUM

In order to enable the State of Ten
nessee to borrow 100000 for one
year Secretary McAdoo agreed to
make a special deposit of S4OO, 900 OF
government funds with the National
Park Bank of this city as a condition
of the loan. This fact is divulged by
the Secretary of the Treasury in a
brief statement, wherein his refer
ences to the difficult position of the
State of Tennessee do not obscure the
astonishing nature of the transaction
We wonder if Mr.. McAdoo regards
his action in the matter of the Tennes-
see loan as squaring with the spirit of
the following declaration in the plat
form adopted by the Democratic ma
tional convention in July, 1912:
I'VE condemn the present methods
of depositing government funds in a
few favored banks. largely situated in
or controlled by Wall street, in return
for political favors, and we pledge our
party to provide by law for their de-
posit by competitive bidding in the
banking institutions of the country,
national and State"
AS it happens, the Democratic party
has not yet taken advantage of the
power possessed by it to establish stat
utory control over the dispensation of
public funds through treasury depos-
its, although an excellent opportunity
was presented last year when the fed
eral reserve act was being shaped.
What We should like to know. how
ever, is in what manner Mr.. McAdoo's
employment of public money in the
Tennessee loan case differs in prin-
ciple from the Treasury policy which
the Baltimore platform of 1912 alleged
and condemned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
POLITICAL SIDELICHTS

If Democratic State Chairman
Morris is correctly quoted as saying he
is pleased with the Democratic regis
tration in the State. he is more to be
pitied than blamed.
Morris says the Democrats in
creased registration here. He got
mixed with the Republicans tremen-
dous gain.
H. b. Mcdowell. county chairman
of Mercer. Is well pleased with the
Republican outlook in that county.
Quite some difference between the
addresses of Brumbaugh and McCor-
mick yesterday.
Senator Crow appears to (have
Palmer's number.
Mccormick and Palmer appar-
emily tried to becloud the bad indus
trial condition in Fayette county, due
to the Democratic tariff. by raising a
registration row.
Underwood seems to have men to
spare at Washington that he is send
ing them here to help Palmer.
Rather early for Palmer to be
yelling that there is a plot" Sounds
like the Patriot when it is getting
ready to be licked again.
Colonel M. Richards Muckle. of
Philadelphia, who voted Democratic
for sixty-nine years, says he will vote
for Brumbaugh.
get Palmer out
-Brumbaugh will be in Bedford
county tonight; Mccormick goes to
Sunbury and Pinchot to Westmore-
land county.
BILLY Wilson is to leave his
duties at Washington this week to
speak in Pennsylvania for the White
House Twins.
The Colonel is to speak in fifty
towns in Pennsylvania this month
says the Patriot. And Harrisburg will
be tie last stop for a noon meeting
Rather hurried. Yes.
THAT appeal to Palmer about the
Democrats being divided is at vari-
ance with the Patriot claims of 9
united Democracy. etc.
-Brumbaugh spoke at Johnstowr
Saturday
The Palmer r-McCormick League
of Philadelphia has invited itself to {
series of meetings this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
To Columbus

Sometimes when tired of work and play
l sit and rest,
The thought of Thee, my Country,
Fills my breast
think of all thy rocks and hills
And valleys deep,
] think of all Thy heroes resting
There in sleep!
Those men who made Thee what Thou
art
On History's page;
Who made Thee everywhere the wonder
OF the age.
And then far back my thoughts of
Praise and
Love oft roam
To him who found and gave Thee to us,
For Home.
Thy mountain peaks. Thy valleys deep
that lie
In their embrace
Columbus found. Thanks be to him for
Home
In this loved place.
Written especially for the Telegraph by
Edna Croft Delhi.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

of fact, however. the people had al
ready made up their minds regarding
the real causes of widespread business
difficultic, and industrial depression
outbreak of hostilities in Europe.
They are not going to be deceived.
They know quite we'll that the. real
trouble is with the theoretical admin
istration at Washington and its con-
stant legislation tending to disrupt and
upset normal business conditions.
Business men and working men are
going to have a change and the third
of November cannot come too soon
to suit most of them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
IF THEY'D ONLY WIN
BY Wing Dinger

What do l care If the sun shines;
What do care IL these days
Are made up of weather delightful
And worthy of everyone's praise;
What do ! care IL the Germans
Or Allies are favored by fate,
The Bean-eaters beat the Athletics
Another game. making two straight.
Please, Mr.. Mack. dope out some way
OF getting the boys on their toes.
Thousands of good folk all want them
To take a few games, goodness
knows.
Let's hope ere these verses are publish
ed.
And read by the people tonight,
The boys will have come off victorious
To-day, making things look more
bright.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
MIR. KREIDER,s SPEECH

~ ONGRESSMAN AARON S.
KREIDER made a speech at
~ Penbrook on Saturday night
that ought to have been heard
by an audience of thousands. 1t was
a plain business talk on candidates in
the United States to-day and it was
so clear and logical that he need not
have pointed out his own conclusions.
for his audience saw them in advance.
In particular Mr.. Kreider took excep-
tions to the so-called "war tax now
before Congress. He pointed out that
from March 1 to July 81 conditions
were normal and said that during
these five months the importations
from abroad to the United States
amounted in value to sS3S, 200. 900.
For the same period in 1913 the i'm
portations amounted to s705, 900, 900.
This is an increase during the Wilson
administration of nearly 20 per cent.
and an average increase of S26, 900, 900
a month. For this period of the Demo-
cratic tariff the exports from the
United States fell off 10 per cent. in
comparison with the same months in
1918. This means that the increased
importations and reduced expectation
took a large quantity of work and
wages from American workmen. For
these five months the balance of trade
ran against the United States. and con-
tinued to do so during all of the per-
iod. Upon this basis the general de-
felt to the United States Treasury,
due to the failure of the tariff to pro-
vide sufficient revenues, would amount
to about 500, ,0OO 900 year-a sig
nificant figure in view of the fact that
this is the amount asked for by the
President in his plea for war taxes"
If there had been no European war
practically the same deficit would have
been encountered, but in all probabil-
ity the administration would not have
had the assurance to put such a sys-
tenn of special taxation into effect as
is now proposed. The war is merely
an excuse. 1t is a subterfuge eagerly
accepted by the administration to fool
the people and cover up the real causes
of the governments financial embar-
rassment. President Wilson in his
message to Congress was very'Ssreful
to state that during the month of
August" there was a falling off in gov
ernment revenues. He made no refer
ence to the fact that August was no
exception to all the other months dur
ing which the country has had the new
tariff
1t is true, as Congressman Kreider
said, that the Democratic tariff with
out special taxes would have bank
rupted our government, war or no
war. The last low tariff, under the
Cleveland administration, had exactly
the same effect. only in that case, in
stead of special taxes, the administra-
ton issued more bonds. President
Wilson is more fortunate than Presi-
dent Cleveland, for he has the war in
Europe to hide behind. The new in
ternal revenue taxes are to make up
the natural and inevitable deficit of a
Democratic tariff. and the European
struggle makes it convenient to refer
to it as a "war tax"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

The Rev. Paul Jones. new bishop
of Salt Lake, comes from Wilkes
Barre, where he lived for years.
p. NJ. Snyder, Republican nominee
for senator in Blair. is one of the
Oldest druggists in his county.
DIR. Isaac Sharpless, president of
Haverford, is out for Brumbaugh.
William Potter, former minister
to Italy. still maintains an active in
terest in military affairs.
Charles NJ. Schwab Is spending a
week motoring in Virginia.
BILLY" Sunday will begin his
evangelistic work in Philadelphia on
January 3.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The Administration in Washington
has been successful thus far in avoid
ing actual war to carry out it's Mex
lean policy. For the preservation of
peace the country is duly grateful, and
its gratitude increases as 1t contem-
plates the horrors of the European
conflict. But either Mexico must be
left to stew in its own juice, or we
must accept the responsibility and the
consequences of the policy on which
we entered when the President an
nounced that Huerta must go. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
THEY ARE NoT pEcEIv1n

INTEREST in the war in Europe
is not sufficient to obscure the
1 fact of the Democratic breakdown
at Washington. 1t was the hope
of the administration that the people
would lose sight of the rapidly de-
creasing revenues under a free-trade
law in the complications growing out
Of the conflict abroad. AS a matter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
RoOsEvELT's COMING

"HOUSANDS of Republicans who
were drawn into the support of
= Roosevelt two years ago through
their admiration for the man
have returned to the regular Repub-
lican fold and are this year supporting
the nominees of that party. If the
Democratic bosses who have taken
over what is left of the Progressive
movement in this State, through
fusion deal, imagine that they have
any claim upon this great body of
voters. whom they hope to drive into
line by a whirlwind tour of the State
by Colonel Roosevelt, they will be
woefully disappointed. Many men who
are still friends of the Colonel do not
propose to follow him into hostile
camp simply to accentuate the per-
sonal resentment of the Bull Moose
leaders.
AS a matter of fact, men of all
parties are. beginning to realize that
the time for experiment is over so far
as Pennsylvania is concerned. They
have seen the disastrous consequences
of theoretical administration and not
even Roosevelt with his unusual per-
sonality will be able to pull the Demo-
cratic chestnuts out of the fire.
Doubtless he will be heard by large
audiences, but it has not been forgot
ten that William Jennings Bryan was
also able to gather about him in his
several campaigns for the Presidency
great multitudes of people who then
promptly came out from under the
spell of his eloquence and voted the
Republican ticket.
1t is a Republican year and while
the Democratic machine bosses are
sending out predictions of success they
are privately admitting that the trend
is against them and that there is no
hope of defeating the Republican can
didates. There is one exception in the
person of the Democratic candidate
for Governor. For obvious reasons
those who are benefciaries of his
bounty are telling him anything save
that which they think ne would not
like to hear. Meanwhile they are hon
ing he will drive in the head of an
other barrel soon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
cb,cioI n Thc TcIcerobh

Special to The Telegraph
Annville. Pa, Oct. 12. Annville
Camp Modern Woodmen of America,
will adopt a class of twenty-five candi-
dates in woodcraft on Tuesday even
ing. The Hummelstown degree team
will put on the work in full form. Mem
bers of surrounding camps will be Ann
villes guests.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

Our firemen visitors from every Sec
tion of Pennsylvania have returned TO
their respective communities filled with
admiration for the fire-ighters of this
city and deep appreciation of the hos
pitality of our people. Harrisburg has
made a name for itself as a hospitable
city and the big demonstration of last
week will have a tendency to still
further emphasize the enterprising
character of the city and it's progress.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
CHRISTIAN PEOPLE PROTEST

In letter to a Philadelphia news
paper from the Grocer Theological
Seminary. Alvah S. Hobart says of the
scheme to use religious and temper
ance bodies for Mccormick:
1T has been printed in Philadel-
phia papers that Baptist ministers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

1t was to be expected that the State
Water Supply Commission would insist
upon the removal of the silt and other
debris from the river basin outside the
protective wall along the city's front.
This was part of the understanding
with Harrisburg when the permit for
the construction of this wall was issued
and City Commissioner Lynch, head of
the Department of Public Works. very
properly announced that the accumula-
fion must be removed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

Promptly on the heels of the depart
ing firemen. City Commissioner Bow
man has started the wheels moving in
the construction of the additional
water main in the central section of
the city. He was wise in suspending
this work until after the great conven-
tion and parade of last week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

1t is a fine tribute and memorial
which the family of the late John Y.
Boyd will erect to his memory in pro-
viding an assembly hall for the Young
women's Christian Association. Mr.
Boyd was greatly interested in this in
stitution and his family. are doubtless
doing what he would have been glad to
do had he lived to see the development
of the Y. W. c, y. along the progress
sive lines that he helped to originate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

The difference between Brumbaugh
and Mccormick may be judged from
their addresses at Fifth Street Church
yesterday. Brumbaugh preached the
gospel Mccormick failed to recognize
the difference between Sunday school
and a campaign rally
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
GOOD FARM SOLD
StecfaI 10 The TcIsrroht

tTEEFUTW
Dillsburg. Pa, Oct 12.-Adam Renoll
sold his farm. near the Barrens
Church to II. r. Wonders, of near
Dillsburg. The farm contains sixty
acres of farm land. with bank barn and
dwelling house.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
MWcSf cf fnA3I ReeTTSSHt tNAR

[From the Telegraph of Oct. Il, 1854
Improve Ambulance Service
Petersburg, Oct II. - DR.. Howard. of
the regular army, has recently intro
duced Valuable improvements in ambu-
lances. These will be used extensively
in the army of the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
IN HARRI SBURG Fifty
YEARS AGO TODAY

From the Telegraph of Oct IL, 1851
Food Prices Stationary
No change in the price of food sup
plies has been reported for this week.
There is an abundant supply of every
thing in the markets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

There is much yet to be done to COM
plete the original park improveme t
plans in this city, and City Commits
sioner Taylor, the head of this depart
ment, will have a conference with
Warren H. Manning. the city's expert
landscape architect, with a view to the
final moves that must be made before
important results that are contemplated
shall be achieved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12

Troops MOVING
Petersburg Oct II. - Large bodies
of the enemy's troops have been seen
moving toward the left of the Army of
the Potomac. Nothing of Importance
has occurred for several days. A few
deaths have been reported from the
outposts.