The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-19
Anniston Banker Says Ex- Alabamian Will Protect
 Southern Interests
PROPOSED RAISE IS
 FOUGHT BY SHIPPERS
Large Delegation in Montgomery at Rate Hearing-Grand Jury Investi- gates Assassination of Anniston
 Officers Last Week

Anniston, September 1s-(Special) ) James Keith, Jr.. vice president of the Anniston City National bank, who has just returned from a vacation spent at his old home in Virginia and in Wash ington, says that in the present emer- geney W. P. G. Harding is the right man in the right place." He under stands the needs of the south, says Mr. Keith and Is doing all in his power member of the reserve board to protect southern interests. MT Keith brought back with him S10o000 of the crop money recently placed at the disposal of national banks by Secretary McAdoo of the treas ury department
 MT. Keith says that Virginia, like all other states, has been affected by the war. but that the Old Dominion has forti- fled itself through it's diversified agri- culture, a plan that MT. Keith is now urging on the farmers of this section. Tobacco is the money crop of Virginia just as cotton is the money crop of Ala bama, MT. Keith says. and it has been affected in the same way that cotton has been affected by the war. Virginia s large wheat crop, however, has saved the day for the farmers of that state, says Mir Keith, the price of wheat hav- ing gone from 75 cents to sl.10 while he was there. On his old place. MT Keith says, about 40 bushels to the acre was raised and Virginia also has large corn crop.
 As one of the directors of the Alabama Bankers association, MT. Keith will CO., operate to relieve the situation in this state.
 The shippers of Annston are thorough ly organized against the proposed in- crease in rates on coal to Anniston from the Anniston district and J B. Car rington, president of the Chamber of Commerce, who has just returned from the state capital, says that they will fight the increase to the last ditch. A large delegation from this city has been in Montgomery all this week and another delegation will be sent down Monday. Judge J. J. Willett is representing the Anniston interests in the hearing of the testimony and will argue the case for local business men. MT. Darlington says that the Louisville and Nashville is lead ing the fight for the raise.
 J. B. Darlington president of the An niston Chamber of Commerce, has ap- pointed Mayor ], L. Willle, W H. Wealth erly, J. Fl. Edmondson, M. B. Wellborn, r. F. Kilby, c. R. Bell and S. L. Crook as a committee from the Anniston Cham Der of Commerce to organize a buy-a-bale . cotton movement in this city. MT. Car rington will act as an ex officio mem Der of the committee. l.. M. Burns, a local broker, has purchased two bales O. M. Alexander of the Anniston Bank and Trust company has joined the club and MT. Burns has also purchased a bale for the Quaker Oats company, who will purchase allsover the south.
 w. D. Jones, engineer on the Queer and Crescent passenger train, which was wrecked near Klondilxe Friday morning was an uncle of Mrs. S H. Bennett wife of the pastor of the Baptist church at Jacksonville, Ala
 The city court grand jury which has been in session for two weeks, has fin. ished the inquiry into the killing of tht two Anniston police officers, but they will have to inspect the courthouse tho almshouse and books of county officers before they adjourn and it is probable that they will be in session until Tues day.