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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
LOWER RATES EXPECTED
TO INCREASE DISCOUNTS
Reserve Banks Show Gains i'm
Resources and Gold on
Hand.

NhsHtNGroN. Jan. 23.--An increas. OF
So''1O'VUp IN the combined cash resources
Of the reserve banks. with only a slight
variation I'm the volume OF loans and dis
counts. is noted in the summary of the
weekly statement OF condition OF the
banks made public by the Federal Re
serve Board to-day. Here is the sum
mary:
AS compared with last week the state
nent shows a gain OF over $4,000 900 in
the combined cash resources OF the hanks
and OF over 100000 in the gold reserves
alone. Loans and discounts increased
about tGOO.000. Almost So per cent OF
the paper held by the reserve banks ma
lures within sixty days and over 80 per
cent. within thirty days.
"Au Increase Of one and roe-tenths
millions OF the amount invested in pub
lie securities is shown United states
. per cent. and per cent bonds are held
by two banks and short time municipal
securities by six institutions. The amount
of national bank notes held shows "a de-
crease since last weel, OF $3.50 200 Net
deposits increased about $1,000, 900. New
York. Chicago and ST Louis reporting
the largest gains
at is expected that az q res ult OF the
lower discount rates authorized for the
Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco re-
serve banks discount operations, particu-
larry in the Southern district, will as
sumo somewhat larger proportions.
THE Aldrich-Vreeland act as amended
expires ny limitation on June 90 next. ~"
which date all currency issued under the
provisions OF that act must he retired.
There Is still about Sj0.0c0.0O0 OF this
additional currency outstanding In the
southern districts. and the board deemed
Il wise to approve the lover discount
ra,cs so H. to enable the banks Of that
..1s.. % Ia
discount privileges to retire their addi-
tloual currency without Inconvenience to
themselves and without disturbing credit
conditions.
There is now an abundance OF money
in many OF the Federal reserve districts.
and it seems an inoppOrtuue time fuf most
Of the Federal Reserve Banks 10 Try 20
force their funds into use through dis
count operations In their own districts.
Under the Federal reserve system it is
possible by means OF rediscount operations
between Federal Reserve Banks for re-
serve money to fiow from districts where
il cannot he employed into those where It
can be used to advantage
Detailed statements of the condition OF
the banks in New York, Philadelphia and
Boston follow
RESOURCES
Boston. New York. delphia.
"4 Sac eGn ana ,7dsoc ,sosiGooO n5:GsoO
Legal tender notes,
silver certificates
coin .'''''',.',.' ei35.O0o 5eiSo0O ,7S1Oco
Total. ..........ns. $4,000 ,5G,i,iOO5 ,.liO5CCo
Bliis discounted $500.
Investments ...... $4,000 5,-6looo 10000
Due from other y.
II banks, net. 1890. so,OH'Np ....'...
All other resources l'o'1'Wo ''."'u'o -'''o''''
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
PROSPERITY COMING,
INSURANCE MEN HEAR
Metropolitan Life Agents
Reused by Taft, Tanner and
Haley Fiske.

From high authority I'm the Republican
party the men OF the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, great and small.
heard last night at their dinner at the
Hotel Aston Just what were the good
things of life insurance corporations for a
community. II was state Chairman Fred
ericli G. Tanner who told them first that
life insurance systems are the greatest
barrier against socialism. And then ex-
President Taft backed UP Mr. Tanner and
even went further in saying that the
guarantee OF life, liberty and property az
threatened by socialism must be sacredy
preserved IL popular government is to re-
main a success.
The eight hundred superintendents. Net
ropoltan agents and officers and guests
yelled themselves hoarse over these slaps
on the back In their favor, and were even
more pleased at a political reference which
MIR Tanner made.
"In my experience" he said. 81 have
come TO believe I'm three things. | be-
lieve in the Christian religion; l be-
lieve in the Constitution of the United
States. and believe In william Howard
Taft"
A sort of preface to Mr.. Tafts re-
marks about life insurance and political
economy in general Mr.. Tanner further
said that the more he saw OF politics the
more he came to believe in private own
crship. The ex-President took up that
idea.
TIE thought that comes to mind
now" said Mr. Taft, lis the proof that
this organization affords that the wealth
of the country is not concentrated in
few hands. Your eight million and a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
WATER TREATMENT AT
BEDFORD is ADMITTED
But Wood Denies to state In
vcstigatOrs 1t Made One
Girl Dumb.

BEDFORD. y. Y. Jan. 23-James Wood
Of the board Of managers Of the Bedford
Reformatory told a committee of tho
state Board OF Charities to-day that
Florence Hart, who asserted that she had
lost her speech after attendants poured
cold water on her in 1908, wien she was
an inmate. did not become dumb until
three days.after her punishment lie ad-
mitted tina, this method OF punishment
was then used.
only one-tnird Of the girls paroled later
led respectable lives. Mr.. Wood said. and
with the remainder IL depended upon en-
vironment and surroundings Despite the
mental and moral benefits many receive
they have little idea OF morality and prob
ABLY go back 10 their old ways
The reformaiory is overcrowded. he
SAID ana there are now thlrty-six beds in
the gymnasium. two girls in each bed
Robert II. Hibbard. counsel to the com
mltter. asked Mr.. Wood to explain his
statement that outsiders had examined the
reformatory more thoroughly than the
Boar Of Charities In answer Mr.. Wood
named committees from various Statos
ana one from Germany that had visited
BEDFORD lie said "a committee OF thirty
Magistrates had Inspected the institution
after which commitments increased 10
THAI the Magistrates had TO be asked
not TO commit confirmed criminals or men,
tai detectives
The members Of the investigating com
mittee were Dr. William T. Stewart
Thomas NJ. Mulry. DIR. stephen smith
and Dr. Richard Nevin beside Robert
H. Hibbard. The hearing was held in
Mr.. Woods office, and dinner was served
in the cooking school The committee
does not expect to make another visit to
Bedford.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

""p'" 'v'y uu'i api't ,,aiv = report
rom '1t COMMISSION on the question
.''h tr,st principles, which have
'd jo secure peace by agreement IN
PENNSYLVANIA Tor twelve years i'm The an
t''t'ic coal Industry. are not now suit
"'. and applicable TO the C. ndltlons in
colorado, whether IL would not be nos.
'H.e 10 obtain their acceptance there.
U 10 IS not IN the opinion Of the commits
son possible 1t would throw "a great
zeal Of light ON the situation II the COM
mission would state the reasons why
t'v do not find it possible.
d. not mean, OF course. to couilne
-" Inquiries OF the commission to the se
'"inis. ! would suggest that they also
'"n'u ~ fully rs the circumstances per-
r'.i ON any other question that may seem
pertinent to this particular situation.
I'm my judgment. the plan OF tempo
r1'' accommodation which | proposed
Contains all the elements Of a Just solu-
ton of the ditticultics which have arisen
IN no" colorado coal fields but I do not
tN.nN the commission need feel themselves
bouHd to hold 10 the exact lines OF those
nr"p"sals II better and more satisfactory
working agreements can De obtained NV
conception OF The duty OF the commiss ION
IS hat il should act as a friend of all
nr'es 100 an fort To bring about a nu-
tuIllN acceptable agreement
II have called attention to the anthra-
cit coal settlement only for the purpose
- suSEestiug that II affords q very useful
AMI convincing precedent SO far as the
conditions IN Pennsylvania at that time
o.d the conditions 10 Colorado at the pres
ent tlne are similar or parallel.
"WoopRow WLsoS."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

Bright You were hired 10 nclp mc give
out bread here and no 10 be poet More
over there's liHe to-day three abreast
and II goes way around into Second ave-
nue.. SO open the doors and don't keep
them waiting In the rain. What's more.
you amt had the education for poet.
and little bit of that's necessary though
some don't seem to think so nowadays"
With this ultimatum ringing in his ears
and usurping the ringing which his own
rhymina had set up. Tom Merry was
forced to comply. lie and Dick forthwith
devoted themselves TO giving loaf OF
bread to every one who filed into the
little store. There were 1900 loaves OF
bread on hand--the biggest supply ever
ordered for a single day--aud the Satur-
day rush Of the poor and hungry OF the
East side and other parts of the city soon
devoured II all.
Then Tom Merrys stubby pencil en-
tered a total Of $50 in his notebook as The
days contributions. They were: S2j. n.
-. G.. SIS, Mrs. q. II. Warren. 924 Fifth
avenue; 81, Walter b. Mullin. 81, 4 SYM
pathizer, SO, II. w. 81, s q. Mason. and
81. +. q.
Checks for the bread fund should he
made payable to THE Sun. Checks and
money shold be sent to the main office in
THE Sun building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

n" the following day. December -. the
n.mu'Is Of thu commlssiou--AIr. Low,
CN.rjcs ". Mills and Patrick Gilday-
transmitted the Presidents letter to Gov
object Carlson. In their letter OF trans
U.tlu they said:
The understand hay" been apnuintcd
b. p, President OF the United states a
commission TO help 10 bring about. If pos
s.ru, hr,cr relations between the coal op-
orators ana tine coal miners Of Colorado.
". 'nhr uo duty toward the past either
%. .uNcs. CATION or of crit Cism, but II
I- 100. hope tp b'-uscful to the coal in
d1a'r. of Colorado IN its future aspects.
W, have the honor TO hand YOU here
'H, a copy Of the instructions We have
received from the President and to ask for
'nur cooperation as we may need IT, In
doing so IL seems to us becoming to say
10 YOU at The outset that we recognize
mat LWlcssucss is no remedy and that
permanent better conditions depend upon
the maintenance Of public order
The industry Of mining Is peaceful
laustr, and il can be carried on TO the
-ub'i" advantage only In a commonwealth
wncr, rospec. for the law Is willingly
Welded, or, II need be-. Is enforced and re-
Spco' for the law must be yielded by or
enforced upon both operators and miners.
believing that the state Of Colorado is
determined to provide this fundamental
condition without vindictiveuess and with
t'cuhanded justice, We are not without
hope, n view of the nations experience
"'1 this problem in Pennsylvania, that
uuoh may be done to improve the flu
'1rr relations Of the coal operators and
Oh, coal miners in Colorado.
YOU will We are sure, agree with
Nc iu thinking that, In the last statement,
10 l~ thc public welfare that is at stake.
I" the United States, when this is so, 4
dIspdssouate study of the problem by all
Concerned Is sure to result in progress
III the T'.-ht direction"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
PATERSON SUNDAYS NEXT JOB.
BiI Tabernacle and Choir OF 900
voices soon Ready.

for a tabernacle l74x22j feet, seating
900 persons, having been approved by
Building Inspector John Quigley, John II.
Spelce, Pennsylvania mountaineer and
builder, will start work Monday on the
building. which will be Billy Sundays
headquarters for period or six weeks
The revival in Philadelphia will close
March :. and after "A weeks rest Sunday
will tackle the big job which awaits me
in Paterson"
BetWe-a 900 'and 500 homes are opened
every week for community cottage prayer
meetings here, while passac holds about
nifty meetings weekly to get ready for
sundays coming,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
CnrlsOn's Reply.

Gov. Carlson replied to the commission
on jan uary II, enclosing a copy of that
portion OF his message which dealt with
.Idustral relations
81 am pleased to inform you" the
Governor wrote, that in all probability
.gc suggestions contained therein will be
a." INTO law before the adjournment II
,u' Legislature now in session,
81 ann convinced that AN industrial
commission ana a system of workm,ns
compensation viii accomplish much %
ward improving relations between en-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
G. A. R. TO GIVE sEAMEN FLAG
Lafayette Post VIII Make Presenta-
ton Next Tuesday.

Lafayette Post No. 40 G. A. r., win
present handsome silk flag 10 the Sea-
mems Christian Association. at 399 West
street. next Tuesday evening. DR.. Frank
NJ. Herman, commander OF the post, will
make the presentation address and Pres
ident II. Prescott Beach of the association
will receive the emblem
George Gordon Battle will deliver an
address OF welcome. The orchestra of
the steamship Baltic will give a number
OF selections and there will be singing
by volunteer artists.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
High Cost Decorative Linens

N lOIO VH Ntguar fr1ces
Will include French and Italian e Luncheon Banquet and Dinner
Cloths trimmed Fiet Vense Cuny
laces Richeieu cut work. blind and eyeet embroidery
Formerly $225.0O $500, $1,000 to 4375O
Also 100 of Reel Madeira Hand Embroidered Linens
Napkin Pouches, 45c, 6Oc 75c Afternoon Tea Napkins
Center Pieces, 95c, 2.25 2.95 Doz. So'zo o.'o o.oo
Dresser and Buffet Scarfs Luncheon Sets
at So. IS, BIS 425 10 pieces at $4.95, $50 6.75
Cuny Trimmed OneThrd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

ployer aud employee in Colorado. and
feel safe in pledgiug you the cooperation
of the commission when formed You
may rest assured OF my own cooperation
along any lines mutually agreeable"
The commission also gave out yesterday
a copy Of letter which 1t sent out Janu-
AIRY ~ TO each of 1872 coal operators IN
Colorado enclosing a copy of the Presi-
dents letter OF instructions and Offering
the good offices OF the commission -.
any way in which We can be OF service
The commission reiterates that It has 10
duty ito investigate anything. nor to go
Into the past in any way" and con-
tnues
The three points to which the Presi-
dent calls our attention as established by
the Anthracite Strike Commission seem
50 fundamentally sound and so applicable
that their acceptance in Colorado might
be expected to bring about Industrial re-
lationshps that woull endure"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

A large lifeboat that belonged to the
German cruiser Cap Trafalgar, which was
sunk by the British cruiser Carmania In
October. was brought into port yesterday
by the steamship Hostilius from South
American ports. The lifeboat. which Ia
No. II, with a capacity for seventy four
persons. was picked up in November 200
miles east OF Rio de Janeiro.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

Tas Presidents letter. da'pd Decemb,r
q IHll. j. as follows
"Ny DEAR suns May not again cx-
n..ss To YOU my appreciation Of your
willingness TO serve the country In the
natter of the labor difficulties i'm the coal
f lbs " Colorado I believe that your
-. lug exhibition Of public spirit In this
matter will In itself play an important
pact In inducing a course OF action In the
future In that state which will go very
Z toward producing AN industrial peace
II understand thlt the miners orginl-
H7'on has not only called of the strike,
hl. has agreed TO look after such OF its
W nh"I- as 30 not obtain early employ.
mont where they are. / am glad TO learn
troy nay" taken such action.
9Th" plan ct temporary accommodate
'Nu which ] have proposed to the mine
on,.u'ou- aud the striking miners DID
'.t Involve a recognition bv the operators
~ the miners Organization. II is the
more Interesting. IN view Of that fact,
THAT Oh" plan wa. assentod to by the
representatives Of the striking miners
go rudugs Of the Anthracite Strike
Commission.
"Iu that case also the union WAS not
DO TAB as such, and while many Of
~ findings Of that commission. Of course
'"'"r .p .ocul conditions connected only
with 20" controversy IL involved, certain
- Cd" findings Of the comm on seem to
"'r Co ,W'ody principles which might
snp' in one feed as well as In another
70" example. Finding ". provides for a
board 81 consolation on which both the
nu"fior, and the miners are to be- repre-
S.ri.d Finding V. secures to the miners
'h' right at their own expense, {, check
'N' weights upon which they arc paid
'I hudiug N. provides that no person
. b. a.sft IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
WILSON'S ADVICE ON
STRIKE IN COLORADO
Instructions Given by President
~ Commission Are Made
Public.
AID PLEDGED BY GOVERNOR

the Presidents commission, OF which
....IcI Mayor Seth Low is chairman, APP
foIut.d 10y president Wilson on Novem-
Der 90 tu deal with the Colorado coal
,...kc. made public yesterday letter of
instructions and suggestions given to the
commission 10y the President and also
,a..,-loud.urs between the commission
aad Gov George \. Carlson of Colorado
".,.leut Wilson says IN his letter that
g.. plan Of temporary accommodation
,,.u me proposed, and which though
accepted 10y the miners. was rejected by
On. operators did not involve recogni-
t,n 90, the operators Of the miners or
-a.ltUou \ similar plan was adopted
bg the Anthracite Strike Commission. APP
al.n,,d 10y President Roosevelt, and in
.ul. cast. Do proved successful
W.. wilson calls the attention of the
present commission to the findings OF the
o.,i,r body, and asks whether these prin-
,ria- which have resulted in twelve years
o. peace in the Pennsylvania anthracite
Industry may not also lind acceptance in
Colorado.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
Refers to Rockefeller Letter.

The commission says 1t Is led by the
letter from Mr. Rockefeller. dated August
II and read by Mr.. Weborn before the
Federal Commission on industrial Re-
latious. in which "A plan was outlined to
afford access on the part OF the employees
Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
to the officers of the company with re.
spcct to grievances, TO hope that the
operators may not be averse now to the
creation and adoption of some such plan"
ard suggests that the commission may be
OF service in helping to prepare the de-
tails and to obtain the acceptance Of the
plan 10y both the operators and the
miners
While it may easily be- you preference
To formulate such plan in the first
instance the commission adds 1--WE beg
to point out that any plan under existing
conditions Is likely to be received more
cordially and he acted upon more success
fully IL IL reaches its final form in CO.
operation with the Presidents commission
and that 1t would be likely to be better
received by the public"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Springfield, IIl.-Walter A. ProVine
considered out of arce for speaker of
Illinois house.
Milwaukee, Ws.-Rob't J. Miller,
photographer, charges British gov
eminent has appropriated his patent
on a microscope or range finder.
Galveston, Tex.-With British war
ships reported waiting in gulf, steam
er Dacia expected to sail for Rotter-
dam tonight.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20

ron engaged in sweeping river clear
of mines.
BerIin.-Lieut. Gen. Freiherr Won
Ompteda reported killed in action
while leading brigade on western
battle front.
BerIin.-Germans advanced lines
500 yards in Argonne region.
German claims of successes in Ar
gonne are admitted in French COM
munique today, but claim is made
that French afterward regained cap
tured trenches.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20
BITS OF NEWS

George Mason arrested in act of
robbing room of T. J. Haley, sales
man, in Briggs house.
Fire attorney to investigate sus-
picious blaze in unoccupied house at
8719 BUrley aV. Damage 800.
Jury returned verdict of $7,750 in
favor of Jacob Sells against Grand
Trunk road, by whom he was en-
ployed as engineer. Hurt in accident.
Mrs. Grace Cressy Won WedeIstaedt,
1900 Hyde Park blvd, dead from
poison taken week ago by mistake.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20

SHOT At TICKET SPECULAToRS
The wave Of indignation which
swept over the city when theaters an
nounced a few days after Christmas
that they had turned over their New
Year tickets to the scalpers yester-
day reached the judiciary committee
of the council.
Capt. P. J. Gibbons, central detail,
was ordered to bring before the COM
mittee proof of the collision which
exists.
The committee will request the
mayor to revoke the license of any
theater found selling seats to spec
Ulators.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20
FIREMEN HOLD ELECTION

John Dooley was elected president
of the Benevolent Assn of the Paid
Fire Department for his sixth term at
their meeting held yesterday after
noon at PIG N. Dearborn ST.
Other officials elected were James
Stackpole, vice pres; Joseph Nc
Laughlin, financial sec'y; George
McAllister, recording sec'y, and Pat
rick Lyons, treasurer.
More than $4,000 in benefits was
paid out by the association last year.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-20
ANEuTRAL FAMILY

The first child in this section to be
given a name as a reminder Of the
European war is the young son of Mr..
and Mrs Walter Bowen, of East Bel
fast, who has been named Berlin
Paris.-PittsfieId (Mainel Advertiser.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20
LIFE OF THE SCHOOL TEACHER,
What the School Teacher is Required
to do to Earn Her Salary.

A school teacher is person who
teaches things to children when they
are young. The teacher comes to
school at $3.50 in the morning and
when she has got enough children for
a mess in her room, she teaches them
reading, writing, geography, gram
mar, arithmetic, music, drawing,
deep breathing, bird calls, scientific
eating, patriotism, plain and fancy
bathing, forestry, civics and other
sciences too numerous to mention.
When school is out she stays be-
hind with half dozen of her worst
scholars and tries to save the state
the job of reforming them later on.
After that she hurries home to make
herself a new dress and snatch a
hasty supper before going back to
attend lecture by an imported spec
ialist on the history of tribal laws in
Patagonia, which the superintendent
thinks may give her some informa-
ton which may be useful to her
school work some day.
A great many lecturers roam the
country preying on school teachers,
and some OF them are very cruel,
talking to them 20 long that the poor
things have to sit up till morning.
when they get home to get their,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-20

The attendance ;tis year will not
be as large as it.would have been if
the school had been announced ear
lier. But we trust it will be large
enough to justify the continuation of
the school another year, and perhaps
its establishment as a permanent in
stitution. Such school within the
county will do much toward over
coming the shortage of teachers,
with which the county is threatened
under recent legislation.
We are receiving many requests
for notices Of vacancies in both rural
and town schools. With but few ex-
ceptions all rural schools in the
county are vacant until the annual
July meeting. Official notices Of the
hiring Of teachers is not received in
the county superintendent's Office
earlier than this date, even when
boards of sub-directors have select
I'd teachers earlier. If the secretar-
les Of town boards will inform us of
vacancies in grades and high school
positions, we may be able in some
cases to secure applications from
strong teachers.
The reports from the eighth grade
examination will soon be ready for
distribution. The examination has
been written by more pupils than
usual in the rural schools. The town
schools, also, with the exception Of
Lamont, have given the state exam
nation this year.
Davis City has recently voted to
bond the district for the purpose Of
enlarging the school building. This
will allow Davis City to meet the
conditions for approval, hitherto de-
MED on account of overcrowded con-
ditions.