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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-14
Pity the Sorrows
OF Poor Old Boston
Beans Are Climbing Golden
Stairs and Famine Faces
the Hub.

BOSTON, Jan. 14:-Boston is on the
brink Of melancholia. n
There Is q famine in beans.
II the price goes much higher beans
will no longer be put into crooks and
few with molasses. They will lbe set
in, platinum in "a rosette of pearls for
scarfpins or in gold for cuff buttons,
and a necklace Of perfectly matched
beans ought to be worth about a mil:
lion dollars. Z.
Anyway, beans have gone to 70
cents a pound instead of s-natiye
beans. And New York state beans
bring SO a bushel now instead Of So,
and the red kidney bean and the vel.
low.eye are exclusive members OF the
porridge aristocracy, bing quoted at
IS a bushel. The al Clifornia bean as
well. Alocal merchant who offered
o New York bean seller 81. rs a sbushel
for several carloads was informed
that IL wasn't worth spending teie.
graph tolls to discuss the proposition.
In seltdetense. Bostonians may de.
eide 10 boycott the bean and fight the
situation with an importation Of Phila.
'delphia scrapple.
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TRIES TO'BR|BEE bronson
PROMINENT CORPORATION
ATTORNEY is ARRESTED
Strike |MED|AT0RS
HOLD FIRST MEET
Another Hearing is Being
Held Today-Will Meet
u. M. Workers.
I s(By Assoclated Press)

tBy Associated Press) ~
WHEELING, Jan. 14.-It developed
here today that a number of Wheeling
citizens who are not directly connected
with the long drawn out strike in the
Eastern Ohio coal fields would be call:
ed before the Federal Concilators, Hy.
well Davies and Daniel Js keefe, prob.
ably before the day was over. The
conciliatorsithis morning met the oper.
ators, who presented their side of the
controversy Before the session began
w. r. Woodford, president Of the oper.
ators, Association, said he was unable
to forecast how long it would take to
deliyershis argument. Il n
WHEELING Jan. II 4.-Re reasons for
mot granting the strikers demand Of
47!centsiat tom for coal mined on run.
'of:mine basis were given to Federal
Conciliators; ;Hywell Davies and Daniel
]. Keetel last night by w r. Woo odford,
president Of the Pittsburgh Vein oper.
ators' Association; Messrs. Davies and
Keefe were:appointed by Secretary of
Labor Wilson to investigate and sub.
nit a report to him on the conditions
of3the strike that has been on in the
Eastern Ohio coal fields since last
April.
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1lonsd Sentence
20 Y ears in Prison

AMSTERDAM, Jan. IA Berlin
dispatch states that the death sent.
ence on Private William Lonsdale has
heen commuted by the Court of Ap.
peals to twenty years, imprisonment.
It is understood that Lonsdale will be
imprisoned in or near Berlin, but re.
leased with other British prisoners at
the conclusion of the war. S.
He was court.martialled last month
for striking one Of the German guards
at the Doeberitz detention. camp,
where he is held with other British
prisoners. The New York American,
aided by the diplomatic representa-
stiyes Of the United States. made a
strenuous fight for commutation OF
the death sentence. 3 ~, =
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Jacob Taylor s Sent
ToaIn sane Asylum

. al .a,ff
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. II. Jacob
Taylor, found by a special grand jury
last October to be insane, thereby
preventing him from being placed on
trial charged with the murder OF Flor.
ence Dove, a North Braddock school
girl last May, was sent BY Judge 70.
siah Cohen in criminal court yester.
day, TO the state hospital for the In.
sane at Danyflle.
you viii be confined there and
treated, p said Judge Cohen, ..until you
are cured, so that you can be brought
here and tried for the murder with
which you are charged. We have
thought the matter over and have de:
cided not to send you to Marshalsea. /,
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House Adjourns
Until Tomorrow "
Received Papers in Smith.
Davis Contest Senate in
Session TODAY.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. IA
The house was inssession but a few
minutes this morning, during which /.
laid on the table the rules adopted
yesterday, and ordered codes furnish
ed each member, and received the pa
pers1 of contest In case Of John A. Da
Wis. Republican, against James !.
Smith, Democrat. Of Writ County. On
face of certified returns Smith was
elected by four votes. Privileges and
elections committee appointed yester
lay will hear the case this morning
The House adjourned unity O'clock
Friday afternoon. III II
Senate continued at two o'clock this
afternoon.
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fBleas'eS as Resi- ',I9s gns as
Governor Of State

tByt Associated Press> f,
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 14.-Goy.
Cole Blease. whose term Of Office ex.
pires January 10 today filed his resig.
nation with the secretary Of state.
The resignation transmitted to the
senate was Immediately accepted. n
Lieut.. Governor Smith took the
oath of office for the unexpired term.
No reasons for the governors action
was given in his resignation, which
contained only the words: Il hereby
resign my office as governor Of South
Carolina Z
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NUMBER O| DEAD GROWING
EVERY HOUR: PROPERTY Loss
IS MILLIONS Of DOLLARS
BIG Vl|'I|!C|'T||i0.R:YgF FOR
VIVA PROHIBITION.
The r federal Court Reyerses
Judge 4 Kellar and Upholds
Yost Law.

.lBv. AssogrIated Ipr,e,s.,s.LllL n:

s..s. tBys Associated Press 81 Z
CHARLESTON, W.. Va, Jan. IA
Fred o. Blue, commisio Of prohi.
bition said today that tile decision
Of the United States Circuit Court at
Richmond Va, yesterday, would fin,
Imediately put an end to the ssolicita;
ton Of orders for intoxicants to be
delivered to West Virginia consum.
ers and would be Of inestimable value
to his department in enforcing the
prohibition laws.
The ruling Of. the court, said Com:
missioner Blue, Sis SO stringent that
all railroads and express Companies
operating in West Virginia can not
afford 70 take the risk Of delivering
intoSicants from other states to West
Virginia cons nsurl1ers.s
oHARLEsTo W. Va, S an. l A.
What sis regarded here as the most
decisive victory every in interests
Of prohibition was the decision hand.
ed down yesterday by the United
States Circuit Court tEofs Appeals, sit:
ting in Richmond, Va According 10
o telegram received by State Profit:
.bition Commissioner Fred h o. Blue,
that tribunal reversed and remanded
the decision Of Judge Kellar, in the
u. s.. District Court for the South.
,erns District Of West Virginia, in the
case of the State Of. West Virginia
versus the Adams Express Company,
in which Mr.. Blue, for the state,
sought an injunction to restrain tho
express company from delivering in.
toxicants in, this state. The suit was
first brought in the circuit courtl for
Kanawha county and Judge Little.
page granted the injunction. The Ex.
press company then appealed to
the Federal court and Judge Kelalr
refused to sustain the injunction. The
state then took an appeal to the highear.
tribunal, and according to the tells.
gram received by. Mr.. Blue, It ;upholds
Judge Littlepage, and instructs that
the Injunction be granted as prayed
for. ~ 4 -
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ESaysiU. S. Minister
Caused His. Removal

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-John L.
Mann, former director Of public works
Of the Dominican republic testified
today that he had been removed from
office by the Dominican government
at the behest Of James L. Sullivan,
American minister in the interests he
believes, Of the Banco national OF San.
ia Domingo, controlled by the Samuel
N. Jarvis interest of New York. Mr..
Mann appeared as witness in the in:
quiry that is being conducted here by
iSenator:elect Phelan Of San Francis.
co into Sulliyan,s fitness to retain his
post.
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Will Han 6 Georgia
Negro Tomorrow

PELHAM, ca, Jan. f4.-Flem Jack.
son. the negro who shot and Killed
Deputy sheriff VIII Griner in Noyem.
ber, viii be hanged at the county.
jail here tomorrow. II took d Jury
nine minutes to convict him. and the
hangnnn says he viii try to beat this
low record tomorrow morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-14
a. Leo We'll, Dragged from Train
And Taken TO Charleston
TO Answer Charge
STATE OFFICIALS SAID T07BE|NVO[VED
Council Manuf acture rs and Heat Company
isAIleged to Have Offered Public Service Com
missioner$ SIC, 700 w hen the Rate Case
Was Before That Body.

The complaint against We'll alleges
that the offense was committed Nov.
1s last about which time Guy Bid.
dinger a detective, and G. e. Elliott,
former adiutant general, are said to
have conferred in a hotel here with
Bronson, and W. H. Kilmer. another.
member Of the commission.
e "a telephone devise is said to have
record ed conversation which involves
state officials and others to such IN
extent that further arrests were ex.
pected. &, y. ~. = x. ( I
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c. q BUSINESS MEETING.

Asbusiness meeting OF the Christian
:Endeayor society Of the Central
Christian church, win be held this
evening at the residence Of Mayor
Anthony Bowen on Morgantown ave.
nue.. AN members are urged to be
present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-14
Tle Weather.

West Virginia: Fair tonight and
Friday In western portion. Western.
PENNSYLVANIA; Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday; colder Friday.
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Z. tgy Associated Press,

u y - BY Associated PreSs1 :,
LONDON Jan. 14.-Like the stub.
bornly contested battlet in the early.
days Of theswar on which hinged the
German occupation Of West Fland.
ers. the struggle for the Knoll Of
ground northeast OF scissors known
Spur 1872, still remains undecided to.
day, according to information receiv.
ed in London. s,
The Germans, however, by their
counter attack appeared to be in the
better position to the eastward Of the
south. Il ,S
In view Of the relatively small
amount Of ground gained, the losses
have been heavy on both sides but
the Germans show no signs of giving
up their attempts to ,retake the hill. =,
In fact, it Is said that Gen. Won
Kluck himself is now in command Of
the German forces which would seem
to lift the battle out Of the ordinary
run n,ofi conflicts along the western bat
tie front. -;
Farther east near Perthes where
another sharp fight is still in progress
the situation has no changed material.
" Judging from dispatches received
here. S5s
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tl,N AsEte.iated pre.asl


PARKERsBuRG, Jan IA. Leo
Wei, Of Pittsburgh, chief counsel for
the Manufacturers Light and Heat
Co.. was arrested early today on a
railroad train near Williamsport, w.
Va, charged with Offering a bribes Of
$4,000 To- q. d, Bronson, a member
of the Public Service Commission.
and u brother.inlawS OF Gov. Hatfield.
weil. who was on hist way TO this
city to argue ton I'M the United
States court was taken to Charleston
by Sheriff Hill in spite OF his request
that he be allowed to leave the train
at parkersburg. NJ
Well is associated lin the obligation
In the District court with o. G.. Knox
of Pittsburg, Chas. Mccamic OF
Wheeling and Geo. Price of Charles.
ton and when Attorney McC Camic and
Price who were already here, heard
of his arrest they quickly prepared %
petition asking for a writ Of habeas
corpus.
They hurried to the hotel where
Judge Dayton who was fast asleep
and arousing him, read the document.
Judge Dayton granted the writ which
was placed in the hands OF! a Deputy
United States Marshal who hurried
to Huntington in the hope Of serv.
ing the writ while Sheriff Hill and
his party were awaiting their train
to Charleston. They were gone how
ever. when he arrived. T +
The warrant charging bribery was
issued by Pros Attorney Townsend
of Charleston before Justice c. w.
Deering. Townsend who prosecuted
the Legislative graft cases three years
ago, refused to make any statement
In connection with the case.
1t was stated that the prosecution
was the out come sof hearings before
the Commission after the Gas com.
pany had asked permission to in.
crease rates through the territory. It
serves in this state. The Commits.
sion's Investigation included an audit
of the company's books, and at its
conclusion, the verdict was rendered
that prices should be decreased in.
stead o Increased. 5
Attorney Well Is very well known
throughout the state because of HIS
connection with the Gas Co. He alsi
is President Of the Voters Civic Lea
que Of Ptttsburg which several years
ago secured the conviction of a large
number Of pittsburg councilmen from
malfeasance In Office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-14

. PAST EARTH oUAKEs. |.
Disasters from earthquakes /.
8 in Italy in the past three CEN
I: turtles have taken $50 900 lives,
Z. that at Nessina in 1905 causing
. loss ofs2oo,O0o! Naples in 1881 !.
9 lost 5000, Sicily in 1893, CO..
q 900; Ca1abria IN 1888, 10000,
I: and in 1857 10, 700, while l1schia
:. in 1888. lost 1000.
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CHARLESTON. Jan. IA. Leo
We'll the Plttsburg attorney charged
with attempting to Sbribe G. II. Bron.
SON OF the Public Service Commits.
zion reached here with Sheriff Hill
this morning and was taken to the
office Of Justice G. w Deering who
released him on $4,000 bail for a
hearing January 10.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-14
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
(By Associatetl Press

tI9S &tp6gE4hktuE
PARIS, Jan. 14-The French offi.
cial statement, on progress of ths
war given out this afternoon shows
the fighting yesterday north of ssois.
sons was most determined. The
French could not make material prog.
:ress on left OF their Scissors line.
They held their positions Eon the cen.
ter and were compelled to yield on
their right. The French troops are
described also as taking positions on
the bank of the River Aisne.
Spirited artillery exchanges CON.
tinued yesterday at other points on
the battle front. s85Ei
sl,s...,. dsy Associated Press
BERLIN; Jan. 14.-Emperor SWfl.
liam waslpresent ,nperson during the
spirited battle on the Cregny plain to
the northeast Of soissons which re.
suited yesterday In that elevated
ground being cleared OF the T'renchi
and which IS described in the German
statement given out this afternoon as
a brilliant feat for our troops.,' "a
In this engagement the Germans
claimed to have captured ID French
Officers, and II 900 men.
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Starvation.


fromR Rome chamber of dep
utesforL have othe capital that the
disasterof the essna catastrophe
Widesprea and the injuries to life and
limb greater ZA4zs y.
RO .ondon, Jan. 4The destruction of the;
town Ayezzano, community fsome IL 900 people
qua the earthqu yesterday is vir-
tualy There good authority for the state
sment ten cent of the population
survived the disaster troopsar arriving constant
spitiable condition.
Hardly one Withoutr relatives in the ruins of the
buried underWr theirhomes The streets
ofthe cities of stone and
brick Through this rescuers are digging wherever
theyhaYe reasonto believe theyWi find Survivors The
works. enormously difficult.
The towns Of 5Sampelino Patreno, Cenbho, Collar
male Pescina also are in large meas
3ure destroyed.
ROME, Jan. IA: every hour, as additional and
more accurate details are received teorrors Of yester
earthquake increases to place it in the
stof similar Europe second only to that
of Messina dead dying and injured
has increased from small figures last night to
more than5 ordng to official announcement
today and that number may grow be-
fore the day over
'extent the property loss has not yet been
determined Here priceless statues century old
buildings and structures that years have been the
EQUAISsMEssINAE EARTHQUAKE.
Though loss OIL andtp possibly the damage may
sbeess than the area Of the disturbance
greatly exceeds the Messna earthquake 1t covers the
whole central portion extending from Naples on
the south to Farrara on the north.
most disastrous disturbance from all reports,
seems to have centered vicinity of the town Of
Ayezzano been killed or MUIR
ed according to the latest official reports Reports of
damage various degres o severity have come from
Latium, Abruzz Umbria, the Marches tuscany AezIia
8Gampania and Apulia.
o
side campania
the Its described
between
speed
SPECIAL TRAINS GO g.
enpeople
government onciais who
situation staying
could
and;byl presence
st bed the birth expressed
committees being
committees supervision of saandra.
fCon5uu Ou poroT
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Turks Nllf1le
Chi /, 5 IS Is
4 Rllls'sia $ an {: Re epo III;
REFUGEES Fight RATTLEaWlTH
sULTAN.ss sTRo ooPs-NE ARLY
ALL KILLED. s n
VERY FEW Esc CAPPED TO TELL
THE STORY OF THE
MASSACRE.
{By Assocla ted Pressl

3 Il, tBy6 y6ASsQclateddts tsreSSl 80 WI 3 /
SPETRoGRAD, via London. Jan: Ia.
"A correspondent at Tiais sends a
statement made to him by School jaed
G. Dacnleh, the former governor Of
the province Of Azervii Jan, Persia, who
had arrived in ETitiis.
He is ono Of four survivors OF a
guard Of 400 shorsemen who defended
the bridge at the entrance to Mian.
doab .theg gateway o. Persia. He
fought the Turks for ten hours, en-.
abling refugees to escape to iliaragha,
|, fifty miles to- the south. All Christ.
ians who remained In inland doab, he
stated were smassacred. ~
When j heard that the Turks were
advancing he said, q posted 1900
troops in one OF the Miandcab forts
and 1, 200 iii another. isrnyseIf with
four hundred relatis aid fricsfls
fought q hopeless battle at the bridge
until all but four were killed by the
Turks quick firers. / then fled on
horse back from rabriz to Julia. All
the members OF the consulate and
banks escaped from Tabriz.%
PETRo RoGRAD. by way Of London,
Jan. 14.-7-Furious fighting has beenjre.
sumed in Russian Poland. The Rus:
sian forces in the north which are
pushing toward east Prussia in the
region of Mlawa have captured nun.
bers OF villages. In the center the
Germans have made four violent at.
tacks within. the last forty-eight hours.
They forced back the Russians and oc:
cupied Sconsid derable ground.
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Continued On Page Twol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11

was becaImed almost on top OF a FED
eral cruiser, which also was a sailing
ship. The presence of the cruiser was
revealed to the blockade runners By
the sound of an approaching boat an
the challenge of a sentry. They ham
ly dared move: then the breeze spran
I'D. a boom creaked, and a sail fiappet
The sentries on the warship heard th
sounds, and an officer called the cre'
to quarters, and ordered the signal
be given to his consorts.
But the captain Of the blockade run
ner was a man Of resource. He bal
a boat lowered quietly, and into thl
he put a fresh beef bone. There wa
dog on board, and he put the dog In
to the boat with the bone. AS ID
boat drifted away the dog smelled tn
bone, and was soon busy rafting it O
the boards. The cruiser heard ii
noise, and fired in that direction. Th
dog parked joyously in answer.
Meanwhile, the breeze was gettin
stronger, and the schooner gradual
got under way. The cruiser, hearir
nothing further. burnt flare, and b.
officers were apparently treasured {
discovering the innocent cause of Il
commotion. The blockade runner q
capped. iae. sHec 7
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
OAKLAND
Efforts to Recover the Body of
Charles Farnham Who Was
Drowned Sunday Thus
Far Unsuccessful
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT
THE TOWN

A large number of men were working
on Lake Massachusetts all day Monday
to recover the body of Charles Farnham
unsuccessful.
Geo. Tyner, who is working at Maran-
acook, was a week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Bowman of Sidney.
Word was received Monday morning
of the death of Geo. Williams, the G.
weeks-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ormiston of Rockdale. Mass. The body
will be brought here for burial.
Russell Taylor returned Monday from
a successful fishing trip to Moosehead
lake.
Mrs. L. A. Witham and two children of
Woodfords are visiting her uncle, A. H.
Oliver.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Morse of Madison
were in Oakland Monday. called here by
the drowning of Charles 'Farnham.
Mrs. Clara McTaggart and Miss Dora
Haynes leave for Lewiston Tuesday
morning, where they have been called
by the illness Of their sister, Mrs. Grace
McMinn.
Mrs. Evelyn Farnham and daughter of
Bangor are visiting Mrs. Farnham's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Moody.
The advertised letters at the Oakland
postof1ce are as follows: E. T. H. Glib
son, Warren Cyrus Powell, Mrs. G. Bea-
son. Miss Bessie George. Mrs. Grace o.
Steel. Mrs. F'lavilla Kolb, Mrs. c. A.
LENA, Mrs. Chas. L. Marchetti, Mrs. w.
W. Thayer, Mrs. Edward P. Washburn.
Stanley Cummings, the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Cummings, is ill with
scarlet fever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
COLBY"
THURSDAY NIGHT
AT Opera HOUSE

After over two months of careful
preparation, during which time several
presentations were given at nearby
towns, the Colby Dramatic Club Will
present it's play. "At Colby" Thursday
evening at the City Opera house. The
cast is large one, and includes some
of the best talent in the mems d.
vision. The play itself is full OF col
lege atmosphere and has plot that Is
unusually absorbing.
A rather amusing story is being
told around college in conjunction
with the opening of the seat sale,
Monday morning at Hawker's Drug
store. 1t seems that fraternity has
been clubbing together and sending
down early the nrst
morning to purchase enough to supply
the needs of the society. said repre-
sentative reaching the drug store
about $50. At the glee club concert
given by the ladies the youth repeated
the trick that was effective at the
mems concert, so when the announce
ment came that the seat sale would
open Monday morning. one energetic
decided that he would have
first choice even if he had to stay up
all night. Consequently he set his
alarm clock for A. NJ, and $50 found
him sitting on Hawker's step waiting
for the appearance Of the clerk. 1t
was a long wait till seven. He had
had no breakfast, but he didn'taWant
to lose his chance. The aroma from
lunch room next door was
surely appetizing. The temptation
was too great. He slipped in, ordered
his breakfast, and with it in his arms
to the drug store steps
where he enjoyed his morning meal.
Shorty after five o'clock his "riva"
for first choice. but he mere
ly heard some one murmur, "The
early bird gets the best seats"
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ARE
COMPLETED FOR the
ARGENTINE LOAN

New York, May 9-Joint arrange
ments have been completed to offer
simultaneously here and in England the
$50, 100000 Argentine 5-year 6 per cent.
bonds.
Thomas W. Lamont Of J. P. Morgan
& Co., said: ~. P. Morgan & CO..
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the National City
Bank and the First National Bank
Of this city and group in London,
headed by Barring Bros. Ltd, and
Morgan, Grenfell & Co., have jointly
concluded arrangements with the Ar
gentine government for the purchase
and simultaneous issue in this country
and abroad of approximately $4,000
600 Of Argentine 5-year bonds.
THE amount to be issued In this
country is $25,00o,000 and in London
e5..oO0.0O0. The bonds will be dated
May Is and will bear interest at 6
per cent. After two years they will be
internationalized as between the dol
lar and sterling issues.
THE actual offering Of the bonds in
this country will be made through a
selling syndicate, to be announced
shortly and to be made up of we'll
known banks and bankers in this and
other cities"