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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
WILSON PITTED AGAINST
BRYAN ON RUM ISSUE
Senators Quote President rs OPP
posed to Prohibition,
Bryan for Ii.

wAsHISGToN Jan. l6-Presidcnt VII
son WAS quoted to-day In the senate by
his friend senator ollie James OF Ken
lucky In favor OF local option. and Secrc-
tary Bryan was quo.ed In reply by Scna-
tor Kenyon as iu favor Of prohibition
Editorial articles from the CommoHcr
were read In which Mr. Bryan referred
to the brewers and their influence as
"millstone around the neck OF tho
Democratic party" that should be cast on.
senator James read letter written
by Mr. Wilson while Governor OF
New Jersey known as the shannon let
ter IN which the President declared
, against State prohibition and in favor OF
local option.
The President also was aligned against
the prohibtionists by Senator Walsh.
another Democrat. who intlmated that
the President would veto the District APP
Precipitation bill II IL came to him with
/ prohibition "ridcT" on IT, Senator Walsh
declared that this would mean an extra
+ session Of Congress.
Another full day in the Senate was
given over completely to debate on the
proposed prohibition on the District OF
; Columbia appropriation bill
! senator Jones of Washington charged
: that the excise board had granted II.
censes Illegally and had distorted tn,
meaning OF the law In the interest OF
the saloonists. lie cited the case of on,
Of President Wilson's commissioners, who
resigned from the excise hoa-d after briet
service and became attorney for saloon
lists In getting approval from the excis,
commission for licenses and transfers o
p licenses.
80 vote was taken on the prohibition
amendment to-day. The outlook IL tina
1t will be well along next week before
decisive action Is taken.
Nt..a. .Ngsaa srfu
referendum vote by the residents OF tn
District OF Columbia are ready to h
offered as an alternative for absolute pro
hbitiOn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
VILLAS EYE ON TAMPIC0.
To Lead. Ills ForccS Thr.r Nftcr lie
Takes Monterrey.

f.. PAso. Jam 10 Hard hghunS co.,
tuues NJ Mortorrc, between he villa and
tho C-uanza forces. Developments or
the last two day, nave not borne out the
Carnnzl stItemcuts ttfai tarranzlst $
were In force near Torreon.
Con villa is at Saltilo on his way 20
take personal command Of the Monterrey
lighting IF victorious there he viii
march against Tamplco.
CarrauZstas started report TO night
that Ga. OArcgon had occupied Mexico
cts. NNillas,ds. dcnOuuco the claim and
say Dhtt .tho convention forces are ready
TO rCtIke. rt- bld
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
Biakes on Honeymoon Tour.

PARIS. Jan. l6.-Dr. Joseph \ Blake.
head of the American Ambulance at
Neulliy. and Mrs. Katherine Duer
(Mackay) Blake OF New York, who were
married here on November 90 last. started
on belatcd honeymoon to-day. Or Blake
viii make a months tour of the various
military hospitals in France. after which
he will return to his work at the American
Ambulance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
TWO AMERICANS HANGED.
Gun Runners of Mexican Birth
Caught by Garran,istas

SAN -ASToNIo, Tex, Jan. lG,-Gustavo
Hernandez and Francisco Nturria resi-
dents OF Donna, Tex, have been hanged
by Carranza officials at Rio Bravo Mex
leo, for bringing arms and munitions
across the border for the use of Nillstas.
Three wagonloads Of rifles found in the
possession Of the men, were confiscated,
While Of Mexican birth the men were
American citizens and IL Is understood
strong representations will be made to the
State Department
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

SpscAao, ian l6.-Miss Catherine Bar
ksr, is yeats old, heiress TO the 10000
400 estate ~ her father, John II Barker
car manufa ,tu4er of Michigan city, Ind
IL engaged To Howard II, Spaulding, Jrr
OF this city. Miss Barker IL here on 9
short vacation from the Finch School nj
New York The marriage will not take
place for some time. ~ sh" has not vet
made her debut, and expects 10 make a
years tour OF Europe before the we'd
ding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
1. :. Citizen KnIed In Avc..ano.

ROME, Jan. 1.-THE name OF the nat
urnlizcd American who was killed In Avez-
zano on Wednesday morning just as he
reached chat town from the United states
Is Fiippo Fratucci He came from New
York and hts relatives had assembled at
the railroad station 10 greet him when the
town was destroyed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
OIL MEN SEE CARRANZA.
Discuss Ria Tax Put Upon Proper
ties aud sales.
Specioi cabie Dessqt~h 10 Tut So

VERA CRuz, Jan. l6.-The Asuila,
Corona, IIuasteca and Pierce oil corpora
tons representatives saw Carsanzd 90
day ahor the big tau put on their prop
critics and sales.
Harold Walker of the lluasteca Pc
troleum Company IL chairman OF tn"
committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

The drcadnoughts New York and Ar
kansas left ;he Brooklyn navy yard yes
terday tn sail 10 Hampton Roads. Tho
Wyoming VIII follow them to-day.
Tho big vessels will join the balance
of the Atlantic fleet At Hampton Roads
and proceed to Guantanamo for target
practice. This over. the New York. which
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
Gas Company Rewards Opera ~. OF
Its puImotors

The consolidated Gas Company gave =
bonus yesterday OF SO TO each Of tbr
seven employees whose efficient work
with pulmotors helped revive the victims
Of the subway accident twto weeks ago
With each gift was short note of an.
probation from the president of the com.
pany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
U. s. RESERVE BANKS
GAIN IN RESOURCES
Increase Of $4,000, 900 in Cash
and $1,000. 900 in Gold
Reported.

WAsHiNGroN. Jan. ls.-The weekly
statement OF the condition OF the Federal
reserve banks made public 10y the Federal
Reserve Board to-day shows "A gam OF
more than $2,oooo00 In the cash resources
and OF almost 81, 900 in the gold re-
sources of the banks. Loans under DIS
counts increa sed over S2,jOO,OOO.
Nearly 30 per cent. Of the paper held
by the banks natures within thirty days
saws the statement, and S35 per cent
within sixty days.
Investments in public securities are re-
ported BY six banks The larger part or
/ the securities bought are municipal and
State warrants maturing within SIX
/ months The amount OF United states
bonds bought by one bank Is S925ooO
IAN other resources, composed mainly
OF national bank notes and Federal re-
serve notes on hand, also amounts due
, from sub-Treasurles for mutllaied cur
rency shipped for redemption, show
gain OF about 81 0O0. 900. due to the larger
amounts OF national bank notes In the
hands of the Federal reserve banks.
/ "Deposits show a gain OF almost $40
600 900 New York and Boston reporting
the largest increases for the week. the
amount OF Federal reserve notes In circu-
lation reported by the Federal agents was
sl74s7OOO which IL slightly larger than
the amount reported last week The net
liability of the reserve banks on account
OF their outstanding notes shows how
ever a decrease of about $2O,OpO because
of the larger amounts of gold held by the
agents for the retirement OF these notes.
Here il the weekly statement OF re-
sources and liabilities OF the Boston, New
York and Philadelphia banks at the close
Of business on January Is:
RESOURCES A..
Boston New York delphla.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

has been altered 50 that II can accommo-
date others than sailors comfortably. will
go back TO Hampton Roads and pick up
President Wilson and the women of the
party which he will take 20 the official
opening Of the Panama Canal and TO
the Panama Exposition.
Except for the battleship Texas and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

AlNAt " W AAfTN
T. banks, net.
Federal reserve
notes in cirCula
ton, net ...t...,
Capital paid m
The enterprise., 1915-08-26

pr mary object in cultivation. BY
many who have had little or no ex-
perience in actual farming in the
semi-arid regions of the west, an
nual plowing is considered as the
most necessary of cultural opera
tiions, but this is not substantiated
either by the experience of many
successful farmers, of by the rec
ords from experimental work. The
smooth, deeply plowed, well-har-
rowed surface looks we'll, and gives
the impression of carefully con-
Quoted farm operations, but may
prove detrimental to crop produc-
ton. The smooth, finely pulverised
surface is readily subject to blow
ing, and the loose, unpacked seed
bed may be quickly dried by the
rather free circulation of air
through it. Stubble left on a field
may give it an unkept appearance,
but at the same time it may be of
value in catching snow or in pre-
venting the soil from blowing.
StuDble, weeds and uneven
tanning snow and holding large
part of the winter precipitation. In
deciaing wnen field should be
plowed, the question of whether a
greater amount of moisture will be
accumulated by holding the snow
that falls than will be dissipated by
the growth of weeds is paramount
1t must be decided by the man on
the ground. In answering this ques-
ton several factors must be consid-
cred namely, the amount of moist
ure already in the soil that may be
lost through weed growth, the prob
able time before the weeds will be
killed by frost, the possibilities of
increasing the water in storage in
the soil by holding the snow that
may come, the danger of soil blow
ing if the stubble and weeds are re-
moved, and the distribution of farm
labor The Importance of these fac
The enterprise., 1915-08-26
WEATHER REPORT.

Following is the weather sum-
mary for this vicinity for the eweek
ending August 21:
The weather conditions for the
week ending Saturday, August 21,
were practically repetition of the
two preceding weeks. The first six
days of the week were clear and
warm followed by showers and cool
or weather Saturday, August 81.
The highest temperature was 80 de-
grees on Tuesday, August II, and
the lowest was Sc on Aug. IS, MAX
ing weekly range in temperature
of 33. There was an excess in the
daily mean temperature of de-
grees as compared with the normal.
The total precipitation for the
week was O.38 inches which is near
ly twice the average for this period.
A severe thunder storm accom-
panied by cloudburst and heavy
destructive hail occurred Sunday
evening, Aug. Is, near Alma in this
county. Thunderstorms occurred
on the 5th, 18th, Goth and 21st
There were six clear days and one
cloudy day. The wind force was
light to gentle from the east.
The threshing of winter wheat
is we'll under way. Spring wheat
and oats are being harvested, much
hay making continues, flax and corn
are in excellent condition, potatoes
and other VEGETABLES give promise
of an unprecedented yield.
The enterprise., 1915-08-26
FLOWING OF SMALL-
GRAIN STUBBLE FIELDS

The average yields of spring
crops, such as wheat, oats and corn
in the Great Plains area, from
spring and from fall plowing, show
that the blind following of a rule
prescribing any particular time of
plowing might cause a reduction as
often as it does an increase in the
yields. However, in this region,
where the precipitation is cratic,
there are very few farming opera
tions which can L~ done success
fully by lule of thumb, and this is
especially true of any rule for time,
depth and method Of blowing. The
time of plowing is one of the most
frequently discussed subjects, and
one on which very few authoritative
figures can be obtained. Yet the
time of plowing is one of the most
important of the controllable fac
tors in crop production.
The great variation in the time
and amount of precipitation in this
region must be constantly kept in
mind, when considering the time of
ploWing. No dependence can be
placed on heavy precipitation in
August and September, get it fire.
quently occurs. AS moisture is con-
sidered the most important factor
in crop production in the Great
Plains area, it's conservation is the
The enterprise., 1915-08-26

Mayors, bank pres dents and 9TH
er men of prominence in the COM
mercial and political world are TAX
ing course of military training at
Plattsburgh, N. Y, and are serving
as privates in the ranks. It is one
of the new methods adopted by the
government for the national defense
in the event of a foreign invasion,
and should appeal to every man who
has the slightest degree of rever-
ence for his flag and his country.
A like movement on the part of the
business and professional men of
this community would not be amiss,
for while other places may make a
more spectacular showing, there
is no section of the country in
which true patriotism is more preg
nant in emergency than right here
among our own people.
The enterprise., 1915-08-26

The size limit of parcel post pack
ages has been increased by order of
postmaster General Burlison from
~ inches combined length and
girth to "a inches, thus permitting
the mailing of standard size fruit
crates. The establishment of a re-
celpt system for parcel post pack-
ages similar to that used by express
companies has also been authorized.
The enterprise., 1915-08-26

Bob Whittmire was at Chinook
Monday where he delivered a new
Buick six.
George Kemper was in the city
the first of the week looking after
business interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Wait was in
the first of the week from her ranch
out near Zortman
Deputy Sheriff Riley Brooks is in
today from Zortman attending to
business conected with his Office
The enterprise., 1915-08-26
$4,000 FOR PAGE AID.

The Curtis Publishing an
nounces new rates for the Ladies'
Home Journal-one of So per line
or $4,000 for the second or third
cover in two colors, and $4,000 for
third cover in three or four colors,
$4,000 for the fourth cover in four
colors. For the Saturday Evening
Post a rate of $S per line is an
nounced, one of $4,000 for full
page, $4,000 for the second or third
cover in two colors and $4,000 for
center double page in black, $12,-
600 for center double page in two
colors.
The enterprise., 1915-08-26
Your
Ideal
Home

You hav your ideal of what you
would like to have in your home, the
kind of home you can build for the
money you have to spend. You have
your ideal even if you can not plan
it yourself on paper.
We want to assist you home build
ers and want to place the latest ideas
within reach of everyone. Give us
the opportunity to show you and tell
you how economically you can real
ize your ideal of cozy, convenient
and step saving home.
See US whether you expect
to build now or later.
No charges for Plans and Estimates.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
Vast Throng Handled Without lin.
toward Event-Result OF Careful
Planning Months Ahead-Nianv
Passenger Agents Here.
Reunion Visitors
Number 41,5OO

Figures gathered by Times Dispatch
representative from the passenger de.
partments OF the principal transpor,a
lion systems operating into Richmond
Indicate that the visitors TO the reunion
number in the ncishborhood OF 10000
The hSures are largely estimates, and
while not absolutely accurate, are be.
lieved to approximate the size OF tn.
crowd OF visitors that the great Con-
fcderate event has brought TO Rich.
mond.
SO far as known. there has been no,
a single serious mishap in the HANDLING
OF this great army OF visitors Railroad
men months ahead began studying the
big problem Of handling such a larr.
assemblage OF people. and when the
detail had been carefully arranged
The task Is much larger than the law
man would think. for no one can UNI
derstand just the number of tedious
details which enter into the perform
ance of task with which ne is not
familiar Every convention city has
It's own transportation difficulties. and
these must be met and surmountcd.
not after the crowds have begun 10
pour in, but by cool deliberation and
hard work beforehand
4 large and courteous corps OF repre.
scntauves OF the various passenger de-
nartmcnts have been in the city ever
since the first vanguard Of the visiting
host came in. and each arriving special
train has brought its passenger official
TO swell the number OF railroad men
In the city
Among the out-ot-town railroad OF.
metals in the city experimenting the
work of taking care OF the visitors 10
the reunion were General Passenger
Agent X. f. Cary and H. f. Hutchens,
OF the Southern; Passenger Traffic
Manager w j. Craig and General Pas
senger Agent T. G. White. OF the At
lantic Coast Line. and General Passen-
ger Agent c. B. Ryan. Of the Scaboard
Air Line. In addition. there were
literall" scores OF division. district and
travelling passenger agents
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
CONFEDERATE CHOIR
Singing of Gray-CIad Women Proyes
Fenture of Reunion.

A feature OF the present reunion. as
ii has been OF many Confederate Re
unions in the past, Is the singing OF
the United Confederate Choirs Of Amer
lea. These daughters and grand -daueh-
ters of the heroes in gray who followed
Lee and Jackson with unfinching cour-
age during the trying times Of the six
ties, have Inherited soTnethig of the ar
dor and enthusiasm Of their fathers
and can sing the stirring songs Of the
Confederacy with that vim and Iatri-
otto enthusiasm which is the natural
heritage OF the daughters Of the South
Everywhere they sing the audience is
thrilled with the widest enthusiasm
and the old veterans, with awakened
memories Of the days when these songs
were an incentive 10 deeds of almost
reckless bravery, shout and hurrah and
give the rebel yell as only the surviv-
ors of the Lost Cause" can.
This organization, known and he
loved by vcteraDS throughout the
Southland. and considered BY them 4
part and parcel OF the United Confcd.
crate Veteran organization, was organ
lied eight Years ago by Mrs. Henpden
Osborne. and has attended all the gen
eral reunions held since that time. in
GLIDING those at Birmingham. Memphis.
Mobile. Little Rock, Macon Chatta-
nooga1 and Jacksonville,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
SPONSORS ARRIVE

With the arrival OF about 200 mora
guests al the Jefferson Hotel last night.
the list of sponsors, chaperons. matrons
and maids Of honor here for the big
Confederate Reunion is about complete
The total number o! women represent
ing every section OF the country. is
nearly 500. Never were so many beau
tifu!ly Sowned and attractive women
seen last night around the registration
headquarters in the jefferson Hotel.
whore an informal dance was given
last night in their honor.
The following sponsors registered
yesterday.
Miss Ethel MORRISON. First Brigade.
Tennessee: Miss Salle Oracle. First
Eriead". Arkansas Division; Miss Mar
tina Hin. Arkansas Division: Miss Ca RHO
Dawson. Georgia, E Brigade; Miss
Helen Mcclure. Oregon Division: Mrs.
William II. Got;fried. Western Brigade.
Missouri: Miss Alton Shelton, Third
heimcr. North Carolina Division; Miss
Mary Quarles Liuh. South Carolina Dr.
vision. Second Brigade: Mrs. W. H.
Faundes, Fourth Brigade Miss Jessie
Gibbs, Third Tennessee Brigade; Miss
Henrietta Harris White. Kentucky III
vision; Miss Agnes Tilchman Lurman.
Maryland Division; Miss Helen Jones.
Texas Division; Miss Martha A. Bor-
ham. South Carolina; Miss Elsie Hooper.
Second Brigade. Alabama; Miss Bessie
a. Moore. North Georgia Brigade; Miss
Ida Jcffries. First Florida Brigade;
Miss Ethel James. Third Brigade: Miss
Kathleen Floyd. Missouri Division; Mira.
Belle Deem, Miss Carrie Darson. Miss
Maggie Crawford. Third Brigade Flor
ida; Miss Bessie Almon Fourth Brigade,
Alabama Division.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
REPORT EXAGGERATED
Major Fontnine Not Dead by Any
Means, He Insists.

Means, He Insists.
Major Lamar Fontaine. one of the
survivors of the Immortal Six Hun
dred, was Yesterday shown the copy
of The Times Dispatch of April 10,
1914, on the Confederate page. of which
appeared these words, Lamar Fontaine
is dead now. forgotten and unsung."
That report" declared the major, 'is
as Mark Twain said under similar cir
rumstances very much exaGgerated ed"
Major Fointaine is alive, very much
alive. though the fact is something OF
a miracle in the light Of his war ex-
made in his body during the war, more
wounds. it is said. than any man on
either side in the sanguinary con-
flict received
at is published in eleven Confed-
crate histories said Major Fontaine,
" that was killed in battle and natur-
ally The Times-D Dispatch is pardon
able for falling in the same error"
The explanation of the prevailing err
ror as given by Major Fontainc was
that at the battle of First Manassas he
got lost from his own command un-
der circumstances which caused his
fellow soldiers to believe that he had
been killed. Thus the mistake started,
and Major Fontaine has never been
able to overtake it. but he is not wor-
rying about it, Although written as
dead in a dozen different works he has
led tremendously active life as a
civil engineer, and is still pursuing
that calling, although he is in his
eighty sixth year.
He is nephew OF Matthew Fontaine
Maury, name than which there are
few more familiar in Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
Augusta.

Augusta.
Frazer Boyle. Memphis
State vice presidents:
Ala hama. Mrs ]. c. Lee.
Arkansas. Mrs. Julia a. Garside
Welsh.
Florida. Mrs. Horace L. Simpson.
Georgia, Mrs. a. Med. Wilson
Louisiana. Mrs. James Dinkins.
Mississippi. Mrs. T. c. Carroll
Missouri. Mrs. George X Warner
North Carolina. Mrs. Robert n Jones.
South Carolina Mrs Clark Waring.
Tennessee, Mrs. Charles w. Frazer.
MRS. CHIEVES DECLINES
TO SERVE AGAIN
Mrs. shelton Chieves was very en-
Enthusiastically renominatcd State vice
president from Virginia. hut declared
herself unable to accept the nomina-
ton on account of home duties and
poor health. SO, in spite of continued
protests from the association. her name
was Withdrawn. Mrs. s. NJ. Davis Roy,
from Front Royal, was unanimously
elected in her place.
Miss Jcssica Randolph Smith. daugh-
ter OF Orrin Randolph Smith, told. amid
much applause. the history of the de-
signing OF the Confederate flag by her
father. The United Confederate Vet
Grams and Sons OF Veterans had already
adopted resolutions giving the credit
Of designing the flag to her father.
The stars and Bars committee Of the
.Confcderated Southern Memorial Asso-
citation now submitted Il similar resolu-
ton. which was unanimously adopted
Mrs. Robinson told of book she has
written, The History Of the Cabin John
Bridge"
Since all necessary business had been
transacted. 1t was announced that there
would be no business meeting this
morning, as planned. but all the dele
gates would come together again in
the church for a late luncheon between
and o'clock