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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
BRYAN SEES DANGER
OF WAR IN Big LOAN
Ex-Secretary in Washington
to Consult Foreign Ian
guage Editors.
ADMINISTRATIONS Is FIRM

wAsHiNoroN. Sept. 1s-wiliam
Jennings Bryan came " to-day In op-
position to the proposed billion dollar
loan to the Allies on the ground that 1t
will impair the neutrality OF the United
States and tend 20 drag this nation into
the war.
While Secretary OF State Mr.. Bryan
shaped the policy OF the Administration
In regard 10 loans to the b~elligerents.
These views. which he still holds, have
been repudiated by the Administration.
which will interpose no objections to the
fotation Of the big loan.
THE loaning Of money TO %belligerent
nations makes our position of neutrality
more difficult because II gives to the
loaning groups a peculiar interest In the
success Of the countries 10 which they
loan. and IL tends TO create division
among us at a time when there should
be unity" sal Mr.. Bryan.
y ~pecunlary advantage which can
come from the making Of a loan can
compensate for the danger this action
invites II our citizens divide themselves.
each seeking to aid the side with which
he sympathizes.
Loans TO belligerents are not pro-
hibited by International law. but viewed
from the standpoint Of public policy !
think public opinion should be against
individual participation In anything that
would tend TO drag us into the war
Would o comment on the present
diplomatic situation between the United
States and Germany" the former Sec
rotary was asked.
stiIl Scoring Newspapers.
mo, nothing further" he said, than
that on my return TO the East | find
that the newspapers still act as II the
responsibility OF government rested on
their shoulders. They assume to tell the
President each day what he must do AMI
picture direful consequences which must
follow II he does not obey them. They
10 not speak for the American people
they speak for but a small percentage
OF the voters and are so biassed and
under the control of special interests
that they misrepresent the sentiments OF
the small percentage for which they at
tempt 10 speak
A year ago the Administration. at the
instance OF Mr. Bryan. deferred J. =.
Morgan from floating a loan TO France
In this country. Mr.. Bryan said such
a loan would violate the spirit OF
neutrality. Later he REDEEMED his posi-
ton ~ as TO approve OF wlr loans IN
the shape of credits for the purpose of
supplies in this country, but he still dis
approved the selling OF war loan bonds
to the public.
The Administration now Is not dis-
posed 10 offer any Interference 10 the
fOtatlon Of the billion dollar loan even
IN the shape OF bonds sold to the public.
Mr. Bryan's influence has disappeared
completely In this respect.
Hundreds OF protests against the
loan and threats OF boycott against the
financing banks have been received by
the Administration, but no attention has
been paid TO them, The Adminintra-
ton In taking care not TO become in
VOWED In the dispute.
Mr.. Bryan will be in Washington
several days, during which time he will
confer with the foreign language news
paper editors, VINO contemplate sending
him TO Europe TO ond the val.
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LOAN MAY
BE CUT TO HALF BILLION

ia participation in the loan by American
banking institutions and did not believe
his firm would participate in II. He said
ne assumed this stand not out II any
pro-German ~sympathies but from a de-
sire to be strictly neutral. He SAID he
feared that II we made one loan TO
Great Britain we would soon have II
make another and another. n that
sooner or later our interests through
cur loans would become so closely in
vowed with those OF the Allies tina: we
would be drawn into the conflict. ON
the other hand, he said, We cousi StIi
10 business with the Allies. as they had
% have our goods at any price, and ny
making them pay for them in the Gus
tomary manner we could keep clear o:
any danger OF being involved in the
struggle.
Chicago Represented.
Ge. g NJ. Reynolds. president OF the
Continental n Commercial Bank ~
Chicago, the third most powerful banh
In the United States, was at the But
mere yesterday afternoon. lie would nc
discuss the situation except to say that
he had heard of considerable opposition
b the loan in Chicago.
Edward Whitaker OF ST. Louis. an
other banker. also at the hotel. said he
had not met the members OF the mis-
sion and did not know that he would
meet them.
James Il. Forgan, president OF the
First National Bank OF Chicago, IL In
daily touch with them said Mr.. Whit
taker. "and I am absolutely certain that
" II meets with his approval It will be
all right OR us.
There Us considerable opposition 20
the loan In st. Louis MIR. Whittake:
replied TO one question. That Is due n
some part to racial sentiment and In d
great measure to a lack of understanding
~ the purposes OF the mission. Let tn
uolic .nce come to know the truth aboLl
Il. | am sure much OF his opposition
will disappear"
II became known yesterday that Rob
ert Fleming. one Of the best known pri-
vate bankers OF England, is In New
York. but he was not seen az the Bit
| mere nor In the banks Of Wall Street.
Ills presence puts In New York at this
time a triumvirate named by a great
American banker several years ago. THIS
man said the three most acute banker.
OF England are Sir Edward Holden, Sir
Ernest Cassel and Robert Fleming. sir
Edward Hopkinson Holden IS here, a
member Of the mission Sir Ernest Cas-
sci has been here for some time. n vol
untary exile, n now Mr.. Fleming.
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Totals ............ s.. go. slcs. go. 364 s.. .O77l2S
The figures were compiled by Dow,
Jones a. Co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17

Although Mr.. Marshall refused 90. g,
CUES the matter, IL is likely that tre IN.
quiry will include the efforts ot Au.ss.
sador Dumba 10 foment strikes among
Austrian worknen IN mGu.'.u. sl..
tories IN this country.
WHAT will be done with Jsu,, J. :
Archibald, the American c1rges'u. .,
when he arrives here is a. uu.. no ,
mystery as ever. MI. Marshal. ,ti
that he has received pp lust'Gr, ..
the matter. He quoted ASS slant r.stel
stat Attorrey-Generai Warrcr. N.. I,
In charge of the case, a having '... 70
that there was no reason 'pr a.'s....t
Archibald Immediately. Nj. Nlr.4al
interpreted this attitude ~ mctrf.s '.s,
the Department prefers o. WI; 10y. j.
has found the b-s. Jaw ulaer n...a
any prosecution saod.d be ga4cg.-s..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
German Banks Canynssed.

A canvass Of several OF the private
banking houses will German names or
German affiliations yesterday failed TO
reveal any opposition TO the Anglo
French loan through pro-German sym.
pathies. Most OF these bankers seemed
to realize that the proposed loan was
as much in the interest OF the United
states and the American farmers and
manufacturers, II not more NO. thai II
was for the assistance OF Great Britain.
Most OF these bankers took the stand
that although they might be German In
name and connection they were Ameri-
can In spirit. and that for that rea son
" FOR none other, 1t was their duty to
promote American prosperity.
4 member Of the firm OF Heidelbach.
lckelhelner & Co. said he could not say
at present that his nrm would particl-
pate In the loan. for they do not knoN
It's terms. However. he said. their minds
are open. and they are assuming the
same attitude toward the loan as IL the
Natona city Bank or any other strictly
American institution.
4 member u the firm OF Knauth,
Nachod N kuhne said he did not favor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
Continued from First Paoe.

the Rockefeller Offices. 20 Broadway,
yesterday. Mr.. Morgan called on Mr..
Rockefeller. IL was admitted. to explain
the purposes OF the visit OF the mission
and the plans 80 far as they are settled.
Mr.. Rockefeller did not then express
any opinion on the, matter, nor a he
AT any time expressed any opinion. Mr..
Morgan did not ask him to participate
In the loan. II was pointed out In an
other quarter that banks in which
Rockefeller interests are powerful are
TO participate in the loan.
There was less talk yesterday OF OPP
position from big bankers Of German
antecedents. IL was agreed tina about
all of them will participate and will re-
ceive their invitation SO to do directly
from the mission. as soon as II is known
that they will not refuse the invitation.
Or course the members OF the mission
cannot. from patriotic motives. run the
risk OF a rebur from any one whose
sympathies are exclusively with their
enemies.
Jacob II. Schiff yesterday paid a visit
to James J. HUI. Mr.. Schir said he
went to congratulate Mr.. Hill on his
birthday. which was his seventy-seventh.
Mr.. SchiN said he had known Mr.. HIll
Tor nearly forty years and always called
on him when he was in New York.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Blease to Oppose Manning?

That Gov. Blease now intends
to be candidate for governor
in the summer of 1916 is the
inference derived from several
of his recent utterances.
An Anderson citizen was in a
barber shop in Columbia yester-
day and while being waited on
the late governor came in. The
governor was served and was on
point of departing when some
one spoke up and asked him if
he had time enough to listen to
him a minute or so. The gov
ernor replied that he had all
sorts of time; that he wasn't
doing anything especially now;
that his busy time would COM
mence on the 18th day of May,
1916, when he was going to put
his name on the club roll and
start again making history for
the State of South Carolina. +"
He has stated on more than one
occasion since the recent cleo
tion that he would oppose Gov
ernor Manning when the latter
seeks reelection in 1916. An
derson Mail.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Sank German Vessel.

An attempt by a German
cruiser squadron to repeat the
recent attack on Scarborough,
the Hartlepools and other British
coast towns, was frustrated Sun
bay by the British patrolling
squadron, and in running fight
the German armored cruiser
Bluecher was sunk and two Ger
man battle cruisers seriously
damaged.
The British ships suffered only
slight injury. So far as is
known only 123 of the Bluecher's
crew of 885 were saved.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Organized Militia Intact.

Governor Manning's proclama-
ton declaring General Order No.
2, recently issued by his prede-
cessor, purporting to disband the
organized militia of the State,
void and of no effect" because
of illegality, being beyond the
power of 1.-The Governor, makes
the status of the organized mi
litia and national guard of the
State intact as if General Order
No. 2 had never been issued,
says the Columbia Record.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
HARRY TAAW TAKEN BACK
TO NEW YORK PRISON

Harry K. Thaw is again in
prison i'll New York city. Taken
there Sunday morning from Bos-
ton. his only stop-over on the
way from New Hampshire, he
was locked up in the prison from
which he was transferred almost
seven years ago to the State
Asylum for the Criminal Insane
at Matteawan, after his acquit-
tai of the murder of Stanford
White on the ground of insanity.
1t was expected that he would
be arranged Monday to plead to
the indictment charging con-
spiracy, based ON his sensational
escape from Matteawan seven
teen months ago.
When the train drew into the
New York station Thaw greeted
the newspaper men genially, but
refused to discuss his plans.
Wni 7. Jerome, special counsel
for the State, and Deputy Attor-
ney General Kennedy arrived on
the same train.
Thaw and his guard went to a
hotel for breakfast and then the
prisoner was taken to the tombs.
Later he attended religious SER
vices in the prison chapel.
Efforts by Thaw's counsel to
see their client were fruitless.
They were told that if they de-
sired to consult with him they
must get an order from SUI
preme court justice.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Asks Damages for Girls Death.

A suit asking $40, 900 damages
on account of the death of Mary
Phagan, for whose murder Leon
M. Frank has been sentenced to
die, has been filed in Fulton
county, Ga, supreme court
against the National Pencil Com
pany, of Atlanta, by Mrs. J. w.
Coleman. the girls mother.
Mary Phagan was employed in
the company's factory where she
was killed in April, 1913. The
mothers complaint charges the
girl was slain by Frank, who
was superintendent of the fac
tory, and by James Conley, a
negro sweeper, who is serving a
years sentence upon conviction
as an accessory after the fact in
connection with the murder.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Care Of Farm Implements.

1t is unfortunate if any farmer
has put away his implements
for the winter without having
cleaned and oiled them thorough
ly, and that they are now we'll
housed. The farm machinery
man at Clemson college states
that a considerable profit of
the American farmer is eaten up
by neglect of farm machinery.
When going over a piece of ma
chinery, note if any parts are
missing, mark down the names
OF these parts on tags and at
tach the tags to ,the, places on
the machine from which the
parts are missing. This often
will prove very helpful.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Governor Mannins's Message.

A summary of Governor Man
ning's recommendations in his
message to the General Assem-
bly, follow:
Enactment into law for pri-
mary elections such provisions
as controlled the last Democratic
primary.
Aid to public schools.
Development of mill schools.
Compulsory school law with
local option feature.
Child labor law with age limit
of Ia years.
Creation of tax commission
and revision of tax laws.
Repeal of income tax law.
Enactment of land registration
act giving guaranteed titles and
giving boundary lines.
Revision of fertilizer laws by
commission to be created.
Examination of State institu-
tions and audit of accounts.
Inspection of pupils in the pub
lie schools.
Creation of charities board.
Adequate appropriations for
National Guard.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Med" Gets Seven Years.

James johnson, alias Port
land Ned" who was pardoned
from the South Carolina peniten-
tiary by Governor Blease, and
who is said to have escaped from
the Govepner's Office while fed
eral officers were waiting to re-
turn him to North Carolina on a
charge of robbing the postofice
at Plymouth in 1893. Friday was
found guilty in the Federal court
at Raleigh of robbing the post
office at Siler City, ". c., in
April, 1913, and sentenced to
seven years in the federal peni-
tentiary.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Col. Banks New School.

The following item. from
Southern School News, will be
read with interest by the people
of this section, Colonel Banks
having taught the old Fort Mill
Academy, ara having a number
OF relatives in this city:
Col. A. R. Banks has Just
opened a school for boys in
Columbia. Col. Banks formerly
conducted a very successful
preparatory school for boys at
Hyatt Park, one of Columbia's
suburbs. He made a speciality
OF preparing boys for college and
for examinations for West Point
and Annapolis. Along this line
he was remarkably successful.
His new school is to be of like
nature, though adapted to boys
who wish to go into business as
well as those who are preparing
TOR college. Col. Banks is one
of the best known teachers in
this State.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
A Unique Advertisement. /.

The American Trust Company
of Charlotte, carried the follow
ing in large display advertise
ment in a recent issue of The
Observer:
''EX GOVERNOR BLEASE
pardoned and set free something
over 1,500 criminals from the
State penitentiary at Columbia,
S. c. These criminals are free
to travel in any direction they
choose. Some of them are sure
to be headed this way. How
are you prepared to receive them?
Ordinary precautions locking up
valuables, barring the doors,
ETC., are not sufficient for pro-
fessional crooks-you had better
see or write us TODAY about
our Burglary Insurance Policies.
And another thing in most
instances a burglar sets fire after
pillaging."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
TUESDAY WAS BUSY DAY
WITH STATE LAW MAKERS

After spirited debate, a bill
prohibiting the shipment into
this State of alcoholic LIQUORS
was passed Tuesday through
third reading in the House of
Representatives and sent to the
Senate. The House will resume
Thursday consideration of bill
to submit to the voters of this
State the question of Statewide
prohibition, a companion measure
to the bill passed Tuesday.
By unanimous vote, the Senate
passed through third reading and
sent to the House of Representa-
tlves the bill introduced by SEN
ator Sinkler proposing to repeal
the State income tax law, from
enforcement of which the State
annually derives about $15, 600 in
revenue.
Inc JOINT resolution of Senator
Nicholson proposing to extend,
time for payment of taxes with
out penalty until April 1, 1915.
was adopted in the Senate and
sent to the House, after being
the center of spirited debate ex-
tending through parts of two
days.
The House of Representatives
passed through third reading the
bill introduced by Representative
Moore which would repeal the
act of the extraordinary session
of the General Assembly last
October providing penalty for
cultivation in cotton of more
than one-third of the arabic
lands of the State during 1915.
This measure was sent to the
Senate. BY a vote of Sc to 26
the House refused to recommit
the bill, and quickly passed it
through third reading by a viva
voce vote,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
EclipSeS Scarce This Year.

During the year 1915 there
will be almost a dearth of &C.
hpses, which means a minimum
of regular astronomical phe-
nomena. There are to be two
annulur eclipses of the sun, first
of which occurs February 13 and
the second on August 10. Neither
of these will have much interest
for American observers because
neither will be visible in the
United States or Canada. Both
are visible in the southern
Pacific and Indian oceans.
Of the five comets discovered
in. 1914, the third discovered
(Neugmin), will be very faint
at the beginning of 1915. and
being in the same part of the
sky as the sun will hardly be
visible. The remaining two.
Encke's and Campbel's, may
still be seen in the far South and
rather faint for any but the
largest telescopes.
----
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Time for Odd Jobs.

The wet days of winter are the
time for odd jobs about the farm
and the farmhouse. A new shelf
needed here, or a hinge there:
making the henhouse snugger,
or cleaning piece of machinery.
and a, hundred more small jobs
can be found by any farmer on
any wet day when nothing can
be done in the fields. The wise
man will take advantage of these
spare hours to do the odd tasks.
He who does not generally finds
them pressing upon him at a
time'when he is busy with more
Important work,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Cotton Made Slight Gain.

Cotton made important adj
vances on the New Orleans ex-
change the last week, rising to
new high levels for the season
and showing strength of it's own
in the face of continued talk of
wide reaction. While reactions
did occur towards the end of the
week, they were not we'll sus-
tanned. The net result of the
weeks trading was an advance
of IL to Is points. At the high
est the trading months were So
to 90 points over the preceding
weeks close.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
Death Of A. 7. Neely.

A. T.. Nicely died at his home
at Ebenezer Friday morning at
a O'Clock, after an illness of sew
eral months. He was So years
of age and was wide and favor
ably known throughout the coun-
ty. For number of years Mr..
Nicely was engaged in merchan-
dising at Newport and he was
also a member of the firm of
Nicely Bros. & Smith, at Tirzah.
He moved from Newport to Eb-
enezer several years ago and re-
tired from active business on
account of his failing health. He
had long been a member of
Ebenezer Presbyterian church,
holding the office of deacon. and
was always active in church af-
fairs.
Mr.. Nicely is survived by his
wife and two children, Miss Wv
ian Nicely and DIR. A. T. Nicely,
OF Fort Mill; Mil; one brother. ]. B.
Nicely of Ebenezer, and two sis
ters, Mrs. M. B. Massey and
Mrs. M. A. Thompson, both of
Rock Hill.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Ebenezer church Saturday
morning at II O'Clock by Rev. J..
t. Dendy and the interment was
in the church cemetery. York
News.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28
MILLIONS MORE
THAN ON NOVEMBER ]

Notable Improvement in busi-
ness conditions in the South
within the last few weeks is
indicated in reports from mer-
chants. cotton factors and bank
ers from all over the section.
The last month in particular
business men assert has de-
veloped the recuperative power
of the cotton States. In all
these States cotton. which was
selling a few months ago for a
little more than six cents a
pound, now is finding a COM
paratively ready market at above
eight cents.
Since the Government report
November /, the increase of two
cents pound in the selling price
of cotton, with the correspond
ing advance in the price of
cotton seed, according to figures
of the estimates of experts, has
resulted in net increase during
this period of approximately
$l20, 600, 600 in the cash value of
cotton. The effect of this en-
HANGED value, it is stated, has
been felt in every line of busi-
ness in the South.
Conservative observers of the
situation say that never has
there heen such a holding move
ment in the South as that noted
since the opening of the present
cotton season. At the outbreak
of the European war, fall de-
liveries of cotton ranged from
IL to 13 cents a pound, which
with crop estimated at more
than $1,000, 900 bales, forecast a
season of remarkable activity.
With the European markets
suddenly closed and the ex-
changes suspended, the price
abruptly decreased about one
half.
When the mills entered the
market for their usual fall sup
ply they found the market closed.
Farmers refused to sell and
Southern business, which de-
pends so largely upon moving
OF the cotton crop, marked time
awaiting readjustment of con-
ditions. About December i'm
provement began, owing, it is
said, to the resumption of for
eign shipments and the adjust
ment and reopening of the ex-
change markets both at home
and abroad. Today throughout
the South the movement of
cotton from farm to market is
steadily progressing, and as a
result, according to reliable re-
ports, the farmers are paying
their debts to the merchants for
supplies, the merchants are meet
ing their obligations to the small
banks and they in turn are set
ting their account with larger
banks. The general business
tone is declared optimistic.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-01-28

There was light fall of sleet
throughout this section Sunday
night,