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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-15

PRlJMOU Sc diva zehlici, dve
,2iaslnarky z dve dlvky na rue
II kazajkovou praci.. Haste Sc
V els. 46OS Finn ave. 7-15
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Ia JSem Sc.
"Chci povedeti baronu Per-
civalovi vlastnimi lsty prav-
du," rekla rozhodne. "A po-
tom at sam rozhodne. At Sc
mne odrekne, anebo at setrva
|pri SVEN naroku."
"Co vlastne chces pove-
deti?"
"Reknu mu primo, re mem
srdci vznikla jina laska, ktere
jsem neznala v dobe, kdyz
jsem slibila, re stanu Sc jeho
manzelkou."
"Lauro, takovym vyznanim
Sc ponizis!
"Nikoli! Ponizila bych Sc,
|kdybych Sc III v srdci podala
mu svoji ruku," odpovedela mi
S prekvapujici rozhodnosti kite
re pred tim u nj isem nepozoro
vala. Po chvili dodavala jeste
"On ma pravo zadati ode mne
uprimneho vyznani."
"Nema naprosto takoveho
|prava," odpirala jsem.
"Mylis Sc, Marie! Nechci nj
koho klamati nejmene toho,
|jehoz mi zesnuly otec muj "a
manzela byl urcil."
Seznala jsem, ze bych umysl
ljeji marne vyvracela a proto
|polibic il odesla jsem.
Toho dine dostavila Sc Laura
k spolecnemu obedu ponekud
klidnejsi. Nebyla tax bleda, ia
ko jindy. Take ochotneji odpo-
vidala ma otazky barona Perci-
vala, ktery lined seznal, re sta
la Sc s nj jakasi zmena, O ktere
ovsem posud nevedel, jakeho
|vyznamu mel by il prikladati.
Po obede priscilla Laura k ne
mu - opet jednou po dlouh5
dobe - zahrala nekolik pisni.
Baron zasypaval il pozornosti
a zdal Sc byti neskonale stast-
'nym. Kdyz pax nadesla u We
Ger chvile rozchodu, pristoupi-
la Laura odhodlane k nemu
fkouc: "Rada bych Ultra va
mi promluvila. Pc snidani bu-
du vas v mem pokoji Sc svoji
sestrou ocekavati." Spozorova.
la jsem, jak baron pri techto
slovech zbledl. Mlcky Sc ukio-
nj a slibil, re pride. Kdyz nj
potom podaval ruku ma rozlou.
cenou, citila jsem, re chvel sc
rozcilenim. Patrne uhodl, IL
pfisti den mab rozhodnouti mac
jeho budoucnosti.
Ubirajic sc toho vecera M
lGzko zastavila jsem Sc loz
nici Laurin6, abych jeste nekO
Ilik SLOW Sc sestrOu promluvila
: Odpocivala jiz ma luzku a poo
, poduSkou mela seSitek S vykrs
sy cd Hartrighta. Prave tax u
: kladala 81 nejmilejsi hracky
dokud jeste byla ditetem. Ne
: mohla jsem il toho vytykati
: Mlcky chtela jsem seSitek cd
: straniti. Objala mne a pravila
: "Jeste tuto noe ponech mi t
a zde; Ultra rozhodne Sc vSe
pax Sc ma vzdy rozleucim s
D vsemi upominkami ma toho, je
G muz patri me srdce."
n Druheho dne, 8. listopadl
dostala jsem ranni postou dc
il pis cd p. Hartrighta, mem
> mi odpovidal ma prvni muj lis
Il kterym jsem mu oznamila, Z
y baron uplne Sc ocistil re vseh
n podezreni, ktere nan bylo NV
e zeno dopisem Amy Katherik
d We. Sveroval Sc mi, re dari s
mu velice Spatne; je tax roz
4, rvan, ze neni schopen pravid
;e ne prace. zadal mne, abyo
sd6lila mu adresu vynikajicif
ii nejakeho muze, krery by n
cpatriti mohl postaveni ciz
a. ne. Nemuze pry setrvati A
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POKORNY co.

lrodinny dunn z Union ave. "a
$500. Hotove 500, ostatni
Ia splatky.
lrodinny dunn u Washington
Park boulevardu, velmi levny
"a 81, 800.
1 rodinny dunn z Clark ave. "a
$4,000, hotove $4OO, ostatni ma
splatku.
lrodinny dun ma Hillman ave.
"a $28OO.OO.
2rcdinny dum Fleet ave. "a
S39OO.OO.
1rodinny dum z Fleet ave. "a
$2500.5O.
Velmi dobry grocerni obchod
Sc vymeni Ia dvourodinnV
aim. Zavolejte tel. Union 1872
". aneb pTijd'te k
JOS. F. POkORNYMU, 124Os
Miles ave. Tie
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PRODA Sc dnm Z pokojich S
koupelnou, sklep, fernes, skop
ky ma pradlo, extra zachod We
skiepe, velka puda, elektrika.
Lot je 40 strevici priceli. Ce
ia $500. Majetek tento sc
da "a hotove neb ma splatku
Ia $4,000. Vezme sc tez lot ja-
ko splatka aneb $500 staci co
splatka a ostatni jako rent.
Haste sc v els. 1870 Durkee
ave. z E. 131. ul. Corlett.
7-15
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FRODA Sc rohovy stor 8 dout
nikarskym a gr0cernim 0bcho
dem. Tydni trzba $4OO. Dale
srocerni stOr bytem o S. po-
kcjich. Velmi vyhodna nabid-
ka. Blizsi Sc sdsli u Central
Realty Co., 56O3 Cultivate a
vc. 7-15
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DrObne
Oznarnky

PRIJMOU Sc prodavacky We
striznim obchode E. j. Vorla,
3737 Broadway. :?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
MATTY LEAVES FOR WAR.

Cincinnati. Ohio, Aug IS
Christy Mathewson. manager of the
Reds. has gone to take up war
work. a commission he recently Tt
ceiyed from Washington. Matty
came into the Office of the club
house yesterday, took his belong
ings from his desk and closed the
roll top down, perhaps for a few
months and perhaps forever. iii
start IN a few hours" said Matty.
III drive east to my old home at
Fartoryville. Pa. then III 90
wherever they send me. I'm not
thinking about coming back as a
General or with any added decora-
ions, that's just the luck of war
opportunities and help from the
.ors around you. All I'm thinking
f 3 just the chance to do what
ever can and do it TO the best Of
ny ability"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
WOMEN'S MATCHES
IN GOLF TOURNEY
RUN TRUE TO FORM

70 Chicago, Aug. 28.-Matches in the
first round of the women's western
golf championship at Indian Hill
yesterday ran true to form, with
one or two exceptions. The strong
er players, as was expected, came
through with ample margins, these
being Mrs. Dave Gaut OF Memphis,
Miss ErBestine Pearce of Skokie,
Miss Elaine ROsenthal Of RavislOe,
Miss Florence Hadtield of Milwau-
kee. and Mrs. Melvin Jones of Glen
Oak
Interest centered in the outcome
Of the matches between Mrs. Gaut
and Miss Dorothy Higbie OF Midloth-
ian and Miss RosenIhal and Mrs.
Samuel kunstadter OF Idlewild.
Miss Higpie, who was quoted last
year by Francis Ouimet as being
the best young golfing prospect he
had seen, has not played much this
year. She was unable to hold the
pace set by the Tennessee cham
Fion who went out in IA and had
lead of two up at the turn. AL
though Miss Higbee won the tenth
she lost the next four.
Miss ROsenthal and Mrs. Kun
stadter met in the second round at
FlossmOor last year, when the
RavislOe player took four of the
last five holes and won, > to (. Yes
terday Miss Rosenthal reached the
turn in AZ, four strokes over mems
par, and led > up Play was closer
coming home. Miss EOsenthal win
ming two OF the SIX holes played,
her opponent winning one.
Mrs. Melvin Jones, who is at the
bottom of the lower bracket, played
finely in her match with Mrs. J. a.
Hall OF South Shore, her card OF SO
being the best Of the day
Weather conditions were tTifle
better than on the preceding day,
the wind having shifted in south
erIy direction and not being as
much Of a handicap as in the medal
round.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
SAILOR TO EoX WALLACE.

Otto Wallace and Sailor Fried
man have been matched to box 10
rounds on the afternoon of Labor
day. They will appear at Tommy
Sheahan's suburban club. and the
bout is expected to prove one of
the best Of the season. Friedman
will be handled by Kid Howard,
his manager, while Wallace will be
looked after by DR.. Larney LIGHT
enstein. the well known handler of
athletes,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
SPEAKER CLOUTS
JUMPS FOLLOWING
CLOSE DECISION

Philadelphia. Aug. 28.-T The
peace-IOving Iris Speaker found
occasion to lose his head yesterday
in the game with the Mackmen
iris came rOmping home with d
tally-Or what he thought would
register a tally-to tie the count
After the dust cleared away Umpire
Tom Connolly jerked his thumb to
the southwest with a significant
grunt which indicated that Iris
was out Iris did not waste time
to argue the matter, but landed
sQuarely on Tommy's Jaw The
other players came to the rescue
and Speaker was started for the
showers to the tune Of considerable
jeering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
CHICAGOAN HIGH
GUN IN FEATURE
EVENT AT SHOOT

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 2S.-A. II.
Winkler. Chicago. was high gun L.,
the championship event OF $50 tar
gets in the annual three day Miwi-
kim trap shooting tournament here
yesterday, He registered a score
of l47.
O. n. Ford of San Jose. Cal. and
+. j. Dadds OF San Diego. Cal,
were tied for second place with a
score OF l46 each. b. Lewis OF Au-
burn. Ill. led the professional
shooters In this event with lat.
B. Donnelly. a Chicago shooter,
won the % pairs double with a
score OF A. ii Dunnell of Fox
l-AkA- WIS>-Eankina second with A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
MANY CANDIDATES
FOR TIGER ELEVEN
AT FIRST WORKOUT

The Rock Island Tigers football
eleven met last night in the initial
practice of the season. About
twenty-five candidates put in their
appearance and a light workout
consisting OF kicking and falling on
the ball was given the men. Man
ager began states that the bluff
aggregation is still on the lookout
for a good coach. Anyone DESTROYS
of filing this post can make ar
rangemeuts with the manager by
calling by telephone Rock Island
2206.
At the meeting following the
practice last evening, the players
elected c. Hartman as temporary
captain OF the eleven Ii was also
decided TO hold a wrestling and
boxing exhibition ar the Best
theatre on Fourteenth avenue and
Thirty eighth street ar an early
date for the benefit Of the team.
proceeds 10 be used TO purchase
football equipment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
DIRECTUM J.IS
WINNING HORSE
Harphy Entry Cops Days Feature
on the Grand Circuit at tho
ReadTiIle Track.

Rcadville, Mass, Aug 23- Direc-
tum J. won the hOnors Of the see
ond days meeting OF the grand cir
cult horses al the RcadyiIle track
yesterday afternoon by leading A
field OF fast trOttcrs home IN each
Of three heats in the 2:05 pace. Tho
Murphy entry went il 2:03sl.
3:03M and 2:02M
Tommy Murphy had 10 push d.
rectum j. TO the lint TO win tda
first and second heats and n,
leaders were punched al fine w.re
The Poughkeepsie racer breezed
home with an open space iu the
third heat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
ROSTON LOSES SECOND.

Boston, Mass. Aug. 2S.-Joe Bush
of Boston famed 13 Detroit play
ers yesterday. but the visitors won,
, to l. Detroit scored twice in the
eighth on successive singles by
Jones, Witt and Veach and an in
field out. Joe Bush DETECTING
Griggs' drive and Shean throwing
out the batter as Witt scored with
what proved to be the winning run.
Boston's run came in the fourth
on Strunk's infeld hit. Whiteman's
sacrifice and McInnis' clean single
10 left
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
RECORD BROKEN
IN NET BATTLE
Japanese and New Yorker Play
-Four and a Third Hours
without Decision.
WONDERFUL ENDURANCE TEST
Wear Out Empires: Oriental Takes
Two Sets and American One;
Darkness Halts Even Set.

Forest Hills, \. Y, Aug. Is
Ranking players advanced win
little opposition yesterday in the
second and third rounds OF the
27th annual national singles cham r
pionships. In marked contrast 10
the open days play, the majority
OF the matches were won Ia
straight sets and without a
sembIance OF an upset. Hayes anu
Burdinck OF Chicago each won
The outstanding feature OF the
DAVIS play was a remarkable test
of endurance between Seiichlro
Kashio. the japanese. and G. A. l.
Dionne of New York These Two
exDonents of the base line game
PLAYED four hours and 20 minutes
and when darkness terminated the
unfinished contest Kacsoi was
leading at 6-1, 10, 6-3, and the
fourth set standing at two games
all. This is undoubtedly record
in tournament tennis. None OF the
oldest followers of the game being
able to recall any matcA exceed
ing it in time.
The two players seldom moved
into the service line and neither
used much speed or cut IN service
or return. playing cautiously and
relying on placement. The rallies
were interminable and TIC winner
OF the point usually profted by his
opponents net or out Tne strokes
between points frequently ran over
100. the highest that was counted
being 12S. and the long drawn out
exchanges more than once pasSe1
beyond the minute mark by actual
timing
At the end of the third set the
players took the customary 10 min
utes rest, but the umpires had been
changed before that point was
reached. the heat and the strain OF
watching the ball having made the
first occupant of the chair too
dizzy to proceed. Kashio and
Dionne will continue their match
tomorrow.
ChiCagOanS Win.
The Chicago entrants, Ralph II.
Burdick and Walter 7. Hayes, won
in straight sets. Hayes defeated (.
II. Hendrickson of Amherst. the
present New England iEtercolleE-
late champion, 6-1. 6-2. %. Bur
dick eliminated A. H Chaplin, Jr-.
of Springfield. Mass, 6-3. 81, 6-1
The veteran Beals {. Wright of
Boston. but playing from New
York, disposed OF DR.. B. F. Drake
of New Rochelle with the loss OF
but two games in three sets.
Considerable interest was taken
by the gallery in the initial appear
ance Of Ichiya kumag ae, the lead
ing japanese exponent o. the game
kumagae's opponent was George
" Wightman of the .LongwoOd
Cricket club. Boston, and while the
oriental player won in straight sets
al 6-3, 81. 60. Wightman offered
enough opposition again to demon
strate the fact that Kumagae's
game has greatly improved since
lis previous appearance, ID 1916.
R. Lindlay Murray, the Cali
fOrnian. entered from the Niagara
Falls club, moved into third round
without play owing to the necess1-
tated default of Lieutenant H G.
Keleher of Seattle. who received a
telegram recalling him to service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
INDIANS BUMP ATHLETICS.

PhiIadeIphia, Pa, Aug. Is
Cleveland won yesterdays game, s
to 6, by a rally in the sixth inning
Speaker was called out on a close
decision at the plate in the fifth
and was finally ordered out of the
game In the sixth inning Cleve-
land knocked Johnson off the slab.
Gardner drove a home run into the
leftfeld bleachers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
(SECT1ON THREE.)
Marine COrDS Casualties.

OFFICERS-Deaths. "a: wound
ed, 60; missing. /. Sub total. 95.
ENLISTED MEN-Deaths. $50
wounded, 1868; in hands of enemy,
9; missing, us Sub total, 2,S5S
Grand total, 1888.
Killed In Action.
SERGEANT Herman Tharau.
Buffalo, n. Y.
CORPORAL Mark F. Riley, East
Pepperell, Mass.
PRIVATES David T. jackson,
Memphis, Tenn; Carl F. Musbach.
Liberty, Mo
Died of Wounds Received in Action.
SERGEANT Roy c. Stretch. Co
vada, Wash
CORPORAL Donald ]. Suther-
land, Klondyke, Ore.
PRIVATES Frank c. Brouph.
New York: Wells B. Cummings.
York Harbor, Me; David j. Grin
hell, Mich; Roicy d. Wilson. Ran
dolph. Neb.; Walter o. Zimmerman.
Louisville. Ky.
Wounded in Action, Severely.
CORPORAL Charles r. Gordon.
Robinson. Ill.
PRIVATES Leroy J. Lorentz.
Hastings, Mimi; Walter j. Zinnell.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wounded In Action. Degree Unde.
termined.
CORPORAL Joseph l.. Hopta.
Newark. n J.
PRIVATES Glen J. Bailey, Nina.
Mont. Harry NJ Burnside, West
Everett, Mass; Grutly S. Dedini.
King City, Cal.
In Hands of Enemy.
PRIVATES Jules a. Martin. De
troit, Mich, Royal l.. StokeIy.
Crawford, Ga; Robert f. Guam,
Chester. Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28

John D. Ernest, Philadelphia, Pa;
Henry J. Ernst, Erie, Pa; Earl B..
Etling, .Owensdale, Pa. Bradford
Evans. Rattan, La; Gordon L..
Faulkner, Chester, Pa; Dock Ford,
Yuma, Col; Otto A. Fordyce,
Waynesburg. Pa; James A. Forkin,
Scranton, Pa; Allen Fuller, Sharon
Center, Pa; Paul NJ. Gdaniec, Mil
South Lake Charles, La; Mosco F.
Guier, Cadiz, Ky; Leo c. Haber-
man, Sharpsburg, Pa; Clarence w.
Hammond, Salisbury. Md; Francis
II. Hanlon, RoXbury, Mass; Clar-
ence Hattal, Philadelphia, Pa. !;
Bruce Hawley, Hartford, Pa; Henry
Hilz, Pilot Point, Tex; Albin r.
Johnson, Comfrey, Mimi; John A.
Juel. Springfield, Ill; Albert J..
hail, Philadelphia, Pa; Thomas j.
Kelso, Philadelphia, Pa; Fred S.
Klenke, Hoboken, y. j.; Charles H.
koehler, Etna, Pa; Lester l.. Lowe,
Altoona, Pa; Elmer Lytle, York,
Pa; Roy F. Mcdaniel, Stockton.
Cal; Duncan r. McIntire, Altoona,
Pa; Lawrence F. Mcknight, Phila-
delphia, Pa; Charles \. McPher-
ran, Burnham, Pa; Albert R Mar
sico, Pittsburgh, Pa; Roy w Mil
Ter, Greensburg, Pa; 10 Mrva, ko-
polna, Hungary; Otto A. Peterson.
Ludlow, Pa; Samuel r. Plumlee,
Oakland, Ark; Nicholas Polasik,
New Franken, Wis; Quinto Poye-
romo, Dunsmore, Pa; William Pra-
mas, Boston, Mass; Sylvester F.
pyrf n h
G. Rabbit, Philadelphia, Pa: Nor
man w Rocker, Carrick, Pa. Harry
+. Rhine. Altoona, Pa; Pietro Ric-
ciardi, Santo Arpidio, Italy; Don
Richard, Altoona, Pa; Raymond J.
Riel, Franklin, n H; Bernard D..
Robson. Altoona, Pa; Giuseppe
Romano, Philadelphia, Pa; Ascen-
sion NJ Salas, Asawtomie, Kan. !:
Samuel Schwartz, New York. \. Y;
John F. Sharkey, Philadelphia, Pa !;
John ]. Shonert, Sharon Hill. Pa.
Edmund B. Stock. Philadelphia, Pa. !:
Charles F. Stewart, Altoona. Pa. !;
Sam Swensen, Brooklyn, y. Y;
James Vellotti, Cervino, Italy; John
S. Walker. Kit Carson, Ohio; Frank
W. Weant, Edinburg, Ind; Guy A
Wright, Denver, Col; Francis Gro
yer Wurfel, Indianapoli Ind; Mel
son w. Young. Philadelphia, Pa;
John P. thinner, Uniontown, Pa. :;
franklin A Conner, Jamison City.
Pa; Fermin Cortez, Valley Ranch,
n. H.; John p. Day. Bethune, Col:
William V. Dempsey, Pittsburg
Pa; Charles P. Donate. Rafael
Donate; William j. Dougherty.
Philadelphia, Pa; Emery J. Drinko.
Grapeville, Pa; Frederick Dunn
Nandergrift. Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
JACKIE BREAKS SWIM RECORD.

Perry McGiIlivray, the crack
swimmer of the Great Lakes naval
training station, broke all existing
records for the 100 yard back
stroke in the pool of the Young
Mems Gymnastic club OF New Or
leans on Monday night. BY use OF
his powerful hack stroke. Perry
swan the distance in LOG %. The
former record was held by Harry
LOS %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
O'SpOrt

Cincinnati, Ohio. Aug. 2S.-Au-
gust Hermann, chairman Of the
national baseball commission, to
day received the official permission
Of Provost Marshal General Crow
der for the pennant winners Of the
National and American leagues to
engage il a worlds series.
The granting Of this permission
removes the last obstacle to hold
ing the worlds series. which will
start in Chicago on Sept. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia. Z; Pittsburgh, &.
Philadelphia, s; Pittsburgh, ..
No others played.
Games Today.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
New York at Brooklyn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
WORK OR FIGHT JOKER.

Chicago. Aug. 2S-Whether L
was the purpose of the Boston Ma
tional league club to pull joke on
Boston draft board or not when
il agreed that a test case OF The
work or fight order should be made
with Don Raglan, the laugh IS on
somebody Raglan, being over the
draft age, doesn't come under the
Crowder order, of course, and the
stunt of having him appear before
the Boston draft board made some
body look ridiculous and raises a
suspicion that somebody tried TO
put something over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28

Gaarles Carroll. former Univers-
~ Of Illinois Splinter and hurdler.
yesterday sent in his entry for the
National A. A. Z. outdoor track and
Geld pionships TO be held al
he Great Lakes naval training sta
ion on Sept 20. q and %. Car
roll is in the aviation service and
stationed at the ground school in
srbana
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
1T IS CAPTAIN
COBB, U. S. A,
NOW, SALUTE

Washington. d. c. Aug. 28-Ty
Cobb, basebalrs brightest star,
headed the list Of army officers
commissioned yesterday. Cobb was
made captain in the chemical war
fare service. He has not yet been
assigned to duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28
NOTICE.

I desire 10 announce my candl-
dacy on the Republican ticket for
the nomination for county superin-
tendent OF schools. subject TO the
primary election 10 be held Wednes
day. Sept Il.
LOU II. HARRIS,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28

White shoe cleaner, Reardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-28

LOU N. HARRIS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IS
NOT CALLING COTTON LOANS

] have been advised that there is an
impression among some of the farm
ers of the State that the Federal Re-
serve Bank is calling loans on cotton
and is refusing TO make new loans on
that form Of collateral. l also saw in
the News and Courier Of June 9Th a
letter from Congressman Stevnson in
which he is quoted as follows:
"Thc embargo on shipments of cot
ton on railroads was followed by the
calling Of al loans OH cotton b. the
banks.
"The cotton is becoming more val
uabln, and the only reason for de-
sire to call the loans is to force suf-
ficient amount on the market to de-
lress the price, which can only add to
the 800 per cent profit already being
made by the manufacturers
Such statement from so respons-
IDLE source has undoubtedly tended
% strengthen the above impression as
It is not reasonable to suppose that
the South Carolina bankers who have
been SO heartily cooperating with the
farmers for the advancement of ag-
ricultural interests, should almost
over night change their policy unless
forced 70 do so by action Of the Re-
serve Bank
l recently had some correspondence
"lth the Governor of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond on the sub
iect of the financing of cotton. While
l have for long time we'll understood
the policy OF the Richmond Bank l
wished to have it's attitude put down
IN black and white so that ! could re-
assure both farmers and bankers.
The following clauses appear in a
letter received by me from! Richmond
md dated June 3rd:
We have refused but one loan with
cotton as collateral, and that not es-
,2ecially because it was on cotton
against old receipts, but because the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19

bank was borrowing too heavily-sev-
eral times its capital and surplus"
you can rely upon it that we have
been considerate, and will continue to
do so, and that nobody legitimately
entitled to loan against cotton and
who is not abusing his privilege will
fail to get it,"
This direct statement from the Gov
ernor of the Richmond Bank should
assure everyone interested in the mat
ter. that the facilities Of TIE Richmond
Bank are as always at the disposal of
our legitimate business interests.
The Reserve Bank does frown most
positively upon speculation and will
not afford facilities for purely srecu-
1ativc operations where it is satisfied
of their nature. The carrying cf a
part of the crop, however, for the par
pose of distributing it during the en-
tire cotton season and so maintaining
a more uniform and equitable price
has always been legitimate function
Of the Reserve Banks.
If there is any such conspiracy AS
Mr. Stevenson is apparently so LOST
tie Of 1T has not come to my know
lettge, and the Richmond I.cscrve
HanS is not party to it.
D. r. COf.EH.
Director Richmond Reserve Bank.