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New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Naturally, they looked like sound in.
yestments.
Crop Moving Brought Crisis

&kop NAONlHH OE0uRng SsfIStS
But then came the beginning Of de-
hation, along In 1919, coming to n full
head Of steam in 1920. The effects
were not immediate. In this country
they did not become apparent, actu-
years crop. With the approach of the
ccirop-moving season this year came the
climax. .As
The banker found that with the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank calling on him 70
cnrtail his borrowings there was cnly
one type Of borrower that he could
press vigorously for payment. The
farmer. called on to pay the money he
nad borrowed to tide him through,
round he could not sell the stock for
which he had traded his Liberty bonds.
In many cases his farm already had
been mortgaged above q figure that tho
had had taste Of trouble last vear
but this year he was asked to swallow
the whole bottle.
In many instances the banks fon,d
owing to them considerable amounts bv
officers OF other banks. They could not
call these loans, for on looking ,ato tho
situation they found that the borrow
ers had netted total losses, and To drar
the thing out into public might cause
serious. trouble, affecting possibly thu
stability Of other banks, and causing
general suspicion.
So the only thing for then, to do waa
to press vigorously on the farmers who
had borrowed for the crop moving, nv
for any other purpose. This pressure
took the form of insisting that the
farmer sell his crop at once, throwing
it ON the market regardless Of prices
supply OF freight cars or anything else
In talking to the farmer borrowers.
of course, the "bird dog banker'' had
nothing to say about the wildcat secu-
rites. Nor did he have anything to
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Anti-W all Street
Talk Attracts
L arraler Vote
Bird Dog Ba,skers,' Having
Led Him 10 Speculate
and Lose, Now Declare
Blame Rests With East
Wildcat Stock Il Cause
I,eposiiors We're Pointed
Out 10 Statesmen When
Prosperous Era Came.
By Carter Field

owAHs, Neb.. Oct. 2s.-The "bird
s.r banker is the real economic
-,sminal through all this section of the
,anntry. The radical newspapers and
sse men seeking to ride into office
), issues which are pure soothing
syrup economically, are not talking
.baut him. On The contrary, they are
b,aaing Wall Street. the Federal Re-
<srvs Board, the Esch-C Cummings rail-
,aas act and the Federal Administra-
:ion.
They are strictly following the ad-
vice D: the old deacon in David Har-I
um's story. He advised the new min
ister not to attack drinking, or card
playing, or any of the faults of menu
bsrs Of his congregation.
aWhat can / preach against?" the
yeung minister asked.
.Light into the Philistines," said the
old deacon "They haven't got friend
around here"
Briefly, what happened is about like
this: When high prices for farm prod
ucts began to result from huge Euro
pean buying, back in 1915 and 1916,
farm prices through Iowa and Ne
braska began TO jump. Farmers began
70 sell their land at greatly increased
prices, while both the new buyers and
those who did not sell found that as
heir land was marked up in dollars
heir borrowing ability had increased
woportionately.
Wild Wave of Speculation
What amounted to wild wave of
SPECULATION in land followed, and the
same extravagant buying Of better au-
tomobiles, better clothes, and all sorts
Of Injuries which characterized pros
perity in SO many other sections, oc-
cured here. Then the United States
got into the war, and most of the ex-
cess earnings and borrowings of the
farmers went into Liberty bonds s-add~
ed, of course, to fair slice of taxes.
But with the passing of the armi-
stice the trouble began. A perfect flood
Of stock and bond statesmen descended
upon this whole Middle Western coun-
Try, finding their easiest success in
Iowa and Nebraska and parts of Mime
sofa, where the imitation Of land values
had been very much greater than in
Michigan and Wisconsin, for example,
where other elements, notably the
greater diversification OF crops, had not
created condition SO favorable for
and speculation.
What happened is common knowl-
age of every banker and newspaper
sdsor all through this section.
They took Iowa and Nebraska like
Cant took Richuond," one manufac-
snrer told the writer
The farmer, with q lot Of Liberty
bonds in the bank, was approached by
. slick salesman with stock, usually
worthless. In many cases the "pros-
pect" had been pointed ont to the stock
salesman by the local banker. In some
cases the banker actually introduced
him to his depositors.
Bankers Got Commissions
Hence the name "bird-dog banker"
He pointed" TO the suckers for the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

stock statesmen Just aa d bird dor po,nts 4
70 the prey for the hunter. Some Of
the moat conservative business men
ana editors | have met have told me
snas si many OF these bankers received
Hoeral commissions sometimes IA
money sometimes in the same stock
from the statesmen who were looting
their communities Of cash.
Sometimes the farmers sold their
Linertg bends and bought the stocks
Wlth the proceeds. Sometimes they
borrowed ZORRO money on their Liberty bonds.
some OF the stocks paid heavy divi-
dends the first year. Then the farmers
went TO their banks and borrowed the
limit In mortgages in order 60 make
more Of this easy dividend money.
One concern, which proved TO be ut
terly worthless, according to informa-
ton here, marketed s50,0o0,000 Of its
securities in Nebraska alone. 1t la es-
timated that this company took an even
heavier toll out Of Iowa.
But there are many cases Of even
more sinister character. For example.
two or three cases have come to light
in Iowa already of bank officials in
larger towns who borrowed money
from banks in smaller towns with
which they corresponded. The large
town banker could not under the law
borrow from his own bank, but re-
ciprocal arrangement could be made.
Then he invested his borrowings in
some of the wildcat stocks.
OF course, ut the time ali this was
ppfning it did not look anything like
tue picture now presented. The coun-
try had been running full steam under
the prosperity of war impetus. For
tunes were being heaped up by all
sorts Of industrial corporations. MIL
lions were being made in the advance
in prices Of stocks in these corpora
tions, as we'll as in their actual oper-
tion. So there was nothing of the
wildcat appearance to the stocks which
were dumped on farmer and banker
alike thrnuOhnnt Inu,a ona NaAsa sl.o
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

banks. He concentrated on what the
Federal Reserve Board was doing in
farmer found out for himself about the
poor market and the freight car short
age.
So when the political demogogues
come along and tell the farmers that
present conditions are due to the
Southern dominated" Federal Reserve
hoard, to the high freight rates caused
by the Esch-Cummina law and gen.
srally to the Vaccinations Of corrupt
politicians at Washington who are try
ing to milk the farmers 30 that Wall
Street can profit, the farmers are pretty
apt to rush to the polls and vote for
the demagogues.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Jordan Sees Trend to League

TOXIC, Oct. % (By The Associated
Press).--David Starr Jordan, chancel-
lor emeritus of Stanford University,
who was the guest of the Japan-Ameri-
can Society at luncheon to-day de-
clared America 10 in sympathy with
the league of nations. Or. Jordan add-
ed that the United States was ready
to help in the restoration of Europe,
''if Europe will abate her hatred and
her armies, the visible signs Of hate"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Abolish Money
Interest, f ord
Plan for World
System Is All Wrong, De-
clares Motor Magnate,
Refusing to Elaborate ON
His Proposed Panacea
Hits Jewish Financiers
Asserts They Are Founda-
ton of War; ssOn Eve of
Remarkable Advances

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
boSIoN, Oct. 2S.--"I curry favor
with no man." snapped Henry Ford.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
EVANGELIST MAKES STRONG
IMPRESSION IN SERMONS
DIR. Butler breaches first sermon In
sLlttle Brick Church" Revival
Tuesday Evening.

DR.. Butler, the former great Detroit
Tabernacle Evangelist, preached his
first sermon Tuesday night to full
house. The stewards are planning to
get chairs and make small changes in
ordcr to accommodate larger num-
ber Of people.
His first sermon was refreshing, and
encouraging. He took for his text the
14th verse of the 4Sth Psalm, touching
in the course OF his discourse the gerat
omnipresence of God, taking great
care to hold out the personality of God
as opposed to the pantheistic concep-
ton. Then for time he brought out
in vivid way the unchangeableness
Of God. his immutability. He said that
surely a church in Gods business as
long as the Little Brick Church" has
been has seen times of refreshing from
God. and that God being the same yes
terday today and forever, could again
revive his people. In the application
OF his sermon he showed how that He
was our God on the condition of our
acceptance OF Him.
The revival is taking on new inter.
est now many are becoming interested
but we must not make the mistake OF
putting on" things until the last day
We must pray today! Don't say to-
morrow.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
ODDFELLOWS SHOW
GREAT GROWTH DUR
ing The PAST Year
Membership Of 1. U. o. +. Shows Won:
derful Growth-Oyer Seven
Millions Spent In
Relief.

The reports of Grand Secretary
Kroh and Grand Treasurer W. ii. COX,
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge OF Odd
Fellows at the annual session of that
body being held this week at Detroit,
Mich, shows, in manner, the great
humanitarian work being done by this
wonderful brotherhood throughout the
domain OF the Sovereign Lodge.
Considerable growth Is reported IN
all the branches, the net increase In
membership being divided as follows
Subordinate membership, 3S,SS6; En-
campment membership, 33,3O2; Re
bekah membership, sisters 66,i5l,
brothers, 34,lSS; Patriarchs militant
membership. 1852.
The total membership under the
Jurisdiction OF the Sovereign Grand
Lodge is now l.S9S,567.
During the past year there have
been l42, SCI members of the order re-
lieved and S,137 widowed families were
relieved. A total of $2ll,Ol2l9 was
paid by the order for the relief OF
widowed families and total OF SlIl'-
OsO.s0 was paid for the relief oil
orphans, while S279,9l7.S4 was spent
for the education of orphans. a total
OF $1,000, ,S3525 was spent for relief
during the year by the great order.
The Grand Trcasurer's report shows
that during the year he has handled q
total OF S252 1852 and that the Sow
erelgn Grand Lodge at the beginning
OF the new year has a cash balance oil
S7367b7l
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
DISTRICT CONVEN-
ton OF SUNDAY
| SCHOOLS FRIDAY
Sunday Schools Of Maysvllle District
VIII Hold Meeting Here
Next Friday Eve
ming,

Every member of every Sunday
school that is interested in the forward
movement for better schools is invited
and urged to attend the Maysville
district convention in the First NJ. e.
Church, South, Friday at 1880 p. m.
This is not a denominational conven-
ton but is held under the direction of
the Mason County Sunday School AS"
sociation Of which every school Of
every denomination is a part. Mrs. Il.
p Moody, president, and Miss Anna
Shackleford, secretary, of this district,
have arranged splendid program,
one that will be of real help and in
spiration to every interested Sunday
school worker. Let every superintend-
ent take notice and see that his officers
and teachers and workers Of all kinds
are present. Superintendents will also
see to 1t that some member of their
school is ready to respond to the roll
call of the schools with short report
from their school. AS is customary in
all district conventions count will
be taken of the number of school rep
resented and the number of represen-
tatives from each school. 1t will be
another item to the credit of the Sun
day School Association II every school
is represented. The following is an
outline OF the program:
1880 p. IN. - Devotional period led
by the president.
Roll call of the schools with reports
from same.
The Workers Council" Miss Hilda
Threlkeld, superintendent of First NJ
Il. Church, South, school.
Discussion.
| Outline OF Plans for Teachertrain-
ing Week." Prof II. S. Calkins, super
intendent of educational division, Ma
son County Sunday school Association
The State Sunday Schol Conven-
tion," ]. H. Richardson, county presi-
dent.
Special music by male quartet.
Sunday School Music" address by
DR.. John Barbour.
Offering.
Closing Hymn. Benediction.
AS will be noted the principal ad-
dress will be that of DR.. Barbour or
Sunday school music. This is sub
ject that should interest all Sunday
school workers. And no one in our
city can speak with greater authority
on this subject than DR.. Barbour
Those interested in better music fol
their schools should not miss hearing
this address.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
LOCAL DELEGATES NAMED
FOR RIVER CONFERENCE
Mayor Samuel Names Local Men TO
Represent the City at Convention
Of Waterways Association.

Mayor J. H. Samuel Wednesday
named committee of local men inter-
ested in the improvement of the Ohio
River, to attend as delegates from this
city, the annual convention of the Ohio
Valley Improvement Association
which will be held this year in Louis
vile on October and 4.
The committee named is as follows:
Capt. Chas. Stalder, chairman; Werner
Dryden, George Mitchell, Joseph Ga
BILE, Geo. Mcdaniel, r. A. Carr and
Henry Gable, coal merchants; Stanley
Willett, wharfmaster; Chas. B. Davis
and DR.. ]. A Dodson, councilmen.
Maysville has been represented at
| these conventions for many years and
1t is to be hoped that several of the
men chosen Wednesday will find it
possible to attend. Capt. Oscar Barrett,
of Cincinnati, is president of the AS
sociation and Captain G.. NJ. Phister,
former local wharfmaster, is an honor
ary vice president.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
yIOX TO COACH
LEXINGTON CLUB.

Jess Morton, of the Lexington
StudebakSrs announced Tuesday night
that he had secured the services of
Jimmy Viox as coach for the LeXing-
ton ball team. Viox returned from
Portsmouth last week where he man.
aged the Portsmouth club iii the Vir-
einia league. While managing the
Portsmouth club for the last three
years. he has wen two pennants and
finished third this year.
Joe McCarty of the Louisville Col
onels bought Viox last week and the
former member of the Lexipg gton club
in the old Blue Grass. League who
went from the Colts to Pittsburg, will
! be seen in a Colorel's uniform next
year. The addition of Viox to the
! Studebarkers' pavroll will add consid-
erably and will probably heln the Lex
| ington teams chances in an1exing the
Blue Grass League pennant.--LeXing
| ton Herald
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
new RICHMOND MEN
SEARCH FOR MISSING KIN
Clermont County, Ohio, Man, Missing
Since June, Thought to Be
In Kentucky.

Lexington, KY, Sept. 20. - Howard,
John and Harry Jackson, three broth
ers, and James Evanshine, a brother
in-law, all of Clermont county, south
ern Ohio, are In Lexington today in
search of information that might lead
to the whereabout of their brother,
James r. Jackson, 46 years old. Wild
over, handy man on a farm, who has
not been heard from since June |.
The only clue they have upon which
they are working is that q man named
Charles r. Jackson, answering to the
description ofthe brother, said to be of
Owen county and previously of south
ern Ohio was found dead in a tobacco
field several weeks ago. The men
learned this at Owenton, where their
brother worked for several months. w
Bentley, owen county farmer, by
whom Jackson was employed, read in
the paper that a man named Charles
R. Jackson had dropped dead and con-
cluded 1t might be his former employe
The brothers say that efforts to fine
the lost brother in Owen county
proved fruitless. They returned t.
their homes at New Richmond anC
then motored to Lexington to continue
the search.
Neither the police, county officers
nor the coroner have records of tn,
mans death and an examination of thu
newspaper files in the city failed t.
give any information.
On August Is q man named Stephel
Carroll, of Pendleton county, wa
found dead in a field near Grendal
station, this county, and the body wa
sent to Owen county by Coroner Johl
Anglin for burial. This case is though
to be the one seen by the Owen count.
people.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
TOM MIX

Thursday the Pastime presents the
greatest cowboy of the screen, Tom
Mix. in the greatest picture he ever
made, a thrilling story Of the grand
canyon of Arizona. II you can keep
seated while this picture is running
it's because you are glued, tied, para
lived or blind. A picture that breaks
all speed limits for thrills. Tom Mix
rides on the thin edge of He'll, after
you see this picture, you will say you
have never been thrilled so before. One
day only, Thursday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
FOOT OF MARKET STREET
TO BE CONCERTED.

Street Commissioner Ben T. Smith
and his force OF men started work
Wednesday morning at the foot OF
Market street and on Front street al
this junction. II is the plan OF the In
ternal Improvement committee TO lay
rough concrete street at this juno
ton aud curb and gutter, thereby
removing one OF the big nuisances OF
the downtown district and making II
possible In all kinds OF weather, tc
haul freight from the wharf boat.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
FOUND IN MAYSvILLE'S
new CITY DIRECTORY
An Interesting Study Of the Contents
OF the New Directory Of
MaysYllle.

A biological student went hunting
in Maysville's new city directory and
made the following discoveries:
Animals Lamb. Wolf. Campbell,
Fox, Bare. Lyons, Stiers.
Brds-Crowo. Crane, Robbins. Mar
tin, Finch, Bird.
Trees and Flowers Rice, Berry.
Moss. Reed, Flowers.
Fishes Bass, Trout, Fisher.
Found-A bunch of Keys on page 95
II YOU want good Breeze look on
page 43.
You can see Prince on page 1874
You can get enough Wood TO build
a boat on page 154.
A Mann is easy to find.
No Speeding. A Ford can be found
in the county.
There is a Kidder and several show
ers OF Rains.
Our culling expedition reveals the
fact that a Farmer lives in the city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
BIG FOUR SETTLEMENT.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 20. - Ar
rangements were being discussed
Wednesday for return of several hun
dred striking shopmen to Big Four r.
R. shops in this district following a
settlement between officials of the New
York Central lines in New York and
system leaders of the shopmen. The
Big Four is part of the New York Cen
tral system.
The settlement, dispatches said
Wednesday, was on the same basis as
that reached at Baltimore between the
B. & o. and its men.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
FIRST DISTRICT P.-T.-A.

The first meeting of the First Dis
trict Parent Teacher Association will
be held Friday afternoon at O'Clock
at the school building. Officers are to
be elected for the year 1929 at this
meeting. Every members is urged to
be present and all mothers who have
children attending this school for the
first time are especially invited to at
tend and join the P.-T.-A. This CO.
operation with the teachers means
much to the interest of your child
Come.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL.

Epworth Leaguers of Third Street
NJ L. church with their friends are in
vited to their opening social OF the fall
TO be given in the church. Wednesday
evening at o'clock. The gentlemen
will serve the "eats" as n result OF the
vicotry won over them by the Misses.
While the gents are doing the kitchen
work the members and friends will be
entertained with a variety OF games
under the supervision OF Mrs. Albert
Ogden, recreational vice president OF
the league.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
TARIFF ADOPTED;
BONUS VETOED BY
PRESIDENT HARDING
Senate Passes the Republican Tariff
To President as He Sends Back
Bonus Bill With Mis-
Veto.

Washington, Sept. 20. - Final legis-
lation on the tariff act of 1922 was
taken Tuesday with adoption of the
conference report by the Senate. The
measure now goes to President Har-
ding and will become effective the day
after he signs it. Under the law he
has ten days il which to attach his
signature.
The Senate vote was 43 to 28, and
came exactly one year, eight months
and thirteen days after work was
started on what will be the first Re-
publican protective tariff law in near
ly ten years.
Five Republicans voted against the
conference report and two Democrats,
supported it. Three Republicans, Cam
eron, Cummins and Lenroot, who vot-
ed for the hilI as amended in the Sen
ate, opposed it in the forms it came
| from the conference.
Washington, Sept. 20. The SOL
diers bonus bill was vetoed Tuesday
by President Harding.
In returning the measure to Con-
gress without his approval the execu-
tive in message to the House de-
Clared that he was in accord with the
avowed purposes Of the bill but that he
could not subscribe to its provisions.
! Outlining the reasons for his veto
the president said that Congress had
failad, first of all, to provide the rev.
enue from which the bestowal was to
| he paid. He added that the ultimate
cost could not be estimated definitely
but that the treasury figured the total
at 5O,0O0,OOO for the first four years
with final charge in excess Of $4,-
OOO. 900 900.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
BACK FROM TRIP TO EUROPE.
The Fleming Gazette says

The Fleming Gazette says:
Robt. Grannis and Mrs. Minnie
Richardson arrived homo last week
from their tour in Europe, having been
gone a number of weeks. Robt. will
leave today for Itaca, N. Y, to enter
Corner University and take a course
in architectural engineering.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
VETERANS TO ATTEND
NATIONAL G. 4. II. MEET.

Mr.. ]. II. Bryant, of Portsmouth,
Ohio, formerly of this city, and Mr.
George NJ Harding, of this city, leave
here Thursday morning for Des
Moines, Iowa, where they will attend
the National G. A. R. encampment
which opens in the western city on
next Monday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
CARDINAL BAND TO GIVE
CONCERT IN SIXTH WARD

The Kentucky Cardinal band will
play its first street concert in the
Sixth ward Wednesday evening at 1880
O'Clock. The concert will be played in
front OF the Proctor store in East Sec
ond street
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
NEW STORE MANAGER ARRIVES.

Mr.. J. P. Doyle, of Louisville, arriv-
ed in Maysville Wednesday. Mr.. Doyle
has been selected as the manager Of
the local Woolworth Five and Ten
Cent Store. Mr.. Doyle learned the five
and ten cent business with the Wool
worth people at Louisville and this is
his first store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
NOTICE ODD FELLOWS.

Regular weekly meeting of Ring
gold Lodge, No. 81, l. o. o. F., will be
held Wednesday evening at the usual
hour at Odd Fellows Temple in Mar
ket street and all members are urged
to be in attendance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
SQUAD HAS

Uniforms for the Maysville High
School football squad arrived Tuesday.
The squad has been doing some in
tensive practice and already has the
prospects for a number Of high school
games this fall,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
FLEET OF BOATS IN
LOCAL HARBOR OVER NIGHT

The steamers Tacoma, Robert p.
Gillian and ]. T. Hatfield and the
gasoline tow Lion Power, were an
chored in the local harbor over night
because OF the inability to get over the
east end sand bar.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-20
RUSH OF TOMATOES
TO LOCAL MARKET

For the past few days there has been
a great rush of tomatoes to the local
market and housewives have been
busy bottlng ketchup. The price re-
mains steady and strong.