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CREDITS AT BANKS f 1 ALWAYS AVAILABLE (Continued From Page One) mercial purposes by an amount exceeding $1,800,000,000. This great increase in the credit extended to their customers, has in the fnain been made possible by the accommo- . dation extended member banks by . the federal reserve banks. * Holdings Of Banks. "During the same period, the 12 reserve banks have increas- ( ed their holding: of agricultural and commercial paper by more than ( $500,000,000 and from January 23 to October 1, 1920, increased their issues of federal reserve notes by over $460,000,000. At the same 1 time, federal, reserve banks having ' surplus funds have extended accommodations to federal reserve banks in agricultural and live stock districts by means of discounts aggregating on October 1 over $225,. 000,000. "The disturbances in4' price and demand which have recently mam-1 fested thnjselves in markets for various agricultural and other com- j modities, not only in the United ( States, but in other countries as well J are inevitable and unavoidable consequences of the economic derange\nents occasioned by the world war. The United States continues to have heavy volume of exports, although 1 foreign demand for certain agricultural staples has somewhat de- ( greased. But the chief market iot our raw and manufactured products ^ is at home, and our. present huge . crops of immense value may be expected gradually and in regular * course to move from producers to , consumers. The recent census, ' recognizes our population at 105,- J 500,000 emphasizes anew our own capacity as consumers, irrespective of the demands of other countries, i Report of Farmers After consideration of the state-- ( ment issued by the federal reserve ' board, the joint committee of the ' recent agricultural conference, left * here to deal with the matter, sub- * mitted the following report to 1 Chairman Charles S. Barrett of the 1 conference: "The statement issued tonight by 1 the federal reserve board not only 1 does not attempt to meet the situa- ' tion and will not alter conditions 1 but is even couched in terms to sup- ' port the ^rice declines. The board's1 declaration that present dis-. turbances are inevitable and unavoidable is indefensible in this crisis. * i I "We advise that the next meet- ' ing of the full conference be held here October 28 to complete plans already discussed in executive seswm." Mr. Barrett, who is president of the National Farmers' union, also issued a statement attacking the resomro KnfirH'c ctfl+omanf qc bling in essence and offering no relief whatever for agriculture from the present oppressive financial condition, he said. "The board is either totally and inexcusably ignorant of the real conditions as they affect the farmer or is willing to publicly admit the facts. "Every farmer who is an appli-| cant for credit kuows that agriculture is not now and has not for months been supplied' with funds needed to effect the marketing of their crop. "It is an. astounding proposition that the federal reserve board should be ignorant of this fact. "The statement promises that credit would flow in future as it has in the past. If this means that the present apparent policy of the board is to continue them its no use 10 tea tne expectant farmers that they will be given necessary and indispensible credit. "I can not help but believe that the board is showing a more tender regard for those who are manipulating agriculture that it will extend to the men who actually till the soil." With reference to thep lans of the agncuii-uraiisxs, commrciee members said a much larger and more widely representative convention of growers would be called to carry on the fight for credit continuation. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warned not to trespass upon .the lands of the undersigned in any manner whatsoever. W. S. Martin. l'0-l8-4tpd. Mrs. R. L. Winn ; I IMMIGRANTS FROM EVERYWHERE POURING INTO UNITED STATES New Yoi-k, Oct. 16.?Ellis Island, nelting pot of the world, is boiling is never before, with the greatest lood of immigrants in history pourng into it. Millions more are clamorng at Europe's exist, anxious to copie :o America and Congress will be pressed to quickly enlarge both the physical plant and working force on :he Island to more than double , its present size, acording to Immigration Commissioner Frederick A. Wallis. Since early last summer, aliens fiave been entering America's front Joor in unprecedented numbers. The problem of housing them until they an hp admitted to the country has Decome painful to all parties con:erned. Recently hundreds of immigrants detained for investigation had ;o sleep standing up, a3 the floors, aenches and chairs already were filled with the backwash from the conjested dormitories. The tide is certain to become greater with each passing month, Commissioner Wallis felt assured. Steamship operators informed him ;heir accommodations are booked" to capacity for 12 months ahead. Govjrnment officials announced 267,000 applications had been made for passports in Poland alone, mostly by Jews while hundreds of thousands in other parts of Europe also were anxious to :ross the seas to this country. "Between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 Italians are seeking domiciles and citzensship here and more than 3,000,300 Poles want to come over; said Commissioner Wallis,.who attributed be exodus from 'Europe to the harsh jost-war living conditions and -the :conomic situation. Frequently the commssioner asked :he aliens why they left Europe. VTncf nf them rpnlied "no monev. no ;at" he said. Many Italian farmers declared they quit their native soil jecause of the danger from explosions when plowing in former battlegrounds. V , Added to the prospective influx of immigrants from the cquntries of the war allies, will be millions in from Germany who, as soon as the way is :lear, will seek passage, to America, :he immigration authorities have been informed by reliable and official sources. "The immigration in the future will be limited only by the capacity of the vessels," Commissioner Wallis said. In the meantime while wondering how many years it will be before aliens quit coming across the sea at their present rate Ellis Island workers are perplexed over their existing problems. The normal capacity of the island is reached when 2,000 immi _ J V.i. grants are inspected aany. iei un a recent day, 10,400 aliens were fed there. During another day the same week 11,000 persons were detained in .he holds of the vessels which brought chem over, while officials struggled with the work of examining the 4,000 then on the island. For two days the island doors were shut against incomers, who remained on boats. The rapidity of handling them depends upon / the aliens themselves. Commissioner Wallis hap found that some groups are easier to examine than others, while care must be taken in separating the many nationalities which make the island conversation sound like that at the Tower of Babel. "If we mix English, Irish and Jews there will be a free-for-all fight in ten minutes." said the commission / er. "The English won't eat with the Jews, and call them 'foreigners.' Three recent additions to the tasks of 4he immigration officials have made more tedious the handling of the aliens. Much time is required, in viseing passports and the literary test which all immigrants must pass, also causes trouble. Each alien must read in one language before being admitted. In addition to its labors with the aliens, the immigration officials examine every seaman entering the port, even though he left it but a few days before. In the last eight months 800000 seamen were examined here. Despite congestion everything possible is being done to make the treatment of the aliens on the island humane. Babies are given warm milk and crackers. Candy, cigarettes, fruit and other comforts are furnished adults. Sunday concerts, with bands, grand opera stars and others on the program, are held weekly. For those who cannot find a bed, '10,000 army blankets recently received from I Washington are available for imprc vised sleeping equipment. I Ellis Island authorities are tryin | not to keep the aliens in the holds o j the vessels after arrival and are stri I ing not to c^elay commerce, by hole ing up ships in that manner and s | far the? have succeeded But, n ; matter ho<vf fast thj immigrants ai ,rive, the examination will not h iinade less rigid but ^rill continuall I be made more severe, Commissionc , Walljs. said. i Aliens who are fefufed admittanc j?and the percentage of rejected one , has increased greatly since before th war?are returned to the port froi , which th&y came at the expense c j the steamships. Most of those admi ;ted to America are going to indu; i trial centers, but many are flockin I to rural districts and farms, the Con I missioner said. , MARK TWAIN LI^ES am TU CQroFFN IN "HUCKLEBERRY FINN \ j His Famous Boy Hero Appears In i , Really Great Photoplay i That incomparable novel of bo life, "Hucleberry Finn," has bee put into what is declared to be , truly great photoplay. It will b shown at the Opera House Firidaj j The motiorv picture producers sa that no stories lend themselves s I admirably to production on th I screen as do th& humorous works o I the inimitable Mary Twain. v "Hue and Tom" and "Tom Sawyer" wer earlier photoplay successes. Now th 'same director, William D. Taylo: jhas taken the beloved vagabont , Huck Finn, and made him the her ' of a film that is said to be eve more enjoyable than its predeces : sors. Lewis Sargent, a boy-actor, rec | haired and freckled faced and an e> perienced pantomimist, appears a Huck Finn. Gordon Griffith is Toi Sawybr and the rest of the cas maintains the same high standan j Julia. Crawford Ivers, one of th (cleverest of scenarists, adapte I "Huckleberry Finn" to the scree and throughout 'has maintained th true Mark Twain flavor. It isI s Paramount Artaraft production. Ac ' mission 15 cents and 35 cents. k * Rollie Zeider announces his intei tion to retire as a player' at tt j close of the present season of tli Pacific Coast league and has put i an application for appointment t , the staff of umpires of that, organ zation next year. 1 . WANTS j 1^??K???? LOST?One long tailed barrow hoj with brown head and black an brown spotted. Weighs from H i to 200 pounds. Regard if four and reported to me. Wayma Coleman at Mr. T. P. Thomson place. 1 ti. pd. I LOST?Thursday between 1 Morse store and Pete Holmes, suit ca: containing black suit of clothes ar blue pair pants. Suitable reward .1 returned to Harrison Thomas, A ! beville, Rouje 1, Box 5- 10-15-2tp ! IFOR SALE?One brand new 6-roo Bungalow with all modern conve: iences, on Magazine Street. The Home Buuilding Corporatio See T. G. 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