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10 FIANCE COTTON. HA.sTl.KN HANKS IIA VF AUtKADY OFFKRKD All?. I a win Negotiations Will Ik' < omluctod on Haaia Similar to TImm of im?:? When g3,0O0,0OO Was Secured. Atlanta Journal. Propositions for largt financial i loan* to the farmers of Geoisria In order to enable them to hold their cotton until higher prices can be ob? tained In the spring, have been made to the plentert of the State's cotton crop by eastern bankers, according to what are believed to be well au? thenticated reports In Atlanta. While no definite action has been taken. It la known that eastern repre? sentatives have recently visited Pres? ident K. F. Duckworth, of the Geor? gia division, at Union City, and offer? ed to negotiate these loans upon a similar basis as that of two years ago. j when President Duckworth secured a loan of $3.000.000 for the farmers of the State. President Duckworth. In a state? ment given from Union City. Saturday I confirmed the reports that eastern ' financial representatives had been endsavorlng to negotiate this loan, but stated that no ftnal action had been taken. "While the eastern representatives are anxious to secure this lean, and the farmers are willing to accept lt. I at the same time It Is the desire of the farmers of the State that south- ; ern bankers be given an opportunity to participate In the negotiations. The fact that the southern farmer and the sotuhern business men are almost Inseparably linked together by a common cause, makes the farm? er anxious to give to the southern business man and banker every op? portunity to secure beneficial re? sults that might go to bankers In the east or other parts of the country. "The eastern bankers. with the same spirit that they portrayed two years ago when the last loan was se? vered, are anxious to let the farm? ers of Georgia have the necessary loan, and at a reasonable rate of In? terest. There will be no trouble In securing the loan to help finance the crop this year from the east, but be? fore we close for any loan, we want to give to the bankers of the south the apportunlt] to pafttctpats *n the < inane la 1 results. ~Th ? loan of $3 "00,00 tailored two rears ago reunited in the besi goodi for the farmer .tnd the banks as well, and the farmer today In Georgia has ( practically unlimited credit, as that loan was paid back upon maturity. ' and. In fact, could have been paid even ' before It was due. 'With a similar loan this year, the ' farmers of the Stats will again be en- ' abled. to a lar.re extent, to secure the right pfleg f<>r his cotton. "It Is probable that there will be Individual cases, where a farmer will have to sell his first cotton and sell 1 i at the existing price. This will be a misfortune to him and will be caused J only because his financial affairs are ta such a condition that he cannot1 wait until the details of the loan have been arranged." President Duckworth was asked if any cotton should be sold at the pres. cnt time. He said: "All cotton that ran be possibly held ouaht to be held until spring, when prices will reach the proper level. The loan that we hope to se? cure Mill help th* farmer to hold his staple until prices are right. Tbcre w II he the Individual f ho w ill ?? placed In such a position, on account of his financial condition, that he miy not he able M hold his cotton. 'The tafgggfi nppreciate the help of the local banks and supply mer? chants \nd the*, country hanks and merchants are earnest^ ffqyggt ed not to press the farmers on their fb? .fx a here it i hi pi ?mihi > . d ed. If they will ?\t. n.l or reii. w su< h not?s or accounts of fanners for se'?Tul months or such part then ..f , as msy be possible in order to meet 1 tholr own oldlKatlon*. their kindly In- j duigence \%in pt f'r toward silting the farmer to hold and to ggf bat? ter prices for their cotton. There are a number of farmers who ;lre in peetttoa le Isold Ihetf ton all right, but the loan to be se? cured Will take tare of thoM,. who ?are " of $3,000,000 that was i years ago was one of 'leflclnl actions ever tak irmorx of the State. At that tlm?* cotton wss bringing only a low pn< e Pl> -dd.-nt Duckworth, through hH own person ?I efforts, se? cured the loan and the farmers o' the State w- re enahh d to hold their ?ofon until they obtained their ariea. Th?*n the loan gfgg paid lack, The announ'e?n? nt of the ???? v.rlm of the loan tWO gggfi ggje was made to th" no mbOfS of the unit ti toi' thev were In convention in Mi and th?? announcement bfOgght fat President Duckworth a tribute such a* h is been seldom seen at any meet? ing of it tdmlhir nature. PUSHING TARIFF REVISION. roXFCIlENCK WOOL HILL PASSES HOUSE, It Will Go To The vnuic anil it Will He I p to Tart to Veto It.?The Free List Measure Will Come l*p Next ami This Will Also Fas, the House?If Taft Vetoes Wool Hill Congress Will Adjourn Without l?oss of Time. Washington, Aug. 14.?The tariff revisionists made considerable progress in congress today. The house by *' \ott ot L'*o> t(? yO, without a demo? crat breaking the party alignment, adopted the conference report on the woo) tariff revision hill and rushed it over to the senate where it was hung up on the calendar for passage prob? able tomorrow. For this measure, which imposes a flat ad valorem duty of -9 per cent on all raw wools wiih correspondngly reduced rates on woolen manufactures, the oiher two tariff measures will be sidetracked to give wool right of way to the White House for the expected veto. On the veto depends the further programme of house Democrats and senate Dem? ocrats and progressive Republicans, Including the formation of plans for a speedly adjournment. O. W. Underwood, Democratic leader, in expressing the opinion to? day that final adjournment will not come before next week, says he does not expect congress to stay after the pending bills have been disposed of unl.-ss the senate determines to stay and act on the cotton bill." That bill, which makes an average cut of 21 per cent in cotton duties, was de? bated without action In the senate today. It already has passed the house. Mr. Underwood said the free list bill might reach the house tomorrow for a vote, although it is not expected before Wednesday. The free list bill, which admits a variety of products duty free Including cotton bagging, shoes, agricultural Implements, flour, lumber, etc., was put In such shape that It could be considered in the sen? ate tomorrow if a conference report of consideration of the wool bill should bo delayed. The conferees disagreed as to two vital amendments. but these ac? cording to plans of the leaders will be I t.? gAgnaten! hy the two houses, without the necessity of returning the j i ill to conference. The wool hill was pushed through the house after a debate of ',?) min? utes, Mr. Underwoou nhsohmetlng the Republican* who refused to accept a debate limit of less than two hours. Consideration of the measure was de? layed for an hour or more by a point of order made by James R. Mann, Republican leader, that the confer? ence commltee had exceeded its au? thority In fixing rates of duty in cer? tain schedules higher than the point of order, Speaker Clark based his de? cision on precedents set by Colfax, Cannon and other former speakers. During the senate debate on the cotton bill. Mr. Cummins of Iowa, speaking on the amendment which he proposes to offer reducing the duties on Iron and steel, declared that the war cry of the next campaign would be "Are we to have protection for :he manufacturer and free trade for the fanner?" He said the Republi? can party would have to answer that mm stlon to the country. ? Tl ? great tight In the coming national convention he predicted, "will not be over a candidate, hut <?ver the platform as to what protec? tion is." Mr. Cummins made light of the tariff board declaring he could prove by evidence far superior to the con l inalons of any tariff board or any c .islde Investigating body that the re lucttoai he proposes1 la the Iron a oi ateel schedule in the tariff law w? r< reasonable. Senator l?ixon of Montana express* ? d the opinion thta the lb publican purt] would not be able to write an other tariff Inn which the peo, i & apt granting protection to n. part of the BJltlOfl and placing I 'tier part on a free trade basis. POPF.'N (oMHTKtV BETTF.lt. Strength or kged Pontiff Increases Pen cpiildy and Mi?. 1'iiU. b Mote Regular, Rome, Aug. 11, The gent ral < on? dlttoa of pop. Pint tonight is better Hli strength has perceptibly meres ? d. the Irreenl 11 Ity of tin- pulte which alarmed the doctors has ai moet dlaappeai <i and his temperature remalai al about M?t< Today his holtneai took i t. sj steps In his bed* room without feeling mn the worse because of the exertion The paving on Rain lit reel Ii pro? nmalngi the brlcl having been laid rage Ihe Hampton avenue crossing and the Semen! having been poured o, i them. This part of the etreel a in be opened for traffic in about ten days md in the meanwhile the work v II 1 pushed on toward Lib WILL LEARN ALL ABOUT PRESI? DENTIAL CANDIDATES. Gre?i Commoner Says When Nomi? nation Time Comee He Will Not Remain Silent. ?* Columbus. O., Aug 14.?"I in? tone! to devote ail my time between now and the nomination to find out things about the candidates for the I democratic nomination for president,' said William Jennings Bryan to a large audience here today. "I know all of the leading men of the party, those who have hindered and those who have helped it. When the time comes I will not he silent." Mr. Bryan was the guest of the Jefferson club of Columbus at a big rally and barbecue. Gov. Harmon had been invited to the rally but he sent word some days ago that he would be at his summer home in Michigan on vacation. Mr. Bryan refrained from men? tioning the go ernor In any of his interviews or his speech. "I am going to give the Democratic party all the information I possess about the prospective candidates as head of the ticket," said Mr. Bryan. "I am not going to mention individuals now. The country has many avail? able men. Recently I mentioned some of the men I believe to be tolerable as presidential candidates and I am as glad as I was then that the Demo tractlc party is so fortunate as to have such men. Among the men whom Mr. Bryan mentioned some time ago he did not include Gov. Harmon. "I Intend to devote myself to driving plutocracy from the throne and put the rights of man into the seat. I shall find out everything I can about the candidates between now and com entlon time and will tell all the people as I learn more and more about them. I have not a friend in the United States whom I would regard at the expense of my party or my country." Resenting the Implication from the utterances of Mr. Bryan that he was fighting Gov. Harmon, Attorney Gen? eral Hogan refused to speak at the r.lght meeting which was scheduled to follow the barbecue. "I accepted the Invitation to speak because I supposed It was to have ten hold for the glory of the party and not for tbe edi tncement of any faction," said Mr. Hogan. "The ai? rectors of the celebration arranged that i ireuld sp^..k In the evening i f? Ur Mr. Bryan had left the city. I Jfld not care to do this. What I had to pay I wanted to say while Mr. Bryan was present." DISAPPOINTED AT ACTION OF SENATE. President Will Probably Veto Three Bills. Beverly, Mass., A g. 1.*!.?President Taft was keenly d sappolnted today to learn that the Senate foreign re? lations committee had decided to put the knife to the British and French general arbitration treaties and to re? port tl em to the Senate in modified form. The news was not unexpected. But the President had still hoped that the committee would accept the treaties without change. in spite of the disappointment he felt over the changes in the treat? ies, which indicate the probability that they must go over to the next session, the President intends to keep up his fight to have the pacts accept' ed in full. Already h> has lined up many Senators friendly to the ad? ministration and when he returns to Washington he will continue his personal campaign. The President will speak at a Methodist tamp meeting at Oceangrovei N. J.. on Tuesday, and while he has not written his address for that occasion it tedmed probable tonight that he WOUld find opportunity therein to re? fer to the Senate's action. While th? President has never au? thorized a statement as to what bills hs might veto, it Is pretty clearly understood that the statehood bin, the WOO) revision bill and probably the farmers free Hit will feel the weight of executive disapproval. k\o\ WILL GO SLOW. twaltlng Senate Committee's \ctlon on Arbitration Patt-? . Washlngton( Aug. 14, Tho dispo? sition ol the Senate to amend the general arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France resulted in tin- announcement today that Sec? retary KnoXi before entering Into ad* dttlonal arrangements with other countries) will avail the action of the Sen.ne upon the recommendation of I th< committee on foreign relations, i thai tie powers of the lolnl high commission, a prominent feature ?f the i ? ntlon, be curtailed, Tlo re is no better ne tto w hl< h ? 1111111? - con ha\e than these words of 111 hop Wilson, "To make reason iml I he e ill of God pre> all."? Mat ROMANTIC MARRIAGE AT SEA. Girl stowaway Wedded to Her Sweet? heart, Engineer of Veeeel Bound for Alaska. Nome, Alaska, Aug. 14.?When the rchooner Redfteld of Seattle, for Sea tle and Nome, arrived off Cape Flat? tery, the captain found a seasick girl, 16 years old, on hoard. She confessed that she had stowed away, to be with her sweetheart, the engineer of the vessel. In view of his authority as com? mander of the vessel, Capt. MeKenna pronounced the engineer and the stowaway man and wife, and the OOUple arrived here yesterday after a happy voyage. MAINE VICTIM'S RING FOUND. Trinket Belonging to Assistant Kn gineer of III Fated Ship Restored by Newspaper Editor, Habana, Aug. 14.?The class ring which had belonged to Assistant En? gineer Darwin R. Merrltt, whose bones were recovered recently from the wreck of the battleship Maine, and taken to New York for inter? ment, was today placed in the cus? tody of American Minister Jackson by the editor of El Mundo. Mr. Jack? son will surrender the relic to Maj. Ferguson, the engineer in charge of the wreck. The manner in which the ring came into the possession of El Mundo has not been explained. WOULD 1*1 PE BEER INTO HOMES. Public IUht Fountains Proposed For Saloonless Montelair. New York, Aug. 13.?Mayor Hinck of Montelair, N. J., has received a letter which has requested that he and the Common Council give care? ful consideration to a request for a franchise from the Montelair Deer Piping Company, which proposed to do the following: To construct a huge tank on Mont clair Mountain and fill it with the brand of beer which the majority of the consumers preferred, with pipes connected with every home of Upper Montelair, which has now no saloons; subscribers to have meters and to pay only for what they use; all pipes to be of best nickel lining and full head of pressure to he maintained; alto public beei fonteins with nl< kel? i In-the-slot attachments ti Y e are* ted In th< parks, the compt ny to pay either .. roysJtj of ?" 1-8 p %r cent on a blanket license at the rate of $800 a year for each 2,000 persons served. The letter was signed by the "Sec? retary of the company," who said that his associates were all prominent citizens who desired to remain in the background until they heard from the Council through the press. ? Raltimore Sun. NEW LEASE FOR **N EA R - BE ER.** Georgia Legislative Committee Kills Tlppins Bill. Atlanta, Ga? Aug. 14.?The attempt to extend Georgia's anti-liquor stat? ute;- at the present session of the Legislature ended in failure today. The Tlppins bill, prohibiting the sale of beverages mntaining more than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol? aimed primarily at the tralbc In "near-beer"?was killed in commit? tee, and later failed to be resurrect? ed through a resolution on the floor of the House. Thus, the sale of "near-beer" will continue for at least one year more, as the remaining days of the Assem? bly will be taken up with privileged business. The action of the rules committee, in refusing to allow the measure to come to a vote, was tak? en early this morning, but the mat? ter was not closed Anally until this afternoon. In the Police Court. The following cases were tried in the police court Tuesday by Re? corder Lee: H. B. Phillips, fast driving, $13 or 30 days. John Guerry and Joe olden were arrested Monday night by Policemen Ward and Hatchell for disturbance of the peace and in addition to this the charge of vagrancj was added, The cases were tried and the two men were t<?und guilty of each of? fense .their tines being fixed at $H) or i'a days each on the Brsl count and $20 or 30 days on the second count. The . b irge of gambling was also put up against John Guerry, who managed to escape tho oftlceri when they m ole a raid "ii some gamblers on the 17th of last (October. Since thai1 time Ouorry has managed to keej out of th< hand- of the police until thai nicht when he vvai arrested, Il< was found guilty Hind given a sen t. i ee ot I I a or 30 days. Both ot the parties Informed tht Recorder hofore they were returne? to theli 1 eiu. in ihe guard house the they wished In appeal nnd would a onc? take tops towards getting ANKLETS LATEST FAD . < icopuiata Won- Them, Why Not Modem Charmers? I?. Asked. New York. Aug. 14.?No, she isn't losing anything. That gleam of gold and jewels Just above her dapper little pump is right where it belongs. Her own dainty hands, of those of htr maid, clasped it about the con? tours of the black silk stocking, for ili; t': the place it was made for. Anklets are coming into fashion. Already they flash over the waxen floors of town and country ballrooms, and it won't be long, if one may be? lieve phophetlc jewelers, before one can get a glimpse Of gold and jewels about my lady's ankle as she Cl'mbS out of her automobile on the arTer noon shopping tour. of couse Cleopatra wore them. Who knows but that particular en? hancement of her charms was the final touch that made Marc Antony throw the world away at Atcium? Vhcy Mill wear anklets in the E.^j-t, behind the lattices of harems, but they are not common in Kurope and they are still rare this side of the At? lantic. It was only a week or two ago that a fair dancer appeared at Manhattan j Beach with a band of gem-incrusted ! gold clsping her openwork stockings, j She created a sensation. But so I swiftly was she whirkd hither and thither to the lively music of a two step that onlookers could not tell whether opals or emeralds or rubies had the honor of shin inn there. A day or two since Mrs. Louise Winterfeldt, wife of the banker, caused heads to turn as she left the Bitz-Carlton early In the evening. For she wore, a> the fortunate one3 who saw it say a diamond anklet that could not be worth less than $25,000. Some made it f5O-,OO0. Fifth avenue jewelers are begin? ning to sit up and take notice, for each of the new trinkets worn means a fat order for cne of them. They hope the fashion will grow. One of them who knows all about anklets, for he has made them. loth here and abroad, says "They have been going in and ou: Of Style in Europe for some years past, and of course they've always I eon nood form in the East. The first one I ever made was for a princess of the Swedish royal house. That was in 1897. "Xo, 1 will not tell you who she was, for it is understood that those orders are always given in confidence. Then later, not more than a year or two ago, I made one for a rich West? ern girl in this country. It WSJ just to satisfy a hobby, 1 think." The anklet is made in one or two pieces, according to the preference of the wearer. But the prime re? quisite is that it fits perfectly. Be? cause- of the movement of the ankle in walking, it requires a master of the jeweler's art so to shape the gold or silver hand that it will set closely and at the same time allow perfect freedom of movement. The less expensive anklets are made with an opening, usually at the 1 aek, but the ones that are studded with diamonds or other precious gems are cunningly fashioned so that their circumference expands or contracts as the owner walks. The joints are placed at the sides. Whether the new form of feminine decoration will beoome so common that 10 and 25 cent stores will add them to their stock of jewelry is a matter for speculation. It is quite easy to imagine such a condition. Infinite possibilities offer themselves with the anklet. Why not a lltle purse on the outer side, or a card case, or a powder box? Wouldn't it be a good thing to have a fine chain run from ankle to ankle and forcibly make the walk conform to the hob? ble skirt? The Mikado is deeply touched with the welcome to Togo. Don't rruention it, Mutsuhito; we're smearing it into Hohson.?Pittsburg Sun. About one man in a hundred can stand prospeiity. The other 99 can't even understand it.?Philadelphia Record. Will You Do It ? WILL YOU DO it? i: costs .u only ? little time to couel - the strength ol thli Institution which affords you protection ar.d to Investigate th.> several departments created t> render you a I ... . tveatigatton shows conclusivel) ma*, this institution is stronger and more capable of rendering you service is it not simply s<*lf-interest to transact business here'.' The Peoples' Bank. If you lived in a great city you would have the accommodation of many large banks, but you would have no better accommoda? tion than you have by living within reach of THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. 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