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LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
Reserve. Board Criws lef olalioi to
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Waahlnffton. ft. C, December 80.
-Comptroller of the Currency WH-
' llamt tonlthanotlned National bank
i that the federal KcMrve Board had
- dia,wB a refalatlon interpreting the
prv(aiei la the act governinc loam
by tbem em real eatate.
.The refuiatJoe readt: ,i
. 'The maximum amont of. loera
a Mtionat beak may . make . on reel
eatate anderierms' of the, Federal
reserve act ahell be Kmlted to an
amount not I teea of ene-thlrd of
Hr time deposit at the time of mak
fog the loan and not In excemn one
third of it average ' time depoalta
daring the preceding calendar year;
provided, however, tha if one-third
f eachUm depodfalM of the date
of making the Joan or one third of
the average- time deposita for the
receding calendar year ahell bave
amounted to let than One fourth of
the capital and mirploi nf the bank,
aa of the date of the Joan, then, in
that event, the bank ahall bate u
thortty to make loana on real eatate
under the terma of the .act to the
extent of one-fourth of the bank'a
capital and aurplue aa'of date or
making the loan.".
Lif1UenB.CefL.
Why. thefeoet of living ha in-
ereaied, particularly the meat bills.
recetv a flood of light from the re-
pert bt the secretary of agrieolture.
plus the report of the bureau of the
From the eensuf it is learned that
pracUcally aty farm lands have, ddr
ipg the last decade,-'doubled :. In
tjaw-litotbac inrda, it ltWaa
hard for any person seeking land In
order,, to make it productive to get
the land." Be must pay $2,000 where
before hi paid $1,0004 i i
See. Houston reports that there
has been "an absolute decrease in
the number and amount of Import
ant staple food product, such as
corn and 'meat." , A to corn, In.
the last IS year there has been' ho
substantial increase in the product
Ion, while - as to cattle, sheep and
hogs, there has been an absolute de
cline In cattle,' from the census
year 1899 to 1909, there was a de
cline from 60.000,000 head to 41,000,
000; In sheeph from 61.000.000 head
to S2.000.000; in hogs from 63,000,
000 to58.000.000.
"Since 1909," say Sec. Houston.
"the' tendency, has been downward,
and Vet during the same period the
population of the United State in
creased over 25,000,000 " The sec
retard point out that there are in
the United States 936.000,000 acres
of arable land, of which only 400,
000,000. or 4S per cent, it under cul
tivation. : '
The rest of the land is held out of
use by the owners, who buy it and
hold it for speculative increase.
Here it material support for the
ingle tax theory that a strike down
peculation in land holding, and
open It to use, would reduce the
cost of living. Rural Weekly.
' , Walt fer fltr. Beys!
The srlrl who Is unkind to her
mother isn't worth a tinker' dog
gone. This isn't written in any part
of the Bible, but it' written in the
history of thousands and thousands
of misfit homes. ' If one of you boys
ever run across a girl with her face
full of roses; with eves that would
dim the lustre of a Colorado sky and
with a voice- that' would make the
song of an . angel seem discordant.
and she say, a-she cornea; to the
dobn .w4 iiiVf(!-?!K'i'-ii'A1;
"I can't iro for a few minutes I've
got to, help mother with the dishes."
Don't you srive her up. Slick to her
like a burr, to a roup's tail. Just ait
down on the doorstep and wait. If
shev' Joins you In twov or three
minutes, so much the better; but II
you have to stay there on the door-
steps for half hour, or an hour,
you Just w&lt for her. If you! don't
somebody else will and in time you'i
be orry. For you'll realize what
you have tost.' t - ',
Wait for her. boys. She' worth
It. N. N. B.r-In Wilson Timet , v
NOT DISCRIMINATING
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Ptdtral leserv Act as Agrlcaltaral
TtatactUa.
When the national banking law.
commonly called the Federal reserve
act, was under discussion in Con
gress the matter of farm credits
was considered and debated, but It
was; decided, that the subject as a
specific program should be separate
ly dealt with In another act. The
Federal reserve act was passed with
a view to the Improvement of the
banking Conditions of the country
in the interest nf all classes; to the
restoration of normality In banking;
to the establishment of a reserve or
banking power which could, be util
ised in time of emergency; and
therefore with a view to secure
good banking at all times and to
prevent panics. It is not a banker's
law or a busfnes msn' law or a
manufacturer' law or a farmer's
law; It' a law for all classes for all
the people. However, there were
Incorporated .into the act several
very important provision which had
in mind specifically the need of the
farming rlasses and the poMtbility
Of extending banking , facilities to
the rural district. ..; '
, It was specifically provided that
Federal reserve bank might "dis
count note, drafts, and bills of ex
change arising out of actual, com
mercial transactions-that is, note,
draft, and bill of exchange issued
or drawn for agricultural, indus
trial,;, or commercial purposes, or
the proceed of which have been us
ed or are to be used for such pur
poses The Federal Reserve Board
was given the right to define the
character of paper thus eligible for
discount - It a further ' distinctly
provided that nothing in the act
should be. construed to. "prohibit
change secured by staple agricultur
al products, or other goods, wares,
or merchandise from being eligible
for such discount" . It was provid
ed that the ordinary notes, drafts,
or bills admitted to discount should
have maturity at the time of dis
count of not more than 90 days, but
that notes, drafts, and bills drawn
or issued for agricultural purposes
or - based on live stock might have a
maturity not exceeding six months.
Not only is paper arising out of ag
ricultural transactions made elfglble
.under the act, but it Is given a long
er maturing period than other forms
of paper. This apparent discrimi
nation arose naturally out of the
fact that agricultural operations are
seasonal and involve a longer period
than ordinary commercial transact
ion,.;.. ;i, : " :
Again, it is provided in the act
that national banking associations
not situated in the central reserve
cities may lend on improved and un
incumbered farm land within the
Federal reserve district, and that
such loans may be made for any pe
riod up to five years. Such Ipans
may aot exceed 50 per cent of the
actual value of the property. "Any
national bank under this provision
of the act may lend on farm land
an amonnt in the aggregate equal to
25 per cent, of its capital and sur
plus or one-third of it time depos
its. , The Federal reserve act, there
fore, so far from discriminating
against the farming classes, distinct
ly bears them in mind, and while not
discriminating ; in favor' of them
takes just and particular knowledge
of their requirement. Agricultur
al Bulletin.
Plenty reel Better Than Poweers.
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i .Tha n at at nek tiowdera and Det
ent stock feeds is a very -expensive
and wasteful practice, hen a cow
is well she need no medicine or
stimulants, and when she is sick she
need to be treated for the particu
lar ailment she has. The lean,
rough-haired, hollow-eyed 'Condition
of many cow is not always due to
sickness, but generally to lack ,of
feed or to effects of ticks,; if a cow
receive plenty of pea vine, soy bean,
vetch, or clover and the other feeds,
she will need no condition powders
of any kind.; When free from ticks
and plenty of feed is given and she
is not in good condition,, then she re
quire special treatment by some
one who knows how to treat , such
eases. Bulletin.
RETAINS LITERACy TEST
Motloa To Eliminate Fron The In
; ml; ration Bill Beaten.
Washington. D. C, Dee. 31. Ef-1
forts to strike the literacy teit from !
the pending immigration, pill failed i
in the Senate today. Senator Mar
tines motion to eliminate the provis
ion was defeated. 47 to W This was
considered a teat vote on (he bill it
self, which Senate leaders expect to
pass Saturday. : i
Amendment were vofed on in
quick succession. Two were adopt
ed, one to exclude all Immigrants of
African blood, or the blaevrsce, and
another to strengthen the prohi
bition against believers in polygamy.
All amendments to the literacy
test were voted down,! including
those which would have added to its
exemption persons fleeing' from re
ligious persecution and those who
might seek asylum from political or
racial persecuion." h
Senator Reed offered the African
the African exclusion amendment,
which was adopted, 29 to 25. Sena
tor Williams, of Mississippi, debated
this proposal at length declaring
there were enough negroes in this
country now. Statistics were given
to show that only 8,000 people of Af
rican blood came to this country last
year. J
Another amendment by Senator
Reed to exclude all but persons of
the . Caucasion race was defeated,
but not without considerable dis
cussion relating to the Japanese.
Many Senator declared it would
affect treaty relations.
"Of course the amendment will
include the Jspanese in it effects."
said Senator. Reed, "but if there is
any difficulty .about the treaty I will
co-operate in a. further amendment
tay postpone ithe "oprati& of MeH
clause until treaties may be chang
ed: Thts bill a now drawn violates
the spirit, if not the letter of our
treaties. We prefer to do by indi
rection what we have not the cour
age to do by direction. We propose
to pass an exclusion bill but to do it
by means of an educational test."
la 1916.
The president of the United States
is a fair fighter. In the campaign
two years airo, when a bullet laid
Col. Roosevelt low, he stopped his
own campaigning till his adversary
was recovered. And now he asks
the Democrats of his home state not
to indorse him for renomination, be
cause he wishes to leave that matter
open and unprejudiced!
( But of course the Democratic nom
inee in 1916 will be Woodrow Wilson
if he is then alive and well. For he
is making the. record upon which
his party must stand and it will be
glad, indeed eager, to stand upon
it. - '
. It is much easier- to foresee the
Democratic nomination than the
other or others. A while ago it
looked as if the old bosses of the G.
O. P. were hungry enough to swal
low T. R again in the hope of win
ning a recall to the pie counter.
That was before the 1914 primaries
and the Maine election had revealed
the size of the Progressive party's
lump. ' V '
Since then, the old-timer have
shown signs of revived confidence,
and now they talk as if they expect
ed to be strong enough to tackle the
future under a flag of reaction un
disguised. 1 i ' f. , :a ' -l .
But where will they, find a stand
ard bearer? Who among them pos
sesses popular appeal? . Our politi
cal stage today hplds only two major
figures; and beyond Wilson and Bry
and the background is indistinct.
A guessing match on the standpat
leader two years hence might supply
pastime for coming winter evenings.
Rural Weekly. ,, "
BUIoasaeis and Ceastlpatlea fart.
If vou are ever troubled with
billiouaness constitution you will be
interested In the statement of R, F,
Erwin, Peru, Ind. A year ago last
wintei! had an attack of indigestion
fnllnwnl hv hilinusnesa and sonatina
tion. Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets
so highly recommended. I nought a
bottle of them and tney neipec- me
right away," For sale by Nashville
Drug Co, '
TWO YEARS 01T OF FOUR
Cart.tl Fertiliser tiptadltarti an
Bteace Acraagt.
Farmers have lost heavily two
years of the past four years on their
cotton crops. From this it would
seem that it is somewhat a treacher
ous crop. In 1911 they bought
large lots of fertilizers and went to
other large expenses and the crop
was so large that murh of it went
away from the farmers far below
the cost of production. Now we
find 1914 much worse than 1911. We
hate a great crop of cotton and many
of the world's markets almost at a
standstill. Many farmers are selling
anything else they can and are try
ing to hold their cotton, but some
are forced to sell and the financial
situation throughout the cotton belt
is bad. It is hard to see what is
best to do with this year's crop, and
the prospects for next year are
gloomy. With cotton the main mon
ey crop selling three to four cents
per pound below the cost of pro
duction there cannot be much pros
perity. The best advice we know to
give is to hold for better prices as
much as possible of the present crop
and buy fertilizers in small quanti
ties and plant only a small acreage
next year. Evidently it will not do
to go largely into cotton next year.
The sooner it becomes apparent that
a large acreage will not be planted
next year the better it will be for
the remainder of this year's crop.
It should be a plain case now to ev
ery person who knows the Teal con
ditions that a large crop cannot be
planted next year. Farmers could
not plant a very large crop if they
wanted to do so. It is a financial
impossibility. J. M. B., in Smith
fiieid Herald.
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Jaa te ,D Bestae
Writing from Santa Anna, Texas,
Frederick W. Turner, the secretary
of the Commercial Club of that city,
in giving some information about its
advantages by reason of its abun
dant supply of natural gas, sand
and other things, adds:
It may be rather a dull time to be
advertising opportunities, but that
is the time you can get people's at
tention much better than when they
are fully up to the business.
Mr. Turner is correct. Sometimes
business is so active that people do
not have time to read, or at least
they think so. But there are other
times, like the present, for instance,
when business is not active and
when men do have time to read, to
study and to investigate all business
propositions and all trade opportu
nities. Moreover, there is another phase
of advertising in times of depression
in that it shows courage and a deter
mination not to shut up shop, or to
turn tail and run just as soon as a
little business storm brings a chill to
the air. The live man would rather
do a big thing against adverse con
ditions than to do a big thing when
ridinp on the flood of prosperity. It
is : very true, as often said, that the
"dead fish can float down stream,
but it takes a live fish to float up
stream." The dead institution,
whether it has been buried or only
has the seeds of death within it, can
float down the river to the sea of ob
livion. ' The live concern battles its
way up stream and wins success.
Mr. Turner suggests the way. Do
business at the time when other peo
ple are thinking about quitting it.
Manufacturers Record.
New Came Law.
. . An exchange says a new game law
that should be passed by all States
would contain the following; V v '
."Book agents may be shot be
tween October 1 and September .1,
Spring poets from March 1 to June
1," Automobile Speed Demons from
January 1 to January 1, Road Hogs
from April 15 to April 15, Amateur
Hunter from September 1 to Feb
ruary 1, War Talkers no closed sea
son.. Any man who accepts a paper
for two years and then,:, when the
bill is presented, says 1 never order
ed.' may be killed on sight and shal
be buried face downward in quick-
ime so as to destroy the germs nnd
prevent the spread of the infection."
Exchange. ' -,
SUFFRAGE VOTE NEARING
Chairman Henry Predicts Its Defeat
By Two-Thirds.
Washington, D. C , Dec. 30. The
proposrd woman suffrage amend
ment will be voted on in the House
between January 10 and 15, ac
cording to announcement today by
Chairman Henry of the Rules Com
mittee. He told a delegation of suf
fragists that his committee was rea
dy to present the rule for consider
ation but reiterated his purpose to
oppose the proposal and said he be
lieved the Democrats would line up
almost solidly against it. He pre
dicted it would be defeated by a
two-thirds vote.
Mrs. John H Buck, chairman of
the executive committee of the Con
necticut Association Opposed to Wo
man Suffrage, submitted to a pro
test against passage of the amend
ment. "It is in the power of every State
that wants woman suffrage to have
it," the protest said, "and within
a few months Arkansas, Connecti
cut, Delaware, Florida, Maine. New
Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis
sissippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, North and South Dako
ta, Ohio, South Carolina. West Vir
ginia and Wisconsin have defeated
the measure. In Connecticut a suf
frage bill has been defeated for forty-four
consecutive years."
Of Coarst Why NotT
"Will good timesever return?" in
quired a pessimist in speculating on
his Christmas expenditures.
Of course they will! Why not?
Here's the why of the will:
in ' the country' now as there ever
was.
t The farmers have just harvest
ed one Of the biggest crops in history
and are selling at good prices.
3. Federal Reserve Banks have
been opened and millions of dollars
of new money will be placed at the
disposal of the banks of the country.
4. The banks in turn, will have
plenty of money to loan to big man
ufacturing and other industries for
operating capital.
5. These concerns in turn will
start the wheels of commerce to re
volving and millions of unemployed
men and women will return to work.
6. Foreign governments are plac
ing heavy orders for all kinds of
supplies needed in prosecuting their
war.
7. Other orders for American
made goods are pouring in from all
parts of the world.
8. The financial situation has
clarified, banks are opening their
vaults, and great manufacturing in
dustries are preparing to open again
on an extensive scale, many of them
even now calling in employees who
were laid off many weeks ago.
Times. 1
Another Booze Argument Answered.
John Barleycorn has been routed
again. It is increasingly difficult
for one who drinks to find employ
ment in any responsible position.
The railroads can not afford to en
trust a train or a track to a befud
died brain; the steamship companies
dare not put a tippler in charge of a
vessel; and the factories and stores
must have clear-headed ' men for
managers.' In the arts of peace to
tal abstinence has become more and
more the order of the day; and how
we find that alcohol is losing its grip
on the soldier. If intoxicating li
quor ; does ; not help a fighter to
whom, pray,' can it be useful? It is
the fruitful cause of rows and as
saults;:; as the police record 'will
prove;, even animal have been cited
to prove that it inspires physical
courage. Have we not been told of
whiskey that will make a jackrabbit
spit in a bulldog's face, and of cham
pagne that will encourage a mouse
to challenge a cat? But behold, the
war departments of the world are
turning against intoxicants- The
use of liquor being forbidden in the
army and the governments are so
pleased " with the results that the
movement is spreading,' Let the
good work go on. The Commoner.
.THE'
Planters Nation'! Bank -
Rocky Mount, N. C. '
oeficers:
J. C. BRA8WELL. President,
J, M. SHERROD, - Vloe-Prw.
M. C. BR AS WELL. - Viot-Prce.
J. W. AYOOCK. Cwhler
W. W. A VERA, - Aant.Cath'r
L. B. AYCOCK, Aut.CMh'r.
ORGANIZED 1889 WITH
25.000.oo CAPITAL
After fourteen year of progress and
success, combined with The Plant
er Bank, Batfleboro, has total
RESOURCES $947,114.59.
We thank you for your part in
making this bank the Strong . insti
tution that it is and solicit a contin
uance of your patronage.
directors'
M. C. Bras well, Geo. S. Edwards
M. R. Braswell.
H. B. Bryan
J. M. Sherrod.
W. S. Wilkinson,
W. H. Newell.
W. T. Williford,
J. C BrasweM
J. R. Sorsbr
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