New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1914, Page 4

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY; AUGUST 4, 1514. Kronprinzessin Cecilie Anchors In Bar Harbor Nhereabouts of North G With $10,000,000 I Been a Mystery est Sea Prize Ever Open to Capture Races Through | Fog for Two Nights With Unreduced Speed. | Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 4.—The orth German Lloyd steamer Kron- rinzessin Cecilie, carrying more fhan 310,000,000 in gold and whose hereabouts has been more or less s mystery since she sailed from Few York last Tuesday, arrived in he harbor here today. The Cecilie dropped anchor here at ‘o’clock this morning after a forced un' of four days, her officers fearing pture. | With a cargo of ten millions in gold nd a million in silver consigned to ench and English bankers, with an I ated value of over five millions herself, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie s constituted probably the finest prize ever open to capture, Blanketed With Canvas. "As she crept along the Maine coast id into the harbor under the cover night, cach deck, at every port le, was blanketed with canvas so at not a gleam of light betrayed her hereabouts. Her four stout stacks Jad been tipped with black paint so at she resembled an English steam- ip. Aftlone time capture seemed immi- nt. Captain Charles Polack report- il on Sunday that he had intercepted wireless message from one French pssel to another giving warning of e Cecilie’s proximity, but under the otection of a providential fog the forth German Liloyd liner escaped. Sailed Tuesday Morning. “The Cecilie left New York early last uesday morning, July 28, bound for jremen via Plymouth and /'Cher- purg, with 350 first class, 130%second ss and 736 steerage passengers. bout a third of the first class are mans, who sailed to anticipate the jar crisis whose sudden precipitation Fove them back to America. Most ' the rest are Americans. Friday night while a dance was in of the passengers | pticed that the position of the moon d unaccountably shifted to the port de of the ship. Before the signifi- ince of this 'was realized the captain lled the men into the smoking om. “ Captain Explains Situation. “Gentlemen,” he said, *“war has len declared between England, ance, Germany and Austria; we are ing back to America. We have ough coal for our return home, and ‘is my earnest hope that we shall be intercepted by foreign war els.” - There was nervous laughter, ause, oaths, congratulations, pro- , which gave way to a grave e of apprehénsion as the serious- of the situation became appar- t. Electric lights were turned off hd ‘the ship was covered from prow stern in a shroud of canvas. This othered whatever beams of light aped through chinks in the state- iom windows, According to the ship's g, she was then 46 degrees 46 inutes north latitude, 30. degrees 21 jinutes west longitude. In two days ' e would have docked at Plymouth. Offer to Buy Ship. A group of financiers on board of- d to buy the ship and sail her ider American colors, but to all pro- s the captain replied that his ty was spelled by his orders from emen,” which v‘tr“':[ed‘ him to back awd save his ship.. ‘There a stampede for the wireless but captain announced that no mes- 8 would be sent for fear of be- ing ‘the ship’s location. he American port which the-cap- would try to make was a matter eountless speculation. It was not jtil the passengers awoke this brning in sight of the green Maine that the liner's destination be- me certain. ‘or two nights with her head and ¢ lights extinguished and every her illumination blotted out with hvas, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie | hnged through the fog with unre- Yed speed®and without sounding fog horn. . Ship's Passengers Protest. ap- German Lloyd Liner n Gold Aboard Has Since Tuesday. ware and Samuel Newhouse, the cop- per magnate of Utah and New York. Captain Awaits Advices. Captain Polack said he was await- ing advices from his line offices in New York. “I canh see no possibility of taking this ship to New York from here with safety,” he said. “To avoid foreign vessels we should have to keep within the three mile limit, and to accomplish this, the ship would have to be built like a canoe. We have reached an American port in safety and that was more than I had dared to hope. We have been in al- most constant danger of capture, and we can consider ourselves extremely lucky to have come out so well. “I know 1 have been criticised for making too great speed under bad weather conditions but I have not wilfully endangered the lives of the passengers. 1 would rather have lost the whole ship and cargo than have assumed any such risk. Of course, aside from this consideration, my one aim has been to save my ship and my cargo from capture. “I have not been acting on my own initiative but under orders from the North German Lloyd in Bremen, and although I am an officer in the German navy, my duty has been to the steamship line.” Oral Duels Aboard. Col. G. F. B. Cobbett, ,an English military officer, was one of the few Englishmen on board, and his chagrin at not being able to join the army was apparent. There were a num- ber of German officers. Oral duels and miniature international warfare in the smoking room helped to divert the minds of the passengers who were inclined to give way to misgivings. To some sleep was impossible. The dark, foggy nights were long vigils until this morning’s sun burned its way through the mist that has hung over the north Atlantic. To those who promenaded the shut-in decks on the long watches the ship was like a ghost ship with only the animat- ing throb of its engines to make it different from a derelict. The only gleam of light that re- lieved the dead blackness was where the ship's friction stirred the sea into phosphorescence. Betting on American Port. The pool governing the time of ar- rival in Plymouth was changed to betting on the American port into which the ship would go. Last night the betting was even on landing oa the New England coast. ’ Governor Miller of Delaware an- nounced that Newport would be the landing place; then New York be- gan to be a favorite. Boston, Port- land and ports as far south as Ham ton Roads also figured. Meanwh the captain shrugged his shoulders and was non-committal, ‘Wild Scenes Enacted. It took several of the ship's of- ficers to restrain passengers from j crowding into the small launches that came to the ship’s side this morning. A man who managed to get a news- paper from one of the launches was all but mobbed. The little village of Bar Harbor with its summer colony was all astir and on the streets long before its usual hour, to witness the unpre- cedented spectacle of a big ocean liner anchored just off shore. The smoke stacks, painted by the crew this morning after the Cecilie turned .on her course, led the inhabitants of the village to think that by some strange chance the Olympic had wan- dered into port; then word went around that it was the missing Ce- cilie with the famous cargo of gold and curiosity became feverish. Enterprising persons began run- ning launches to the ship, but none was allowed to board her. They stopped long enough, however, to shout greetings and the latest news to those on board. Finest Ship of Fleet. New York, Aug. 4.—The Kronprinz- zessin Cecilie is the finest ship of the North German Lloyd fleet. News of her safe arrival at Bar Harbor was received at the line offices here in a telegram from Capt. Polack. Until his message was received the line was apparently in the dark as to the ves- sel’'s movements since she steamed out of New York harbor. The gold aboard the vessel—more than ten million dollars—was con- signed by New York bankers to Lon- don and Paris. Officers of oneof the great international banks concerned aptain Polack’s explanation to a sgation of passengers who pro- tcd against fast running under such hditions was that it was his motive save his ship from capture. He d that he did not consider the hger appreciable, as he was not on b usual path. For a time the protest against lat the passengers looked upon as isposition on the part of the cap- noto risk their lives threatened to ke the form of a written demand he reduce the speed of the ship. 6. captain’s only concession was to ind the fog horn. sassengers Congratulate Captain. When the vessel steamed safely in- | Bar Harbor today he received a line of passengers who congratu- him on his achievement. Cap- s Polack is lieutenant commander the Naval Reserves at Germany. At 9 o’clock the ship was waiting ‘arrival of boarding officers. imong the passengers were C. G. d, A. J. Barchfeld of Pennsyl- and Richard Bartholdt of Mis- irl; C Ledyard Blair of New York, or Charles R. Miller of Dela- said today that the metal would now probably be landed at Bar Harbor and Teturned to New York by express. Orders From Bremen. Officials of the line sald that the Cecilie had not been ordered back to port from this side of the Atlan- tic and t_hm it any instructions had been received by Captain Polack they must have come from Bremen, al- though it was admitted that Captain Polack might have acted entirely on his own Initiative. The officers here insisted that they had not been 'in communication With the ship after she left here. . Presumably the vessel is now short of coal. The opinion Wwas expresseq . here that she might proceed to Bos- ton. Officials of one of the big banks here which was shipping more than $3,000,000 in gold on the liner, ex- pressed great disappointment ' over her return. Some of them said frankly that they would have been glad if the vessel had been captured by the French. In such an event, they thought, the French captors would have seen to it that the metal reached its destination. Arrange- ments were being made today for the return of the gold to New York. Ap parently all efforts to have it shipped on any other vessel have been aban- dened. Back to Sub-Treasury. Max May, vice-president of the Guaranty Trust company, shippers of approximately half of the Cecilie's consignment of gold, said that when the gold was returned to New York it would be deposited in the sub- treasury. “The gold will be returned to us,” Mr. May sald. ‘“There is no ques- tion whatever about th We will deposit it in the sub-treasury.” The gold shipped by the Guaranty Trust company was destined for Lon- don. Of the $10,769,000 Paris was to have received $4,764,000, the remainder being consigned to London bankers, furnished $4,943,000; the National City bank $3.166,000, and two other banking companies made up the City ltems David Gorfaine has taken ou mit to build a barn at No. street, the cost of which is $500. building will measure 24 by 25 feet. C. L. Barnes has been given a per- a per- Oak Wooster street. The estimated cost is The measurements are 49 by There will be a regular meeting of Several hearings will be granted is very ing. but aside from these there little business. Miss Catherine Corliss, clerk Forter’s store, is spending a weeks’ vacation at Ocean Beach. Three of the city playgrounds will hcld their athletic meets on Wednes- day and three on Friday hereafter, instead of all on the same day. The regular meeting of the Woman's Missionary society of the English Lutheran church will be held Wednes- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the kome of Mrs. C. Johnson, 91 Hart street. Mr, and Mrs. Carl L. Osterberg and scn Alroy of Providence, R. I., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Larson of 56 South ‘Burritt street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischer and Mrs. Leslie Brotherton and Miss Alice Lockton have returned from an auto trip through the Berkshires. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bull and daugh- ters, Marjorie and Beatrice will leave tomorrow for Mattewan, N. J., where they will visit with relatives. Phoenix lodge, No. 52, I. 0. O. F., will have a rehearsal for the initiat- ory degree, at which all officers are requested to be present, tomorrow. A picnic and dance will be given under the auspices of. the United Talmud Torah societies for the ben- efit of the educational fund tomorrow evening at the Arch street bungalow. Music will be furnished by Lynch's orchestra, to include an excellent pro- gram which has been arranged. Stewart N. Dunning, trustee of the bankrupt estate of the Barker Piano company, has applied to Edward M. Yeomans, referee in bankruptey, to sell the estate. A hearing will be held before Referee Yeomans in Hartford at 10 o'clock a. m. on Aug- ust 24. The firm has 135 creditors. Orrin Smith, keeper at Shuttle Meadow, is out gunning for night fishermen at the lake and, as he is a special policeman, he will arrest any violators he may find. g Joseph Rosenberg has sold prop- erty at No. 26 Franklin street to Li- beratta Trotte. in I. two PITROFF MAKES ESCAPE, Pitroft, the Russian mystifier, who is here for a week’s engagement, performed the feat of escaping from a murderer's stralt-jacket while suspended in mid-air this noon - in front of Keeney's theater. He gave his exhibition before a large audience. Pitroff was placed in a canvas strait-jacket by two local physicfans who also attended to the locks and straps. He was then hoisted to the roof of the theater and while hang- | ing by his heels in the air he worked out of his prison. It required nearly ten minutes for him to make the es- cape. He was given an ovation as he was lowered to the ground. RUBE BROWN AND ROOSTER HIT TOWN Feller From Milwaukee Around Here Advertising Cigars.—He's Got a Clever Rooster. struck town this He, and his gol- Rube Brown morning, by heck! darned rooster, Chantecler, went a-walking right down Main slree_t less'n five minutes after they Wwrit their names on the registry book of the hotel. Chantecler's got a bug on Rube and he follows him wher- ever he goes, and Rube goes like the Dickens to advertise some cigars that a company from somewhere is making. Rube's gettin’ to be a reg'iar good lookin’ feller now. He ain't got no use for them fancy socks that the summer boarders wore last summer on Wednesday nights and he wouldn’t go across the road for a pair of those white duck pants. Just the plain old-fashioned suit is good enough for Rube. He ain’t puttin’ on any airs. Course, he looks kind o' funny with his big lanky frame encased in those tight fitting pants, but that only makes everybody look all the more when he goes shambling along with Chantecler at his heels. He went into the Herald office this noon and made ‘‘Shanty” do some stunts for the reporter. He would make the rooster, who is four years old now, jump over his hands and fight and do a lot of other things. Rube came here from Milwaukee. He says he's goin' to Middletown to- morrow. aboard, | The Guaranty Trust | The | mit to build a frame dwelling house on | the board of public works this even- | |and an embassy check .for an esuiv- | ranged { the [VOTES $250,000 FOR STRANDED AMERICANS Gongress Takes Initial Step at Request of President Wiison Washington, Aug. | virtually completed | care of Americans rope. Congress, at the request of Pres- dent Wilsop, appropriated 0,000 as an initial step and will grant more | funds if desired. The appropriation ! will be used in caring for the im- | meaidte needs of Americans, especial- |1y those without means of obtaining | any funds. t Americans who have letters of | credit and travelers checks or other forms of money credit will be assist- ed by American embassies in having them cashed. Instructions were is- sued to American diplomatic officers to issue “ambassadors orders” in ex- | change for letters of credit, bank checks or money orders. Ambassa- dors Page in London and Herrick in France were asked to use their in- fluence with the British and French governments to obtain gold to cash these embassy checks if mecessary. Friends and relatives of Americans abroad can deposit with the state de- partment here any sum they choose I 4.—Plans were | last night for the in war-torn Eu- alent will be issued in Eu- rope. Co-opemate With Embassies. To make permanent arrangements for the financial accommodation of American citizens in Europe, Secre- taries Bryan and McAdoo have ar- with New York banking houses which will co-operate with American embassies abroad. Details of the plan have not vet been per- fected, but were discussed at confe ences last night hetween Secretar Brayn, Secretary McAdoo and rep- resentatives of New York banking houses. As vet no definite arrangements have been made about ships. Army and navy officers say their transports are inadequate and many are not available, Today Secretary Bryan will dis- cuss the subject with a representa- tive of the international mercantile marine. 1t has been suggested that some of the big ocean liners owned by companies in countries now at war should be neutralized so as to be able to carry Americans and other neutrals home. Such an arrange- ment, however, is believed to be im- practicable, and it is most likely that if any ships are chartered they will be those of other neutral countries such as Norway, Sweden, Spain, Por- tugal or Holland. Enough Ships, Thinks Bryan. Secretary Bryan thinks there are enough American and other neutral ships in service to take away thou- sands who desire to leave. The state department made this announce- ment. “The secretary of state has re- ceived a telegram from the Ameri- can ambassador at Paris in which he states. that he thinks there is no cause for alarm on the part of those who re- main in that city for the present and that he believes Americans " will be able to leave at some later date, if any desire to do so.” Cash deposits in ‘all amounts and aggregating several hundred thousand dollars have poured into the consular bureau the amounts varying from a few yellow backs pinned to a note, to | a certified check for $3,000 to bhe sent to a marooned daughter in Aus- tria. amount Restricting Money Orders. Orders restricting the amount of money orders issued to KEuropean points will be issued probably tomor- row by the post office department. | This was announced by Postmaster General Burleson last night after a conference with Secretaries McAdoo and Bryan. " “It is not my purpose,” Mr. Burle- son said, “'to restrict the money order service to a point where it will prove injurious to any Americans in Kurope who may be financially embarrassed now by the sudden turn of affairs there. It is the intention of the de- partment, however, to so restrict the service that money cannot be trans- ferred to Europe for speculative pur- poses.” Mr. Burleson said that the mail service between the United States and European states and European points ously interrupted by ive plans for the reg- ular transmission of mails by freight steamers have been virtually complet- ed by the department. If this : found to be impracticable, negotia- | tions will then be made to have ihe Belgian and Holland governments provide for the continuation of the trans-Atlantic mail service. KANSAS IS HOLDING STATE-WIDE PRIMARY Women Voting For All Offices For First Time.—Several Female Candidates For Offices. Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 4.—Kansas is holding its fourth state-wide pri- mary today. ‘Women are voting for all offices for the first time. The names of three hundred thousand of them are upon | poll books and they are repre- sented by several state and congres- | sional candidates. The women's or- ganizations have forced every candi- date to declare himself on national prohibition and national suffrage. Candidates for the supreme nd district courts ran on a non-partisan ticket. Mrs, Lizzic S. Sheldon of Lawrence is a candidate for justice of the supreme court. | relief plan, and to aid | abroad to | there were twelve army transports at | would MONEY SAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING Rib and Loin LAMB CHOPS Roast Veal | ya Joc| 45¢ FRESH MBURG LARGE NEW POTATOES Steaks v | % SUGAR | SweetCorn Ib. 12;c |Ib. doz. 12¢ " o EGGS Ib. 12c|lb. 12ic |pk. 21c | doz. 26¢ YORK STATE Pea BEANS SOLID PACKED TOMATOES SOLID CABBAGE Pure Lard 3lbs13c 3= 20c | head 3c | 2lbs25¢ WILL ASK CONGRESS T0 VOTE $2,000,00 Sum Wanted to Aid Americans Stranded in Ewrape. | Washington, Aug. 4.—The armored | cruiser Tennessee will sail from New York at 6 P. M., tomorrow with be- tween five and eight millions in gold for Americans in Europe. The. sources from which all gold would be taken had not fully determined today, but will be | arranged at further conferences be- tween officials. and New York bank- e A navy paymaster will go in charge of the treasure. Assistant Secretary Brerkenridge of the war department, and a. rep- resentative L the American Red Cross will sa.. on the Tennessee. $2,000,000 Wanted. "Congress is to be asked immediate- iy to appropriate $2,000,000 to relieve Americans in Europe. The nations involved in the war | will be informed of the purpose for | which the gold is being sent Europe in order that no complications may follow, i Wilson Approves Plans. President Wilson today approved | the detailed plans which were drawn | up last night at a conference between Secretary Bryan, Secretary McAdoo, Robert Lansing, solicitor of the state department, counsel for the American | Express company and Benjamin | Strong, a New York banker. | Congress will be asked to empower | Secretary McAdoo to appoint fiscal | agents in Europe to supervise the ex- penditure of the $2,500,000 fund which will be in addition to the $250,000 appropriated yesterday. | ‘Will Work Out Details. | A. C. Miller of the federal reserve board will work out the details of the him trained men from the war and navy depart- ments who are specialists in trans- portation will be asked to give their full co-operation. Mr. Miller will first get in touch with steamship companies to get their co-operation and find what vessels will be available. In order to get gold to Europe ar- rangements will be made to send a United States vessel with the consent of foreign governments, under the | flag of the United States to the coun- tries involved in the war. Cable Diplomatic Officers, The state department today cabled diplomatic and consular ofticers ssemble all Americans in the countries involved and have them ready to embark for home. Officials have been told it will be possible to get enough steamers from the coastw: service and plans are being laid for chartering the nec- essary number. Confers With Garrison. Mr. Miller conferred’ with Secretary Garrison today over the use of arm) transports. Mr. Garrison explained the been | i I Galveston, three government owned and the others under charter, which could be sent to Kuropean ports. The vessels would afford accommodations for thousands of refugees but only a few could be provided with cabin | passage. The twenty-one military attaches at European embassies and legations be put at work to facilitate sportation. ident Wilson today signed the appropriating ; { Finale, GOOD. Tax Collector Loomis is wearing a golden smile these days for he s having great success in collecting his taxes. At 10 o'clock this morning he had taken in over $3.000 and was still on the alert for more, | party has been Talcott and her daughter | ! office: ;at McCabe's Grove | say vrd | The program | waitz, | ticipated. TALCOTTS MAY HAVE LEFT SWITZERLAND Family of George T, Talcott Cables Him of Possibility of Leaving Land of Alps. Among the many other Americans near the center of war activities in Europe at the present time are Mrs. George S. Talcott, wife of Secretary and Treasurer Talcott of the Ameri- can Hosiery company, and daughters, the Misses Lucy and Theodora and Mrs. Frederick H. Churchill and Miss Rose Churchill of Franklin Square, this city. When last heard from they were at Lucerne, Switzerland In a cablegram which Mr, received Saturday, Mrs. Talcott gested the possibility of the party's leaving Switzerland very soon. She did not state just what her plans were but Mr. Talcott is inclined to believe that they were planning to go to Italy, which has just proclaimed its neutrality. With the exception of Mrs. Talcott and her daughter, Miss Lucy, the in Europe since last lalcott sug- fall. Mrs. returned to this country late in the spring for a short while. CLUP. HOLDS OUTING. ‘Weighty Deeds Done and Words Given Forth by Golden Rod Girls A gathering combining in its ac tions the gravity of the Caillaux tri and the carefree “frivolity of Amer- icans marooned abroad, filled Cabe's Grove Saturday afternoon. It was an outing of thirty modest mai- dens, members of the Golden Rod club. Such an event needs a worthy historian; we print word for word a notice sent in to the Herald he GGolden Rod club composed of voung ladies held an outing Saturday after- thirty noon. “There were athletic ceeded by a business which a committee to take up the matter of appointing one of their members on the police force, with Chairman Andrews, They they like policewoman anyw; fiss Mollie Clerkin won the dash, Miss Anna Holleran the hurdles. “The sack race was the committee events meeting pro- at forfeited asx over-looked a small hole in the sack containing Miss Anna Larchelle and she slipped through, forfeiting the race. “The three legged race was clared off as the competitors arrayed in hobble skirts not be strapped together. “But all in all the club pronounced the day a big success.” ¥ de- were BAND CONCERT TOMORROW. {New England Band Gives Second of [1anks: shipments to financial centers Manufacturers’ Series. The second band concerts given by the manufac- turers on Walnut Hill park will take place tomorrow evening from & to 10 o'clock. The New England band, con- ducted by H. A. Littlehales, will play. is as follows: “America,” Semper Fidelis,”. .Housa “Raymond. Herberd from “The Fortune Teller,” Herbert Prelude, March, Overture, ampe Bizet War Dance,” Forever, ceee .....Sousa he Sunny South™ S ; .Lampe xcerpts from “Maritana,”.. Wallace Burnt Cork Caprice.”. Laurendean “The Star Spangled Banner." Descriptive, *“Indian “The Stars and stripes Plantation Son Clifton Wilson and Luther Parker | are sponsors for a subscription dance to be given evening. in Booth’s hall Friday A large attendance is an- Lynch’s orchestra will furnish the music, Me- | was appointed | 0| won | and could | in the series of public | VOTESBLLIONDOLLARS T0 MEET SITUATION Congress Takes Prompt Steps to + Cope With European Crisis. Washington, Aug, 4.—More than a billion dollars in currency is to be |acded to the circulating medium in the United States, by the action of cengress yesterday, to meet the situa- resulting from the Kuropean | crisis. This new money, backed by | the prime assets of the banks, may be issued under a modification of the | bank law, passed in both house and I'senate, then compromised in confer- | ence, and approved by the administra- tion for final action in both houses today. | ANl national banks and all state bunks and trust companies, members of the new federal reserve system and [those who have agreed to join, may iseue notes under the Aldrich-Vree- | lund section of the bank law, up to one hundred and twenty-five per cent. of their combined capital and surplus. Based on $1,760,000,000, There is approximately $1,760,000,- 000 such capital and surplus upon which issue of notes may be based. Of that, about $800,000,000 invested in government banks is not available | Approximately $900,000,000, plus | twenty-five per cent., is therefore { ready as the basis of issue. Inasmuch | as fssues of clearing house certificates in this country never have exceeded $500,000,000 in times of most dire dis- | tress, the issue avallable should more than care for any situation | The senate imposed a further con- | dition that the banks shall deposit | with the government, against the new | issue, a good reserve of not less than five per cent,, and that the new notes ! shall be apportioned geographically. In New York District, Banks in the New York district, for | instance, may issue only a sum pro- portionate to per cent. of their capital and surplus. n that way the | new circulation is expected to be di | | | tion { tributed throughout the country ing for local banking needs and Custries As originally proposed by the sen- | ate, the banks might have issued up { to the former limit of five hundred | millions, The house yesterday removed | all restrictions as to the amount. The | kenate, thinking a limitation wise, | amended the proposal to limit the is- sue to combine ca ital and surplus, and the extra twenty-five per cent was added in a conference as a com- promise, Hundreds of notes are ready the new of the millions of for the call | have begun and the bureau of engrav- ing is making more night and day. | For Further Relief, | Further relief for the situation was | expected by the organization of the federal reserve board. Paul M. War- turg’s delayed confirmation was ad- |vanced by hix examination in the | banking committee today, and Chair- man Owen predicted a favorable re- rort and not more than {hree votes against him in the senate, President Wilson selected his nom- inee for the place of Thomas D, Jones, hut will not disclose his identity until the man accepts, In Support of Banks, The treasury department yesterday continued to give its moral and physi- cal support to the banks of the Unjted States. During the day it responded | 10 Tequests from national currency as- scciations in various parts of the country and put in the hands of ex- | press companies millions in Aldrich- ! Vreeland emergency currency. Ship- ments were made to several large cities lin the middle west and as soon as i possible all sub-treasurics will be sup- i plied with sufficient currency to meet {any demands made by banks in their | territory. v