Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-05

HIMSELF WILLING 10 DO ANYTHING IN REASON FOR
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
Senator Hawley has made statement in defense
of Mr.. Arthur's loyalty. in which he says that the
President had been in most cordial sympathy with
Mr. Blaine during the Campaign, and declared
himself willing to do anything In reason for the
success OF the party. Mr. Hawley says he called
upon President Arthur at the 5th-avenue hotel, at
the instance Of some OF the members OF the ma
ttOnal committee at which time the President told
him thau,he had always been an active, Jealous and
devoted republican and would continue true to the
party: The only reason for not repeatedly declar-
ing his loyalty was that that should be taken for
granted, and to reafftrm IL might imply doubt
Elk1ns and Jones, Senator Hawley says, under
stood this and approved OF 1t at the time.
The Even Collapse.
HOW PERSONS IN THIS CITY WE'RE DUPRD By A
"BLIND POOL" SCHEME.
A correspondent Of the New York Times has been
Investigating the operations in Washington OF the
Even Brothers, the New York cotton brokers' who
recently failed. just when they started their
"bllnd pools" Is not definitely known. After de-
failing how Major A. II. s. Davis was drawn into
the schemes OF the Ewens through Mrs CA. Stete-
feldt who had made large proflts IN dealings with
the firm, the correspondent gives particulars OF the
gradual expansion OF the business by methods
Strikingy similar to those made familiar by the COL
lapse Of Broker Leves and the expose which at
tended it. The EwenS, 1t Is stated. Instructed Da-
Wis TO secure lady customers wherever possible, as
they were enthusiastic and would bring In all their
OHlil uc up Il COuSiucTdDlc UuSlueSS,
Davis share OF the profits were to be deducted from
his customers. Accordingly. Davis added COM
mission OF 20 per cent to the 30 per cent charged by
Even Brothers The customers objected to this
eXaction OF SO per cent and then division was ar
ranged between the agent and the firm So mat
tiers went along, the customers being kept in good
humor by much the same methods as LeveS en-
plOyed. In July the Even Brothers wrote to all
their Washington customers direct, saying that
they had few shares in a Liverpool liquidation
scheme which they could dispose Of for $500 each.
upon which there were for every $500 accrued
profits OF $780, This scheme would be closed up
october l. 1884. They would guarantee not less
than $50 profits, and were confident that the re-
turns would be much larger. A good many OF the
dred dollars. Shortly after this they re-
ceived letters from Even Brothers calling for ad-
ditOnal margins at the rate OF $50 for each $780,
Major Davis had procured about 100 persons to in
vest with the Even Brothers through him. and the
aggregate was about 100000. The great majority
means. In many Instances every dollar that could
be raised was put In One lady, an artist OF some
local note, invested $780, every cent OF her hard
earnings Maine Congressman, Davis assured
his lady customers, had personally Investigated
the standing OF Even Brothers, and had so much
confidence that he invested $4,000. pension at
torney put in 5000. Davis claims that he and his
they did not draw. clerk In the Interior depart
ment had 500 in and another in the Treasury de-
partment S2,6OO Davis claims that he had such
implicit confidence that he induced his brother to
mortgage his house in order to raise $5.0 600 to go
into cotton. A good many OF the dupes forwarded
the fresh margins, and have since been waiting for
returns. Such OF them as went to New York got no
satisfactory explanation from the Even Brothers
themselves. II is understood that the sw1ndle will
be brought to the attention OF the grand jury.