Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03

"Cleveland's man Eckels," whose appoint.
ment Is controller Of currency caused 90 much
| surprise and criticism on account Of his lack OF
experience. is proving more Of Q surprise thar
was dreamed Of The indications are tn at hs
is going to prove pretty good find for the
administration. He has been in his place long
enough now to show something Of the sort Of
man he is. He is overcoming his inexperiencs
rapidly. II is evident that he is not politician,
and he 10 SO conspicuously different from any.
thing else the administration has shown up that
1t would be apparent, II 1t were not already
known, that he was an accident. II he does
not make things hum in his Office 1t will be
strange. He is one Of the busiest, most direct
and clean cut little men who has been tossed
into the public service by the political evolu-
ton. There is nothing striking" about his
appearance; nothing impressive. He 10 both
short and slender, weighing scarcely more than
hundred pounds, and has a little wizened
face free from all signs Of beard or mustsche.
1t would be impossible to tell his age by look
ing at him.
POSITIVE AND YRANK.
His movements are quick, and when he looks
up there Is q look Of intelligence and penetra.
tion on his face. When he speaks there is q
positiveness and frankness in his manner that
is refreshing. Some of the gentlemen doing q
shady banking business who had calculated on
gaining something from his inexperiense have
found him about as hard customer to handle
as they have struck. Custom has decreed that
be an oppressive air Of secrecy. This custom
has gone to decay since he entered the Office.
He appears to have confidence enough in him.
self to know that he 10 not going to make pub
lie what ought not to be known, and therefore
about all matters Of public interest in the
and frankness. By this manly, straight
forward course he has got to be the favorite
OF newspaper men. This does not mean that be
is blabber. 1t is merely that he 10 not unneces-
sarily secretve and Is not afflicted with that
official pomposity which makes 20 many of the
new public servants" unapproachable. He
does not have to stop and pucker up his mouth
and wrinkle his brow and pretend to think for
half an hour before answering a simple quss-
tion. He is time saver to the man whose
paper il going to press, and what he says is
known to be final and reliable. He gets at the
meat OF business proposition In short order,
THE CAPITAL BANK MAY RESUME.
President Wilson and T. J. Dougherty, the
cashier of the Capital Bank Of indianapolis,
which closed its doors recently, had q lona
interview with Controller Eckles this morn
ing. 1t was apparently satisfactory
one, as the information was given out that the
bank would probably resume within two weeks
There wAl be partial reorganization Of officer,
and q change made in the clerical force, besides
having . sound financial basis.
BANKING CIRCULAR.
Controller Eckles is determined that bank
directors shall know the obligations they as
sumo when they become such, and with thai
object In view has had o circular printed
containing the sections Of the Law
defining the duties and obligations Of banl
directors When new bank is established
copy Of this circular will be forwarded TO each
director. It also contains the penalties pre-
scribed for neglect OF duty.
Controller Eckles says he will endeavor tc
make bank directors understand that they arr
liable under the Law for the fulHllment of theiI
duty to stockholders and depositors.