Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-02
Boer War May Be a Factor in Ameri-
can Politics.
ANOTHER Big TRUST IN PROSPECT
Churches Begin an Active Warfare
Against the Saloon.
PROSPECT FOR ATHLETICS

9uahdafS over the South African war aneS-
tion. They have been advised that 1t would
| De desirable TO have resolutions passed ~
the coming state convention expressing
sympathy with the Beers. Gen. James r.
o'Beirne went to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
recently for the purpose OF warning Senator
Platt that Col Bryan had awakened much
| sympathetic feeling throughout the country
| by his utterances in favor of the Beers
| and that If the pro-Boer feeling contIraed
J to grow in the United States both parties
would have to declare themselves. or
+ course Gen. O'Beirne meant that the re-
| pCblicans should declare themselves Gully
one way, and as this would be in favor of
| tie South African republics It might prove
| awkward for the administration in Wash
| ington. II the republican state conveptioa
| were to speak out for the Beers the national
| convention could not afford to do much less
The republican party leaders begin
ming to realize. however. that the -Boer
| feeling must be reckoned with. They as
| sumo that Col. Bryan will be a candidate
| for the presidency. and that he will make
| the fight on platform likely to have I'm it
| plank that will declare in favor of the
| government Of South Africa by a republic
| rather than by a monarchy. The thousands
| Of voters of Irish and German descent mot
| to speak of these Of other nations) through
out the country are apt TO be won over To
| a party thai is sGuarely on record as SYM
pathizing with the Beers.
Organization of a Gigantic Trust.
According to Wall street reports a trust
of trusts is being formed to realize an an
| bition of Edwin Gould. 1t became known
| in the street today that Edwin Gould and
| Gen. Samuel Thomas have nearly complet-
| ed the malgamation of four of the biggest
| financial organizations in the downtown
| district, and that a fifth has been asked 10
come into the fold. The four concerns
which are certain to be in the combination
| and the amount of their capital follow: Tha
| Produce Exchange Trust Company. s2.!aH.-
600; the Century Trust Company. s. po,nHt
| the Federal Trust Company. S1,00o,w'. and
the International Banking and Trust Com-
| pany. S1,0a9.@a. The four have an aggre-
| gate surplus Of s.. :ao,v0. bringing the total
| capital and surplus up to $11.ooo,W'0. The
| corporation which has been invited To join
| these is the North American Trust Com
| pany, which has deposits of over sS.tsn,tgri.
| and is considered one of the strongest nsti-
| buttons in the city. The combination Of thu
| first four alone will result in the biggest
| company of the kind in the United States.
/ financierS are not surprised at the au-
| nouncement of :he combination. In fact. they
| lave been looking for some such movement
| ever since the reorganization of the Pro-
| duce Exchange Trust Company, which sus-
pended payment last month. Edwin Gould
| and General Thomas were the factors in
| putting the concern on its feet again, ANA
| there We're rumors then that the idea OF
|
was entertained. Persons close To Mr..
| Gould strenuously denied any statements in
| regard TO such scheme at the time. Sub
| sequent developments indicate that a
| scheme similar to this had been hobby of
| Edwin Gould for long time He wanted
| to organize and direct the strongest trust
company in America. and had been laying
| his plans for months. The difficulties of
| the Produce Company were regarded
lucky chance for him. The Goulds control
| three of the companies in the combination.
4 E1yxin is dnnr of p a IgF,.I dino.
Company and an incorporation of the Cen
| tury. The four Gould brothers direc-
tors of the Federal and own practically oil
| of its stock. General Thomas is vice presi-
| dent of the Produce Company.
The Dewey Arch Fund.
| Another effort to bring together a quorum
of the executive committee of the citizens
committee, formed to perpetuate The arch
| erected in honor Of the return Of Admiral
| Dewey from Manila, will be made within Il
week. The announcement that a complete
| list of subscriptions, with the names of The
subscribers. would be published on Fehru-
| airy Is, has awakened renewed interest
| among the members of the general commit
| tee. There is now on hand almost 500, 100
| in cash and in pledges good as cash.
| But this is not enough to insure the sue
| cess Of the plan. Many subscriptions ave
l conditional upon securing minimum
| amount Of S250.pn. That, for example is
| the figure that Miss Helen Gould insists
/ must De reached before she VIII contribute
her check for amount not definitely
| known. 1t is this condition that moved
| Col. Church and some of his associates CT
| the executive committee to decide upon tue
publication on February 10 of the names
| OF all contributors 10 the arch fund. and
| the amounts given by each. This announce
| ment, it is thought, will tend to stimulate
some of the rich men interested in she
| movement who have been laggard in SUBJ
Scribng.
Church Fighting the Saloon.
A great fight is on in this city between
church and saloon. 1t inaugurated in the
Harlem district, where the Anti-Saloon
League has started the reform wave. Meet
ings were held in twenty-three churches
and halls as a starter and the plan Of.
campaign arranged. This is only the be-
| ginning of the warfare in Manhattan. When
| Harlem has been reformed other Sec
lions Of the city will be attacked. The cru
SADIE is to be carried on in only one dis
/ tr-ct AT a time, and IL is by this method that
| the promoters hope 10 crush what they call
| the organized liquor traffic" The league
| means business. There is no doubt about
that Six years ago il began the first cru
SADIE In Ohio. ii swept the state, and us
| progress alarmed the politicians. Since that
4 time it has established its crusade in thirty
| two other states 1t began its work in this
! state up in Poughkeepsie last May and
met with encouraging success. The fight
| is carried along the interdenomina iional
| lines. Through the churches the league
hopes to reach the lawmakers ami inc
voters. Meetings will be held frequently.
| and every man nominated for an ciectivs
Office must pledge his support to the ca:lsa
| OF the leagues work or have the stamp oc
| its disapproval set upon him.
Active Golf season in Prospect
To judge from the rumors one hears in
golfing circles just now the sport is likely
to open with unusual activity in April To
| be sure. it may happen that the Inetr"p"ii-
ton RtN-a raf.s,,e
season at that time. may be postponed To
some later period, but the executive COM
mttee has expressed itself so strongly on
this matter that the delegates at a meet
| ing to be held shortly are not likely %
run counter to its wishes. Practically the
| only two links available so early in the
| spring are Garden City and Lakewood. and
opinion now generally favors a selection OF
| the former In addition to this initial event
will be the annual tournament o. ihr Golf
Club of Lakewood. which has come to be
regarded one of the most important On
the local calendar. Perhaps the chief rea-
son why golfers hereabouts are so anxious
tn ha