Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-29
UNTERRIFIED BY TEMPEST
Prospective Gold Imports Restore
Flagging Confidence.
CLOSED BANKS TO OPEN AGAIN
Subtreasury Transfers Money to San
Francisco and New Orleans.
Call Money so Per Cent.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 29.-Those who
persevered in sticking to the doors Of the
Trust Company of America and it's Co
lonial branch last night had cold-or eX-
ceedingly wet-comfort of it while they
kept strict watch that no one should get
away with their money. AS early as 3
O clock yesterday afternoon the lines COM
menced forming at both places. and the
storm which howled over Manhattan last
night failed to dislodge them
Down at 81 Wall street those assembled
got along very well in the shelter of the
vestibule. When the doors closed yester-
day the business of renumbering the line
began. The first man up had received
half of his money yesterday; therefore he
was adjudged only half a man. and, ac-
cordngly, was labeled zero. The other
numbers were easy, so the body turned
to urgent business in the shape Of the
organiza ton of an order known as the
Brotherhood of Ancient and Persistent
Line Formers, with special provisions for
the admission of women.
Walters Become ''Joiners."
Strife arose Immediately in the fraterni-
tv however. No. and No. - indulged
In a heated argument as 10 their relative
merits for the job of Exalted Bearer of
the Empty Pocketbook Only the pres
ence of policeman prevented row.
The honor was finally awarded by COM
mittee of arbitration to messenger boy
on the ground that he could hold it per
manently, being too slow to ever get to
the window.
A. the st. Paul building the organization
mfcrobe also got in its work. The ten
watchers formed the Colonial Trust Com
pany outside freeze-out branch. Presently
the rain came along and foated it. Nine
of the ten shareholders jammed them
selves in behind the revolving doors and
left the one remaining. as ID representative
of the public TO take the wdtered stock.
When the storm abated the combined in
terasts pooled their funds in order to send
for a midnight luncheon. but the result
ing sum proved sufficient 20 provide for
only one of the ten. None could be found
in whom the outside trust could put its
trust. The project was, therefore, aban-
doned as unfeasibie, and the different
members starved until their reliefs ar
rived
There were about thirty in the crowd
that stayed all night outside of the main
office. which had sveled to fifty at $40
O. clock. Thirty-five lined up at the Colo
NAL branch at the same hour.
Foreign Gold to Help.
Great assistance in relieving the fnan-
cial stringency is expected to result from
the large engagements of gold for import
made yesterday, and from the further
large imports which, 1t is believed, will be
made within the next few weeks.
Va American ~
European markets. together with the re-
vival of demand for copper abroad, viii!
give the United States large credits with
foreign bankers and these be used
in bringing in gold. it is confidently be-
lieved. to the fullest extent that may be
necessary.
1t was announced today that several of
the banks which were compelled to sus-
pend last week have almost perfected
their plans to reopen for business.
President Montgomery of the Hamilton
Bank. d Harlem institution which closed
last week, said today: This bank will