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Evening star., 1909-07-17
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of four
points TO decline of four points, a
greater response to comparatively firm
Fables, buiiish weekend figures, continued
dry weather In Texas and a more bullish
construction of yesterdays boil weevil
report suggesting that relief from drought
would increase the danger OF insect dam
age being prevented by heavy overnight
selling orders. AS these offerings were
absorbed the market firmed up following
the western belt forecast for generally
clear weather over Sunday, and prices
during the middle of the morning ruled
about twelve to sixteen points net higher,
although sentiment continued very nerv-
ous and there was evidently fear of re-
pewed liquidation.
Futures opened steady; August old
l2o7: october. 12.07; November, 1901 !;
December. % ce l2;g: January, 100; March.
Futures closed easy. Closing bids:
July. 12.12; August. 1905; September,
I2G; October, 12.07: November. 1908;
nessmbsr, o. Der, l2;l2;, January. 1910; March.
Spot closed steady. fifteen points higher;
middling uplands. 1855; middling gulf,
i2.sO; sales, 1.76l bales.
lne market closed easy, with prices net
sa1O points higher.
~
ZOO bales, against $3.50 last week and
4,22S last year. For the week, $4,000
bales, against 3O.2s9 last week and D. $50
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, 1.2I bales. against 500 last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL, July 17-Closing-Cotton:
Spot dull: prices nine points lower:
American middling fair, III: good mid
ding, 6.sl; middling. 663 low midding,
6.f5 good ordinary. 6.19: ordinary, 5S4.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales. of
which 300 were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 6,iOO American Re-
ceipts. 1000 bales; no American. Futures
opened easier and closed steady. JULY,
ih12; July and August, 6.46ia; August
september. 6.391s: September October
b3s; October-November. $751;; Noyem-
hsr-December, 6.35; Observation-Disclosures,
b.3o; January-February 6.3512: February
Aarch, 6.S6: March-April. 636; April
May, 6.36: May-June, $50; June-July,
tiS, July-August, 6.34Ia
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COTTON CONDITIONS.
Hunters Report On the Dry Weather
and Boil Weevil,

DALLAS. Tex. July 17.-Following is
the summary Of Prof Hunters report:
In general 1t has been found that in
central and northern Texas prairie re-
gions less than 10 per cent Of the fruit
Is infected. In the valleys, naturally.
the infection is somewhat heavier in
south Texas from 10 to 25 per cent of
the fruit is infested. In northern Louis
lana the Infection of fruit ranges from 5
to 10 per cent. In Louisiana south OF
Boyce the infection ranges up to 20 per
cent.
In Mississippi in the neighborhood of
Natchez, 40 per cent Of the fruit is in
tested, but the infection decreases to the
east and north of that place. Dry weather
is now destroying from so per cent Of the
weevils In the squares that fall to the
ground in Texas to about 20 per cent
In Louisiana. The present status Of the
weevil is less threatening than last year.
This Is especially the case throughout
Texas. on account of the very dry
weather.
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Ernest Livingston Yourtee of Brales-
Vile, Md, and Miss Virginia Buchanan
Ashby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ashby of Stafford county. were married
at historic Aqua Church. in Stafford
county. Va.
Announcement is made of the approach
ing marriage of Charles Edwin Tucker
Brookes. son of Prof. Brookes of the Uni
versity of West Virginia, and Miss Grace
Elizabeth Eugene Brakeford of Charles
home of the bride July %. The groom
was the first Rhodes scholar to go from
West Virginia to Oxford
Frank Black, widely known resident
of near Franklin. w. Va. has received
intelligence of the death of his son,
which occurred a few days ago at the
Military Hospital in Brooklyn. n. ",
after an illness of diphtheria and measles.
Mrs. Mary Louisa Saufiey. wife OF
James Saufiey died near Fridens Church.
Rockingham county. Va, after an illness
two years. She leaves her husband. one
son, one daughter, three brothers and one
sister.
Miss Jennie Moody Of Dinwidde county,
Va. died at her home. near Switzerland
Station, after an illness of eight weeks.
She was seriously injured in runaway
accident two years ago and never fully
recovered.
David, the fourteen-year- son Of
Charles Mccarthy, an electrician for the
Lynchhurg, Va. Traction and Light Com
pany, was killed at a point on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway three miles above
the city. His body was found lying along
side the track
Miss Nora E. Fisher, giving her age as
nineteen years and her home as Loudon,
Pa. became the bride at Hagerstown,
Md. of John Flagle. widower. fifty
seven years old. whose home is at Stras-
burg. neighboring town to Loudon.
Edwin H. Ford. jr.. died at his home in
Danes Quarter. Nd, after short illness
produced by a carbuncle. Mr.. Ford was
a son of Edin H. Ford. ST., of Balti-
more He had been engaged in the mer-
cantiie business at Danes Quarter for
the last four years. He was twents-one
years old.
Arthur TYLER. twenty-five years old. son
of Capt. John Tyler of Chance. Somerset
county, Md. died at his fathers home
after a lingering illness from tuberculosis.
Mr. Tyler was a graduate of Washington
College at Chestertovn, Md, and
teacher for some years.
Alfred Turner, colored who escaped
from the Easton. Md. Jail more than q
year ago while awaiting trial for wife
beating and arson. was rearrested at his
old home near Mcdaniel.
A cabiegram announces the death at sea
of W. T. Reid. until recently resident
OF Portsmouth. Va. He died while going
from Jamaica to England for his health.
In Portsmouth he was mechanical super
intendent of tho Seahaard Air Line rail-
wav
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WANTED FOR ALLEGED THEFT.
Local Sleuth Goes to Philadelphia tc
Get jay Wood.

Detective Patrick o Brien went to Phila-
delphia today to get Jay Wood who is
wanted here to answer a charge Of al
legged theft. Wood. with Frank Daugh-
erty and Edward Watkins. is charged
with the alleged theft of a gold watch
and clothing from a building near Lang
don. F. l.. Waters. contractor, was build
ing houses near Langdon and his em-
ployes kept their belongings in the small
frame structure nearby. from which the
articles are alleged to have been taken.
Daugherty and Watkins were arrested
and sentenced to six months imprison-
ment. Wood left the city and was not
located until yesterday. He will proba-
bly, be brought here early next week and
given a hearing in the Police Court
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CONDITIONS OF TRADE.
Each Succeeding Week Reports Ad
vancing Activity

NEW YORK, July 17.-R. G. Dun &,
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Each succeeding week has now become
record of advancing activity in indus
try and commerce. The extraordinary eX-
pansion in the iron and steel trade con-
tinues. and whereas a short time ago the
problem was how to find business. now
the problem is becoming that of meeting
orders with adequate dispatch. The gen.
eral business situation is improved by the
progress made In the work of tariff revi-
sion In view of the widening area of
industrial activity. the better employment
of labor and the higher prices for COM
modities, the fact that the supply of
banking credits in the leading financial
centers continues large. with rates for
reserve power for further expansion.
Bradstreets Review says:
Despite irregularities in crop and
weather conditions, midsummer influences
in trade and industry and conservatism
in placing orders ahead business is of
fairly good volume for the season of the
year and shows perceptibly steady ad-
vance toward normal proportions. The
retail trade clearance sales are universal,
but there are numerous reports that re-
duced purchasing power offsets the stimu-
lus offered by this means of inducing
buying Wholesale trade for immediate
delivery and jobbins business in summer
goods is of a light volume. Fall trade
reports are still relatively the best of any
branch. Still there are reports of quiet
in the southwest. and Chicago seems to
be the most active market in the ,coun-
trv. with the northwest coming next as
regards favorable reports.
There are increasing evidences that ad-
vancing prices. as, for instance, of cot
ton goods. are causing some hesitation
among buyers for the future. Woolen
goods trade reports are of good sales for
next spring Industry seems to be ex-
panding. iron and steel leading, though
this trade with expanding output. seems
to be having more labor troubles.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Dfspafch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE. Nd July lI;.WHEAT-Fi Firmer
spot contract. l.21t.: July. l:2iI: August lsia
eeipts' So 80 bushels: exports. a2.Ooo bushels:
southern hy sample. -0sai 20 southern on grade,
CORN-Dui: spot contract, 49,: receipts,
j. -; bushels.
No ); white. 33ai5: No. mixed. 53i.s5I: re-
ceints 1.Oi4 bushels.
RYE-Nomnal: No. western cxnort: ~: No.
Western domestic 30: receipts, .. 80 bushels
HAY-Ouiet unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady, unchanged.
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completed for the trip of the District
delegates 10 the national encampment OF
the Grand Army, to be held at Salt Lake
City. August 10 IA. The Washington
party will occupy two Pullman cars and
will be under the personal direction of
Col. Edwin H. Holbrook, department
commander, assisted by the transporta-
tion committee, composed of John 8.
Walker. chairman; o. H. Oldroyd and F.
L. Mckenna.
The delegates will leave Washington at
$50 o'clock the afternoon OF Wednesday,
August 4, over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and arrive at Salt Lake City
Sunday, August s.
S. b. Hege will accompany the veter-
ans and their friends as the representa-
tive of the B. e. o. Railroad Company.
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition of the Treasury at the
beginning of business today was as fol-
lows:
Trust funds-Geld coin $3.50. 755. 500; sill
yer dollars, $4S7, 600; silver dollars of
$780, $4,19O,OOO: silver certificates out
standing, $4s7, 10000.
General fund-Standard silver dollars in
general fund, $4,790.S26; current liabili-
ties, $94 663, $50: working balance in Treas
ury Office, $40, 112.7il; In banks to credit
of treasurer of United States. $5O. .374, $50;
silver coin, $26. 472, ,520 minor
coin. 81. 400. 10: total balance in general
fund, $113, 345.
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Car Surplus and Shortage.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE fortnightly
statement of car surplus and shortage
by the American Railway Association.
made public today. shows the total car
sHrplusage reduced BY 2,66T cars TO go
20. Shortages. mostly local. were re-
duced ~ cars. To 90 Box, fiat and
gondola car surplusages were ali reduc-
ed-boxes. 2.o36; coal and Sondola, | og
while other kinds increased making the
net reduction as given.
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TROLLEY LINES THRIVING.
Virginia Power Properties Trans
ferred to F. j. and Helen Gould.

Special Dispatch la The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. July 1.-THE cleo
tric car properties and power company of
this city, Manchester, Petersburg and
Ashland. which have been in litigation
for more than five Years. have at last
been transferred to the oWners-Frank j.
Gould and Miss Helen NJ. Gould of New
York. The properties were put into the
hands of d receiver some years ago and
were sold in May by decree of the federal
court, being bought in by the stockhold-
ers.
George L. Fisher of New York was at the
time in control but his management was
unpopular and the property was never on
a paying basis. 1t is in splendid physical
condition at this time and the lines are
to be extended to cover more city terri
tory.
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Wheat Prices Open Big.

PORTLAND. ore, July iI-On the
basis of actual purchases in the country
If 5000 bushels of club wheat and 5000
bushels OF Russian. tho first known
rading in new crop wheat this year, the
fpllewing are practically the tidewater
yTices at which the new crop wheat fo-
foreign shipment will open this year:
Rtue stem sIo1: club, ~: Russian ~:
yailes. aS. Not for wears has wheat
sDened at such prices as these.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. July I1.-Bullion amounting
20 100000 was withdrawn from the
Sank of England today for shipment to
Constantinopie.
PARIS, July 11.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes. % francs 81 centimes for the
account
Exchange on London - francs 20 CEN
lines for checks
BERLIN, July 11.-Exchange on Lon
ton, ~ marks Az pfennigs for checks
Money, per cent.
Private rate OF discount IA per cent
Evening star., 1909-07-17
LONDON MARKET.
Special Cablegram TO The Star.

optcIdI NHDIegfdm 10 The Sta".
LONDON. July 17.-Maplsets were dull
today in all sections but that of Ameri-
can shares. These were firm, while other
sections were either unchanged or frac-
tionally lower. Consols ended at a de-
cline from yesterday Of lie.
Discounts were unchanged here Ber-
lin reported a decline of u per cent: Brus
sells of 4 per cent. Paris exchange on
London was " centime lower at % francs
20 centimes; Berlin rate was ! pfennig
higher at 20 marks 441s pfennigs
Evening star., 1909-07-17
PLAN SALE OF THE N. Il S.
Judge Appoints Commissioner
Norfolk to Make Inventory,

NORFOLK. Va, July 17.-Preliminary
to an early sale of the Norfolk and
Southern railroad now in the hands OF
receivers. United States Judge Waddil
yesterday appointed Percy S. Stephenson
commissioner 20 make an inventory of all
property ard franchises of the railway
company, together with list OF all
bonds. with interest thereon. outstanding
and due under the first and refunding
mortgage of May I. 1906
The commissioner is also to report
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, July 17.-Ideal weather for
harvesting in this country again dampen-
ed the enthusiasm of the bulls in the
wheat pit and caused moderate weakness
during early trading today. The July
delivery was nervous at the start and
moved over a range of about l cent The
opening on July was Il to ! cent lower
at 1.2i to 1.2lal. Buying by shorts forced
the price up to 1.22, but 1t soon dropped
back a trife on profit taking.
The corn market was also bearishy af-
fected by the favorable weather condi-
tions prices resuming the downward
last few days. A leading cash interest
was a free seller of the September de-
livery at the start. July opened Il to u
lower. at 50 to 69la, and for time held
within that range.
A break of nearly cents in the price
OF the July delivery compared with yes
terday's closing figures marked early
trading in the oats market. Other op-
tions were also weak, but the declines
were not so radical. Rapid advancement
of clear weather was the chief weaken
ing influence. The opening July was
Y lower at 467s. Within the first few
minutes the price had dropped to 4oA.
market was easy. owing to to 1Oc
decline in live hogs. Prices at the open
ing were 21s to 7a lower.
The Chicago wheat market was a ner-
vous affair all day. Late in the session
considerable weakness again developed,
and the market closed at about the low
est point of the day. Final quotations
! on July were off q at 1.20A.
Corn: Covering by shorts caused a
steadier feeling during the last half Of
the session, and July advanced to 6s7s
The close was steady, with July un-
changed at 6S8.
Close: Wheat-July, 1.2oi. September,
I.111s; December. l.O77sa1.Os; May, LOS
cember. 56; May. 56ss
Oats-July. 4512: September. 41i2a4lss:
December. 41s4: May. 437s.
Pork-July. 2O.s5; September. ~ 50: Jan
uary. 1850.
Lard-July ll.65: September. 1885, Oc-
tober, ll.a0; November, 11.25; January,
I, 1925.
Ribs-July. Il4O: September. 11.s21s:
| October. 1i.o2ls: January. 9.221z.
Rye-Cash. s1as2: September, 7sas0
Barley-CaSh. 6Sa74.
Timothy-September 3. 70a39O
Ciover-Cash 1885; March. 11.s5.
New York Grain Prices.
NEW YORK. July .-Flour-Receipts,
1000 barrels: sales. $500 barrels. Quiet,
with prices steady Minnesota patent
8 25a6. 80: winter straights, ). .75a6. 90; Min
f. 75a5. 40: winter patents, 800a6. 80; winter
low grades, 465a5.3O: Kansas straights
5.35a5.90.
Wheat Receipts. $500 bushels.
Strength of continental markets, reports
of big export sales late yesterday and
foreign buying of July caused steadiness
in wheat this morning. July sold up &c
a busheI July. 1.30a1 .32ia: September,
/. .lsssa1 1884, December 1.15h: May. LII.
Rye dull: No western. 9Oia, nominal
f. o. b. New York.
Corn-Receipts. 1925 bushels.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. July 17.-Closing-Wheat:
| Spot No. red western winter, nominal !.
| futures quiet; July 9s ii4d; September,
SIS 1Ol.d; December. IS 51sd. Corn-Spot
| new American mixed tvia Galveston),
! steady. IS I'd: futures dull: September,
IS id; October. 1s Esd.
I Flour-Winter patents. steady, 35s Cd.
Evening star., 1909-07-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, July 17.-Bntter firm: un-
shanged; receipts. 522s pounds.
Cheese firm. unchanged: receipts. 64o
boxes. Weekly exports. 30 boxes
Eggs firm: receipts. 1850 dozen. Sta.e,
Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected
white, 2sa31: state, Pennsylvania and
iearby brown and mixed fancy, 27a2S
Evening star., 1909-07-17
Slight Accident on the Southern.

Officials of the Southern railway here
state that the rear truck of one coach Of
the regular passenger train, No. AZ. en-
route from Asheville. N. c., to Atlanta
and the south, was derailed at Tryon late
last night. Traffic was delayed for three
hours, but no one was injured.
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colored Citizens to Meet.

The Colored Citizens Association VIII
hold public meeting next Monday even
ing at True Reformers' Hall. 18th and L
streets Measures i'm the interest of the
colored public schools Of the district OF
Columbia will be discussed. and there
will be addresses by prominent citizeuas
Evening star., 1909-07-17
SALT LAKE CITY TRIP.
Plans Perfected for the G. A. r.
Special for National Encampment.

~ meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Department of the Potomac.
G. A. r., last night, arrangements wer.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-July 16, 4 pm. 81;
pm, rs; IL midnight, "a. July II, 4
am. -; s am, 80: II noon, 50: 2 pm
50. Maximum. 90. at 3 pm. July Is; mini
mum. 20, ) am. July IL.
Barometer-July 16, pm, 1916; pm.
29s4: II midnight, 1886. July II, am
29,sS; am, 1892; noon, 1892; , p.m
29.91.
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STRICT ENFORCEMENT SOUGHT
ADMINISTRATION OF THE I'M
MIGRATION LAWS.
Contract Labor to Be Barred, OPP
preston to Be Avoided-Exclu
sion of the Incompetent.

The contract labor provisions of the I'M
migration law must be rigidly enforced,
but the law itself will be brought into
contempt il it is put to the base use OF
intimidation and oppression. is the opinion
of Secretary Nagel of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor, as expressed In MS
order canceling the warrants of arrest
for five aiens-four men and woman-
recently employed by lace-making con-
cern in Jersey City, \. j., during the
progress of strike in the factory.
Throughout" the Secretary continues,
"these cases smack of irresponsible accu-
sation, superficial inquiry, hasty conciu-
sion. arbitrary and unreasonable exac-
tions"
"Of course continues the Secretary.
wage earners are interested in the en-
forcement of this law. and our inspectors
must be prompt to investigate every COM
plant. but such investigation should be
thoroughly made before drastic action Is
recommended, especially when the heat or
controversy must dictate caution IN the
acceptance of charges and determinations.
Il again point out that if improper I'M
port alton of labor is to be suppressed pro-
ceedings for penalties against the employ
ers are much better calculated to elicit
the truth and to discourage the practice
than is the hasty arrest of individual
wage earnerS."
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The Safest Investments
ocl5-d. .eSu.30

which of the property of the railway Il
subject to the first and refunding mort
gage, and also any OF the property OF
franchises which may be subjected 10
liens with priority over the mortgages,
Evening star., 1909-07-17
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London
new YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs &, Co. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade.
Evening star., 1909-07-17
Excluding the INDECENT.

The department is busily engaged in the
effort to remedy the lax administration
of the immigration laws in the past. Since
November 1, 1908, 1.O17 cases of COM
plaint have been received against aliens
who have been admitted and who have
become public charges. 621 of the cases
arising since March | last.
THE trouble in the past has been lax
ity on the part of the immigrant inspect
ors, said Assistant Secretary McHarg
today, land improper admissions by
them within the past two years particu-
Iarly are giving the department a great
deael of trouble now. Complaints are re-
ceived in these cases generally from the
doctors at the institutions where the
aliens apply for admission, sometimes
from the mayors of cities and other Of
ticials.'
AS result of these numerous COM
plants the department has been tight
ening the lines on all the borders, and
immigrant inspectors are becoming more
careful in their examinations not to pass
any who come under the ban of the law.
Evening star., 1909-07-17

THE WASHINGTON TITLE INSURANCE COM
pany.-At a meeting of the board of trustees OF
the Washington Title Insurance Company held
Thursday. july Is. 1909. the regular semi
annual dividend Of 3 per cent aud extra di-
yidend Of per cent, PAYABLE out of the earn
ings Of the company for the six months ending
June 30. 1908. WAS declared. payable after July
81. 1909. The books for the transfer Of stock
will he closed from July ~. 1909 to July 81,
1909, inclusive. GEORGE ii. OCuSNOR Secrc-
tary and Treasurer. jyl7-3t
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BGr silver, ktfauS. s'S~su pfI QUINCY
Money. aaS. per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market Tor
short bills is 1-s per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
three month bills is 7-fGa1la per cent.
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News Briefs.

Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, So.
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LIVERPOOL Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. July 17.-Closing-Wheat
Spot No. red western winter. nominal:
futures quiet: July 9s I'D; September,
SIS 10l.d; December. IS 57sd. Corn-Spot
new American mixed tvia Galveston),
steady, Is Sd: futures dull: September,
IS id: October. is Esd.
Flour-Winter patents. steady, 35s Cd
Peas--Canadian, firm. IS lid.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-08

New York, Dec. s.--Gigaptic robber-
les, estimated in the millions, extend
ing through a period Of Is years are
laid at the door OF the sugar trust
in the preliminary trial of subordinates
in the employ Of the company which
is now being heard. The FIRST of a
series of suits threatens to expose a
network Of double dealing robbery and
grating, involving the officials of the
trust as well as the government agents
In the customs service
The men on trial are James f. Ben
dernagel, cashier of the trusts Will
liamsburg plant; Oliver Splitter, dock
superintendent; and Thomas A. Doyle
all checkers and weighers in the trust
employ. The five checkers with Splitter
were known as ne big Six and they
are accused of defrauding the govern
ment by entering false weights. The
frauds were made possiblo by the use
of fixed scales" discovered by Special
Treasury agent Richard Parr. The
government is looking to Bendernagel