Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-19
Federal Grand Jury in New
York Examines Witnesses.
UNDER WASHINGTON ORDER
Attorney Generals Instructions to
the District Attorney.
PROTEST FROM THE PRODUCERS
Claim Government Is Unwittingly
Aiding the Bears-Mr. Ken
yon Issues Statement.

NEW YORK, April 19.-Cotton brokers,
with their lawyers. bearing voluminous
records and papers, focked to the Fed
eral building today to attend the inquiry
which the special federal grand jury is
making into an alleged bull pool in cot
ton.
Fourteen men were Subpoenaed to ap-
pear before the grand jury. among them
some of the largest operators in the cot
ton market in New York. They are Will
liam p. Jenks. OF Craig & Jenks; Evans
r. Dick, Of Dick Brothers & Co.: ]. Tenn
pie Qwathmey. Norrie Sellar. of Dick
Brothers & Co.. Nathaniel L. Carpenter
Of Carpenter, Baggott & Co.: John H.
NcFsdden. Of George H. McFadden &
Bros: Col. T. Revere. William D. Mar
tin. Ell b. Springs and Richard A. Springs
Of Springs & Co.; George w. Neville. Ed
ward Moyse. David H. Miller and Will
liam r. Craig Of Craig & jerks.
Undergo Examination.
Tho witnesses appeared one by one be-
fore the grand jury. Some Of them
brought With them papers and books
from their offices. As the witnesses left
the grand jury room they were directed
to the district attorneys office. where
they were questioned by Clark Kercher.
Mr.. Kercher said that, while, of course,
future action in the case would be con-
tingent on the action Of the grand jury,
he was famifiarizing himself with the
, case. so as to be prepared for any de-
velopnaents.
The grand jury probably will occupy
all of the day in examination of the
witnesses, and the investigation may be
continued fOnOrrOW
Department Gives Instructions.
Omcials of the Department OF Justice
today admit that the department has
given Instructions to the United States
attorney for the southern district OF
New York to proceed before the grand
jury there against an alleged pool OF
cotton men trying to corner the raw
the department has caused consterna-
ton in some portions of the south
where, it Is alleged. the government
is unwittingly cooperating with the
southern senators and Representatives
to carefully investigate the situation.
William g. Kenyon. assistant to Attor-
ney General Wfckersham in trust prose
long distance telephone with Attorney
General Wickersham, who Is lin New
York, and last night issued a statement
covering the intentions Of the department
toward the cotton men:
Text of the Statement.
The statement is as follows:
I'm connection with the discussion over
the prevalent high prices of food and
other commodities, the attention of the
Attorney General has been directed to the
alleged existence of certain pools and
combinations operating corners in various
commodities and their effect on inter-
state commerce.
Information was laid before him indi-
eating the fact that combination had
been formed between a number of opera
tors to buy up all of the remaining un-
used raw cotton produced in the United
States during the crop year 1909-19lO
That as the result or the operations OF
| this pool the price of this cotton already
has been advanced SO largely in excess OF
the normal price that the cotton manu-
facturers had greatly reduced their out
put rather than buy at this exorbitant
price. throwing out of employment up
ward of 25 per cent of the cotton mill
operators of the United States, thus re-
eulting in the monopolization OF an entire
visible supply of raw cotton in the mar
ket and the dimnution in the commerce
in cotton goods
1T is anticipated that interesting dis
closures will be made Of the composition
and management Of this combination"