Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-25
WILL ASK TAFT
To ORDER PROBE
IN BANKRUPTCY


form Of bankruptcy practise. Mr..
johnson Warmly praises the STAR for
the results accomplished in the fol-
lowing letter:
New York. Sept. %, 1911.
sEditor Star, Newark, N. j..
Dear Sir-I consider your article of
this morning in the bankruptcy matter
such a splendid achievement of news
paper generalship that / intend to
bring 1t to the attention of President
Taft and Attorney-General Wicker
sham.
IT believe this article will be OF vast
benefit In arousing the Federal admin
istration to the perils besetting the PEG
pie from the abuse of legal machinery
in the Federal jurisdictions as we'll as
in State courts.
There can be no doubt that the only
possible way to correct the great
abuses of legal power going on In many
States Is by extreme publicity n
Judge r. M. Wanamaker, of Akron, o.
In a published article, said:
"'When the people are once
brought to realize the situation
generally obtaining today in the
courts, these and many other re-
forms will be speedily brought
about. Publicity has done much to
purge business of Its wrongs n its
injustice. Publicity will do much
to purge courts of their wrongs and
injustice.
"tCourts must restore to the pub
lie mind a very general loss Of con-
f1dence in courts. They must do it
by solving business questions by
business methods, so that justice Is
done without fear or favor, denial
or delay.
1.-The pubic is fast becoming
awake as to all departments of the
puplic service. They are asking
questions of the professor and his
philosophy, of the parson and his
religion, of the statesman IL his
policies. of the judge and his JUS
tice.
1.-THE replies that I have received to
previous correspondence with Attorney
General understands office at Wash
ington have been prompt and satisfac-
tory and they assure me that:
IF you will submit to the proper
United States attorney any alleged
violations of Federal law coming to
your attention they Will be given
careful consideration.
Ceases AVE been presented to us in
other cities than Newark in which local
influences have been powerful enough
to keep them away from the Federal
authorities. We believe these wrong
full influences car only be overcome by
such publicity as The Star is giving to
1t and by showing the administration
at Washington the vital necessity of
causing all local district attorneys and
bankruptcy courts to scrutinize these
matters with extreme vigilance.
The time for the meeting at the
Board of Trade ie opportune. We are
arranging for similar meetings in New
York, Buffalo. Detroit, Cleveland, Gin
cinnati and Chicago.
Very respectfully yours,
"CHAS. FREEMAN JOHNSON"
Mr.. johnson refers to the table of
bankruptcy cases and list of attorneys
engaged in them. which was published
in The Star Saturday morning, Sep
TENDER %.
When Referee in Bankruptcy Edwin
G.. Adams read his opinion, in which
he cut down the fees asked by Trustee
Johnston Cornish and his attorney,
Senator Osborne. In the American
Vacuum Cleaner Company case. from
$4,000 to a little more than 5000, he
said an accountant was at work on
the trustees report and that a full ac-
count of the disbursements would be
ready in a few days. That was Sep
TENDER IA, fully ten days ago, and
the accountant declares his report will
not be ready until the end of the
week.
The mystery of the elusive $57, 900,
which OF the $l07. 900 realized from the
estate of the Cleaner Company, is I'M
classified, remains unsolved. Accord
he to the accountant, 1t will be i'm
possible to classify the $57, 900 under
one head, but the one word which
might nearest describe it is "%disburse-
ments." Since 1t is known positively
that one of these disbursements were
made to creditors. disbursements"
must be regarded as cost of admin
istration."