Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24

deal leniently as far as Justice and the re-
quirements Of the bureau will permit.
Not his first ENHANCEMENT in loan
transactions, accompanied by the forgery
OF the names Of fellow-workers as makers
and tndorsers Of notes, was that confessed
by William Waple to Director Ralph and
the court authorities Monday. and which
has started an investigation of the opera
lions Of the loan sharks" in the bureau.
More than a year ago. detected in hav-
Strengthened out with the aid Of the con-
Germ which had made loans to him and
OF employees in the bureau. who assumed
responsibility for his Indebtedness in case
OF his failure to settle the account.
An excellent reputation is given Waple,
not only by Director Ralph and Supt.
Hill. In charge of the division In which
Waple is employed. but by those who
work alongside him.
'Waple is a splendid workman says
Director Ralph, "and the bureau would
find difficulty In replacing him.. His work
is technical and requires high-grade skill
which Waple eminently brings to it,
Has Wife and Five Children.
This opinion was confirmed by Supt
Hill. who adds that Maple was vastly
popular and had the faculty of getting
along without friction under relations
with other employees that are enough to
try the temper of a saint.
''Waple has a wife and five children, y
says Director Ralph. 1.-The family has
been trying to buy little home. Waple
meant we'll.
II don't believe he got the least benefit
Most of 1t went to pay accumulated in
terest. don't know Of any eXtravagant
habits formed by him and don't believe
ne was dissipated in any way.
He got to be the agent Of the men in
lending and borrowing money, I under
stand. and became a frenzied financier
Then some Of the borrowers failed to pay
up, and Waple tried to make good. There
IS where he got in bad, as far as I can
learn. 1.
What he has been doing since he
was helped out Of his hole a year ago
Is merely to try to keep up with the
same obligation, and to make the pay
ments on his house. as I understood it.
There is nothing else in the world
against his record, SO far as can dis
cover"
Unable to take care Of notes, nearly
year ago. on which he had forged
either the names of. the makers or OF
the indorsers. Waple was helped out Of
the Society for Savings Of Washington.
which held the forged paper, and the
friends and fellow workers whose names
he had taken in vain.
Repudiated Signatures.
The facts came to the knowledge Of
Mr.. EXnicios when one of the notes
made by Maple came due and was not
met. In the usual course, those whose
names were on the back Of the paper
as indorseers were notified Of the non
payment Of the note. They appeared
to deny that they had put their sig
natures to AMY paper for Waple, and re-
pudiated the authorship Of the sigma
lures when permitted to see the notes.
The fact that Maple has family
consisting OF a wife and five children
for Savings, which loans money on a
basis Of humanitarian principles. They
determined to apply their efforts to
help Waple straighten out his tangled
affairs and get straight with the world.
This was arranged June % Of last year.
Taking his total Indebtedness on
notes, forged and otherwise. the So
ciety. for Savings added 6 per cent pei
annum, cutting it's usual rate in view
Of the special remedial course decided
upon-and made out new notes of SIS
each. payable monthly, to cover the
entire amount Of s674.SO. Waple has
SIS. defaulting only on the last one,
due this month.
At that time, says Mr.. Exnicios. who
gives this information regarding the
transactions with Maple, his friends
whose names Maple had abused got
together and agreed to stand by Wa
pie in view of the proposed plan Of the
Society for Savings to help him out OF
q hole