The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-03-22
READY FOR MONEY
TRUST INQUIRY
AIO1'IH CURRENCY PLAN WILL
ALSO BE INvEsTiGArED-com.
M'TTEEs ARE NAMED.
PUJO & GLASS IN CHARGE:
FIRST witnesses to Be Called by Prob,
e's will Be Government Off.
c'a's.-Other News Of
Congress.

Congress.
washington, March Tt is the pla,
OF the oanking~Nnd currency commit
tee or the house to begin it's investi
CATION OF the money trust" immedj
ately.
me details have not been worked
out out the inquiry has been divided
one is to be an inquiry into the
money trust II the other a consid
Grafton OF the Aldrich currency plan
1nls latter committee will also sum
mon witnesses. but it's work will be
more along the line of constructive
legislation than those of investigation.
u subcommittee 10 investigate
the money trust will consist of Rem.
resentatlve JULIO of Louisiana. chair
man; Representative Brown of West
virginia. Stephens of Mississippt.
Doushton OF North Carolina, Dougher,
ty OF Missouri. Byrnes Of South Caro-.
INA, Il Nicely of Kansas. Democrats
ana tOur Republican members who
Will be designated by Representative
\replano OF New York, the senior Re-
publican on the committee.
Inc COMMITTEES which will take IN
the A!drich plan, will consist of Rep
resentative Glass Of Virginia, chair
man; Talbert. Maryland: Taylor, Ala
bama; Aorbiy. Indiana; Moore, Texas:
Buckley, Ohio, and Kindred, New
YORK, Democrats ard three Republi-
cans. Mr.. Vreeland also will select
committee appointments.
The first witness to be heard bv
the committee on The money trust"
Will be government officials. who will
describe banking and currency condi-
IONS ana trace. as far as possible. the
Affiliations OF the banks with each
other and with industrial and other
Institutions.
Congress passed the bill AUTHORIZING
that a commission Of ensign be given
10 mldshlpmen upon graduation from
naval academy, The senate agreed
to the house amendments to the SEN
ate measure for that purpose.
Changes Are Made in Army.
Carrying out the theory upon which
it was founded that the general staff
the army should be kept supplied
with new blood by continually displac-
the officers who have seen four
years service by men called in from
field. nearly two dozen changes in
body were announced. -Four lieu.
%colonels We're added as follows:
Chas. r. Noyes, Twenty-frst infan-
try; Harry G. Benson, Fifth cavalry;
William &. Ham. coast artillery and
Frederick S. Feltz. cavalry.
Four majors we're added as follows:
Daniel W. ketcham, coast artillery:
Frank p. Harris, coast artillery; Ar.
,hur >. COnkl!n. coast artillery and
Benjamin A. Poore, Twenty-sccond in.
twelve captains we're added:
William Mitchell, signal corps; S. J..
8ayard, Schjndcl, Sixth infantry:
I. Moore, Twenty.seventh in
William r. Merry, Ninth in
antry; Halstead Dorey. Fourth infan-
;ry; John W. Wright. Seventeenth in
'antry; Melvin w. Rowell, Eleventh
Harrison Hall, ]. 3. Robinson
William II. Raymond, coast artil- |
cry.
Lest duty interfere with the details
If some OF these captains. three alter.
are provided as follows:
Frederick S. Young, Twenty-third
infantry; Samuel G. Jones. Eleventh
Infantry; and Gordon Robinson. coast
Acke Doitaf E~n l-A:>--
Observation-Disclosures Graham of
he White Earth investigating com.
.nittee, introduced Il bill providing an
appropriation OF $4,000 for the i'm
Mediate relief of diseased and indi- !
,ent members Of the White Earth In
liam tribe. The proposed fund is to
% taken from the White Earth money
low in the federal treasury and is to
,e handled by the Red Cross society,
through whom clothing. medicine. at
entiOn and other care will be distrib-
tied among the sufferers.
Report on Red River log Jam.
Observation-Disclosures General Blk
W. chief Of the army engineers, sub.
to Senator McCumber his re-
,ort on the Red River situation in
which he says that in the opinion
10th of himself and Major Skunk no
OF jam exists in that river, or in Red |
lake. which calls for action by |
he government. The real cause Of
he trouble there. the report says. is
he unusual dearth of water. and that |
no logs complained OF are merely |
stranded through this cause The re.