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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
j. s. LOSES AND GAINS
BY ITS BANK DEPOSITS
Assistant Secretary Bailey
Testifies Before House In
vestigating Committee. !l.I -.

Assistant Secretary Bailey OF the Treas
ury Department told House committee
today that although the federal govern
ment loses some interest on government
funds deposited in national banks. it
gains in another way, because the banks
transform government checks into easily
negotiable paper.
Secretary MacVeagh is also to appear
before the House committee on eXpendi-
lures in the Treasury Department to
give his views as to the advsability of
,aw to compel banks to pay interest on
government deposits.
Working Balance Needed.
Assistant Secretary Bailey said today
that the Treasury ought to keep a work
ing balance of about $25.OOO,0O0 and that
about $50. 100000 should be Kept in the
national banks to aid in handling gov
ernment business from day to day. At
present the government has balance Of
about $9O,OUW.O0O, with approximately s46.-
G0D.WU III the national banks
Criticism of Treasury order No. >, which
requires the deposit of customs and reve-
nue funds in national banks was also
commented upon by Mr.. Bailey. He said
the order was not designed to cOncen-
trate money in the national banks, but
to increase the number of national de-
positories, and enable holders of gov
ernment checks to cash them through
banks without being compelled to pay
in exchange. The system increases the
number Of government repositories from
i,H to go. he said
Formerly the subtreasuIies had to
handle nine-tenths of the government,
checks eventually said Secretary Bailey.
Now 80 per cent of the disbursing is
done by the repositories
Bank Deposits Cut.
posts in banks in 1909 were "cut" be-
cause the government needed the money
to place in the working balance in order
to carry on it's business He said that
there was a deficit when the present ad-
ministratiOn came instead of surplus.
and the government needed these funds
All but $1,000 was Withdrawn from the
banks, he added in order that the banks
would retain their title government de-
pOsitory", -
Was there any protest asked Chair
NO united protest. answered the sec
retary.
He said thai banks are very keen in
their endeavOrs TO become u govern
ment depository. and if the government
had withdrawn all it's funds on deposit
the banks would have lost the title
Secretary Bailey declared that fire.
quently banks apply for the title of gov
ernment depository.
They don't care whether they get any
money or nOt-they want the designa-
ton he said. They consider it a very
great asset.
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Sergt. Mai. James Ryan Dead.

Sergt. Mai. James Ryan. United States
Marine Corps. a native OF this city,
died at Vallejo Cal, January aS and
his body was buried in cemetery in
that city His widow and three children
survive him. They are In Vallejo. Three
brothers and four sisters reside In this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
Powers May Take Hand.

The question now arises as TO whether
the powers would stand idly by and wit
ness the reduction by the allies of the
Dardanelles Notifications. \ Berlin dis
Iatch says the German view is that
should Turkish control of the Dardanelles
become seriously threatened the powers
would abandon their attitude as mere
spectators OF the conflict.
Except where reverses are admitted, as
IN the case of the Turkish losses on the
Gallipoli peninsula, the war reports re-
ceived here are viewed with considerable
skeptfcism, since it is well understood
that they merely reflect the views which
the respective army headquarters desire
10 spread.
Yesterdays report from Constantinople
Of losses inflicted by the Turkish fleet
on the Bulgarian army advancing through
the peninsula of Gallipoli was today de-
clared unfOunded by the Bulgarian war
office at Sofia and the claim now is aban-
doned at the porte
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Fish Wharf Provision.

Among the absurd features of thu biz.
1T was pointed out 10y a prominent offci:!i
of the District government today. is an
Item OF $50 for the repair and maintc-
nance of the fish wharf along Nate
street. which was allowed to remain ia
the measure after point OF orGer had
been used 10 strike out a provision IL.
the employment of officials To operate the
wharf.
ne items for the employment ot Of
nclals. at a total cost of S2.UaHb, and Ih"
maintenance OF the wharf were i'm sepa =
rate sections Of the bill. as rclorted b.
the House appropriations subcommittee
and the supposition IL that failure 10
strike out the latter provision was an
oversight.
Were it not for the fact thar The
senate viii have an opportunity u
Stralghten out the situation. the Dis
trict would be in the position of hsyine
municipal fish wharf and money viii
which to improve il and maintain II IL
sanitary condition, but no one 10
operate it,
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Statement Declined.

The grievance committee. through
Chairman ]. ]. Darlington. notified Mr..
Fowler of the reference by the court
and asked for statement from him. In
response Attorney General N'ickersham
wrote the comm:te that he had directed
Mr.. Fowler to make no statement to the
committee upon the petition. He stated
that Mr.. Fowler had received mis- author
ity to present tae matter to the grand
jury and that the course taken by his
assistant under the circumstances was
proper.
Mr. Wickershaln also referred to a re-
port OH the matter made by him to Presi-
dent Taft. Mr.. Wickersham pointed out
that the petition of Attorney Johnson
seemed to be aimed at the Department Of
Justice, and at 2n official thereof, which
he claimed is outside the jurisdiction OF
the District Supreme Court or the giev-
ance committed Mr.. Fowler not being a
member of the Local bar
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HOUSE ASKS FOR RECORDS
Wants to Know Why War;
rants of Arrest Were With
held in Oil Case.

The House today adopted the resolu-
tion introduced by Representative Garner
of Texas. calling on the Attorney General
to furnish the House. if not incompatible
with the public interest. all letters, briefs
OF evidence, documents and written opin-
ions on file in the Department of Justice
relating to the order of the Attorney
General directing the United States mar
shal for the southern district of New
York not to serve bench warrants for the
arrest of John d. Archbold, W. c. Teagle
and Henry G. Folger. jr.. of the Standard
Oil Company. in connection with indict-
ments returned against them in the
northern district court of Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
Must End Cary Club.

By the second decree, in which the de-
PENDANTS disclaim all intention of violat-
ing the Sherman law, they are restrained
from continuing the alleged unlawful
features of their agreements and from
further maintaining the Cary Club.
The governments petition, signed by
Attorney General Wickersham. James \.
Fowler. assistant to the Attorney Cen
eral. and Malcolm \. Colen. special as
sistant was filed by United States At
torney Clyde 1. Webster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07

The resolution also calls for all infor-
nation in the Department Of Justice re-
lating in any way to the indictment re-
turned by the Texas court against c. y.
Payne. John D. Archibald, Henry G. Fol-
ger, jr., ". c. Teagle, 4. G. Ebie, T.. r.
Brown John Sealy, the Standard Oil
Company of New York, the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey and the Mag
nolia Petroleum Company Of Texas,
charging them with conspiring to restrain
the interstate trade of the Pierce Fordyce
Oil Association in violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
POST OFFICE MUSEUM
NOW THING Of PAST
Great Collection of Interestinq
Relics of the Service
Is Moved.

The postal museum which formerly at
tracted thousands of sightseers to the
Post Office Department. is a thing OF the
past. Some time ago the dead letters
curlos and other postal relics represent
ing the accumulation of century, to-
Sether with a comprehensive exhibit of
mail equipment and transportation faciii-
ties, We're assembled and catalogued at
the direction of the Postmaster General
and transferred TO the New National
Museum.
Now Mr.. Hitchcock has ordered the re-
mOVal OF the postage stamp collection of
the United States government, all that
remains of the large collection that for
of the Post Office Department building
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| BRC NSW1Ck. Ga. February Til,
| government money trust inquisitors cam,
| to Brunswick today to attempt to wres
! from William Rockefellers lips the Sc
crets OF his financial career as the active
| agent of the so-called Standard Oil grOur
| of bankers
Representative Arsene p. Pujo. chair
| man of the House money trust commit
tee. and Samuel Untermyer the commit.
tees lawyer. with a retnue of clerks
came with the direct authority of the in
vestigating committee to hear the
seventy-two-year-ol witness in his ref.
uge, Jekyl Island
After eluding squads of subpoena serv.
ers for six months from New York tc
the islands of the Caribbean, the Stand
ard Oil magnate. palsied and almos,
voiceless. agreed to present himself for
such examination as his physician and
lawyers would allow. His lawyer John
r. CARRIER of New York, who came south
yesterday, was on hand to guard the
nnanclerS interests
Neither Mr.. Pujo nor Mr. J-ntermye,
was inclined to subject the enfeebled wit.
ness to grilling that would harnfully
affect his health. They agreed that the
examination of Mr.. Rockefeller in his
apartments overlooking the sea would be
brief and to the point.
Probe of Alleged Frenzied Finance.
Two incidents in the financial career of
MI Rockefeller We're the object of the
long chase that ended in today's visit
to Jekyl Island. Mr. Untermyer wanted
to get into the record the history of the
so-called ''frenzied finance organizat ton
of the Amalgamated Copper Company i'm
1901 and the romance of the transa ctions
In Amalgamated stock in 1906 and 1907,
when the securities. after dizzy climb
to about 40 points. dropped to A.
William Rockefeller. with the late IT,
II. Rogers. Marcus Daily. Thomas Lawson
and others, organized the Amalgamated
Copper Company, according to testimony
already before the committee .acuiIiring
the stock of Boston and Montana Butte
and Boston and other copper-producing
companies, which We're later sold to the
new concern at big increase in price
Mr.. CnterInyer wanted the details OF this
deal from the Standard Oil nagnate
himself.
Other testimony before the committee
showed that in 1907 the United Metals
Selling Company, controlled by Mr. Rock
efeller and Mr.. Rogers, which handled
the countrys copper output, held back
the bulk of the product from sale MAIN
tanning the price of the metal at -, cents
pound.
Meantime on the stock exchange. deal
inSs in Amalgamated were active at high
prices. In October the metal was re-
leased, the price dropped to IL cents and
Amalgamated stock in a falling market
dropped to AZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
E.oumania Urges Claims.

BUCHAREST, Roumania, February :.
The R6umanian government today in
structed its minister to Bulgaria to
arrange resumption of the negotia-
tions between the two countries in re-
gard TO Roumanias territorial claims
The Roumanian minister will urge upon
Bulgaria the necessity of bringing the
matter to a speedy conclusion
The ROumanian claim is to a strip of
territory which Will extend her coast
line on the Black sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
Stamp Collection.

The American stamp collection is more
complete than any owned by other gov
ernments. and its value is conservatively
estimated at half million dollars. Prac-
ticaliy every issue of postage by the
nations included in the International Pos
tai Union is represented by ali or nearly
all denominations, as there is an arrange
ment between the postal adninistra tions
of those countries for the exchange of
specimens of all new issues of stamps.
The issues of nations not adhering to
the International Postal Union aIN nat
urally incomplete. but large NUMBER of
stamps illustrating parts of those issues
are included in Uncle Sans collection.
Every issue of the United States govern
ment since 1917. the year the first Ameri-
can stamp appeared. is complete with the
exception in all of about ten specimens
This is probably the most complete set in
existence, and many entire issues are in
duplicate.
Two private collections Of stamps eX-
ceed the American government collection
in size and value. The first is owned by
a French nobleman, and the second be-
longs to a resident of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
Clash at Tchatalja Lines.

The Bulgarian staff asserts that an OF
toInan force which attempted yesterday
10 advance from Tchatalja in the direc-
ton Of IzzediD was quickly repulsed by
the Bulgarian troops after suffering
heavy losses.
The bombardment Of Adrianople con-
nnues without any appreciable advantage
TO either side.
The fighting at Gallipoli began Tues
day. The Bulgars advanced from
kadikeui toward KAYAK which the
Turks occupied The fight lasted un-
til evening. when the Turks retired
10 Bufaii.- Another BuIgar force on the
Marmors. coast occupied Myriophyto.
u is reported that the Bulgars before
leaving Rodosto burned all the mill
tary buildings.
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To Seek Adjustment.

Every effort will be made by the Dis
trict Commissioners to have the provi-
sions of the bill that appear to them as
being irreconcilable, adjusted in the Sell
ate.
The House appropriation subcommittee
omitted the provision recommended by
the Commissioners for the treatment of
Union station plaza. The District heads
desire to sod the plaza in grass rather
than pave il. and recommended that the
appropriation previously authorized for
paving be made available for the other
method Of treatment. They will urge fa-
vorabie action on this matter in the Sen
ate.
In the bill reported by the appropria-
tions subcommittee. provision was con-
tanned for the placing of telephones. at
the expense Of the local government.
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( AGREES TO TESTIFY TRUST IS DISSOLVED
William Rockefeller Witness in Shoe Last Combination Ended
Money Trust Inquiry. by U. S. in Quick Time
lat HOME ON JEKYL ISLAND AGREED DECREE is GIVEN
House Effort Probe License Agreements
Financial Transactions panies Are Terminated.
DEALINGS IN COPPER STOCK HAVE CONTROLLED TRADE
Invest
AGREED DECREE is GIVEN
License Agreements of Many Com
panies Are Terminated.
HAVE CONTROLLED TRADE
Arbitrary Fixing of Unfairly High
Prices Charged by Government.
Club Discontinued.

DETROI1. February 1.-THE boot and
shoe last trust fixing, il is alleged. the
price of practically every last sold in the
United States, was dissolved here today
by the federal government in quick time.
Immediately following the fling of a
civil antitrust suit against the krentler-
Arnold Hinge Last Company and numer-
GUS other last manufacturers with whom
it was allied by agreements. United States
District Judge Arthur J. Tuttle entered
an agreed decree terminating license
agreements i'll SO far as they fixed the
price of unpatented lasts and dissolving
a club through which the alleged viola
tion of the Sherman law was accom-
plished.
The decree, in effect LAYS down the
broad principle that ii is unlawful to tie
together patented and unpatented articles
so as To fix the price of the unpatented
commodity. Neither the government $
petition nor the decree questions the
right of patentee to fix the price of II
patented last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
Dominate Commerce.

The defendants manufacture, it is de-
clared 10 to SO per cent of all shoe and
boot lasts in the United States and thus
dominate and control. so far as price is
concerned, the entire interstate COM
merce.
Instead of manufacturing its patented
lasts and their parts exclusively, Krent-
ler-ArnOld Hinge Last Company issued
license agreements to other manufac-
turers in which the latter agreed. it is
said to maintain the prices of all lasts
in accordance with a schedule of prices
furnished by the former.
The purpose Of these agreements, it is
charged, was to fix arbitrarily and un-
fairly high the price of both patented
and unpatented lasts, the latter forming
about - per cent of the business. SO as
to enable the Hinge Last Company to
exact AT abnormal price for it's patented
lasts.
Prices are fixed and unreasonable high
profits obtained. 1t is declared. largely
thOrugh an organization known as the
Cary Club. composed entirely OF the Ii
censees Of the krentler-Arnold Hinge
COMPANY.
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Commissioners Plan.

Formerly the District heads endea =
ored to obtain such authority by sendinS
to Congress a bill for that purpose. III,
bill stated that the cost OF the land plv-
posed to be acquired on both sides %
Anacostia river between the Navy Iaro
bridge and District line would he about
sJG0.0o0. and an assessment area upO@
which the cost was to be levied to-
benefits was recommended. No actio'.
was taken on the bill The Commissio:-
ers then decided to include in the esti-
mates provision for authority to condemu
land along the Anacostia river. This me 1
with the approval of the subcommitte,
on appropriations. but the point OF orde
was employed in the House to prevent
the legislation.
Another result of the bill passed j.
the House, unless remedy is afforded bN
the Senate. il was pointed out todaH
will be TO cause the local government tu
pay into the federal Treasury SIo,sr,
TOO much on account of tho maintenape
at the Government Hospital for tho Ip-
sane of certain patients charged 10 TIN
District
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Free Access to Papers.

Despite the refusal of information from
port acknowledges free access to the
papers I'm the haiuis of President Taft in
Guiding the report of Mr. Wickersham
commencing as .'roper the method pur-
sued by his subordinate. The committee
reports the utter absence of ANY ground
either in law IN fact for the supposed
criminal charge made against Mr.. John
son. The actions of the lawyer in the
case referred t.s. saws the committee
neither were justly subject to
criticism any ethical OF professional |
ground.
In commenting: on the report OF the
committee and the stand taken by Mr.
Wickersham. the court is told in the
statement filed by Mr. Johnson that
the investigation: by the committee has
brought to ligki Il most astounding
instance of gross abuse OF official
power. and d wiiiful. wanton and brutal
outrage perpetrated upon an innocent
and defense!ess citizen and an officer
of the court, committed, not by a pri
vate person. bur by the deliberate and
planned action IF the Department of
Justice, d depart tinenr created primarily
for the protection of the citizen.
Mr.. Johnson SAID he fully understands
that the court is without power to
discipline the officials of the Depart
ment of Justice. But it can he said.
by its public jIt.igment of vindicatioa
of their victims and its public protest
against and repI obation of such acts OF
official oppressica and outrage, protect
and support its bar.
Calls Charge Untrue.
Mr. johnson claimed that the charge
preferred against ilim was not only In
true but was kaown TO the officials of
the department IL be groundless when the
charge was madt. The action before the
grand jury taken by the department off-
cials, not throug,. the District Attorney,
but by a representative from the depart
ment direct Mr.. Johnson AYERS, VAS
with no apparent purpose other than to
satisfy or to be lid of the opportunities
of Ormsby.
Ormsby is now,an inmate OF the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane. and
was tried and cclvicted of libel in the
local criminal co:arts, but sentence has
never been imposed.
The court appf~ved the report of the
grievance commtttee generating Mr.
Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
Araccstia Flats

The situation in which the Distiicl
finds itself with respect TO the improv.
ment of the Anacostia flats is RENDERED
more untenable by reason of the actiou
of the House regarding this feature. Ag
appropriation of sloo.,n3 with which tu
improve the fats was allowed. but the
authority sought To be conferred upon The
Commissioners by the bill To condemn
land along both sides of A,iacostia rive
in order that the improvements may bo
made was stricken out.
For two Years Congress has been ap-
propriating for the Improvement of th.
AnacoStia flats, and, il the present item
remains in the act as finally passed. the
total fund available for this work will be
S30o.0o. Yet the Commissioners have no.
been granted authority to condemn the
land necessary to be acquired so that the
improvements can be made
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Charged $4,000 Too Much.

BY the terms of the current sundry civil
bill the District is required to pay to the
United States the amount OF S1t?. .536o'
by reason of the insane hospital charge
Discovery has since been made OF an or
ror I'm division by which the amour
should be S7l9. 536o9 instead of s169. 1,6 ~
In other words. the District was charge
with $4,000 too much and the Commits
sioners made provision in their estimate
to have the mistake rectifed. A point o.
order however. was employed and the
provision excluded.
One OF the Inconsistencies Of the bill to
which attention also was invited toda s.
by District officials is that ixelating to tho
improvement Of certain streets in the
southeast section of the city.
The House permitted to remain in the
bin items for the paving OF 18th stree
between East Capitol and Il streets and
A street between Massachusetts aVenur
and 18th street. II struck out, however
the item for the paving of Massachusetts
avenue between 18th and 18th streets.
which was the principal recommendation
Of the Commissioners
In other words. the action OF the House.
if permitted to stand, would mean that the
two small streets. \ and 18th streets
would be paved. while the larger thor
oughfare, Massachusetts avenue f"r
which they are feeders would eb allowe,
to remain unimproved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
WEATHER.

Fair and continued cold tonight
and Saturday; lowest tempera-
turc tonight about IS degrees.
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Defendants in Suit.

Defendants to the suit were named
as follows: Krentler-Arnold Hinge Last
Company Detroit), Krentler Brothers
Company CDetrOiO. Crawford. Nc
Gregor e Candy Company dayton
Ohio. Rebhum Company tCincinnatD
st Louis Last Company est. Louis).
Chicago Last and Die Company, Boston
Last Company. Rochester Last works,
Woodward & Wright Last Company
(CampellO. Mass.), George +. Belcher
Last Company (StOughton. Mass.).
Mawhinny Last Company (Brockton,
Mass.), Colbert Last Company (WOr-
cester, Mass), Marlboro Last Com
pany OIarlboro. Mass.), New York
Last Company, John Pell & Sons New
ark, n. j.. Stewart & Potter Company
New York city,, r. S. McNeill Com
pany (Brooklyn. n. V, Philadelphia
Last and Pattern Company. Vulcan
Box Toe Process Company (Ports-
mouth, Ohio, Nathaniel T.. Arnold and
George T. Atwood North Abingdon,
Mass Thomas w. Gardner. II. X.
Gardner and III. l.. Wood lynn. Mass.).
Frederick Drew and Augustus A.
Delano tBrockton, Mass.). George Ii.
Van Pelt (Chicago). F. w. Stuart (Bev-
erly. Mass). W. f. Bigelow Worcester.
Mass.), c. c. kempton. S. S. Redifer.
Oscar Redifer and William c. Root
philadelphia, l.. C.. Wadleigh and j.
H. Hovey (Haverhill Mass.), Edwin o.
Krentler CDetroiD William II. Craw-
ford { dayton. Ohio), Charles S. Dennis
tChicago) and Fred Drew (Brockton,
Mass.).
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