New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-29

- Secretary oiuCI vas nc
~" :, The various rife clubs Of the
~ - which had been permitted 20
T-n. ..,vs-rrient rifles for target prac
cN ll.Ssr regulations laid down by
ta y..;o-sl Board for the Promotion
r',s. Practice. So II came about
:, o-3cr was revoked in the case
- organizations.
- -. action was a signal for the re
~ hone on the part Of some OF
a.-o-e optimistic SPECTATORS. There
h some way. they decided. Of
-,.,,y tAe cdic. into an order that
,3'rr- loose tho whole lot Of guns.
~. ,src"s fourishcd. More brows
l.-,-s5 burrows. More champagne was
=. ,,sre5 IN quiet corners while the
=. ~ Secretary Garrison's decision
:, r,nu,ely examined for the sure-to-
sioser
Big Certified Check.
10, came a brand new bit Of ex-
...-sn, in the form OF lawsuit insti-
.-.,3 bv one Ernest Wetherall against
,",,ir Nichols & Co. Mr.. Wetherall
.'..srded that the above named
..srr had contracted 90 deliver the
~, rifles and that he had found a
~,oner for them. He alleged that
=. delivery was not forthcoming and
.-ce6 the court 20 force Austin, Mich
:,k Co. % pay him a trit'e Of $50
Ia 70 cover his lost commission. When
d, su;t was fled Austin. Nichols &
h, asserted that they knew nothing OF
- transaction. and were not acQualnt-
4 With Ny. Wetherall.
Strange SIS 10 may seem. there were
.,,e who still believed that all was
~ los, and that the big graft could
y collected To that end officials OF
4 powerf1 Wall Street bank journeyed
% Washington. fairly bursting with
--gas;verass. They took along their
~s,kbooks. too. More than that, a
g~fed check for 100000, drawn by
q 'sree New York banking house, is
ag 70 have rested on the desk Of a
s-sir Washington official for many
-y, before ne decided that at couldn't
K pulled Of"
Business IN the department store line
.urt been very good since the war
are or. and IL so happened that the
yDr.o.or Of one Of New Works Sixth
isrue cmporiums took 10 estimating
@. margin on kraGs. At meeting
r.h he attended one day new plans
3 the sale Of tine rifles were dis
1sed
One 81 the enterprising conspirators
ID to-ed along q Krag rife, wrapped
gin brown paper. This rifle was null
.e3 nv O.oo0. and the result, in
Ia. was multiplied by $40. which was
-smarg.u Of profit ON each gun, If the
ne should 20 through. 10 was not
.i lw 90 DO. and the answer was
E1,l0IU
The department store man had a
herd SD Chicago. This friend was
von.reu. ,r the packing industry. He
,is great many cars that could trans
ior guns as veil as dressed beef. The
.GsIs o. sending train Of empty
z,s 10 Roc. Island and bringing away
q cons cuucu. Of Krags were easy 20
orange. Bat the trouble was that the
Washington people still baked. and the
rsrchalt turned back sadly 10 the task
@ selling sDa's and groceries.
Nevertheless. the work Of selling the
G'sgs went merrlly on. They were
sd many times daily. over the tele-
'aoae and Dog word OF mouth, but all
ne while the guns remained in the
arsenal az Roc. Island, neatly packed
% cSeS. Zach case was marked IN
code. To ship them meant that the
t.s Of ladac must be made out in
Washington and forwarded from there.
Among the amazing statements made
D he pur.c.ore was one to the effect
',s, 'ior patriotic motives" $4,000 of
ne guns would be retained in the ar
'',s, byt that the balance could be
''n,sd in TACT, IL was said some
Q. them had been shipped 20 Detroit,
'''nte they were TO be sent into Can
kfag Selling a Fad.
By that time selling Krags ha1 de-