Evening star., 1915-05-17

average reserve with reserve agent:
of l1.90 as against the laws require
ment of 12.5o) the plaintiff bank wal
over in its reserve on the 3th. 9Th, ath
18th, 18th. 18th. 18th. 18th. 10th. 2lst
22d. sd. etth. a5th. 10Th. a1th ant
2Sth of January. 1910. Other period:
of the thirty days might be taken a:
illustrations. but this suffices.
Loans to Bank Cficers.
"Referrina to the defendant viii
liams' exhibit G. which appears or
page 6. OF the printed copy of
his affidavit, this aff;anl says that it il
true that on May y, 1914. the total o.
all OF its loans to all o: its officers
directors and employees was si?S.1.o
| but it is likewise true that the tota
loans held by the plaintiff bank as o.
May is. 1914, amounted to s....4s, ,1Us.o.
SO that the total OF all of its loans tt
all q! It's directors. officers and EN-
oloy,s amounted to only 6.43 per CEN
of its tota' loans on said date 1t IS
Iuftae:morc true that on that datt
the seventeen gentlemen whose names
appear IN the thir.i paragraph OF tht
plaintiff banks bill. on page D!
the printed cor.' thei sor, We direct
ars OF said bank. many. of them. ac-
tivcis- eiiga ged' III successful business
enterprises requiring and juStfTina
TIE making OF loans
The statement which Miss Taylor
seeks to refute in her affidavit was
made III supporting affidavit to Mr.
Williams ansWe: II reads:
Miss Taylor's Sworn Statement.
Miss Lotta NJ. Taylor was formerly
the National City Banks clerk in the
Treasury building. whose du:y il was
TO compile statistics OF national banks
after each report OF condition. She is
still employed in this city in work fo,
the National City Banh. but not IN the
Treasury building.
In her affidavit Miss TAYLOR says the
1oresotns statement is untrue. and that
May IS. 1871, the uate Of said exhibit,
! was employed by the National City
Bank not only in the city of Wash
lngton, but in the Treasury building.
and was then and am now on duty in
the office of the controller of the cur
x.
prior to that date. and ever since tina t
date. have been employed by the Ma
tional City Bank not only in the city
of Washington, but in the Treasury
building
Il am informed and believe that
statements have been made in afi-
davits and exhibits flied in this case,
from which an inference may be drawn
that | was required BY my employment
TO seek and furnish my employer in
formation that ii was not proper for
IL to have. or which was not of a public
character and available to any one
seeking it say that never in my life
have j furnished the National City
Bank. or any one for il. any Informa-
uon obtained at the Treasury Depart
ment except the statistics drawn from
abstracts OF national bank reports.
which had long before ! tabulated the
same been published in daily newspa-
pers. and l say that | was never asked,
directly or indirectly, by the National
City Bank. OF any one on its behalf, to
tabulate. seek. obtain. or furnish to it.
or to any one for it,. any other infor-
nation Or thing whatsoever. The in
ferences to the contrary which il has
been sought to convey in this suit and
elsewhere are entirely false.
Mr.. McAdoo's Statement Misleading.
Specifically referring to the state
ment contained in the affidavit of VIII
liam q. McAdoo. filed in this case, in
which it is stated, Miss Taylor was a
clerk in the employ of the National City
Bank. who formerly had an Office in
the Treasury building. and whose duty
it was to compile statistics of national
banks after each report of condition
and that she was given facilities
Tor making advance reports - .. /
say that this statement is misleading
As heretofore stated, | not only was
but ] still am an employe of the Ma
tional City Bank, and | not only for
merly discharged my duties for that
bank in the Treasury building but
] still do so. l deny that ! was given
facilities for making advance reports,
but repeat that, prior TO the action TAX
en- by the Secretary of the Treasury on
April %. 1913. and referred to by MIR.
McAdoo in his affidavit, was five times
each year. after the publication by ma
tional banks, as required by law, Of
their reports as to condition, permitted
the convenience of using a desk at
which ] made up statement Of the
figures contained in the reports which
had been heretofore published No
other convenience was ever permitted
TO me. and the Withdrawing from me
the privilege of using that desk and
making up that statement simply de-
prived me of part Of my livelihood
and. 50 far as the National City Bank
is concerned. only required that it OBJ
tain in some other way information
which is obtainable to it and to the
public generally.
Mr.. Williams Charge Utterly False.
Again specifically referring to the
AFFIDAVIT of MIR. John S. Williams. filed
in this case, and to page - Of the
printed copy thereof. I say that the
statement there made. that | was ex-
PEELED from the Treasury Department,
is. as hereinbefore fully shown, ut
terly false"
Attorney Samuel Cniermeyer for the
Treasury officials. objected TO the in
PRODUCTION OF the affidavits. saying that
they were irrelevant under the rules
of court. The lawyer declared there
had been no intention TO reflect in any
way on Miss Taylor. and thought there
was no need of an affidavit to set her
right.
Justice Mccoy allowed the 2 affidavits
TO be filed. and gave the Treasury of
fcials permission to cross them with
other affidavits il desired.
Arguments Supplemented
by Three Briefs Filed by
Il