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John shelton Williams, Comptroller
Of the Currency. issued statement
tonight making sensational charses
against the officers OF the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, He accused them of ir-
rcgularities and unlawful practices
and described ,heir court action as an
effort to pose as martyrs,
lie announced tina, the practices
complained Of were " sufficient i'm
portance to warrant their reference to
the Department Of Justice. He added
that the Department had engaged
Louis u. Brandeis. the Boston lawS er,
as counsel in the case, probably for
the purpose OF asccrtaining whether
or not the facts warrant prosecutions.
COMPTROLLER Williams is careful -
point out that the Riggs National
Bank is entirely solvent, but charges
that if the practices of the officers had
been permitted to continue the results
would have been n'rious. lie accuses
the officers OF the bank of making
dummy loans to themselves and other
parties Of conducting stock hrokor-
ago business and ~ making false
statements in reply to his inquiries
In the Williams statement was this
extraordinary announcements:
"ln view of the unsatisfactory lTa
dat gcruus conditions which have come
to light as the result Of the invest 60
the national bank examiner; IN view
OF the unreliabIl!ty of the statements
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Incident About Taxes.

For many years 1t has been habit with the
Washington public to pay its annual taxes during the
Inst month in the year for which taxes payable
and the inevitable result Of that to create
stringency in the local market at that time.
In order TO obviate that difficulty the Treasury
Department has made it rule for the last eight ten
years 10 deposit in the banks Of this city, about the
usual tax paying time sum equal to the amount which
is then withdrawn for the purpose Of paying and
hr deposited bias heen distributed among the
banks in proportion to their indi,id deposits the
theory being that the withdrawal for tax paying pur
poses would he approx maely in the same proportion
But when tho deposit was made last year the Riggs
National Bank excluded from all participation in
the fund The fact that the nsna deposit mad"
with every national bank in Washington except this
discrimination for which no sonable could
be given: and that discrimination becomes the ap-
urent and the IN Just when IL is remembered that
about oncfth OF the taxes of the District of Columbia
are paid by delosors and that the money with
which those taxes are paid is drawn ont OF this bank
When we found that bank had thus been dis
eliminated against we addressed under date OF May 9,
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BRYAN, RUM FOE, CRITICISED
Jersey Branch Of German-A meri-
can Alliance Goes After Secretary.

Secretary OF State Bryan's participa-
ton in the prohibition campaign is
severely criticised and condemned" the
campaign itself is declared unworthy
OF a free country" and President Wilson
is pctitioned to put a stop to his
premier's anti-alcoholic propaganda in
a resolution adopted by the New Jersey
State branch OF the German-American
Alliance at its annual meeting in the
Trenton. n. j.. Turn Hall. copy OF
the resolution has been sent to the White
House.
The alliance also went on record as
unanimously opposed 10 woman suffrage.
Plans were discussed for a nation
wide movement TO bring the German
Americans in closer touch with the
Irish element. the heads of the various
local branches being instructed to go
hand in hand with the Irish in the
furtherance Of common interests"
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WHITMAN LET'S
LEADERS KNOW
THAT HE'S BOSS
Forces Legislature to Drop
Election Law Changes
and Labor Merger.
CONFERENCE ON MORE
THAN THREE HOURS

ALBANY. April 12--Gov Whitman
openly assumed to-day the reins OF
government In reality. and at con-
ference lasting more than three hours
In the Executive Chamber he overthrow
at least two of the important legislative
plans OF the Republican State organiza-
ton.
The Governor called the Republican
legislative leaders into conference with
him 1t was the first of series OF
similar meetings to be held this week. or
until plans for winding up the business
completed. It is asserted.
AZ a result OF the Governors taking
the actual leadership the Legislature
will not pass any bill amending the
election law and providing for a
referendum on the question of recon-
stituting the party state nominating
conventions. This had been a pet idea
Of the Republican organization. the
scheme being TO have enrolled voters
ballot on the proposition to make sure
that the State convention plan would be
approved
Another big piece OF legislation the
Governor would not accept was the or
ganization bill proposing TO consolidate
the State Labor Department and the
Workmen's Compensation Commission
under three headed industrial com.
mission"
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vETOES ANTI.LINDSEY BILLS.
Governor Acts as Grand jury, Ex-
Onrratcs Judge.

DENvEr. April l2.--Ciov. Carlson an
nounccd to-day his veto Of the bills
designed to transfer the authority and
duties of Judge Ben r. Lindscy's Juve-
nile court to the District Court OF Den.
Yer county.
At Amos, tho same hour judge Lind
sey was oXoncratcd by the county Grand
Jury of all charges of misconduct,
Frank l.. Rose was indicted on q
charge OF criminal libel In connection
with an'davits rejecting on the char
sctcr of Judge Lindsey.
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ALL BRITAIN MAY GO DRY.
Cabinet Vow Considering Plan TO
Take Over Brewcries.
SDecidi Cabis Despotch 10 TuE srN

SDecidi C1bie Bespofch 10 THE sr>.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Daily NetCs.
Radical paper. confirms the report pun
lished yesterday by the Express that the
Government contemplates a monopoly of
all hreweres and distIleries, The de-
tails of the scheme as outlined by the
Daily Ncrs are practically Identical with
those announced In the Express, The
Cabinet is said to be considering the
plan now and 1t is implied that there
may be total prohibition OF strong
liquors until after the war is over.
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GERMANS TO FOREGO sCHNAPPs.
Government Purposes Conservation
Of Alcohol supply.
Specia, cable Despatch 10 THE sux

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SuS,
BERLIN, via London, April l2.-THE
SUN correspondent learned from an
authoritative source to-day that the Im-
peral Government will shortly issue
"A decree prohibiting the sale Of distilled
liquors In saloons.
"Schnapps," the traditional drink of
the German worklngman, VIII thus he
unobtainabe until the war is ended.
The decree which Ia to enforce this pro-
posed sweeping measure is being worked
out now. The order If not to be a tenn
perance measure, however, but is made
necessary 10 conserve the supply of
alcohol. Fearing a possible shortage Of
potatoes. from which product most OF
the spirits In Germany are distilled,
the Government proposes to make tho
new order work both ways"
No opposition In looked for when II
comes up for the sanction Of the Reichs-
tag at its next session.
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Patience Exhausted.

Patience with rs has ceased TO be virtue and
perhaps never Hitherto, although $prely tried
have by forbearance cndcavored to inlay your pas
and have continued to answer long beyond the
time when scfrcspcct and the good opinions Of others
warranted a different course.
We recognize to the fullest extent your official right
and your official duty TO give 10 this bank, to all
other banks under your jurisdiction the most rigid
supervision under the law and VIII in the future
have in the past, make full reports and complete
answers all lawful inquiries. Rut what may
will not further submit to respond to Inquiries that
palpaby transcend official propriety authority and
which violate the rules Of deccncy and self
respect.
Having submitted the foregoing comply
with your request with respect to the destruction the
since the first OF May 1914 before that time have
any OF the books OF record account any portions
thereof any correspondence reports statements
vouchers documents of this bank been DESTROYED
mutilated or disposed Of
Not only matter OF compliance with your de.
man. but also because desire that certain matters
Of fact in this communication shall he placed beyond
any doubt make oath to this letter.
As only the president and the two cepresidepts
have cognzAncc OF all the facts herein stated they
alone subscribe.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES {. GLOVER. President
NJ. T.. ALLIES, Vice President.
WILLIAM J. FLATIIER, Vce.Presdcnt
Subscribed and to before this the ninth
day of March, 1915
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favoritism Charged

While the Secretary OF thu Treasury with
drawing the public deposits from this bank he
pursuing different policy toward another bank. which
every report which it has made to your office since
have been Comptroller of the Currency shows that
1t has been violating that section of the national bank
act which limits its right to incur Indebtedness: and
the reports show that statement day its
reserve was below the amount required by law.
II would extend this communication beyond a
reasonable limit for to review the letters which
they more than four hundred printed pages. II
will not be amiss, however to that in this voum-
nous correspondence you have not in single instance
ordered requested this bank discontinue any
business practice which it has followed, have you
suggested the adoption Of any different business
method. Notwithstanding the fact that board Of
directors by formal resolution invited your suggestion
in that regard.
Your ohiet throughout seems Ia have been to find
matter for complaint. rather than for correction In
deed. eager have You been find mi -conduct
the part Of the officers Of this bank thar you have
called experts To assist You In that effort.
You kept the regular bank examiner for rhis d :.
trct. with assistant. employed in examination Of
ii from the 18Th of November. 1914 10 the 10th Of
January 1919; and when that unprecedented cxamna-
ton disclosed nothing which would support your attack
you brought examiner from another district and
ordered him. in cooperation with your regular examiner,
conduct u special examination of officers under
oath
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RIGGS NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON FILES
SUIT ACCUSING SECRETARY MADOO AND
JOHN s. WILLIAMS OF TRYING TO WRECK IT
SWORN LETTER OF RIGGS NATIONAL BANK
WHICH ACCUSES TREASURY OFFICIALt

1914. polite note to the Secretary Of the Treasury
asking his reasons for the discrimination.
Under date of June II the Secretary OF the Treas
ury made rather curt to letter addressed
TO him than thirty days before and in addition to
what We think his wholly insufficient for
refusing to deposit any part Of the tax money with this
bank, and II to emphasize his sonabc hostility,
he told us that he intended "to withdraw all Govern.
ment funds from the Riggs National Bank"
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War on This Bank"

In pursuance of this open declaration Of war on
this bank the withdrawal Of public funds from II
Systematically nauglrated and in very short time
more than Sl2OOO6O were withdrawn. Such with.
drawa would embarrass a strong bank in ordinary
time and under the financial conditions which then
existed bank OF less than exceptional strength would
have been seriously lmperllled.
In period OF stress. when some banks fail
ing and all banks were striving to husband their
sources, reasonable depostor would have made
extraordinary and certainly not unnecessary de-
mand upon any bank; and that this demand both
extraordinary and unnecessary should have been made
by the Government OF the United States and by the
very department Of the Government charged with the
care and supervision of national banks in time OF
universal depression vcrgng panic, evidences
to our mind deliberate purpose wreck this bank
II possible and nothing else than this banks unassai
able position defeated that purpose
The Treasury Department not content to with.
draw from this bank the funds subject to its
control but 1t insisted upon the withdrawal Of large
fund controlled by the War Department.
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WASHINGTON. April l2,--Comptroler Williams Is
s,ci this statement tonight;
81 have not seen the bill filed by the compartments
but have read the extracts furnished the press
THE recent n'estigatons "f the affairs Of the
Riggs National Bank disclosed Irregularities and I'm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-13

The officers and directors OF the
Riggs bank are among the mos
powerful financial factors in this city
The officers are Charles G. Glover.
president. William j. Father anu
Milton l.. Allies. e-preSidents, ana
Henry II. Father. cashier.
The directors are Charles &. Glover.
Thomas Hyde. James NJ. Johnston,
William j. Father. :. r. Ross Peary
Henry Hum. John Il. Mclean, Frans
a Nandorlip, Milton T., Allies. Henry
II. Father, sylvester W. Lahrot II. X
Duiany, Frederick -. MCkcnnc>
Frank {. Henry, William II Brown
son. Charles !. Corby, Joseph paul AMI
Robert c. Wilkins.
Milton T.. Allies the vice president,
succeeded John Skclton WtlIlms as
director OF the Seahoard Air Line when
the latter Was forced ont, and II has
been charged that this j. ono ~ ~"
things that have remained in Comp
troller Williams : mind.
The hostility 90 the Treasury Off
C!a,s to the Riggs bank was apparent
almost from III" day that Secretary
McAdoo entered the Treasury Depart
meut.
one Of the first things that SNc,e-
tary McAdou dd was To issue a state
ment denounring the Riggs bank 70"
obtaining Information which Wa open
10 all a. thu office Of the Comptroller
OF the Currency. Since then Il has
been a matter of common comm %, .u
Washington that Secretary M,\hD.
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made by your officers under oath OF
otherwise and your long continued
defiance Of the Law and disregard Tor
the Instructions ot this office, you are
hereby notified taat the Comptroller
of the Currency VIII uutn further no
i've refuse 10 approve the Riggs Ma
,ioual Bank as depository for the
reserve Of other national banks
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March q. 1915.
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON. d. C.,


COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON. u. c.,
Sr:-Your letter OF February 20 was duly re-
ceived; but have deferred answer because one
Of the officers whose signature II required was then
out Of the city.
During the past nine months you have written
than forty letters this bank and In almost every
OF them you have insulted its officers with some
direct mputaton against their veracty with some
insnuation against their integrity.
Many Of your questions such as under the
you had right to ask and such therefore as we
could have properly refused to answer: but we an
swercd them in the expectation that when you were
fully advised about the affairs Of this bank and the
conduct OF its officers your Of official obligation
would prevail over your personal feeling and restrain
you from abusing the power Of your great office to
crafty your personal resentment.
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lawful practices on the part of certain officers of
sufficient importance to merit their reference the
Department of Justice, and that department engaged
he services of Louis H. Brandcs OF Boston weeks
n 20 as special counsel in the case.
Continued Second Page
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Would Make Expert Weep.


" never occurred TO these heads Of
".e' 'dA learning to collect tie neces-
'y aa't at least their hrst report In
ATE that nothing but congratulations
nm. attempted, It never occurred to
,t' very eminent board TO nave scien-
~, EQUATIONS made AT least their
|, ~. '',oIl leads n" such calculations
b w. ."' p''''c. 80 eminent actuary
,,g. ''''.'d lie assisting their delloera-
inc, .
a'- 80 ''' .''''r INST report III whicn
|, /. lem - uescI .oto. "oui',
mia sNp'' Nt'p' mat - "
! T.Ai.',o ON Ia ~ 9ur "a.
,sr,, Iu,u'..."'y cen OF me 20 40
-l,.~ ~ ".e N''res ,ol
.n .,.,..- D.. 'P,.. A.. ,,.,,
r. ,.n,. .. ,,,.,. ,.a... "Nper,i'su1 -
.s ,,,.,.,,, N ~ -" VIZ t,'ou
Owe, ,a,t Tho c,rncyio rnn"da,ion
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in GenerRtiOn.

he asserted that the pension system
Ltgnded by M. Carnegie could not
IN for a generation II II had even
as vast resources of the Carnegie
p-pora geo, 900.
The parts OF Mr.. Sayre's address
Inch commanded keen attention by his
nitnce were as follows:
Yesterday morning upon my arrival
| r Pittsburc the first item | read In the
ally newspapers was the announce
rent that the United states Steel Cor
jliion had altered in a radical manner
d to tho great disadvantage of its en-
|rlyees It's pension system.
! For several years | have known that
| H.. must happen. Two years ago the
Church Pension Fund publicly critl-
. cssi the pension system of the Steel
ss'rponton with great severity. but
|''ysrtheless the actual announcement
cane 10 me as a positive shock.
NO excuses avail. Human longevity
has g0t increased noticeably within the
hs few years Even the rate of in
'trest has not fallen. The fact cannot be
de'td that the United States Steel
I WI WI aLipl NltIlFu sltFl ItISltu
ssem upon insufficient data. without
'u'ic!ent study, lacking scientific guild
srs
But l. may be answered that In
pstsons the Steel Corporation was Off
: own ground its business is to manu-
acure steel, 50 | turn TO my other
4lstrauon, one peculiarly appropriate
this spot. overshaduwed as We are
Pm TIE gigantic piles of Mr.. Carnesie's
siefac;ions across the park.
Ten years ago this week Andrew
CA'nege conceived the noble purpose OF
Nnsoning the professors in American
oltges He committed this purpose TO
ne best hands he thought that he could
tno-the Presidents Of twenty-five lead
ng American un.vcrs ties. Harvard,
'he Columbia, University of Pennsyl-
"hla, Your own University Of Pittsburg
va the then president OF princeton. now
tle Cn'ef Magistrate of the United
lie Fam such "A galaxy Of learning
va iuture greatness. with ample re-
,uNes at their disposal. Mr.. Carnegie
80 RICH, 70 expect the best pension
SEN IN the world. The result was the
.r'hesle Foundation, and the Carnegie
'Vlhda,ion is now bankrupt.
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4 Review Of Events.


that our forbearance has only invited your more
persistent attacks. and feel that we owe it to
ourselves well to our stockholders to recall
your mind the which convince us that your
course Is due TO your personal hostility toward the
officers of this bank
On December 3. 1913 the New York Tribune pub
shed article severely crcisinc you with respect to
certain transaction conducted by Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and when another article OF SIM
liar import appeared in the paper on the following
day Mr. C. c. Glover the president OF this bank received
request to call at the office OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Mr.. Glover promptly complied with that request,
though he had not the idea of why it made
and he had hardly than entered the Secretarys
office when he charged in the most offensive manner
with having inspired those publications. Mr.. Glover EN-.
phacay denied that charge and the Secretary then de-
clarei that II he Glover not himself responsible
for those articles they nstgated by Of his
associates in this bank.
Mr. Glover demanded To know who OF his associates
were supposed be responsible. and the Secretary
named the vicepresldents Mr.. Father and Mr.. Allies
Thereupon Mr. Glover replied that before accusing those
gentlemen the Secretary Of the Treasury should send
for them AMI hear what they had to say about the
matter.
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As result OF the Governors stand
there was introduced in the Senate to-
night an amended consolidation bill pro-
viding for an industrial commission OF
five members to assume control over the
Labor Department and Workmen's Com
pensation Commission and creating an
industrial council of ten members--Hve
representing labor and five representing
employers-to be named by the Gov
ernor, the board to act in an advisory
capacity to the Industrial commission
and without pay.
The Governors sudden assumption Of
the dictatorship caused little surprise.
but considerable comment at the Capitol.
AS stated in TIE Sun several weeks ago.
William Barnes apparently has been
keeping his hands OFF the Legislature.
with the idea that he would be called
upon to step in and save the ship OF
state from going on the rocks
Both houses have been going along
on their own Initiative. without any I'M
ders'Iuding a to legislation to he shclNed
or passed. This IL directly opposed to
IN, usually well organized Republican
Legislature where ther. is we'll de-
fin,d scheme of legislation.
There was no call for William Barnes.
however, but the Governor. seeing the
need OF interference, stepped into the
breach. rs Il result OF his action II il
now "a certainty that the Leg statute will
hr able TO wind up its wort. and adjourn
sine die Ivy the end of next week, leaving
the capitol clear for the constitutional
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The Bankers Examined.

Accordingly Messrs. Aies and Father we're sum.
n,oned the Treasury Department and there in your
presence aud the presence Of Mr.. Elliott the Secretary
proceeded question them about the newspaper
tcles lie first questioned Mr. Father. who declared
he had been connected with the articles in any
way and had known anything of them until his al
IGNITION called TO them.
The Secretary then turned 10 Mr. Niles ana chargri
him with having nstigated the articles. Mr. Allies
asserted distinctly and unequyOcay. that he in
no WAY responsible FOR them. hut the Secretary grew
ncrcas ingy violent in his drnuncintion and finally
exclaimed with oath ha' he would order Mr.. Allies
o,r Of his office, and turning to Mr.. Glover said Mfr
Glover you know what this Ia the Riggs Ma
tiona Bank
But Notwithstanding the plain threat implied
in this last expression and notwithstanding the gross
improperly OF public official calling private citizens
into his office to examine and denounce them about
n newspaper criticism could believe that u
Secretary of the Treasury Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury would abuse the power of his great
office order himself for what he supposed
10 he u political offence against him. and had
right 10 expect that the disarreoabir incident
closed when left the Secretary's office. But that
we we're not realize this Just and reasonable
pectation soon made apparent by the following
circumstances.
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|CARNEGIE FUND
BANKRUPT ,SAYS.
CHURCHM AN
Mcneil Sayrc Asserts L. s.
Steel Pension System
Has Failed. Too.
|NJSNANAGEMENT OF
BOTH IS CHARGED

pyrspuRG. Pa, April l2.--Monell
sovre secretary of the Church Pen
dan Fund Of the Episcopal Church.
,..orished large gathering at the
,,rsr Of the Church CLUB OF Pitts
,,rs to-day at the Hotel Schenley by
declaration that the United States
steel Corporation in radically altering
>, nerslon system had done 1t to
ne disadvantage of employees; and
: cher that the Carnegie Foundation
, unable financially to carry out the
.urposes for which 1t was established.
Mr. sayre, criticising the United
States Steel Corporations alteration
o, its pension system. charged that
the greatest business corporation In
,ss world has been "wofully deficient"
ard that mo excuses avail' for
changes made in three radical par
.culars. He added that the changes
Indicated "a very rudimentary con-
cep,ion of morality
discussing the state Of the Carnegie
Foundation. designed To ease the old
age as well as to compensate ade-
tuately college professors in this
oan,ry, Mr.. Sayre said fatty that
tnm the twenty-five college presi-
ie-ts chosen to handle the fund Mt.
Carnegie had right to expect the
.1es; pension system in the world.
bat that the eminent board had failed
10 make a detailed and specific study
III their task: had relied upon general
ntlons. and had published such re-
ports as would make a pension ex-
Vert weep"