davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ticularly from calling or attempting to
enforce his call for any special report or
reports from the plaintiff when the same
are not bona fide or reasonably neces-
sary in order to full and complete
knowledge Of the plaintiff banks condi-
ton and are not such as he Is expressly
authorized by section 5211 OF the Re
vised Statutes of the United States to
call for; from interfering or intermed-
ding In the manner complained of, or in
any other unlawful manner whatever.
with the plaintiffs property rights in the
premises: from demanding or attempting
to enforce tho compulsory production or
exposure Of any of the private books or
papers or affairs of the plaintiff or its
officers, for the purpose of attempting to
subject it or them to any penalties, or
forfeitures, or criminal prosecutions or
of compelling them to be witnesses against
themselves; the defendant William Gibbs
McAdoo from aiding, assisting or abet-
ting the defendant John Skelton Williams,
In any manner whatever. in any OF the
matters or things complained Of in tho
said bill the defendant William Gibbs
McAdoo from further assuming or usurp-
ing the powers. duties and functions con-
ferred on the said treasurer by the laws
Of the United States. with respect to the
said five thousand dollars ($5.OO0) in
terest money; provided that a CODY Of
this order be served on the defendants
and each Of them at least two days BE-
fore the said April 16, 1915.
by the court:
WALTER /. MCCOY, Justice"
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Attached to Mr.. Williams statement
were extracts from letters sent to the
bank at various times since July 22,
1914 Some of these extracts are, in
part. as follows:
Extract from letter addressed by the
controller of the currency to the Riggs
National Bank. July 22. 1914:
You are hereby admonished that this
office strongly disapproves Of the pol
icy and practice of having the presi-
dent, vice president and cashier Of a
shop. or business. within and A. Q part
Of the business Of the national bank,
buying and selling speculative and
wildcat stocks and other securities on
agency for carrying. on margin. stocks
and other securities thus bought and
sold and dealt In.
THE books of your bank show that
large sums Of money are being loaned
on speculative securities to the officers
Of your bank and to its clerks and en-
ployes. in these speculations. This Of
fice regards this as a demoralizing ex-
ample to the other employees Of your
bank
In speaking Of the loans made to the
cashier Of your bank. aggrsfating. es9,-
500. you declare that these loans wore
secured by hiyh-clsss. markstAhls To-
oal and out-of-eown stocks and bonds.
though 1t todayAs prices they barely
cover the loan.
1T appears that for the cake Of the
commissions collected by your officers
In buying and selling bonds and
stocks you have been executing orders
for women dncluding Treasury en-
ployes), young men, clerks, professional
and business men. who have been
tempted to engage through you in stock
speculations which have proved in va
rfous cases costly and damaging, II not
ruinous. To facilitate those operattons
there Il. It appsAfA inetalled in your
bank . private telegraph line oonnsct-
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Information Refused.

You acknowledged receipt of the let
ter from this office of January %. 1918,
under date of February 1. 1915. and re-
fused to furnish the special reports
called for.
excuse for your refusal, the claim made
in your letter that the large amount of
money which the national bank exam
iner found the Riggs National Bank
lending to it's own officers at the time
of his examination last summer, on
both direct and indirect. or dummy"
loans, amounting to some hundreds of
thousands of dollars. had nearly all
been paid. Their repayment did not
dispose of unsettled and important
your bank. 1t is Instructive, though
not reassuring. just here to point out
that these payments were largely made
by transferring the loans of your of
some of the trust companies of the Dis
trict
The reports Of national bank exam
iners to this office indicate that the
money being borrowed at recent date
from national banks and from trust
companies of the District by four OF
| the senior and junior active officers of
your bank amounted to more than
seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars tS750,000). These loans were all
being carried by banking institutions
| in which one or more of your officers
were either directors or employees and
| by two of the local trust companies,
and were secured mainly by stocks and
bonds, many of the stocks decidedly
speculative and there were
| hypothecated in these loans nearly ali
of the stock of the Riggs National
Bank owned by the borrowing officers
Newspaper Interview.
! 1.-THE statement also made by the
bank as to the interview at the Treas
| ury in December. 1913, in connection
| with the unwarranted and malicious
| attack in New York newspaper upon
certain Treasury officials concerning
| the action of the department in saw
Ing a local trust company from dis
astsr is misleading and grossly dis
torted. AS a mater of fact, at the in
terview referred to. the vice president
of the Riggs National Bank confessed
that he had vised or approved as true.
| before their publication. the state
lished in the New York newspaper.
This admission was made by Vice
President Allies Of the Riggs National
Bank in the presence OF the Secretary
of the Treasury. Mr.. Elliott, counsel.
and myself, President Glover and Vice
President Fathers Of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank being also present: and
Secretary Of the Treasury the same
day. December 4, 1913. gave out a
statement to the press in which he
said: The source of this publication is,
known to and thoroughly discredited
| by this department.
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when an ofic,al abuses the functions OF
a great office, exceeds it's lawful powers
and uses the authority and opportuni-
ties of the position in a persistent and
evidently determined attempt to injure
an institution committed to his care to
drive business from 1t, to burden 1t
with useless and irrelevant demands
and unnecessary expense. to impose
unjust and oppressive fines. to force
competent and trusted officers from the
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and unlawful exercise of Official au-
thority by John Skelton Williams. con-
troller of the currency.
TT goes without saying that no bank
ever Seeks a controversy with the au-
thorities lawfully constituted to have
supervision over it, or can afford to
have such controversy over any prop
er exercise of official authority. But
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positions in which they have faithfully
served the Institution. there is an ohfi-
cation not only on behalf OF the indi-
viduals who are personally assailed and
the stockholders whose property rights
are threatened. hut on behalf of tas
public. which requires that Resistance
shall be made and that such abuse OF
official powers shall be exposed
This bank has never questioned the
CONTINUED on Eleventh Pase1
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Bank, in Public Statement,
Holds Controller Williams
to Blame for Controvers,

AS = matter of information to the
press, it's friends and depositors, the
Riggs National Bank made public the fol-
lowing statement. setting forth its reasons
for asking al Injunction against the con-
troller Of the currency:
The Riggs National Bank has been
compelled to resort to the courts for
relief from the arbitrary. unwarranted
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Questions Interest.

Extract from letter addressed by the
controller of the currency to the Riggs
National Bank March 80, 1915:
Tho investigations Of the bank ex-
aminer had raised serious questions as to
whether or not your bank had collected
the proper amount of interest which 1t
was entitled to receive from its officers
on loans tlarge and snlall) which had
been made to those officers personally.
sometimes directly on notes signed by
themselves and sometimes Indirectly on
dummy notes signed by clerks of the
Riggs National Bank. or of other banking
institutions. or by outsiders. which said
dummy loans were usually secured by
collateral provided by the officers of the
Riggs National Bank.
1T was believed to be desirable and
important, In order to determine the
present true condition OF the Riggs
National Bank. and the sums of money
which the bank was rightfully entitled
to and which it might not have collect
cd from its debtors, that these special
reports should be furnished to the con-
trol1er's Office within the time men
toned in the letter aforesaid
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SPECTATORS or persons for whom they had

speculators or persons for whom they had
been purchased.
1T seems In order at this time to sug-
gest to your board that when the active
officers of a national bank are engaged
in hazardous speculation on borrowed
money that 1t is bad enough: but that
when these officers secure the funds for
their specuations from their own bank
or other local banks through the use of
dummy loans on notes signed at their
request by the bookkeepers and other ir-
responsible clerks of their own bank. and
by the clerks Of neighboring banks and
trust companies, that this reveals a de
gree of imprudence. to express it mildly.
and OF Indifference to the elenentar.
principles Of conservatism and correct
banking. which challenges the fitness of
such officers for any position whatsoever
on the executive STAFF of any decent and
honoTably conducted bank
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Calls Items Irregular.

"At the time Of the October. 1918. ex-
animation. the national bank examiner
also complained Of irregular items ag-
gregating $b5,572. all being for stock pur-
chased for customers. which were being
carried in tho cash instead Of being
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Controller SEES
JUSTICE OFFICIALS
ABOUT RIGGS BANK

CONTINUED from First raxa)
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Repeated Examina lions.

flaintin AYERS that said williams
has caused Its officers to be subjected
20 various oral examinations. conduct
ed under oath. covering the transac-
uens Of plaintiff bank back - its or
0aA10&3oa. ntostssn yeass asv. and re-
0oR01o9 Oanaaoe4ona AxAHlnAA anl ap-
SoUo1 ~ QUUV1O00 ban0 eDn0Dn9v
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.hss "a not an absolutely true and oor-
rect statement OF tine resources ana
of the bank.
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Says Mr.. Williams Threatened.

Plaintiff further AYERS that when. In
reply to certain unlawful ard unreason-
able demands. plaintiff suggested that
such Information could in no way add to
hfs Information regarding tho condition
ef the plaintiff bank. or add to his knowi-
edgs thereof. said Williams replied that
You VIII soon learn that this once has
authority to inquire into and 10 investi-
gate paSt transactions and transgres-
sions, as we'll as to inform itself as TO
present conditions an assertion Of au-
thority vioative OF the national la nix act :"
he bill asserts that defendant WiI-
'iains exercised great ingenuity and
determination IN his malicious efforts
70 ujure plaintiff bank in the minds Of
is numerous correspondent banks. by
hampering and harassing it and inter
fering with its efforts to serve such
correspondent banks: that said VII
iiaIns charged. orally and publicly. 70
one Of the onoers Of plaintin bank.
and without canss or provocafion. 4
would not take the oath Of any one OF
your offioerA have adidavits SHOWING
yoo have sworn falsely. and am ret
ting more You have por3urn1
Yourself. - You are . periuren.
which reply was q most insolont and
Insulting and wtllful fAlsehood'
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Controller Williams,
in Statement. Charges
Officials With Offenses

Following the fling Of the suit for
an injunction against the Treasury De-
partment by the Riggs National Bank
late Yesterday afternoon. Controller
Williams has made public statement
in which he says that certain matters
in connection with the bank have been
to the Department Of Justice.
Mr. Williams statement is as follows
Il have not seen the bill filed by the
complainants, but have read the ex
tracts furnished the press.
THE recent Investigations Of the af-
fairs of the Riggs National Bank dis
closed Irregularities and unlawful prac-
tices on the part of certain Office of
suffi cient Importance to merit their ref
erence to the Department OF Justice
and that department engaged the serv-
ices of Louis D. Brandeis Of Boston
some weeks ago as special counsel in
the case.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-18
SUMMARY OF THE WORK
DONE BY NAVY LEAGUE.
Organization Directors Issue Statement
---Meesing Addressed By Gov.
O'Nezl 81 Alahans.

A summary Of the work done az
washington the first OF the week by
the directors Of the Navy League was
Issued yesterday BY that organization.
attention being directed 10 the adop-
ton OF q resolution which declares
that the United States Government
would be justified in issuing bonds
10 obtain funds for national defense
The resolution also called upon the
President and Congress 10 establish
council Of national defense. and to lay
down al once as many dreadnauEhcs
battle cruisers, scout ships and auxil-
iaries as the shipbuiiding resources Of
the country viii permit.
Thirty directors Of the Navy League
we're present at the meetings, which
we're held az the home Of Col Robert
r. Thompson. president Of the organ
ization. 4 consensus OF opinion IS 20
the work Of the directors conference
zas voiced ~ Governor Emmett C'Neai
q Alabama. one Of the directors. He
said IN part;
The United States win not be salts
aed with anything less than the con
slT3GEA0l as quickly as possible OF t4e
greatest possible number OF fighting
ships which the country's shipya-ds
can produce. The emergency which
We have TO face IS here and promises TO
-rcw more active during the next two
or three years.
IN justice 10 our country. we must
demand a navy not FIVE or ten years
from now, but at the earliest possible
moment al which all the shipyards
and machine shops Of the country can
produce II. The only way We can get
ships quickly and in the necessary
quantity is TO lay down at once as
many rs the shipyards of the country
can accommodate and see to il that
work on them is rushed with all posi-
bic speed.
IT may be necessary that the United
States spend more money 10 secure
such speed in building ships. but l he
lieve that the present days Of crisis
and emergency are no time TO count
pennies and play penny wise, pound
folish
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-18
MAIL BOXES STANDARDIZED.
Official Order Applied to Rural and
Star Route Service.

Rural and star route mail boxes
have been standardized by order Of
the Postmaster General. Two boxes
are provided for. one eighteen and
one-half inches long. six and one
quarter inches wide and seven and one
half inches high. and the other twenty
three and one-half inches long. eleven
inches wide and fourteen inches high.
The new boxes are TO be larger than
the old, although in general respects
the requirements are the same. in
order TO meet the needs Of patrons
who patronize the parcel post service
regularly. Coin holders Of galvanized
iron riveted 10 the inside Of the boxes
are provided for money left by pa
irons who have no stamp TO attach
10 their mail
All mail boxes put in service after
July /, 1916. on rural or star routes
must conform to the new require
ments. Manufacturers who desire
the use Of their boxes authorized will
he required to submit samples for
approval. The boxes must be paint
ed with aluminium bronze. bear the
inscription 81. s. Mail" on their doors.
and each must have the owners name
stenciled in black letters, at least an
inch high on both sides.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-18
WANTS A BIG NAVY FOR
OFFENSIVE PURPOSES.
Senator Stone Says Fleets Must Grow
Side BY Side With The Mer-
chant Marine.

Il want a navy for offense. if nee
essary. not merely for defense" de-
clared Senator William ]. Stone, chair
man Of the Committee on Foreign Re
lations
4 want to see the United States with
a great merchant marine" he said.
side by side with the merchant ma
rine must grow the great navy.
The merchant marine must be protect
ed depreciation by any other power
in the world"
Senator Stone declared that for
these reasons he favored the general
idea OF President wilson's and Secre-
tary Daniels navy incresase plan and
with il the McAdoo ship-purchase
measure. which viii be reinrodueed
at this session Of Congress.
Il approve Of the administration
belief in the need Of a larger navy.
although I cannot say whether I shall
approve OF all of the details. I believe
in the ship-purchase plan because I
think it is the most efficient and
rapid method Of securing a merchant
marine. If some other plan appears
which seems better. I viii support
that"
4 large Army is not necessary if the
United States has large navy. Sen
ator Stone said. But he approves Of
building the best coast defense posi-
bic and keeping them in advance of
armament Improvements in any other
country.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-18
BOOK LORE.
What the December Magazines Contain
Of Interest to Readers.

a matter of special interest 10 read
ers OF the Southern Woman's Magazine
Is the temperance Of Anne Sherril
Baird in its pages. this tine, with
discussion Of The Queer Capers Of
Father Time" that is entirely and de-
licioasIy Characteristic Of It's writer.
Miss Baird i thinker who wells a
serious and trenchanr hab Of thought
behind a most charming lightness and
piouancy Of style. the result being a
fashion Of esssy writing that is battling
il its aptness and charm.
Other readable articles in this nun.
Der are IAN Ideal School for Country
Boys and Glrls. by Medora Field. ia
which the writer tells something Of
the inspiration and the growth OF the
Berry School II Georgia; A Little
VISIT 10 The Home Of Alice Barber
Stevens, +" by admirer Of Mrs. Ste
vens who takes this opportunity Of
paying the artist Z most heart felt tri-
butte; Ancient Greece in 4 New
World Setting" 8 description Of the
open air theater il Berkeley, by Mary
Carolyn Davis; new number in
Helen Smith Woodruff's Southern
Women Who Have Made Goud in New
York, giving this time. a little sketch
Of Amelie Rives; A Diary with Rem
iniscences Of the War, written dur
ing cur great war Of the states and
edited for this publication by Ocravia
ZolIicoffer Bond; County Life Yes
terdaY and Today. a serious little dis
cussion Of the discouragements and the
possibilities Of country life, BY Jusia
Maxey Hindmsn; and THE Stars in
Autumn" an intimate study Of the
skies. by Lstimer J. Wilson.
in the regular departments are
the Collector Page, this time "OId
Furniture in Southern Homes" by
Mrs. Anne c. Orr; "Her Ladyship the
Motorist." edited by c. P. Christie
pher; Your Thanksgiving Sweet
Course, = iby the Co king Editor, Mar
garet B. Foulks; Gardening for
Pleasure and Profit" By Mrs. Alex
Caldwell; "Cold Weather Helps and
Beauty Comfort" by Winifred Ray
mond; and On the Children's Page, the
tale Of "Gobbler Buster" by Maude
McGsehee Hankins.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-18
OCTOBER WAS IDEAL
FOR CROPS IN U. S.
Corn Harvested Falls Below Record
Yield Of 19I4---SnaIl Grains Pro-
duced IN Greatest Amonut.

The Department Of Agriculture has
ned IL summary Of crop conditions
= which Il says:
The month Of October was general
.r favorable, almost ideal, TO aErical-
tire throughout the United States.
1ae estimated yield Of corn per acre
II fetal production are somewhat
Teater than the forecast from the 0c-
.e5er condition report. The estimated
--ard total Of 1891 600 coo bushels
proaches within $4,000 600 bushels Of
he record crop Of 1912. though the es-
limated yield per acre OF 2S.3 bushels
as been three times surpassed in the
-ast ten years
The record production Of small
Grains this season was generally Of
lump. heavy berry. The continued
aims throughout a considerable por-
ion OF the winter wheat bet al har-
rest and during the early period Of
rresbing resulted IN considerable de-
tarsoation 10 the extent that ar IN
Known but material percentage Of the
wheat was so injured as 10 become
unsuitable for milling and viii have TO
Be used for stock feed.
Oats suffered severe damage from
excessive rains AZ time Of harves. TAX
IN gthe country as q whole. oats equal
exactly the ten-year average in eQual9
Ivy In weight, SO pounds per bushel
oats are equal during the past eight
cen years only by the crop Of 1912.
the usual wight being most marked
in the northern tier Of the North Cen
tral States. Barley. averaging 40
pounds about one pound heavier than
usual"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-18
loOntinued from Previous Issue,
CHAPTER xxxv.


Meantime things mad happened
Outside the fort there was canped
gang OF about City fnsurrectos- Many
were wounded. az seemed 70 oe in
tatters.
They had with them three Ame-i-
canos One was Joe Weleher. who
sat s4llenly upon tha ground smoking
2 cigarette Inaz Castro wss also in
evidence The third ADericano was
Neal Hardin-s mother She was the
subject Of considerable discussion, for
she Tas i'll
~Gct ne two donkeys," said Her
nan5ez Il VIII send her back down
the trail with selorita Castro ana
We1che-.
a quarter Of a mile away on the
TOP CT q jagged rock that thrust ITS
head above the surrounding foliage
there crouched 8 native scout de
watched a cruiser slowly s1eaming
Gp the coast He watched the shore
and TIE trails leading from the shore
Suddenly he started-he had seen
something oninous. He chung 70 his
perch for one instant peering down 70
make quite certain. Then he scram-
bled 70 the ground and then crawled,
Ieaped. staggered through the brush.
He reached the insurrectos' camp
and clutched his leaders arm.
"Amercanos. CAPTAIN" he painted
breathiessly. They come
From whence?" queried the leader.
The fnsurecto scout indicated the
direction. Fear spread itself over the
contenance OF the leader.
Hernandez grunted we must va
moose. Senorita Castro he said to
Inez, you and the two Americans
shall 20 thither-east." lie nodded
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70 the leader. We go west al once
and with cur prisoners
L tales the trained eye Of native
10 know a trail when he meets one
in the well-nigh impossible jungles OF
Dolores The United States marines,
little squad OF - men. were begin
ming TO realize this fact For an hour
they followed blind trail after blind
trail. only to retrace their steps 10 a
given starting point
Never mind" said their officer.
They re up there ana wen get them,
and then
He stopped. A shower OF dirt and
small stones spattered on his head.
The officer looked up. Above him
lowered a cliI, and half way TO the
top Of this cliff there ran a narrow
lsl-e--a mountain rass. The of1cer
ducked. for there was another shower
G. art and gravel. Then he caught
sight OF q donkey's tan swishing out
ever the pTecipice
I've got tine tran he said. and a
good tran it Is. for i leads here-here
10 our very feet
ae was quite right Some three
quarters CT an hour later Inez and her
s-lan party passed that very spot-a
spot nov deserted.
Suddenly IL a4ty-fve american ma
rines with drawn bayonets sprang
from the jungle as b. magic and SUI
rounded them.
Enez. excellent actress, breathed an
audible sigh OF relief at last. she
said, we have found you.
The ensign advanced toward he
and salated. He glanced doubtrully
at the haIf-dozen insurrectos wearing
uniforms
Who are you?" he demanded of
Inez
These" said Inez. with wave Of
her hand. ~are Dolores regulars who
have befriended US, and we are three
Americans, and one OF US is sick. Il
is for her that we seek refuge"
He strobe swiftly to the side OF Mrs
Hardin. She was swaying helplessly
from side 70 side in the saddle OF her
donkey. supported by two insurrecto
escorts.
Neal, Neal she cried.
Inez dismounted ana approached the
officer. ~She has the fever. she ex-
claimed. -and she raves in her speech
all he tine. lieutenant: she makes up
names-an kinds OF names
There are other Americans in the
nountainsg" he oueried.
Inez opened wide her eyes and
shook her head I'VE saw none. sir"
she said.
The ensign pondered. This woman
needs immediate attention. Take her
10 the launch and thence TO the Al
bany. he bowed 10 Inez and beck
oned 70 Joe Welcher. You two must
90 along" he said soberly.
Go Be Conttnuedg