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Show ury tomorrow to testify In the matter I of the "United States against Frank B. Hayne and William P. Brown." i INVESTIGATING COTTON EXCHANGE i XDW YORK. April IS There will bo started In New York tomorrow a federal investigation of the gigantic bull movement In cotton with which the names of Jams A. Patten of Chi- j cago, Frauk B. Hnyno and William ' F. Brown of New Orleans and Eugeno Scales of Texas, have been popularly connected Hayne and Biown. both appear as I defendants In the proceedings out It could not be learned whether Mr. Pat ten will he subpoenaed. He has ben generally credited, however, with be-ing be-ing the flnanrlal genius of tho pool nnd in recent Interviews ho has ont-llnod ont-llnod his bullish position and his determination de-termination to fight the supposed bear clique that has been re-shlpping ' cotton to Ibis country from England to break the market. The bull movement has reached such a stage, however, that there are rumors of a possible May corner. Never biforo has the government brought similar action against any pool operating in the market on either tho long or the short side. i Subpoenas wwre Issued today at the j direction of Attorney General Wicker-sham, Wicker-sham, commanding a doxen or more prominent New York cotton brokers to appear bfor a special f-deral |