EXECUTIVE ORDER REJECTING THE BID OF PAUL WENZEL FOR CERTAIN SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF CHICAGO CARBONIC GAS COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION, OFFERED FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON JUNE 23, 1919, PURSUANT TO THE "TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT", AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by "An Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the Enemy, and for other purposes ", approved October 6, 1917, known as the "Trading with the Enemy Act", and the amendment to such act embodied in "An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes ", approved March 28, 1918, and the amendment to such act embodied in "An Act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes "; approved November 4, 1918, to make certain orders such as that herein contained, and all other powers and authorities me hereto enabling, I do hereby make the following determination and order:

Whereas, the Alien Property Custodian offered for sale at auction in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, at 11.30 o'clock a. m. on the 23rd day of June, 1919, certain shares of the capital stock of Chicago Carbonic Gas Company, an Illinois corporation, said shares being described as follows:

100 shares of the common capital stock of the Chicago Carbonic Gas Company, a corporation of the State of Illinois, out of a total issue of 300 shares of the par value of $100 each.

And whereas, the highest bid received for said stock was twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars for the entire one hundred shares offered, which bid was made by Paul Wenzel.

The Alien Property Custodian is hereby authorized and shall have the right to reject all bids made at said sale, including the bid of the said Paul Wenzel, and to re-sell such property at public sale.

My reason for the foregoing determination and order is that the above stated price bid for the said property is inadequate and not the fair value thereof.

Done in the District of Columbia this 19th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and in the year of the independence of the United States, the one hundred and forty-fourth.

WOODROW WILSON.

EXECUTIVE ORDER REJECTING THE BID OF MASON C. SHOUP, R. P. SHOUP, AND O. E. DIGAN FOR CERTAIN SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF REGNIER AND SHOUP MERCANTILE COMPANY, A MISSOURI CORPORATION, OFFERED FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON JUNE 10, 1919, PURSUANT TO THE "TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT" AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by "An act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes," approved October 6, 1917, known as the "Trading with the Enemy Act," and the amendment to such act embodied in "An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes," approved March 28, 1918, and the amendment to such act embodied in "An Act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June

30, 1919, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes," approved November 4, 1918, to make certain orders such as that herein contained, and all other powers and authorities me hereto enabling, I do hereby make the following determination and order:

Whereas, the Alien Property Custodian offered for sale at auction in the City of St. Joseph, State of Missouri, at 11.00 o'clock A. M. on the 10th day of June, 1919, certain shares of the capital stock of Regnier and Shoup Mercantile Company, a Missouri corporation, said shares being described as follows: 230 shares of the common capital stock of the Regnier and Shoup Mercantile Company, a corporation of the State of Missouri, out of a total of 1,000 shares outstanding of the par value of $100 each.

And whereas, the highest bid received for said stock was ten thousand three hundred and fifty ($10,350.00) dollars for the entire stock offered, which bid was made by Mason C. Shoup, R. P. Shoup, and O. E. Digan.

The Alien Property Custodian is hereby authorized and shall have the right to reject all bids made at said sale, including the bid of the said Mason C. Shoup, R. P. Shoup, and O. E. Digan, and to re-sell such property at public sale. My reason for the foregoing determination and order is that the above stated price bid for the said property is inadequate and not the fair value thereof.

Done in the District of Columbia this 24th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and in the year of the independence of the United States, the one hundred forty-fourth.

WOODROW WILSON.

EXECUTIVE ORDER REJECTING THE BID OF BAUSCH AND LOMB OPTICAL COMPANY FOR CERTAIN SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF C. P. GOERZ AMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION, OFFERED FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON JUNE 25, 1919, PURSUANT TO THE "TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT" AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by "An Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes ", approved October 6, 1917, known as the "Trading with the Enemy Act", and the amendment to such act embodied in "An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes ", approved March 28, 1918, and the amendment to such act embodied in "An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes ", approved November 4, 1918, to make certain orders such as that herein contained, and all other powers and authorities me hereto enabling, I do hereby make the following determination and order:

Whereas, the Alien Property Custodian offered for sale at auction in the City of New York, State of New York, at 3:00 o'clock P. M. on the 25th day of June, 1919, certain shares of the capital stock and other property of C. P. Goerz American Optical Company, a New York corporation, said shares and other property being described as follows:

1. 549 shares of the common capital stock of C. P. Goerz American Optical Company, a New York Corporation, of the par value of $100 each, out of a total of 600 shares of the common capital stock of said corporation, all of

which are issued and outstanding. The said 549 shares being identified as follows:

1 share standing in the name of A. Mitchell Palmer, as Alien Property Custodian, Trust No. 3480, and evidenced by certificate No. 14. Said share formerly stood in the name of Hans Tauscher and was evidenced by Certificate No. 7, which has been cancelled on the books of the Company. 548 shares standing in the name of A. Mitchell Palmer, as Alien Property Custodian, Trust No. 665, and evidenced by certificate No. 12. Said shares formerly stood in the name of Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengesellschaft, and were evidenced by certificates Nos. 8 and 9 for 2 shares and 546 shares respectively, which said certificates have been surrendered and cancelled.

3. All of the rights, interests and benefits created in favor of or conferred upon said enemy, Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengessellschaft by a certain agreement dated on or about September 8th, 1906, between said enemy, Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengesellschaft and C. P. Goerz American Optical Company, whereby said enemy, Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengessellschaft granted to C. P. Goerz American Optical Company certain rights and license without payment of royalties or license fees by said C. P. Goerz American Optical Company to said Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengessellschaft, under all letters patent of the United States held by the said Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengessellschaft; and also, said letters patent of the United States, and all claims and demands whatsoever created or existing in favor of or conferred upon said enemy, Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengessellschaft against said C. P. Goerz American Optical Company under said agreement, including the right to terminate such rights and licenses or any of them, and including also any and all reversionary rights and interests of said enemy, Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Aktiengesellschaft under and by virtue of said agreement.

And whereas, the highest bid received was fifty-seven thousand ($57,000) dollars for the entire stock and other property offered, which bid was made by Bausch and Lomb Optical Company.

The Alien Property Custodian is hereby authorized and shall have the right to reject all bids made at said sale, including the bid of the said Bausch and Lomb Optical Company, and to re-sell such property at public sale.

My reason for the foregoing determination and order is that the above stated price bid for the said property is inadequate and not the fair value thereof.

Done in the District of Columbia this 24th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and in the year of the independence of the United States, the one hundred forty-fourth.

WOODROW WILSON.

EXECUTIVE ORDER REJECTING THE BID OF GEORGE W. STETSON, ROBERT T. MICKLE AND PAUL H. WALTHER FOR CERTAIN SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF H. R. HEINICKE, INC., A NEW YORK CORPORATION, AND GLOBE CLAY COMPANY, INC., AN OHIO CORPORATION, OFFERED FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON JULY 14, 1919, PURSUANT TO THE "TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT" AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by "An Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes", approved October 6, 1917, known as the "Trading with the Enemy Act", and the amendment to such act embodied in "An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1918, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes", approved March 28, 1918, and the amendment to such act embodied in "An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919, and prior fiscal years on account of war expenses and for other purposes", approved Novemser 4, 1918, to make certain orders such as that herein contained, and all other powers and authorities me hereto enabling, I do hereby, make the following determination and order:

Whereas, the Alien Property Custodian offered for sale at auction in the City of New York, State of New York at 3.00 o'clock p. m. on the 14th day of July, 1919, certain shares of the capital stock of H. R. Heinicke, Inc., a New York Corporation, and Globe Clay Company, Inc., an Ohio Corporation, said shares being described as follows:

Item I. 500 shares of the common capital stock of H. R. Heinicke, Inc., a corporation of the State of New York, out of a total issue of 500 shares of the par value of $100 each.

Item II. 39 shares of the common capital stock of the Globe Clay Company, Inc., a corporation of the State of Ohio, out of a total issue of 139 shares of the par value of $100 each.

And whereas, the highest bid received for said stock as enumerated in Items I and II above was $45,600.00, being the bid made by George W. Stetson, Robert T. Mickle and Paul H. Walther.

The Alien Property Custodian is hereby authorized and shall have the right to reject all bids made at said sale, including the bid of the said George W. Stetson, Robert T. Mickle and Paul H. Walther, and to resell such property at public sale.

My reason for the foregoing determination and order is that the above stated price bid for the said property is inadequate and not the fair value thereof.

Done in the District of Columbia this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and in the year of the independence of the United States, the one hundred forty-fourth.

WOODROW WILSON.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

1 August, 1919.

ORDER AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THIRTY-SEVEN AND ONE-HALF SHARES OF THE COMMON CAPITAL STOCK OF RICHARD MEYER COMPANY, A LOUISIANA CORPORATION, TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK.

By virtue of the authority vested in the President by an act of Congress entitled "An act to define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy and for other purposes," approved October 6, 1917, known as the "Trading with