Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-22

''Frenzied Finance" but he denied
that his visit had anything to do
with the writer.
New York, Dec 21-''Frenzied FL
nance" has switched from the fuster
of bloodless carnage to threats and
charges regarding criminal libel. I.
Larson sent down word from
Boston that H. H. Rogers, Standard
Oil magnate. had sought to stop the
circulation of the January number Of
Eyerybody's Magazine containing an
other installment Of the story of
Amalgamated, Bay State Gas. and the
System" in business and in politics.
The January Everybody's was due to
come out. It's "Frenzied Finance" fea-
ture contains allegations of the dis.
solving of the receivership in the case
of Bay State Gas in 1896. through mon
ey raised by H. H. Rogers, ostensibly
for the republican national committee,
for use in Delaware. 1t Is charged
that Rogers concocted the scheme, but
carefully covered his own tracks, and
that the republican national managers,
thinking they were turning the "stuff"
over to Addicks. to buy his state, un.
Willingly abetted the scheme.
Letter Is Given Out.
Following the statement from Mr..
Lawson, Mr.. Rogers attorneys gave
out the following letter, addressed by
them to the american News company:
eve are instructed by our client,
Henry H. Rogers, to advise you that
information has come to him to the
erect that in the forthcoming issue of
Everybody's Magazine (January num-
ber) is included an article by Thomas
w. Lawson entitled "Frenzied FL
nance" containing grossly libelous
statements concerning Mr.. Rogers
amounting, as We are advised, to Grim.
inal liber.
Eve beg herewith to direct your at
tention to this article and respectfully
to notify you on behalf of Mr.. Rogers
that your company and officers will be
held liable for the circulation Of the
magazine containing the offending ar.
ticle. Very truly yours.
Samuel Untermyer.
James Beck"
Guaranteed Against Loss.
The Ridgeway- -Thayer company, pub
fishers Of the magazine, l,f told the
4-merican News company to go ahead
as If the letter had never been written
guaranteeing the company against any
money loss or damages they may sus
tain.
Mr.. Rogers already had made futile
attempt to have the magazine barred
from the United States mails, but the
postoff1ce authorities In Washington
refused to interfere
Made Mistake.
The Wall Street Journal declares
that the Standard Oil magnates now
see that they made mistake in going
into Amalgamated Copper, and realiz
ing that they cannot put back value
into overvalued copper mining propo
sitions, are looking the world over fol
some property of merit, thereby max
ing the best of a bad situation. The
Journal also says that they will prob
ably not take over the Greene Con
solidated properties
Sensations In Latest Chapters.
Mr.. Lawson in this months install
ment of "Frenzied Finance" In Every
body's Magazine, declares that H. H
Rogers gathered $5,000,0O0 in Wal
street just previous to the election o
1896 to pour into the republican cof
fers in doubtful states and insure the
election of Mckinley. that two vel
known New York men, appointed re
ceivers of the Bay State Gas company
accepted $175,00O in currency undel
the very eyes of the judge to withdraw
the receivership, that previous to thi.
when the affairs of the Boston con
cern were in bad shape and Addicks
ship was going on the rocks, he saved
the would be Delaware senator from
suicide. He also claims to have eff
fected the victory of Roosevelt by his
expose of Judge Parker's backing
the Standard Oil.
Considerable Disappointment ha,
been expressed over the story. II
view of Lawson's extensive advertise
ment of this months number, sensa
tional matter was looked for. Instead
however, the chapters are quite gener
ally pronounced tame.