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his countrymen, the investments that
turned out ruinOusly for him and dis
a~strously for the people who trusted
him. His victims were not only the
peasant depositors in the bank, but
also several exporting and manufac-
turing firms in which he was interest
ed and individuals who advanced him
large sums Of money. Even King
Frederic VIII. is said to have been AL
berti's creditor to the amount of $780,
600.
AS a politician Albert became prom
inent about 1892. He was a reformer
and a leader who, despite his treach-
cry in business, was a legislator Of
value to the nation. 1t is generally ad-
mitted that in his early political ca
reer no meant well for Denmark and
few criticisms of this part of his
career are heard. But his later bust
nas life was subjected to close scru-
tiny by his political enemies and this
led to his expose,
King Christian, who died in Janu-
airy, 1906, trusted Albert implicitly.
His son, the present king, continued
to have faith in the banker-minister
of justice. Last June, when the lead
ers of the Social Democrats t~iercely
assaile6 Albert, King Frederik re-
fused to believe that his trusted min
lister could have done anything wrong
nnJ IZr+1u+nl froeI Jpp1ro IN hin,
From Germany, Norway and Greece,
also, Albert received honors in the
form Of decorations.
In appearance Albert in his pros
perity was handsome and dignifed
possessing an air Of authority and
ability that made for him many adj
mirers and supporters. An indefati-
gable worker, he had the faculty of in
spring others to work hard also, and
up to the last was calm and apparent.
ly undisturbed by the indignation he
had reused.
Albert has been twice married. His
first wife was divorced from him and
is married to the Danish tenor, Peter
Cornelius, who is considered one OF
the greatest living singers of Wagner
operas. The second wife of Albert
is trying to intercede for him on the
plea that he cannot face a long term
of Imprisonment because of a serious
disease of which he is a victim, and
that he has done signal service for the
state. Her pleas are not likely to be
of avail, for all Denmark regards 1t az
a national calamity that Albert
should have proved so great a thief
and is determined that he shall b.
punished.
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LAST AND GREATEST
PRESIDENTIAL TRUST OUTRANKS
ALL OTHERS.
Monster Monopoly in Restraint of
Freedom Has Its Roots in the
White House-Standard
Oil and Roosevelt.

To the 2S7 trusts discovered and
c%atalogued by Josephus Daniels, plus
n organized last week, candor com-
pels the addition of the two hundred
and eighty-ninth, promoted, instituted
and established by Theodore Roose-
velt-namely, the Presidential trust.
1t has been perfected only recently
and has been developed so illusively
and insidiously that its presence is
only now coming to be felt. 1t is not
chartered. 1t knows no protection
from Jersey laws. In it's compliance
with legal definitions it is lame and
halt. 1t embodies no agreement or
combination of persons or capital, but
in its intent and power to m%onopolize,
to restrain freedom, to interfere with
the exercise of rights and liberties,
and to influence free action by impair
ing or sitting competition, it shows all
the earmarks of the dread organization
of monopoly.
Tendency to monopolize is the pri-
NAL impulse of any trust. Mr.. Roose-
welt would make the presidency a mo-
nopoly. A trust always dictates. So
does Mr.. Roosevelt. A trust seeks to
restrict the popular choice and to con-
troll it. So does Mr.. Roosevelt. A
trust aims to freeze out all others. So
does Mr.. Roosevelt. A trust says to
the consumer of a commodity, Deal
with me; | can satisfy you" Mr..
Roosevelt says to the consumers of
the presidency, Leave it to me; I'll
fix the presidency for you"
A trust is jealous of encroachments
on its field. So is Mr.. Roosevelt. A
trust goes to any length to hamper its
competitors. So does Mr.. Roosevelt,
A trust stops at nothing to attain its
ends. Neither does Mr.. Roosevelt.
From whatever angle the matter is
viewed, the parallel Is eloquent and
deadly. Standard Oil says to the peo
pie, You shall have nc oil but my
OIL" Mr.. Roosevelt says, "You shall
have no candidate but my candidate
In the attainment Of it's ends and the
fulfllment of its purposes STANDARD
Oil has left a trail of blighted hopes
shattered fortunes and the gaunt ant
hungry forms of ambitious competi
tors. In the attainment of his end
and the fulfllment of his purposes
Theodore Roosevelt has left a trail al
tragic and as sad. Standard Oi
brooks no opposition; it DULLES ant
overwhelms all opposition, Mr.. Roose
welt is as impatient when crossed ant
as competent otherwise.
The argument is persuasive, logica
and eloquent. We have a Presidential
trust. 1t is Theodore Roosevelt-th'
combination of autocrat, dictator, cen
sor, preacher, president, politician, me
~nopolist and bully. Is any trust any
thing more?-St. Louis Republic.
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ALI RIGHT.

Incidentally" writes the president,
81 may mention that ! am informed
that this particular (Harriman) CON
tributton was not used for the nation
al campaign at all, but in the New
York state campaign From which
we infer that every purchased voter
was distinctly warned that he was
paid to vote for Higgins, but not for
Roosevelt. That, of course, made it
all right.-Harper's Weekly.
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ADEPOSED MINISTER
PETER ALBERT, DANISH STATES
MAN AND BANK wREcKER.
Psy Peasants of His Country De-
frauded Of Millions Through His
Ambition to Become Rich
in a Short Time.

acknowledgements deposed minis
Ger Of justice, Peter Adler Alberti, who
ia now awaiting trial on his confes-
sion that he embezzled deposits
amounting to about s3,000,0 600 from a
bank whose patrons were chiefly poor
peasants, came TO his downfall
through an ambition to become very
rich in a short time. He is said to
have lost the money Of the depositors
through rash investments in American
stocks, but his losses were apparently
not all at one time, for, according to
his W story, he has falsihed the
books of the bank for the last IA
years.
Albert was born June 10, 1851. His
father was prominent in politics and
was the founder of the bank whicEFN1s
been ruined. The young man was bred
to the law and practtced the profess
sion for a number of years. During
this practice he developed a talent for
organization, starting a fire insurance
company and a company for the eX-
pofIdtlOn OF Dutter W EHSIdllu' h"'h
the elder and the younger Albert
were identified with the Danish agri-
cultural interests in politics and in
business, these interests being the
leading ones of the nation. The bank
founded by the elder Albert was
named "Bondenstandens Sparekasse'
Peasants Savings bank-and was
considered, until the revelations of the
younger Alberti's peridy, n of the
soundest financial institutions in Den
mark.
While visiting London for the pur-
pose of transacting business for the
butter export company, Alberti had an
opportunity of making, unobserved by
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Why. they operated TO hundred and
fifty miles as fab back as '53. They
kept adding territory till they had
eleven hundred and mo miles, and up
wards Of twelve hundred head Of
stock"
They've sold most of their lines,
haven't they?" the young man asked.
Eyes. The po' stage driveh's getting
steamed off the earth. l don't know
what1l become of him."
"Oh, he'll get a job with the iron
horse"
Eve wouldn't win in that business.
What would | do with a train?" Uncle
Billy asked earnestly. 81 don't know
how to hook up heb up, nothin' about
the running geah, nor heb disposition.
If she kicked l wouldn't know whetheh
is was TO cause, or TO deviltry."
Perhaps not as an engineer; but as
a conductor you'd be a shining sue
cess"
Stella Endorsed that opinion enthus'
iastically.
Did the California Stage company
start the Overland Express, Mr.
Dodge?"
"The western end, yes; and Louis
McLane's operating it yet to Salt
I Lake. From there on it's the Ole
Mans goose. Been running daily evef
since 80"
Daily or otherwise laughed thu
other.
when it's otherwise, it's the Oh
Mans end" the driver said with EN-
phasis.
Keep yo' feet, you son of Posei
don!" he called suddenly as one of tn
swing team went down on his knees
ooh, oh! He's bleeding, INCL
Billy! His knees-his mouth"
Don't look, honey" he said syn
pathetically. at CANT be helped
We've got to win if it kills the stock.
Yet he favored the poor stumble
when possible till they came to tn
changing station.
What in" Uncle Billy began al
grily as soon as his feet touched tn
i ground; but stopped, and sent a quic
, look toward Stella. is that all tn
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Our Government Cemetery In Mexico

Our Government Cemetery In Mexico.
Though very few people are aware
of the fact" said an army officer the
other day, 1.-THE United States govern
ment owns and maintains a national
cemetery in Mexico. 1t is located at
San Cosme, near the City of Mexico,
and was purchased and established in
the year 1850 for the purpose of in
terring the remains of the soldiers of
the United States who died or were
killed in that vicinity during the war
with Mexico and also for the purpose
Of interring the bodies of citizens of
the United States who have died in
that vicinity since that period
| Washington Star.
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FROM BAD TO WORSE.
Longworth's Childish Denial Is but
Added Confirmation

The Longworth affair goes from bad
to worse. Just before the congress.
mar left Evansville he was quoted as
admitting the now celebrated Roose-
welt remarks, and indorsing them as
exactly his opinion. Now, at Cincin-
natl, he seems to have changed his
mind, and denies that he mentioned
Roosevelt at all in his Rock Island
speech. Evidently he has seen a
great light, possibly shining from the
direction of the White House.
But Mr.. Longworth's denial comes
too late. Several reputable Rock Is
land residents have made sworn state
ments of the circumstances, and their
reports of what the congressman said
practically agree even to the very
words he used.
The storm raised by the announce
ment that after eight years of Taft
eight more years of Roosevelt would
be in order is not easy to quell. Pro
test, loud and deep, comes in from all
parts of the country. Republicans who
! entertain presidential ambitions an
grily threaten to put a stop to the
Roosevelt plans by knitting Taft. Dem
ocrats rejoice that their accusations
of Taft as Roosevelt's puppet have
been proved by the ]incautious admis-
sion of Longworth.
Republican campaign managers and
editors are now anxious lest the Long
worth episode may move the presi,
dent himself to take the stump, and
some of them go so far as to announce
their belief that such a course would
be very injurious, if not fatal, to the
Taft chances.
The public is curious to know just
how the Cincinnati congressman will
answer the sworn afidavits of Rock
Island residents who heard him let
the ROOSEVELT cat out of the bag.
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wheels, saw that the numbering coach
was everywhere safe to continue its
lurching, racking journey.
Stella now saw Uncle Billy on duty,
silent, watchful, himself observed by
all, the captain and autocrat OF this
horse1esh battle against mountains
and time. A proprietary pride warmed
Stella's heart as she noticed the
eager Difference paid to him; his non
chalance; his apparent unconcern as
he rubbed his hands timber while
pacing slowly, or leaned in perfect re-
post against the rough porch pillar OF
the station house.
The bartender brought him a hot
drink. He slipped a little and returned
the glass unemptied. A woman came
to the door with warm crullers; but
he shook his head with a smile and u
word that made refusal as gracious as
acceptance.
GLOW is 1t the Chrysopolis didn't
break down between Freeport and Sac
ramento?" asked a bystander, eager
for news of the race. Il expected
they'd play that trick on us"
Uncle Billy's lip curled. "The
snipes! They had 1t fixed to slow up
and take two houhs TO the IL miles
to Sacramento; but we beat EN-! Had
a messenger there on a race horse.
He took the Virginia mail and papehs
into Sacramento like creased light
ming; and our train pulled out only
40 minutes afteh their cars left Free
port"
Scant were the moments, hardly
reaching a plural, before they were
off again.
Wen pass Gideon suah; he's got
powerful little the start of us" Uncle
Billy whispered to Stella as he took
his seat. HE CANT get a fresh horse
this side of Coburn's."
They were now on the long, long
climb, though 1t dipped downward In
a few short spaces. The sun rose In
belated glory long after 1t had gilded
far western SUBMITS. 1t oon clouded;
yet the brief glimpse cheered the trav
elers and loosed their tongues; and
isolated EXPLANATIONS expanded to con
v~ersation and stories.
On the box the two men exchanged
anecdotes.
"Oh, yes" Uncle Billy responded t.
a question from the other, the Call
fornia State company's an old concern
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CHAPTER XXI

Eastward through thick darkness
they few. Stella, untimid, knowing
horses as the smart girl Of to-day
knows her pedigreed dog, yet mar
lveled at Uncle Billy's timely discern
ment of every rut and hole; at the
skill that slowed or gave rein to the
galloping team with such nice calcula-
IEion.
The sharp rushing air made Stella
shiver. Uncle Billy felt it through the
same sense that guided him over the
unseen road. Shifting the lines to his
right hand, with the other he pulled
a buffalo robe from under the seat
and adjusted it about her with quick
skill.
Thank you," she said gratefully,
and was silent on account OF the
stranger at her left. Yet a little later,
under cover Of the dark, the rose went
into Uncle Billy's b%utton-hole, and in
answer to his low question Stella re-
peated the booking clerks Jews OF
Gideon.
An inhospitable gray crept at last
into the sky. and showed the road
duly red. The lash went singing
through the air in long, unwinding
coils. Though no horse was struck
the six leaped to added speed.
Come on, boys! It's the day OF 20
llife!" Uncle Billy called cheerily'
You, Socks an Boots, set 'em a pace
there!"
1t was a trumpet call to the leaders
Indeed, all the horses caught the race
spirit and stretched to their task with
almost human ardor.
"Misteh Montague, will you time Ut
from that pine tree yondeh?" thu
driver asked of the passenger on thu
other side of Stella.
Three fo%rty-four," he said when
mile had sped behind.
ut would have been three twenty
four IL old Snorteh and Posey ha'
been leading. But / reckon we'll maxi
this beat in pretty good shape witt
Socks and Boots"
That's great speed. You can
make it much Of the time, can you!
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There Stands Nelson 3. AIdrich.

And yet there stands Nelson B. Aid.
rech, like Teneriffe or Atlas, unre.
moved.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio has been repu.
dated because forsooth he has been
an attorney for the oil trust and does
not deny the connection, but candidly
asserts it and stands pat. But how
about Nelson B. Aldrich of Rhode Is.
land, not inaptly described by che Of
his biographers as "the mar who runs
the United States?" Mr.. Aldrich is
related to Standard Oil by ties of
blood-money and marriage.-Louisyille
Courier-Journal.
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CHAPTER XX.-Continued.

p, A deep rumble shook the town. The
Governor Stanford" raced into the
station. Flying figures caught up mail
and treasure and ran with them to the
waiting coach. Passengers, their linen
busters floating back on the night
breeze, hurried after, gulping Sally
BIS scalding coffee on the run and
,snatching her neatly packed hot
lunches.
Stella, fastening her cloak and car
irying a small valise in the other hand,
came flying out of the hotel door. She
pressed her scant golden horde into
the booking clerks hand as she
passed. "Give the change to Mrs.
Sally" she said through set teeth, and
ran around in the street to the oppo-
site side of the stage. please help me
up, sir" she called softly to the pas
senger on the box. 1--WE booked, and
I'm to have the seat next you"
The man moved, intending to step
down and help her up; but the
lhostlers cried: "All ready"
NO, NO! lueI0 1911 L LlluSi 0LSlld
called frantically, as she heard Uncle
Billy answer the hostlers. Reach
me your hand!" she implored, her foot
on the forward hub.
The passenger obeyed, and she was
seated, the luck rose" safe between
her teeth, when Uncle Billy sprang up,
crying Let EN- go!" His face was full
of disappointment in spite of the jovial
replies he flung back to the torrent of
good wishes from the bystanders. AS
he swiftly gathered the lines he caught
sight Of Stella.
Good Lord! You CANT go, honey"
~ must! You'll"
The hostlers loosed their hold with
a yell and the horses sprang out. With
wild cheers behind them they plunged
into the black night. The race was
again on.
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Emphatically the steel trust is a
good trust-because 81" says so. If it
desires to merge it is right that it
should merge, for thereby it is doing
a great public service. If it ever
thought of doing wrong, SOS you could
notice, it would have got it in the
neck. 1t never has got it in the neck,
therefore every one must see that it
has never thought of doing wrong.
Logic is the easiest thing in the world
IL YOU only know how.
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STRANGE Tattoojnu.

A London tattooer says that drag.
ons and serpents are nov popular
with women. One Of the strangest
tasks he has been engaged on lately
was to tattoo a will on a woman's
back. 1t was a copy of a document
drawn up In the usual way Of a solic-
itor. 1t contained nearly 500 words,
and he had to reproduce carefully all
the signatures.
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Only the other day a railroad in
Mexico purchased $4,000 tons of steel
rails from the steel trust. The price
was $40 a ton. If those rails had been
for a road anywhere in the United
States the price would have been $2S
a ton. Why should the consumer at
home pay through the nose a BONUS
of eight dollars a ton to the advantage
of the foreign railroad as against the
home road?
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Mr.. Roosevelt, says Mr.. Woodruff,
thinks the alleged finding of $500, 900
in the Democratic treasury queer"
But the good E. H. Harriman's gift Of
1894, 900 to the Republican campaign
fund four years ago looked to the same
eyes perfectly straight and normal
New York Evening Post
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team you've got for me? That stocks
plumb done up"
81 know it, Mr.. Dodge" a hostler re-
piled. "Charley's team went over the
grade last might've killed soon as
they struck; and we had to give him
your outfit. This is Livermore's stock,
just in. Will you wait for water?"
CANT do 1t. Hook 'em up, POI
devils! And don't take eternity fo' it,
eitheh!" the driver answered grimly,
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LiA Had a Motor.

'No, sir" said the motorist, the
air-ship is utterly impracticable."
do you speak as a SCIENTIST" asked
the other.
mo, sir. AS q man of experience.
Suppose your engine breaks or your
petrol gives out and leaves you stuck
away up In a cloud bank, how are yon
going to get a team of horses to pull
you out?"
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A Republican organ rejoices that
Taft has been drawing crowds as big
as those of a league baseball! game.
But they are not bigger than those
Tom Reed drew in the west in 1890,
the year OF the great Republican
slump.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-10-29

In 1896 the Republican party's
hoped for power of legislation in con-
gress was sold to the interests that
wrote the Dingley tariff. Not the least
important question in this years poll
tics is the ettent to which the Repub-
lican national committee and Its treas
urer are putting the party up at auc-
ton and the market in which they are
offering 1t.
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens during a trip OF the
@Overland Mail" through the ROCKY
mountains. Uncle Billy Dodge, stage
driver, Alfred Vincent, a young man, ana
come across the remains of a massacTe,
Later at Anthony's station they nnu iue
redskins have carried their destructive
work there also, Stella Anthony, dauSn-
ter of Anthony, keeper of station, Is IN
Produced. Anthony has been kllleu,
Vincent is assigned his work in unearth-
Ding plans of enemies of railroad pelng
built. Vincent visits town where rallrodu
men are working on the road and receives
token of esteem from Stella. the ola
stage drive decides to work close 10
keep fatherly watch over the young
woman. She is engaged as a tutor LOT
Viola Bernard, daughter of hotel iahd-
lady. Vincent visits society circles Oh en-,
emies of the Central Pacific railroad ana
learns their secrets. He returns to Stella,
each showing signs of love for the olther;
Phineas C~adwallader, pushing a raliroaa
opposing Central Pacific, reaches mining
town. She writes to Alfred Vincent his
boast. Plying his attentions CadWa!iader
insults her and she is rescued by GIDEON,
her fathers servant; In turn ne PROPOSES
marriage, is rejected, leaves her declarlnS
he will return the sort of a man she Will
love. Stella hears from her lover
Gideon, and Of his phenomenal success.
Finds letter of Importance involving
plans of opposition road. Plot to destroy
b%ompany's ship Flora is u~nearthed and
matchmaking evidence against Cadwalla-
der on charge of wire tapping Is also
found. Impending disaster to Central
Pacific is averted by protecting the Flora.
Phineas Cadwallader faces prison on
charge of wire tapping, A perfect
chain of evidence connects him with plot
TO blow up Flora" Stella and Alfred
show love for each other despite hostility
of Gideon. Alfred and Stella pledge their
troth n former is compelled to leave on
company business. Mrs. Bernard leaves
for scene of husbands recent strike, y
leaving Stella in charge. Again the girl
repulses Gideon's advances. In showing
Miss Hamilton, a niece of a railroad Of
fetal, about the camp, Alfred somewhat
neglects Stella, who shows pain at treat
ment. Banquet in railroad town is scene
of more monopolization of Alfred by Miss
Hamilton, with determination on Stella's
part to change her temperament. Alfred
writes passionately to Stella, decrying
the attention which he was compelled to
give Miss Hamilton. Mrs. sally" Ber-
Inard announces riches. Viola's love for
alvin, a telegraph operator, is revealed.
Gideon returns to Stella and finding offers
of love rejected, makes a threat against
Alfred's life. Quickly leaves town on best
procurable horse in search of Vincent.
When Stella discovers this she makes a
desperate effort and books passage or
stage, which is attempting to beat thai
of rival company. ~ GGs
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OF What Force?

OF what force is President Roose.
velt's blather about the trusts as long
as he steers clear of the tariff, the
prolific mother Of the brats?-Phila,
delphia Record.
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MEATAS VENZSON

the joke, which was not only on him,
but his customers, who thought they
had been eating venison.
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Some One vii, Fall.

An excavation in the street may
not be a temptation, yet some person
will hurry along and fall right into it,