The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
CHAPTER XLTLI.


They were not mistaken. When the
brokers who operate in New York; s.
famous out-of-dOOrs stock exchange
reached their roped-in inci2suTe, they
found Broad street damned from end
10 end with close-packed mass OF
humanity.
The crowd was there. curious, eager
on the qui vive for something sensa-
tional TO turn up There could be no
doubt OF that
But would they buy? Was the
stampede Starr Spencer had so con-
IDENTIFY predicted about 10 materiallzeF
Apparently not A least so thought
ne police those observers Of
human nature, o moved about
through the tb ficed
lwheneyer M ace
ne asked pa 70
nuy Je"el "ou4u
reply only .Fopplns
g ne LEI
Sass II IS only
we n papers ana
comic 81 money IN
JOKE
~ Market Cd
YORK bot Woulo
every snare o-
G-~~~---s
offered
lad caused me chanse
menJ!
one had only 20 glance
II every man heio IN ms
10 the posters covering 'il9
s; and read the screaming al
aeut. headed; WIN you help
bl- up BuDole
There Jewel was pltilessly ols-
sected and every weakness Oh 1-e
scheme barred TO the public gaze.
II was shown that the sources OF
supply, the keystone OF success ola
not rest with the company, but were
absolutely controlled by one man,
who, by his clutch upon the throat OF
the organization had II absolutely al
his mercy.
1T was further shown that the chief
hope of the concern lay In their eXpec-
tatIou OF discovering fresh diamond
FIELDS upou their Brazilian concession
whether these hopes are we'll
founded or not" went ON the adver-
risemeut. els probIamatical, but there
Is no problem as to a flaw i'm the title
of ownership to this concession by
eitbe, the Universal Jewel Company
or starr Spencer.
and chicanerv from the lady who
originally owned it: nut being q mar
rfa5 woman. she transferred fl with
ou+ the consent or sanction OF her hus-
baH
..r-r,., cheese Grounds suit viii be
f,or,a5fa+el,- commenced To set aside
,l ssla and the nubIfc NAV Judge as
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-.-.,- tt,. ,.-oz~ar+z Of the stock
"a rooT s74 tis money are soon part
cdr the announcement concluded. care
yam going TO be one Of the fools today
Ezfbcr a startling statement. Some
fbfur that a man could bs sent TO prison
Tor. unless every word and every state
1nent i1 it was the exact and literal
tr7th.
rhat was what made intending In
vestors ston and scratch their heads. IT
Is easv enough TO whisper Iuuueudoes
ana -r0s-5n lint when a man comes out
- held print and SAYS a stock or COM
ra6v is rotten, with view 20 iuhueuc-
ING exchange transactions. ne must be
abIa To urove his facts
This was q challenge straight from
fl+a shoulder To starr Spencer and his
agsocfafes.
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