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The evening world., 1911-10-07
viii Wind Up 81, 500, 900 Suits
Of Three Stock Exchange
Houses Bankrupted in Crash.
GIVES UP HIS PROFITS.
Brokers Charge That Pool
Manager Sold Them Out
Upheld by Surrender.

Motions are ready for Ming in the
United states District Court here and in
The Common Pleas Court at Cincinnati.
OHIO. asking for judicial approval of a
settlement by which James II. Keene.
famous manager Of Wall street pools.
pays the equivalent OF 500. 900 to the rep
iesentat!ves OF Roberts, Hall n Crisis,
f'athrop, Haskins & Co, and j. VI. Fiske
4 Co. as settlement for their claims az
%sresating 100000. growing out OF the
collapse of the Columbus and Hooking
Goa, and Iron pool.
In effect the three firms. which were
forced into bankruptcy when the Hook
ing pool collapsed In January. 1910. sus-
tain their contention that keene. while
manager OF TIE pool and under agree
ment not TO speculate privately in the
STOCK, really sold his own holdings out
from under the pool members and
profted to the extent OF 5000 u by a
series o. deals that broke the three
stock Exchange houses.
In the settlement the firms get from
Ksene a cash payment OF about $780,
900 and the surrender OF claims against
the members of the pool OF $500. 900.
The firms of j. NJ. Fiske Il Co. and
1-Athrop. Haskins & Co. are in the
hands OF trustees In bankruptcy. named
by the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York.
The settlement will require the APP
proval of the Judge of that court.
The firm of Roberts, Hall a. Crisis is
IN the hands OF a receiver named by
the Common Pleas Court al Cincinnati.
and tina court will ave to approve
the adjustment as applied to that con-
earn.
The evening world., 1911-10-07
POUT on NI.H 'ORk e.
ARlil\ ID.

- rOAINC .NtSII'PS
Due go DAY.
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Physiological Chemistry. by HammAr
stem.
Biochemic System of Medicine. b,
Carey.
The weekly" carefully eliminates from
its printed account testimony regard,na
the years of research and study 6y MI
Post in fitting himself for his work. and
would lead the reader OF the distotteo
article to believe that his education
began since 1905.
Distortion No. r reports Mr.. Post q
"dodRing witness.
His eye is not of tho shifty kind OBJ:
served in tho head of one Of his Ghies
critics. On the witness stand Mr.. Post
to % the EYES eyes Of tho hasglins. twisting law
yer. trying by all his art to ask double
barreled questions and bull.doze and con-
fuse q witness. \
The "dodsins,' Il seems consisted OF
| replying, II don't know"
Opposing counsel holds book in his
hand while he queries.- !!
4 want to know II there is single
| thing in your whole book here that su&'
eests any particular kind of food" Then
neys.
When Mr.. Post was allowed to reply.
he said. 81 don't know until read the
oooh oNSA W wv
This book. it turns out. was written BY
Mr.. Post seventeen years ago and prob
aoy IN the n last hf fifteen years. It would require
| a remarkable memory to instantly say
"yes" or mo- as to what book OF l41
| pages did or did not contain. without
| reading it over.-but such conservative
and well balanced answers are construed
| by sensation seekers to be "dodginR.
The attorney sought by every art to
impress the Jury with the fact that Mr..
| relation to the body branded him as un-
reliable and worse.
The following is quoted from ono OF
the Questions:-
| (The lawyer reading from the book.)
"The writer of these pages desires to
say nothing of himself other than as a
simple instrument through which the Dt:
vine Principle chooses to manifest itself
| by precept and example.
"Skill in mental practice is gained in
the same way as skill in any department.
of scicncc-by observation, study, expo
rience and the ability to evolve correct
conclusions.
"Rcad carefully, thoughtfully no more
than twenty pages daily AtterWnrd ,i a. sess ss
disturbed Relax every muscle. Close
your eyes. and go into the silence where
mind is plastic to the breathings of spirit
and where God talks to the Son. The
thoughts from Divine Universal Mind
come as winged angels and endow YOU
with hcalinr power. If you go into tho
silence humble and trusting. you will como
out, enriched and greatly strenS;thened, in
with the Father of all life and all power;
You will feel refreshed in every way and
food taken will digest readily as the
stomach works smoothly when under the
influence Of Higher Power"
"I ask YOU II you did not write that.
and if you did not believe it when you
wrote it."
For moment the Court Room was In
absolute silence.
Mr.. Post slowly leaned forward over
the rail, pointed his finger at the Attys
face to emphasize his reply and with eyes
that caused those of the Attorney to drop
he said. "Yes. I am proud to say I did,"
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for It.
Prevarleatlon No. 8. Post spend,
nearly a million q year in advertising and
relies on that to keep out OF the ne fe~si 9r,MS
he is perpetrating on the public"
Tho Postum Company does pay out up
wards of million . year for trade an
nouncements. Newspaper men believe our
statements truthful or they would not
print them. Largo numbers OF newspa-
per men use our products.
They are capable Of telling the public
whether or not we "bribe" them.
It may have escaped notice that we
No. . states that tho amount OF the
to sxnosing fraud"
This L. almost real humor.
We have two suits pending against the
weekly" total, s50o. 10000.
We haven't devoted" the sum to any
particular purpose yet.
ltem 10 is discovery" that wheat
bran is q part Of Postum.
But the criticism neglected to mention
that for years every Postum package an
nounced IN plain type that the outer COW
ering Of wheat DRAM. made part of the
beverage.
They isnorantly fell into trap here.
not knowing enough of food value to know
that Taxa -Diastase'' the article used by
physicians the world over for Starch in
digestion is made from wheat bran"
So we use that part of the wheat berry
because it contains the element needed
to develop the valuable diastase in man
ufacture. Good Postum is impossible
without this part.
These self.appointcd critics do make
some laughable blunders through iRnor-
ance, but-be patient.
Item II is on illustration Of the sIuirm:
ing and twisting of the sensational writer
delivering distorted matter to his read
crs.
While on the witness stand Mr.. Post
testified to his studies in Anatomy. Physi-
ology, Dietetics and Psychological re.
lating to the preparation and digestion OF
food. Asked to name authorities studied
he mentioned six or eight from memory.
and commented on some clinical expe,
rience covering several years in annual
journeys to Europe.
Now notice the distortion. Copy from
the printed criticism.)
"IIe POST pointed out q pile of books
in possession of his attorneys as the very
ones he had read"
(Notice,-"the very ones he had read
leading the reader to believe that they
were the only ones.)
"Did you consult the books from these
editions?" was asked.
From those and various editions" an
swered Post
The attorney picked up book after
book from the pile and showed the title
pages to the jury.-all except two had
been Dublished since 1905.
This is an example of distortion and
false colorinG to produce an unfavorable
impression.
The facts are Mr. Post purposely intro
duced the latest editions that could be
obtained of prominent authorities to prove
by them the truth of his statements re.
garding appendicitis and the analysis of
brain. also the latest conclusions in re-
gard to the action of the digestive organs.
These works are:
Human Physiology. by Raymond.
Physiological Chemistry. by Simon.
Digestive Glands, by Pawlow.
Hand Book Of Appendicitis. by Ochs-
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which thew recovered health as of tre-
mendous value to those in search OF It.
Our business has been conducted from the
very ;s day upon ~, LINE: S.vs 81 pabished
false testimonial Of human experience.
MANY Of these letters covered numerous
sheets; some, If printed. would spread
over half a page of Newspaper. X we
would attempt to print one such letter IN
magazines We use. the cost for printing
that one letter would run into many thou
sands of dollars.
We boil down these letters exactly. p
a Newspaper writer boils his news.-stiok;;
Ing sacredly to the important facts and
other unimportant matters. This work
Of boiling down., or editing. = done
os osr the in tSs ~sy h.
to his readers this matter OF testimonials.
- Distortion NS: =: S I'll: i. .n'v b1d ;am..: ons;
ssman. whose E.: prsase.S 's IN sa BY
Colliers and turned out to be q poor old
brokendown homeopath. who Is now work
ing in q printing establishment. He re-
eeived ten collars $4,000 for writing his
TESTIMONIAL.
We will wager ten. thousand dollars
(Sl0. 0.000.0O) with any investigator that we
have. subject to inspection Of any fair
committee. upwards OF three hundred
(3oO) communications from physicians.
many Of them expressing the highest com:
mendation of our products. but these will
not now or ever be turned over to the
publisher for his use.
Notice the statement in this charge:
''The only famous physician whose name
was signed to Postum testimonial. etc"
The truth 10. this DR.. Underwood was
one Of a great many physicians who have
about tho value of our foods. but every
now and then some physician writes an
article on coffee or on food. and sends 1t
to us with a suggestion of compensation
for his time and medical knowledge;
Previous to. the time when. we employed
casionallv employed n doctor to write
an article on coffee. always insisting that
the article be an honest expression of his
opinion and research.
The weekly" hunted up this physician;
and because he seemed to be poor. and
as 1t says; "brokeIndown." had him
h5o to couT n tSv,n to be S bd Ssoes
ehsmin of the "Weeily," when our attor-
news askc cd him if the article he, wrote
about coffee was true he replied, Eyes"
Statement No. s reads: ''The health
officers of Mich, Maine, Penn. New
Hamp.. and other states in their official
bulletins have for years been denouncing
as preposterous and fraudulent the claim.
made by the Postum Cereal Company"
We do not recall any criticism except
from Mich. Penn. Maine and S. Dakota.
The average reader might think that
the opinions expressed by the State OfR-
cials are always correct. but that con-
clusion Is not borne out by facts.
As an illustration: About thirteen years
ago the Dairy and Food Commission of
Michigan for some personal reason printed
tum Of Barley according to his official
chemist1 at market price and selling too
high. He was shown there was never
grain Of barley used in Postum. His re-
port was false and misleading. The gov
ernor dismissed him.
We believe that most of the state
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Official, are honest. and on tho other
hand wo are firmly convinced that some
Of their conclusions cam, be substan-
tiated by facts in scientific research.
They never criticize the purity of our
foods. for so much We arc thankful.
II our conclusions in regard to its be.
ing a brain food differ from theirs. and
We are both honest, they havo rather tho
advantage. because under tho law they
can order us to eliminate from tho pack
age any statement II IT disaErees with
their opinion. Otherwise they would
harass grocers.
spasm No. 8 says: "The most dan
gerous thing in the world for one threat;
ened with appendicitis Is to eat any food
yhaeye5 Motpith'.aand1s b fsss
at }if.een cents q package for those 20
thrrr Nned."
This 10 intended to muddle the reader
into believing that we put out Gupe-Nuts
as a cure for appendicitis.
Mr.. Post. himself. has had probably -
wide experience as any other man in
America in the study and observation of
food az related to the digestive organs,
and surgeons on the witness stand that
the predomnating cause OF appendicitis
is undigested food. and tha. It IL neces-
sary to quit eating food. and when the
body requires food again. use q .pre-di-
gested food. or at least one easy of diges-
DR.. Ochsner in his work on appendicitis
refers directly to the use OF the we'll
known pre-dgcsted foods that can be
out the interesting fact that in after
treatment" it is advantageous to take
on pre-dgested food.
The price, Of thr package Preferred to
by the weekly Is not known by us to
have any relation to the question.
Our advice to stop using indiRestible
food in bowel troubles and to use Grape
Nuts food has been great blessing to
tens Of thousands Of people. and we hope
will continue to bless a good many more
in the succeeding years.
No. is a live wire. It refers to c. W.
Post and his studies and experience in
Suggestive Therapeutics: or Mental
Healing" which further lead to a most
careful and systematic study of the ef-
feet of the mind on the digestive and 9TH
cr organs of the body.
He attended clinics in Europe and
fitted himself for future career in which
he mas become KNOWN hS one OF tHe loou
experts of the world, fitted to Judge both
from the material as well as the mental
side of the question.
For about eight years previous to 1901
he was an invalid. In that year. after
being under the care of several we'll
known physicians. he was quickly healed.
by what to him was curious and not
wellunderstood method. Sufficient to say
he became a well man. weighing about ls5
pounds.
This experience challenged his investi-
CATION into causes of disease and their
aInclioration. Those studies and expert
cnces developed very profound rever:
cncc for snn1ems Power which directly
reverence for the Infinite became to him
form Of religion which included honesty
of purpose towards his fellow-man. A
statement which will be indorsed by every
one who knows him closely.
He will make public announcement
in detail of these facts. and the Postum
Company will cause that statement to be
published In newspapers and magazines
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We did not esteem tho small amount
of salt and yeast as of value enough to
speak of, but after the new Law came
In we became as technical as the Off
cials at Washington and added the words
"yeast" and "sait,h although Tough =" we nave
We believed that our. statement that
fish the brain and nerve centers is true
and bring authorities to support the fact.
Some state chemists believed this a
gross exaggeration and inasmuch as the
Food Dept Mt Washington could easily
harass grocers.. pending tria! on the
disputed question. we conclnded TIA, that
inate from our packages such claims.
however certain we may be that the
claims are true.
Another statement objected to read as
follows:
"Thc system will absorb greater
amount Of nourishment from one pound
of Grape-Nuts than from ten pounds OF
meat, wheat, oats. or bread"
Some Department chemists deceive
themselves as we'll as tho public.
"Caloried" is the word which defines a
unit of heat, determined by tho amount
necessary to raise one kilogram Of wnter
one degree centigrade. On this basis a
table OF calorlcS ls prepared sno"ing. tne
percentage of different kinds of food.
Butter shows 500; Grape Nuts 3o6;
milk O.7o Remember the statement on
the package spoke of the nourishment the
system would absorb. but did not speak Of
The caIories Of heat contained in it, for
the heat is not nourishment. and the
nourishment cannot be judged, by the
number of heat units, notwithstanding
the fact that certain chemists would have
the public believe 30.
As an illustration: Attempt to feed a
SG1 Galleries. The man would die be-
fore the experiment had run sixty days.
Then, take Grape-Nuts with s.eS and
z.e8-about one.half the number Of ealo-
ries contained in butter. The man fed for
sixty days on this a food Sa Woad wos ony Ge ,Tty
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days, but six months on that food alone.
and we do not hesitate to say from our
Of tho food that q man At the end Of
sixty days would be Of practically the
same weight a. when he started.-n he bs
. man Of normal weight.
We will suppose that from his work
he lost q pound a day and made up
pound each day. from food. II that prem
lee proved to be true the man In sixty
tissue to replace what had been lost. and
this would be done on Grape-Nute and
milk with half tho number Of caloriss Of
butter. upon which no one can sustain
life.
Therefore. we have. reason to. believe
that our contention Il right that con.
eentrated food like. Grape-Nuts. which
is partly digested and ready for cay A.
.imilstion BY y., tho body: present., It,, more
eorb than many other 1orms q food. and
We viii further say that in cases Of diaes-
tive troubles where meat, white breao
and oats cannot be digested. that Grape
Nut. and milk contain moro nourish-
eoand the I.ss oSsr % ss;oro than
Distortion No. 3 charges that our tes-
timonials were. practically all paid for
and rewritten in Battle Creek.
u6B0 Le8ItmOulal0 were demanded Dy
demand was refused. for they are held In
vaults and kept safe to prove the truth,
and are not to be delivered up on demand
of enemies.
Testimony at the trial brought out the
fact that we never printed a single testi-
monial that we did not have the genuine
came spontaneously. A record was kept
of twelve hundred and four (l204) let
tiers received in one month from people
who wrote that they had either entirely
recovered their health or been benefited
by following our suggestions on food
and beverages.
On three, or four occasions in the past
in papers offers of prizes to users of
Postum and Grape-Nuts.-two hundred
100 prizes: one hundred $500. twenty
of $500 and five of $1,000 each.-stating
name and address. We agreed not to pub
quirers by letter. These letter writers
very generally answered those who wrote
to them. and verified the truth of the
statements.
Under this agreement not to publish
names literally scores of letters came
from doctors. We kept our word and
neither printed their names or surren-
dered the letters.
Right here notice an Limitation spasm."
The weekly, says: post got those tssti-
monials by advertising for them. In New
York he used for that purpose the New
York Magazine Of - whose editor
is now in tho Federal Penitentiary for
fraudulent use of the mails. For exam
pie, Post announced in that magazine in
1907. etc." (then follows our prize COM
petition).
We used nearly all Of the papers and
magazines in New York and the rest q
America, but the sensational writer gives
the impression to his readers that the
only magazine we used was one Whose
editor is now in the Federal Penitentiary,"
etc, something that we know nothing
Ct the truth q nowi and & never ot did:
Of on business basis for the reason that
It went to good class of readers. The
portunity for designing writer to de-
ceive his readers.
We look upon honest human testimony
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Distortion No. I stated that we have
been accustomed to advertise Grape Nuts
and Postum as "curealls for everything.
It has never been the policy Of this
Company to advertise Grape-Nuts or Pos
tum to cure anything.
We say that in cases where coffee disa;
Rrces and is causing sickness its dismissai
will remove the cause Of the trouble. and
We suggest the use Of Postum for the
reason that it furnishes a hot palatable
morning beverage, and contains natural
elements from the grain which car, be
used by nature to assist in rebuilding
nerve centers that coffee may have broken
down.
Likewise Grape-Nuts food does not
cure anything, but 1t does assist nature
tremendously in rebuilding. provided the
undigcstiblc food that has been used 70
discontinued and Grape-Nuts taken In it,
place.
charoe No. z states that the passage
of the National Food g. Drug. Act com.
pelled us to drop from the packages some
Assertions regarding the nutritivs value
Of Grape-Nuts.
We have never been oompslled" 10
make any change.
Since the beginning Il has been a un!ver-
sal rule to print clearly on every package
exactly what the contents are made q:
A. z.....n - xha DIVA Food
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So attorney from New York spent more or less time Tor
months Greek hoping 2 ING impurities IN our '0oos OF
dirt in the factories treess spying about he summoned
tentv6vo of our vo1nen and took their testimony Every
single one the foods arc made OF exactly the grain and
printed pkaRss the wheat barley and corn
being the choicest thoroughly water OF
the purest and every pazt Of the factories and machinery kept
scrupuously clean:
That all proved disappointing to the weekly There are
ve few factories hospitals hotel and restaurant kit
cens that could spying times and by
a, .n.nnv pad to find dirt impurities of some kind.
In anv ordinary kitchen he would find something to
magnify and make a noise about
But he failed utterly the Postum Works and prodnets
Twenty thirty thousand people 60 through the factories
l., and e never enquire they there not It
makes no difference to u.s.
He next turned something about advertising
that could be criticized.
An ANALYSIS of methods and distorted statements OF tho
eel NAV readers take the items one
bv one and open them inspection We will chain up the
harsh words and reference this article to the oth
Growth and methods weekly but to coufne the dis
cusson to questions now at issue
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attacked and have defended
ourselves by placing before that jmyIhe Public
good comforting and hen you know
you right
In appeal has been taken the higher courts We
have unbouded ultimate decision of American Tribunals
Our against weekly have been tried They are for libel
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$5OOOOOO0 asked damages and the right win
legal blows the facts will stand
that Postum Grape and Post Ioaes
perfectly good honest humanity for the tes
truthful and the business conducted the highest plane
of commercial integrity.
There's Reason
Ltd. Battle Creek. Mich.
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Some Facts

Battle Greek Michigan, December 3o lslo'
undersigned certify that to our knoVieoee nas
Testimonial letter been printed by Postum Cereal Co.. .o
b;cb did not have behind genuine signed and believed
be statement
To knowledge and belief tho Company mas
ceive upwards fifty ooo) genuine testimonial
This company knowingly made nor pefn''eo III
untrthu statement regarding products its methoos.
M K HOWE Treasurer with about - years)
LLAMSON Inspector Advs with Company about 9H y''
Fc GRANDIN, Advertising Manager with Company about - Sea"
n" VA .A-' ' ~ about ~ yeara|
cEEsroN sYER Advt. Company about yea"'
CHARLES w. GREEN Writer with Company about y''''
HARRY E. BURT Sup with Company about Z, y'a')
H. c. HAWK Chairman r" Company about yea'
c w. POST Chairman. Company tho besinnns9
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Of every Light is turned On from any source
splendid chance to tall about the mee Of the Rod9se
but pom nhonorn now, not hiring that Veekly
The much for the details OF scraps
few may lately articles attacking us and may
be interested in the following:
Some me a disagreement arose with Weeky." 4hey
but wanted to change the form OF
advertising, which we objected
The Weekly discontinued inserting advertisements while
negotiating changes they wanted In the word
and during this
our manager gave Advertising Department to
quit advertising altogether in that Weekly"
Quite advertising had been left editorial
attack came replied and the
Then came both sdes and harsh words.
Generally tiresome the public
That vveely" has many prominent and
table manufacturers.
Our Company prominent enough for sensational
ier TO 90 after little cicise then dsto
twist and present public under scare heads
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Before the passage Of the Pure Food
food was made of wheat and barley.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-27
Notice of Assessment.

Enterprise Ditch Co, Falks Store,
Idaho, March 80, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that al q
meeting Of the Directors of the
above corporation, held on the 9th
day OF March, 1911, an assessment
Il $3.50 per share was levied up
on the capital stock OF the corpora
ton, payable May 8, 1911, to R. c.
Streeter, Secretary OF said eorpo-
ration, at Emmett, Idaho.
Any stock upon which tbs as
sessment remains unpaid on The 9Th
day Of Nay. 1911. will be delinquent
and advertised FOR sale al public
auction, and unless payment is made
before. will be sod on the 9Th day
of June, 1911, 10 pay the delin-
Quent assessment, together with
costs OF advertising and expenses
OF sale.
R. c. STREETER. Secretary,
Emmett Idaho.