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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07
CHAPTER ".

CHAPTER Nv.
ct DON'T see where that could
amount to a billion of actual
currency" demonstrated Ralph
4 Eldridge
.fNor' replied Kelvin 81 viii show
you. Twelve months ago Henry
Breed quietly issued from his central
organization. the United Food Compa-
ny Of New Jersey. a general order that
all bread and cereal foodstuffs must
be sold for spot cash only. The re-
. ceipts from these sales were not to be
deposited in banks, but were to be
shipped In currency to the general Of
fees of his company. Do you know
what this meant? Breed began as an
obscure miller. He formed combina-
ton after combination Of douring mills
until, twenty years after be started
that task. he practically owned every
gristmil and every grain elevator in
the United States. accomplishing that
through an elaborate system of rebat-
ing on wheat and -four shipments. Ev-
cry farmer who raised wheat raised ii
to sell to Henry Breed at prices set
by Breed. for there was no other buy
er. His next step was to establish
now bears his name Flour was set
at such a price that families could not
afford to buy IL and that opposing
bakeries were forced out of business
Now in all the centers of population
he has his immense mechanical bread
furnaces. from which his bread trains
rush before daylight TO distributing
stations in all the small towns. while
his remarkable automobile service sup
plies the cities. By concentration Of
manufacture he claims TO have been of
actual benefit TO the country, furnish
ing a better grade Of bread at a lower
price than was ever known before and
making more profit on II than indivld-.
ual bakeries ever did
Breed pays everything by check, by
pothecating some of hts immense stock
cash. He supplies nearly 90.OOO000
people with every ounce Of bread they
cat. with every spoonful Of cereal food
upon every breakfast table in the
United States. with every particle OF
pastry served in this Droad land OF
ours. Think for one moment. Through
this monopoly OF nj cereal foods;uffs
every one OF 90OO0.O0O people pays a
tribute TO him Of on the average. about
8 cents day. which amounts daily to
over $2,5OO.O0O. or in the past year TO
nearly a billion dollars. Actual cash,
gentlemen. nearly 4 billion oF actual
currency gone from cur already limited
circulation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

ness IN the world ana VINO through II
had gained control of not less than
one-thirdeth of the capitalized indus
tries of the United States. He breath
ed Pellman's name and gave him a
limp, fish cold hand.
Il suppose you have heard, Breed"
began Pellman. that panic has bro
ken loose today?"
Breed shook his head. mo, had
not" said he.
at has. Today is but the mild be-
ginning OF it. but we fellows who have
been through it know precisely what
is to follow. By tomorrow the coun-
try will be crazy, and there is no tell
ing where the ruin will end"
Breed merely nodded.
1.-THE entire board has gone down
twenty points or more today. From
the temper of the street ! look for
all stocks to make a new low record"
Breed nodded. Pellman began to
breathe hard, a sign that his temper
was rising. He had been unable to
arouse the slightest trace of interest
in Breed.
Cereal stocks have suffered more
than any Of them" He had saved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

Onehah Of them had out their pen
ellis and were figuring upon the backs
Of cards and envelopes.
mine hundred and ninety-hve and q
half million, to be more exact" cor
rected PeIlman.. I'VE SIN have nearly
81, 800, 00O, 600 with which to transact
business, however"
You are making an error when you
estimate upon our approximate $780,
100000 Of cash. You are not deduct
ing the government cash reserves In
the United States treasury and sub
treasures. You are not deducting our
81, 800. 100000 of gold which practically
never sees the light of day or emerges
from its sealed canvas bags in the
bank vaults. You are not deducting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

soon there Win De no money whatever
In the United StatesT'
That night there was much quiet
selling OF stock, and the Atlantic ca
BILE was busy with selling orders for
the London Exchange There had been
eight Of the mighty kings Of finance at
that dinner, either In person or by
their near Representatives.
Rollins had walked away with KEEL
vim
This is a marvellous thing you have
been telling u.s." said he, but an in
Is that 1t should have remained for
you alone to discover it and profit by
It How did you find it outT'
"Well, with about 10000 distributing
agents. each one instructed to remit in
currency only, it would be very strange
II there were not leak. Doubtless a
host of people other than myself know
of it. but the individual amounts were
so small that no one paid any atten-
ton"
That's precisely it." insisted Rollins.
'Tt remained for you to appreciate
and take advantage of the enormous
possibilities Of the thing. to understand
its magnitude in the aggregate. You
are a great man, Mr.. Kelvin. You
have been selling all the time. haven't
your
Every morning." admitted Phillip.
smiling.
You must have an enormous &C
count by this time
CLOSE to 10000 shares" confessed
Phillip.
"And you held back your explana-
ton of all this until you had acquired
all you wanted? / thought so. Well.
it's an Ill wind that blows nobody any
good. 1 want some railroad shares 1
suppose you realize what a calamity
you are going to bring on the coun-
try%
81 think I do" And Phillips jaws
closed with a snap.
Rollins looked at him in slightly dis
approving speculation.
"Gadr he said. Some Of the big
men here have been pirates. but you
will be the most ruthless wrecker who
ever got into Wall street"
NO" returned Phillip. with curious
smile. You have read me wrong. l
am not a pirate. l am a reformer."
81 see," concluded Rollins-"in the
same manner that the inquisition re
formed the heretics.''
Il decline to be interviewed" declar-
ed Phillip. Are you going uptown"
At the Esplanade Kelvin found Rens-
selaer. You are the only chap on my
list who knows a lot Of the newspaper
crowd | have an item for them, and
l don't want to give it out myself"
He told Rensselaer, what had trans
pired at the dinner. Rensselaer, clap
ped him on the back and laughed loud
and long.
The newspapers will eat that story
he declared ITS a wonderful thing!
Great Scott. man. how many shares
are you short?''
About 100000"
Then every point drop means $780,
600 to you. This will send the line
down thirty points. Let me figure a
minute Why. that's S21.OOO.OO0p'
II figure on little bit more than
that returned Kelvin dryly. But
don't let that distress you any. Bert"
You might have given a fellow a
tip" complained Rensselaer,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

the currency reserves in the approx
mate 1000 national banks in this coun-
try. You are not deducting the re-
serves in private banks nor the i'm
mense number of small private hoard
ings. The per capita circulation of
money in this country is estimated at
SO. In reality, allowing for these re-
serves, the actual amount is probably
but a little over $50 per capita of &C
tual circulating hand to hand cash.
OF this over $40 per capita is now
in the possession of Henry Breed. and
this money has seeped away so in
sidiouSiy that not one Of you shrewd
fnanciers. who make n knowledge of
thu ebb and flow OF money your bust
ness. has been aware of it Gentle
men, IL is nearly all gone now. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

this shot. TIE cereal stocks nad e.
mated with Breed himself. To Pell-
mans intense disgust Breed only nod
ded as one who had heard a pleasing
tale.
Look here, Breed" exclaimed Pel-
man. you are going to ruin all the
business interests in the country. You
are going to break banks, stop facto-
ries and cause untold misery, even
tarvation-wholesale starvation. worse
than this country has ever known!
What are you going to- do about itF'
Nothing" quavered Breed 1T is
none of my affair"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

Lakes. the country home of Henry
Breed. The six biggest railroad oper-
ators in the street had decided that If
any man could influence Breed Pell-
man was the man. Pellman himself
was dubious. He had once angered
Breed; but. for that matter. Breed had
engaged in some quarrel or other with
every man in the market
Pellman approached Forest Lakes
with a confidence that diminished as
he came in sight of Breeds immense
estate.
At the great iron gates grlzZled old
woodsman with d gun took Pellman's
card through the grill and. stepping
inside a small lodge. telephoned to the
house. He came out again in few
moments.
Mr. Breed is ILL.," he said. 1.-THE
doctor has forbidden him to see any
one"
as the doctor in the house|' asked
Pellman.
eyes, SIR
PelIman proffered bill. Telephone
the doctor that / would like to see
him"
"AII right, sir" said the gatekeep-
er and turned slowly away, but he
did not touch the money. He was
gone about FIVE minutes. "Dr. Zeiphan
says that you may come up to the
house." he announced upon his return.
Pellman frowned as the big gates
swung open. admitting his limousine
At the door an almost decrepit servant,
not in livery. ushered him into dim
old parlor. where rusty horsehair fur
nfture bulged and crinkled with the
everlasting dampness. There was
rustic of silk in the hall, and girl
of about twenty stopped for moment
in the door, She was of unusual beau
ty, dark haired and dark eyed, with a
certain quick, 1.-THE movement that told
of nervous energy gone not for want
Of outlet For just a moment she
stood. startling figure in her semi
fitted house gown Of wood brown silk:
then she moved swiftly away, and her
place in the doorway was taken by
DR.. Zelphan- - e.
"Dr. Zelphanr' asked sPellman, ris-
ing. $50 -a-s~kt 49,
81 am, SIR" replied the other, with a
bare trace of foreign accent You
wish to see Mr.. BreedY'
"On a matter OF the greatest I'm
portance"
Impossible" declared the doctor.
cit IS not only my orders, but his own.
that no one be admitted On any eI-
citing errand-"
Pellman considered a few moments
IN silence.
ais be able to talk at air. he asked
"Yes," admitted the other, and for
feeting instant Pellman Thought that
he had detected twinkle In Elephants
eye. $51@1zss=zzsso - =, 1 - '4s's-,.
"Then must see him." Insisted PeIl-
man I'VE are In the throes ola ma
tionaI calamftyF'
He held out to Zelphan a copy or an
afternoon paper. aflame with the ter
TOR of the withdrawal of cuEzency from
circulation. with the panic or the morn
ing, with dire prophecy for the future
''dr Breed is in no At condition to
talk over such matters" said the doc
tor.
HE must be In condition" insisted
PeIlman. Mr.. Breed alone could stop
this"
ZeIphan turned suddenly and strobe
to the door across the hall Con tn."
be invited
Pellman followed him into a gteat
dim library. Near the window. bit
facing the fire, sat the remarkable man
who by his ingenuity and enterprise
had built up the. most enormous bust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07
ITO be Continued. }
A Peek Into His Pocket,

would show the box OF Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve that E. S. Lopez. a carpen-
ter. of Marlla. n. Y, always carries
81 have never had cut, wound, bruise,
or sore It would not soon heal" he
writes. Greatest healer of burns, bolls,
scalds. chapped hands and lips, fever
sores, subscriptions, eczema. corns
and piles. Csc at all druggists.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-07

sT DON'T see where that could
amount to a billion of actual
currency" demonstrated Ralph
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
4. 6. DENNIS NEAR DEATH

a Dennis. formerly eampg8il0f
in Tie Daily Leader effiee, Il lD a
hospital at 0kl8homa Gitg probably
fatally Injured A Wire tfom 09Ia.
h0Ha CITY today says tae Injured
man may not recover. Al Oklahoma
City special tells "a the accident
Falling asleep on stbne ledge in the
okIahomaa building early Friday
morning, willie waiglHg f0F d street
rat after quitting aerk fof tAe night
4 n Dennis, A e0mR0slt0f employed
~ the O4lahoman. fell and sustained
Injuries that may feaalt in hia death
Dennis has worked foF several years
On THE papers ia the e3ig. coming here
thfee feHfs ago ff6m esHth#is tte
has been 10 tae habit I'll waiting ln
the building FOR tue first Eat III the
mpFning q r~fTY hFF p NE Agmte. i2T
East Locust street, Capitol Hill In
falling he struck his head ana trac.
ttsred his SKULL Ae did moi regain
consciousness until late Friday morn,
snG. and taen oHlg fnF few minutes
Attending physicians entertain hope
gof his recovery He IL married aud
has s9nl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
MRS. OWEN IN ACCIDENT
Venerable Observation-Disclosures S
Junior Senator Encounters
Frightful Injury

Mrs Narcissa owen mother oil Sen.
atoF Robert l.. oven, vas terribly ln-
iured ln a fall late yesterday at the
home of O A. Smith 401 East War.
ner avenue. She lost her balance I'M
moving about and fell 10 the floor.
Her right hip was broken
Mrs owen is over elghty years and
II n feared that heF injuries may term
mate fatally Four physicians were
called and reduction Of the fracture
was soon accomplished 1t was re-
ported today that the patient was rest
ing we'll under the circumstances and
that there was gratifying rally
Mrs oven has been the guest ot
Str. and Mrs. Smith for several days.
Despite her advanced age she takes
deep and lively interest in the af-
fairs generally and Ia one of the best
informed women In Oklahoma
Senator owen and another son Mai
VIM. Oven, ~ n A., retired, vets
notified at once aud they started from
Washington last night Other reia.
tives In Oklahoma and other states
have been reached.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
IS THERE A TEACHERS AGENCY?

Vigorous and determined cpp0sf'
ti0n TO the wholesale dismissal pro
gram outlined for the board of edu-
cation Monday night has appeared
and there are indications of bit
Ter war The families and friends ot
the many teachers said 70 be sched-
uled for removal In favor OK n0nfesi.
dents are naturally aroused
Ii Is said that o. H. Brooks, one
OF the newly elected mamhers, whQ
Is a member of the teachers commit
tee, has made up list of between
twenty and thirty teachers In the
white grade schools who are to be
dropped F. H. Buck. the superiR
tendent-elect is said to be favorable
b the Brooks pFogran1 aud several
members have been lined ul, ON that
side On the 0jher hand The older
members of the board ara generally
opposed la changes except lor cauSa
MF Buck u said 10 desire d lof 0i
new teachers
The committee on teachers win be
divided o T. Brooks represents the
radical wing and NJ sarchet the
conservative i f. Pickard, member
from outlaylng territory II ont oi the
city and sill probably be- absent Mon
day night in ali probability tho
boafd sill therefore, face d majority
and a minority report. vita 0ue COM
milteeman On each side II III be
lleYed tha, President C. II rotterai
and twe West Side members and At
least tao oil the East Side are op.
posed to The idea III shaking up the
teaching forces One men.hef recent
II expressed IL ihis way "a ean read
lly zee there may he reason for some
changes In all the schools some 0f
the teachers should be dropped
thefe are undoubtedly weak places
But ! ann opposed n radical action
and the dropping Of amy teacher with
oar definite cause
Il IL understood teagAere agency
is taking deoidaA Haaa u lhe mat
tes III tho natufe IF things not
many og the twenty IA more Yaean
cies would be filled by residents 0E
Guthrie. aud ths placing ol l9t 0f
nunresidents eoald mean consider
able In the way @ revenue u the
agency
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
THREATENED DESTRUCTION
or ARMY Ar JUAREz
Ragged and Hungry Man In-
Fortunate Tor Money
and Food

Iaarez, Mex May i3 Rebellion
within the ranks of Maderos army
this morning resulted in the declaring
under arrest Of Francisco T. Madero
JF, provisional president, demand
and acceptance Of the demand that
Madero's cabinet resign and flor two
hours threatening the destruction Of
the Jsurez army as a concrete fight
ing force
The incipient rebellion arose tn the
ranks OF the forces under General
Orozco, one Of the leaders of Made.
ros army and was headed by 0rozco
himself A demand was made Oh Ma.
dero for food and money for his rag
ged and hungry soldiers. Maderos g.
explanation was thrown aside and Or.
ozco and his soldiers declared Ma.
deFo under arrest Finally the mat
ter was settled by Madero promising
that the immediate needs Of the sol
diers would be attended to lnsar
rectos who had gathered In hundreds
about his headquarters then dispersed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
FLOWERS FOR MOTHERS DAY

Mothers Day IL one ef the biggest
flower DAYS of ths year as y ~ AZ
occasion generally observed hy III
ctasaes 0f people
Futr0N e. Company thu local flor
ISIS. who ARE the laraesf gF9Nefs of
erH flowers in 0slaHona, have aa
unusually heavy demand from ovnr
THE stats for carnations and 0Hsaer
cut fiuweEs for Mothers bag The
companv has already fitted orders tpr
ten thousand eut flowers. m1stiy eaF,
nations, and have ariafs tof as iiiaiiy
lnoFe which they afu unable 50 ftiA aa
they have held several thousand in
reserve for the local trade, Nhleh II
double that of ANY previous season
Many people think tAai II y proper
ta wear only white eafnstiQa pF
other ll0Vef. ON Mothers baY I1s
white flower Ia sQfn N memory eE
4 departed mother TaaRe @to aaFa
II mother living shuGld wear fhesE
mothers gagofite flu~ef and 4 eos.
ored flower is iast as appropriate ~
2Alte one
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
fpH fAaaad WlfAl

Cleveland, MAY IA warm de-
tense III comic supplement artists
who make the srolding wives and
iraseibla mothers In their pictures
thin and slapsldF and angular ass
given before the Ohio medical congeu.
tion today by Dit C W Moots of To-
ledo, The artists are telling the truth
according To Dr. Moois
Every tlme / see one of those wom.
IN coming into inv office, said he,
with sharp face and flat chest and
inelastic muscles. am tn doubt
whether to feel sorry tDr the patient
or for myself
The reason tnat w0men oi this
Eype aEes ssso taaH, sass -, Aigatn,
" because there il snnlathing the
matter inside ot them and they ought
to he operated upon
A ready and pfficacloHs cute VAS
proposed hy Df Aloois.
Women sleep too much upon their
backs. said he 'FasniiY physicians
should advise them n fie apon theis
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fBg Leased Wifel

View York; May l5 Walter 1
lnuges. VITO llyed ler III years @ita
broken spine died Lacy aisns 81 bls
sanlner home al M0acisir. y , he
was THE marvel " surgeons and sclea
tilie men ALI over ihe world VINO aaa
f1r yeats been interested ia hls eAse.
MF. Dafgea 1855 81 yeaEs ol4 and
s0n of the tate EHEat Z DHfyeA,
the aealfhY starch maHufaftnfer nf
Glen Cove Long island iFpn aapse
estate tie Young IRAN several years
ago Inherited approximately SIV'g4
ono
slr. Dnryea was diving in August.
1888. EloM tAa 1aG.11 slscr u cYs
Ter Bay Long Isiand when several
0f The yerteoFae ia the upper part ot
Din spine we're fractured It was me-.
gardaa as an iBtpossibility that he
should get sell, but everything that
tia best surgeons of shat time could
do for him was tried As a last RE-.
sort delicate operation Nas De
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
RECOMMENDS CLEAN SLATE
FOR COMM MiSSl0NE RS

Editor Leader Nov that the
charter is law, we must look for hon
.est. competent capable men for COM
missioners believe the people OF
Guthrie want this charter and com
mission government to be fairly test
ej The people were against alder
manic rule and voted for change.
And | believe they want change
aud b clean slate all around, in or
Ter that commission government
|can be properly tested
How are we To 60 about 1t? Here
is the way: See that no man Is nom
mated, who, at anytime. In the his
tory OF Guthrie has been officially
connected with city administration
either as mayor. appointee. official or
cOuncflman. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN
TRIED In the past there have been
some nice men n office and do
rot reflect upon anyone. but the peo-
pie wanted change and a change
means a chance and clean slate.
Let rs cut ONT political derelicts,
has-beens. and incompetents They
mad their inning The people want
On lHhtHS HUWs w tNADut ie6dtu w
politics. let us frown upon all past Of
fcials and select new, fresh busi-
ness material. What say you? Is
the suggestion good? Now, have in
mind some stalwart men who would
serve the city we'll. aud who have
never been identified with council.
manic rule For instance: j. j
G Rourk, w A. Frasier. Henry Braun,
l.. a. Hahn, r S Barde, G. O. Fish,
Dr. r. Q. Hirscbi, w. M Barrick. r.
H. Weathers, Tell walton. s. J. Me.
hay. Moritz Behr, II. ] Taggard, H,
f. Wilbur, f. Il. Parsons and there
are many others old CITIZEN.
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WHO LIVED FOR
TWELVE YEARS WITH BROKEN
SPINE. DIES IN JERSEY HOME

e33ad uAoa and ths young man Tas
brought ID Roosevelt ans9ital N sais
elty
Thefa the operation aas peEtoF mad
hg br Robert Ahha aud 0r George
CreeeY mha removed tha laniaae oE
the tiiih sua siSth egvieai Tefte-
orae
Bq the terms III the siAi af Dafyea
father. De Ras ta iabeglt almost sA.+
a40884 Il he HYea a8r tw0 yeafs a..
ter deaaa ~ bis father Toe 9sll Nas
contested " tAfe# o. tha yeAng
mans sgsFar bat Il vas sustained
sBd NF HHFyea same into possess
sion of the Inheritance III 1862. ln
the same year tha Young NAL pslE-
~Msse9 Steam vaeAt ia whieh thare
afteg ha spent considerable of hts
time cruising
ThDughoAt All TIE years since ha
sustained TIE inJufy, nuFgea Was
fageed to retain the plastnf easss
leather braces sad wheel enHir ln
which he has been compelled to re-
ngain iii a PROSTATE condition