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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01

Mr.. Morgan's magnificent museum ana
library, in seth street, near his Madison
avenue home, in which he spent much tnl'
in the last years Of his life. could hardly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01

tion. BE said. was nlccitimatc. As 20 short
selling he said that he did not see ho" u
could be eliminated. It seemed TO be
,,,inciulc Of life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01

in New York not allowed Ia participate
in Morgan uuGcrvritrgs. Mr.. Morgan
said ,llat many banks dill not wish to
DO So.
"CaH you tell the amount of securities
mark cted by your firm year by year.?
the witness WAS asked. Mr. Morgan said
ne did not believe that ii would amount
to $1,0Co000.3Q
Mr. Morgan said that IN the manage
mcut of banks the details were left TO
any member of the firm who happened to
be familiar with Il particular matter
When asked if the Morgan fiTm did not
look after the prosperity ana welfare Of
the banks in which it had interests, he
said: I'VE don't bother about that; they
look after themselves"
But members of Your firm arc on the
boards of directors? was the next ques-
ton. Mr. Morgan said that they were
and that they were supposed 10 look after
the interests of the linn. He knew OF
only two or three voting trusts "utstand-
ing in the Morgan firm, organized for the
handling of securities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01
a Widely Quoted Remark.

While on the witness stand that day Mr.
Morgan made one remark that had '.'''
quoted everywhere. Mr.. Morgan sd'u '''''
ho loaned money on the basis OF ma"
character. Asked II he knew to "hom
money was loaned on tho STOCK '-N,''''''7
when it was sent TO tho loan s'aiH
u know very soon after"ard' ana u 3"
loan comes in for Mr.. smith ana 90 H''
,r,,s, him I call the loan. even II lt was
made on government bonds.
Mr. Morgan said that he ala "'' "P'
nroye Of short selling and manipua-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01
Not Interested in Harvester.

"Thcre was one for the International
| Harvester Company," said Mr.. Inter
| myer Mr.. Morgan replied that he did
not know anything about that matter. as
| il had been handled 10y George W. Per-
l,ns. Personally he had known rothins
of it until he read about it in tho papers.
| Mr.. Morgan said that Voting trusts could
not control a board of directors so long
as the VOTING trust was in the minority.
and he said ne did not think that he
could carry any proposition through any
board of directors against the wishes of
the stockholders.
| Mr.. Morgan declared that lie was nos
| opposed 10 competition, but SAID that he
preferred combination. lie liked Il little
competition. but combination was better.
Right here" said Mr.. Morgan, 1
| would like 10 say something that ! may
not get a chance to say again. Without
| control YOU cant DO a thiuG. tonlrol -
the important thing. Now You speak Of
| a money trust: no one can set control OF
all the money
Mr. Morgan said he did not feel that he
| had great power. and he felt that when -
man abused power ne lost II. The qucs-
ton of control. he SAID, was personal as
to money aud credit. All the money ~
! Christoudom and a the banks i'm Chris
tendon could not control money. There
could be 10 money trust.
| Asked If men had not controlled rail
roads and industry. Mr.. Morgan said That
! he was not talking about railroads and
| industry but about money and credit. lie
admitted that a man might get control
of money. but he could not control credit
of that he was sure.
! Mr. Morgan said that he did not control
his firm. that he did not believe in ono
man rule-he believed in concentrated
power.
Mr. Morgan testified that he bought the
control of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society from MIR. Ryan and Mr.. llarri-
man" lie secured. hc said. about >3l""
worth of stock for which be paid $5,"''e".
The company paid per cent diNld'hds'
which was about one-ninth of ! per cent
On the investment. Asked why hc had
invested i'm property that paid 50 little
on the investment. Mr.. Morgan said That
bo had considered the purchas" good Tor
the situation at the time mat ne h'd
bought il.
Wasn't it Just as good. for the s'tud'
,ion In the hands of Mr.. Ryan ana MT
Hartman" DO was asked. Mr. Morgan
said that lie did not know.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

ont attracting any especial attention
or making any noise about it. He Is q
man Of silence. Next to Morgan he
il the greatest figure in Wall street
Few persons among the general pub
lie know his real power. He is one of
the biggest figures In the coal fields
and In banking. In the fields Of trans.
portation, insurance, rubber and In
Vulnerable other great industries be is
a commanding force.
Quietly, silently, unobtrusively. be
has gone ahead year after year with
never a backward step. He has tram
pied on no one. He has made no enc
mics, aroused no antagonisms. His
name has appeared rarely In the news
papers. Nobody hears Of Baker buy
ing any stock. but when one comes to
look over the list Of the owners of the
great properties of America one finds
his name, like Abon ben Adhem's.
leading all the rest.
Those who know George r. Baker
and have fair idea Of the power he
YIELDS do not hesitate to say that he is
an Irresistible force and the most 81
lent man among all the great million
aires Now and then some one sees
him on the street engaged in CONVEX
sadon" with some one That means
that the other man is doing all the
talking and Baker the listening A
visitor spent six weeks at his country
place in Tuxedo one summer and never
heard him utter word in all that
time. A nod or gesture was his usual
expression of greeting or of gratitica
ton.
He was born seventy-two years ago
last March in Troy. N. Y Because
he is sparing Of his words most people
regard him as cold. but those who
know him intimately say that at heart
be is man Of warm and generous
nature. His father was George E
Baker. who for many years was Wash
ington correspondent for the New
York Tribune George E. BAKER died
in 1886. leaving two children, George
F. and Mrs. Grant B. Schley. whose
husband is a prominent Wall street
broker. George F. Baker has two chill
dren also-a son. named after bis ia
Their. and daughter. Mrs. W Goadby
Loew. Although Mrs. Loew is known
by her family as "Queenie," as she ap
pears in public she seems to have ts
herited her fathers severe .oQA#
George Baker, Jr., is a peasa "a
man. who is good all around athlete
A summer or SO ago he saved a man
from drowning on the Jersey coast
risking his own life to do it.
George r. Baker lives in an neon
spicuous house in Madison avenue
His country home at Tuxedo is also
unobtrusive. Neither place would at
tract attention by it's external appear
ance. though each is costly and com
forta bile
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
Two Foreign Explorers
Meet In I. S. and
Lecture With Peary

TSIREE leading polar explorers
q on the same piatforrg at the
lei same time was the unusual en-
tertainment carried out by the
Geographical Society Of Philadelphia
recently.
The noted guests Of the evening were
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, discov-
erer Of the north pole; Captain Roald
Amundsen. discoverer Of the south
pole. and Sir Ernest H. Skackleton. the
intrepid venturer who blazed the way
for Captain Amundsen's exploit Cap.
tain Amundsen and Sir Ernest Shack
Teton are recent arrivals in this coun-
try. having come largely in accordance
with plans for the notable meeting with
each other and Rear Admiral Peary.
Captain Amundsen has very inter
esting lecture which he is delivering on
his tour of the country. entitled How
l Discovered the South Pole" On the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
Two Societies Raise
] Fund For Statue
To Maid OF Orleans
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A FTER a spirited though peaceful

A FTER a spirited though peaceful
"a controversy the associations
which exist for the purpose Of
commemorating the life of
Joan Of Arc chose New York as the
place for $4,000 statue of her
1t had been contended by one large
faction that Washington would be the
proper place for the big memorial 1t
is just possible that a monument may
also be placed in that city at some fu,
ture time.
The organizations backing the project
are the Joan of Arc statue committee
and LIE Lyceum Societe des Femme-
de France New York.
Jan. 6 was the five hundredth ami
versary Of the birth OF this famous her
Dine. Patriotic French people all over
the world on that day held commemo-
rative exercises. In recent years be
lated credit has been developed for the
name OF the Maid of Orleans. and
many cities have established monu-
ments in her honor. Two popular fig
ures Of the heroine are presented In
the accompanying picture. Rodin will
design the New York statue. 1t will be
dedicated to the women Of America.
Joan of Arc, or, more properly. Joan
Meta Dare, afterward known in France
as Jeanne dare, the Maid of Orleans.
was born Jan. 6, JAP, in Domremy.
France. Joan never learned to read
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
! New York Shudders
: In Fear Of Salt
: And Pepper Attack

a@O literally salt and pepper q
s great city into submission is
8 the form of strike possibility
evoiVed out Of the recent wait
ers' controversy i'll New York,
The sensational plan to maize the
power of the men who juggte plates
and spill gravy felt by all the wealthy
diners out in Gotham made New York
gasp Not only was the plan to salt
and pepper the city into helplessness
suggested. but overt threats of pos
sible poison were forced upon the pub
lie. At least. threat Of poison was the
construction the restaurant and hotel
owners put upon a startling utterance
by one of the strike leaders.
In the evolution Of the hideous plan
Joseph j. EttOr and Arturo Giovan
nitti. who some time ago became prom
inent as leaders of the Lawrence
(Mass.) mills strike, bad a leading part.
They put the plan of attack into words,
offering it as good advice to the wait
ers. These two men have had a thrill
ing experience as labor leaders. Be-
cause of their movements in the strike
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

CAPTAIN RoALD AMUNDsEN.
frequent occasions when Sir Ernest is
called upon to speak he also has an en-
tertaining version of antarctic adven-
turings. Sir Ernest came within nine
ty-seven miles OF the south pole. but
was forced to give up the attempt ow-
ing to lack Of food. Captain Amund
sen profited by the information as to
route and geographical conditions given
him by the unsuccessful explorer
Thus Sir Ernest II generally conceded
to be largely responsible for the sue
cess Of the captain.
Captain Amundsen has the highest
kind Of praise for Rear Admiral Peary.
giving the latter unqualified credit for
reaching the north pole He has an al
together different comment to make
upon Dr. Frederick A. Cooks claim for
the same honor
Formerly | honored and respected
DR.. Cook" said Captain Amundsen.
when l heard be had announced his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
| Man Of Mystery In
! Finance Comes
! Before Public Eye

= + the ruio congressional probe OF
& the reputed money trust brings
Is no otheIResuit, at least one thing
is surely accomplished by 1.-THE
probe has disclosed the identity Of a
hidden money giant to the general pub
lic George +. Baker. who is proved to
be coruler with j. Pierpont Morgan of
country. is the newly discovered po-
tentate.
Mr. Baker was called as witness be-
fore the investigating committee, an
his testimony was looked upon as even
more significant than that Of Morgan.
who had preceded him.
He startled the country with two or
three statements of facts which tend to
show the existence Of trust on money
He admitted that the power Of con-
trolling wealth was concentrated in a
few hands and expressed his belief that
any further concentration Of the power
would be bad. If the power got into
INSCRIPTIONS hands, he said. the well
fare of the country would be seriously
endangered.
There still are many men In Wall
street who remember George r. Baker
when he was a clerk in the great bank
that he now practically owns. Now he is
not only the head of one of the big
gest financial institutions in the Unit
ed States. but also one of the four
richest men in America.
this extraordinary career is that he
has been able to climb so high with
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

81 4
and write. Through the influence Of
Nher mother. who had made a pilgrim.
age to Rome, she spent much Of her
time in solitude and prayer.
When thirteen she constantly talked
Of seeing visions and hearing angels
voices. which told her to restore happi.
ness to France and give aid to Charles
VII, the weak hearted dauphin, whose
place was In jeopardy. These visions,
together with the prophecy current in
Lorraine that the kingdom lost by q
woman Queen IsabeIla) should be
saved by a virgin. helped to define her
mission.
Joan put on masculine dress and a
suit Of white armor, mounted a black
charger and bore banner Of her own
device, white, embroidered with lilies,
on one side picture Of God enthroned
on clouds. on the other the shield of
France supported by two angels. to-
gether with pennon representing the
annunciation. Her sword she declared
would be found beneath the altar In
the Church Of St Catherine at Fiebois.
Thus equipped she TT herself at the
head OF an army Of GOO men and adj
vanced to the aid Of Dunois. in the re-
lief Of hard pressed Orleans. She threw
herself upon the English and fred the
fainting hearts OF the French with a
new enthusiasm The hardened SOL
diers stopped swearing and gave up
their debauchery under her pure pres
ence. After fifteen days fighting the
English were compelled to retreat.
The zach spirit again awoke. the
enemy was swept from the principal
positions of the Loire, the village girl
urged on the dauphin to his corona
ton. and three months later she stood
beside Charles at Rheims. saluting him
as king.
Dunois prevailed upon her to remain
with the army. but her victories were
over. She failed to carry Paris Other
exploits followed. Left behind by her
men. she was taken prisoner and was
sold to the English by John of Luxem-
bourg. Carried to Rouen. the head
quarters of ,Nae English. she was heay-
lily fettered and flung in gloomy
prison. The English who had carried
with them the tale of terror at the
strange witchcraft by. which they
thought they had been overcome. now
had their turn. Joan was tried for sor-
Gerry and convicted. The papers were
sent to Paris. and the verdict Of the
University of Paris was unanimous
THAT such acts anf sentiments as hers
were diabolical and merited burning at
fhe stake.
In the market place of Rouen, sur
rounded by the soldiers and ecclesias-
tics. Joan of Arc. the spotless Maid of
Orleans. martyr to her country and
Der king. was burned Nav 90 1871.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
SIR ERNEST e. sHACKLEToN,

discovery | believed him. But when
got to Norway and looked at his proofs
| lost all the confidence | had in him /
no longer know DR.. Cook"
Speaking of his proposed trip to the
arctic, Captain Amundseu said he hop
ed to leave San Francisco in August
1914, and get back to civilization in
1920. He plans to drift with the ice
north of this continent and be the first
man to go from the Pacific to the AT
iantic by the northern channel
Captain Amundsen. who laughed al
the idea of wearing an overcoat in q
climate so baimy as New Yorks. had a
very bad cold when interviewed He's
wearing his overcoat now He vii. re-
main in the United States delivering
lectures and accepting gold medals I'm
i'll the first Of June Then he'll go back
to Norway and return to New York In
March. 1914
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

It is widely believed that he was the
man who preserved European peace
during several great international
crises He is believed to have had the
biggest part of all statesmen in keep
ing the Balkan,war localized when the
powers might easily have become In
volved. NJ Poincare was born fifty
three years ago in French Lorraine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
NOBLEMAN SEEKS MRS, LEEDS

French Count Said to Be Sutor For
Rich Widows Hand.
A cablegram from Paris announces
that Count Helie de Talleyrand-P Peri
CORD is a sutton of Mrs. William B.
Leeds of New York, widow of the Tin
plate king"
The count is a cousin of the Duke de
Talleyrand.skusband of Anna Gould;
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
STAGE DEFEATS FRUIT JARS.
FRITZ Seheff Actress. Would Cast OF:
Her Novelist Husband. g

1t is a prodigtou> task for man or
tempera ment III other words. you can
not d0mestlcate high art. Also you can
not keep your wife imprisoned IL a
fruit jar.
All of which leads to the case OF
FRITZ Sche1, the actress. and John
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE,
Raymond Poincare Is One of Strongest
Statesmen In Europe.

Raymond Poincare. formerly prime
minister Of France and considered one
of the strong men Of Europe, was
made president Of his country at the
recent election. He received his office
at the hands of the senate and cham
Der Of deputies sitting as national as
sembly at Versailles
N. Poincare has been the most force
full statesman in France for some fine
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

" Photo by American Press Association
{ JOSEPH J. ETrOR lat TOP AND ARTURO
| 0IovANHIrn tBDLOwa
at Lawrence last summer they were
charged with completely In a murder,
were tried and acquitted.
| Thus when the labor disturbance in
volving the New York walters and the
garment mandatory employees broke
out simultaneously the pair gravitated
naturally to the center Of the stage in
that city. They have come to be popu-
! lar strike leaders and, In fact, the idols
Of large portion OF discontinued work
ers.
/ Ettor was first to sound the warcry
/ for the walters that thrilled the pub
lie. In a speech before the strikers he
said, go back to work with your
minds made up that 1t Is the unsafest
thing In the world for capitalists to eat
food prepared by your union
The subtle threat was widely ac-
cepted as having the most sinister
meaning possible, and the restaurant
owners seriously considered having the
agitator prosecuted criminally.
Giovannitti followed with a similar
utterance, which In effect took the
sting and the hideonsBess out of his
friends words In a speech he told the
walters: 1.-The walters in Paris won
their strike by subtle means. Where in
a certain relish pinch Of salt was re-
quired they put in a handful. Where
mere sniff of pepper was needed they
put In another handful"
While New York was still gasping
over the fear of the ''unsafest thing in
the world and 1.-The subtle means"
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, another oracle
of the workers. gave new advice. She
told the men to make affidavits as to
the character of the food sent out from
the kitchen under normal conditions.
The walters as a result put forward
charges that unfit food was served as
regular thing, having thick coatings
of sauce to cover the signs of its unfit
ness, and that food rejected by one
person at tai BILE was returned again to
another guest with new sauce hiding
its defects
Ettor is twenty-seven years old and
was born in this country lie was IL
sheet metal worker before he became
a strike leader as Il member of the In
dustrial Workers of the World
Giovannitti is thirty years old He
was born in Italy. the son of chemist.
He lived in Montreal and Halifax aft
er coming to America and gained Il
common school education. He entered
Union Theological seminary and regis.
tered at Columbia university when he
came to New York He preached in
Presbyterian missions in New York and
Brooklyn and later in Pittsburgh.
While in the last named city he took
up socialism AS editor Of Il Probe
tario, an Italian newspaper. about
year ago. he met Ettor and joined him
IL agitating under the name of the In
dustrial Workers of the World
The walters undertook their strike
With thezee7fIand for regular wage.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
DUMMIES AID H. G. WELLS.

English Novelist Gets Ideas From
marsha'se Toy Figures.
Herbert q. Wells, the English novel
list. who Is best known here by his
weird stories, such as "The War Of the
Worlds" The Food of the Gods and
1.-The War In the Air." delights In
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

The senate, acting as court Of i'm
parchment. brought the verdict of gull
ty on FIVE charges out of thirteen.
In the principal charge Judge Arch
bald was specifically declared to have
used his official position to induce Erie
railroad officials. then litigants in his
court, to grant him favorable option
on the valuable Katydid culm dump.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
I0iD CAT WINS MEDAL

r. IL Glorioso Is Chosen Best Ameri-
can Bred Feline.
Vine chickens, ROSTERS and ducks
of high degree were scratching and
squawking in Madison Square Garden
during the recent poultry show few
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

cats drew crowds into a side room
The felines formed separate little
show that rivaled the main event.
About the most spectacular winner of
bushy coated. lustrous eyed, soft purr-
ing animal named Argent Glorioso.
This cat is the property Of Miss Doro-
thy Champion. 1t won a gold medal as
the best American bred cat
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02
JUDGE ARCHIBALD IMPEAcHED

Jurist 10 Osstsd by Senate on Charge
Of Misusing His Office.
Judge Robert W. Archibald Of the
commerce court was recently found
guilty Of using his Office for private
gain and has been formally ousted
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-02

2 T the ruio congressional probe OF
& the reputed money trust brings
n no otheTAesuit at least one thing
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-20

The Rittenhouse Building, at the
corner of Union and Cory ell Streets.
has been renovated with paint aud
presents n most pleasing appearance
in light and dark green's. The re-
novation was done under the direction
of William Hunt one of our we'll Known
local painters.
The Lambertville Heat, Light and
Power Company have a new ad IN this
weeks Record telling of the advant-
age of the Tungsten lamp over the
ordinary in condescent Electric globe
Speaking from actual EXPERIMENTS
made III our Trenton office, we obtain
ed three times the illumination for the
same amount of money.
At special meeting of the Lam
bertville City Council last Friday
evening. resolutions were passed dir
ectng an appeal to the County Super
intendent of Schools for decision on
the proposed school location; another
directing an appeal to the State Board
of Health for an inspection of the
Main Street location, and still another
directing the City Solicitor to apply
to the Court of Chahcery for an
injunction, if necessary, to restrain
the giving of contract for the Main
Street location.
The Lambertville Record office is
being remodelled in green and cream
color the green is for the sidewalks and
cream color for the ceilings. When
completed it will add both to its APP
pearcpce and the amount of light re-
Elected.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-20

Miss Lucy McDermott, of Bayonne,
was a recent visitor with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McDermott'
Geo. W. Hunt, returned to his
home last evening after visit III
Delaware.
Maria Ginsezzra Farmarella ana
Antonio Suozzo of Stockton were mar
ried Saturday morning.
Last Friday night High School pro
we'd their ab lily to play basketball, by
defeating Reading Academy TO the
tune of 81 to :. L. Quandell was the
star player.