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t1ona1 bank and the Continental &
Commercial National bank, control

t1ona1 bank and the Continental &
Commercial National bank, control
ling resources of .$561,000,0o
Tracing the control of these big
financial centers down through the
smaller groups, Brandeis enumerates
the resultant evils as follows:
{, First, these banker barons levy q
heavy toll upon the whole commun-
ity, upon owners Of money. for leave
to invest, upon railroads, upon public
service companies and through these
corporations upon consume rs. r.
- Suppresses Competitions.
Second and more serious is the eff
feet of the money trust in directly
suppressing competition.
Third, but far more serious even
than the suppression Of competition
is the suppression Of Industrial lib
erty, indeed, of manhood itself, which
this overweening financial power en-
tails. Z -.
NEARLY every enterprising business
needs banking credit The granting
Of credit involves the exercise of
judgment of the bank officials. Evil
dence shows that their judgment is
warped by the all-pervading power of
the money trust. Here and there you
will find the martyr who resisted in
silence and suffered in resignation.
But America, which seeks the great
est good to the greatest number, can
not be content with conditions that
fit only the hero. the martyr and the
slave.''
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The huge sum of $22,oo0,eoQ, oQo
is not large enough to- include all tho.
| corporations to. which the Influence
| Of the three allies q. p. Morgan Il
Co., the National City and First Ma
tional banks) extends says Louis D,
Brandeis in the second of series of
articles on the money trust in
Harper's Weekly under the caption,
"How the Combiners Combine
1.-The leading exploits Of J. P. Nor
gan Co." Brandeis. says, "have long
been known; but the part played by
| their allies was not fully disclosed
until Mr.. Samuel Untermyer ,devel-
oped the facts before the Pujo COM
mittee. : 49,
! Genius Dominates Each. :''
1.-TWO New York banks. the Ma
tional City and the First National,
stand pre-eminent. They constitute
with the Morgan firm the inner group
of the money trust. Each Of the two
banks, like J. p. Morgan & Co., has
been dominated by a genius In COM
bination. In the National City 1t is
James Stillman. In the First Ma
tional, George F. Baker.
The Pujo committee finds that the
members of J. P. Morgan Co. and
the directors of their controlled trust
companies and the First National and
National City banks together, hold in
all PAL directorships in 112 corpora
tons, having aggregate resources of
capitalization Of $22;245,000, 200.
twenty-five billion dollars is more
than three times the assessed value
Of all the property, real and personal,
In all New England.
'But the huge sum of $22,000,0O0,-
900 is not large enough to include all
the corporations to which the influ-
ence' of the three allies extend.
Case of the New Haven.
'*In one instance continued Bran
deis, "the capitalization Of the New
Haven system is given as sa}s55,99ooo,-
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CHAPTER VII.
A Legal Document.

AO0SJ AoCUnonS.
n RARY TURNER spent less than
MI an hour in that mysteriously
wi important engagement with
Dick Glider Of which she had
spoken to Aggie. After separating
from the young man she went alone
down Broadway, walking the few
blocks Of distance to Sigismund Har.
RI Office.
Harris regarded his client with an
appreciatfve eye as he bowed in greet
ing and invited her to seat.
II sent your cousin, Miss Agnes
Lynch, the release which she is to sign"
he explained, when she gets that
money from General Hastings. I wish
you'd look it over when you have time.
It's all right, I'm sure, but appreciate
your opinion OF things. Miss Turner
particularly Of legal documents" >
"Thank you,' Mary said. And have
you heard from them YETI"
"No," the lawyer replied. II gave
them until tomorrow. If l don't hear
then I shall start suit at once" Then
the lawyers manner became unusually
bland and self satisfied as he opened
a drawer of the desk and brought
forth a rather formidable appearing
document. bearing a most impressive
seal.
"You will be glad to know" he went
on unctiously. that l was entirely
successful in carrying out that idea of
yours as to the injunction. My dear
Miss Turner, Portia was a squawking
baby compared with you"
'Thank you again." Mary answered
as she took the legal paper. For a
moment her glance ran over the words
Of the page.
cts splendid!' she declared. Ibid
you have much trouble in getting it,"
"Why, no." he declared But at the
outset when l made the request the
Judge just nearly fell OF the bench.
Then 1 showed him that Detroit case
to which you had drawn my attention.
and the upshot of it all was that he
gave me what I wanted without a
whimper. He couldn't help himself,
you know"
That mysterious document with the
imposing seal reposed safely in Mary's
bag when she returned to the apart
ment. s d: 49, s.5<gss. .e,...,
Mary had scarcely received from Ag-
gle an account of Cassidy 3 threaten
Ing invasion when the raid announced
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he might contrive a chivalrous tone.
$50, If you will just hand over Gen
eral Hastings letters, why, here's your
money. You have the letters, haven't
your he demanded abruptly.
Aggie coyly took thick bundle from
Its resting place on her rounded bosom.
"They never leave me-" she said.
''Well, they can leave you now, all
right" the lawyer remarked unsympa-
thetically. He reached quickly for
ward for the packet, which Aggie e1-
tended willingly enough. But it was
Mary, who, with q swift movement
caught and held it.
~ think" Mary explained tranquil
b, ''that you had better see our lawyer,
Mr.. Harris, in reference to this We
women know nothing Of such details
Of business settlement
"Oh, see," he said disagreeably.
with frown to indicate his complete
sagacity in the premises.
II thought you would, Mr.. IRWIN"
Mary returned. IF you'll take the
money to Mr.. Harris Miss Lynch will
meet you in his Office at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, and, when her suit for dam
, ages for breach. Of promise has been
legally settled out of court. you will
get the letters. Good afternoon, Mr..
Irwin"
The lawyer made hurried bow
which took in both Of the women. and
walked quickly toward the door.
"Oh, you forgot your marked money.
Mr.. Irwin" Mary said.
The lawyer Wheeled and stood star
ing at the speaker with certain sheep
ishness Of expression that bore wit
ness to the completeness Of his dis
comf1ture. Without word he walk
ed back to the desk, picked up the
money and restored it to the bill case
young woman" he said emphatical-
", "you ought to have been a lawyer"
And he took his departure, while Mary
smiled in triumph and Aggie sat gap
ing establishment =
you've darn near broke my heart,
she cried. bouncing up violently, ''let-
ting all that money go out OF the
house. Say. how did you know it was
marked?''
Il didn't" Mary replied blandly.
''But it was pretty good guess, wasn't
1t?" Couldn't you see that all he want
ed was to get the letters and have us
take the marked money? Then. my
simple young friend. we would have
been arrested very neatly indeed-for
! blackmail." e.
"Gee!' she cried. .''"That would have
been fierce: And now?'' she question.
ed apprehensively. .+S# =.
Mary's answer repudiated any posi-
bility Of fear III ls.. ..- :
"And now she explained contented'
", ''he really will go to our lawyer.
There he will pay over that same
marked money. Then he will get the
letters he wants so much. And just
because it's a strictly business trans.
action between two lawyers, with
everything done according 70 legal
ethics n. ,#stf$.i53 Y. ;;I /. s \
And It's actually the same old Ole
game s. Aggie unused. III hi.
fD 5sE2
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The members Of J. p: Morgan
& Co. and members Of their con:
: trolled companies and j orr the:
First National: and City, National !
=; banks together Z: hold J: 34fE d.
rectorships in*112 corporations,
having aggregate resources. Of
: capitalization.*ot $22;ooo,oo0,-
900. -. -.
]. The Morgan firm With two:
New York national banks, the ::
National City and the First Ma:
tional, constitute: the inner:
; group of the money trust. +; :.:*> :
}. But America. which seeks the:
greatest: good to the greatest
number; cannot be content with:
! conditions that: fit only he*hero.
the martyr and, the slave. = {: :. 3:
+ Louis D. Brandefs:* =
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mes, tell me bid General Hastings
promise = marry your" III " :=.:. /.
"Oh, yes-oh, yes, indeed" Aggie
cried falteringly. :"And wish he
would. He's such delightful old gen.
tleman!" -:
The legal representattv rof the de-
lightful old gentleman sco,wled disgust
eddy at this oGtbprst. .$$@S... :. .......i
WAS that promise made IN writing?"
NO." Aggie answered: gushingly.
''But all his letters were ip writing,
you know. Such wonderful letters!
So tender and s0er- Interestingly" :. -
. Yes. yes, l dare say Irwin agreed
hastily with some evidences .of> cha
But you're quite sure. Agnes Mary
questioned gently. that General Hast:
ings did, promiset 70 marry you?"
"Oh. yes. II ARgie declared tensely.
''Why, t would swear to it,, The
limpid eyes. SO appealtng in their soft
luster, went frst to )" Mary, then CARED
trustingly into those Of the routed. at
torney.< ( III t
Were beaten" he confessed defect
eddy, turning, his glance toward Mary,
whom plainly he regarded as his real
adversary tnxthe combat on bis clients
behalf. I'm going to be quite frank
with you, Miss Turner, quite frank y
he stated, with more geniality, though
with very crestfallen air. I'VE can't
AFFORD any scandal so we're going to
Settle at your own terms" He took
from his pocket. a thick bill case and
from this a sheaf of banknotes, which
he laid on the desk before Mary, with
4 little laugh Of discontinue over hav-
ing been beaten in the contest.
AS he did ssoTAggie thrust forth an
avaric1ous hand, but it was caught and
held by Mary before it reached above
the top Of the desk, and the avaricious
gesture passed unobserved by the at
torney.
1--WE can't fight where ladies are con-
cerned," he went on, assuming as best
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30
In Union is strenath.

The obvious. the inescapable, fact
that no adequate opposition to the tri-
umphant Democratic party in this
country can be secured until the Re
publicans and the Progressives come
together In an understanding that
should be easily possible of achieve
ment. is being more and more wide
ly recognized, The good sense of the
rank and file cannot be long smother
cred and misled by the ambition of in
dividuals whose leadership makes for
division. The lessons of defeat are
bitter, they are also enlightening. In
the end considerations of the large
public good must prevail over pres
ent dissensions. The disposition to
break away from the irreconcilables
is to be noted in various parts of
the country, and particularly in the
west, for the healing power of time
is already getting in its work.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30
PASSENGER TRAIN
KILLS NINE MEN
Flyer PIows Through Group
Near Magnolia.
TRAGEDY AT SHARP CURVE.
Baltimore and Ohio Interstate Special
Cuts of Heads, Arms and
Legs OF 6ewildered
Laborers. -

Martinsburg, w. Va.-Nine Italian
workmen, members of construction
gang working on the s4,O00,000 i'm
proyements of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Magnolia, west of here,
were instantly killed, and two others
fatally hurt, when passenger train No.
8, known as the interstate special,
rounded sharp curve and plowed
through, the huddled group of men on
the track. The fatality occurred 1000
feet from the west end of the Doe
Gully tunnel, midway between the sta
tions of Orleans Cross roads and
Magnolia.
The IL men, members of gang of
so employed at that particular point,
had rushed upon the track to escape
the flying rocks from heavy blast Of
dynamite that was being set off. I'M
mediately after they reached the
tracks a westbound freight train came
upon them, and they jumped from In
front of the freight directly in the
pathway of the flyer, which was
coming east at 40 miles per hour. The
noise of the passing freight prevented
the men hearing the approach of the
passenger train, and Engineer New
ton Cage, of Brunswick, at the throttle
of the passenger engine, failed to see
the group of men until within few
feet of them.
The emergency brake was applied,
hut the speed of the train was so great
ay N f1,e f.ta ri. 4, 4,
heavy engine was crashing through
the group Of bewildered men before
they were aware of their danger
/ Every man. in the group was crushed
BY the engine, the workmen being
caught like rats In a trap between the
| passing freight train on one side and
the almost sheer bluff of the deep cut
on the other Immediately after the
passenger train had been brought to
stop the members of the crew and a
number of the passengers rushed to
the scene of the tragedy.
The tracks for a distance of so feet
were like shambles. Several of the
men had been decapitated by the
wheels and their mangled heads rolled
along the rails. The arms and legs OF
others were crushed off and cast aside
by the rush of the engine. Still others
had been completely disembowled by
the brake rods under the cars The
front and underneath works of the
engine were covered with clotted
blood and brains, and these evidences
of the gruesome accident were not re.
moved until the engine reached Bruins.
wick. The severed head of one of the
men was caught under the engine and
carried distance of half mile from
the scene and was later recovered.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30
PANAMA CANAL
HAS A RIVAL
NiCaraguan Project Again Com
ing Into Limelight.
URGED ON SECRETARY BRYAN.
The Retiring Nicaraguan Minister En-.
couraged BY His Talk With the
Premier Who Declared His
Mind Was Open.

Washington Another great At
lantic-Pacific waterway, making ship
route between the eastern and west
ern coasts Of the United States 1000
miles shorter than through Che P2N
VII -
United States, ia ,.,sylition OF r,5s
Salvador Castrillo. retiring Nicaraguan
minister DR.. Castrillo, who leaves
this week for Europe on an important
mission for his government, declared
in a statement that he believed canal
treaty would be negotiated between
the United States and Nicaragua and
that a canal would be constructed
across his country.
The Nicaraguan diplomat has been
a frequent caller at the State Depart
ment since Secretary Bryan came into
office, and the latter, after an extensive
study of the problems involved in the
proposed treaty negotiations, has said
that his mind is open.
The canal treaty, which is an in
heritance from the Taft administra-
tion, was negotiated by Minister
Weitzel last winter and has received
the approval Of the Nicaraguan gov
ernment. BY its terms Nicaragua, for
s3,000,000, would grant the United
States the exclusive right to construct
canal across Nicaragua, by way of
the San Juan River and Lake Nicara-
qua This government also would have
right to acquire coaling station in
the Bay of Fonseca, on the Pacific side
of the coast.
"Or course. the pending treaty may
be modified" said DR.. Castrillo, "but
am greatly encouraged by Mr.. Bryan's
assurance that he has a broad view of
the subject after careful examination
of the provisions of the proposed con-
vention."
He believes the Nicaraguan Canal is
a commercial necessity, and with the
treaty negotiated he thinks steps
would be taken in the not distant
future looking to actual construction
"After all" he said, "the Panama Canal
is of military and strategic Importance,
but when 1t is realized that the
Nicaraguan Canal would shorten the
route to the Pacific coast by an addi-
tional 1000 miles, | am convinced that
it will be built. When the first of the
Pacific railroads was built across the
United States it was thought that 1t
was sufficient for all commercial needs,
1t only, however served to emphasize
the demand for other lines, which were
speedily built"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30
LOBBY WORKING
AGAINST TARIFF
Corruption and Misrepresenta-
tion To Be Shown Up.
ISSUES UNUSUAL STATEMENT
The President Declares That the
Public should Be Relieved
From the lntolerable
Burden.

Washington, President Wilson has
declared war upon lobbyists
He decided to issue personal
statement to advise the country Of
rsystematic misrepy sentation oe
facts as to tariff iegislatioa 5,y X
bies maintained here to fight against
the Wilson Underwood bill, which, he
said, were the greatest and most pow
erful in years, if not in the entire his
tory of the Government.
Most Insldlous Lobby.
The Presidents statement was as
follows:
81 think that the public ought to
know the extraordinary exertions be.
ing made by the lobby in Washing
ton to gain recognition for certain
alterations of the tariff bill Wash
ington has seldom seen SO numerous,
so industrious or SO insidious lobby.
"The newspapers are being filled
with paid advertisements calculated to
mislead not only the judgment of pub
lie men, but also the public opinion
of the country itself. There is every
evidence that money without limit is
being spent to sustain this lobby and
to create an appearance of pressure
of public opinion antagonistic to some
of the chief items of the tariff bill.
ut is of serious interest to the coun-
try that the people at large should
have no lobby and be voiceless in
these matters while great bodies OF
astute men seek to create an artificial
opinion and to overcome the interests
of the public for their private profit,
1t is thoroughly worth the while of the
people of this country to take lnowl-
edge Of this matter. Only public
opinion can check and destroy it.
Condition Becoming lntolerable.
"The Government in all its branches
ought to be relieved from this intoler.
able burden and this constant inter.
rrption to the calm progress of de.
bate. know that in this 1 am speak,
ing for the members of the two
houses, who would rejoice as much as
! would to be relieved from this un-
bearable situation"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30
Protection VIII prevail.

If all the world lived on the same
level; IL the Chinaman ate the same
food and wore the same clothes as the
American, a protective tariff would be
foolish and vicious thing. But this is
practical, not a theoretical, world.
The various peoples do not live on
the same level There is such a
thing as an American standard of lIv-
ing. Germany has another standard.
Italy another, and the countries of the
east still another.
The average man has been better
off in this country than the average
man in nearly any other country in
the world. That is the one big rea-
son why in the long run the United
States will continue to be protection
ist country. We may have occasional
political upsets like that of last No
vember Evils will creep into the tar
iff and schedules will get out of line
with prevailing conditions. But in
the end we will continue a protec-
ZIONIST country.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30
DUTY PLAIN
Republican Chance to Regain
Its Lost Prestige.
Must Recognize Trend of Progressive
Thought, Repudiate Corrupt Bosses,
and Select the Right
Leaders.

The holding of a convention by Sem
ator Cummins and his associates pre-
cipitates crisis in political affairs.
II another Republican convention,
controlled by the same elements that
controlled the last convention. con-
firms the action of its predecessor and
pledges the Republican party anew to
reaction and the extension of special
privilege, it will almost if not quite
end the Republican party.
Either the party will muster from
among those whose affection for the
historic past is shakable just
enough votes to insure continued Dem
ocratic rule, or else the voters who
have SO far stayed within the fold be-
cause of tradition and confidence of
eventual reform will pass over in a
body to the Progressive party and
there carry on the work of the old
Republican party which was interrupt
ed at the Republican convention In
1912.
If Republican convention can meet
and repudiate or ignore the unsavory
actions of last year. eliminate the cor
rupt possess, select upright leaders or
advanced thought, and dedicate itself
once more to the service of the nation,
1t will regain most If not all that 1t
lost in Chicago in 1912.
In that event the leaders who have
regenerated the Republican party and
the leaders who have established
Progressive party can take counsel to-
gether how best to promote the gen.
eral welfare.
The natural tendency OF multitudes
animated by the same purposes to
work together will be stronger than
the efforts of individuals to hold them
apart.
Advocates of progress, believers in
constructive legislation, in efficient ad-
ministration. Americans with the in
stinct of self-government, who believe
IN majority parties IN order to secure
sjoegty rule aa ol,ass<d ~ he rsas-,.
of'predominanr minorities, Will extend
good wishes to all honest attempts to
bring a majority of the people to
gether once more.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30

Murdcck and the Progressives have
laid emphasis on two facts il the pres
ent tariff controversy In the first
place, they are now generally recog-
nized as the true friends of tariff
commission. They contend-and no
one disputes what they say-that con-
gress can legislate intelligently only
when 1t has before it scientific in
formation collected by a nonpartisan
commissio I, and when the tariff Is
debated in the light of this informa-
tion schedule by schedule. and with
full opportunity for all parties to be
heard
In the second place. the Progress.
ives have attempted to saw, the best
o. the protective principles and to
restore it to American political life.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-30
DRIVES WITH DEAD LOVER.
Tragic Experience OF a Young Girl
After Being Held Up.

Toledo, O.-Driving a mile and a
half over dark road eight miles in
the country with her dead lover by
her side and with bullet in her own
body was the experience Sunday mid
night of Julia Probert. 16, daughter of
George Frobert, farmer. The girl
was driving with George Steele, 10,
when they were held up by foreigner,
who demanded money. Four shots
were fired, two of which took effect in
the breast of Steele, killing him almost
instantly. The robber escaped in the
woods.