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The evening world., 1922-10-26

Nobody had made any preparation
for a demonstration following the
presentation of the Governors name.
But there was 40 need for II, The
I5, 900 people in the hall attended to
all the details
The members OF the New York
delegation sat in stunned surprise
when the entire assemblage got up
and began to cheer and wave fags.
Somebody grabbed up the New Jersey
standard and started a parade around
the foor. Soon every standard was
in line. without any lessening Of
sound the demonstration continued
for thirty-one minutes. II wac the
only large genuine expression OF ad-
mirat'.,n for candidate OF the con-
vention. There was another short
demonstration later when Mrs, Lillian
SIRE Of New York in 81 conding Al
Smiths nomination. said:
1--WE hired no band and we brought
no boosters. All we brought is the
record of a Ireat man. a great Demo-
crat and a true patriot"
When the time came for the Demo-
mats OF the State Of New York &c
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without a fight; that no real effort
has been made to apprehend these des-
peradocs?"
MY. no." exclaimed Prentice.
Several of the men threatened went
to the police. The police put their best
men on the case for weeks. but so far
as | know they never discovered i
worth while clue"
What happened to those men who
resisted?" inquired Forester.
They either finally acceded to the
demands, or were found dead. That is
why l warned you to pay or say
nothing. Remember, Bob, you have
been away for a long period, while I
have stayed on right here in the city
greater part of the time l know eX-
actly what has transpired in this
matter; l speak from actual expert
ence."
"EXperience?" questioned Forrest
er, noting something significant in
the stress which Prentice laid on his
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thing really ought TO be done. II thee
men are allowed to prey upon wea1t.
in this mysterious way, there is 6l
limit to the harm which they mad
accomplish. Why, just think of III
Unmolested, they might become boldel
and bolder, and by steadily levyinl
this secret toll, practically ruin ever
wealthy man In Chicago" EN
Well" returned Prentice, pre-
bly, sooner or later the police will o.
them. So far as l am concerno1
however, 1 would pay over the monc|
at any time rather than have anothc
experience such as the one 1 describo|
to you. IL you want to hire detec
tives, Bob, or stir up the police as
did, do so by all means, but in "a
mean time take my advice and pay th
money" r
At this moment an attendant az
preached, informing Forester that h
was wanted on the telephone. Excu9
ing himself to Prentice, Forests
went to the telephone to find that b,
mother was calling him
Son" she said, "Mr. Nevins IL
met with a serious accident. JOSEPH
inc and l are going over to see NJ b
Nevns. She has just telephone
asking us to call and stay with q
the rest of the day; SO we shall &
be home to dinner. 1 wanted you Z
know so you would not worry abb
US"
'All right, Mother" replied Ed
roster. 'I'll phone the house latt
and If Charlie is going to be in t1|
evening I'll run over and bring y
home. Goodby."
The Nevins family and his own In
been close friends for years. tn
friendship was about to be turrt
into relationship through the recent
announced engagement Of Forrestef'
sister, Josephine, to Charles Nevius
the bankers son.
Forester hung up the receiver a
returned to the lounging room to E.
join Prentice. AS he crossed the ron
he saw that Prentice was read
one of the sensational evening papa
for even from a distance Forreal
could read the glarlng headlines:
FRIENDS OF THE POOR"
COMMIT NEW MURDER
Prentice held the paper out
Forester to see when the young nqs
Joined him, with the remark. "Erl
IDENTIFY you did not get the first war;
ing of the season, Bob, as though
Here's man who received a moth
two weeks ago, and assumed the n
titude that you did this afternoo
toward this mysterious band"
"Who was he?" VIZ
George Nevins, the banker"
George Nevins!" repeated Forr81
ter. aGhast at the news.
Yes, old George Nevins-the tiEn1
est man in Chicago. I'll wager b
fought as hard as any one could. nf
see what happened!' Prentice pau
a moment, then added, impressiveII
do you still want to fight?"
Harder than ever now!" asserto
Forester.
This was bringing It very close
home. Forester wanted to be aloh
to think it over, so he gave his tel
phone call as an excuse, and tdt
leave of Prentice.
Failure to comply means deatlfl
quoted Prentice, warningly, as Foi
roster turned TO go.
Continued To-Morroy.)
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words aloud:
In Jasper Lane two hundred feet west
OF Sheridan Road you win see "A great
oak tree on The eft side. Before mid
night Saturday place $4,000 In the
opening you wall lind in this tree.
Failure to comply means death. BE
warned!
FRIENDS OF THE POOR.
'On the other Side" declared For
rester, 1--WE lived and trampcd and
fought with spies and informers at our
elbows Enemy agents. ready to turn
a dastardly trick at any moment, were
on every hand. Though conditions
were just ripe for them sooner or later
we spotted them-practiCally every
one. DO you mean to tell me that here,
in peaceful, law-abiding city, with
trained police and intelligent detec
tives, we can't run down "A blackmail-
ing crew like this one?''
That is exactly what has hap
pened," said Prentice.
And you want me to believe that
every one of the victims has given up
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Robert Forester Gets Demand
to Leave $4,000 in Secret
Hiding Place or Forfeit
His Life.
NOTE SIGNED FRIENDS OF THE POOR. 1"
Others Who Have Received SINH
lar Notes Have Either Given
the Money or Paid With
Their Lives.

and had taken active part in the com
pletion of several big railroad projects
before the great war.
When the United States entered the
war he at once enlisted and went to
France as an army engineer. He had
been home now for several months
and was planning to resume work in
his profession at the first opportunity.
The financial ard business cCndtion
of the country did not favor large
construction work at this time, 30 he
was still lingering in Chicago. spend
ing much of his time at the club,
where he could keep in close touch
with some of the sighted and in
fluential men who planned and made
possible the big undertakings whTAh
would give him the opportunity he
sought.
His companion and confidapt Of the
moment. Frederick Prentice was past
middle age. The possessor Of large,
inherited wealth. he was totally un-
like the younger and more energetic
man. lie had never entered bus ness,
and the only times he ever conde-
scended to visit n business Office were
occasioned by infrequent plinges into
speculation through "a broker friend,
or the necessity of calling on his
lawyer.
In his easy-going, well-financel
existence he had had few problems
or worries. To Prentice the easiest
way out was the logical course.
Forester knew this as well as ony
man. and was therefore little inclined
to heed the well meant advice which
Prentice was giving him--to yield
without n murmur to the outragcC us
and exorbitant demand that had been
made upon HIM,
The young man opened the clenchCd
hand in which he had crushed the
warning message when making his
vehement declaration. He smoothed
out the offending paper on his knGe
and glared at threading again the
words that enraged him more Zach
time he studied them. The messdl;e
was crudely hand printed on n square
Of ordinary wrapping paper such as
can be found in any store. At the
top was the rough drawing OF n
human skull. Forester read the
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last words.
Young man." said Prentice, shak-
ing a finger at Forester, you may
have had a wider experience with
some angles to life than l have had.
On the other hand, possess the
calmer judgment that comes with ad-
vancing years. And l know more
about this situation than you do.
advise you to draw $4,000 from that
ample bank account of yours, put it
in that tree before midnight Satur-
day, and consider yourself lucky to
get off so easily"
"Tll not do it," declared Forester
Prentice extended his hand. Let
mo see that paper, Bob" he re-
quested. The paper was handed over
and Prentice studied 1t carefully
Yes" commented Prentice, slowly,
as he handed back the message. 1T
is unquestionably from the same peo-
pie. That is a duplicate of the warn
ing which received"
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a7N4ET1Qe Secret Toll
1MMaEMSS9Sst o7a b Paul dnd N1capel IlOrne.
SSS%aS@[l nI1SkEaEss5 e. WI e yohr7stone

regarding 1t, although I did not take
1t quite so seriously. AS a matter of
fact, I regarded ie as a joke, until a
few days later a second warning
came in the mail.
81 had. OF course. destroyed the
first warning, but the second / took
TO the police and laid the matter be-
fore them. They arranged with me to
try to trap these people. The night
that my time expired l took dummy
package and placed 1t in that tree.
The police kept watch in the woods
all night without seeing or hearing
any one. In the morning they found
the package still in the tree, but at
tached to It was a note stating that
these people were not to be fooled,
and allowing me three days in which
to pay or take the consequences.
For two weeks after that the po-
lice watched the tree. and a detective
accompanied me wherever ! went.
There was no attack upon me, and
the police assured me that it was un-
doubtediy the practical joke Of some
friend. They withdrew my detective
guard and ! thought the matter had
crded.
"a few days later. however, as I
was returning home along the North
Shore in my car one night, a figure
leaped upon each running board. They
wore long black hoods with nothing
save their eyes visible through OPEN
ings cut in the hoods. These men
pointed revolvers at me and ordered
me to stop. They said that they rep.
resented the Friends of the Poor
and told me that the time had come
TO pay the penalty for not complying
with their demands. You can imag-
inc my state of mind. l saw that the
matter was really serious and not n
practical joke after all. l told them
that 1 had thought it joke, and
pleaded with them. They finally al
lowed me to go upon my promising
TO place the money in the tree the fol-
lowing evening.
After drawing the money from the
bank l informed the police about my
adventure and they arranged to watch
the tree again that night. l placed the
money in the tree and although five
detectives remained all night only a
lilIlc ulSIduCt away lIlSy llShlh anu
saw nothing. In the morning the
money was gone!
During the last summer several
other wealthy men received demands
for money. SO far as have knowledge
of the matter, they either paid tho
money or were later found dead. With
the first fall of snow the activities OF
this band ceased. A detective detailed
to the case told me he thought they
had stopped operations because of the
snow. When they approached the tres,
he explained, they would naturally
leave tracks in the snow, in that way
giving some hint to the police. l was
inclined to believe, on the other
hand, that they had obtained all the
money they wished. or else had con-
Cluded that the police were aroused to
such an extent that it would be dan
Gerous to keep on. This notice to you,
however, seems to indicate that the
detective with the snow theory was
pretty nearly right. Probably this
warning to you is the beginning of an
other war to be waged upon the
wealthy men of the city this summer. d"
"Your story is certainly interesting,
Prentice" said Forester, but some
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CHAPTER !.
The Toll ls Exaeted.

The Toll ls ESacted.
IlR'M damned If l give up a cent!
- IN die flr't'"
You very likely will.
Others have. To refuse these
people Is the first step toward sui
eide"
but are the police so impotent that
a gang like this one can operate un.
molested right under their very
noses7'
THE police are efficient in ordi-
nary cases. These people. however,
operate mysteriously. So far, the po-
lice have been helpless"
The two men who thus discussed
n criminal clique which was extorting
money from prominent and wealthy
citizens were seated In an exclusive
Michigan Avenue club. From their
deeply upholstered leather chairs they
looked out across the busy street, with
Its hundreds of automobiles and
strolling pedestrians, to the green
lawns and leafing .rees of Grant
Park. awakened into renewed life by
the soft breezes ard warm sunshine
OF early June.
To the first speaker, Robert For
rester. lately returned from army ser.
vice In Europe, and familiar with the
privations, struggles and horrors OF
the great war, II seemed ridiculous
that band OF criminals could en-
danger life in the heart of this bust
ling, crowded, well-policed city. Yet
the threat was in his hand. and his
older and presumably wiser compan.
ion assured him that they could make
good the threat.
Robert Forester was a yC'ing man
of thirty-tall, dark ard broad
shouldered; his face deeply tanned by
long army service. AS member OF
an old and wealthy family. OF which
he was the sole male survivor and
head. Forester might have followed
the path selected by many OF his hoy
hood chums and spent his life in the
pursuit of pleasure or more or less
indifferent occupations. He had
chosen, however, to become civil
engineer; was graduated Will. horors.
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HOW the Governor Laid DOlUi
Public Life and Took Up
the Work of Business
Executive.
ErecUtiUe.

Phoenix Natlopal Bank and took up
the study of law at night.
The younger Riordan found that he
could not forsake the business he was
reared in--the pun was accidental. In
1917 he had accumulated stake by
his own efforts and bought out the
Monahan Express Company from an
old friend, Tom Monahan. In 1919
Jim Riordan had attained such prom
lnence as u truckman that he was
approached with u proposition to form
a big trucking combination.
OBJECT OF THE NEW oRGAN''
ZATION.
The object, aside from accumulat-
,ug profits 10y economy of operation,
was to reduce the number Of trucks
on the streets and thus relieve con-
rostion. to introduce up-tO-dats
methods in the business, to utilize
more working hours by moving varI-
ous heavy products such as coal at
night and to formulate some zoning
system that would reduce damaging
overlapping of effort.
Riordan tackled the combination Job
and got twenty-three trucking com
panies to join in forming the United
States Trucking Corporation. The
concern went into business as a cor
poration in January, 1920, and the
next day ii showed.
To be more explicit, the new truck
ing corporation, on its second day Of
existence. collided with the great 1920
blizzard, which tied up railroads, made
most OF the streets impossible for
weeks and made all movement OF
wheeled vehicles difficult until early
in May.
To give service with a brand new
organization under such circum-
atances was considerable Of . lob
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Did you get one too2" exclaimed
Forester.
"a year ago-just about this time"
divulged Prentice. I'm fact, so far as
l know, | was the first man upon
whom the demand was made. When
l went to the police about it they
claimed that it was the first time
anything of the kind had come to
their attention"
TEL me about it, Prentice" urged
Forester.
II will" agreed Prentice. After
you have heard my experience you
will realize more fully why l have
told you to pay and say nothing.
"As l said before, it was just about
this time last year that duplicate
of that notice was fastened to my
front door with a knife. \ maid
found it when she went TO bring in
the morning paper. and presented it
to, me at the breakfast table. | had
much the same feeling that you have
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Jim Riordan did it. One of his ak
mplishments was to bring prlf
paper for newspapers to New Yor
by truck from Albany when the "a.
roads were tied up. lie handled Iao,
of the print paper moved during thi
period.
The first few months Of operatN
placed a great strain upon the equil
ment, management and capital OF n
twenty hours a day and ulthous
only thirty eight years old at II
time accumulated crop of gray hn
on a head that had never Zero
shown Il streak of silver He Ia
and the financial interests I'm the O.
poratiOn saw that the job of handf
a trucking business that had been f,|
10y twenty three different orga dis
tions was too much for one man.
WHY RloRDAN FIXED upo
AL SMITH.
Riordan and Al Smith had "a
twenty years before and they had b
come firm friends. In the 1918 can
paign Riordan had taken an acff'
part in AIS behalf. But the nanIf
Al Smith as that OF the man to aha
the responsibility of running a
United States Trucking Corpel4II|
had not occurred 20 Riordan anl i
associates until Al was renonllnall
for Governor in the primary q lo2
Many other names had been cbnsi
cred and rejected. f
There's our man." said Riorda
''He was born in the trucking bus
ness. II he is interested in it--aS
he is likely to be, from my expor
ence-he would be an ideal exsrl
tive" ~
Econtlnusd To'MorrOM.I
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Continued TO'MorrOw.I
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select a standard bearer in 1920 the
sentiment for the denomination Of Al
smith was unanimous. As soon as
the result Of the election was known
he made arrangements to go into
business. But before his retirement
he experienced one other surprising
demonstration OF the affection in
which he is held in Albany
The outgoing Governor shared with
the incoming Governor the tribute of
the great crowds that assembled for
that occasion. II is reported that
Gov. Miller, at one stage of the pro-
ceedings remarked to his predecessor:
Governor, this appears TO DC your
show"
THE GOVERNOR GOES INTO
BUSINESS.
Al o'clock in the morning OF Jan.
3, 1921, Al Smith sat down AT q desk
In the Offices of tho United States
Trucking Corporation 10 take up tho
duties OF Chairman OF the Board OF
Directors and general executive hend
OF the h'Slncss, Tho money he had
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G-N The fourth Ward Boy Who Become Governor 4
w neRntmesqefeSbyo ASm1h by Martin Green. Y
The Only Man Whose Name Called
Out a Real Demonstration
in the San Francisco
Convention.

IN the 3oh day of June ten candidates for the Presidency
j placed in nomination. 1t was one of the most
reSome proceedings ever perpetrated succession OF
dull platitudnouS talks and forced demonstrations by paid
claqueS until, the shades of night falling Bourke
Cochran took the platform TO nominate AL Smith.
The Governor left the hall and went to his hotel as Mr.
Cochran began his speech The veteran Tammany orator was
good form and his speech devoted to history of the rise
of Al Smith from fish market to the GovemorShp OF New
York, was the bright spot in gloomy day.
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AIS first big business adventure.
james j. Rtordan's father was
west side truclSmau and young Jim
spent his boyhood and youth around
the stables, During the summer va.
cation he drove ono OF his fathers
trucks, this continuing until he was
graduated from Manhattan College in
1902 and went into the Chatham a
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taken out OF tho shcrir's ONCE had
been eaten into by tho high costs "
living in Albany IN 1919 ana 1877,
lie had put In two strenuous years,
tllcd with strain and no small meas
uro OF disappointment and was urged
Ly his family 10 take II vacation
NO." no said, Il feel like going
10 work"
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How Al Smith came to bc coy
nccted with the United States Truck
ms Company is a story in itself The
fucts about II were obtained from
James J. Riordan, President OF the
oompuny, product Of the lower west
side,
II Ii generally assumed In Now
York that Al Smith went into the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-29

titled check or checks drawn on an in
corporated bank or trust company and
payable to e. l.. Johnson, County Treas
urer, for two per centum of the amount
of bonds bid for, to secure the County
against any loss resulting from the fail
ure of the bidder to comply with the
terms of his bid.
Said bonds will be delivered to the sue
cessful bidder or bidders and must be
accepted and paid for on August 10th.
1922. at Eleven o'clock A. M. daylight
Saving Time), at the office of the County
Treasurer, Atlantic City, n. j., unless a
subsequent date shall be mutually agreed
upon between the purchaser and the
County Treasurer.
The validity of the bonds will be APP
proved by Messrs. Clay & Dillon of New
York City. a duplicate original of whose
opinion will be furnished to the purchaser
without charge.
For further Information apply to f.. A.
Higbee, County Solicitor, Atlantic City,
n. J.
By order of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Atlantic.
Dated, July 24th, 1922.
SAMUEL WINTERBOTTOM,
Chairman of Finance Committee.
e.. A. HIGBEE,
County Solicitor.
ENOCH L. JOHNSON.
County Treasurer.