davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-01
PROPOSED STEEL
MERGER OPPOSED
BY j. 6. BUREAU
Federal Trade Commission
Says II Is a Violation OF
the Law; Constitutes Un'
fair Competition.
nx the Associated Press.

washington, Aug. Sl,-The red
eral trade commission today issued
a formal complaint charging that
the proposed merger OF the MIA,
vale. Republic and Inland steel
comnanies was in violation or the
law in that it constituted an III
fair method of competition Inc
commissions decision was exactly
the reverse of that reached by the
fepartment of justice. which re-
gently informed congress that the
.nroposed combination was not IN
contravention of either the Wepp'
CLAYTON or the Sherman ANTITRUST
laws, but was in line with previous
action of the commission in issuing
a complaint against the Bethlehem-
I ,ackavanna merger, which mer-
ger, too, was declared by the attor-
new general to he as free OF unfair
trade practices" as the proposed
Midvale- Republic-Inland COMBINE
ton. g.,
In its complaint, the commission
named as respondents the MldVaIf
Steel and Ordnance company oil
Philadelphia, the Republic Iron
and steel company Of New York
and the Inland steel company OF
Chicago and allowed thirty days In
which to file answers, upon which
il was explained, will be deter
mined the issues Ito he tried out In
formal manners"
Eliminate Competition.
The complaint declared that the
+ IN hp1inNn
after preliminary investigation
that the proposed merger or con-
solidation Of the three competing
steel companies, (which will center
the control of some thirty-five cor.
porations in one group. will elimi'
nate competition between the com
panies, lessen competition and re-
strain trade and tend to create
monopoly on iron and steel prod
ucts in interstate commerce" Thi'
condition, it was averred would b.
felt particularly in Pennsylvania
Ohio West Virginia, Kentucky
Michigan and Illinois.
Commissioner Van Fleet, WHIT
dissented from the majority deci
sion, reserved the right to file ;
memorandum setting forth his rea
sons.
Chairman Gaskill in a forma
statement accompanying the com
plant, explained his vote by ana
lying the various antitrust law
and setting forth in detail the scoop
of authority vested in the fedora
trade act. The case at issue, h,
said, "llte that of the complain
against the Bethlehem -Lacka
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-01
THREE OPTIONAL 4.
PLANS PROVIDED
IN BONUS BILL
Continued from Page One.


could not exceed 20 per cont of
the adjusted service credit in
creased by % per cent, plus inter-
est at 4 1-2 per cent from the date
of the certificate to the date of
the loan.
Repayment of Loans.
The veteran would repay the
loan upon an amortization plan
by means of a fixed number of an
nual installments sufficient to COW
er interest on the unpaid principal
at the rate OF 1-2 per cent and
such amount of the principal as
would eXtinguish the debt within
an agreed period not exceeding the
life of the certificate. f.
If veteran failed to make any
payment when due, the secretary
of the treasury at any time prior
to the maturity Of the certificate
would cancel the note and restore
the certificate to the veteran upon
receipt of all installments in ar
rears, together with interest at a
IL per cent, compounded annual
ty on each such installment from
the time when due.
In the event of the death of the
veteran before the maturity Of the
loan, the loan and note would be
| cancelled and the government
would pay to the beneficiary named
by or to the estate of the veteran
the face value of the certificate
less the principal and interest on
the government loan.
The certificate of veteran
would be cancelled only in case he
failed to redeem it before its ma
turity or If he failed to make any
payments when due and such de-
| fault continued to his death.
Land settlement Option
The land settlement aid option
of the house bill has been stricken
out and the Smlth-MeNa recla-
nation bill substituted. Under
that bill tho veterans would, be
given preference in employment on
reclamation projects and in OBJ
tanning .homesteads on land re-
claimed. They would be re-
quired. however, to pay for such
| homesteads without further gov
| ernmental aid at the same footing
as other homesteaders. Settlement
should he open to all veterans of
the world war, the Spanish-Ameri-
can war and the Philippine insur-
rection and irrespective OF whether
they had received any compensa-
ton from the government under
the bonus bill or other legislation.
The veterans choice among the
options proposed would be made
by application filed with the secre-
tary of war IL he were in service
or his last service were with the
military forces; or with the secre-
tary of the navy il he were serv-
ing in, or his last service were with
the naval forces. Such application
might be made at any time after
the passage OF the bill and would
have to be made personally by the
veterans except in the case OF
physical or mental incapacity, III
| which event it would be made by
such representative of the veteran
and in such manner as the secre-
tary of war and the secretary OF
the navy might jointly by regula'
tion nreSCribe, -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-01

Opposing any protection against
Australian wool and New Zealand
lamb and Latin American hides
but levying a tribute on everything
the farmer and the ranchman have
to buy in the way of clothing ana
machinery and fencing and 1000
and hous hold utensils under a
protection Of from rs per cent to
1000 per cent. Supporters OF TINS
law want the manufacturer TO DC
able to sell his goods at nome
331-3 per cent higher than he Will
sell the same goods abroad"
Mr.. Hayden deplored the ruin OF
the league Of nations because OF
Jealous partisan opposition"
on state affairs MIR. Hayden be-
gan by saying:
The republican convention OF
1920 copied the democratic state
platform that year almost word fol
word, and went before the people
with the pledge that they woulc
carry out. if elected, all that the
democrats promised. Some OF tht
promises We're kept half-heartedly
most of them were completely
| ignored"
Taxes Have Mounted.
Mr.. Hayden said that under re-
publican control taxes have mount
ed about 400 per cent. He blamed
extravaganza on the part of the re
/ publicans for heavy expenses ant
Y unbearable taxes. Mr., Hayden sale
that cutting the schools Will no
be of benefit. for education is nm
portant and states spending thu
| largest sums for education are tn,
most prosperous states. upoi
lroads and schools, he said, depend
the future of New Mexico. But
he continued. the people have
right to know what becomes of tn,
SIS, 100000 a, year they pay II
taxes, and whether it is wisely ant
honestly used,
An equitable system of assess
ment and taxation. is badly needed
by the state, the speaker said Il
! criticising tax dodgers.
Educational Institutions.
1.-The stamp of public disapprova
must be placed" he declared, mos
emphatically, under the effort tina
has been made to make our educa
tional institutions dumpin
ground for broken-down politician
masquerading as educators. For
tunately for this state our institu
tons of higher learning are gener
ally free from the charge OF parti
san politics. Can this be said Q
the Normal university at Las We
gas?"
Mr.. Hayden said there Is nee
for a bipartisan audit of Ne,
Mexico's books. SO that the "peopl
may see what Is on the inside" II
briefly mentioned the state treas
urer's office and the departmer
of education. saying, 1--WE have ha
glimpses into the way the depart
ment of education and the treas
urer's office have been~run."
Mr.. Hayden asserted that tn
keynote speaker at the meeting
New Mexico republican women
this city a few days ago had cor
demned corrupt politics and bos'
ism. He said this was roper. bl
that the tragedy of the matte
was that the women, in spite
this note of progress, had laid plar
to perpetuate the system and to r.
tain in power those who are RI
sponsible for 1t"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-01
STATE CONVENTION OF
DEMOCRATS UNDER WAY
500 DELEGATES HERE
Continued from Page One.

deserves great credit for the pas
sage of the federal reserve banking
act, and denied that to Sena-,
tor Aldflch, a republican, goes the
credit of the legislation. The Aid
rich plan. Mr.. Hayden said, would
have created a private central
bank, and the result would have
been a dominance by capital.
Mr.. Hayden commended the
democratic party for the creation
of the federal trade commission
and the federal farm loan board.
The speaker said that under the
democratic administration recently
ended, the American farmer re-
eeived the largest returns for his
labor and on his invested capital;
the American laborer had his full
est dinner pail and received his
highest pay; the American business
man made his largest profits; the
American stakeholder received his
highest dividends; the American
flag was restored TO the seas and
a great American merchant ma
rine was created; the greatest
banking system ever known was
created; AMERICAS wealth was
made to bear it's just proportion
OF. taxation, for the first time; the
American navy reached its highest
state of efficiency; Americas for
eign trade reached its highest fig
ure; America became the great
creditor nation of the world.
America enjoyed the greatest gen.
eral prosperity; the American ma
ton became the greatest influence
for good and reached its highest
peak Of leadership in international
affairs wherein the object was the
liberation of the human spirit from
domination of monarchy and caste
rule.
High Cost of Living.
Mr.. Hayden said the democratic
party had been criticised for the
high cost of living that prevailed
during a. large part of its incum-
bency. "But we had the money
with which to pay the price," said
Mr.. Hayden. How many of us
would be glad, now, to return tc
the date of high prices and plen'
ty of money!"
ut has taken all that the coun.
| try could have during eight years
of democratic prosperity" Mr.
Hayden continued, 'and all, tina,
the country has been able to bor-
row, to weather the storms of two
years OF republican adversely, an6
the storm has not passed yet"
AssalIs Tariff Law.
Mr.. Hayden assaulted the propos
ed republican tariff law as unfair
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-01

wanna combination, if OF para
mount importance to The parties in
volved and to the public"
lie cited the decision Of the at
torney general. but explained that
while MrA Daugherty averred the
mergers could not. be construed as
violations of the Sherman law. he
had refrained from expressing
opinion as to the application of the
federal trade action. The distinc-
ton, the chairman added, was not
clear to the General public. nor yet
to the Whole of the legal fraternity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-01
19-YEAR-OLD FORMER
CADDY IS OPEN LINKS
GOLF CHAMP OF U. S

Toledo, o.. Aug Eddie
Held, 10 years old, former caddy
at the Forest Park course in st,
Louis and not much taller than
the driver with which he sends the
ball an average of 275 yards
straight down the fairway. today
, 1922-08-30

more, either. But let me make one
thing plain. No man, told to 90 back
by me, V er has q chance to be told
again. This amt your cities-up here.
There amt any policemen on every
corner. The woods are big. and all
kinds of things can happen In them
and be swallowed up-as l swallow
these leaves in my hand"
His great arm reached out with
incredible power and seized a hand
full of leaves of a nearby shrub. 1t
seemed to Bruce that they crushed
like fruit and stained the dark skin.
I've already decided. I'm going
on"
Once more they stood, eyes meeting
eyes on the trail, and Simon's face vas
d%arkening with passion. Bruce knew
that his hands were c%lenching. and
his W muscles punched and made
ready to resist any kind of attack.
But Simon didn't strike. He laughed
instead-a simple deep note of utter
and depthless scorn. Then he drew
back and let Bruce pass on up the
road.
, 1922-08-30

Needle Trail. 1t leads from behind N.
cabin"
He tried to emerge from the dra.rn
like mists that had enveioped him
How far is it?" he asked her steodur
ITO the end of Pine-Needle Trail.
she rocked again. ciutched for one n,
his brown hands, and pressed If Ina.
tween hers.
Then she raised it to her dry Iins
Bruce could not keep her from If. Ana
after an instant more he did NOT NJ.
tempt to draw 1t from her embrace In
the darkness of that mountain Cabin
in the shadow of the eternal pines no
knew that some great drama of human
life and love and hatred was behind
the action; and he knew with a knowl.
edge unimpeachable that it would ba
only insolence. for him to try further
to resist 1t. Its meaning went too
deep for him to see; but 1t filled him
with a great and wondering awe.
Then he turned away. up the Pine
needle Trail. Clear until the deenor
forest closed around him her voice stIIl
followed him-a strange croaking in
the afternoon silence. "At last" no
heard her crying. SAT last, at last"
, 1922-08-30
CHAPTER v

The dawn revealed a narrow road
along the bank of Deer creek-a
brown little wanderer which, winding
here and there. did not seem to know
exactly where it wished to go. Bruce
didn't know which direction to take,
whether up or down the creek.
He gave the problem a moments
thought. "Take the road up the
Divide" Barney Wegan had said; and
at once Bruce knew that the course
lay up the creek, rather than down.
A divide means simply the high places
between one watershed and another,
and of course Trails End lay some-
where beyond the III of the stream.
The creek itself was apparently a
sub-tributary of the Rogue. the great
river to the south.
Bruce was in a mood to be delighted,
these early morning hours. He was on
the way to Linda a dream was about
to come true. The whole adventure
was of the most thrilling and Joy
Gus anticipations. He did not feel
the load of his heavy suitcase. 1t
was nothing to his magnificent young
strength.
The sun rose higher. and be began
to feel its power. The sweat came
out on his bronze face, but he never
felt better In his life. There was but
one great need, and that was break
fast.
A man of his physique feels hunger
quickly. The sensation increased In
Intensity, and the suitcase grew cor
respondingly heavy. And all at once
he stopped short In the road. The
impulse along his nerves to his leg
muscles was checked, like an cleo
tric current at the closing of a switch,
and an instinct of unknown origin
struggled for expression within him.
In an instant he had it. He didn't
| know whence it came. It was moth
ing he had read or that any n had
told him. 1t seemed to be rather the
result of some experience In his own
immediate life, an occurrence of so
long & that he had forgotten It. He
suddenly knew where he could find
his breakfast. He sat his suitcase
down, and with the confidence of a
man who hears the dinner call in his
own home, he struck Off into the
thickets beside the creek bed. In
stinct-and really, after all, instinct
is nothing but memory-led his steps
true.
He glanced here and there, moi ever
wondering at the singular fact that
he did not know exactly what manner
of food he was seeking. In a mo
ment he came to a growth of thorn
covered bushes, a thIcket that only
, 1922-08-30

now had began to grow in the east.
1t widened. The light grew. The
night wind played one more little
game between the tree trunks and
slipped away to the Home of Winds
that lies somewhere above the noun
tains. The little night sounds were
slowly stilled.
Bruce closed his eyes. mot knowing
why. His blood was leaping in his
veins. An unfamiliar excitement, al
most an %exultation, had come upon
him. BE lowered his head nearly to
his hands that rested in his lap, then
waited a full five minutes nor
Then he opened his eyes. The
light had grown around him. His
hands were quite plain. Slowly. as
a man raises his eyes to a miracle.
he lifted his face.
The forest was no longer obscured
in darkness. The. great trees had
emerged, and only the dusk as of
twilight was left between. He saw
them plainly,-their symmetrical
forms, their declining limbs, their tall
tops piercing the sky. He saw them
, 1922-08-30

the she-bear knew how to penetrate.
But it was enough for Bruce just
to stand at its edges. The bushes
we're bent down with a load of de-
licious berries.
He wasn't in the least surprised. He
had known that he would find them.
Always, at this season of the year. the
woods were rich with them !; one only
had to slip quickly through the back
door-while the mothers eye was else
where-to find enough of them not
only to pack the stomach full but to
stain and discolor most of the face.
But 1t seemed to him that he reached
them easier than he expected. Either
the bushes were not so tall as he re
membered them, or-since his first
knowledge of them-his own stature
had increased.
When he had eaten the last berry
he could possibly hold. he went to
side a still pool, and the water was
cold to his lips. Then he rose at the
sound of an approaching motor car
behind him.
The driver-evidently a cattleman-
stopped his car and looked at Bruce
with some curiosity. He marked the
perfectly fitting suit of dark flannel,
the trim, expensive shoes that were
already dust-stained, the silken shirt
on which a juicy berry had been
crushed. "Howdy." the mar said after
the western fashion.
How do you do" Bruce replied.
'How far to Martins store?"
The man filed his pipe with great
care before he answered. Jump in
the car" he replied at last, land I'll
show you. I'm going up that way my
self"
, 1922-08-30
CHAPTER vi

Martins was a typical little noun
tain store. containing a small sample
of almost everything under the sun,
and built at the forks in the road.
Bruce entered slowly, and the little
group of loungers gazed at him with
frank curiosity.
Only one of them was OF a type
sufficiently distinguished so that
Bruce's own curiosity was aroused.
This was a huge, dark man who stood
alone almost at the rear of the build
ing-a veritable giant with savage.
bloodhound lips and deep-sunken eyes.
There was a quality in his posture
that attracted Bruce's attention at
once. No one could loes at hin and
doubt that he was a power in these
mountain realms.
He was dressed much as the other
mountain men who had assembled in
the store. He wore a flannel shirt over
his gorilla chest, and corduroy trou-
sers stuffed into high, many-seamed
riding boots.
The dark eyes were full upon
Bruce's face. He felt them-just al
IL they had the power of actual physic-
al impact-the instant that he was
inside the door. Nor was 1t the
ordinary DOL of careless speculation
or friendly interest. 1t was such that
no man, to whom self-respect is dear,
could possibly disregard. 1t spoke
clearly as words.
Bruce flushed, and his blood made
a curious little leap. He slowly
turned. His gaze moved until 1t rested
full upon the mans eyes 1t took all
of Bruce's strength to hold that gaze.
The moment was charged with q mys-
FERROUS suspense.
The strangers face changed too. He
did not flush, however. His lips curled
ever so slightly. revealing an instant's
glimpse of strong, rather well-kept
teeth. His eyes were narrowing too
and they seemed to come to life with
singular sparkles and glowings be-
between the lids.
"WelI?" he suddenly demanded.
Every man in the room-except one
started. The one exception was
on his nerve control, and he only con-
tlnueu TO STARE cOluly.
Are you the merchant" Bruce
asked.
mo, I amt" the other replied. "You
| usually look for the merchant behind
the counter"
There was no smile on the faces of
the waiting mountain men, usually to
be expected when one of their num-
Der achieves repartee on a tenderfoot.
Nevertheless, the tension was broken.
Bruce turned to the merchant.
"I would like to have you tell me-"
he said quite clearly. "the way to
Mrs. Ross cabin"
The merchant seemed to wait a long
time before replying. His eyes stole
to the giants face, found the lips
curled In a smile; then he flushed.
Take the left-hand road" he said
with a trace Of defiance In his tone.
ut soon becomes a trail, but keep
right on going up 1t. At the fork in
the trail you'll find her cabin"
How far Is 1t, pieaseT"
1.-TWO hours walk you can make
1t easy by four O'clock"
'"Thank you" His eyes glanced over
the stock of goods and he selected a
few edibles to give him strength for
the walk. "T1l leave my suitcase here
If I may" he said. and will call for
1t later" He turned to go.
wait just a minute" a voice spoke
behind him. 1t was a commanding
contemplating the expectations Of
obedience. Bruce half turned. simon
wants to talk to you" the merchant
explained.
, 1922-08-30
CHAPTER uI-continued.

"And why have you been so long
in telling me?"
When Dawes chief asked questions
In this tone. always came
quickly. They rolled so fast from the
mouth that they blurred and ran to-
gether. "Why, Simon-you amt been
where l could see you. Anyway, there
was nothin' we could have done"
'There wasn't, Ell? don't suppose
you eve thought that there's yet two
months before we can clinch this
thing for good, and young Folger
might say might-have kicking
about somewhere in his belongings
the very document we've all of us
years" Simon cursed-a single, fiery
oath. "But we are yelling before
we're hurt. 1t isn't worth a cussword.
Like as not. this Wegan will never
take the trouble to hunt him up. And
If he does-well. it's nothing t worry
about. either. There is one back door
that has been opened many times to
let his people go through, and it may
easily be opened again."
Dawes eyes filed with admiration.
Then he turned and gazed out through
the window. Against the eastern sky,
already wan and pale from the en-
croaching dawn, the long ridge of a
mountain stood in vivid int startling
silhouette. The edge of it was Curl
ously jagged with many little upright
points.
There was only n person who
would have been greatly amazed by
that outline of the ridge; and the
years and distance had obscured her
long ago. This was a teacher at an or
phanage in a distant city, who once
had taken a crude drawing from the
hands of a child. Here was the original
at last. 1t was the same ridge.
covered with pines. that little Bruce
had drawn.
, 1922-08-30

within him. The great calm that is,
after all. the a~ll-peryading quality of
the big pines came over him. Bruce
was rather tremulous and exultant as
he crept softly up the trail.
1t was the last lap of his Journey.
At the end of the trail he would find
Linda! And 1t seemed quite fitting
that she would be waiting there,
where the trail began. in the widest
heart of the pine woods. He was
quite himself once more-carefree,
d~elighting in all the little manifesto
tions of the wild life hat began TO
stir about him.
His delight grew upon him. II was
a dream coming true. Always, 1t
seemed to him, he had carried in his
mind a picture of this very land, a
sort of dream place that was a real.
ity at last. He had known Just how
1t would be. He had always known
how the pine shadows would fall
across the carpet of needles. The
trees themselves were the same grave
companions that he had expected, but
his delight was all the more because
of his expectations.
As the trail climbed higher, the
sense Of wilderness became more
pronounced. Even the trees seemed
larger and more majestic. and the
glimpses of the wild people were
more frequent. The birds stopped
their r~attle-brained conversation and
stared at him with frank curiosity.
The grouse let him get closer before
they took to cover.
The hours passed. The trail grew
DINNER. Now it was just a brown
serpent in the pine needles, colllng
his way and that-but he loved every
foot of 1t. It dipped down to a little
stream, of which the blasting sun of
summer had made only a succession
of shallow pools. Yet the water was
cold to his lips. And he knew that
little brook trout-waiting until the
fall rains should make a torrent of
their tiny stream and thus deliver
them-were gazing at him while he
drank.
BY a queer pounding OF his blood
Bruce knew that he was In the high
attitudes He had already come six
miles from the cabilI The hour was
about six-thirty; in two hours -rnre
1t would be too dark to make his way
at all.