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on similar show, it would have been |
raided by the police.
But instead the Policemen's Octette,
eight singers from mayor Dever's po.
lice department were there, with the
compliments of the mayor and the |
chief of pelice, as part Of the pro-
gram.
They Waited Patiently.
The thousands of bankers, most of |
them little fellows from the outlying
towns, the kind that make up the back
bone of the Ku Klux Khan, that or
ganize the rope parties when labor or
ganizers come to town, that are re-
sponsible for lynching bees, not only
against Negro workers in the South,
btu against all radical workers every
where.
The eats went on tap in the huge !
banquet room at ten o'clock, with a !
special orchestra. And it was at mid
night that the lights were dimmed
and the graceful dancer slipped out
but against all radical workers every
from LaSalle Street as we'll as the
little fellows from "the sticks" leaned
forward.
They want more Light.
More light" yelled these pillars of
capitalist society, all of them mem
bers, without doubt, of their Christian
churches back home, as the dancer
writhed and wriggled, always swaying
back and forth, with the throbbing
music of the jazz band.
They howled and howled for more
and more until the dancer was carried,
almost in collapse, from the stage.
"This is the stuff" commented the
bankers, starting back to their wives
in ''the loop hotels, riding in the same
from the wings, as the big bankers
Pepper Likes 6ootlegger Supreme.
Characterizing Washington's most
famous bootlegger and expert in alu-
minum deals, secretary of the trea-
sury, Andrew Mellon, of Pittsburgh,
as "the leading citizen of Pennsyl-
vania," Senator George w. Pepper,
also of Pennsylvania, promised to
vote for the banking interests, in an
address before the American Associa-
ton of Bankers in the Auditorium
Theater yesterday.
Pepper, gray and sly as a hungry
| fox, manipulated a large vocabulary
of words which. boiled down, assured
the bankers, 81 will do your future
bidding" Pepper praised secretary
Mellon, millionaire banker and friend
Of rich tax-dodgers, and declared, Il
am sure we all have very affection
ate regard for him."
Pepper Backs National Bankers.
Pepper devoted most of his speech
o support of the measure designed
to improve the position of National
| banking" House Bill 1887. The Me-
Fadden Bill, upon which Senator Pep
per declared he voted favorably as
member of the senate committee on
banking and currency, aims to in
crease the power of the national
banks in outlying districts of cities
of over $4,000 population with a small
er capital than 100000 upon approx
al of the controller of currency and
regulates and limits branch banking.
1t simplifies procedure necessary for
consultations, and removes restric-
lions on real estate loans," Senator
Pepper stated.
The McFadden Bill enlarges the
power Of the national banks and cen
tralizes and strengthens the control
of the large bankers over Americas
finances. Senator Pepper, amid the
applause of the assembled plutocrats,
assured the bankers. Il now antici-
pate that | will vote for the McFadden
Bill in the senate" Pepper regretted
that in "In the rush of business in
cident to early adjournment, the bill
was not acted upon and is still pend
ing"
After taking time in passing to ex-
toll the boy scouts movement as
means of periodically bringing up the
boys of the country, Pepper proceeded
to earn the patronage of the bankers
by whooping it up for their pet
scheme for more control of Americas
finances.
after all, however" said the sena-
tor from the cossack state, ut is your
consensus of opinion that will be au.
thoritative because assume that you
take thot for all sorts and conditions
of men and banks and that you will
not willingly afflict or grieve any of
them
Under Bankers Influence.
my business is to educate myself
so as to be able to distinguish be-
tween measures framed in the inter
ests OF some and measures framed in