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THURSDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA. KANSAS, DECEMBER, 19. 1912
THURSDAY, EVENTS Q.
Om ie by Milwri at TWO CENTS
On trmlaa sa4 iwniUnli FIVE CENTS
THERE CAN'T BE
A MONEY TRUST
All the Banks in Christendom,
Says J. P. Morgan,
Cannot Control the World's
Circulating Medium.
DOES NOT FEEL HIS POWER
And Will "ot Admit That He
lias Much.
lie Prefers Combination to
Competition, He Declares.
Without Control One Can't Do
a Thing, He Says.
Washington, Dec. 19. "There could
be no money trust, all the banks and
all the money In Christendom could
not control money. The question of
control Is personal as to money and
credits," declared J. Pierpont Morgan
fj - Mh5lte,T,, for) m A-sna
Money Trut Investigating Committee in session. Left to right: Representatives MeMorran of Michigan, Hayes
of California, eeley of Kansas, Ouerasey of Maine, Pujo of Louisiana, (chairman) ; Dangherty of Mis
souri, Byrnes of South Carolina, Healtl of Delaware, and Samuel Untermyer, attorney for committee.
today to the house money trust in
vestigation committee.
The big financier was led up to his
answer by the questioning of Samuel
Untermyer, counsel for the commit
tee, who asked Mr. Morgan if "he did
not feel his vast power." Mr. Morgan
answered that he did not admit he
had vast power and did not feel it.
Once when the lawyer and the wit
ness got into a discussion of competi
tion and combination, Mr. Morgan
said :
"I'd rather have combination than
competition. I like a little competi
tion, but I like combination better.
Control is the Important thing; with
out it yo ucan't do a thing, but no one
man could monopolize money. One
man might get control of railroads
or merchandise but never money and
credit."
Mr. Morgan's declaration that
"there could be no money trust" was
emphasized by a vigorous bang with
his fist on the arm of his chair. The
financier testified as to the relations
of the house of Morgan with several
great corporations. Mr. Morgan testi
fied that he had approved the prices
at which the subsidiaries of the U. S.
Steel corporation were taken into the
big corporation. Mr. Untermyer ask
ed if he had not named the board of
directors of the steel corporation, but
Mr. Morgan only said that he might
have "decided who should not go on."
Joins In General Laugh.
His holdings of certain bank stock
he characterized as "not very much
above a million dollars," much to the
amusement of the committee and the
crowd which gathered to near his testi
mony. When a laugh went around the
financier joined in heartily. Once
when his voice got hoarse his daugh
ter, Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee, gave
him a throat tablet.
He agreed that through "voting
trusts." several of which existed in his
company, a few trustees could name
the directors who, in turn, would
name the officers of great interstate,
industrial or railroad corporations.
Mr. Morgan denied, however, that
he believed interlocking directorates
where two or three men held director
ships in several banks, trust com
panies or corporations could bring
about control and a unity of action.
He declared that without a majority
on the boards such men could not
dictate affairs or control the corpora
tions. The financier took direct issue with
Mr. Untermyer as to the opportunity
offered a few men to get control of
general banking conditions through
such participation as Morgan & Com
pany have on boards of directors of
the leading banks of New York.
Testimony In Detail.
The financier's lawyers R. v. Linda
bury, Joseph H. Choate, Delancey Nicol
and John C. Spooner held a whispered
conference as Mr. Morgan took the
stand and Mr. Untermyer counsel for
the committee began the examination.
"Can't you give the committee a
Ftatemcni of the deposits of your bank
ing firm in New York, as of November
1?" asked jmt. Untermyer.
Mr. Morgan approximated it at about
$100,000,000. He said he would furnish
a statement showing the figures. Mr.
Morgan said he and his partners were
directors in some of the interstate cor
porations that "have accounts with J.
K. Morgan and company." His counsel
agreed to furnish a list of these direc
torships. Mr. Morgan produced, in re
sponse to a question, copies of the fiscal
agreements between J. P. Morgan and
company and the New York Central
and the New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad companies.
Mr. Morgan said that there were no
other such agreements made by his
house. He said the firm acted as fiscal
agent , for other companies "by tacit
agreement." j
"You are acting for a number of
other corporations are you not includ
ing the U. S. Steel corporation?" sug
gested Mr. Untermyer.
"Yes, but that is by a resolution by
the board of directors of the steel cor
poration,' said Mr. Morgan.
As to other agreements whereby the
Morgan house became fiscal agents for
corporations he said they were "by
word of mouth, or by correspondence."
Xew York Central Agreement.
Mr. Untermyer read art of the New
York Central fiscal agreement by
which Morgan and company were made
sole bankers for the railroad. Mr. Mor
gan said he had been a director of the
New York Central- about 35 years. In
cluding fiscal agreement for the New
York Central T'nes were the Michigan
Central, Lake Shore and the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis rail
ways. Mr. Morgan said that some issues
of New "ork Central securities had
been made in the last ten years through
other bankers than his house.
"I can't recall any but I think there
were some," said he.
"In the last five years?"
"I don't remember of any. None that
I can recall just now." His firm he said
would furnish information on that
point. Mr. Morgan said the firm
handled "several hundred million" dol
lars worth of New York Central securi
ties and he thought that in the last
ten years those securities had all been
handled on a commission basis.
Mr. Morgan thought the New Haven
too, had issued securities not handled
by Morgan & Co. in the last ten years.
Mr. Untermyer read from the papers
furnished by Mr. Morgan the proposal
from the Morgan house accepted by
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TAFTTQPAHAMA
The President Will Eat Turkey
on the Isthmus.
Will Be Absent From Washing
ton Twelve Days.
Washington, Dec 19. The president
and Mrs. Taft and their invited guests
will leave Washington tonight for Key
West Fla., on the first leg of a flying
trip to Panama. The president and
his friends will eat their Christmas
turkey in the tropics, spend three days
inspecting the greatest engineering
feat in the world and Mr. Taft will
be back in Washington in time to
shake hands with a few thousand per
sons at his last New Year's reception.
The presidential party will be away
from Washington 12 days, four will be
spent on trains, five at sea and three
in Panama. It will be the president's
fifth visit to the zone and his first to
Florida. It will not be merely a pleas
ure trip for the president. He has de
termined to make Colonel George W.
Goethals, builder of the canal, gover
nor of the zone under the forthcoming
civil administration. He wishes to dis
cuss the organization of the force
which is to operate the canal after it
is opened with the governor-to-be. It
probably will be Mr. Taft's last visit
to the canal before the ships go
through.
HOW THERE ARE FOUR
Suffragettes
Plod on
Rain.
in Mud and
Peekskill, N. Y., Dec. 19. A steady
downpour greeted the quartette of
suffragette pilgrims when they pre
pared today to resume their march to
Albany with a message to Governor
Sulzer. They had before them a 16
mile walk to Fishkill, the longest
day's tramp of the journey thus far.
Mrs Olive Schultze, the official
scout of the expedition, who motored
to Albany and back, reported officially
today that she had found "much deep
mud." Nothing daunted, however,
"General" Rosalie G. Jones with her
two surviving followers, and Mrs. Jes
sie Stubbs. who rejoined the ranks last
night, said that it was "Albany, if it
takes all winter."
Kntertainment at a luncheon was
promised the marchers when they
reached Garrison today and in their
honor tonight the suffragettes of
Fishkill will give a reception. Busi
ness engagements forced Alphonse
Major, quartermaster" of the expe
dition to desert today and a farm
wagon replaced his automobile as a
baggage conveyance.
KANSAIi A VICTIM,
Moro Bullet Claims Captain John Wat
son of Marion.
Washington, Dec. 19. Captain John
Watson of the Eighth cavalry, station
ed at Augur barracks, Jolo, who was
killed by a Moro according to a cable
gram last night from Manila, prob
ably was from Marion, Kan., where
C. M. Watson was npiified.
MONEY DUE STATE
Coal Companies Pay Ho Atten
tion to Royalty Contracts.
Ho Funds Have Been Turned
Into State Treasury.
JOHN DAWSON TO FIND OUT
Attorney General Has Declared
War on Delinquents.
3fo Inspectors or Weighmasters
at the Mines.
Attorney .General John .S. Dawson
has declared war on the coal com
panies which have royalty contracts
with the state of Kansas, but have
neglected to turn any cash into the
state treasury. Dawson will insist that
these big, fat corporations pay up or
quit digging coal from under Kansas
soil.
Some years ago the state let a com
tract to certain coal companies, per
mitting them to mine the coal from
under the Kansas side of the Missouri
river and in certain territory in Atchi
son, Leavenworth and Wyandotte
counties. There was a deep, rich bed
of coal underlying this soil and the
coal companies began operations."
Probably the contracts were filed
away and forgotten. Around the
state treasurer's office there is a faint
and dim recollection that away back
sometime under someone else's admin
istration some such contract existed.
But as to its nature or the royalty
which the state was to receive or the
amount of coal that has actually been
removed from the ground in those
years, no one seems to have any de
finite knowledge. And so Dawson pro
poses to look for those contracts and
to collect the money to which the
state is entitled under its provisions.
There is apparently no way in which
to determine the amount of coal which
has actually been removed from the mines
under this contract; and if any money
is ever collected it will entirely be on the
admissions of the coal companies. No in
spectors or weighmasters were provided
at these mines by the state and the rich
contract of long ago was permitted, ap
parently, to go by default.
It is even possible, the attorney general's
office btlievf s, that these companies m:ght
have exceeded the limits in which they
WHY DOES THE MAN RUN?
Oh, because
were to confine their operations under the
provisions of this contract. No one knows.
No money on any coal contract has ever
been paid into the state, treasury under
the present administration. And now
Dawson believes there should be a good
many odllars due the state. The state
needs the money. And Dawson declares
he will try to get it or will know some
eood reason why the statist ails In making
the collection.
GAIN FOR HODGES
Recount on Register of Deeds
in Dickinson County
Gives Governor-Elect Big Lead
on Ballots .Rejected.
Abilene, Kan., Dec 19. In the con
test for register of deeds in this coun
ty, Tom Easter, Democrat, won the
contest over Mrs. B. C. Anderson.
Easter was elected on the face of the
returns by 57. In the final vote on
the contest in which only the rejected
ballots were counted, Easter had a
majority of 50.
The surprise was the Capper-Hodges
vote. Of the 58 ballots counted, out
of 200 thrown out, Hodges received
37 and Capper 21. Of the votes
thrown out Hodges had a big majority.
If all the ballotB cast at the last elec
tion in this county had been counted
Hodges would have increased his ma
jority 75. Most of the ballots thrown out
here were where voters had voted the
Republican ticket and then gone over
to vote for Hodges, then marked in the
sou ares in the Republican ticket.
Many Roosevelt ballots were thrown
out because a cross was made after
Roosevelt's name.
HAIMOOfiBS
Greek Military Aviators Bom
bard Fortress of Janina.
Many of the Principal Buildings
Seriously Damaged.
hail
Paris. Dec. 19. A veritaDie nan ui
bombs was thrown into the fortress of
Janina by the Greek military aviator,
Moutoussis and an accompanying com
rade, who yesterday flew over that
city in a biplane, according to official
advices received here. The bombs were
hurled down upon principal buildings,
to which they cauaed serious damage.
The population was terrorized.
WIHDlSCOinTODAY.
Otherwise It IS Ideal Weather
Cooler Tomorrow.
If it were not for a twenty mile
breeze blowing from the northwest
this would be an ideal December day.
The sky is clear, and the temperatures
are above normal for this date.
Cooler weather is forecasted for
tonight and Friday. There will be
sunshine thrown in, however. There
is no storm in sight.
The shippers' forecast reads: "Pro
tect 36 hour shipments north and
west against temperature of 2 0 de
grees; south against temperature of
2 5 degrees, and east 30 degrees."
The hourly readings:
7 o'clock 30111 o'clock , 38
8 o'clock ......30112 o'clock 42
9 o'clock 32 1 o'clock 47
10 o'clock 35 2 o'clock 49
Veatlier Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and colder tonight and Friday.
about 11,000 office seekers are
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WIFE IN DISGUISE
Mrs. Wm. Barrett Made Slave in
Home Is Charge.
Pitiful Story Told in District
Court Today.
TOOK FOOD FROM CHILDREN
Husband Beat Wife, Pawned
Her Jewelry for Liquor.
Took Breast Pin, Bible
Clock From Wall.
and
t"I"l"H"l"H"I"H"M"l-H-H"HMH'.".I-
. Violated restraining order is
sued by Judge A. W. Dana.
Took wife's breast pin, Bible,
silver spoons, and the clock
off the wall, pawned them and
bought liquor with the money.
Choked wife four times in
six months until she ga.ve him
money she earned by doing
washing.
Got drunk every day, awak
ing from one "souse" and im
mediately starting another.
Took food away from wife
and children and ate it him
self. Did not pay rent, grocery
bills or buy clothing for hia
wife or children.
Worked two weeks last July,
the last time he had any em
ployment. Sued for divorce by his wife
Tuesday and ordered to stay
from the house, he returned
three times within three hours.
Returned to wife's house
Wednesday night and was ar
rested. Sentenced to 30 days in jail
for contempt of court 'after
violating injunction.
These, gentle reader constitute only
,eL,?,?-nces at tne matrimonial careei
of William Barrett, late of 211 Adams
street but now - located near the cornel
of West Fifth and Van Buxen streets ac
cording to the story told in court to'dav.
Harrett was in court shortly before 12
o clock today, his nose in a sling his hail
uiiuumoea ana an aiconol sweat pouring
from his face as he waited for the jail
doors to be ordered opened for him
Near him sat an officer. Behind, out
side the witness railing, sat a littie wom
an who has supported herself, two chil
dren and a drunken husband for a year
and a half by doing seven washings a
week. And the man pleaded with, her
while he waited for the judge to enter
court.
"Don't do it," he called to her almost
constantly. "Don't send me to jail. I'll
be good."
But his pleading was without effect.
Not a tear dimmod the eyes of lh little
overworked woman. Long ago choking
and abuse had killed all the love she once
bore for the man who had sworn to
ci.erish and love her through life, sht
said.
Told of Indignities.
On being sworn Mrs. Barrett told, with
out apparent ill feeling, of the indignities
she had suffered. Under questioning by
James McCIure, assistant county attor
ney, she said that Barrett had been served
with notice of .his divorce suit as he lay
in bed at home Tuesday afternoon, sleep
ing off a drunk. At the same time notice
of the restraining order, bidding him stay
away from his wife's house and ordering
him not to annoy her in any way, wa3
given him. He left with the officer,
promising to leave town and never re
turn. Half an hour later he was back and
wanted his wife to read him the notice
again. She did so. Then he left. Again
he came back and tried to get In but the
door was locked and he went away. Nc.it
time he returned he found his boy who
had jrst returned from delivering a wash
ing done by Mrs. Barrett. He held tne
boy outside an hour, threatening to break
in the door and trying to break it in.
after him.
The mother, fearing for her son, event
ually admitted the husband to the nouse.
Wednesday he was back again, his
wife testifies. He took a breast pin
which was given to Mrs. Barrett when
she wore her hair in "pigtails'' and
hadn't dreamed of the terrors of wed
ded life, and pawned it for money to
buy the fiery liquor his system craved.
At the same time he took the silver
spoons, the Bible, and many other ar
ticles. The family clock, given them
last Christmas by Barrett's parents,
also went and was pawned to a negro
in the bottoms for, 50 cents. Then he
got drunk and going home, entered the
house and went to bed. He was ar
rested last night by the police.
Tale of Many Hardships.
Then Judge Dana took a hand in the
questioning. The woman told of other
hardships. Her husband would come
home drunk, she said, wake up in the
night and want more liquor. He would
choke her until she gave up the money
she had earned. Then he would go out,
fill up on liquor and return for more
sleep. He even stole her watch and
chain but she followed him and he
didn't get a chance to pawn them so
she recovered the jewelry. She saia
he had not given her enough money to
pay a month's rent in the last year
and a half. Barrett s father had set
him up in the shoe business once with
in that time. The defendant sold the
machinery and bought whisky with
the money.
Barrett was given a chance to tell
his story and attempted to lay the
blame cn the woman. His story wasn't
relished by the Judge and a sentence
of 30 days in jail quickly followed.
Then Barrett got busy. He wanted
to leave town and never come back.
He was also in bad health and jail
might not agree with him. But he
went to jail. And he probably will
not pawn any Christmas presents un
til late in January at the earliest.
Mrs. Barrett's divorce suit was be
gun because she did not feel like pro
viding for her drunken husband. She
told him so but it made no difference.
She would set the table for herself
and the children and he would take the
food away from them and eat it. So
she sought the only relief offered her
and began an action for a legal separ
ation GIRL IS KIDNAPED
Is Enticed From K. C. Play
ground by Two IfegToes.
Police Believe She Is Being
Held for Ransom.
Kansas City, Dec. 19. Irene Justin,
a pretty 11-year-old girl, daughter of
Frank Justin, a cabinet maker, has
been kidnaped and is being held by
negroes for : ..nsom, according to the
belief of the police who have search
ed the since Monday for th" girl.
Irene's mother last Sunday took her
to Holmes square, a downtown play
ground for children. She left the
square for a few minutes, leaving
Irene playing with other children in the
swings. When the mother returned the
child was gone. Irene's playmates said
a negro man and woman had told
Irene her mother was ill and wanted
her at once and that she had walked
away willingly with the two negroes.
After searching the streets in the di
rection taken by the negroes for an
hour the mother reported the matter
to the police. No trace of the girl has
been found.
The Justins came here from Califor
nia six months ago.
HERO INREAL LIFE
Football Star Gives Blood as
Christmas Gift.
St. Louis Charity Patient Saved
to Four Children.
St. Louis, Dec. 19. "Jack" TIerney,
football star of the St. Louis University
team., celebrated Christmas by giving
his blood to Mrs. Sophe Musk, a charity
patient at the Jewish hospital. Mrs.
Musk's four children at 1008 Fourteenth
street can thank the medical student
for saving their mother's life. While
TIerney stood for thirty-five minutes
as his blood flowed into the veins of
the pallid woman, his face blanched
and the woman's brightened and col
ored. Dr. Maj. J. Seelig. surrounded by
thirty interested practitioners, watched
Tierneys face intently, searching for
the first faint signal that the robust
football player had reached the limit
of endurance. When it came the sur
geon deftly disconnected the arteries
of Tierney's right arm f-om the veins
of Mrs. Musk's left arm as the athlete
swooned, and the operation was suc
cessfully concluded.
Mrs. Musk was afflicted with anemia
and, until Tierney volunteered to give
his blood she was doomed to die in a
few days, according to her physicians.
ELECT POSTMASTERS.
Senator Brlstovr Introduces a Bill for
That Purpose.
Washington, Dec. 19. Senator Bris
tow, (Kan.) has introduced a bill pro
viding for a preference primary for the
appointment of postmasters, which
would affect the appointment of every
postmaster in the United States who
receives $300 or more a year. Senator
Bristow's plan is to hold a nominating
election for postmasters hereafter
where vacancies occur for the purpose
of filling the office" by the voice of the
people. The candidate receiving the
largest number of votes cast in the
nominating district would be appointed
by the postmaster general and would
serve for a term of five years. Only
after full hearing on written charges
could a postmaster be removed and in
such a contingency the postmaster
would not be eligible for renomination.
The bill provides that the nominating
election may be held at the time of the
county, state, local or municipal elec
tion held next preceding the expiration
of the term of the postmaster, at the
discretion of the postmaster general. j
HODGES FILLS
THREEPLACES
Governor-Elect Selects Impor
tant State Appointees.
Leading Democrats -Are Given
Good Positions.'."-
SAWYER IN PLACE OF DOLLEY
Xorton Banker Will Be Made
Bank Commissioner.
W. E. Brooks of Fort Scott
Member Board of Control.
Frank Cumiskey of Pittsburg
State Oil Inspector.
Three Hodges Appointments.
Bank Commissioner Charles N. Saw
yer, Norton.
Member Board of Control W. E.
Brooks, Fort Scott.
State Oil Inspector Frank Cumiskey.
Pittsburg.
These three appointments have been
officially announced by Governor-elect
George H. Hodges and the names ot
the new appointees will be sent to th
senate for confirmation almost Imme
diately after the formal organization of -the
legislature. While Hodges does not
declare that he will ask for either the
resignations of Bank Commissioner J.
N. Dolley or Oil Inspector Joe Long
shore, yet the Democrats Intimate very
strongly that the resignations of these
men in the hands of the new governor
would be a great relief.
Hodges has not as yet returned to his
home in Olathe from his Texas huntlns
trip. His appointments were announced
through Henderson S. Martin, chairman
of the Democratic state central com
mittee, to whom Hodges released the
publication of the names of his latest
appointees.
Fight Made Sawyer Strong:.
Following the report in the State
Journal that Charl i N. Sawyer, of
Norton, was the probable successor of
J. N. Dolley, the anti-Sawyer forces
became active. At a meeting in Dol
ley's office in the state house. It is
claimed that they laid plans to fight
the Norton man and to block his ap
pointment by the governor-elect. But
the Sawyer followers only became the
more active and in order to block an
impending row between the state and
national bankers, Hodges made early
announcement of his appointment for
bank commissioner. At the time he
left for Texas. Hodges declared that he
bad already determined on his choice
for bank commissioner, but declined to
announce the appointment of Sawyer as
final and official until a later date.
Sawyer is a really big man in Kan
sas banking circles. In addition to
his strength as a national banker.
Sawver has a large following both
among the state and national bankers
who regard him as a logical man for
the place. It is believed by Sawyer s
friends that he will be able to elimi
nate the factional differences which
have existed between state and nation
al bankers in Kansas. In event Com
missioner J. N. Dolley desires to hold
office until the expiration of h s term
March 1, it is hardly probable that
tt i c riii maUo nnv effort to remove
him- although it has been intimated
that the new governor would welcome
Dolley's early resignation.
Brooks Succeeds Rhukers.
Th nnnointment of W. E. Brooks
to a place on the state board of con-,
trol is probably another very wise
selection of men for office by the new
Kansas executive. Brooks is to suc
ceed Charles D. Shukers on the con
trol board and will probably step into
office early in the new year. Shukers
was appointed to succeed E. B. Scher
merhorn to a place on the board when
the Galena man resigned 18 months
ago. Tne snuKers appoimmcni wiir.
never connrmea oy tne nenme mm no
has virtually held a recess appoint
ment, although there is argument for
his holding office until the expiration
of the term to which his predecessor
was named.
It is intimated that Hodges will send
the name of Shukers' successor to the
senate with his first batch of new ap
pointments and that Brooks will take
office immediately following his con
firmation. Brooks is mayor of Fort
Scott and his work in Second district
politics is held largely responsible for
the big Democratic gains in the dis
trict during the" last four years. But
aside from politics, Brooks is regard
ed as a man of more than ordinary
qualifications and ability and Hudges
believes he has selected a good man
to succeed Shukers.
Cumiskey Oil Inspector.
Although there were several candi
dates for the place, Hodges debated
but little as to the man who would be
placed in the oil inspector's office to
succeed Joseph L. Longshore. Frank
Cumiskey of Pittsburg, who lands this
appointment, is a little giant in Third
district politics. He is shrewd and
energetic and possesses a good busi
ness head. It was Cumiskey who was
largely responsible for Hodges' big
majorities in Third district counties
and the Olathe man was not inclined
to overlook the favor.
Cumiskey is probably a logical man
for the place. The cil Inspector has
l-een looking cn as a sort of traveling
troubl'- adjuster for the state adminis
tration and required a clever line of
conversation .o make the office suc
cessful. Cumiskey has every qualifi
cation and more and will most likely
be a valuable man for the administra
tion in his new job. Longshore's term
of office expires April 1. It is hardly
probable that he will be asked to re-
sign. But should he decide to resign,
there would probably be no objection
as to filling the vacancy earlier in the
winter.
Several other appointments by the
new governor will probably be an
nounced in a few days. It Is Hodges'
plan to announce all appointees before
January 1 and the more important ap-
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