Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — IN THE LIMEMIGHT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE LIMEMIGHT

J. P. DON’T KNOW AND HAS NO THINK

J. Pierpont Morgan, who knowß • few things about finance and art, music and ecclesiastical history, got back from Europe the Other day. He had been away about six months during approximately the period the Stanley committee haa been occupied In taking testimony and reporting. He has been up the Nile, In the art and money centers, and has done some yatching on hie Corsair, which arrived ahead of Its owner.

The yacht, with members of his family and grandchildren aboard, raking the steamer fore and aft with marine glasses, was at quarantine early in the morning. Son Jack Morgan went aboard the ship and found his father at breakfast. Mr. Morgan’s niece, Miss Annie Tracey,and her friend, Miss Berwlnd, who were passengers, were at the same table. The banker was very afTable, If uncommunicative, when seen later. He

wore a gray sack suit and a small Panama with the rim turned up all around and bit one-of the Morgan dollar cigars and held his cane in the air. He said: “Good morning” to the newspaper squad, but gave no chance for an interview. “Go away. Get out. Nothing to say. Wouldn’t say it here if I had! ’Way. Leave me alone,” was his answer to the request for a talk. . “Mr. Morgan, will you ” “No, I won’t. You know I won’t. Why do you bother me this way?" He glared not so unpleasantly. Mr. Morgan’s face was ruddy, showing that he had been out in the sun. The young man suggested to Mr. Morgan that he could ge( his salary raised if he could extract an Interview from him. “All right. How much will they raise it? I’ll pay the difference. Glt# you a check right now. But tell me how much and thei#get out.” “Mr. Morgan, you were pretty close to Emperor William?” He whirled. “Who said so? Who told you that?” “It was cabled to the newspapers.” “Well,” the Wall street power snapped, "what of It? For God’s s&ket what of It?” “Winston Churchill made a speech In parliament.” “Did he, did he?” Inquired Mr. Morgan, becoming Interested, and turning upon the companion way. “What did he say? What did he say?” “He called for 500,000 pounds and expressed an open fear of Germany.” “Humph!” said the kaiser’s guest. “Do you think that means war?” “How should I know?” he replied, without turning. “Hpw should t know?” • X "But you were with Emperor William?” “He did not tell me he was going to war. He didn’t tell me anything about It. See, here,” continued Morgan, putting his emphatic fist under the reporter’s nose, “I don’t know and I don't think. I have got no think. Understand?” \ 7 -'Of.,