Liberty Express, Volume 13, Number 31, Liberty, Union County, 3 March 1916 — Page 3

CHESTER Jmg

Immediately be made a neat little speech to his faithful friemls. the stanch Investors, who had believed lu the future of their heretofore prosper oua organization well enough to hold to their stock or to purchase more in the face of apparent adversity. It wax true that certain purely manipulative transactions had seemed to militate against the company and had temporarily depressed the market value of Its stock. Bendix stole a sly look at Sledge He had never batted an eyelash. Ilowever, the president went on, the Intrinsic value of the stock was still there, and, with that thought constantly In mind, there was no need for a panic. The stock was worth and

should command par. The Improve-

Attorney Tucker begged leave of the chair to ask Mr. Bozzam just one question and received it "Have you named your bottom figure?" he wanted to know. Positively:" declared Bozzam,

with vast firmness. j "One more question. Are you empowered to close this deal?" I "I am." replied Mr. Bozzam. "I have 1 a free hand." i Sledge almost looked at the genial promoter. ! "Then we must pay the price." fer- ! vently asserted Attorney Tucker. "This Is a gleam of hope in the darkness, a wav out of our difficulties, a solution to our troubles. We have the cash ' to purchase these franchises, which will give us a practical monopoly of the . cltv's street car business. We can ei-

i ther increase our capitalization or issue j

1 bonds to pay for our extensions, ana. i in the meantime, the moment we eonj elude this deal our stock jumps back ' to nar."

$9.000 worth of street railway stock for i Loud cries of -Question!" came from a jackknife with two broken blades bis a" over the hall, and little Henry Peconscience would have hurt him. and ters. after the demand had stanea.

everv Stockholder was In M r hs ; snouieu wuui-i . - j

Daniel B. Atkins

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nance.

Daniel B. Atkins, a rising young lawyer, with no capital but an empty conscience and a silver tongue, was ti:e first individual since Marley to offer a gleam of hope. Fie admitted all that the preceding gentlemen had said and believed, himself, that the company was reduced to pauperism unless something radical could be done. lie had believed this so thoroughly that he had lain awake nights trying to evolve a plan for their salvation.

wanted to

make a speech and was granted that

privilege. He was more enthusiastic about paying out that $250.000 than anybody, and. being a professional whooper-up. h? used his clarion voice and silver tongue to such good advantage that the throng was with difficulty restrained from rushing up to Bozzam and paying him the money on the spot In defiance of the madly expressed wishes of the multitude, however. President Marley recognized Bert Uder. "Move to amend the resolution to read fifty thousand in place of two

cr i

TTo had evolved It n whpma whsro.

ments, for which the reorganization j by the company could not only raise its hundred and fifty!" he shouted.

uMiuc, nuc w w .anuru wui. BiocK to par, duc piace it at a premium; and others vastly greater were in im- whereby the company could become a

Wlt looks like we're up against it," he . tated. j "Then I must beg time to confer j agnin with my principals." I

Marley's eyes. . "There is a time limit on my ultimatum." he returned. "You stated that you were empowered to act I'll give

mediate contemplation. It was a hopeful speech, a rousing

monopoly and extend Its business to

meet the growing demands of the city

speech, a reassuring speech, and Presl- i an(j become asraln a 7 ner cent divl

dent Marley felt when he sat down. , dend concern, capable of piling up j bathed in self approbation and per- j agam a tremendous construction sur- i splration. that there being six re-;nlus. On his own resDonsibUltv he had !

porters present by special Invitation. gone t0 tne organizer of the rival new he had raised the market value of his company and had labored with him for stock from ten to fifteen points. j hours to persuade him to come to this So impressive was his speech that metlng and lay before lt a rather nov. little Henry Peters, whose cheeks were , el Dut llfe wlng proposition. Would shrunken and pale and whose wrinkle, the stockholders permit him to intro-

iraiueu eyes were oieareu irom lue

loss of sleep, turned to his nearest neighbor and said, with a sigh of relief: "I'm glad I didn't sell my stock day before yesterday. I almost took thirty-five for It but the man didn't come back.niw neighbor, a wattle necked man with a crooked ncse and towlike hair

duce the eminent promoter and organizer, Mr. Bozzam, who would present his proposition in person? The stockholders would. They said so, with so vociferous and almost tearful a clamor that President Marley could scarcely make himself heard to obtain a formal vote on the proposition. Mr. Bozzam entered, with his hair

which swept down nis roreneaa ana not too smoothly brushed nor his curled , up over his eyebrows, said clothes not so immaculate, but he lookthrough his nose, like the wheeze of a ed businesslike and sat down quietly penny whistle: in the seat courteously offered him by "Nyah; everything's all talk." President Marley. He was a wide

Up rose Attorney Tucker, a sharp shouldered man, with a pleasant coun-

sharp

nosed little man with beady eyes and

Ihe . crisp- business Air which frowns on a smile and hates a holiday. Let his fellow stockholders beware of too much optimism. De himself had been, next to President Marley, the largest individual holder of stock in the company. lie had sold all but an extremely small portion before the panic and wished that he had sold the balance, for the outlook was very gloomy. He did not wish to make his remarks In the form of a personal tirade, but he did feel lt necessary to point out that the downfall and ulti

mate ruination of their company was I met Mr.

due, not to mismanagement but to political manipulation. "Let me tell you the truth!" he shouted. "We have with us today, at this very meeting, a man of tremendous power and Influence; a politician of national renown: one who Is at this moment under the searching eye of the law; an omnipotent friend and a relentless foe, and this man has chosen, for reasons of his own, to wreck, and devastate and turn to useless rust the Ring City Street railway company." Every eye was turned to Sledge, but that omnipotent friend and relentless foe. without moving a corpuscle, gazed straight ahead at nothing. "He Is no friend of the working man!" swore little Henry Peters. As if infuriated by his lmpasslvenees, Attorney Tucker, who was paid by Sledge for the purpose, figuratively ripped the big boss up the back, skinned him alive, hung up his hide to dry. and scattered his ashes to the winds, painting him as an Insatiable monster, and chiefly calling attention to his habits of ruthless devastation. Wherever the present street car company had a line the new one would have one on an adjoining street with newer and

tenance and a good forehead, who look

ed as if Le had muscles under his coat and he was wall liked by the concourse Little Henry Peters judged that he was. a keen business man. but square and said so. "Wagh!" nasaled the tow paired neighbor. "I wouldn't trust anybody." "Ilow'.meny shares of stock' have you got!' asked little nenry. - "Three," boasted the wattle necked one. "My brother-in-law give 'em to me."

Mr. Marley Introduced the caller In a few. neat aseptic words. Tie had

Bozzam socially and only

hoped that he would prove as pleasant commercially. Laughing gracefully at this clever turn of speech, Mr. Bozzam continued the introduction himself, stating exactly who and what he was an orgauizer, representing a group of eastern capitalists devoted to the promotion and extension of the street railway industries. Back of his backers were certain huge electrical, steel and car building industries. It bad been his pleasure to organize and to put in shape for immediate construction operations a new company In their own thriving city. They were ready to begin laying rails at once, but it had been earnestly represented to him that the manufacturing interests of his group of capitalists would be just as well served by permitting the new lines to be erected by the old company, and after a conference with his principals It had been decided that If the Ring City Street Railway company wished to monopolize their legitimately anticipated profits this could be done by the purchase of their franchises and good will at a purely nominal figure. A bun of satisfaction followed this magnanimous offer, and little Ilenry

Peters was for purchasing the fran-

better and swifter cars, and a closer : chlses Immediately.

schedule, and unless something radical

were done he would not give a con-

Td have lost all my years of sav

ing if I'd sold my stock at thirty-five."

tlnental cuss per bale for the stock of j he told his neighbor.

the now rapidly dying Ring City Street

Railway company. A long low sigh, like the midnight soughing In a churchyard, arose from that meeting, as Attorney Tucker sat down. Little Henry Peters, with a livid face, clutched the arm of his wattle necked neighbor. "If that man had only come back I could have got thirty-five for my stock!" he walled. "I'm ruined. I hall lose my home! Frank Marley Is a rotten business man!" "YehT Intoned the crooked nosed one. "They're all thieves." Jim Delancy, who, with a clear eye and a straight countenance, could make louder speeches than any man in the Eighth ward, painted even a blacker

picture than Attorney Tucker, and

"I don't understand lt but ifs a skin game." announced the crooked nose man. "Who is this fellow, anyhow r Mr. Marley turned to Mr. Bozzam with the frank smile of a gentleman. "And how much would your company consider a merely nominal figure?" he inquired, with smoothness. "Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars cash." stated Bozzam lightly. Young Daniel D. Atkins immediately moved to accept that price. "No!" hotly yelled Bert Glider. "I second the motion." announced Attorney Tucker. "It has been moved and seconded that we purchase the franchises and good will of the street car company represented by Mr. Bozzam for the

hn h. unt down h- hnd t,.nbinr.i ! ham of $250,000 cash." stated Presl-

every stockholder within the sound of ! dcü.t Mar,e l00k!D ab0Ut hlm W,Ü1

hu voire. It ev-n omd im.rm.i- 0001 aloorness. -Are mere any

that a street car should still be whiz-

re-

cool aloofness, marks?"

There were a perfect pandemonium

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rrr" l..,r:.rr S : : nt Marley recognized Attorney Tuck

sing outside. Little Ilenry Peters sat

'i der 1-

Second the motion! yelled a Dig

mouthed young man sitting next to

him. "Mr. President" exclaimed Mr. Bozzam. rising to his feet, "that amend ment is positively useless." A frantic hubbub arose. The hall was a sea of open mouths. little Henry Peters held his mouth open wider than any stockholder present. One could see his tonsils perfectly. He was helping to howl down Bert Glider's absurd amendment President Marley tapped his gavel energetically. "I perceive that it Is useless to waste time on speeches against this amendment." he announced. "Are there any remarks to be made in favor of lt? The chair will penult five minutes for such argument." lie waited a moment. No one arose. Attorney Tucker stood up. "If the chair please"- he begau "Are you about to speak In favor of this amendment?" interrupted the

chair. "No." replied Attorney Tucker. "The chair refuses to recognize the gentleman." announced the president "The secretary will take a roll call vote on the amendpiotit." They endured that as nie! do. only venting their emotions by the vehemence of their "No'." on 'Me roll call vote. A scant few had the temerity to vote "Yes" and were iprii; nibbed for their daring. The uost oithem kept their eyes on Bozzam In jarful anxiety lest, offended by this prveeedlng. he might withdraw his generous tffer and walk out leaving them doomed to extinction by his mighty rivalry.

"Albert T. Cllder." called the secre-

ry. "a thousand shares." j te right collar of creamy foam, and "Yes," voted Bert and curled both1,rrlef with ifc into the little back sides of his mustache, looking across st m Just flve 8teps in front of Adolph,

Sledge and grinning. He had the In- u" uau making change for an

tense satisfaction of seeing Sledge turn, but was disappointed after 11

ward." Bendix spiritlessly pursued, "so

! we're in bad, politically."

Sledge was still motionless. "I looked up Marley's Ridjrewood avenue franchise." resumed Bendix.

"It's good, all right Yesterday's meet- j ing was a bright one for him. A few j shares of traction stock traded hand j on the board today. The last lot brought fifty-one. Bert Glider is tloat- j Inrr hta niniKonipnt mirk !!' mmlp n

: dicker with the company already form- ' ed to abandon the Lincoln Road park, j and they're to take over the Porson '

, tract. The Lincoln road property Is to : be used for car barns, according to the

latest dope from Marley. and Glider j gets $j0.000 In stock and management!

: or the park. It looks like a cinch for ! pretty Bert." j Sledge raised his chin a half Inch and dropped it again. "I saw Bozzam," Bendix went on ; with his report "He claims that, ! while you own 73 per cent of the stock ; of the new traction company and could . swing everything in a vote, he is the ; duly authorized agent of the company

and has the right to sell its franchises at the best price he can get so he's going to close with Marley." "Hunh!" grunted Sledge. "So we lose there," relentlessly pursued Bendix. "At this stage of the game you had expected to have Marley entirely frozen out and to own the majority of stock yourself, announce the purchase of the franchises and raise the stock to par. Now the stock's going up, and most of it has been grabbed by Marley. I figure he'll clean up

Sledge favored him with the beginning of a chuckle at himself, but that was all. "Waver has decided not to sell his house. ne'U go to Switzerland, all

right, but he prefers to keep his resi-

n 1 ,.. .i i -V.

you fire minutes to make up your mind

After that my offer is withdrawn

Mr. Bozzam quite obviously strug- ' ,iOIw.o horo

gl d with his pride. j Sledge smiled. It was like the gri I accept." said he. turning both his I mace 0f man in the electric chair.

paiins upward,

A .-er, loud and prolonged, greeted th-it humiliating capitulation. In the m'dst of it the huge Sledge arose, his move uulk a symbol of disaster. "Nix!" he thundered, and departed. Both Phil and Blondy wore sincerely mournful faces when Sledge walked thro lgb to the back room the next day. "Pe's game, all right" commented Piiii. "You couldn't make him holler If you cut his head off." replied Blondy, polish! g a glass so vigorously that lt bur ed his hand. "I wonder how Bob Is I lis morning." 'wus: be dead, from what the papers ßüi.-" Judged Phil. " hat King Pin must be some dog." -te's younger, that's all." Immediate explained Rlondy. "lie never wl'l be he dog Bob was. Match 'em at the sale age and Bob would chew him up foin appetizer." io ought've been retired." crlticl?d PhlL "It wasn't fair to hand him b'Ott lickin when he's old like this. T! lr. boy'a late Ibis morning. He's lt i so busy he's been coming around t :. "clock, and now it'j 12." i "IM a either, dead or better, or he vollißt be here at all." asserted Montr. "Ypu know. I like that big "'Tint's easy." carelessly commented fhll- '-fThere goes his bell. I think I'll eat Adolph to it" fle'zrabbed down Sledge's favorite ein. Tilled H carefully, with exactlr

(To be continued.)

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Sledge did not look at hlm. but at Hunt. There followed another wilderness of "No's!" voted by holders of from five to a hundred shates each. "B. Franklin Marley." called Hunt, and this time he caught Sledge's eye. "4.020 shares.-

trly lunch customer.

e ledge sat in his accustomed scat, but ' wa not looking out at the hand hole the gate. For the first time in all c!r acquaintance Phil saw the chief

jtrh his chin sunk on his collar. He illustriously wiped a dry spot moist

set the wet stein on, but Sledge ade no movement, even of his eyes, id Phil, who had come In with the

press Intention of asking about the

"Yes!" voted Marley. with a snarling

ly triumphant laugh at Sledge, a laugY S. changed his mind and turned to

which showed his teeth and made hla toe away. Adolph, however, was nose an acute triangle down over them, ore persistent In his eagerness. like the point of a pen. 'IIow's Pob this morning?" he asked that particularly hushed tone one CHAPTER IX. es ,n inquiring about the critical illSledge Rises to Emergency. ? of near anl dear relatives. " ' Th mir.... . . .

I.EDGE walked across to the pec- nreast or bieage neavea retary's desk while the balance .. lou' fuU sigh. of the rabble were shouting "e s a11 right," he grumbled. "Not "Xov ml nnforroH with IT ant whimper out of him. Call ud and

a moment; then he went back to hltUd out-" chair and gazed steadily straight abe:u Ask fcr Mike?" suggested ThlL at nothing. Ills small gray eyes ha "Naw, he may be asleep." no more gleam In them than a dust: That's right," apologized Phil. "1 marble. w MUe. lie hasn't slept nor eaten Hunt announced the net result of th nee tb fiht. rote, but Sledge paid no attention t "Nor took, a drink," added Sledge, the figures. The two votes of M irlc ?d an"ttar sigh, which was almost and Uert Glider had been sufficient t ke BO. impeded his utterance.

carry the amendment against the otl In way." Phil Informed him. 200 stockholders. . "Sunny jjm Keeler Is dead." "We will now vote on the orU-r "Gee. the boss Is cut up about Bob!" motion as amended." observed Mary l'hu rrted to Blondy. "I told him "The motion carries!" Marley U !bout Suu&j Jim, and he never even pleased to state, after the dazed srfk runted. That means the whole third holders had shouted "No!" to I h card's gone."

names. "Gentlemen, it Is useless tju Sledge was not 6o unimpressed as he to waste time except for the matoof eemed to be, however, for presently formal record over such mattera he sent for Phil and Instructed that a this. Heretofore I have been bes. big floni pieCe ßent and tnat tüe but today, for the first time In tujl widow's affairs be looked Into, tory of this company, I control tla- Bendli came In by and by. looking Jorlty of the stock, and my vote j very muj-h worried, and sat down heav-

fieieut to carry or defeat any qufn. 7. 1

"How Bobr he asked. '"He'ijall right," declared Sledge. Not a Mhlmper out of him." Bendh hesitated a moment. "Dkl y ii hear that Sunny Jim Keeler Is dead? he inquired. Sledge nodded. There ain't a man up there could

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"Mr. President," said Bozzarnmg - 0n Bendli. much discouraged. "Ifathe to his feet "since the matter rt to Third that has always saved us." be entirely In your bands, alloy to gledge. sitting heavily, did not anask If that is your ultima um r j ,wer. He seemed to hav. collapsed "It is." announced Marley, (tag IIke ft h at him with only the faint ausof toto m IatI B VL uuuu

I 'That mean we lose the Third

To becln with. I refuse to be bip-

I am willing to pay $50,000, dhe franchises are worth $50.000 to Mil I won't pay a cent more. Tnat'it." Bozzam took the chair next to !ge. "It looks like we're up against he stated. "I truess fifty tbousanche

Lest we can do.

"Hunh!" erunted Sledge,

a twinkle 1a hU eye.

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CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR OF INDIANA

Reasons Why He Should Be Nominated at the Primary, March 7 HE has given up a seat in Congress in order that he might make the raca for Governor, and this was done at the request of several thousand Democrats scattered all over Indiana. He had a part in all the constructive legislation of the Wilson administration upon which the campaign will be based, and is therefore well qualified to present it to the people with telling effect. As a campaigner he has but few, if any, equals both upon the speaker's stand and in mingling with the people. The fact that he has been elected to Congress in a strong Republican district, by majorities running from 4,000 to 10,000 is conclusive evidence of his standing at home, his clean moral character, his splendid ability and his fitness for the position he seeks. He has the indorsement of both organized and unorganized labor; is loved by all -the old soldiers of the state; is exceptionally strong with the farmers on acount of legislation he helped pass in their behalf; the business men of Indiana are for him because they know he is safe, sensible and conservative. If elected he will give the people an economical administration of the affairs of state, enforcing the laws to the letter and reducing taxes to the lowest limit. As a vote getter he has no equal. He is the one man who can lead the party to victory in 1916. Nominate Adair and victory is assured. (AdvertUemtnt),