Show J. J P. P MO MORG MORGAN ROAN N VALI VALUES ES HIS us TIME AT 22 CENTS A MINUTE S Ss s SS u o If ii J. J P. P Morgan gives ninety 0 o minutes of ot his time to e eo o Then one minute of his time Is 0 valued b by himself at a 1 fraction traction 0 o over 22 22 cents 0 o New New York American 0 i I J J. J P P. Morgan has received from his hs custom house brokers rs a n. Greek antique terra cotta vase which cost him about 60 and a vast deal of trouble with the ens custom houie tom tom-hoti se Ills His hou house e In London Is 11 full of pictures pictures pic plc- tures and art objects of fabulous value value- Some of them he wants to brin here But nut he has made up his mind that In London the they shall stay until the Congress Congress Con Con- gress 1 of or the United States takes the rt duty u t off art Not ot one penny for tor dut duty he has vowed Mr Ir Morgans Morgan's ans an's aJ agents all over o Europe look out for tor figurines rare tapestries pottery of ot the eras when forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten cities flourished One of or his agents s sent nt some time aco alO the Greek i vase It got ot to the appraisers appraiser's stores and a I dut duty of 20 20 O was fi fixed ed Mr Ir Morgans Morgan's house custom brokers sent him word to that effect He lIe sent them emphatic orders orders orders or or- ders to tel that vase ase In free The brol brokers ers sent a a. clerk to explain the section section sec see tion of the Dingley tariff act to him Conferences over the coal strike situAtion situation situ situ- were at their hel height ht on that da day President Baer of or the Reading Reading- and half hate halfa a dozen of the big coal 0 operators and railroad presidents were In Mr l Morgan's Morgans Morgans Mor Mor- II or- or gans gan's private ate office Outside the air was ten tense c with expectancy News New from that conference might mean millions In Inthe Inthe inthe the street and every everything thins to the IndustrIes Industries Indus Indus- tries of or the country The eyes of ot the country countr were on Mr Morgan If IC he ever has busier da days s 's the public Is not aware of them The house custom brokers broker's clerk timidly timidly tim tim- idly told a man in iii the outer office that Mr Morgan had sent pent nt for him The messenger doubted but took In his card Out bounced the magnate of millionaires millionaires million million- aires s at once Mr Ir Morgan lorgan said the clerk who ho knew that Mr l Morgan Ilor an demands the gist of a a. matter In a few ew words the only wa way for you to get that vase In free tree Ie Is k to swear to your our Intention to give It to a public museum Im not going to do anything anything- of the kind Come with me to the thc custom custom- house They The saw SA after some waiting Collector Collector Collector Col Col- lector Stranahan Stranahan He Hc heard the case case casc deliberately and referred them to Deputy Deputy Dep Dep- ul uty Collector John I 1 want to know lenow right away wh why Ive I've got ot to pa pay dut duty on this vase vage began Mr Morgan hotly Walt Valt said Mr Ir We e emust must have In Mr Ir Couch Joseph C. C Couch chief clerk of customs customs customs cus cus- toms and anI special deputy ty collector Joined the conference and the whole matter was explained at still greater length Mr Morgan organ fumed Here sah finally all this talk amounts to no nothing That vase I Is for educational purposes for tor It has an ed educational ed- ed value I am not going to pay duty on It Well WelI Mr oIT Morgan replied Mr Couch Is the vase going to be kept In your house Yes of oC course It is The public Is not freely admitted to your house to study such things Is It 1 asked Mr 11 Qua No admitted Mr Ir Morgan l Then you'll oulI have to pay the dut duty By fly y the time he ho got back to the coal conference Mr Morgan found that he had spent an and a n. halt half In vain He dismissed tIle tHe vase vage from his mind and took up UI the coal strike Yesterday he recalled the subject ordered ordered ordered or or- dered the brokers to pa pay the duty uty and get the vase It Is a ver very ordinary looking piece of pottery potter 0 |