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Show 1 NEMESIS OF THE BEEF TRUST V" I "Who Is this man, Piorro P. Gnrven, who dares Mt to go after us?" inquired ono of tho beef barons recently Indicted at Jersey City. "You might get some Information as to his fighting qualities and ability as an official by Inquiring In-quiring of tho Standard Oil Company," was tho reply. By this it is shown that tho young prosecutor of tho county of Hudson, in Now Jersey, having onco locked horns with tho greatest of all trusts and como nut winner, is fitted for tho great battle ahead of him when ho goes into court to try tho 21 packers of tho beef combine for conspiracy. Mr. Garven is not a reformer in tho senso In which tho term is generally used. He simply I believes m the enforcement of tho laws. Like Joseph W Folk of Missouri, Mr. Garven says tho tho laws should be obeyed by all alike, but If tho laws as they appear in tho statute books aro bad laws they should bo repealed. Mr. Garven started out In llfo Just llko thousnnds of other boys. Ho was born at Bnytnino and his lirst work was for tho Jersey Central Railway Company. Com-pany. Ho studied lnw at night and after being admitted to tho bar sorved tho same company In tho legal department. Next wo hear of him attacking a corrupt Democratic ring. Ho lost tho first bout but tried a second time and was elected mayor of Dayonno. Then it was that ho tackled tho oil trust. Ho did not think tho Rockefeller concern was paying enough taxes. If there's anything a trust hates it's taxes, so Mr. Garven had a light on his hands from stnrt to finish; but ho succeedod In tncklng $2,500,000 on to tho assessment assess-ment ngainst the Standard. Ho had tried to add $5,500,000, but was satisfied with the compromise |