JUDICIARY: Almost Criminal

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given . . . but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away. . . .

When a corporation "hath not" it goes into bankruptcy and a judge puts it into the hands of a receiver. The receiver and receiver's attorney take away pay for their services from the bankrupt corporation. They may, if judges let them, take so much that there is scandalously little left for creditors. Last week Congress was stirred again by the administration of the U. S. bankruptcy laws.

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