The Scrap of Paper

Jacob Strauss, the head of the milk trust, signs a secret agreement with three other milk producers to keep milk prices unnaturally high. Eventually, the collaborators disagree on tactics, c... Read allJacob Strauss, the head of the milk trust, signs a secret agreement with three other milk producers to keep milk prices unnaturally high. Eventually, the collaborators disagree on tactics, causing each to fear disclosure of their illegal acts by Strauss, who holds the incriminati... Read allJacob Strauss, the head of the milk trust, signs a secret agreement with three other milk producers to keep milk prices unnaturally high. Eventually, the collaborators disagree on tactics, causing each to fear disclosure of their illegal acts by Strauss, who holds the incriminating agreement. When Strauss is found murdered, the blame is traced to those last seen with ... Read all