{"value"=>"<p>J.G. Schmidlap (President, Union Savings Bank and Trust, of Cincinnati, Ohio), chairman. Commissioned to determine whether objectionable, unethical, or criminal business practices such as bribery, interlocking directorates, short weights and measures, watering stock, railroad rate wars, fraudulent use of trademarks, fraudulent insurance claims, and \"blue sky laws\" were as frequent in 1913-1916 as they were in the 1870s. The Business Ethics Special Committee adopted as its standard for business practices Christ's advice to his followers to treat others as they would have others treat them.</p>"}