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v , .. .; ',.... ,.v:i'.? v. :',- -:- v: .!: ; 1- xv:'V,,---vv -.-v- ;.;vi;Uv:.ffv :-. - '' ;: if i-- v:;-ir: 1, V.lvV:. -Vvv;.v 'Vv:;V:: -lv'; f THE WEATHER. oin followed hv clearlnc Ft! IVUlu " -' O Rotiirriftv fair anfl'warmfti' moderate north and northwest wiiias. .., ( v' VOL. LXXXV NO. 145. I 9 WILIIKGTON, N. C, FRIDAY; HORNING, MAKCII 11,1910. WHOLE NUMBER 13,4236. IV -fT -1 Kr r1 V - J ; s . ? ."T-X 7r W iVV 'TOMm . I f y- - meamm. e: ne pres. . tr. DISORDER MARKS DAY III STRIKE Philadelphia Police Prevent Big Demonstration in y Heart of City. 60.000 STRIKERS. GATHERED Lcadcrg Accuse the Police of. Brutal Force Againtt Peaceable Citizens Situation Continues Serious Claims of Union. pliiladelphia, Mch. 10.If William Penn, from his lofty perch on the top of the city hall tower,' had turned slightly to the -left and glanced up North Broad street this afternoon he could have obtained a bird's eye view of disorder that would have disturbed his peace loving soul. Featureless except. for one thing, tho sixth day of the general stride in sympathy with the striking carmen of the Philadelphia' Rapid Transit Company, witnessed ' an attempt to make the center of the city the scene of a big demonstration in aid of the strikers' cause. - , The police blocked the ' moveby xercise of "high handed methods and "brutal," unwarranted force, the strike leaders claim in statements is sued tonight, in . prosecution of law ful, justifiable , mean's and with no more force than was necessa ry . to check In its incipiency what ; might have resulted in a serious disturbance of the peace, the authorities assert. "March on the.city hall" is a slogan which has been heard before -in dis turbances, here.' . Suspecting that the crowd of '10,000 of more persons, who bad been prevented from - holding, an open air meeting, in the.. National League ball park would 'take up the indicated line of march today, the au thorities took efficient measures , to iJrtvent. the invasion of, the cltys cen:; tral difcitvb?wh"at Itwas "ITeafed might prove a turbulett mob. V The committee of ten estimated the number who gathered for the meet ing at 60,000 and declare that the police rode into these crowds and inflicted injury upon peaceable, citi zens without just cause.. The action ' of the authorities, the commitee pre dicted, would have the effect of , ce menting the forces of the working, men not only of this 'city, but of the whole country." ; ' - j The statement insists that the "re sponsibility is not upon the police , tlone, but upon the heads of the city government behind them and upon the officials of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, who refuse to grant arbitration. . " Lines of police with active clubs partially checked the marchers on their way down Broad street more than two miles from the objectlvo point. A mile further down they broke up the parade altogether. Half a dozen persons were injured In the onslaught and a score of arrests were roade. Crowds of unwonted propor tions thronged the spaces about the city hall until well towards- nightfall but there was no organized disturbs ance. - Tonight at meetings of workingmen in various parts of the city and in statements given out the strike lead, ers used the incidents of the. after noon as arguments to convince 'men h0 are still sticking to their jobs that the time had come for' all the working men of the municipality to stand together for what are claimed to bo their rights. ' There were a few scattered points where disturbances of minor charac ter broke out tnrtav TTlviTur ctrmfc i . - o -w oioue window glass in a . number, of ws. But more cars were operated than on any day snce the strike be ?an l,H0, the company claims, or 2( in excess of yesterday's high record. New Attempt tn Settle. ..' : J Spread of the general strike to a a' ate wide extent is still considered a dhtant possibility. Meanwhile- to- "'"irow the business men of the city ar to make a new attempt to bring annul- o ,.tn. i ;; fho strikers gained today through accessions from the Baldwin Locomo- ,e works of upwards of 500 men. Oy tl,e other hand various manufacturers reported the return to work of many Jjands who had gone out. An obvious "tiectitjn from the strikers' ranks was U1 of 100 or more taxicab chaffeurs, scores of cabs were actively " in ice today and tonight. Stri-ke Has Just Begun. Jf the general situation the com- mittee of ten said: . , 7lle general strike of labor In Phil "eipnia has just begun. We' have 1 !'y I'eceiving assurances from hun 'e'is and thousands -of men and wo "en that they will throw down heir and join in the strike." , . AKked what effect this afternoott's 'neident would have on the State-wide wi-ike c .0. Pratt, the car men's lead- e(l. said: . . . - It cannot help but advance. the Idea and f rystalize the sentiment regard ins it. ftt-M e.you personally in favor of a r,ue smke?" he was asked -Mm as a last resort," waa the nlv Bo." pall them when compelled to do " Ilfll. IHVMT M i UHH HI11I inijfocifi; iiash couriTY Farmer WhcsiTeam Was - Used in : Handling Illicit Distillery, Way. laid at Niflht and Intimi-; J 7 dated Threatened. ' . ' ' (Special Star Telegram. ) . ' Rocky Mount, N. C, March 10. Fol lowing the- capture and destruction of a 45-gallon whiskey distillery by Sher iff Johnson and Deputies Wheelas, Barnes and Boddie, in full operation, about a mile from Thompson's Mill, in Cooper's township, eight miles from' Rocky Mount, late yesterday after noon, ' there comes an interesting and sensational sequel today in the devel opment that Mr. J. R. -Vick, a farmer, of the community, whose wagon and team was secured by the sheriff to take the outfit to Nashville, was way laid upon his ' return and - threatened for his life, if he did not leave the community. - There is much excitement - in that section of Nash county over the inci dent and arrests are expected to fol low air any time. The officers dis covered the distillery under full steam and a man named Barry Carpenter ap parently in charge. Carpenter, how ever, was not arrested but the distil lery was taken and about 400 ballons of beer was poured out. After captur ing the still the outfit was left in charge) of deputies while the-sheriff went to the nearest farm house and ordered Mr. Vick to hitch his team to his wagon and carry the outfit to. Nashville. . Mr. Vick protested and asked to be relieved of the duty but the sheriff would not relent and Vick carried the still to Nashville as he had been ordered. While Mr. - Vick was sway from. home on the. errand in the early part of the night, his home was visited by three men who kept themselves ' under cover, of darkness and made Inquiry of the whereabouts of Mr. Vick. When told that he had gone, to Nashville under orders of the sheriff, the marauders sought to fright en Mrs. ; Vick by telling her that her husband would never " return alive. They also made, further threats against - the family that threw the farmer's wife Into, a great fit of ner vousness and she passed several hours in anguish until her husbanfs return at a late hour. , .' It appears that after leaving the house the prowlers,' .who were evident ly incensed, at the . assistance , given the sheriff In taking the still; away, went up the rroad about -a mile and Say1ald rMrr'Vlctras lie was returning? After carrying tne -still to TCashviUe1, he brought a load of fertilizers back with him and of a sudden was halted by the men who caught his mules by (Continued on Page Eight) ' RUII MADE 01! CLEVELAND 6AIIK Panic Stricken Bepositors Clamor at Door of Institution and Demand MoneyDisregard Assurance Bank Is ' Safe. Cleveland,' O., Mch. 10. With thou sands of panic stricken depositors clamoring at its doors, the Bank of the Society For Savings, faced this morning the second day of a run which apparently bias for basis merely vaguo rumors.''. Ninety per cent, of the fren zied throng that surrounded the build; Jng were women and nearly all were foreigners. The bank officials ' assert that the bank is fully capable of meet ing all demands and this assertion !s supported by B. B. Seymour, State ex aminer of -banks. , ". The scenes about the bank today were extremely picturesque. Outside, the long line cf depositors herded by a hundred policemen, chattered volub ly in half a dozen languages. Every now . and then a , hysterical woman would break from the line and make a dash for the bank entrance, only . to be x lead back weeping to her place by. one of. the policemen. , , inside the hank the scene was of even greater . interest. The cashiers assisted by a staff of clerks were lit erally ladling but gold, silver and bills to the excited, men and women who jostled each -other around the paying desks. Conspicuously aispiayea De hind the clerks was a table on which was oiled $1,500,000 in currency Bags bulging with coin and bundles of bills were visible representation to tne vol uble mbh of a wealth which they had only realized in their dreams.- ' , Beyond , this visible wealth , state ments printed In four languages were issued bv the bank stating mat nve minions in -currency .. were in s their vaults and government and other bonds to the. value of $30,000,000. It was also stated. that the bank holds real estate security for loans amount ing :to $10,000,000.; There: are -39.000 depositors m ihe bank, largely , drawn from -. the- foreign element of the la boring, classes. . , - - SAVANNAH TELLER MISSING' Warrant Issued. For James M. Doyle. 8ecured $9,900 of Bank's Money. Savahnan Ga;, March 10. A war rant . wj iKBued here ' today charging James M. Doyle, formerly teller of the Hibernian Bank, witn emoezziemeni ui something over $9,900. -: - The teller. has been1 missing since Saturday night, when if is alleged he took the missing money in large bills from t;he bank vault,, set tne time Jock for Monday morning and disappeared. He served! in the Spanish-American war and at present is an officer In the National Guard of Georgia. V He has a wife and two small children here. ' ' " yil " " - PAYMASTER SLAIN DV A uinut AVMAM ui Milium (HIIIIHIt Another Is Seriously Injured And Robbers Secur- J ; ed $5,600. EXCITES SECTION OP OHIO : v . i ... Hold-Ups Occurred About Same Time In Different Sections Farmers ' Find, Unconscious Man in Road Details. ; Pittsburg, Mch. .10. Two paymast ers of coal ' companies were faeld . up today in sections of Eastern Ohio and was robbed of sums approxomating $5,600 'and as a result of the attacks one man is- dead ; and another man may die. The country is much excit ed and tonight bloodhounds are in use Mn an attempt to ferret , out the highwaymen. Edward McGann, paymaster of the Dexter Coal ' Company, and - Robert Pommering, an assistant, left this city Ohio. They carried In a satchel $4, 00OV the weekly payroll of the mine. While driving to the mines from the train two men overtook , them and beat them into insensibility,, escaping with the satchel. Farmers found the two 'men senseless beside their buggy and sent them to the Gill Hpspital at Steubenville, Ohio. - The coal company immediately sent out '.officers with bloodhounds and of- rered a reward or $1,000 for the cap ture of the robbers. Pommering to night ia reported fatally hurt while McGann is in a 'critical condition. , Hardly had he excitement quieted when another hold-up was reported from Zanesville. . ' 1 Georee Evans! aeed fiO. navmaster of the Muskingum Coal Company, was shot from ambush at Buckeye, ten miles down the river from Zanesville, and died at 11 o'elock tonight. He was robbed of $1,600, the , weekly payroll of that company. Evans was, walking from .the company offices to the minea half a mile. away. , There is no-clue to the robber , except sometorn, pay envelopes-that strewn the ground fiear wnere .jsvans was auacKea. -A; posse is searching that section of the country and bloodhounds have been put into use. V COBB IS' ELECTED. Succeeds Allds in New 'York .State .Seriate All Night Battle. -Albany; N. Y., March ll. Disregard ing the advice of United States Sena tor Elihu Root and Governor Hughes, the Republican, members of the State Senate at the close of an all 'night canference, selected George H. Cobb, of Watertown, as president pro tem. to succeed Jotham P. 'Allds. ,Cobb re ceived 17 votes including his ownk Albany, March lO.The Republican members of the New York State Sen ate,, who met in conference tonight to select .a successor to Senator Jotham P. Allds, as president pro tem., at midnight were apparently hopelessly deadlocked. At that hour a score or more of ballots had been taken with Senator George H. Cobb, of Water town backed by 14 of his "colleages, leading Senator Harvey D. Hinman, of Blnghamton, whose candidacy waa urged by United States Senator Elihu Root and Governor Hughes, had ten supporters, .while Senator George A. Davis, of Buffalo, mustered eight. Much more than the mere, selection of a majority, leader was Involved in tonight's struggle. It represented a test'iOf strength between"' Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff, of the Republi can State Committee, William Barnes, Jr., and others of the old party leadT ers, and .' Senator ' Root, Governor Hughes and the National administra tion at Washington. 1 ' The Cobb supporters, resenting the attempt of Senator Root to dictate the , nomination of a leader, declared before the conference that they would fight to " a finish. To Senator Root's advice was added that of , Governor Hughes, who declared today, that the question involved was not. one of per sonalities but rather "what does the Republican .' party stand for in this State," . ' ' : . Governor Hughes sdys: "This is a critical time for the Republican party In this State, v The representatives of the party If they desire can show un mistakably that they propose to , be just and thorough going and to, meet squarely " the'lssues that are now be fore the people-. If they do this, there is, no need for anxiety as to the fu tirre." ';w: - - " ' ' ' ' ' f At 1 o'clock 43 ballots had been tak en with 'po choice. A-third motion to adjourn Was defeated, 18 to 14. " .- - - " .; - ;: CHARGE THE RAILROADS : Arguments in Coal Gases Heard by ' ' Commerce Commission. ' , ; Washington, MarcH 10. Arguments were heard, by the Interstate Com merce .' Commission today ; in . some im portant Southern coal cases involving alleged discriminatory charges by rail roads " rin the 'transportation of . coal from fields in .Virginia and West Vhs ginia to points ,in other States- A , - The cases t were those of the "Andy s Ridge ! Coal Company against the Southern Railway and the ; St. V Louis' Blast. Furnace Company . against the Virginian Railway Company. '.The cases,' which involve an adjustment of the transportation charges : on l-coal from , the Virginia ftelds probably will not be decided for several weeks. ? ALLDS 1ST STILL UNDER RRE Conger's Counsel runted He Defraud- 'y ed State in Pufsfiase . of Forest ; Preserve Delved Into His " BankingfAffairs. - ) K Albany, Y.,- Mch. 10. Hints that 'Senator Allds connived with friends to defraud the State in the purchase of Adirondack forest preserve lands, were developed today in . his cross examination on the, Conger bribery charges. Conger s .Counsel spent all their time in assaulting the , accused senator's character..?.. ., , '. In addition to probing his client with the purchase of the-forest lands, now the object of a separate investigation recently? launched by Gov. Hughes they delved Into Allds bank accounts and tried to prove , that $2,000 which he sent to his Newv York: brokers io. days - after - he was? alleged to . have received the $1,000 bribe, in 1901 could not - be , traced . to an, innocent source. Thiy also arraigned him for invest ing in : the stock of 'the New York Transportation Company shortly be fore ne nerped pass a mil wnicn bene fited that corporation and raised the value of it's shares. 1 i- t. Allds admitted that his law firm received $100 a month as local aittor neys for the New York Central Rail road in his home district. But he said : "A man does ;not have to quit practicing law because he goes to the legislature." : ; , . ,- , -Attorney . Osborne1; told the Senate today that he was: ; nearly through with Allds and the serosa examination probably will be resumed tomorrow. Allds said , he was satisfied with, the way he acauitted himself today, but the interrogations about .'his .connec tion with the forest land purchases were . palpably unrelished.: . Once he said in a low tone as Osborne came near mm: "now jnn . you re nitting below the belt." A Allds had already testified that he was employed for five, years to search titles of land boughtrby the State, for the Adirondack preserve, receiving about $16,000 in allrCor lhis servjees. Oi borne today questioned him about the State's purchase of land from Wil liam Harris, of Northville.- f' . "Don't you know that this land ; was sold to the State by 'Harris for $6 an acre after he had paid 50 cents an acre, for it?" asked Osborne. Allds replied that his .business was to pass on the validlty-of the title and not on the land's, value. ; Osborne. radeAtt . adralt - that as chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee he had to pass up on items in the supply bill for the purchase of this land. Allds denied Osborne s insinuation that there "were many nersons around in'Alhany in the habit of buying ax titles to Adirondack lands at the State Comptroller's sales and selling them back to. the State at a large profit." DUKES BACKINGuTHE LINE. ' Charter Granted For Road Between . South Carolina Towns. --r Columbia, 9. C, Mch. 10. The Sec retary of State today granted a char ter to the Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson Railway, with a capital of $400,000 and which by the terms of the grant may be increased to $2,000,000. J. B. Duke and B. N. Duke, the tobacco magnates, are the moving spirits in the enterprise. The road, which will be operated by electricity, w ill ran from Anderson to Spartan burg, passing through Greenville, where the general offices will be lo cated. W. J. Thackston, of Greenville, Is president and treasurer. THREE DIE UNDER WALL. Ruins of Fire, Collapsed on Workmen. Seven .-Seriously Hurt. Pittsburg, Pa.,, March IO.2 Three men are dead -and seven were serious ly injured An. the collapse of a 50-foot brick wall, left standing as the ruins of a fire ' which ' destroyed - the . bolt works of M.Lanz & Sons, on the Southside early Tuesday morning. Twenty .workmen -were buried In-the debris, most of whom were foreigners. OUTLINES. The Philadelphia strike situation was marked by continual disorder yes terday, .when the strikers were pre vented bv f oro.e from hoi dine a bia- public mass meeting in the heart, of" the city. I Six persons were Injured by , the police and arrests' made Panic stricken depositors, most of whom were foreigners, made a run on a Cleveland savings bank yesterday, James R. Garfield, former Secre tary of the Interior, was on the Stand yesterday in the Ballinger-Pinchdt In vestigationThree Eastern attor neys yesterday filed an independent brief in United States Supreme- Court in defense of the Standard Oil Com- pany j, -The strike ' of paper - makers and sulphite workers has now1 spread to five mills of the' international Pa per , r Company r Two paymasters were attacked by. highwaymen, and robbed of '$5,600 In different sectionsof Eastern Ohio yesterday. The ( coun try is much excited and a search is being made The United States Military Academy -bill carrying appro priations of $1,70P,000 was passed yes terday---New York markets: Money on call easy 2 3-4. to 3 per cent., nil ing rate2 X-8, closing bid 3 per cent. Spot' cotton closed quiet,' 20 points higher, middling uplands 15.00, mid dling gulf. 15.25.V Flour steady with- a poor local trade.- Wheat spot easy, No. 2-red. 1.27 nominal elevator- domes tic and nominal . f.o.b. . afloat. Corn spot barely steady, steamer 65 1-2 and No. 4, 62 1-2 elevator expoTt basis and No. 2, 65 nominal .ro.b. float. .. Oats spot easy mixed . nominal. Rosin and turpentine steady.. - CITY GETS G0II1 j ' , ," : State Democratic Executive Committee in Session at Raleigh Last Night THE PLAN OF ORGA Primary Section Gave Much .Trouble and Reading Had Just Been Com pleted at 1 A. M. Changes Are of Minor Importance. i 4 i -V K Raleigh, N. C. May 11. After " selecting Charlotte as the place 4 frifor the State convention, naming 4 the date as July 14th and adopting 4 the revised plan of party organi- zation, the Democratic State Ex- ecutive Committee adjourned at 4 2 o'clock . this1 morning. The re- 4 vised plan calls for precinct meet- 4 ings, primaries or mass conven- 4 tions as may be determined by the' county executive committees, if precinct meetings or primaries to 4 be held all over the. State on.4 June 25th and . county conven- 4 4 tions on July 2nd. Where there is no designation by the county 4 4 committees as to primaries or 4 county conventions for anyrea- .4 4 son, precinct meetings are to be f held as under the old plan. 4 $j $ .;. j. j. t- .t .. t. " : t- v i t (Special Star Telegram.) . Raleigh, N. C, Mch. 10. The State Democratic Executive Committee vot ed tonight to hold the State conven tion in Charlotte -July 12th, the vole being 33 Charlotte and 21 Greensboro. The invitation for Greensboro was ex tended by C. A. Hines on behalf of the Democracy of the city and Guil ford county and by W. G. Bradshaw on behalf of the city authorities and commercial organizations Mr Bradshaw, a Republican, waa accorded the privileges of Jt'the - floor while the place for - the. . convention was considered. He excited the mirth of the committee by .-exclaiming: "Guilford needs you; since you left Greensboro and went to . Charlotte. (Continued on Page 8.) ; ; PAPER MILL STRIKE SPREADS International Paper Company Hard Hit by Walk-Out of 400 Men Yes terdayBig Coal Strike in Pennsylvania. Corinth, N. Y., March 10 The strike of paper makers and sulphite workers has 'now spread' to five mills of, the International Paper Company. Four hundred men walked out this after noon at the Fort Edwards mills, mak ing 1,500 and 6dd men out in all. Glenns Falls, South Glens Falls, Nia gara Falls, Fort Edward and here at Corinth. . Three companies of militia were or dered to active duty today. No at tempt was made to molest the troops, Although the presence of the guards men has served to restore oroer here .today, there is bitter feeling among the strikers and it is reared that any attempt to " import workers will lead to further violence. It was in this belief that nine, strike breakers were arrested here last night, charged with carrying concealed weapons, and deported today by the village autho rities. Te sheriff of Saratoga coun ty,' before requesting permission of the Governor to order out the. militia told him over the long distance tele phone that the situation here In his estimate is ominous. . , v 3,000 Miners Quit. ' Greensburg, .Pa., March lO.--Three thousand miners in eight mines of the Irwin Fields, of Westmdreland county, went on strike today, as a mass meet ing held last night, and the . miners' organization assert that 15,000 will be out. by tomorrow. The strikeMs the result of organizing the miners in this section, which has heretofore been non-union and Is for recognition of the organization. '. Upon request of local . miners -several weeks ago, organizers of District No. 5, of the United Mme Werkers of America came to the Irwin field and organized the men, who - now. refuse to work. with non-union men or those who refused to join the mine workers. The discharge of 75 men, oflicials of the new local precipitated the" walk out today.; ' 'v.'V- ' "i "- .; At the Keystone Coal, Company's mine at Carbon today John Strasser, a non-union miner was shot in a quar rel : between -. union ' and . non-union men. The State ' constabulary Vis searching for his . assailant: ' . v New Castle, Pa., March 10. Every labor union in Pennsylvania will, have a chance to vote on the question of a general strike in sympathy , with the Philadelphia .Traction men before any such action is taken. , The conserva tive delegates won out today in the State Federation of Labor convention and a resolution 'to delay a State-wide strike - was carried." .The convention elected officers tonight . and z will ad journ tomorrow.' v - CHARLOTTE VHY OIL TRUST SHOULD EXIST Three' Eastern Attorneys File' Brief Giving Ten' Reasons in Defense of the Organization Answer the Government. ' , Washington, March 10. Although a brief "on the part of the appellants" wis already , on file in the Suprrrae Court of the United States, a second group of legal talent of the Standard Oil today presented to the court an ndependent defense of that organisa tion. Today's defenders are three promin ent Eastern attorneys, John G. John son, of Philadelphia;. John G. Milburn, and Frank L.. Crawford, of New York. On Monday the ' court will hear oral arguments on the decree of the Circuit Court of the United States, fpr the Eastern District of Missouri, dissolv- ng the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey. , Particular stress is laid by counsel on the claim in the brief that the rec ord shows no unreasonable advance in the average prices of the Standard oil. .. "It appears in fact, that there was no increase in their net prices," say counsel. "What the government's po sition amounts to is that the actual prices for refined oil should have stood still while all other prices were ris- ng, including the prices ot all com modities used in the manufacture of oil, and chiefly, the price of labor. But suppose it were otherwise; there s no principle of law or political economy which requires a manufac turer, to give away a profit which he can make by oconomies ' in manufac ture." The government's method pf esti mating the profits the Standard Oil has been making is denounced in the brief as "unsound In law," and as "con trary to business principles and the facts of human experience.". Considering only: the rate of profit which for seven years, 1900-1906, aver aged less than 25 per . cent, on the to tal net capital invested year by year in the business that rate Of profit is a reasonable one for a great manufactur ing business involving the elements of risk", which characterize the oil In dustry, especially ; where, as here, a great proportion of the profits is de- rived-from business with foreign, .coun tries, Outside of the protection 'of American laws, ; and in competition wiia xne "BiBnuiaciurerB una- , mer chants' of the world." -1 --.t , . This Is : the . explanation given of what . is designated as "the ' remarka ble success of 'the Standard Oil .busi ness." M i The . success ' of the Standard Oil business, broadly, considered is due to extraordinary foresight energy, and boldness' and to a policy ot investment on an immense scale, displayed and cairied out in every branch of the petroleum industry. . . The charze that the. Standard Oil companies thrbugh 'their" control of pipe lines have monopolized the pur chase and transportation of crude oil is declared in the brief to be "entirely unsupported by the records." Today s brief is devoted to an at tempt to prove ten points. ' Standard's Contention. On these the case is submitted to the court, and they are as follows: 1. The Dlants and properties of the Standard companies have always been in a comn on ownership since their ac quisition or creation. 2. The Sherman Act has no appli cation to the acquisition by the Stand ard Oil Company, of New Jersey, of the stocks of manufacture, mining or producing corporations. ' 3. The contracts,, combinations and conspiracies of Section 1 of the act are contracts combinations and con spiracies which restrict the freedom of the parties or strangers In the con duct of their business. 4. The acquisition of the stocks of the subsidiary companies by the Stan dard Oil Company in New Jersey of 1S99 was not such a combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade. 5. Monopolizing within the second section of the act is the exclusion of others from a trade by illegal means. 6. The Standard .Oil Company, of New Jersey, , was not monopolizing or attempting to monopolize, or combin ing with any one else to monopolize when this proceeding was Instituted 7. Tne ownership of the pipe line system has not been a means of mo nopolizing . - 8. The decree ' erroneously includes and operates upon several of the ap pellant companies. 9. The sixth section of the decree (disbanding of the corporations) is . A J - J 'I JLHM iAAkU tM .-n unwtu I llULfcJU. H.uu iiuyi ai-i.ii.auic m a. rious of its provisions. ' 10. The Circuit Court has no juris diction over the appellants. A FINE OF $1600 IMPOSED Upon Spartanburg Man Convicted of .' Violating Liquor. Law. Spartanburg,, S. --C., March 10 MayoivJ.' B; Lee, the police court here today, sentenced George Dearman to pay a fine of $16,600 or serve 14 years on th city chain gang for violation of the liquor, ordinance. Dearman's house . was raided . last night by the police, resulting In the capture . of about 40 gallons of whis key put up in pint bottles. The mayor made a seperate case' for. each bottle and imposed a fine or $100 or 30 days in each case. An appeal was . taken and a test case will be made. v Charlotte N. X, March 10. The Lin coin Mill at- Southside, Lincoln coun ty, announced today that curtailment would begin next week and continue until market conditions improve; .The plans embrace ; a shut' down ; of two days a "week. The ; mill -makes yarns DR. TORREY STIRS PEOPLE OF CITlf Dealt Blows to the Theatre, Ball Room and Card Table. HIS HEARERS DEEPLY MOVED Thousands Heard the Great Evange list at Compress Building Yes terday Many Want to Change Way of Living. J In both his sermons at the Cham-' pion Compress building, this city, yes terday, Dr. Tprrey reached out ' and dealt sledge-hammer blows to the the atre, the ball room and the card table, while in his discourse' last night on ihe theme, "Something Absolutely Sure", he took up and analyzed the ten commandments in a manner pro bably never before so ably heard by a" Wilmington congregation. His mes. sages had great effect upon the con- gregations, for at the close of each';-'.' -'''.u-i LIXJL1 ck UUUiUCl Ul ULUOOlUg VU1 ID" tians, not right with God, and those who had never connected themselves with a church, signified their great de sire to lead different lives. It may truthfully, be said that the sermons yesterday stirred .-those who heard him as they have never been stirred before by a minister of the Gospel. They paid strict attention - to every, word uttered by mm and while some things he said may not have agreed with , the previous opinion held by many . In the congregation, nearly all agreed that Dr.- Torrey was i giving them some undeniable facts. The service last night began with the "Glory Song", after which Rev. Dr.- A. D. McClure-made some an nouncements; in course of which he Btated that M?.' Butler would organize a . large , choir tonight r and urged- all the soloists -of the city to .take part. Dr. McClure thankedi the newspapers agajn lor -oevoqng pomaca ,spa .. sages of Dr. Torrey were reaching "Vi j 4. J ' 1 J . A a" t J . J A ' mouse noa wno naa not-auenaea me ; services. Men had met him on the streets and told him . how much they , had enjoyed the sermons as reported in the papers. ' Dr.- McClure desired that the people subscribe for extra .' copies and send them. to friends. -Dr. ... McClure also announced that a collec- - tlon would be taken to defray expens- . es and in doing so he stated that he r wanted it understood that no charges whatever were made for the uSe of the building in which the meetings are being held, this being generousjy giv- en by Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son- Mr. Butler also made reference to the choir he will organize tonight. After a selection by the choir, Mr. Young charmed the congregation with, t a solo. Dr. Torrey offered prayer af ter which he began- his sermon on. Something Absolutely Sure." In beginning he said that any one who loves grammar Bhould read the ' Bible. After narrating the story of the downfall of: King Belshazzar in a most Interesting and vivid manner, Dr. Torrey sail Belshazzer was weigh- , ed in the balance and found wanting. . and asked, "How many of you would . be found wanting If weighed in th balance according to God's way?" Bel shazzar was a great man of his time, and was not found wanting only in God's balance. "God t will weigh each one as he did Belshazzar of old. I ask each one of you here tonight how; . much do you weigh in God's balance, not how highly you are esteemed in Wilmington.. There- are many ""men :. and .women here tonight -who, if they knew how little , they weigh . in thej balance of . God, would forget their i pride, dignity and fall upon their . knees and cry, 'God be merciful!' v "Weigh yourself ' by the first com- mandment, 'Thou shalt have no other God before me.' j Many of you would1 say you never broke that command ment, but are you sure? What a man , thinks most of is his God. - If he thinks most of money, money is his God. If he thinks most of society, so ciety Is. hlsGod. If. he thinks most! cf pleasure, pleasure is his God. Are there not men in this building who have done things today against their . conscience because there was money ! in it? There are some here tonight . who make money their God. There , are-some here tonight' who ..make pleasure their God. Are not j some ' here who won't go to God because'; they will have to give up. dancing, the-; atre-going, card playing. etc. - If so '. you are an idolator. Although this is a prohibition city, are there not men here' who are sacrificing all for strong drink? If so, drint. Is your. God. , Are there not men and women here who are doing things which their consci- : ence. tells them not to do for social position? If so, social position is yonr God.. Dr. Torrey told of a man who' moved to Washington City and in om der to keep in society.; provided his home. with a ball room. .He said that the man paid dearly' for-the. ball room and before he got through with the--matter his wife paid dearly, too. - "Passing to the . third - command- ment, "Thou shalt not take the name .' of the Lord thy ' God Mn vain; for the , Lord will not hold him guiltless that : taketh. His name In, vain.'! ' Dr. . Tor rey condemned in .strong terms the profane man. "I would not . trust a I profane swearer with my pocketbook, .1 v- -- .,' i , ' ft M. 1 "(, ' S , .t kn.. -.1 Vh1 .1.4 ui'; ' I m 1 r ) 4 ,vt.. -. -. .r .V '-' rl I f. ;' t.-' r. 'a- . l .1 t,
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 11, 1910, edition 1
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