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2 WMAM CITIZEN. TH9 WEATHER: SHOWERS CITIZEN WANT ADS, BRING RESULTS ASIIEVlLLi; N. C, SATUI0)AY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1911 VOL. XXVTX, NO. 288 PRICE FIVE CENTS HE j 'O: GOVERN IflTGOES : AFTER SOMEMORE - ALLEGED "TRUSTS" OSlx Ralfoad Companies and Three Coal Mining Con- cerns Are Involved ALL COMPETITION CRUSHED IS CLAIM Government's Purpose to Pre vent Change of Ownership Agreed Upon Year Ago COLUMBUS. O., Aug. . nlt KM Wad by the United States government In ths Federal Circuit court today against six railroad companies and three coal wining concerns, charg in a combination In restraint of trade and asking that the combina tion be , enjoined rptn continuing business. ' : -r J; , The government charges that the Hocking: Valley Railroad Amalgama Uan's ownership at the capital stock of the Toledo Ohio Central, the Knawha it. Michigan and the Zanes- vllla Western roads and tti connec tions with the mining concerns named has crushed competition. The defendant companies are: Lake Shore & Michigan - Southern railroad. Chesapeake A Ohio railroad.' - Hocking Valley railroad. Toledo St Ohio Central railroad. Knawha db Michigan railroad. ZanesvUle Western railroad. Sunday ' Creek Coal company. Continental Coat company. Knawha at Hocking Coal company. Big Mines Affected. Te government petitions alleged that the, combination thus" formed affects four of the great coal min ing fields, namely, the Pittsburg, the West Virginia, the Kanawha Valley and the Hocking Valley, V It ii alleged that the "m railroads are affiliated and that the three coal companies are also, not only among themselves, but with the railroad I , companies. J5 The Hocking Valley, the Toledo Ohio Central, the Kanawha A Michi gan and the Zanesville Western were f-: the Trunk Una syndicate.. The Sun- day Creek Coal company Is a hold ing company, controlling the Contl- '" nental Coal company and other com panies owning property In Virginia, (Continued on Page Five) ONE 'TODAY' IS WORTH TWO 'YESTERDAYS' THE CITIZEN'S BIG S5.B40 CONTEST Enter Early If You Want to Win an Automobile or One of the Other Valuable Prizes Race Will be Exciting Today will be yesterday tomorrow, and "one today la worth two yester days." So far no one has any great advantage in ths exciting race which will be run for JB.S40 worth of mag nificent prises which That Ashevllle Clttsen is offering you. Soon, kowover, someone Is going to get a feverish interest in collecting subscriptions, and then they will go to everyone they think of (your friends as well as their own) and ask for aid. Tour game Is to ge( there first. You know that you are going to enter the contest because being bright energetic and capable of rec ognising a grand opportunity when you see It, you cannot keep out of the running. Enter now. Of course the contest has only be gup, and while a few nominations come In every day, why not get yours in before they get ahead of you It will be Just a little more strenuous every day as the time goes by. Why not do the successful thing in the sim plest way. You could enter late and win the prise you want but it would be at -the expense of a little more hurry, a little more worry and the annoyance of having your own friends tell you that they had already given their subscriptions to someone else, as they did not know that you were to be candidate. Purpose of the Contest The purpose of the contest Is to add to the already large list of our subscribers. All we want Is your aid In getting them. We know that we can do the rest. Once a subscriber, always a subscriber, and it ia the votes and nothing but votes that will decide who are the winners of the JS.640 In splendid prizes which-will be awarded on the closing day of the contest. What We Want What we want ! live, energetic candidates who will make the race exciting for the contestants, and in teresting to the public. We do not .care to award these splendid prises simply on a lot of coupons cut from the paper. Every candidate may prof itably get bis friends to save these coupons for him because they are a help, but you must never think that you can win a prise on coupons alone. Ws want yon to see your friends and persuade them to try The Cltt sen, for we are well eoavlnoed that one taar'kno It they win Dead no SOUTHERN TRAIN 22 DE RA IL ED 6 MILES FROM SALISBURY V . .. Engine Leaves Track and Parlor Car Plunges Down 30 Foot Embank ment Geo. H. Smathers Among Injured SPENCER. K C, Aug. .4. East bound passenger train number IS.-oal the Souther railway, running from Aahevllle fa Ooldsboro, was derailed seven mttea from, Salisbury this af ternoon; andrj'tweety passengers in jured, six af whom were seriously hurt. Whllai making full time the engine lefthe rail and all other coaches followed m xjulck succession. the chair car plunging down a thirty- foot embankment, turning over twice, The pasengers were covered In man of timber, broken chairs and glass. The train crew set to work at once to- rescue the injured who were conveyed -to Salisbury hospital Another report says that the front driving wheels of the engine went on first arid all of the coaches followed It is believed that the wreck was caused" by" ar spreading rail, Moat of the Injured are being treated at the hospital at Salisbury. The most se riously Injured are Oeorge H. Smath ers of Waynesvllle, and Richard Wll son, a boy three years old. Following Is the official list of In jured: Taylor Daniels, colored, porter of chair car, badly bruised oh left side. W. A. Harrison, fireman. Aahevllle division, deadheading, slightly bruised In stomach R. C. Beaman. Mies Catherine Q Beaman, Durham, N. X!., shocked. B. W. Tatum, Salisbury, snoeaea O, 3. Garrett, white, Chattanooga. Tenn.. bruised on left leg ana, nana Marguerite Hunt, Lexington, N. C, bruised on head, jj, W. " Weasell, Wilmington, . C, right ear and head cut I. ,W. Sullivan, Wilmington, n. o., both arms bruised ana right arm cut. " Mrs. E. W. Habel, Raleigh, N. C.. deep cyt on left breast. Fred Habel, Jr., left arm ana neao bruised, ., B. S. Taylor, age 7. Ko. 4MT Per- rler street Mew Orleans, , head cut Mrs. Rk-hard Clark-WUson. 41T Fewer street, New, vneans, various bruises on limbs and body. Son of Mrs. Wilson, aged l years, left leg - badly mutilated. John P, Stmma, Augusta, Ga., No. 121 Broad street right hip and leg and back, Injured. Indications very' more urging from any source to lir duce them to continue taking It. Does Not Take Mum Time. Borne who have sent In Inquiries seem to think they have not enough time to devote to a successful cam paign. We want to eonvmee you that those prises may be won with votes and subscriptions secured during your leisure moments. You are not asked to neglect your regular occupations. That would be expecting too muoh. We want to es tablish the friendliest feeling between everyone In this section. We can think of no other way to please you so well as to offer you one of the twenty-one prices. If we did not treat you "fair and square" during the entire contest we should certainly lose your regard. Now do not delay any longer, but send In your nomination today. Come to see us If possible, or If you are un able to do so notify us that you would like one of our representatives to call on you and give you a full explana tion. We are convinced that when you understand the matter clearly you will be eager to join the ambitious candidates. ( How to Enter. Send In your nomination. You will find the nomination blank on another page, which counts for 1,000 votes. Only the first nomination blank can be used by candidates. You get votes and subscriptions anywhere from either district. Votes will be given on all paid subscriptions..- ," - Call or send to the Contest Depart ment of The Cltisen for a receipt book. Ths contest manager will be glad to explain anything you do not understand. Telephone er write to him, if you cannot call, and a repre sentative will give you full details. Don't forget that qulldren can do most effective work in Collecting cou pons as well as securing many paid-in-advance subscriptions. Hhould your father, mother, broth ers, sisters or friends belong to any organisation, get them to secure the votes and assistance of that organisa tion. . Do not let a day pass without se curing some subscriptions and votes. The steady, persistent worker is what will make the winner of a valuable prise. Keeping everlastingly at It la (CoHtismed oa Pago Five) - - painful. Dr. J. M. Belk, - Monroe, back of head hurt' N. C, Nell Piper, Durham. N. C, cuts on right' arm and left leg. ' Elizabeth Warren Thompson. Ral eigh, H. .C, head and shoulders cut and bruised. Daisy - ThoTMpon, Raleigh, slight bruises oa knee. ' - Judson Buchanan, ' Chattanooga, Tenn., head cut and bruised, left shoulder bruised. . ,j- Q. C. Scarlett, La Payette, La., slight bruises on right leg. Mrs." O. C. Scarlett, La Fayette, La., back and left foot hurt. Lily Ury, Durham, N. C, left arm and shoulder sprained. Mrs. A. P. Gilbert, Durham, N. C head an right knew est, "right hand H, B. drtman, Wilmington, N. C head severely, cut, left hand and arm bruised. . . Goof-W. Smathers; WaynesvUle. In Juries not determined. Grace Wyman, Memphis, left shoul der bruised. I. W. Soloman, Wilmington, left leg bruised. GEO. H. 8MATHKR8 INJURED. Mr. Oeorge H. Smathers. of Wayntsvllls. resorted as being seri ously Injured, tn the foregoing wreck, ills welt known In Ashevllle. where he has several brothers and a large Sum ber of other relatives. A r'message from Salisbury at 1 o'clock this morn. In g stated that he was In the- hospital at that' city, snd ' although painfully Injured the doctors stated that he was doing nicely. The nature, f his In juries was not stated Mr Smathers la one of the leading attorneys of Western North Carolina, and much anxiety was manifested by bis friends in this city last night As far as could be learned no other paasengers from this section were Injured. , No. tl left WaynesvUle and this city yesterday morning fot Ooldsboro, It is-rooiuot -the.. Pflpula - .trJnhs Southern railway, tunning fn smd sut t Ashevllle,' having" been, put mt'o serrics something "over two years ago. Ths establishment of this train was long ths pet scheme of Col. A. B. An drews, of this city, and the Urge busi ness done by it Justified his advocacy of It WIRE "THUST" ATTORNEY GIVEN HEAVY FINE BUT WISE WANTS HIM JAILED "Head and Brains of the Wire Trust" Sentenced to Pay $45,000 CLIMAX BEACHED NEW YORK, Aug. 4. The succes sion of fines which, has marked the progress of the government's suecees-J ful campaign against wire manufac turers recently Indicted for forming pools In alleged violation of the anti trust laws, reached a climax today when Edwin E. Jackson, jr., the New York attorney whom the federal at torney termed the "nead and brains of the trust," was sentenced to pay 144.000. This Is by faf the heaviest penalty Inflicted upon any of the seventy-three wire manufacturers who have pleaded nolo contendere but it did not satis fy United States District Attorney Henry A. Wis. He pleaded with Justice Archibald to send the wire trust attorney to jail. He declared tonight that he would apply for Mr. Jackson's disbarment Ten of the indicted men. Including Mr. Jackson, changed their pleas of not guilty to nolo contenders today. They were fined 11.000 each with $109 more for each additional indictment Against Jaokson nine indictments were found and his fines ware $4,000 for each count In addition he was sentenced to pay $1,499 in coats. Dis trict Attorney Wis told the court that the defendant had made 1211.000 In organising the wire pools in 1191 and 197.900 In 1909, and charged that he bad violated the law for twenty years. "In my opinion, hs continued, "this man Is theworst type of crim inal that society has to contend with. He knew be was violating the law and he dragged others" Into It" Others who pleaded and were fined today were: Herbert li. Batteries, son-in-law of J. P. Morgan: William B. Kyle. Wal lace D. Rumsey, Oeorge E. Hilton, Frederick I. Hall, S. B. Olsen. James H. Sieberling, Benjamin S. Wolf, and Bugeo R. Phillips. , ... Only ten mar members, of the si- leged illegal pools remain" to plead and the distil at attorney believes that they will enter pleas of nolo oontsn dare, , ... -.... Much ybliged Mr. J. Pluvius I Am Feeling Much Better, Thank DEMOCRATS J ' mm 1 , Wilr 1 VUTESTO CARRY, WOOL BILL OVER VETO 7 0 UiitoruM. rt 'laFato ; .. .r- -. jr , vv emit leaders irf the houat of repre sentatives believe tonight that they ha,v enough votes to pass the wool tariff y.rsvislon , bill over President Tarts veta if necessary. Mr. Vnder. wood, demoaratld ,k. k..u and Senator tFollett,the Insurgenfl w senaie con- flded lu part af the woj conference as a sub-committee,, spent two hours today dlscusslnr ih turn. kiii. - which it is hoped to form a compro mise wpoien tanrt measure to send to the president. No Agreement "We have readied no beau r agreement" said Mr. Underwood to night '"but I have confldaniA a bill will be finally agreed upon." oecauss or the apprehension among the republican! that thr mv h. attempt on the part of democrats and Insurgents to pass the wool and free list bills over the president's veto re publican leaders tn the senate . and house sent out hurry calls far rniiin oan absentees to hurry back to Wash ington. , , . The free llt bill, which has been snt by both homes to the same con ference committee as that handllns the wool bill. Is to be considered at CHARLOTTE NOT PROUD ' OF BECENTJOTDRIETi Mayor Issues Statement Declaring That Some Be ports Were Exaggerated CHARLOTTE, N. C, Aug. 4. May or Bland, of this city, requested The Associated Prena to handle the fol lowing statement from him relative to the publicity that has been given the recent water famine In this city. The statement Ih as follows: "The city of rharlotte has never been without adequate Are protection. More than two million gallons of wa ter have been on hand always. The water was cut n(T several hours dally for a week, Juat for ths sake ef con serving the lira protection supply. This was Inconvenient to the cltlsuns but never dansuroua, , The supply Is now about normal with constant pres sure on the mains. 'The tank earn employed to'brlng water from the fatawba river during the crisis will sn be discontinued, being no lontfer necessary. "The health conditions are excellent copious rains having fallen during the last twenty-four hours, which have greatly relieved the situation." CMOWER& - WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Forecast; Itforth Carolina: Showers Saturday and probably Sunday, not much Changs In temperature: light to moderate soutev east, and sonth winds, v ....j 181 You CLAIM TO, HAVE ENOUGH Hold Conference K Wfc Every Prospect of Drawing up wf a urti I Avgvigfon uiu 'Senator i iiwrrnm ' ' Makes Request for Extension of ths aame time, .Mr, Underwood said that while separata reports would be brought m, both bills, undoubtedly would b dismissed together. This gives ths house democrats additional trading stock in negotiating) for a compromise on ths measure. e kftflUAs .iMasiw" raitlstoa,-aut, paseea py ,ut nouse t yesterday, was sent to ths senate flnano com mittee today by a resolution of the senate which requires a teport on ths measure by Aug. 10. Senator Pen rose as chairman has called a meeting of ths finance' committee " for 10.19 o'clock tomorrow morning and when the senate convenes tomorrow Mr. Penrose probably will' report ths bill back with an adverse report 1 This as the procedure followed with ref erence to the wool and free list bills. The effect' that the changing tariff situation will have upon adjournment of consresS ia a matter for cnnUcnira .In both houses the leaders do not be lieve tnat-cossiarratioir, er the Cotton "..llJ W,mt!.. WU lengthen the vapidly closing session which many of the leaders say may end between Aug. 12 and Aug. it. Mr. Penrose said today he- would ask for an early vote snd Mr. Underwood advanced the oplnlon-that If this WHITE STILL CLAIMS TO BE SEW OF PUBLIC That His Accepting Bribe for Lorimer Vote Was En tirely for Exposure WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. To his story of how he claims he was bribed to vote for Xorimor, Charles A. White, former member of the Illi nois legislature, today added for tho benefit of the senate Loiimer commit Urn that he believed every ono of th fifty-three democrats who voted for Ixrlmer did so for a money con sideration. He added that he thought lomi of the republicans who voted for Lorimer got money for so doing. White declined to mention the names of any of the republicans ha suspected "because It Is Just a mat ter of opinion and I do not want to do an Injustice to any one." He said he based his opinion about wholesale corruption on the fact that he was bribed and that others had confess ed the same, White declared when croes-examln-ed by counsel for Irlmer that the record In tho first I,nrlmer Investi gation was wrong In reporting him as saying he "would have sold" his story to Snator Uirtmer if the sen ator had lven him 174,000 for his 'confession' manuscript In reaponse to Wlilte's letter. "It shld have read, 'might have sold.' " said White. He added that he might have turned his manuscript over to lorimer for $75,000 because that nmunt might have been all the evidence necessary for him to prove his exrmsure, which he said he was planning to do for the good of the public. ;- JKWKMIY MISSINO , . . NEBFASKA OITY, Neb., Aug. 4 on arriving In this city, William Smith travaUng for, an Omaha Jewelry house, discovered that a trunk con taining $20,940 worth of pewtlry was mksiaaV" ' -'-- -V-, Tim ' ". : method were pursued In the senate there was no reason to believe that congress ' would be 111 session mors than a week t two. '. Work ou iron snd Steel. , The house committee On way and means has already hevun worktm the ri-andtcer"tBr1irwhJeh Is ths schedule on which William . Bryan attacked . Mr. Underwood and on which Mr. Underwood replied with ths unanimous support of house dem ocrats. v ;. :$-?;x::e, "-.-.".- V "lt congress continues fh session an Iron and steel revision - bill will be brought tn at this . session,", said Mr. UndwprnW; 'If there la to b an early adjournment the announcement will be made to the bouse before adjourn ment that the lron and steel tariff will be ready for action whan congress assembles In December." The Insurgent leaders of ths senate are likely to bring the Iron and steel tariff up at once In the senate flsht aa ths cotton bill. Senator Oummlns, of Iowa. Is anxious to maks ths senate eonstdsr steel and Iron revisions and revisions of the rubber md sugar schedules ss amendents to ths cotton tariff bill. (Continued on Pag PI re) FOUB PEflSONS KILLED IN SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY Buggy Containing Woman and Two Children Demol ished by Train Yesterday UNION, 8. C. Aug. 4. Four per sons were killed on railroads In this county today. At Sentuc, a buggy' containing Mrs. R. A. Qeeter and four of her children was struck by a Southern railway engine. Mrs. (Jes ter and two children, aged 6 years and 9 months respectively, were kill ed. The other two being Injured. The horse was killed and the vehicle de molished. "Rud" Llsey. a cotton mill opera tive, said to have been deaf, was run over and killed while walking on the tracks of the Union and Olon Springs railroad near this city. Nominate a Candidate Nomination Blank Go od for 1,000 Votes, J The Ashevllle Citizen $5,640 Subscription Contest Candidate .... , ... Address ,, . . . ,.i't 1 Telephone No. , , . . , . Only One Nomination Blank for Each - Candidate Wm Count at 1,000 Votes. , Cut out and bring or send to The Citizen, OF GHAS. SCHWAB Says Steel Trust Was Reared by J. P. Moroan with Acqui escence of Carnegie LATTER REGRETTING , HIS PART OF DEAL While Mr. Schwab 1 fold "a Great Deal. He Will go Upon Stand Again Today ' NEW York, Aug. 4. Charle M, Schwab, now a Competitor of the United States corporation, today revealed that iVAitlon before ths house aommltter'of Inquiry as ths, - - - iiuu v l , Pltrpont Morgan,, with . ths acquit ence, since rsgrstttd, of Andrew Car negts. ..: .s-'-v-v - Mr, Schwab pictured ths steel cor. poraUon as a legal organisation, not . formed to curtail output, restrict com. ' petition or maintain prices, but to de ' Ths witness denied that ths recent Brussels oonferenr of the steel manu turers of the world, from which ha returned recently, had anything to do With fixing prices, "I want to assure you," hs said, "that at no time wt the question of price or division of business territory ever mentioned, ' - Ws were there to tell ths exact truth, It; seem to me, to havs a good time," r, .. Tariff DlecuwMon. ' Repreeentstlvt Sterling, of Illinois, led' Mr. Schwab into a general discus sion of ths tariff en steel, particularly as to the relation of the business in this country and Germany. s . , "Ths real purpose of ths tariff on steel," Mr. Sterling suggested, "Is to protect you In ths heme market. You, ay you can manufacture rails cheaply as Germany 'and you still have tho advantage In that they must transport to our market T" "Tss, but Oermany can no trsns port to, our Paclfie roast for less than ws can ' ahlp from Pittsburg to ths coast," said Mr, Schwab. "I did not want to arris the tariff, he 'continued, "but I rannot for t Ufa of t "v f America' from llLn-ial mi.i,.uuii,, j, ,i fContlmted on pate 0e.) . IlliESEAOlIiL K017 in wASHi::stG:avHEr,E ke RECEIVED FINE WELCOME Togo Will Call Upon Presi dent TodayWill be Con-'. : tinoally Entertained LEAVE3 WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON. Aug. 4Admlra$ Togo and his party 'reached the na hmi r&nltal el 9.21 o'clock tonight , Owing' to an 'Incessant drltsla of rain the crowd which greeted ' ths Jap anese navat hero was small but ha was enthusiastically cheered as passed through Union station to ft waiting automobile, -v." ) praaidant Tait had sent ono of tha . whit house machines and Admiral Togo went Immediately to a hotel and retired for the night Mai. Archibald Ilutt and Lieut Commander Palmer, military and na val eldea to the president, met tha Japanese- party at. the station and Lieutenant Palmer formally welcomed the visitor and his party on behalfi of the president 1 '"-t Admiral Togo spoke his aoknowL , edgemenu briefly through an Inter preteY and left the train, escorted byj Major Butt and Lieutenant Palmer Chandler Halo, third assistant sec retary of state, and Captain Potts,, U. S. N.. who walksd with Baron Uchlda, the Japanese ambassadors Baron Uchlda joined the party at .(Continued on Pago FlvP) ,
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