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One of the most notable legal contests In the y of this country was terminated today when the United States 8u- V Court affirmed the decision of the lower court in the famous On case, the government winning out on the various points Involved in ligation between the United States and the Standard Oil Company, be decision was a lengthy one :r exhaustively. ". . T ' and treated the various phases of the History of Oil Trust Case. suit which called forth today's loa was instituted in 1906 lnthe States Circuit Court for the rn District of Missouri, It was ;ht in the' name of the United The immediate object was to e the Standard Oil Company of Jersey. . , , : . m the very beginning, the busi- and the legal worlds recognized m suit put the Sherman anti; law to the most severe test to it had been subjected. ; The N been on the statue book since Jind had been the basis of some n suits finally passed upon bv hpreme Court of the United That the law was constitu accepted as " settled by decisions, but simple as the of the statute seemed.there wbb pee of unanimity in regard to fpreiatlon. -With that" . "CUUHIUS, the 811 t won hoo-nn general belief that the entire l't " W01U1 feel the ffect v-n-uuie oi tne gigantic strug- government cllmo,i. tht V.11? ,ShJerman anti-trust law violated. The first rMnn KL??"'801, combination In the PI trust nr s.ihn,i . restrain n 7'7' "I"' tie Severn atai. .i.u ... is hereby declared to be . The second section reads: ''Kvery person (which subsequently was explained, in- theatatuteUo. . JnJ elude corporations) who shall monop olize,- or, attempt to monopolize or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize, any part of trade or" commerce among the several states, or with foreign na tions, shall be deemed guilty, of a mis demeanor." The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, some seventy subsidiary cor porations, John D. Rockefeller, Wil liam Rockefeller. Henry M. Flagler. Henry M. Rogers, John D. Archibald, Oliver H, Payne and Charles M. Pratt all defendants in the suit, denied the Lcnarges. The government won out in the cir cuit court.- . ' . From the circuit court the case was brought to the Supreme Court of th United States. The record laid befort the higher tribunal probably was thr largest ever prepared in an American case.;- The petition, pleadings, test! mony, opinions and decree constitu ted twenty-two large volumes or mor than 500 pages each. - The case was' first argued befor the Supreme Court in March, 1910 but it was restored to the docket foi reargument. The case was heard tht second time in Januarv. 11)11. the lat ter time before, a full bench, is'dted attorneys appeared on either side. Foi the government, , Attorney Genera; Wickwrsham and Frank B. Kellogg special assistant to the Attornpy Gen eral, addressed the court. For tht Standard Oil. there appeared John G Johnson, Of Philadelphia; Jonn G. Mil burn, of New York; and D. T. Watson, of Pittsbnrg. nilci .... . ' i 'cu wireless ToWronw refusal to permit an examf. worwonofficials'must : flUOW EXAMINATION OF WEIR " BOOKS, SAYS U.S. SUPREME C0UR1 "KOTUs.M.ris.-- iPn C. " vuiv-iujiuu UIO HUIIUQ iU UCIt-ltUllfi RIOUU I th Court today ap-jury attempt to examine his corpora - 'went sentence of con- uon DoK- mPosed in e vv . I U in KflM the InvpnHiTHtlnn of the u , tuulM uu " Pier C. vn. .. . . I wireless rommnv involved allesef vniitLiua ut iue uusiHi laws, vvubui of K u ,uu n Na a fr- ,CTBrl" govern I LrIar rMchin8 lesal contrc- ffuse r ;,orporUon officials htlon b,b: I:. up Passion f pries l h nwntion by rt.mtS ,he3r b Incriminated. "rk co 7m. f,nc imPed in i "rts on Wilson was h,d 80 ALLEGED TIGERS" IN BLIND DURHAM A PISTOL DUEL IN 'I WILKES-ONE MA! ..... .. SG.000 YET NEEDED ON ENDOWMENT 0 DURHAM, May 15. The prosecu tion of eighty blind ; tigers, whose proprietors were arrested recently after , detectives . spent three weeks in ferreting, began this morn ing with the State Anti-Saloon Lea gue and the local law . and order forces backing up the state, officers. The situation is intense., " Behind the Law and Order Lea guers are the well known million aires, Geo. W. Watts and B. N. Duke. Among the accused men Js Leander s. Koctielle, lather of Mrs. Brodie L. Duke, .who : Is under sentence of six months. .. ; . . - - v -.. EWISH COSEfffllltt - DECIDES THILL MINISTER Rabbi' J. Egelson, minister of the Hebrew congregation' at Greensboro, accompanied Messrs. E. and H. Stern- berger, of that city,' to Winston-Salem Sunddy in an automobile and in the afternoon Rabbi Egelson addressed the local Jewish congregation In their hall over O Hanlons drug store. He made a helpful and appreciated talk. Nearly every Hebrew in the city we in attendance. The visitors discuss ed with the local congregation the movement looking to the erection of a Synagogue in Winston-Salem. Much interest is being manifested in the proposition and it may be said that the building ofa house of worship a regarded as practically assured. it was decided at the meeting yes terday afternoon to call a minister at once to serve the local charge. Tem porary quarters for holding services will be secured within the next few days. . . .. ' Late Wednesday evening while try ing to capmre two noted moonshiners In Wilkes county. Frank Billings and Joe King, United States Deputy Mar shals L. A. Grant and-C, . Holland and Deputy Collector W- W. Harklns ran amuck with a baud of relatives of the two neu with the result that a dangerous duel with pistols ' resulted at close range. Kellyliilllngg, brother to rranK, was dangerously woundod ny one oi the office s. -: . . in Mountain Stronghold. a special, irom wiikcHboro says: littTn crosad- nmV nti, " Six thousand dollar, are needed to jfrom WilkesbOi-o, in ond of the most complote the tnree hundred thousand i wua ana ueoiaie parts-of rho Hiate, 1 aoiiar endowment fund tor the Salem Bam, on rrom nil means or outside Academy and College. wu,u.muiii vrvi inv imiuw This amount mimf h ralanil nn r week mall. Tlie three revenue offl- , amount must be raised on or cers left Wilkesbor early Wedncs- before Wednesday morning of next day morning and arrived at the home out why not complete the work of Tom Billings, brother to Frank, for this week, before the opening of the u0iy neio a warrant anawno commencementT f While searching th hon P.fimRn Tne P600'9 of community can Wilt Shew, who was left on the out- not fford to lose such an opportunity side. Heard some men annroachlne.!10 enccw one ot me leading educa- He called the officers out or the houae, tlonal Institutions in the South and with the exception or Officer Holland one ot the Twin-City's biggest and who remained to guard aualnst the best industries and which aiures escape of the two men wanted, hut l8r8 returns for every dollar invest who had not yet been found. Officer e1 ,n thls cause by , business Grant called to the men to know who nlea citlwns generally. they were and what they wanted. Ab At a meeting, ot the committee he did so. Sam Wataon caueht Mr. having in charge the matter ot rata Grant about the body and attempted lng tne endowment fund Saturday to throw him to ih irroimrtv whii night, the reports showed ' subscrip- Kelly Billings threw his gun in Mr. tlon8 to no amount of flfteen hundred Harkins's face. Mr. Grant throw Wat- dollars. ; ' son off and when he fell both parties A committee was out today making began shooting. ' ' a tnorough canvass of ,Wtaston-Salem Billings Shot Twice. ' soNciting subscriptions. This work . When th wieie had nhaiiiri it m will be continued until every one Is found that Ke .lIyBtlllngs had .'been ,von an opportunity tp give some- shot twice,' once in the leg hud onee inougn u may oe a mite. The in. the side: 1 iust under the kidnev. Sentinel is assured that ail outside Neither of the officers were wounded resources tor securing subscriptions In the encounter, tho'ich Billlnini nave poen exnaustea.. sRlri tn hnv. firoH (.. win Srm Wnt.l' The six thousand needed must be son wan haniirtufrni nnri hr.ms'ht hart had- and the good people of Winston- to Wilkeshoro. - Kelly, Billings was 8uIom "'"W accept the opportunity LABOR LEADERS WIN OUT BEFORE SUPREME COURT IN THE CONTEMPT CUBE BIG HAUL IN ASHEVILLE. Police Seized 34 Barrels and 25 Cases of Whiskey. ASHEVILLE. May IC-Contlnuing the war against alleged "blind tigers," conducted under the provisions of the 'search-and-selze" law, the police de partment Saturday night raided a hlcken house in the rear of a vacant i u Durban residence and seized 34 bar- els and 25 cases of whiskey. The police were unable to determine the jwner of the goods and they were aken in four wagon loads to the'eity aall. . " . In the three days raids the police tepartmeat has seized l.fiOO gallons ot whiskey. . so .badly wounded that It ' was not thought wise to move him. He was toft at the home of Tom Billings in the care of Drs. Hlggins and Gambeli, Watson was tried before United States Commissioner J. W. Dula, on the charge ot , having interfered with United States officers while In the dls charge of their duty. He was placea under a bond of $500 for his appear ance fet the next term of Federal Court In Greensboro to give it as a matter of real pleas ure. ' . , . , ' " , . WEALTH OF THE FARMS. Texas Wrests th First Honors From Illinois. WASHINGTON, May 15. Th value of wealth produced on farms of the United States, Was $8,926,000,000 dur- being nnable to ling 1910 as estimated by the Depart 6.e uui us wu rouiwiuea iu i ment of Agriculture In a statement ( News Came Slowly; - just issued. This is an Increase of uc.iib, m ii woo, au nines irura uoro, fm.OOO.OOO OVCf 1909, """ 'ura' " i"" Texas, with her ten million acres .f "' V... . , "m . " JZT ot cotton, wrested from Illinois dur city until late Thursday evening. This I in? mm ha hnnnr.nf hin h. flr.i rtoraing a report was forwarded to iUt of the Union in point of value .juilcu oui ma Bimi uuitn, of her principal farm crops which ixrevusuuro, giving nun a repori oi vne affair and requesting that authority be given for placing two guards over Kelly Billings until he Is able to be brought into Wllkesboro. Two guards were- asked for on account Of the flan gerous locality where tho wounded man is. Frank Billings and Joo King, aggregated $364,110,000, an increase of 14.9 per cent over 1909. Illinois. witn iau,25,wio, dropped to second place, the decrease' having been 13.9 per cent.) Iowa held ber place a third state, while Kansas, ii lOOf fourth, state, dropped to tenth. Georela. made a ranld atritM In for whom the' officers went, were not croD nroductlon for the yar ..nd seen during the trip. Jumped from tenth to fourth sUtr cany yesteraay mornintwnen tne with a total of 1210.192.000. an in. auove arrair Became Known to Mar- crease ot 26.5 per cent over 1909. sbal Logan, lie wired to Attorney-Gen-I All the other Southern states.madc Kim n iLaciBntt.il, i vraniiuieLuu, mr i g0oa increases except Louisiana and authority to place the two guards Kentucky. South Carolina made th over Kelly Billings, yesterday after- largest, S8.4 per cent, or $-140,009,000. noon a 'telegram was receiveu irom iumo ni from twent v-flrst to thlr tne Attorney uenerai granting tne re- teenth state, quest' The authorities at Wllkesboro were called oyer long distance tele- COMMISSIONERS CALLED Highest Legal Tribunal In United States DeddesThat Sentence To Imprisonment of Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison VJas Erroneous Because Proceeding Vas Properly fl Civil And Hot Criminal One. WASHINGTON, May IS. Setting aside the sentences of Imprison ment imposed by the Supremo Court ot tho District of Columbia for alleg. od disobedience to the boycott Injunction the United! States Supremo Court today held Samuel Gompera, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, , president, vice-president and secretary respectively of tho American Fed' eratlon of Labor, were erroneously sentenced to jail on tho charge of contempt of tho local court Tho Court's View. - Tho court unanimously hold that the only sentences that could bo Imposed upon the labor leadera wore fines. In so holding tho Supremo' Court found that the" Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia and tho Supremo Court ot the District erred in treating tho contempt pro. ceedlugs as crliiMnal cases and not civil ones. Tho effect of holding the proceeding a civil one Was to make jail sentences impossible, honce the jail sentences had' to be set aside, . : ', , s To correct tho erro' tho case was sent; back to tho local courts with the direction that It be dismissed. The court made It possible for civil proceedings to be Instituted against 'tho labor men by the Buck's Stove and Range Co., at whose- Instance the original contempt case war brought, 1 , ' i'-- rV.' , v. :;; Y'; :'; .' - The court was led to hold that the contempt proceedings In this caso must be civil in nature because criminal punishment is exercised by courts to force persons to do acts commanded. In the present case the court took the view that the labor men were being sent to Jail, not to make them do something the court ordered but because of "Bomothlng they had done." i Inasmuch as all differences between the labor men and Buck's Stove and Range Co, have boon adjudicated, Including the "boycott" case, out of which the contempt proceedings arose, today's decision ts probably the lust of this famous action, . . , . . - . Judge Parxer'o Statement. v-.,.. , v, Alton B, Parker, of counsel for Gompors, suld: ' v ' ;"Thls comes nearer to my' heart thau anything that hat happened in, years. A monstrous Injustice has been averted by tho unanimous action of this great court, The decision"" furnishes another Illustration of the care with which the' court regards and protects tho personal rights of cltlsorit. Comment of Labor Leader, ' , X QU.VCY, Mass., May 15,"U is a great Victory for us." laid Jamee Duncan, first vice president of the. American Federation of Labor, Ha said:, ,, "Tho decision Is only what we were looking for, that the'Amerlcan ' Federation or Labor should bo allowed the right of free speech. This places us In the same position as all other people." . . . - " Expression by Qompers. . ', .'WASiillNOTON, May 15.8emufl Gompors returned from New York. He said' ho was gratified that the Supreme Court 'reversed the decision of the lower trlbnual, but added: v "I believe It the concensus of opinion everywhere that sentences Impos ed on Mitchell, Morrison and myself were uji justified, unusual and cruel, Particularly Is the construction of contempt and the judge's language ilutem perale and unjudicial."' r - , , . " , ; . - ' Gompors said the Buck's Btpvo and Range Co. and the Federation now. were on good terms. He did not believe tho company would take advmi. tage ot the opening for civil action made for them by tho Suprome Court. . Brief History of Case, , - The sentence of the three labor leaders to sorve Jail sentences of 31 days each had Its origin In the publication in the American Federation of Labor organ of the Buck's Stove and Range Company in the "We Don't Pat ronlto" list. The lower court held that such publication was Illegal and or dered It stopped. As this was not done the three labor leaders Involved were sentenced to serve Jail sentences and, appealed to the United States Supreme Court. v...'.- . . : . Throughout the trial Messrs. Gompors, Mitchell and Morrison were rep. resected by Alton B. Parker, former Democratic candidate for President , phone and told . to send the two guards. They left Wllkesboro late Kesterday afternoon. BLUFF OF ASSESSORS. appeared, answering!- the : subpoena but declined io allow, the jury to ex amine his books. The ground for re fusai was that books would tend to in criminate him, 1 He was. adjudged ir contempt and. ulaced In a marshal i custody.. Two attempts to procure hif release failed. - The -case was thei brought to the Supreme Court. . Justice Hughes announced the opin ion. .-, , ' i TTEN GRL HAS RABIES. victim ' ""ut eara ' is linnn.. .v- .'.. .' . ' aid Z b J8, and no i no; t7rry' ot Hood. IMnlnnufVJ "ymptoms of hofTil,h8I "pre- Dr. p " t16"11 De-J child . "mer, wbo or 1 rt to a Johnstown ,0- Paeur treat. ALABAMA TOWN PRACTICALLY ' - WIPED OUT BY A FIRE. STEVENSON, Ala.,. May 15. With the business section of this town in ashes and with a loss estimated at ovr $125.000 ' the. Inhabitants are face to face with serious skua lion.. 1 -." The Are which broke out ac mi night Saturday night burned fiercely until 4 o'clock next morning. There was no water available and dynamite was freely used In the effort to arrest the progroso of the flames. This wo unsuccessful until two entire blocks bad been destroyed. Th town is Wt 'with but five storoK - Geo. C. Tudor, who has been detained at his home for two weeks in account of eickness, was able toi be at his office a short time Saturday! WINSTOM-SALEJU AGAIN IN . LEAD OH TOBACCO SOLES Nearly three million poundB of 'eaMobacco were sold on the various eaf markets in North Carolina dur ing the month of April, according to statistics compiled by the department f agriculture and made public to 1av. Winston-Salem again leads the narkets of the state, the Twin-City lelling over half ot the weed report ed. Many of the markets in the jastern part Of the state have closed or the season. The statistics gath ered by the department follow; Winston-Salem.. .. .. ....1.510.565 teidsville.. ....... 06,44 Mount Airy 1. 273,784 Jtoneville .. 225,661 Madison .. ;.T 158.008 Durham .. izu.ue Roxboro - 103.492 Wbnne .. Wendell 15798 teaksville .. . .. y i8 "1" Pilot Mountain 11,102; Oxford 8-884 Henderson .. .. - OUTI PENIlir IS .paid er LEWIS.THE NEGRQ MURDERER 8 lays r of Chief of Police of 8prlng Hope Electrocuted at the State Prison No Statement Made ' ,V - By Lewis. VETERANS GATHEfi IN LITTLE ROCK FOR REUNION LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 15.1-The capital city of Arkansas is a mass of I diem at 12, and informed the assessors I hunting and flags in honor of the that If the price was too low to say I Confederate veterans, their sons and The board of cbunty commlssloncrri sprung surprise on the tax assessort of the county last Monday. The afore said assessors held' a- caucus and agreed that they must have 'S pet day for their services and went before the board In a tody and asked thr same be allowed when tho work was done. The commissioners, think ing the price a bK steep, fixed the per so at once, that other men might be appointed. It Is needless to say ttiat waslHhe boys stepped across, and this lit RALEIGH, May 12. There not a hitch Of any SOrt in the electro-I U nhWtlnn nn tha ni nf tfia hnanr .. . . "t- . . .. I " " " cuuon or norman Lwig, in ine state s saved the taxpayers of the county prison tnis morning wnen me negro about S :t50. and at the same time paid prisoner paia me aeam penauy lor the assessors amply for t tiler work. tne muraer oi cniei oi roiice eiau- Boone Democrat, ings, of Spring Hope, Nash county, last September as the officer was at- SOMETHING WRONG tempting to arrest the negro for sell-1 - WITH THIN WOMEN In whiskey. The negro was brought into the! CLEVELAND. May 15. Something extending a Hearty welcome daughters, wives and friends, who are-here from every quarter for the annual reunion week. This is the twenty-first annual reunion , ot the United Confederate Veterans, the six teenth of the United Sons bf Confed erate Veterans. The extra trains be gan to come In today and it Is be lieved that fully 30,000 visitors will be on hand when the reunion gets under way tomorrow. The City is to ail. death chamber this -morning and is the matter with every thin woman I Hundreds of tents have been erected strapped Into chair In time for the alive. Dr. C. W. Moots, of Toledo, told I ' City Park for the accommodation first 1,800 voltage to be turned on by the Ohio Medical Convention at its I of the veterans. Already many of Warden Sales at 10:27 o'clock. The closlna- session. Thin scolding wives I tne scores or sponsors and maids negro was pronounced dead within I and sisters and angular irascible wo-1 have arrived and the social features eleven minutes after the usual second I men at all sorts need an oDeration. be 1 01 tne reunion will De notable. voltage bad Been applied. declared. - I , ' ne sessions or tne reunion or tne There was no statement from the Ey.rT tm I see one of these wo-sone Degin tonight and will continue prisoner, who was attended by the men coming Into my office with ber through the greater part of tho week, rector ot the colored Episcopal sharp face, flat chest and inelastic Congressman Richmond P." Hobson Church, Rev. J. E. King. Total. A mixed excursion from Concord arrived here at 11:15 last Saturday and. numbered. S17 passengers. Com- ng over, several of the colored pas sengers got Into a wrangle, but Train master Jigan appeared upon the Kcene and soon restored procc and harmony. The visitors spent the day looking over the city. ' , muscles. I am In doubt whether to I of Alabama, la to deliver the annual feel sorry for the patient or for my-1 oration. The reunion of the veterans self," be said "The reason they are I will get under way tomorrow. Wed so thin is that something Is wronflnesday there will be a joint reunion with their Internal workings, and they lot the sons and the veterans. Thurs- ought to be operated upon. 'Squire T. B Douthlt, who hat hfen on the sick list for some ttm. was able to be out . Friday, bis maay. friends wiK be (lad to learn. day the big parade will take place, Another notable event of the week will be the unveiling of the monu ment to the Capital Guard, or Com pany A, of the Sixth Arkfinna in fantry. . i STORES ATTEMPT TO ROD ANOTHER le store ot Swalra and Snyder, on Bouthside was broken Into 8un-.ay night ami the thieves carried off a number ot razors, knives, half a cake of cheese and other : things. En trance was effected by breaking the large' glass in tho front door. Of ficers are looking for the guilty par ties but they bave no clew. The opinion Is expressed that boys did it Saturday night the store of D. F. Vountx, located on the Lexington road, just south of the city, wss broken into and robbed. The visi tors seeured two hundred dollars In cash and quantity of goods. The money was 'taken from the cash drawer. Officers are investigating this robbery. Sunday night a man threw a rock through the large plate glass window In the front door of the store of Grubbs ft Lebman, In Falrvlew, and the stone was found in the rear of the store. Mr. Walter Baynes, who sleeps over the drug store, next to the store of Grubbs at Lehman, beard the crash when the rot k struck the door. He arose, went to his front window ard shot at a man he hit running away from the store. I!