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v The n v , vol: xx. . Price 40 Cents a month; CONCORD, N. G, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1910. Single Copy 5 Cents. NO. 57. K VEMING Tribune. - : - INTENTION "TO MONOPOLIZE. . Attorney Arraign-Great Corporation Before Supreme Court With All power of His Eloquence, Weshinston. P. C. ,'Mnroh 13. Holding up the Standard Oil Com pany of Now Jersey as danger to the - country and its organization aa commercial precedent that , mast be eradicated from the business world Frank B. Kellogg today arraigned the - corporation before the- Supreme court of the United States with all the pow er of his eloquence. It was tue gov .... i eminent 'a turn to be heard iu ti)t - argument over the dissolution of tat "Standard Oil." aa decreed by tut eirsuit court of the United States foi the eastern district of Missouri. Except oibdut twenty tnirutea that John i. iMilburn consumed at thel " beginning of the Bitting in the con ' elusion of his opening address, and about an equal leugth of time occu pied 4y T. D. Watson at the clow of the day, both in defense of the : Standard Oil, nil the time was taken tip by Mr. Kellogg. Mr. Kellogg 'a object was to give a history' of the 'Standard oil and its' activities, whivh he denominated fi monopolistic, but frequently 'he was led 'off into tine pvr of the onse. Hk seemed inclined to leave many of these points for the discussion of At torney General Wiokersham. who i Jo cofte the ease for the government tomorrow.- Particularly was this true - as to the point of common ownership of Standard Oil property urged by tht defense to have existed both before and after the organization of the al leged illegal combination in 1309. .-v. , Court's Keen Interest. " ' Time after time the court mani- 4 rested its keen interest in the cose ,-by subjecting tho consucl before it to a aeries al queries. iiiey were particularly anxious to know about tbe common ownership claimed by the Standard-Oil counsel, and to get the- various interpretations, of the meaning whioh should be given to monopoly, aa used in the Shearman ' anti-trust "act. The day brought out a sharp con flict of purposes by the government . andthe Standard Oil. Mr. Kellogg . on behalf of the government dwelt ' upon the activities of the 'Snrpora tion with view of attempting' to prove an intent to monopolize, in ad drtton to reorganization in 1899. - - On the other hand, the Standard -' Oil counsel contended that such matter-were not lief ore tie. court foi - review. . The only question, "tbj claimed, was whet Iter . the alleged tuegu coDwiiiing ox iovv was a viuia- tion of the law, m bold by the lowei 1 1 1 .nnft - 1 ' . . eourC Thia was based on the fact - from the dociskn of the lower court v y The plan tonight ia for (Mr. Watson . to eontimie hie address when the t ; v court mtiAa at noon tomorrow. He ; , v is to be followed by Mr. Wicker- -,-. sham for the government, while John . . O. Jobnaon ia to close at the .end of the day for tbe defense, - 7 ', Jtatea Prohibitive j . t Mr. "Kellogg : charged that t Standard, since its pipe lines. :h neon mane common carriers, 1 nao ' established, delivery stations at "out- '. lamlisb places, Where nobody - ever , - . l had a refinery." . Their ates were . ,'. prohibitive, ilia counsel said, and that " was the-reason applications to rise ; - t'he pipe line bad- not been made by ' independents. ; w- ;' - ' Railroad Tales aa a means of un- fair competition was next considered. " He spoke of the number of Standard .'-Oil officials in many railroads. ' Hie aajd it was strange that the railroads - should bare made lower -rates from . Standard shipping points than from independent point. The reason he complained . of these . alleged dis criminations, be said, waa to abow ' - the monopolistifl conduct of the Standard. vv TTnf&Jr f!omr.fltltton. - From h railroad question be re turned to what be called the unfair ' methods of competition. As an ez i ample be told of the Standardselling oil at s loss at Los Angles, where there was competition, and al a profit OEPHAN BOY'S . . TEKBIBLT INJURY An Inmate of the Barium Orphans Home Fell on Wood Saw and Suf fered Great Injury. Statesvilte Landmark. A distressing accident occurred at the Barium Orphans' Home Sat urday afternoon when David Stanley, a thirteen year old inmate of the in stitution, waa horribly and possibly fatally hurt by. coming in contact vith a wood saw. . Young Stanley and a number of other boys were engaged in operat mg a steam iwood saw and while aa- jisting another youth in placing lieavy piece of wood on the nw rack Stanley accidentally fell,- or was ac cidentally shoved against tlie rapid ly revolving saw. His back was next to the saw when he fell and the teeth jt t!l8 caught him just above the left shoulder blade and jerked him en tirely across the top of he saw, cut ting a terrible gash from bis shoulder blade down to the hiip bone. Talk' Tor 3ettlinj Philadelphia StHk Tronble. " The fact hiladcl and otti oh of -the JCentral Labor Union ano Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Itaihvtvys eni4liyes were orought together late yesterday after aoon for a "friendly talk" and to be come "'better acquRiutd" js expected to kad to some definite proposition upon whwh negotiations can be Oftenet looking to a npeeily itotikcnwnt of the itnke. Yesterday Vcon-ference cauc so sud leuly that everybody was taken com- Jteteiy oy unnne. mat fhe oppos ing sides got together for an exchange ji vu-ws is. loitked upon a, sign to joncedc a prtint, and discuss peace flails with the strikers. The com pany hud w(HateiHy annoimrcd to anoiiH floiiimittees seeking a settle ment that it wojild not talk over de ans until the stokers returned to vork. and ope"ned negotiations as em iloyes of the company. "It waa reported that a definite )lan was presented at the conference. This is untrue, but the way has per- ainly been ,paved, it is declared, foi ;he presentation , of a iplan -uron vhich a settlernent, it is hoped, will be made, The conference was brought about jy Edward Lowber Stokes, a membei t tha stock exchange and a nephew t the late John Lonibor AVek'h, whe -vas intei'ested in street car companies jy t-l-is city. Thuso the coilfcr 3nce were Charles O. Kruger, pis lent of the Rapid Transit Company; Jeorge IL Earle, one of the eityV representatives . on the -company '( board ; W. 0. Mahon, president of the carmen's union, and three members jf the Qp ntral Labor Union. All those in the conference declared themselves satisfied with the progress and albhougb oo predictions were jade, they expressed hope of a tpeedy ending of the trouble. 'Mr. Mabon in a statement of what occurred at the meeting aaid: " "W discussed the general situation without laying down lnd basis of settlement. It was sug gested that both sides carefully think jver the entire subject with the idea that we mi got 'again reacfe some kind f a settlcimeitt. - Thei wns the best feliugr seemingly, R .TL ttie way around,. when we adjourned.'' The committee i of seven of the United Business Men's ' (Association, Afcich last -week began a movement for peaee, is still at .work devising a ikui for settlement. Unless the con tending parties get together v them- teWea the committee will , roee -to night to decide upon method that nay bring About fn adjnstment of the difficulties. it Portland and Seattle, where there .vas no competition., . " , i- "They may eeylftat i onry eom- Tetkion, but we say it U competition hai i dangerous in tka' bands of a corporation spreading' all "over, tbia eoantryT".s. , , ' Bogtis independent companies . or ganized "by Ihe Standard -wers Mce wise classed as dangeroussjepoipetition. IWuladulpliia, March 13. tjnt reprcaenlativos of the 1 nua "Rapid TransiuCompany rEDEXAL HEDIATOBS BUST. Chairman Knapp and Commissioner of Labor Nalll 0 to Chicago t Settle Railroad OontroVerty. Washington, D. March 15. Ef forts to settle two improtant labor controversies axis to be mads by offi cials of the government In the tron ble between the railways operating west of Chicago, and their firemen and enginemen, Chairman Kjiapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Dr.v Charles P. Neill, commissioner of labor, have accepted the request of both sides to act as'mediotors and will leave for Chicago tomorrow morning, arriving there Thursday, The other labor difficulty in which the government proposes to intervene is the Beihlehem Steel Company strike, where a large number of men have been out for the nast - four weeks. .An official of the Department of Commerce and Labor will be sent to South liettilonem, i a., arriving there tomorrow and will go over tht situation carefully. Notice to tbit- effect was sent today to Preidcnt Sdhawb of the steel cfnpanyv Investigation of the strike ia (bf mlk'. rf the (Bethlehem Steel -npa. ny. where 5,000 or morv workmen iaveleen out for more than a month, was prompted Mirtly by the fact that the government him large steel con tracts with ali Kethlehem company and it lia.-i been claimed that the strike has resulted in giaf dftty iij goveiaunent work. The principal purpose of, the invtV tigation order is to" bring the eompa- ny and the -strikers together in an ar bitration of their difficulties. Tlie inquiry was brought about as a result of representations to the d part men I bv Representative A. Mitch- ?l Palmer, (Democrat), of Pennsy vania. Mr., Palmer said be had;ben in receipt of advices from beUi thf company and the men, on the kubjec) uwl as a result had lfqnented the de- oartnient to take action Outgrew Ooffin He Mads for Himself Years Ago. Mexico, Mb., Maceh Id. Always accent rice,- the neighwirs t nought-ito- thing of it some years ago when they ,aw James Reynolds otf Oivthrie pre .jaring for death by building a large rtuilt with limestone slabs tfromthe jhffs on his farm, and to notice iiim jewing the boards from the walnut logs down in his woods pasture for jis coffin. Keynolds nnMbed the cottin some4 jme ago and set it away ill needed Later when he was paar iworlfj it lawned upon him that bis exceeding rtrpiilency, although hinted at during 'he irtonths he worked on-the casket, ws increasing at a rapid rate, and that if he Kved too long be might not U the box, or rather, the box might not fit him. This fear came true, and a few lights n?o when ho died the relatives ad to not only send for an ntvter- taker, but a coffin as "well. He Had rown too fat and it waa impossible to bury bim in the casket, because it was too small. Mr. Hack Denies It' Hot Springs, Ark., March 15: Chairman Norman, E. Mack, of be National DemooRtHe committee, to uieht denied the oporte that - the councils of tbe Demoeratic pWirty lead ers bore are to "freeze Bryan fol lowers out of party affairs." Mr. Mack SKolaincd that Mr. Bian bnd made it sv-plain that be wonkl not again atempparty leader ship, thAt any alKegid ailempt to Dhrottk) Mr. Bryan's influence would bo unnecessary.. -' Mr. M.nck seid be bcJiovcd -that the Den.ocrats wre a unit jn' jwarlfing nly the strongest man for leadership, and that when it bebatae apparent sviio was the. best maa tbe Demoemts would unite in his support . " ramers Club Meeting. J -' Mt Pleasant", March 15 The East CUbarnw ITartrMrs' Club will bold tbeir 'tneeting-'in the, graded school bqiklinf on Satorday, March 19, at sired. .- ResnectfoHT, , ' McKESSOK AT UO0EU3AXTOK. Ha Snooseda D. 0. Pearson aa Post- master Standi Nomination. Sent Back to Seiata. -."' i Washington D. C, March 15. W. S. Cobb and A. Barnes and Messrs. Andrews, Purvis and Shaw of -Bobe-son county, , accompanie"d by Secre taries Watts and Martin, represent ing Senators Simmons and Overman, called on Dr. Seaman A. Knapp today and made arrangements for' some special farm demonstration work. Ex perts will go tfown early in the spiring. The President sent the nomination ofStancil back to the Senate today. There is -considerable talk' among thj Senators of the part Poshnawter Gen' eral Ilitbeook 'has taken in this af fair.." 'Charles F. McKesson was appoint ed postmaster for -Morganton tmlfty. He succeeds D. C. Pearson. Landis News. ' LsmUs, Mareh 16. Mr. 0. E, Soarbont, of Concord and Mr, John TrieeeV'oc (Mass, open up ttxtav a sreiieral' store at this place. l Bevsal parties fi'om 'here go to Salisbury today to attend the trial 00 ibj parties connected in flie affray west of hers in whieli he Fmcze boys were eut op. Mrs. J. C. Deal is having tine ales of egg and chicken. She has the B CJ Rhode Island Red. I jjpiyude Deal1, 13 years of age, has Ana & t. Buff Orpineton. . He start Id with tha. best in the oobntry. His Dent commenced lavine at 7 months and have layed regulan ; Yesterday Im earner-in all smiles as one of his baits layed la-ice,- one in the fore- tuh and once in tha afternoon. Of course, if pays to raise lmprov- dtpek, even in chickns. Allan Died Suddenly ia Ral eigh, r Ilaeligh, March 15. Capt. W. O. Allen, for a number of yeankSHper intemdent of WaJce county public roads, died suddenly tonight in Nash Square. (He bad been suffering from indigestion during the afternoon and mas walking iu the hope of getting relief. He seems to have taken a seat on an embankment, and was un conscious and . Clinking fast when found. ' He died before medioaJ aid could reach him. Captain Allen was 59 years old, and leaves .six children. lie spent two at Lumberton as superinten dent of the Robeson county roads. The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon. 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