The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
ed with the Subjects.

Car Co. He received 1925 900 for
that piece of work. HIS associate,
the late ex-Presldent Benjamin
Harrison addressed the court for
four hours and received only $780,
600.
1t Is related of Knox's early career
that when he had a particularly puz-
cling question to elucidate, he would
sally forth with law book under
, one arm and fishing tackle under
the other and HE him 10 some
favorite stream. When he returned
, in the evening he generally had
string of fish and the solution OF
. his problem as well
Perhaps because he knew from
the inside how the Federal laws
were baing violated, but more like
ly because he realized that the prin-
cipal duty attached to his Office was
: tc prosecute such violations, Knox
quickly became active in the en-
forcement OF the Shtrman anti
trust law, when Mckinley appoint
ed him Attorney General in 1901.
He wac firmly convinced that COM
bina:,ons that stlfled competition
and restrained Interstate commerce
were evil and, after long and
laborious effort, he got together the
necessary evidence and sued the
Northern Securities Co. He was up
held by the Supreme Court of the
lUnited States in his contention that
this concern was an Illegal combin-
alton.
| He has consistently held that
,monopolies and combinations, parti-
cularly of railroads, tended surely
towards government ownership of
public utilities, and he set himself
to combat that tendency by seek
ing to give the people relief under
existing laws. He instituted pro-
ceedings against the Beef Trust, the
Salt Trust. the Jacksonville Whole
sale Grocers Association, the Cotton
Traffic Pool, the Anthracite coal
carrying roads, and many others,
jall involving alleged violations of
the anti trust and Interstate com
Inerca laws. 1t was on his recon-
mendation that the law was passed
permitting cases OF general public
Importance to be expedited in the
Supreme Court of the United
States.
knOx owns thn5e homes One is
a large and beautifully furnished
stone house on Ellsworth Avenue,
Pittsburg, set In the midst of we'll
ketp lawns. Ills Washington resi-
dence is on X street, was the for
mer home of GrDrge w. Childs and
cost the Senator $4,000. His coun-
try place is at Valley Forge, once
part OF the camping ground used by
Ghcrge Washington, and the head
quarters of Gen. Knox. the Sena-
| tors illusltrous revolutionary an
ct5tor. Here he raises all kinds of
line STOCK.
As much of his time as is pos
Isible, Knox spends in the open. He
Is fond of golf and plays a fair
llsame. He likrs to fish. But his chief
delight in the way of sport Is his
horses. These he likes to drive him
sslf, and other early risers may
Frequently see him speeding a pair
of bloodl,d roadsters through the
crisp morning air along the pictur-
esque roads of Rock Creek Park k
| Without advertising the fact Knox
is a man of generous impulses. Fol-
lowing the great blizzard of 1896
i'm Western Pennsylvania he was
called upon by a representative oI
a charity organization for a con,
tribution for coal and food. Knox
handed her a check the size OF which
he'd the startled woman TO inquire
elbow do you wish this money
to be applied, Mr.. Knox?"
"As your organization thinks
best" was the reply. "There are
worthy and unworthy poor, | know
but they are all cold and hungry,