The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-27
INDICTED.
Iron Ore Carrying Railroads are Ae-
eused Of Granting Rebates.
Suits Will be Brought.
CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE
THE EIklNS RATE LAW
Wheeling Steel and Iron and National
Tube Representatives Called
As Witnesses.

CLEVELAND. o.. April cs.-Ten
indictments on total of 1O7 counts
charging four iron ore carrying rail-
roads entering cleveland with rebat
ing and alleging that two of them
were guilty Of conspiracy TO violate
the Elkins law were returned by the
Federal grand jury here late today.
Several secret indictments 81 indi-
diylduals were returned
The railroads are the PENNSYLVANIA,
fhe Lake Shor, and Michigan south
'rn. the Eesscmer and Lake Erie and
the Ncw York chicago and -. Louis
,Nickic Piat,I.
The indictments We're as follows.
Lake Shnr. and Michlrnn Southern
Railroad Company and the Ang.llns
Dock company. ~ Ashtabula. o.. con-
splracy Co violate the Elkins act. ono
count
Lake Shor" and Michigan southern
Railroad company ana tho Mahoninc
and Shruaucp book company. Of Ash
tahula. a.. same charge. one count
Lake shore and Michigan southern
Railroad company and the Union
DOCS company. Ashtabula. o.. same
charge. sue count
Lake Shore and Michigan southern
Dock company. same charge one
count
lake shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad company and the Pittsburg
and Coune1ut Dock company same
charge. ono count.
Tho Eses.tnrr and Lake Erie Rail-
road cumauur. and tlr Bittsburg and
Couneaut Dock company. same charge
ono count
Tn, Pounetl,ana Railroad COM
pans. CHARGED with relating 80 counts.
THO Lake shore and Michigan
southern Railroad company charged
with rohatini- -s counts.
Tho Sew york chicago and ST.
Louis Railroad. charged with rcbat-
IrE. counts
VIII sue az once.
District Attorney N o. DAY an
rrunred Immediately following fhn
.Uur ~ fha report that large and
Imrurfanf e.Ite would b. begun inn
utdlafnlI
Tho cIf.F fr. Interstate commerce
Commission .I..a. brought fp insure
chat published nre shipping rates are
.H,. fltt 'rn- rntfrrmsuf viii seek
fn elbow chat thr Indicted railroads
owned docking liabilities in Nehflhuln.
l and ruurfIuf O. hIrhNrs. thHt
fI... wen. operated lr companies
which wen. Iu effect "hIr.d" Ir the
|.N..' ..' N..'.N
r.esI.. rates tn flr docking .0mran
f.a ftr IHHIirE and unloading iron
.r.. chat fI. dYrkinr UnmrHriaa paid
over r portion OF fhr wnu.. fhua re-
r.Itrf f. fn. .HlrutrH Hrd fhnf tHr
unnf. constitute conspiracy iu
violation rf fn. EiFiue Jaw ft would
f.. rrasInfr. Iu .Har of conviction. fur
fh. government fn collect many
millions tf H.IlHr.
About forty uifnsae.r wore exc
amirtI I.i.r. fh. rrHuI iurr lu-
ofI.irr rnI.IIIr r.rr' .rf'rr f1e r4ii-
r.HIa Hrn ur. Companies from the
IlEIa fr kfrtI..f
fnIfrr fN. urr. r.ufre. ufafltrF
.| fHr rnrra HrI fHurniu steel com
r.r.. Tiff.fHrr. fnr Carnegie steel
COMPANY. FfffenIrr fhn N A. Hanna
COMPANY cleveland. thr Wheeling
Nt..i ruI fr.n .ururnn. Ihr Ashland
fr.r HrI Nuirr Company. the
American ef..I rri Wirr company
Goo NHfnrH Tuhe company
Th. nuttfnmsrf. nest stop win Ir
fI. I.sunnr. Hf warrants f.r fh. part
I.s manned Iu fhf r..rnf Indictments
o. UI.frIrt Attorney JAY on
rluuD.I fnuIahf chat OBJ. three Of
I.Ifie Indicted hv tnr Federal Grand
urr fndIr In th. railroad r.haflng
cases arr uHu U Hanna. president
and d. D. Ireland second vice prcsi-
and tho National Tube company