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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-27
STEEL HEADS LONG AGO
limited AT RESISTANCE
Statement Issued Last Month
Indicated They Would
Fight Dissolution.
DENIED VIOLATION OF LAW
Statement Issued by J. P. Nor.
gan and Judge Gary Said Coun-
sci Advised That Corpora
tons Existence Was Legal.

Though the United States steel Corpora
ton would make no statement last night
regarding the dissolution suit Just filed by
the government. less than month ago the
directors indicated plainly their intention
to resist any attempt which might be made
by the Department OF Justice to dissolve
the CORPORATION. the largest Of all in
dustrial combinations
Reports that the government might pro-
coed against the Steel Corporation have been
current for many months. since It has
been known that All examination into the
affairs Of the corporation has long been
in progress. and the report Of the Commits
sioner OF Corporations last summer was
supposed 10 indicate the probability of
legal action, although he found that the
only monopolistic feature was the control
OF ore properties by the corporation.
The testimony taken by the Stanley COM
mittee also, II has been thought. might
supply a partial basis for a government
suit, the leading feature Of this testimony
being that in relation to the manner I'm
which control of the Tennessee Coal. Iron
& Railroad Company was obtained by the
Steel Corporation in 1907.
On June 80 the federal grand jury re-
turned indictments against eighty-three
men, officials of steel wire producing cor
porations, alleged TO constitute the So
called Wire Trust. Among them were Of
ficers Of the American Steel and Wire Com
pany nd the Trenton Iron Company, sub
salaries OF the United States Steel Cor
poration. and It was supposed at the time
prOCapdppG t,up
concerns might have been the basis for
the rumors that the government was plan
ming to file bill for dissolving the parent
corporation. The defendants under these
indictments pleaded "nolo contendere," and
most Of them pail fines OF 5000 each.
Attention was sharply focused upon the
governments attitude toward the Steel
Corporation month ago. when Attorney
General Wickersham in an interview at
Breton Woods. ~ H.. bearing upon his
activities in bringing actions against al
legged trusts under the Sherman antitrust
law. was quoted as saying:
THE United States Steel Corporation is
plainly a combination in violation of the
Law, as now made clear, and hope to see
It submit to the law like all other corpora
lions"
The Attorney General on the following
day said. in answer 10 an inquiry from
The Tribune, that hs was positive that he
had not referred specifically TO the United
States Steel Corporation as plainly a COM
bnation I'm violation Of law"
1t had been reported from Washington a
day or two previously that the steel Cor
poration would effect voluntary dssolu-
ton. and this report, with the uneasiness
caused by the alleged intimation given by
Attorney General Wickersham. resulted I'm
a sharp decline in the corporations securi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-27

ing out of a clear sky. 1t was known that
an Investigation Of the affairs Of the cor
poration had been in progress for a long
time. but the actual preparation Of the
petition was kept close official secret
until II was filed to-day.
The announcement Of the filing OF the
dissolution suit was made in the following
brief statement by the Department OF
Justice.
A petition was FLED to-day in the United
States Circuit Court, at Trenton, \. j.,
against the United States Steel Corporation
and it's subsidiary companies. charging
them with being an unlawful combination
I'm restraint of trade and a monopoly or
attempt at monopoly. The petition was
prepared by the Hon. J. NJ. Dickinson,
former Secretary OF War, who was some
two months ago retained by the Attorney
General for the purpose Of making careful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-27

examination Of all the evidence which had
been collected by the Department Of Jus-
tice, together with that taken BY the
Stanley committee. Judge Dickinson's re-
port submitted 10 the Attorney General IS
embodied In the petition filed to-day
1t is said that only four men knew that
the suit was TO be filed, so closely did the
Department Of Justice guard its action
against leaks. Attorney General Wickers-
ham; his secretary, Frank Cole. and Mr..
Dickinson are three who were in the secret.
1t is presumed, Of course. that the fourth
was the President Of the United States
Special agents Of the Department Of Jus
tice have been at work on the case gather
ing evidence at various times for the last
three years. Solicitor General Lehman
has also done much toward preparing the
case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-27
WASHINGTON SURPRISED
Suit Against Steel Corporation
Came Like Thunderclap.

Washington. oct. 2C.-Despite tho presI.
dents reiteration OF HE determination 10
enforce tho sherman antitrust law and
the fhct That the prosecution of the United
States steel Corporation was vaguely fore
Swallowed In the alleged effort OF the cor
poration to get under cover by the decision
few days ago to cancel the Great North
ern ore leases. the announcement OF the
ming Of the suit against It at Trenton to-
DAY had the effect af a thundarclan aarn-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-27

De exerted over trade and commerce are
,nestimablc.
THE power and control that have peeh
sxerted by the corporation largely
through the grasp Of its tentacles, thus
thrown out upon the consumer, compeu-
tors and capital, is Incompatible WIN
The healthy commercial life OF The ma
ton.
I'm 1907 the corporation acquired tne
control and almost the entire ownership
n the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rall-
road Company. The properties or inns
COMPANY we're located mainly in Ala
bama and Tennessee.
owing to the character or It's coai
snd iron deposits, the Tennessee COM
many could manufacture pig iron cheap
or than IL could be made in any other
rart Of the United States. on account
of it's vast holdings Of coal and IRON
properties. il was a strong prooaoie
future competitor Of the corpora'lon'
Most Of the rails In the United o'a'eS
had been made out Of Bessemer ores
ON account of accidents attributed 10
weakness IN such rails a demand arose
for an open hearth rail, and Tor SUCH
process The ores owned by the lefinesSee
company were available.
Competition Of Potentially
-, ,oo- o sensation was created in
the steel rail market by r. II. Hartman
ordering from the Tennessee company
157 500 tons of open hearth steer raiS
a. q more a ton than the price or BESSIE
mer rails. This at once put that COM
many into a position of an actual COM
retitor of the corporation, and OF pos
slble competitor that could not be lg-
nored, OF great potentially.
..'The CORPORATION was not slow 10 dis
Germ the situation. James Gayley' hrs'
yice-president of the corporation, nav
ing acquainted himself with the prop
critics Of the Tennessee company had
already recommended to Mr.. Frick. VINO
then was a director Of the corporation
that II, acquire the properties OF the
Tennessee company.
Grant r. Schley. Of the firm of Moore
E. Scblev. of New York City, was one OF
the syndicate holding majority OF the
stock. This was known to the officers
Of the corporation. Moore Schley' III
October. 1907. owed large sums OF money
On New York and elsewhere, from $780,
oon. 1000 TO sSS.OOO,OOO upon call and time
loans. which were running to maturity
some OF these loans were partly secured
nv pledge Of 100000 shares Of Tennessee
stock. the amount fuctuatins
In october. 1907, great panic came
snd New York was the storm centre.
Those in control Of the corporation
obtained intimate knowledge of the ar
fairs Of Moore & Schley and OF their
holdings Of Tennessee stock. The credit
Of Moore & Schley and the character
OF their stockholdings. sucn as Tennes-
see stock. Republic Iron and Steel stock
and other industrials. were discussed on
the Street and among bankers and the
question Of their failure was mooted
The Tennessee stock was specially sub
iccted TO criticism, and. In Wall Street
rarlance. was hammered as collateral
III. c. Frick and Z. II. Gary, repre-
senting the corporation. took up the ne
coliation with Schley for the purchase
of the syndicate stock Of the Tennessee
company offering him first the equiva-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-27
Statement from the Directors.

Silence was maintained by the manage
ment for two or three days in which period
the common stock especially showed ex-
! IRENE weakness. and then. on the night OF
September d. the following statement was
issued, signed on behalf OF the board OF
directors by Judge Gary and j. Pierpont
Morgan, the participation OF the latter
being an Unprecedented act:
No negotiations whatever have taken
place between the Steel Corporation and
the Department Of Justice looking TO the
dissolution or disintegration Of the cor
pordtion. The corporation was organized
for business reasons. and purchased its
various plants 10 promote such business
and not TO restrain trade or obtain "A
monopoly. In all It's operations the COM
pany has scrupulously observed the law
and recognized the just rights OF its COM
petitors and the consumers of its products.
So far as It's directors are aware. no com
paint has ever been made against II by
either OF these Interests. The directors are
advised by. It's counsel that its existence
Is not in violation OF the Sherman act, as
Interpreted In the recent decisions OF the
Supreme Court.
In view OF this record and this advice.
the directors feel that their duty 10 their
stockholders, their employees and the public
requires that they should set at rest Sall
rumors To the effect that they are con-
tomplating any voluntary dissolution or
cislntegratlon OF the corporation or have
any belief that IT is subject to such disco
luton or disintegration by legal action
We believe that the organization is legal
that its mana cement IL proper. Its prop
critics are Of Immense intrinsic value. ana
the corporation Is OF benefit TO the public
interests. j. PIERPONT MORGAN,
Ebert H. GARY.
Committee of Board OF Directors.
Although the United States Steel Cor
roraiion must now fight TO preserve It's
corporate existence, It is likely To he A long
time before It's dissolution Will be decreed
assuming that the government VIII hnally
be successful The government filed its
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-26

State OF Oklahoma, Grady county ss
IN Superior court No 1885,
George Bartels. plaintiff, vs. Margreie
Bariels, defendant
said defendant AIarsrete Bartels
viii take notice that she las been
sued III the above named court for
divorce on grounds Of extreme cruel
ny and abandonment. and must ansNer
the petition filed therein by said plain
tlff on or before the 2Gth day Of May
A. D. 1911. or said petition viii be tax.
Ell as true. and a Judgment for said
plaintiff inisaid action FOR divorce will
be rendered accordingly
Dated this iith day Of April. 1911.
Attest: W. T. MELTON.
District clerk.
THOs H. TAYLOR.
Deputy.
C. C. Herndon. attorney for plaintiff
A-tg.a0d
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-26

c. C. Herndon. attorney for plaintiff
4-i8.20d
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-26

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feet healer OF cuts. corns, burns.
bruises. sores, scalds. boils, ulcers. eel.
zema, salt rheum. For sore eyes, cold
sores, chapped hans or spTahs rs 50.
preme Tnrivaled for piles Try it
Only 25c al Brown & Co. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-26

Sometimes liver. Kidneys and bow.
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to work right Then you need those
pleasant little strike-breakers DIT.
Kings New Life Pills to give them
natural aid and gently compel proper
action. Excellent health soon follows.
Try them. 25c at Brown & Co. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-26

a ioafer lacks the proper pride when
he says as an excuse for his loailng
that his health As pogr; q loafer
should have something aristocratic.
like gout, tho matter with him. .---Atch-
iaon Globe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-26
WARRANTS REpEEMAaLE.

Jan. 81 to city treasurer -17,2 ,256Sl
Feb 2S. TO city treasurer ----- s,46022
Mar 81 70 city treasurer 5.l24.S4
Mar 81. To city treasurer - 23O45
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-26

SEWER EXTENSION.

6EWER ETT EtsIDH.
jan si 70 warrants red ma1ie s,zzS =
Feb - 70 warrants Fel'mabie f.i@a ss
uar. af "a. warrants relm mable z.i4iss
MaS. III I'll seaer bOn42 " -
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
Ednevvile Items.

Services at Edneyville Sunday
were conducted by Revs. Latham
and Mcintosh in which the con
gregation was held spell bound
by the sermon Mr. Latham pre-
scented to them.
Mr.. Marion Sinclair and wife o.
Hickory visited their daughter
Mrs. D. P. Moss Saturday anc
Sunday.
The many friends of Edward
Nicely were glad to see him bach
from Florida.
Misses Belle Hughes and Ger
trude Justus spent Saturday
night at the Beonloh house near
Sugar Loaf.
Mr.. Reuben Hill returned Sat.
urday from Indiana.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Coston, Thursday, a girl.
Quite a number of Edneyville
young people attended the sing.
ing at Liberty Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. John Downey of Oak
Park was visitor at w. E.: Moss
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Willie Justus and vie OF
Hendersonville visited T. a. Jus.
tus Sunday OCT.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08

ed assistant reporter at the com
ing Bankers Convention at Kanu-
ga Lake, June 81, %, %. Miss
amathers has been identified with
all the court stenographers work
N this ection of the state. Her
friends are congratuatilng her on
the recent honor of her appoint
met.
AT the First Methodist church
next Sunday the services will be
IN the interest especially of young
men and young women. Sunday
school at 9:45 a.. m, conducted by
MI. +. b. Durfee, superintendent.
At IL clock and $50 the pastor
will preach to young people, but
the public is invited to all the
meetings. Special welcome to
strangers and visitors.
The Woodmen of the World
will hold its annual Decoration
day services next Sunday at Horse
Shoe and Hendersonville GENE
teries. The graves of j. Mitchell
Allen at Horse Shoe and of j.
Walter Germs of this city will be
decorated by the members of this
lodge at Oak Dale next Sunday.
Quite a number of the members
will be present at the exercises.
1t is said that DR.. W. N. Stin-
SOP, of Jacksonville, Fla, presi-
dent of the Florida Good Roads
Association and Of the jackson
vile Automobile Club, has be-
come interested in Western North
Carolina and may buy 100 acres
of land on Sugar Loaf mountain,
and erect there a great summer
hotel especially for owners of
motor cars. An automobile road
from Hendersonville to the hotel
will be built if the deal goes
through.
There will be an interestinp
T.
question before the next mnetiaa
of the board of county commits
sioners. There is am application
on before the board to grant a
lease of the section of road froro
Parish Gap to Bat Cave to aecor-
poration known as the Hickey
Nut Gap Turnpike Company. Tie
effect of this lease will be to re-
quire the public to pay toll on this
road and the commissioners will
be glad to have a full hearing or
the matter at the next meeting of
the board from all parties, both
those in favor of, and opposed to
the lease.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
NOTICE

RAMSEY & STATION have just .
turned from the market where they
made heavy purchases in various
kinds of Merchandise. New goods r
now daily arriving at our store. You
will find us located in the D. s.. Pace
brick block east of railroad track at
Southern depot. Call and look over
our stock of Dry Goods, nice White
goods and various kinds Of nice Dress
Goods. Also a laSge line of Notions
of various and sundry kinds. We r
pricing goods astonishingly low
fort he simple reason that We bought
them low. And we are going to give
our friends and customers the beBe~
fit thereof. It will pay you to trade
with us.
Respectfully.
Ramsey & Station
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
A Wall From South Carolina.

Below we publish wall from
a citizen of South Carolina who
SENS to be In sore distress. 1t
would appear from the tone of his
letter that trifing negroes and.
the scarcity of the ardent is about
to put him to the bad. We sup
pose that he had heard that the
panace fofrhis troubles could be
secured in our town he wrote to
a friend here asking so for sue
cor. But since the closing up
of Wiley Blacks blind tigers som
weeks ago, the "dew'' has been
as. scarce as the proverbal hens
teeth, and unless one is well son
to the ropes" it is an almost i'm
possibility to even get a smell of
the "critter." After some time
spent in a fruitless attempt to ac-
commodate his friend, the gentle
man that received the letter, turn
ed it over to the sporting editor
of the Hustler In the hopes Of find
ing a way to appease the thirsty
appetite of the Sandlaper. We
would suggest that the brother
forward his demijohn to Ashe-
vile, where it would appear that
he might have it filed from al
most any place in the town. The
letter follows:
Enoree, S. G.
General Epista1 from John to
Tom, Greetings:
I just thought | would rite an
tell you that / have had a bad cold
all winter and it don't get any
better. / feel like / will have to
have a little mountain dew, can't
you bring down a little jug or
send it if you don't I will have, to
com up. ] hear that you are i'm
proving or remodeling your house
and will want boarders. You
can just enter my name on the
free list Of boarders and | will be
on time. Well I never had Just
such a time with negroes on the
farm, all been sick, some pneumo-
MIA, some with grip, som with Itch
and some looks like they had the
small peck and they get around
so slow that it takes Almighty
good man not to curse.
We r about half thru plantln
cotton but will have to stop ii we
can't get a jug Of boos. ii that
won't start them with a better
move I will have quit farming.
IF the editor Of your town paper
wants some news just give him
this letter and and send me a copy
for mine is about out. John.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08

void of ambish;
In the spring of the year I am
lazy.
TH the spring of the year the wild
calls of the fish,
In the streamulets, most drives
me crazy.
@Never heard a fish call? Yell
,ow perch, horny heads, rainbow
WOW trout and even whales wall:
Help
Doctoring and motoring must
be synonymous. (Synonymous)
having the same or almost the
same meaning. Noah Webster)
r. II. Station was reelected
mayor of this town. City, we
mean. Congratulations r. FL.
Tobacco and oil are in the lime
Qemon0 light these days.
Lets take a trolley ride to 0sceo
la, CIaFice
Not yet but impending. Cute.
This column contains more real,
live, effevescent (modesty compels
US to stop) news, than all other
newspapers in the state put to-
gether.
And we don't have to prove it
either.
Au COurant:
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. w. Allen Kindel and Mr..
Ben Wolfe Of AsheviHe, spent a
few days this week in the city.
MI. NJ. +. league of Asheyille,
was in town this week.
Judge P. G. Walker of Ever
green, Ala, is at the Blue Ridge
Inn for several weeks stay.
M. Carroll Waldrop left Thurs
day for Kanuga club, where he
has accepted a position for the
summer as assistant steward.
Messrs, Charlie Wetal, Royal
Stokely and MI. Davis of Ashe-
vile spent a couple of days in
Hendersonyille last week.
Messrs. G d. Thorpe, A. E. Mar
shall and James III. Payne, of Ashe
vile were recent visitors to our
city. {
Mr.. j. w. Mcintyre left Tues
day night for Charlotte to attend
the State convention of the North
Carolina Master Plumbers Asso-
citation.
Miss Florence Aiken, of Bre-
ward, was a visitor in the city
Tuesday.
General Freight Agent Pegram,
of Charleston, S. c., was in the
city Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Dunlap, daughter of
EMr. G. s. Whitaker, and children,
who have been visiting in this sec
ton for the past two months, left
for their home in Chicago, Satur-
day.
Mayor R. H., Station went to Sa.
luda Saturday night.
Mr.. d. e. Cakes; of Asheville;
spent yesterday in the city. Mr..
Cakes sells school heaters and
farm machinery.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
Jacksonville Boy Wins Honors

Hubert Smith, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Smith is rejecting
the greatest credit on his home
he
at present represents in New York
st; tie, ut the preparatory school
of Cornell College. He has wor
honors all through the term, and
now, in the Reclamation contest
participated in by some of the
brightest young men of the great
school, has carried off the prize
and the .al /, medal. Mr.. Smith
will soon return home, where he
will spend the summer.
While Mr.. Smith possessed one
marked advantage over his com
petitors in that he alone came
from Hendersonville, still his
friends here are justly proud of
his achievemest in cleaning up the
rest of these United States, and
they are waiting to welcome him
home.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
Notice to Owners Of Bird Dogs.

You will take notice that [ have
qualified as Game Warden of
Henderson county under the re
cent acC of she General Assembly
of North Carolina, which makes
it indictable for any person 10 al
low any setter or pointer dog to
run loose inHenderson county, ex-
cept in the months of january and
February of each and every year.
You will therefore notice that
warrents will be issued for, the
arrest of and the names of allSper-
sons returned to the Grand Jury
who violate this law,and the law
makes it my duty to see to its en-
forcement. This applies to dogs
running at large even on the pre-
misses of the owner.
This June /, 1911.
j. q. STR0UP, !.
Game Warden Henderson Co.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08

Given away FREE. Rogers
celebrated guaranteed silverWare.
Save your purchase slips. You
can exchange them at our store
for silyerware. Glazener cuts the
price and sells the goods.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
JEWELER & OPTICIAN.
HeHdersOnViIIe. n. {.
FOR SALE.

Station & Jones VS. Joe McCrary
Station & Jones VS. Dave Walker
$18.O3
Rigby-MorroW Co. VS. VIM. Minz
$10.94.
Rigby-Morrow Co. VS. E. w. Constant,
Rigby-Morrow Co. VS. Martin Edwards,
Rigby-Morow Co. VS. Elva Bane,
$3.50
Rigby-Morow Co. VS. Arthur. Perry,
1926.
RigBy-Morrow Co. VS. Dave Dogan and
Virginia Dogan, $6.31
See 3. B. DRAKE
Secretary Retail Merchants Associa.
ton.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08
Smoker snacks

Note: with this issue we brins
to life once more the news col
umn which made The French
Broad Hustler and Henderson,
vile famous last summer.
Spring has come!
=
This season promises to be the
greatest ever.
Our motto: "Watch us grow"
Your correspondent is sore be-
cause we French Broad Hustler
did not send him to London as
Journalist Extraordinary during
the Coronation, Writing up crops
Asheville happenings and other
farming news is poor consolation.
Mr.. Jones, of Chicago was in
town.
Harlowe Waldrop wore a fierce
cute. red necktie last week.
Main Street is also wearing ties
this week. Railroad pattern.
ye editor of tSnicker Snacks
win try to think up some real
rood Jokes for this column next
week R. A. Wilson please note.
o,;te pleasahtish weather here
about of recent ON.
In the spring OF the yeae
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-06-08

Does yoour sewing machine
need repairs. Phone 1873 for an
expert. 4t