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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
Proceedings Were Brief.

The court proceedings today occupied
less than five minutes, Tor the grand jury
merely handed in the formal documents
in the case and were then excused
None of the officials of the company
was in court at the time, but il was eN-
pected that they would appear later and
piead to the indictments.
For an hour previous to the coming
in of the court the grand jury held an
extra sitting to hear two witnesses in tue
case. Following this the members hieu
into the circuit court room before Judge
Dodge.
There We're present United States Dis
trict Attorney French and William ).
Gregg, special assistant attorney general
and Oliver l.. Pagan, representing the
Department of Justice at Washington
As soon as the Indictment had been
handed 10 the court Mr. Gregg made pub
lie the following summary OF the docu-
ment:
The United States circuit court grand
jury, under the supervision of the nttei
States attorney, Asa L. French, assisted
by William A. Gregg and oliver fagan.
representatives of the Department of Jus
tice from Washington, today presented
TO the court two indictments, each being
against Sidney w. Winslow. Edward l..
hurd, George w. Brown, James j. Stor-
row. William Barbour and Elmer L.
Howe. all prominent in the manaGement
of the so-called shoe machinery trusts,
-centering in Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
Exceed $4,000, 900 Limit.

President Oyster this afternoon said
that the estimates exceeded the three
mllion-dollar limit, and that the school
board had been unable to bring them
within that amount. He said that the
board representatives would be glad to
confer with the Commissioners in the
matter of bringing about reduction in
the figures.
While the exact amount called for in
the estimates is not known, it is be-
lieved to exceed very little, if any, ST.
2JO,OUD. In this event only S2a0UJo would
have to be eliminated to bring the total
within the S3Nn.GD 1t has been sug-
gested that this saving could be effected
by reducing the amounts called for with
which to commence work the new
Central High and NJ Street tcolored)
Schools.
President Oyster today said that the
difficulty in contining the estimates TO
100000 was due to the appropriations
needed for high schools. Sites for high
school buildings had been purchased. he
said. and the time had come when pro-
vision should be made for buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
Where They Will Go.

The distribution Of the new appa-
ratus desired already. has been agreed
upon, 1t is said The probability is that
the combination engine and hose
wagon will go to company No >. which
is IA chemical company located in Con-
gress Heights.
One of the trucks probably viii be in
stalled in the TX -leytoWn company,
while the other is slated for truck
house No. 4. 1t is not known where
the engine and hose wagons Will be
placed.
The District at present owns COM
binat tion engine and hose wagon. which
is to be turned over to company No.
"a, in the new quarters at Rock Creek
Church road and Georgia avenue.
Fire Chief Wagner has gene to Mil
waukee. where he will attend the an
nual meeting of the International As
sociAtion of Fire Engineers. lie Is one
of the vice presidents of the associ-
alton. 1t is his plan to inspect a great
deal of motor propelled apparatus dur
ing his absence, aud he probably will
make a report on the subject tc- tie
Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
MAINE STILL IN DOUBT
ON LIQUOR QUESTION
Outcome Cannot Definitely Be
Determined Unit! Correc-
ti0ns Have Been Made.

AUGUSTA. Me-. September ~. = Gov.
Plaisted and the members of his council,
who were in session until midnight, can
yassins the returns on the question OF
the repeal of the constitutional prohib-
itory amendment voted on at the special
election last Monday. reconvened today
to continue the tabulation on other ques-
tiOns voted on at the same time and to
give the clerks of towns in which the re-
turns are in dispute an opportunity to
nresent evidence Of error and make cor
rectiOns.
The figures as tabulated last night
showed an apparent official majority of
twenty-six in favor of repeal. but these
figures Gov. Plaisted declares to be by no
means final.
Chance for Corrections.
"The clerks have twenty days in which
TO make corrections. and until that time
the result cannot positively be known"
said the governor The APPARENT majori-
ty on the wet side has not disheartened
the prohibition workers, and today they
were busy taking steps to see that the
re turns from the towns which they still
maintain voted dry. in spite of the official
returns, are corrected.
Until the last minute for making COR
rectiore has expired the council will not
be in a position TO make positive state
went Of ffe result of the voting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
MOTORS TO TAKE PLACE
OF ALL FIRE HORSES
Chief Wagner Recommends
Purchase of Additional
Auto Vehicles.

Carrying out his announced policy OF
gradually eliminating horse,draWn hre
apparatus, Fire Chief Wagner has rec
commended to the District Commissioners
that provision be made in the next esti-
mates for the purchase of about S.oooo
worth of motor-propelled vehicles.
While announcement of the exact rec
concentrations contained in the fire cnicf S
estimates has not been made, 1t Is un-
derstood that the purchase of two motor
propelled trucks to cost about S2o.UO
one engine to cost $1,000, one hose
wagon to cost 5000 and one combined
engine and hose wagon to cost $1,000 has
been recommended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
Charge Varied in Counts.

I'm these indictments the district at
torney has varied the charge in different
counts to meet possible variations in tho
evidence at tla trial, and possible varia-
tions in the views of the trial court and
higher courts as to the applicability OF
the different provisions of the sherman
law to the facts stated.
Both indictments charge that the SIX
defendants have been working through
the insrrumcntality of the United Shoe
Machinery Company, which they have
dominated and controlled i'll "A way 10
make them as individuals criminally LA
bic under the sherman act.
The indictments iirst described tile
shoe manufacturing business and the shoe
machinery manufacturing business
fhey existed prior to and on February .,
1SE and then set forth all the facts per
tanning to the merger on that day of the
three old shoe manufacturing corpora
tions-the Consolidated and Mckay Last
ing Machinery Company. formerly domi-
mated by Defendants Winslow. Hurd and
Brown: the Mckay Shoe Machinery Com
pany, formerly dominated by the defend
ant James j Storrow. and the Goodyear
Shoe Machinery Company. formerly don't
ma ed by Defendants Barbour and Howe,
under the name Of the In.ted Shoe Ma
chinery Company, and the subsequent
carrying Oh of the business under that
name.
sive uniform lease provisions. requiring
shoe manufacturers 10 patroniZe the I nit
ed company exclusively upon pain OF
having all their leases Cancelled and all
The United machinery removed from their
factories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
Probe Began in April.

complaintS made to the Depa rtment
Of Justice against the United Shoe MAJ
chinery Company--the so-cailed shoe
machinery trust-brOught the attention
of the government to the case.
government followed the receipt of the
complaints. In April--a few weeks
after they had been tiled-William s
Gregg. special assistant TO United
States Attorney General Wickersham
Agents George r.. Kellcher and James
l.. Bruf assisted Mr.. Gregg in his
search for evidence.
The result of the work of these gov
ernment officials was that July &c of
this year Attorney General Wickersham
ordered United States Attorney ASA
p French and Mr.. Gregg to present
evidence obtained to the federal grand
jury that reported today.
The United Shoe Machinery Com
pany came into being in 1899. II was
founded by sydney n. Winslow. It's
present head who learned shoe making
in small factory in Salem, MASS.
owned by his father. who, to secure
advantages of combining allied inter-
ests. formed q corporation embracing
the three leading companies fhen max
ing shoe machinery-tGoodyea Sewing
Machine Company, Consolidated and
Mckay Lasting Company ana MCKAY
SHOE Machinery Company. The company
was reoreanized in 1905 and subsequently
auxtiiary companies sprang up In Canada,
Great Britain. France and Germany. That
same year the manufacturing Of all its
shoe making machinery was concen-
tra.ed in one large factory at Beverly.
Mass. The United States Shoe Machin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
At Mercy Of Company.

1T is further charged that this proc
ess drove other shoe machinery manu-
facturers out OF business and effertually
nut all shoe manufacturers at the mercy
o. The United company.
..One Indictment. making no mention OF
patents. charges that this whole trans
action was q monopolizins Of the trade
in shoe machinery and conspiracy To
the same.
The other indictment charges. in on7
count that this carrying ON Of the busi-
ness under the merger was engaging IN
a combina tion i'm restraint OF the trade OF
the merged companies, in so Tar as their
patent monopolies were extended under
the merger and in another count that II
was conspiracy in restraint OF the
trade of the shoe manufacturers. ana IN
still another count that the whole trans ac-
tion was monopoiiZation of interstate
trade and commerce in shoe machinery,
in that the monopules permitted 10 the
three old companies under tIelr atenlS :
We're extended far beyond their lawful
bounds. Appropriate allegations are made
to show the pernicious effects Of all this
l, pon the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
Work on New Buildings.

1t is learned that the estimates pro-
vide s2Go,O0O for commencing work on the
Central High School and SlJo,o0o Tor
starting the NJ Street School. These
amounts are approximately Soo3.UO or
SGUO,G0O less than will be required ulti-
mately for the construction OF the build
ings.
The Commissioners have been presented
with the suggestion that by allowing only
100000 this year for starting the Cen
trail High School building and only $4,000
for the NJ street structure saving oil
SoO0,OU0 would be effected. which would
be nearly sufficient to bring the total es-
Inmates within the S9.000OW.
1t is with the object of working out
some such plan as this that the confer
ence is to be neld. Among other things
the Commissioners will examine the eS-
Inmates with view to determining TO
what extent colored schools share in the
estimates.
According to President Oyster. colored
and white schools have been provided
for on the basis of population, which
prevents discrimination against either
With the estimates of the board of ed
ucation received, but one branch of the
District government has failed TO trans
nit to the Commissioners its figures Tor
the next fiscal year. This is the board
of charities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
Board of Charities Figures.

Secretary Wilson of the charities board
today said that it may be a week or
more before the estimates are in. Ihis
means that an additional week In all
probability will have to elapse before
the Commissioners can go over the iiS-
ures and whip the estimates of the entire
District into final shape for TRANSMISSION
to the President.
Although President Taft requested that
the estimates he submitted to him by
September ~. there is now believed to
be little or no probability of their being
finished by October !, and 1t may he a
week or ten days after that time before
they are completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
WEATHER.

Showers tonight or Wednesday
morning. followed by fair and
cooler: moderate northwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

The Star is the only afternoon
paper in Washington that prints
the news of the Associated Press.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05

The trade uuionist has his ovu spc-
eial problems with regard to the trusts.
To n degree be is naturally interest
cd with ali othcr citizcus IN watch
irg the steps taken bv the government
with the ayowcd aim Of dissolying
them. ~ q consumer he has reason TO
study their effects on prices. As an
investor Though not deeply concerned
in them personally. be j. aware of the
bad effects on business caused by un-
ccr'iinty as 10 their legality, their fu-
iur'. and the financial fate Of their
sha ehoidcrs. ~ fairly intelligent
ma ~ the twentieth century. he can
have no deepset aversion 10 that phas
IT the trust which relates 10 increased
efficiency through improved form. Of
organization. or ot management i'm buv
ing and selling. or through adopting
the intest machinery aud the cheapest
met stnods Of transportation. for these
features OF production, a. DEVELOPED 10
their highest plane. arc without toubt
destined 20 be Characteristic Of tho
final order of society. Bur Whatever
his other relation 10 IL NAV BE-. u H.
a. trade unIonist that certain pariic.
ular results Of the trust problem affect
him directly One Of these results ha.
been that the trade union, OF all the
Combinations Of the day was the
first 10 be brought 90 account under
The Sherman act. once popular with
reformers ard intended bv the gov.
errment T.. be- tho instrument for curb
ING tho real trusts. Another has been
The Temporary weakening of several
national trade unions through system
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05

CA RENT the attempts of the criminal to prove
"A an alibi often just hard to combat as the
plea of selfdefense''
eyes Mr. Train replied off he clever ne can
sometimes prove false alib and get free on IT. BUT
that ease rests on the contingent as the other 1t
E impossible unless there witnesses TO the mur
der It doesn t necessarily bavo to be murder an
alb is lust as good in robbery case, but OF course
the prisoner usually tries harder TO sustain his allpi
when he is trial for murder. Another trouoie is
that il is practically impossible to convict man on
circumstanal evidence and that IS all YOU nave TO
work on in A case where il is possible TO offer an
alib
."But really clever murderer sometimes pre-
pare an alb which will not only prevent The prosecu-
ton from convctiug linn, but will so convince a jury
his innocence that they Will acqut him There are
several WAYS in which this be done. The prison
or may find enough friends who willing to perJuse
themselves and that they saw hIm at some as
anee from the of the crime at the time the muir
der was committed he may convince several OF
his friends that they him in another place at the
time Of the crime when they really did not; or he
may fasfv the and make his friends believe that
thew were with him when the crime was perpetrated.
This last of course. is merely another form of the
second
cit is interesting the methods which men
sometimes adopt 10 prepare their ailbs Inc case OF
false testimony is of the hard to break down
The prisoner often maintains that he attended party
at friend s house the night OF the murder for which
he being tried In the meantime he has got all who
were there testify he with them. lney all give
detailed OF the party what they did and what
the prisoner said Perhaps the murder was committed
between 10 and II o clock. Someone tesitles that
the prisoner called the company attention to the
sound Of the clock 5 ring when il struck the half-hour
after ten. Such evidence is almost sure TO convince
jury
els it possible to punch hole in sibi of that
sort - ! asked
''Oh. YES, it be done, but il Is often a matter
Of good luck. | remember a prosecuted of an
Italian who had stabbed another All his friends went
tho stand and sworc that he had been with them
that evening n party and they told everything that
occurred. Investigation proved that such party had
taken place that evening and all those present re-
called looking at a certain clock which in the room
at different times during the Of the evening
and maintained that the accused there all the time
there seemed to be little doubt that it true, at
least in the minds of the jury,
But ] happened to find a small boy whom placed
the stand and he testified that the clock all wit
nesses had mentioned had for years. He told
how they used to kerosene in il try TO ma ke
run, but all their efforts had been in vain He was
very amusing little boy and said many humorous
things about the clock tha, the Jury was convinced
that he telling the truth and convicted the prIs
his evidence. | feel confident. however that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05

might legally own an industry. and
control its methods of production and
distribution. while two men, as a trust.
might not. So. all told. who expects
real comDctition to be restored in the
industries which IN their operations
have approached monopolization?
ccdeut- have been established under
the Sherman law which lhrcatcs TO
render IT weapon Tor their serious
injury unless new legislation comes to
their ard. They are not In the busi-
ness of oduction-buying and selling
materials, managing corporations. IS
suing stock and getting charters from
the government. I'm no respect eau
they promote trade or restrain trade
m the sense commonly applicable to
trusts. I'm accurate discrimination in
tho cmplovmput Of the term combina-
ton. with itS manipulated meanings,
has prompted the British r-overnmcnt
10 exempt explicitly the labor unions
OF the United Kingdom from the pro
visions Of IT'S law against combinations.
an example followed bv Canada IN its
act 20 control and regulate those OF
TINT country. But a bill before our
congress 10 the same effect balts. Mean
time the power Of our courts is in
voEed n hamper the trade unions.
The United states supreme court has
decided that refusal bv organized
workmru 10 buy n particular firm :
goods IS restraint of trade, as con.
tenpiated by the Sherman lava
crime for which individual workmeu
or associations Of workmen NAV be
fined and imprisoned tho union
haimakcrs are wrestling in the macs
OF Ssc law. trying TO avoid fine I'm
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05

posed on them Of S222 900. with fees
and costs. y step further was taken
by the courts IN New Orleans when
seventv-five workmen were indicted
for Withholding their labor in support
OF men on strike against reduction
OF wages. A step still further has
been attempted in New York through
suit brought by an employer against
women Of wealth for their humanl-
tartan assistance TO girls of the sweat.
shops while on strike. VIII the next
step he to order tho dissolution Of OF
Tending unionse
Really, The punishment the Sherman
law is bringing upon the trusts can
be- quite fully described by telling
what il is doing 10 the trade union
as the only trust which cannot wrig
gle away from tho act by hiring law
ycTs 70 rcwrite ITS articles Of iucOr-
porstion. Only trade uniouists have
been hurtfully penalizcd under the act.
notwithstanding the obvious fact that
the trade union has none Of the char
acterlstics essential 70 a trust-if the
word - 10 bear q specific meaning The
trade union has not even papers Of IN,
corporation. IL holds no franhisc or
charter, issued hy legislature. II pos
seSses no legal privilege II is protect
ed by no tarih. IL cannot raise or lower
prices of commodities. sell stocks IN
Wall street, advertise goods or bleed
consumers. It's monopoly of labor
- true only as II is true tina, an in
dividual has monopoly of mis- own
body, and OF his own labor. when he Is
free. The trade unions mission Is
protective of the poor. Of the weaker
ones in tho economic struggle. of tho
men who have little more than their
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05

attic Vaccinations Of tho trusts on a
scale not pussb. 10 any but multi
millionaire organizations
The course OF tho series OF events
relating TO The sherman antitrust act
which ended IN the conviction Of trade
unionists rs the only maIcfactors un.
der us operations up TO nearly two dee.
AIDES after rs passage, wonld serve
TO confirm the cynical observation that
under the law might makes right aud
that no matter whom statute is aimed
at, tn" lahoring man y sure 10 be the
one II strikes.
II Is the testimony Of the officials
ut the American Federation 81 Labor
al headquarters and OF tho labor leg
isigiiNc commIttceWcu OF that day
that in 1890. at the time Of the passage
of the sherman act. II was understood
that the proposed statute should not
apply 10 the trade union. ''The biil
in rs first Stagc5. states President
.Gompers, ''coutaiucd section affirma.
tivcly declaring that tho organizations
oi working peoulc instituted for tho
purpose Of regulating wages. hours Of
labor and conditions Of employment
should not come under tho operation
of the proposed law. Aud whom that
section was under consideration ~
congress Senator George Of Missis.
sipVi and Senator Hoar Of Massachu-
rctis. IN reply 10 inquiries, said tha,
they were then satisfied that labor or
gani7ations would not fall under the
law. II enacted IN hat form. The bill
after being referred % q cogmittco
va reported back with the section
ltroUped- bui assurances were given
| hv ScGaiurs Hoar. George Blair. Shcr
man aud others that organized labor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05

Own labor and find the possessors Oh
the wealth Of the world in so many re-
spccts their masters, of the women Tor
tured and often stricken through long
honTS and heavy burdens in the rae
tory or business mart while their hrsl
place is in the home, at the children
stunted in physical. moral, and lnenlaI
growth through racking labor IN thclr
tender years. The trade union center
of hope for millions, theater of count
less and endless acts Of generosity; III,
culcatUr OF the basic social virtues ol
courage, brotherhood and self'sacrhce;
school. assimilator, iuspirer of the pen,
mless immigrant. that common object
OF plunder; medium for genuine char'
lty. uplitter TO poverty, \ positive help
10 humanity, The labor uuion--thc one
black. foul, criminal trust whose mem
bers deserve the stigma of public
disgrace, sentence TO imprisonment IN
Jail,
There is not another country on the
face OF the earth that has adopted the
principle Of the sherman law. There IS
not another country that has In all rs
code such law 10 be used against
the trade unions There is not another
country in which the real trusts have
been able 10 carry on = campaign on
displacement Of union men with the
assistance Of laws profcsscdiy designed
Tor the protection of labor. There Is
not another country whose captains oi
industry have employed foreign labor
ers by the million 20 break down the
standards Of living among rs 1wn
people.
The steel trust, the tobacco trust thc
hour trust. tho beef trust. tho leather
trust. the anthracite coal trust dc
they today pay the American standard