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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
STEEL TRUSTI
PAID REBATES
Harvester Co. Bought Exclusively
of Trust in Consideration
of Action.
INVESTIGATION OF
CONCERN MAY FOLLOW.
Chairman Stanley Springs Another
Sensation Before Trust
Investigators. III

WASHlNGTON, July 26.-Attornev}
General Wickersham appeared beforoI
the Stanley steel Trust" inyestirat.l
ing committee to-day, to tell what hej
knew concerning a report made tol
FORMER Attorney General Bonparte. byt
Burdette Townsend, a special agent3
OF the department in 1908, in which
the latter urged that the International
harvester Company had operated ini
violation OF the Sherman anti.trustl
act.
The attorney general. when shownl
a copy OF the voluminous document byi
Representative Stanley, said he neveri
mad seen IL before, though since hei
mad been head of the department ofl
Justice he heard rumors that there,
mad been an investigation of the Har.,
vester combine.
senator Kenyon. OF Iowa, formert
assistant TO the attorney general, sum-
moned before the committee for the
same purpose. said he advised furtfferi
investigation before any prosecution
was undertaken under the report.l
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith.
OF the bureau of corporations. which,
Is now investigating the International
Harvester Company, also had heard,
of the report.
Harvester Gets Rebate. -
The matter was injected into the;
steel inquiry because the report4
charges that the Steel Corporationl
pays a rebate of SO a ton to Harvester.
companies on steel purchased and be-I
cause the committee has information
that there is an arrangement between
the two giant corporations. whereby
the Harvester companies buy exclu-
sively from the steel corporation.
The commissioner OF corporations
was requested to intercede with the
President on behalf OF the committee,
TO see II information regarding the
relations of the two corporations az
present in the hands OF the bureau.
could not be placed at the hands OF,
the committees disposal. Richard
Lindabury. counsel for the United
States Steel Corporation. offered to
furnish ali the information of tho
records of his corporation bearing on
the points at issue.
Attorney General Wickersham
agreed 10 have Mr.. Townsend. who
is still in the service of the depart-l
ment. appear before the committee at
a later date.
I'VE will have Mr. Carnegie before
us In October" said Chairman STAN
ley. "and perhaps you could arrange
to have Mr.. Townsend here about
that time"
Do you know of any reason" Chair
man Stanley asked. Why this Har-
vester company investigation was not
acted upon by the department OF JUS
tice. prior 10 the time you assumed
charge OF the department.
i do not know" Mr.. Wickersham'
replied a
Il surmise-this is only a surmise-.
that the case was delayed pending a
decision by the supreme court In the
Standard Oil and Tobacco cases.
The steel committee left tonight for
New York. where the investigation
viii be resumed tomorrow.
Further inquiry into the absorption
OF the Tennessee Coal a. Iron Conn
pany. by the steel corporation. wiz
be taken up early and i'm this the
Testimony OF former President Theos
dore Roosevelt may be sought.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27

The Senate to-day passed thc war.
ren BIN allowing homestead claimants
Boz drought stricken districts of Wyo.
ming. the Dakofas and Nebraska 10
leave their lands until April o.. 1917.
eithout loss of any of their rights.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
Ohio Democrats Boom Denver

house before adjournment. Tho bin
mas already passed tho senate. The
step IN the house was agreed upOu
ar The Democratic caucus Tuesday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
Better p. o. serv,e.

Senator Watson BE- investigating
with Postmaster General Hitchcock
The proposal % establish rural Dc.
livery route from Fayetteville through
Fayctte county. The route probably
will be- established
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27

Congress will shortly BE- asked bv
lhe War Department 10 approprinto
s-"N.N00 more 10 complete the work OF
raising the battleship Maine in Ha.
Fana harbor. This viii make "A total
expenditure of 5000. 900
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
charI.ston 2. o. aullainn

Through the activity ~ Congress.
man Iiftlcpare. The matter Of the
disposition ~ the Charleston postoaire
To- Tho cify - Charleston Tor munici.
pel purposes viii come up In tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
kanawhs Aground.

MANCHESTER. O.. July. 26.-Tbe
steamer Kanawha went on sandbar
u miles above Msysville. Ky. at Q: 30
tonight. II is thought she cannot be
released until morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27

Tho postoficc department has ruled
mat the delivery service from Given.
Jackson county. is adequate. and ro.
quests 10 establish rural route is 90.
fused
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27

nc house adjourned "a few minutes
hIicr meeting today on account OF the
death ~ keprcsentative gcorge W
hipp. ~ Pennsylvania Resolutions Of
sympathy we're adopted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
SHERRODSVILLE, O., IS FIRE SWEPT
Business District On Main Street
Of the Ohio Town Wiped
Out by Flames.
DYNAMITE BUILDINGS
TO CHECK THE FIRE.
Short Water Supply Causes Awful
Destruction - CarrOlltOn
Sends Assistance.

SHERRODSVILLE O.. July rs.
The entire business section of
Sherrodsville was threatened with
destruction tonight by FIRE, which
started shortly before midnight.
Flames were first discovered in
a butcher shop, and soon leaped
to adjoining frame buildings. A
whole block containing the tele-
phone exchange was wiped out.
A special train brought the Car
roilton apparatus and one hum
dred volunteers TO the rescue.
special Dispatch to the Intelirgenc.r.
CARROLLTON, o., July ga dis.
astrous fire struck SherrodsyiIle 10.
night and at a late hour was still
burning. Estimates of ths loss are
indefinite as but vague reports of the
hre are available. Telegraph and
telephone connections have been
burned with the outside world but
before they were lost information had
II that the business section on the
main street had been consumed and
That dynamite was being resorted To
in an effort TO stop the progress of
the flames.
The fire al Sherrodsville. a town
OF about 500, on the w. 4 l.. e.
originated IN the Germain meat mar
het and swept through the rows of
frame structures with exceedingly
great rapidity. The fire fighting
facilities. crippled by short water
supply were soon inadequate to check
the fire and an appeal was made for
outside help. Two special trains car
rying fire fighting apparatus and about
one hundred persons from this city
went 10 Sherrodsville at 1890 or
about half hour after the fire was
first discovered
The flames from their start on the
south side of Main street. swept along
taking in Baxter's hardware store arid
continued about the length OF the
street TO a point opposite Arthur's
store. There It leaped the street and
burned all buildings on the north
side or the street from Arthur's 10
the postoffice. With the destruction
OF the latter building IL was believed
the flames were being gotten under
control.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. July 26.-
When the steamer Kanawha left Gal
lipolis. o. to-day with the rivers and
harbors committee OF congress and
their Pittsburg hosts on board. 1t wNs
with the knowledge that the low water
was behind them and the way was
clear for easy steaming to Cairo. At
Gallipolis the boat was connected by
telephone with Washington. ID. C.. and
members OF the committee talked
politics over the line. Only a short
stop was made here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
CONGRESSMEN
MAKING TIME
Reach Portsmouth Without Incident
and Leave for Cincinnati.
Gaining Time.
TALK POLITICS
WITH WASHINGTON.
Dangers From Low Water Are Now
Behind the kanawha and "on
TO Cairo" Party.

PORTSMOUTH,, o.. July 26.-The
steamer Kanawha, carrying members
OF the rivers and harbors committee
on trip Of inspection of the Ohio
river. reached this city late this after
noon and departed few minutes
later for Cincinnati
The stay here was cue Short as the
boat is almost a day late on account
OF low water troubles encountered
since the party left Wheeling. w. Va.
early Monday morning. The trip from
Huntington. W. Va. TO this port was
made nicely. and it is hoped 10 arrive
at Cincinnati not more than I2 hours
behind schedule.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27

The President says he had every
assurance a. tho time that the Con.
iroller Railway and Navigation Com.
pany was an independent enterprise
The evening world., 1911-09-19
Glrl,a Odd Accident.

A Flower Hospital ambulance was
standing in front of No. 3f7 East Six
ty-second street last night waiting for
a pneumonia patient when a boy thru W
n stone and hit the horse. The animal
swerved. striking Rose Perella. seve n.
with the shaft and knocking her un-
conscious. She was taken to the hos
yitsl Ia the ambulance with tie pneu-
monia patient. Her injury is no,
seriouA
The evening world., 1911-09-19
FIREMAN |NVENTS
HELMET TO SAVE
"SMOKE-EATERS"
New Device, Tested at a Cellar
Blaze To-Day, Proves a
Complete Success.
HOW 1T IS OPERATED.
Suction Of Water at Hose
Nozzle Draws Air TO FireInen
Through Attached Tube.
HOW 1T IS OPERATED.

"Smoke-eating'' may go out OF IA shlon
among fremen Il a new apparatus tried
out to-day for the frs. time proves as
successful as the initial test indicates.
Tho experiment was made at a small
cellar blaze at No. 81 West Houston
street at 2 o'clock this morning.
Another incident OF tho fre was that
Engine Company No. %. IN Lafayette
street. made its irst run with It's two
new automobile hose wagons. II retired
tts horses yesterday. This was the first
high pressure company formed IN the
city. and It made tho run with tho new
apparatus In splendid time.
The fire wos discovered by Policeman
Allen and was making rapid headWay.
The families in the three-story tenement
we're hurried to the street without acct.
1sAt
Battalion Chief Helm responded to W.T.
ness the test Of the new smoke helmet"
rhs wa invented by James ID. Halloran
OF Engine Company No. %, now attached
to Engine Company No. 20 temporarily
to Give him an opportunity TO demon
strate his invention.
Capt. Bggers and F.rcmen Saunders
and McGrath OF No. 20 tried out HI. ap-
parat'as. A length OF garden hose REIN
forced by spiral wire was stretched from
the street with fire hose. The end outside
the building contained a screen to pre-
vent foreign objects being sucked Into
It while Il admits the air.
HOW THE SMOKE HELMET
BRINGS AIR TO FIREMAN.
Tue other md has rubber attachments
to hold II near the nozzle Of the FIRE
hose. Attached to the inside end OF the
garden hose are a number of small, tuoes
that lead to devices resembling the head.
yea Of football players. The Grenen
put these on. They arc left then with
both hands free. the helmet" on their
heads supporting the small tube running
from their mouths to the garden hose.
The rest Is q simple principle Of
physics. Tho suction OF the powerful
high pressure stream as Il leaves tho
regulation hre hose sucks the fresh air
from the street through the garden hose
and the bremen arc constantly supplied
with fresh air through the little tubes.
TIE nremen who CAV the helmet a
trial unanimously agreed hat II was a
success. Although the cellar was Allied
with smoke, they had a plentiful supply
Of fresh air all the time. The only Ian
ger seems TO be of the small hose break
ing or burning, but fremen do not think
this could happen as long as the fire
hose itself was intact.
The INVENT has the assurance OF
Fire Commissioner johnson that II hts
device IS decided a success every fro
station IN the city will be equipped with
II. and naturally other large cities would
soon follow. The fire this morning aid
about 500 damage.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-01-12
ARTICLE IL.

Said corporation shall commence bust
uess as soon as thirty-hve $3.50 shares n,
the capital stock shall have been s,b ~
Serloed and IN order that this charter NAV
also serve as the original subscription listi
All subscribers hereto have set onnosjts
tnelr respective names the number 90
stock subscribed for 10y all OF them Vi
mus done and passed. at my office in
the city or New Orleans, on the day. month
and year hereinabOve first written In ~
presence or MeSSieurs l.. G. Spencer ana
geo. Il. Williams competent witnesses. who
hereunto subscribed their names, together
with the said appearerS and me- Notary
after reading Of the whole. each ~ Saji
appearers having set opposite his signa.
ture the number Of shares Of stock sub
scrlbed by him. hereby constituting the
SIGNATURES hereto the list ~ original sub
scriptions made for the purpose OF organ.
lZlng this corporation
Original Signed)-R J. Slattery. seven
teen - shares; Thomas Smith. seven.
81 share: Sidney F. Gautier Notary Pnh.
liams - WIZ
I. the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages
IN ana for the Parish OF Orleans. State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act OF Incorporation, OF the
Slattery-Smith Company. Limited. was this
day duly recorded in my office In Book
1918, folio 1873 D''A
New Orleans. December 9Th 1o1O
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD. DR
l Sidney Francis GauticI, Notary Public
In and for the Parish Of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify the above and
foregoing to be a true and correct copy
my nOterial Office
In witness whereof | have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal, this Decem-
Der 9th. 1910.
SIDNEY +, GAUTIER.
Notary Public.
Dec Is % 30 Jan 3 u
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-01-12
CHARTER
OF "FEITEL OIL AND DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY"
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, CITY OF NEW OR
LEANS, PARISH OF ORLEANS.

Be II known. that on this twelfth day OF
the month OF December, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and ten, before me
Robert Legier, a Notary Public duly com.
nissiOned and qualified in and for the Par
ish of Orleans, State OF Louisiana, aforesaid
therein residing, and In the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared: the
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared that, availing them
selves Of the provisions OF the laws OF this
state relative to the organization OF COZ
porations, they have covenanted and agreed
agree, bind, form and constitute themselves,
as well as such other persons as may here
after join or become aociated with them.
into corporation and body polite in law,
and for the objects and purposes, and under
the agreements and stipulations following,
to-wit:
ARTILE l.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall he the "FEITEL OIL AND DEVELOP
MENT COMPANY" and under that name it
shall have and enjoy all the rights and
privileges granted by law to corporations !;
Ii shall exist for a period Of ninety nine
years from the date hereof: II shall have
power and authority to contract, sue and
be sued in Its corporate name: to make and
use corporate seal, and the same to
break or alter at pleasure: to hold, re-
ceive, purchase, mortgage, hypothecate and
pleuge property, DOtl real ana personal, to
issue bonds, notes and other obligations: to
have and employ such managers, directors
and other employees as the interest and
welfare OF said corporation may require :;
and to make and establish such bylaws rules
and regulations as may be deemed necessary
and expedlent for the corporate manage
ment and control Of the affairs Of said com
pany.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation shall be
In the city OF New Orleans, State of Lou
isiana, and all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president, and In
his absence or inability on the secretary
treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature Of
the business TO be carried on by Ii are here
by declared to be: to buy, sell, lease, hire,
mortgage and otherwise hypothecate, alien
ate or cucumber lands In this and other
states, and particularly oil lands; to dig
and bore oil and other wells; to build der
ricks; TO refine and sell OIL petroleum, min
erals and all their by-products, In both their
refined and crude states to erect, buy, sell,
lease and mortgage rehneries and mills for
said purposes: to erect and construct, or
contract for the construction and erection
Of buildings, water crafts, tramways, rail-
roads, canals, workshops and mechanical
plants, and generally to do and engage In
any other business or enterprise growing out
Of, connected with, or incidental to any of
the objects and purposes hereinabove set
forth or contemplated by this charter.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-01-12
ARTICLE TX.

Ultil the election TO be held in 1915, the
following named stockholders shall consti-
tute the first Board Of Directors, viz. John
Legier, Jr., Robert w. Riordan, Robert Lee
gier, Walter l. Gleason and Theodore A.
Beck, with John Legier, Jr, as president,
Robert W. RiOrdan, as vice-president and
Theodore A. Beck as secretsry-treasurer.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
city OF New Orleans, on the day, month and
year herein first above written, in the pres
ence Of George de Armas and Anthony
TrOyaDi, both OF this city. competent wit
nesses, who have hereunto signed their
names, with the said appearers and me, No
tary, after due reading OF the whole.
shares Robert Legier, l share; Walter l.
Gleason, / share; T. A. Beck, share X.
W. Riordan, / share. Ant. Troyani, Geo.
deArmas.
ROBERT LBGIER, Not. Pub.
!, the undersigned Recorder OF Mortgages
In and for the Parish OF Orleans, State Of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation Of the
Royal Realty Company" was this day duly
recorded in my Office, in book 1O1S, folio =.
New Orleans, La, Dec. -, 1910.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, ID. Il.
l, the undersigned Notary Public. in and
for the Parish Of Orleans, State OF Louisi-
ana, therein residing, do hereby certify the
above and foregoing to be true and correct
copy Of the original act OF incorporation OF
the certificate OF the Recorder of Mortgages
thereto appended, the whole on file and Of
record in my notarial Office.
New Orleans, La, Dee. Is, 1910.
ROBERT LEGIER, Not. Pub.
Dec 10 % 30 Jan > II 1911
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-01-12
ARTICLE VIII.

The capital stock OF this association is
hereby fixed at the sum Of three thousand,
1--WE hundred dollars divided into three thou
sand, five hundred shares OF the par value
of one dollar each, which sad shares shall
be paid for in cash.
The capital stock when paid in, shall be
used for the purpose OF purchasing a piece
OF property in the name Of and for the ben
eft OF the Association, the revenue of
which, after paying taxes, repairs, insurance
and other necessary expenses, shall be d.
vided between the stockholders.
In witness whereof the said act Of amend
ment OF the charter OF the said New Orleans
Tax Payers Protective Association was
signed by the said Joseph VI. Elliot, Presi
dent, and George DeReyna, Secretary, in
the presence Of Theodore A. Beck and An
thOny Troyani, and the undersigned Notary,
on the day, month and year, above written,
and the whole after due reading.
Original signed ]. VI. Elliot, President :;
Geo. De Reyna, Secretary. T. A. Beck, Ant.
TrOyani.
ROBERT LEGIER, Not. Pub.
|, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages,
In and for the Parish OF Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act OF the y. o. Tax Payers
Protective Association was amended and was
this day recorded in my Office, in book lois,
folio 105. New Orleans, Nov. %, 1910.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, ID. X.
A true copy from the original act.
ROBERT LEGIER, Not. Pub.
Dec. Is 90 20 and Jan. 1911
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-01-12

BE 1t known, that on this twelfth day OF
tne month or December, in the year one
thousand, nine hundred and ten, before me-
Robert Legier, Notary Public duly com
nlssioned and qualified in and for the Par.
ism or Orleans, State of louisiana afore-
SAID; therein residing, and in the presence
or the witnesses hereinafter named and nm.
dersigned, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed. who declared that, availing them
selves or the provisions OF the laws of this
state relative to the organization of cor
porations, they have covenanted and agreed.
and do by these presents. covenant and
agree, bind, form and constitute themselves.
as well as such other persons as NAV here
AFTER join or become associated with them,
into corporation and body polite In law,
and for the objects and purposes and under
the agreements and stipulations following.
tO-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be the ROYAL REALTY COMPANY"
and under that name 1t shall have and enjoy
all the rights and privileges granted by law
to corporations; 1t shall exist fer a period
or ninety nine years from the date hereof /:
IL snail have power and authority to sue
and be sued In Its corporate name to make
and use corporate seal, and the same to
break or alter at pleasure; to hold, receive.
purchase, mortgage. hypothecate and pledge
property, real and personal; to issue bonds
notes and other obligations; to have and
employ such managers, agents, directors and
other employees at the interest and welfare
or said corporation may require; and to
make and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations as may be deemed necessary and
expedient for the corporate MANAGEMENT and
control OF the affairs Of said COMPANY.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of said corporation shall be
In the City Of New Orleans, State Of Lou
isiana, and all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president, and
In his absence or inability on the secretary
treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature of
the business to be carried on by II are hereby
declared to be: to buy and sell for its own
account or for the account of others, real
estate, lands, tenements, mortgages, mort
gage notes, bonds. shares Of stock and other
securities; to lend money on property, both
real and personal, bonds, stocks and other
securities: to lease, rent or hire property
to make leases as lessee or lessor; to lay
prove same, and generally to do and engage
In any otner business or enterprise con
nected with, growing out of, or incidental TO
any of the objects and purposes hereina boye
set forth or contemplated by this charter
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum Of fifty thousand
(s5O. 000.00) Dollars, divided into five hun
dred f500) shares Of the par value of one
hundred dollars each, which said shares of