The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06

committee on tuesday. He says hf
is president of the Utah Sugar Com
pany, and that the deal Of the Nor.
mon church and Henry 0. Have
meyer interest in the beet sugar
business are entirely legal. The
sugar business was their largest III
vestment, and had no connection
with any other sugar company
A climax to the investigation of
State Department by the sub-com-
mittee Of the House Committee on
Expenditures in the State Depart
ment came with the recommends
tion that William H. Mitchell, for
mer chief clerk, now consul general
at Calcutta, India, and Thomas H.
Morrison, disbursing clerk, be dis
missed for the good of the service.
The charge is in connection with the
Day portrait scandal, and holds that
on the face Of the testimony given
Colonel Mitchell was guilty of the
misappropriation Of the 81 900 in
volved, and that Mr.. Morrison was
guilty either Of gross incompetency
or connivance with Mitchell. Turn
on the light! Turn the rascals out!
Quite sensation was caused We'd
nesday by George A. Earle, Jr., Of
Philadelphia, when he told the special
Hardwick committee of his repeated
and unsuccessful efforts in 1906 to
induce President Roosevelt and At
torney General Bonaparte to pro-
ceed against the Sugar Trust after
the wrecking Of the Real Estate
Trust Company, of Philadelphia, by
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. He took a few slams at
Roosevelt and spoke slightingly of
Mr.. Bonaparte's legal ability, and
told how all proceedings against the
Sugar Trust had been dropped, evi-
IDENTIFY on orders from the highest
governmental source, after Assist
ant Attorney General Purdy had
told Earle in 1901 "We'll send those
to jail.' In one letter to Roose-
welt he said, "It has often happened
that you have been able to punish
the oppressors of the public, but
there has really been no occasion
where there has been substantial
evidence against SO many of the first
rank, and l totally misjudge your
character if you have lost your pref
erence for large game" In this
case Teddy lost his preference for
large game" and lost it in other
instances also. The Democratic
members of the committee enjoyed
the testimony of Mr.. Earle hugely.
1t certainly put the dry grins on the
Republican members.
In New York the Federal grand
jury indicted eighty-four wire man.
ufacturers, representing thirty-fve
companies, Thursday, on the ground
that they had violated the Sherman
antitrust law in having formed nine
pooling associations which it is said
acted in restraint Of trade The
American Steel and Wire Company,
one Of the largest subsidiary con-
Germs of the United States Steel
Corporation, was represented in
seven of the pooling associations,
and it's president, William P. Pal
mer, was indicted seven times. Jno.
A. Roebling's Sons Company appears
in eight indictments. The General
Electric Company, the National Con-
duit and Gable Company, the Stand
ard Underground Cable Company,
the American Horseshoe Company,
and the Hazard Manufacturing Com
pany are also on the list. The gov
ernment has a clear case against
these violators Of the law, and a
number Of others, and it is to be
hoped they may be convicted and
punished. No fines, but jail SEN
tences is the only thing that will act
as a deterrent from further viola
tions of the law by them and others
of like ilk.
Owing to threatened competition
of the various steel companies an
organization was effected Of steel
companies on April l, 1901, with
total capitalization of 81 ,402, 900. 900
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton. The concerns in the trust are
the Carnegie Company. Of New Jer-
sey; Federal Steel Company, Nation
al Steel Company, American Steel
and Wire Company, American Sheet
Steel Company, American Tin Plate
Company, American Steel Hoop
Company, American Bridge Com
pany, National Tube Company, Bes-
semer Steamship Company, Shelby
Steel Tube Company, and Lake Su-
perior Consolidated Iron Mines in