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Evening journal., 1911-05-31
WICKERSHAM
UNDER FIRE
Counsel For Big Corporations
Before He Was Made At
tOrney General
RECEIVED $4,000 As
SHARE OF SUGAR TRUST FEE

BY The United Press.
Z WASHINGTON, May 31.-That he
received about $4,000 as his share
of a fee from the Sugar Trust for
services rendered by Henry w. Taft,
brother of the President. when he was
a member of the law firm of Strong
& Cadwalader, was admitted by At
torney-General Wickersham today on
the witness stand before the House
Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of Justice.
Wickersham also said that while a
member of that law firm he advised
the United States Steel Corporation
on several occasions from 1905 to
1909.
Chairman Beall, (Dem. Texas), con-
fined most Of his questions today tc
the Sugar Trust prosecutions and the
sale of the Friar lands by the Gov
ernment to the Sugar Trust.
Taffs Brother Got Big Fee.
Wickersham said that Henry w
Taft, a member of the firm of Stronl
and Cadwalader had appeared at on
time as counsel for the American Su-
gar Refining Company. The fee Taf
received, he said. had been turned int
the account of the law firm and thai
he had subsequently received hi
share-about $4,000.
Henry w. Taft, Wickersham declar
ed. had also appeared at one time az
special attorney for the Government
in a prosecution instituted agains
one of the component parts Of the to
bacco trust-the so-called licoric
trust
After Wickersham left the law firm
TO become attorney-genral, he said tina
John Henry Hammond had becom
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
TO STRAICHTEN
OUT MISTAKE
City Solicitor Brady Goes to
Dover on Bond Issue
Business

City Solicitor Brady went TO Dover
this afternoon to straighten out the
mistake made by somebody in record
ing as March p the date Of the re-
ceipt in the Senate Of one Of the bills
legalizing the present city admin
istration. after the passage in the
House. which was three days prior
to it's actual passage in the House.
This mistake was one Of the objec-
tions raised by Kountze Brothers. the
purchasers Of the recent issue Of city
bonds. Mr.. Brady said he expected to
hear from the bonding house by to-
morrow. The mistake in the legis-
lative record can be Strengthened out
without trouble. it is expected
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
CONFISCATE
TRUST GOODS?
Can be Done by the Govern
ment Says Congressman
Madison
COMMENTS ON DECISION
OF TIE SUPREME COURT
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON, May 31.-Asserting
that the Supreme Court has practi-
cally licensed the Standard Oil and
Tobacco Trusts to violate the law for
six months, Representative e. w. Mad
ison, insurgent of Kansas, one of the
leading lawyers in the House today
declared that the goods of both trusts
now having in interstate commerce
are liable to immediate confiscation.
MI Madison said:
The provisions of the decisions of
the Supreme Court in both the Stand
ard Oil and Tobacco cases which give
the adjudged trusts six months in
which to dissolve, operate practically
as licenses for six months violation
of the law While the theory of the
court, undoubtedly was that a decree
demanding immediate dissolution
would operate to the disadvantage of
the public, in my mind, the advan-
tages of Immediately applying the
heavy hand of the law would have
been much greater than any disad-
vantages.
In practical operation, this extern
sion of time will allow the trusts to
continue for six months to operate
under the unlawful combinations
which the court has so severely con-
demned. While the decisions declar-
ing both big combinations to be un-
reasonably in restraint of trade is val
liable, much of its value to the people
is lost by the milk and water appli-
cation of the penalty of the law This
phase of the decisions is, l think
more open to criticism than some
other phases which have been harshly
discussed.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
PANIC AMONG
HOTEL GUESTS
IN ma rnlted Presa.

BY The United Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Charg-
ed with attempting to kill Arthur
Isaacs, night watchman at Green's
Hotel, Edward Backus, a Chicago
salesman, was today held under
81 900 bail for aggravated assault and
battery and attempt to kill.
Backus attacked the watchman
while the latter was making his
rounds early today He fired several
shots through the corridors and
pointed the weapon threateningly at
other guests, causing a reign Of ter
ror among patrons and employees.
At the hearing today Backus gave
no explanation of his actions and
seemed ignorant Of what had oc-
CURED.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
Industrial COMMITTEES
COUNTRY NEEDS
A HEAVY RAIN

Wilmington had a rain yesterday
afternoon that cooled off the city and
broke up many baseball games and
athletic sports. The city seemed TO
have more rain than the country,
however. In some parts of the rural
county there was a good rain, but
other parts got little or none of the
shower. The rural county is seri-
ously in need of rain. as the drought
is running the wheat and other crops.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
CASSIDY GOES ON
SCOUTING" TRIP

The management Of the wilmington
team announced at noon that the
South Side grounds are in good shape
and there will be a game with Har-
risburg this afternoon.
Manager Cassidy left this morning
for Philadelphia and some other places
on a scouting trip in an effort TO get
players to strengthen the team.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
POSTMAN i'll
WHILE AT WORK

Seated at his desk. sorting mail,
at the Postoffice today Richard Sid
well, a letter carrier, was suddenly
taken i'll and fell in a heap to the
floor. Fellow workers ran to his
side and assisted him to his feet, and
as he appeared to be fighting for air,
hurried him out into the OPEN DR..
Harold Springer was summoned, and
after the patent was somewhat re-
vived, he was sent to his home, No. 13
East Fourteenth street.
1t was later learned that Sidwell
had been attacked with acute indi-
gestion. For a short time his condi-
tion was serious, but this afternoon
it was reported that he was i'm
proved.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
TRADE BOARD TO
TALK BOULEVARD
Last Meeting Until Septem-
ber to Be Held Tomorrow
Night

Many interesting subjects will be
discussed at the Board Of Trade meet
ing on Thursday night 1t will be the
last meeting until September. Notice
OF the meeting sent out by President
o. c. Purdy today says:
"The dupont road to be built the
entire length of the State OF Delaware
is a great public work of such mag
nitude that its benefits 10 this entire
community are such that they cannot
be realized In advance of its compile
tion. The Board of Directors OF the
Wilmington Board of Trade have al
ready taken steps TO assure Mr.. i. Z.
dupont of their hearty cooperation IN
endeavoring to have this road built
through the city of Wilmington. Every
citizen of Wilmington and more par
ticularly every member OF the VIII
mington Board of Trade should take
keen and active interest and en-
deavor to have the road pass witnin
the boundaries OF the city If IL Is pos
sible to do So Every interest, financial
commercial, mercantile, and manu-
featuring will be benefited. A cam
paign of education should be carried
on and the members OF the Whining
ton Board of Trade should take an ac-
/ tive interest I'm this campaign and en-
deavor to have the citizens OF VIII
mington and New Castle county real
ize the untold benefits Of this greal
work I'm order that Mr.. DUPONT mas
receive a hearty welcome In his efforts
along the route to be selected by Mn
which welcome will be commensurate
with the great undertaking which NJ
has in hand. The members OF the Boar'
are urged to assist in this campaign
New Modern Hotel.
During the past month the Boart
of Directors of the Wilmington Board
of Trade assisted with every means II
their power to have Eleventh stree
widened from Market to Orange stree
in order TO insure the erection by thl
Wilmington Trust Building Corpor
alton of a new, modern, fire-proo
hotel at Eleventh and Market streets
"The acquisition of a hotel such a
is proposed for the city Of Whining
ton is a great beneficial step and tn
sentiment Of the citizens and city OF
fcials seems TO be so uniformly i
favor of the expenditure of sum b
the city sufficient to widen Elevent
street as to characterize it as unani
nous public demand.
Industrial Committee.
"Jas. II. Mehaffy. chairman of th
! Industrial Committee Of the Whining
! ton Board OF Trade, will make a re
! port of the work of his committe
: durinq the peceding month
: this connection, w. w. Wood, genera
= industrial agent Of the Baltimore an
1 Ohio Railroad Company, has been In
J. vited to address the Board in regar
[ to the work of their company in sc
4 curing industries along the line o
q their road"
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
DEER FOR DELMORE PARK.

A deer presented by the Board OF
Park commissioners of Chester, TO the
local board, will be placed in Della
more Park. at Maple and Franklin
streets. An enclosure has been built
I'm the center of the park that VIII
give the animal a spacious run.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
GENERAL DUPONT
AT GEORGETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, Del, May b.
General T. c. DUPONT will address a
meeting under the auspices of the
Board of Trade in the Court House to-
morrow night regarding the State
boulevard.
Delegations from Lewes, Milford,
Selbyville, Millsboro and Frankford
will be present to hear General du-
Pont and discuss the boulevard route.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
Opposed Wedding and Put
the Party Out of the House

wedding party out of his house includ-
ing his wife and children.
1t was shown that the man paid the
rent of the house and he was opposed
to his daughter marrying the young
man she did wed. The wife did en-
courage the wedding.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
DROUGHT CUTS
THE BERRY CROF

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BRIDGEVILLE, Del, May 31.-Up
to Tuesday evening no rain to do any
good has fallen here in five weeks.
and the berry crop is cut short by
one-half, and everything needs rain
badly. Rain fell within two miles OF
here two weeks ago. The country
roads are a bed of dust that covers
everything along it.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
FEsTIyAL AT BETHANY CHURCH.

The annual strawberry festival OF
Bethany Baptist Church will be held
on Friday and Saturday evenings Of
this week in the basement Of the
church under the auspices of the Sun
day school.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31

A charge preferred against John
Schultz by his wife, of breach of the
peace was dismissed by Judge Coch-
ran in City Court today.
1t was shown that there was we'd
ding in Schutz's family of which he
did not approve and he put all OF the
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
Child PASSES AMAY.

Funeral services for Susan Eliza
beth, the infant daughter of John j.
and Frances e. Wilhelm, who died last
Saturday, were held from the home of
her parents, No. 1105 Elm street, on
Monday afternoon. Interment was in
Lombardy cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
HIBERNIANS TO ENTERTAIN.

In st. Thomas hall, Fourth and
Grant avenue on Thursday evening,
June 8, Division No. 9. Ancient Order
Of Hibernians will give an entertain
ment for the benefit Of tho parochial
residence of St Thomas Church.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31

venile Court for Wilmington became
operative last April, but cannot be
put in operation until Governor PEN
newill appoints judge for the
court.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
wRECKERs DERAm A TRAIN.

DETROIT. Mich. May S1.-Tran wreckers deraied the
Michigan express mile of Ridge
ton Ontario sixty miles east of Windsor today engine
overturned Engineer ounan and Fireman oakes were in
sauty killed The engine and two baggage cars left the track
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
KILLED WHILE sIEErwALKNc.

BY United Press Wire.
PITTSBURG Pa, May Si.-Richard McIlvaine q years
old. attorney graduate Princeton. the
McIvaine Calvary Episcopal Church. walked
out a third story window his fathers today aud
was instantly killed young subject
acks Of somnambulism.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
rHREE KIILEp IN TORNApo.

PINE CITY. Mimi. May. S1.-Repors today from Poke
Brook Park show that yesterdays tornado killed three
injured others and did property damage
Charles Cotrel his wife Mrs. Burgrch killed
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
mn. SALEM CONFERENCE.

The Rev. DR.. z. L. Hoffecker, super
intendent Of Wilmington District, will
hold quarterly conference tonight at
Mt. Salem M. E. Church.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
on EXTENDED AUTO TRIP,

Mr. and Mrs. A. Rothschild and
Mrs. Rosa Lieberman are touring in
the New England States. They left
Wilmington on May "a, and expect
to return about June IL.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
Tlme Ripe for Criminal Action.

BOSTON, May 31-"The time is now
ripe for criminal action against viola
tors of the Sherman antitrust law"
This is the opinion of Louis ID. Bran
deis, the antitrust crusader. The
Supreme Courts decision in the To-
bacco case is a long step in advance
of the Standard Oil decision" said
Brandeis, land now the path toward
criminal prosecutions seems clear"
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
WEATHER.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Indica'
tions are that the storm over the Grea,
Lakes will continue to move eastward
and be attended by showers and thun
der storms within the next S6 hours
i'm practically all districts east OF thu
Mississippi. Temperatures will bt
somewhat higher tonight and Thurs
day in the Middle Atlantic States.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
BY The United Press.

by TF IUTTTW T TT"71
WASHINGTON, May Sl.-Forecast
For Delaware-Sh Showers and thunde
storms tonight or Thursday; moderat
southeast and sOuthwinds.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31
TO-DAY'S TEMPERATURE

THE BELT DRUG STORE.
Evening journal., 1911-05-31

The Evening Journal has
more Subscribers than any
other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07
WORLDS STEEL TRUST
PLAN IS GIVEN BOOST

Brussels, Belgium, July 5.-An in
ternational iron and steel institute, y
covering in it's ramifications all parts
of the world and candidly designed
to prevent destructive fluctuations
of steel prices" was proposed today
at meeting of the leading steel fl
nanciers of the globe. While the ses-
sions of the magnates today were
held behind closed doors it is
known that such proposal is be-
fore the meeting and that it will
probably be adopted at tomorrow's
session. The worldwide combina-
ton will be modelled along the lines
of the American Iron and Steel In
stitute, in which the United States
Steel corporation is the controlling
factor.
Preserve Business Equilibrium.
According to the admissions OF
Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the
American steel trust" the prime
purpose of the American institute
is to preserve business equilibrium
and to prevent ''ruinous competi.
ton and price cutting" The same
object led to the gathering here to-
day of the steel barons of the world.
Several European manufacturers re-
Gently visited the United States to
investigate American methods, and
their report formed the basis of
today's discussions.
Mccleary There Also.
In addition to Judge Gary, several
directors of the American Iron and
Steel Institute are in attendance at
the first world congress of iron,
masters. Among them are Charles
NJ Schwab, Powell Stackhouse, Will
lis L. King, E. A. S. Clarke, E. c.
FELTON,, J. A. Campbell, T. J. Drum.
mond, w. A. Rogers, Samuel Math.
ers, ]. G.. Butler, Jr., and James 7.
McCleary, the latter secretary of the
American institute"
All of the American delegates are
optimistic as to the immediate flu
ture of the steel industry. Encour-
aging news has come to Brussels
from Pittsburg as to the condition
of the trade and the improvement
in orders especially from the rail-
roads
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07

by the suit of Lindecke, Warner and
Sons VS.. Evan Olson. After that, il
is the intention to discharge the
jurors for the term.
The suit of Selma Schonberg
as administrative of the estate oil
Axel Arlan Schonberg, deceased, VS.
the Chicago Great Western railway
company, to recover for the death
i of the deceased at Hayfeld last
spring, while acting as brakeman
| for the company, has been settled as
per stipulation on file. The amount
stipulated is $4,000. which the road
will pay to the estate The parties
live in the north part of this city
Hughes & Ellsworth are the attor
neys for the plaintiff, and the set
Element is considered a good one
The road was represented locally by
Fl. L. & J. W. Schmtit.
Three pairs of rubber boots, in.
Guiding one new pair, were stolen re-
Gently from the back porch of Henry
Small's house, at the foot of Wilde
street, in North Mankato They were
left hanging there by Mr.. Small
after he last used them, three weeks
ago. When he went to get a pair a
day or so ago he found that they
were all gone, but does not know
just when they were taken.
Mr.. Small this morning went to
Shapiro's second hand store and
asked him if he had any rubber
boots for sale, and was shown a pair
which he identified as his own new
pair, bought three weeks ago OF
John Butter for 81. Mr. Shapiro
stated that he had bought them of a
peddler who lives on Poplar street
and refused to give them up. Mr.
Small consulted the police, but they
could not act without papers.
Clerk of Court Krost has received
a letter from Mrs. Lizzie Hill, 2SO4
Yesterday, Seattle, Wash, asking as
to the whereabouts of her sons, An
drew and Frank Hennessey, whom
she has not heard from for -four
years. When last she heard from
them they were living at Madison
Lake. Mrs Hill says she is widow
with three children and needs some
assistance from her sons The lat
ter were adopted by Thomas Dallar
and wife of Duluth eleven years ago
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07

st. Paul, July 5.-A two and one
half cent passenger rate between all
points in Minnesota will be put in
effect by railroads which are mem
bers of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION, on August 1, if travellers
buy mileage books containing 1000
miles. Furthermore, 2-cent rate
will be continued in effect where
1000 mile books are purchased. TIL
1.OOO-mile books will cost $25, and
the 2,OOO-mile books $40. These will
constitute the only deviations from
the fiat Scent rate put in effect
July 1.
The mileage in these books is in
terchangeable-good on a majority
of the railroads of the state. To
persons who travel a great deal,
the restoration of the Scent rate
will have no effect, while to those
who travel 1000 miles a year, the
increase from the old rate will be
half a cent mile.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07
BEGAN as "Bus" Boy.

st. Paul, July 5.-The state rail.
road commission has announced the
appointment of Charles c. Neale OF
Minneapolis as head of the new de-
partment of weights and measures,
which is being established under the
direction of the commission by vir
tue of a law of the recent legisla'
ture. Neale's appointment will date
from July 10 and he will have a
salary of $4,000.
Mr.. Neale has been an employe
under the railroad commission for
nineteen years, having started as
helper in the state grain weighing
department and worked up. He has
for some time been the scale expert
in that department. The members
of the railroad commission said yes
terday they believed him to be the
best man they could possibly find
for the work of organizing the new
department.
No deputies will be appointed for
several weeks, and when appoint
ments are made they will be on the
basis of a civil service examination.
"The department will be organized
with reference to efficiency and the
best administration and without po-
litical influence" said Commissioner
&c. F. Staples. "The appointment OF
Mr.. Neale is in line with our policy
of promoting employees as fast as
practicable"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07

Chicago, July 5.-Holders of cou.
pons or receipts issued by the Pull
man company and the Great North
ern Railway company, emitting them
to refund of the difference between
the old sleeping car berth rates and
the rates between certain places
west of Chicago which were ordered
reduced by the interstate commerce
commission, are now receiving the
amounts of refund due.
The coupons of receipts require
that they be presented to the clerk
of the United States circuit court in
Chicago for redemption. On a re-
hearsing of the sleeping car cases
before the commission the former
orders of the commission were modi-
fed by a supplemental order so that
in most cases the amount of refund
is less than the amount shown Oh
the coupon or receipt.
The refunds are being made
through the office of John HI. R.
lamar, clerk of the United States
circuit court at Chicago, and hold
ers of coupons or receipts providing
for refunds should present them or
forward them to him. 1t is under
stood that some 5000 of these re-
ceipts have already been filed with
Mr.. lamar for redemption.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07
Especial to The Free Press.J

Superior, Wis, July 5.-Four men
were killed and three injured in a
collision of a gravel train and an
extra on the 500 line, Chicago di-
vision, near here. Mixed orders
caused the collision. The trains met
on bridge over a river. The bridge
caught fire and apparatus was rushed
from here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07
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POKER WITHOUT KITTY is /!
HELD TO BE LEGAL !

+ Philadelphia, Pa, July s.
- Judge Scott raled that poker
+ playing is absolutely legal If
+ there is no "kitty" to the
+ game. The fruIing was made
+ at a hearing of six defend
+ ants who the police had ar
+ rested by invading a private
+ house. The police declared
+ the men were playing for
+ money, but Judge Scott said
+ he didn't give rap for that,
+ as they had right to do so.
+ + + + IS + + + + + + + + {
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07

During the heavy thunder shower
this forenoon, the current used for
the operation of the street cars
became grounded through car No. IS
at the corner of Front and Main
streets, and this put the entire SER
vice out of commission, as the cur
rent went off into the ground in
stead of through the wires. The SER
vice was off from 1880 a. m. until
100 p. M or Whereabouts, repairs
being made in the meantime.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07
Especial to The Free Press.1

lie Sueur, Mimi, July 5.-Leland
Denzer, a prominent young farmer
who lives east of town was injured
yesterday by having hay fork fall
on him and pass through his body.
He was taken to one of the twin
city hospitals. The young man is q
cousin of Peaceful Valley" Denver,
the pitcher and of George H. Dem
ger, member of the house of repre-
sentatives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07
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CUPID PLAYS FRANKS 4
WITH OLD MAN. {!

Tacoma, July 5. - J. B.
Luce, 1903, celebrated his cen.
tury-and.three birthday ami
versary by wedding Mrs.
Clara Bowers, forty-five, a wi.
dow. He has been married
six times.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07

Rev. Father Gessel had the mis-
fortune to sprain one of his ankles
by stepping in depression in the.
ground at the picnic at the site ok
the mother house yesterday.