The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-02

Most Sweepias Aati-Truss
Aetion Ever BROUGHT by De-
partment Of Justice


All the Tharzy-sax sah~aaa&xy C0T.
por.sson. Named - p~f~ad~ns.
Must Dissolve -- Defendant In
esua~ som~ CT the Rixx~ss fsnan-
ei~r~ in the Coansry-CA~c W&s
worl~si Up oai~siy and oaiy fsar
per~,ns knew That the sos-ra-
m~nt was Preparing the Suit
Marshall serves paper~-Hiii Re
Hard Fought Cas~. +
Trenton, y. J.. Oct. .s.-The Gov
ernment's planned suit 10 break up
the so-caiied Steel Trust" was be-
gun here to-day In the United States J
Circuit Court IL is the most sweep
ing trust action ever brought by the
Department of Justice.
The Government asks not only Tor
the dissolution OF the United States
Steel Corporation. but for the dlRso-
/ luton of all constituent or subsidiary
companies which are alleged tn have
combined in violation OF the sherman
law TO maintain. or attempt 10
maintain, a monopoly Of the steel
business" There, are thirty-six sao-
sidiary corporations named as de-
PENDANTS:
]. Pierpont Morgan. John ID.
Rockefeller. Andrew Carnegie. Chas
NJ. Schwab, Geo. w. Perkins. f. IL.
Gary. John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. Henry
c. Frick, Chas. Steele. James Gayiey.
Wm. II. Moore. Edmund c. Con-
verse, Percival Roberts, Jr.. Daniel
. G. Reid, Norman B. Ream, p. A. b.
: Widener, and William p. Palmer are
named individually as defendants.
!, The United States Steel Corpora
ton. Carnegie Steel Company. Car
negie Company OF New Jersey, Fed
eral Steel Company, National Stee
Company, American Steel and Wire
;, . Company OF New Jersey. Nationa
Tube Company, American Tin Plat
Company, American Sheet and Til
Plate Company, American Steel Shee
Company, American Steel Hoop Com
i pany. American Bridge Company
u Lake Superior Consolidated Irol
) Mines. all of which were organize
T. under the New Jersey laws, and tn
r H. C. Frick Coke Company, Tennes
u see Coal and Iron abroad Compan,
- and the Great Western Mining Com
Ie pany, are named as corporate dc
. PENDANTS.
4. Louis w. Hill, James N. Hill. Wa
~ ter ]. Hill, E. T. Nichols and ]. +
Gruber are named as trustees in cor
nection with ore companies.
IL The Steel Corporations lease {
III the Great Northern Railways OF
&c properties. which the directors OF tn
as Steel Company to-day formally d.
II cided to cancel, Is alleged to be ill'
% gal. This action of the directors va
. taken but a few hours before tn
~ bill.
The Government acknowledg'
that it. was advised Of the Steel Co
poration's intention In this respec
ID but states that under the terms
OF the lease no cancellation would
Gu effective until January l, 1915, ar
laI there is no limit upon the amount
lui ore that can be taken out In Il
-. meantime.
- Sensational allegations fairly TO
- pie over each other in the Cover
:. ment's petition, which is an equi
proceeding, praying for injunctio
- to estop continuance Of the alleg
AZ monopoly and such other relief
,,s the court may grant
has Marshall Serves Papers.
Trenton, Oct. ga Deputy Q.
Marshal went to New York late
ca. day to serve upon ]. P. Morgan, Oh
ine NJ. Sehwab, EIbert Fl. Gary and 10
NC, D. Rockefeller copies OF the bill
'eu equity filed here asking for the q
v, solution of the U. s. Steel Corpo
ton.
blic Case Was Worked Up Quietly.
the Washington, Oct. 26.-The al
ven of the Steel Trust suit to-day wa
fsIy bombshelI to official Washington
SUI 1t is said that only four men kI
of it, SO closely did the Departm
,een of Justice safeguard its act
g OF against leaks.
con- Attorney-General Wickersham,
1reo Secretary, Frank Cole, and ].
cues Dickinson, former Secretary OF v
ana the Governments special counsel
dy- .ho casa ara tha f,rst three who v
in the secret
NINA It is presumed, d course. that
noes fourth was the President or
the Yrr;taa cta.as
'ery- Special agents Of the Departn
nent of Justice have been at work on
gov case, gathering evidence at var
ago times during the last three years
ed q was stated at the Department OF
the tice that this evidence so gath
the had been supplemented by som