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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
NEW BUSINESS ERA
Wall Street Sees It in Diss0lu-
ton of Big Trusts.
ARE NOW ON THEIR KNEES
Vanished Is Their Former Air of
Being Above Law.
OTHERS TO FALL IN LINE
Estimated That One Thousand Cor
porations Fall Under Sherman
Law Ban.
OTHERS TO FALL IN LINE
By w. G. Nicholas.

special Correspondence OF The Star.
NEW YORK, September Is, 1911.
This has been a big week in Wall
street-one of the biggest in decade,
not in the volume of transactions or IN
violent changes in prices. but in the i'm
portance OF Developments affecting the
fundamentals Of the situation.
Price changes have been startling, but
it is not there that one must look for
the really important developments.
Events have been Of an epoch ma king
character in a market and business
sense.
First off the bat" to use a slang
phrase. came the speech Of President
Taft defining the administrators atti-
tude toward the trusts and the part 1t
would take in enforcing the mandate OF
the Supreme Court, as expressed in the
decisions in the Standard Oil and tobacco
trust cases That speech startled Wall
street like a plunge In ice-cold water.
It has not vet recovered from the SEN
sation. and has not altogether found its
bearings. although the atmosphere has
been cleared wonderfully and the fog OF
uncertainty which has been overhang1ng
the entire business community is slowly
lifting.
Other Trusts Must Follow.
The open surrender Of the steel trust
and the harvester trust Is move
Of infinite Importance which has yet
been only partially appreciated. Every
trust in the country will have to
follow the lead set by these two monster
corporations and bow the neck to the
woke AS a matter Of fact. they have
sientf1ed that they will be only too glad
to have q chance to come IN on the same
terms that are likely to be grained the
steel and harvester trusts A!.er nearly
twenty-five years Of bitter Dattie aea1nst
the Sherman antitrust law tney AaHut
defeat and cry for quarter. ihey nave
raised the white flag and are In "ooo
to beg for mercy.
then, blrntly what was in store for them
they had hoped against hope that some
thing might happen to soiten tne D,uw
and show them q way out whereby they
conld still enjoy immunity and be allowed
- % on much as they had been doing.
Their chief reliance was in the thought
that Inv some political miracle they could
ind,,ce Congress to so amend the Sner-
man law as to allow them 10 holo the
ground they had seized, pernaPs' un.aw
mily. Mr. Taft's announcement mat ne
Ia trrevocably opposed to any chanse III
the law and that violators tnere0 mus
comply with the decision OF the supreme
Court forced the abandonment OF even
this flimsy hope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
blanket Plan Wanted.

In previous dispatches it has been stated
,hst representatives Of many corporations
. nd trusts had appealed to Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham for general blanket form
WIDER which they might reorganize. and
+hat he had not seen his way clear to
Grant the requests. His experience with
the standard OIL and tobacco trusts mad
about convinced him that re" cases were
IT.. and that each would have to be
treated separately. He was not abso-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
CALLED
BY HOUSE .PR0bERS
"Tlust Buster" to Explain Con.
nection With Corporation

Washington, June l4.-Frank B.
Kellogg of st. Paul will probably ap-
pear before the Stanley committee
which is inQuiring into the affairs Of
the United States Steel corporation.
A report was circulated here that
Mr.. Kellogg had ignored a summons
issued on him by Chairman Stanley
of the committee.
"That statement 10 without founda.
ton" said MI. Kellogg. It was further
stated that Mr.. Kellogg had received
$50, 900 "for extra legal services" from
the finance committee Of the Steel
corporation.
"The sum stated" said Mr.. Kellogg.
represented legal fees"
The Stanley committee. it was
stated, intended to ask Mr.. Kellogg
whether he. received fees from the
United States corporation while he
was employed as special counsel IN
the Standard OH company's case. An.
other item In the report was that Mr..
Kellogg 10 now receiving $4,000 a year
from the government to prosecute
wood pulp Investigations
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
News Of the Week From War;
Gus Parts Of the State
Two KILLED DuR|Ne STORM
Both Victims Were Walking From
Blacksmith Shop on Farm
70 the Residence.

Two fatalities resulted from q
terrific electrical storm that passed
over Eastern North Dakota and which
has covered wide sections Of the
Northern Red River valley in Minnie
sofa. Lightning killed two at Wales.
The dead are: Carl Ellefson. farmer,
and Adolph Thorn, farmers employe.
These two met their death while
walking from a blacksmith shop on
the ,Ellefson farm to their residence.
Death came almost Immediately and
the bodies Of both men bear the
of the bolt. Several other persons
were nearby, but were. not affected.
Accompanying the storm vas a
heavy rain covering Nelson, Walsh,
Pembina, Cavalier and Grand Forks
counties, in North Dakota, and ex-
tending generally throughout the
counties of, Northwestern Minnesota.
Telephone wires east of Grand
Forks were put out of commission,
while the city lighting system was
also out Of commission for some time.
Reports from Devils Lake are that
a hail storm visited that locality, but
It was not accompanied by wind and
damage therefore was not heavy.
There has been a very heavy rain
throughout that section Of the state
also.
Hail storms were reported from 9th.
er sections. This storm did some
damage near McCanna, where the
rainfall was heavy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
Inersasiag Farm Property.

Increasing Farm Prosperity.
Agriculture, the life Of the nation
has made rapid strides forward in this
country the past decade, as the 1910
census shows. Gains in farm values.
both as to land and implements, are
reported from all parts Of the country.
In Kansas the value Of farm lands and
buildings has more than doubled. In
Colorado the gains are 283 per cent
for land and buildings and 40 per
cent for the average acr price. Mis-
souri, shows an average increase to
the acre Of 104 per cent, while 1ndi-
ana shows 90 per cent
In the New England states. where
abandoned farms" abounded not
many years ago, large percentages Of
increase in values are noted. With i'm
proved. methods, scientific farming and
proper fertilizing many Of the aban-
doned farms have been occupied and
are worked with profit. In California
and the Pacific northwest the augmen-
tation in values has been remarkable.
while in the south farm lands have
constantly increased in price. The past
decade. in short, was the most pros
porous in the history Of American ag-
riculture.
It is said by students of the subject
that land values were kept rather low
for many years because of the plenti-
full supply of undeveloped cheap land
in the western states and territories.
Now most of this land has been home
steaded. by irrigation semi-arid areas
have been transformed into highly pro-
ductive and profitable farms. and the
insistent demand for land. which al
ways has existed and always will ex.
list. has caused values to 60 up almost
amazingly.
Prices Of farm products also scared
the past few years. which helped to
make the land more valuable. Thou.
sands Of farmers who had been bur-
dened with mortgages paid out during
the decade. Population flowed steadily
I'M -, tie farming districts. a%ccelerating
the de;nand for land.
'T''n hes, and safest Investment is in
.au,! Railroad stocks and various 9th
or c,urities are liable to p%ertlous f1uc-
Ill t:oa. lmt IN the nature Of things
,.."h aust 20 on increasing in value.
Sc man who oUns a small part of the
-..,'.s surface has something which is
S"ri. In time 10 Income worth more
tam It cost him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
eAeoENA HAS FIRE SCARE
Bucket Brigade Of Men and Women
Save Town.

The grain elevator, Office, gasoline
house, feed mill and coal sheds of the
Atlantic Elevator company at Gardena
burned. Much grain and coal be.
longing to the company was lost, as
well as all the books, papers and the
Office safe. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The coal sheds Of the Northland
Elevator company, containing between
$500 and $500 worth of coal, caught
fire and, could not be saved. The large
elevator belonging to the Farmers
company was saved with but slight
damage to the roof, although the coal
sheds attached were burned, together
with some $500 worth Of coal. The
500 lost several freight cars. All the
mel in town and on surrounding
farms fought valiantly, forming a
bucket brigade, with the women pump
ing water. The fire was undoubtedly
Of incendiary origin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
Dynamite.

Just now the biggest newspaper
story in the United States has to do
with dynamite. AS the trial Of the
men alleged to have been responsible
for the blowing up of the Los Angeles
Times plant proceeds it may develop
into the most sensational story Of the
age. Again, it may blow up as quickly
as did the dynamite bomb that
wrecked the newspaper plant and
killed twenty-one employees. The de-
tectives who brought about the arrests
r emphatic in their declaration that
they have conclusive evidence. On the
other hand, some labor leaders aver
with equal emphasis that instead Of
there being a conspiracy to dynamite
buildings where nonunion labor is en-
ployed there is a conspiracy on the
part Of manufacturers to wreck union
labor and that these arrests are an in
cident in that conspiracy.
In a case Of such serious import as
this it is wise to await further devel-
opments. Already many unwise and
I'll considered expressions have been
uttered on one side and the other.
Under the theory Of our laws every
man is supposed to be innocent until
he is proved to be guilty. It is report
ed that ample funds for the defense of
the accused men will be provided.
Able attorneys may be employed with
adequate retainers. This situation as
sures a fair trial. The courts must de-
eide the issue, not private opinion.
1t is n safe assumption, however,
that organized labor has nothing to do
with organized murder. But organized
society has a duty to perform when
any individual or set of individuals
conspire to commit murder by the
dynamite route. The wrongs Of So
ciety cannot be righted by the use of
dynamite, which is the towards weap-
on. Whether employed by capital or
by labor or by unauthorized misrep-
resentatives of either, the use of dy-
Mantle as a '%redresser'' is and always
will be abhorrent to every person of
courage and character.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

When Governor Dix of New York
appointed a dead man to represent the
state at a peace conference he may
have considered the a%ppointee eligible
because he rests in peace. The incl
dent recalls that Of the secretary Of n
national association who wrote a let
ter to Rutherford B. Hayes inviting
him to a convention two or three years
after the death Of the ex-president.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
Are All Stars Inhabited?

DR.. Thomas Jefferson Jackson See,
the noted astronomer, recently told a
Philadelphia audience that in his be-
lief all the stars are inhabited. If this
be true the immigration authorities
should take steps to discourage the
further development of the aeroplane.
We do not want to be overrun in this
country by myriads of Venetians from
Venus, mercurials from Mercury, sat
urnine persons from Saturn, doggedly
determined invaders from the dog star
Sirius or milk peddlers from the Milky
way.
Nevertheless It is interesting to
speculate upon the probability of other
worlds than ours being inhabited by
sentient beings. 1t is not safe, how
ever, to speculate too recklessly, lest
one lose his mind in the immensely of
the problem. Every now and then
comes forth an astronomical sharp
who declares that artificial canals
make Mars look like a chessboard, but
the other day a doubling Thomas Of
an astronomer declared that these are
merely earthquake cracks. OF course
he really meant Mars-quake cracks,
bat let as waive that. II that is the
case there must be some quakes when
Mars cracks open. Even San Fran
cisco OF Messina could not hope to
compete with her-or IL Mars q he7
At present writing neither side Of
the Marsian controversy seems to have
scored. Whether Mars has been Pan.
amazed to the limit by engineers o
split wide open by Mars-Quakes prob
ably will remain forever, 20 far a.
earthlings are concerned, q problem az
unsolvable as the one as to who struck
the late Billy Patterson. Still. we can
i1laf deightful advertisement in read
ing the varying opinions Of the star
gazers. Let them gaze and utter opin-
ions and let us listen respectfully, but
don't neglect to plant your garden in
the soil of the only star which We
know is Inhabited.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

Generally speaking, the man who
gives the heartiest welcome to the re-
turn Of balmy spring is the one Whose
overcoat has just been lifted of the
hook III the restaurant while he Is
looking the other way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

"Ordiuary's" Fate For Biplane?
Latest and most sensational aero.
plane news is to the effect that the bi.
plane type of flying machine is about
to go the way Of the old time high
wheel bicycle. once known as the 'or-
dinary' when the safety was being
introduced. II you rode the old ordi.
nary about twenty-five years ago.
which was very prone to take headers
and give you On air flight without
warning. you win recall how the rid
ers and the makers poohpoohed for q
time the idea that the newfangled safe
ty. with both wheels the same size and
the saddle set midwise. could ever take
the place Of the bike With the saddle
atop the ~skyscraper wheel. Well now
the monoplane manufacturers are de
claring that the biplane in q year or
two will be As much Of a curiosity in
flying circles Al the old ordinary is to
bicyclista.
The m0n0pIan1St0 aver t0dt the Ol
plane. which truly Is q more awkward
looking c%ontrivance than the ainRie
plane machine. never can attain the
lightning express speed devoutly to b<
wished and that Il never can be safe
In a storm. whereas the monoplane n
quires but q little higher development
Of motor to make 1t swifter than any
wind and therefore. according % their
arguments. safe and sans. They nay
that II q monoplans can b made to 60
ten miles faster than . serenity miir
wind It can 'bsat It" % to speak. and
belng able to maintain IT'D equilibrium
because. Of its peculiar construction.
can survive. They argue that any
tuch wind viii upset Q biplane.
II these arguments be true II he
hooves all Of as who are laying In u
,1a11 aeroplanass tasAs careful. a. to the.
t5tkUESseSunst ofsusssaattpppa
TO tea just4nktA unnaearEm1@
h in q bt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

II yo, are going to attend the coro
nation Of King George you'd better
hurry. seats in windows from which
the royal procession may be Viewed
are selling at $50 apiece. How many
do you want reserved1
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

The shortest sermon on record and
one Of the most effective d said to
have been delivered BY Dean Swift.
who took for bis text. HE that g1veth
unto the poor lendeth unto the Lord"
The sermon was. If you like the -
curity come down with your dust.
Can you beat TT
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

h.Na41QEins sessbAaast.
Bprnk2ead.ssM No., June A.-The
wheat harveat In the OSarks was be:
gun here q week earlier than in past
seasons. reports from the territory
show an increase OF IS per cent tr
acreage over last year. with grain tn'
little under an average grade. -
expected the Ozark crop Will yis:'
tafteep bushels to the acre.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
k,ck Of Horee Kills Boy.

Milwaukee. June l4.-During a
storm Frank Sieberlich, fourteen
years old, was the victim of a peculia'
accident when his fathers horse.
,hitched to the barn In the real Of the
seiberlich grocery. kicked him over
the heart, bringing instant death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
La RUE HEADS MAccABEEs
osseers Of North Dakota Elected at
Fargo Meeting.

At the meeting of the Knights Of
Maccabees at Fargo, Russell L. La Rue
was elected state commander and the
following chosen: Past state comman-
der, e. McLander. Fargo; guard com.
msnder, g. w. Wickham, Mandan;
chaplain, George Darlington. James
town; sergeant-at-arms, Fred Bier,
Carrington; master, ]. w. Derstad,
Bisbee: master of guard, A. H. Single
ton, Oakes; sentinel, J. Newtrader,
Grand Forks; record keeper, B. H.
Mulough, Chahee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

A veteran who died recently said he
cured himself Of rheumatism Of TWEEN
ty-two years. standing by fasting
twenty-one days. Wasn't that a fast
cure. though?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
j. Proctor Knott Critically ~.

Lebanon, KY. June 14.-Fornl
Governor J. Proctor Knott is critically
iii It his home near here. Weakened
by q stroke OF paralysis a few months
ago he 10 threatened by pneumonia
He 10 nearly eighty.two years old.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
RYAN BROKEN IN HEALTH
F,n.nci,r Goes to Europe In Hope Of
Recovery,

F1nanciSr Goes to Europe IN 6oPe o'
Recovery.
New York, June 14.-Thomas For
tune Ryan. feeble and broken in
health. sailed for Europe on the
steamship Adriatic In the hope that A
three months rest and absence from
countless business interests will ef-
feet the cure that he has been unable
to find at home.
Despite his attempt to be cheer. It
vas evident to any who had seen the
financier three or four months ago
that he was in bad health. His face
was pale and drawn and his shoulders
bent. When he motioned to his SOD
his hand trembled and he seemed IN
able to keep his head erect.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

Now is the time for all good men to
come to the aid Of all parties by join
iry .',r no mosquito brigade and get
ting rid Of stagnant water, where the
pests breed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

What! Cream colored postal cards
printed in red ink? Polite society must
have been coaching Uncle Sam as to
the cream tint, but what about the
ink?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

ANY housemaid who can induce her
mistress to call her companion" Is
supposed to be eligible now to attend
dances at the Naval academy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

At an auction sale in New York q
Bible sold for $4,000, but you can buy
one just as good, 50 far az reliability
goes. for so cents.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
wants August Land Opening.

Judge wi Of the general land Of
nee. who v ave charge Of the open
ing of the Fort Berthold Indian reser-
walton in North Dakota this summer,
has informed Representative Hanna
that he Will recommend to the secre-
tsry Of the interior that the date Of
the opening be Aug. II and that Minot
be the headquarters for the land Of
fee force. The Recommendation %
70 the date 70 In compliance with the
request Of the citizens and commercial
clubs. Of the cities Of Ryder, Plasa and
Ninot, the registration points for tho
opening.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
Pardon. GRANTED Two cenviets.

Pardon. Granted Two convicts.
The state pardon board gave free-
dom to Philip A. Conroy Of Williams
county, who was sentenced In 1908 to
eprve between ten and twenty years
in the penitentiary for robbery. The
board also liberated Conrad Dahl, .
Young man sentenced in 1910 to serve
ten years for arson, he having been
convicted o irning IN elevator to
cover the Il carload Of grain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

When the minister % Norway re-
signed nobody accused him of yump-
ing his yob.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-20
SHOE MACHINERY MEN NEXT
Indictments Returned Against All
Officers of the Company.
HEAVY PENALTY IF CONVICTED
Under the shermap ANTITRUST
Law is the Charge by
Officials.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 1.-Two indict-
ments were returned today by the federal
grand jury against five officials and a
large stockholder of the United Shoe
Machinery company The indictments
allege, conspiracy in restraint of trade
under the Sherman act. The officials
indicted are:
Sidney w. Winslow of Orleans presi-
dent; Edward p. Hurd of Newton, vice
president assistant treasurer, director
and member of the executive committee;
George w, Brown of Newton, vice presi-
dent, member of the executive committee
and Director William Barbour of New
York, vice president, member of the eX-
ecutive committee and director: Elmer
p Houwe of Boston counsel member OF
the executive committee and director
and James j. Storrow. the largest stock
holder and formerly a member of the
executive committee and director.
Mr.. Storrow resigned from the board on
December g. 1909, a month previous to
the municipal election in which he was a
candidate for mayor
The penalty provided under the statutes
is fine of s. ,OOO or imprisonment for one
year or both.
The United Sloe Machinery company
has branches in various parts OF the
world
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-20
Grain Elevating
Case is on Docket

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.--Many intri-
cate questions of interstate and intra-
state commerce promise to perplex the
supreme court of the United States during
the approaching session. More than
twenty cases involving such problems
have been advanced for hearing as soon
after the opening of the term as possible.
The first of these involves the so-called
grain elevator cases a long search of
these cases Is expected to bring forth a
decision from the supreme court on the
much disputed question as to whether
the Interstate Commerce commission
possesses the power to prohibit rail-
roads from paying to operators of eleva-
tors all compensation for "elevating
grain in transit" The commission is
sued orders embracing such a prohibi-
ton. Missouri river cities are principally
affected by the orders and the boards
of trade from these points have Joined
with the railroads terminating there TO
test the validity OF the commssion's s ac-
ton.
Another issue that will be fought out
early in the term is whether the stock
yards in the big cities are common car
riers within the meaning OF the interstate
commerce laws The question arose in
suit by the government 10 collect penalty
prescribed in the twenty-eight hour law,
regulating the care of live stock during
interstate transportation.