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Arizona republican., 1911-06-08
ABBREVIATED
 4 MONOPOLY Judge Gary of Steel Trust
 Tells Committee TENN ESSEE ABSORPTION It Was Taken for the Pub lie Good Why money Was Not Furpished Out right to Save Firm of Moore & Schley.
TENN ESSEE ABSORPTION

Washington. D. C., June 6.-Judge of directors of the United States Steel corporation, was again a wit ness before the house steel investi- gating committee today. Speaking of the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company, he said: We did not acquire the property of a competing firm os any consequence. We did not want to create a monop- oily of the steel business"
 Mir. Gary further stated that the United States Steel corporation never wanted a monopoly of the iron and steel business of the country.
 We have consistently opposed mo- nopoly," he said. We know that the worst thing that could happen to the United States Steel corpora ton is to insure a monopoly"
 How long have you been afraid to try to get full control of the trade 9" Chairman Stanley asked.
 Ever since the corporation was organized" MT Gary replied. T can show you articles written by me as far back as 1900 in which I main tained that neither l nor the steel corporation favored a monopoly or restraint of trade. 1 always have felt that a monopoly of the steel business was not in the interest of the country or Of the Steel corpora tion''
 The witness was asked many Ques- tions relating to the White House conference in 1907. particuiarIy as to the exact information given of the conditions of the brokerage firm of Moore & Schley. to save which from failure the steel directors rep resented to the president that the
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08
NEWEST SON -Ih-LAW x
 OF COL. W. J. BRYAN
Marriage of Youngest Daughter to
 Lincoln Business Man.

Lincoln, June Miss Grace Dexter Bryan. the youngest daughter of Mir and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, and Richard Lewis Hargreaves. a young business man of Lincoln were married this evening at Fairview, the Bryan suburban home, before a company oi nearly a hundred relatives and friends of the two families.
 The ceremony was performed by Rev Harry F. Huntington, of Crete, Nebras- ka. The bride was attended by Miss Lilly Tyler of East Bradford, Vr daughter of former Governor Tyler of Virginia. and by Miss Helen Schwind of Lincoln. William J. Bryan, Jr., was best man.
 The bride was given away by her father. Her gown was of white satin, with an embroidery design of roses and lillies of the valley.
 MT and Mrs. Hargreaves left short ly after the ceremony for a wedding tour which will occupy a month. Their home for the summer and fall will be at Fairview.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08

pany had increased its earning ca pacity and its value.
 ''I told Bacon then that if through the acquisition of the Carnegie com pany a corporation could be complet- ed large enough and rAch enough to furnish adequate finishing mills and increase the export business I be- sidering and I agreed to meet Mir. Morgan the next day, Monday.
 'I did so, and it was through this and subsequent meetings that the project of the steel corporation formed. The statement by John W. Gates that Carnegie's threat to build rival railroads and tube works in dueed us to buy the Carnegie plant is absolutely unfounded."
 Mir Gary will be the chief witness before the committee tomorrow.
 Former President Robert P. Hall of the Pittsburg Stock Exchange sub mitted to the committee a letter charging that the steel corporation thrOttled competition through it's banking connections: that it earns exorbitantly on its heavy tonnage through the collusion of it's controlled railroads with other railroads; that the corporation keeps tab on the in dependents through a spying system, later using banking and freight re strictions and moral suasion as cudg- els, if necessary.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08

Witht lusty hopes and perfect equip ment, light hearts and spirits yitalized by an appreciation of the hospitality of Phoenix, the official Los Angeles Phoenix road race pathfinding party left the board of trade room at 1:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon, whiried around the city hall for a goodbye spin and shot into the desert toward the western sun. The purpose is to re trace the route of the Los Angeles Ex- aminer's pathfinding ear, check up the field notes" and make official the road selected for the next great race for The Republicans cup and the cash prizes that will be offered by next Novem- Der The party expected to spend the night at Agua Caliente and wheel away toward Yuma at an early hour this morning
 The equipment consists of three au- the official pathfinding car, an F.. M. F. 30, a Kissel 90 belonging to the New State Auto company, of fered for the use Of the good roads as sOciation representatives. and an F.. NJ F. owned by Vernon Sweeney. In the first car was the official party consist ing of George Purdy Bullard. president of the Maricopa Automobile club; Bill La Casse and Harvey Herrick. two as
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08
MADERO WELCOMED
 BY THE POPULACE

and grasped the hand of the trium- phant chief of the revolution.
 A great deal has been done" President de la Barra said, but there is much ahead of us. From the way in which you have been received in the capital, l am confident all will be accomplished that should be and with the support of the popular ele- ment"
 Senor Madero in reply expressed his confidence in President de la Barra, asserting that he was glad Mexico had at the head of its gov ernment so eminent and so honorable a man. The parting 1f the two men was cordial. They embraced in char actcristic Mexican fashion and re- tired down the long corridor in op- pOSite directions.
 Escorted to the gateway by federal guards. Madero again encountered the cheering jam of enthusiastic crowds, and continued his procession through the streets. Tonight noisy celebrants filled the streets and paraded.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08

intrepid drivers as ever faced the for bidding desert: Chester Lawrence, au- tomObile editor of the Los Angeles n aminer, who arrived Tuesday in that newspapers Cadillac pathfinder, and Bert C. Smith, automobile editor of the Los Angeles Times. In the Kissel rode \. w. Ballard, Dr. H. II. Stone and r. A. Tharaldson, representing the good roads association, with Carol Vinson at the wheel The third car, Griven by Johnny Sabra. a local chauffeur. car ried Vernon Sweeney, the owner. and Shirley Christy, the secretary of the Arizona Fair commission, which has come to play large part in the great est of all annual automobile oad races
 The start was made after an hour of delightful fes,ivity and half day of careful preparation for the journey. Accepting the invitation of the board of trade, the gentlemen named the directors of the board. representatives of the local newspapers and a few oth- CTS tO the number of about thirty. sat down to a luncheon promptly at 12 o'clock and an hour was spent in its enjoyment with just few very short and felicitous speeches. Colonel J. H McClintOck. president of the beard, ex- tended a welcome and the cOurtesies of the occasion. NIT. Bullard spoke for
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08

few minutes on the road race and what 1t has grown to be. Mir Ballard spoke on the subject of goo1 roads and the impetus that had been given the movement by the great road race as well as the fact that the day was near at hand when Arizona and Call f0rnia would be as closely joined by an overland road as they now are by rail The visiting automobile editors con- tributed to the speech making. and as the hour Of l approached the luncheon was declared completed fact and a highly satisfactory one
 One o'clock had been scheduled as the hour for the start and all clambered into their seats promptly, but there was yet something to be done, for au- tomobile enthusiasts like actresses, never turn down the camera man. Pho tographer Turnbull was on the ground and in readiness. As soon as he could get his subjects properly lined up and quieted, he pressed the bulb, the drivers imparted their impulse to the necessary devices at their command, and the big trip had begun. the first swing being to the city hall to get a fair start from the center of town and wave defiance to the motorcycle cop who was presumed to be hiding in his lair
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08
IN AN ANT|-MADER0 PLOT
Provisional Governor of Chihuahua, Upon Whose Head @ Price Had Been Placed, Almost Stopped Shot Fired by Unknown.

| Fl Paso, June -Four men alleged to be members of the revolutionary forces in Lower California and recog- ' nizing Ricardo Flores AIago as their head were arrested by United States secret service men in Fl Paso today. With them were captured supplies of rifles, ammunition. bandages and hos pital equipment which had been stored In vacant house long under watch by government agents. The arrest fol- lowed closely upon the announcements of Mexican officials in Juarez that plot ters were at work to crate a wide spread anti Madero movement out of the disaffection in Lower California. Telegrams had been sent to AIadero at the City of Mexico early in the day advising him tO investigate closely the ! loyalty of certain federal troops who | were about tO be sent tO the Pacific coast. In consequence 1900 federals who were entraining at Chihuahua were ordered not tO go.
 The confidential military advisor of
 
 the plotters and who ten days ago caused an arrest at Monterey. Mexico. and another in Fl Paso. declared that he had evidence that certain federal army officers were preparing to join the lower California party and if pos sib.e. to extend the disaffection to oth- CT parts of Mexico.
 The men arrested today were. Pre- cilianO Silva, who served a term in the federal penitentiary on the charge of violating the neutrality laws in Fl Paso three years ago; Benjamin Silva. his son, who was held in jail six months; Reuben Silva. another son: Thomas Vargas. a follower of Magon. The house in which the men were found is said to have been recently constituted a meeting place for the anti Madero party.
 While Investigating alleged anti- MaderO plots in the cOustoms house in Juarez today. Abram Gonzalez. provi- sional governor of Chihuahua. narrow ly escaped being shot. A bullet firdd by some unknown person imbedded it. self in wall a few feet from where Gonzalez was standing Since the pro- visional governor himself had an nounced that S4O,0OO was offered to prevent his reaching Chihuahua. the incident caused excitement. but Senor Gonzalez declared he believed the bull let was not intended for him.
 One of the rifles captured contained the inscriptions: "To simon Rerthold. | Los Angeles, Cal" BerthOld was one of the leaders of the Lower California l movement. He died several months | ago of wounds received while fighting. 1
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08

absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company was necessary.
 Did the president understand? ?' Mr. Littleton asked. that the failure you predicted would be a large or a small colIapse?"
 T am sure that he understood that the firm had many millions of 0bli- gations in banks and that Mir Nor gan and other leading bankers of New York had said it was necessary for the steel corporation to acquire the Tennessee company in order to relieve the situation"
 Mir Littleton asked the witness about the statement of President Roosevelt in a letter to Attorney General Bonaparte that Mir Gary had told him that the steel corporation vas in control of no less than sixty Der cent of the steel property of the country and that the absorption of the Tennessee company would not bring the percentage above sixty.
 Il told him it was our policy" Mir. Gary said, confirming the statement. Mir. Gary said the bonds which were paid for the stock of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company came from the United States Steel corporations treasury.
 Asked why the steel corporation could not have loaned Moore X Schley the money outright instead of pur- chasing the Tennessee company to save the day. Mir. Gary explained that the brokerage firm had too much Tennessee stock deposited with the banks to permit such transaction at that time. besides the banks de- manded additional security of the Tennessee bonds.
 How the United States Steel cor poration happened to be projected was told by Judge Gary He | he wanted to tell the circumstan' . because of recent statements on the subject with which he did not agree. 7 "The Federal Steel company MT. Cary said, had been in existence about fwo and one-half years. l was it's president. It was some time in 1900 'that MT. Prick came to my office and suggested that the Federal Steel company could be much inn proved, and he believed the Carnegie steel interests were for sale. That was the first suggestion, in my opin- ion. which led to the organization of the United States Steel corporation.
 After Prick had talked to me, l spoke to MT. Morgan about 1t and he suggested that other directors of the Federal Steel company be consulted regarding the Carnegie Mir. Prick talked with other directors of the Federal Steel company about it. but nothing came of it at that time.
 Soon ater that Charles M. Schwab suggested to me that the Carnegie Steel company might be acquired by the Federal Steel company, and l. determined to speak to MT Morgan about it, knowing that such a deal would involve financial backing. Mir. Morgan then did not give much en- coura cement
 "The next thing I heard about it was one Sunday morning. not long after when Robert Bacon. then part ner in the firm Of J. Pierpont Nor gan X Co. came to my house
 We went over the whole matter We had a great 6eaI of discussion about Carnegie's price. having known that two years before he had offered to sell for a much less sum- but I realized that the Carnegie com
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08
MISS eRAHAM's CONNECTIONS.

Los Angeles. Calif.. June 7.-Lillian Graham. the actress named in con- nection with the shooting of W. B. ID. Stokes in New York tonight. came from Seattle. and for number of years resided here with her sister. Mrs. John Singleton. wife of Jehn Singleton. one of the owners of the Yellow Aster mine at Randsburg. Cal.
 Mrs. Singleton's maiden name was EsteIIa Graham. She now resides on a ranch north of Pomona. Calf, where she went following the burning of her residence here some years ago.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08

OVERLAND TELEPHONE STOCK Have you any real estate to trade for Overland stock? If you have any Overland stock for sale or trade list it with me. E. E. PAScOE, fto North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08
BOUND BANK CASHIER.
Utah Robbers Get Away With
 5000.

Tooele, Utah. June 6-After bind
 ing and gagging s. I. Shafer. cashier of the Tooele Commercial bank. at o'clock this evening. two robbers mounted horses and fled to the hills with 5000 of the banks money. Sev- eral posses are hunting the bandits.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-08
CONFLICTING STORIES
It Is Only Certain That the Affray Took Place in Apartments of Girls, to Which He Went to Re cover Letters.

New York, June w. F.. D. Stokes the wealthy owner of the Hotel An sonia on upper Broadway. was shot three times in an apartment occupied by two young women in West Eigh tieth street. It is charged by the police and it is admitted by the ac- cused that Ethel Conrad. an artist. 19 years old. and Lillian Graham. an actress 22 years old. both had a hand in the shooting
 Alr. Stokes was found lying on the top of the fourth floor landing near the door of the young women's apart ment when a policeman was called in He was bleeding profusely from bull let wounds in the right thigh and leg and the calf of the left leg He clUtched a revolver in one hand. The wounded man was removed to a hos pital and both girls were arrested They turned over to the police a re- volver and shells of three discharged cartridges.
 According to Mir. Stokes story. as told through his attorney, he had
 
 to run down a report <hat they had some letters he had written. and to his surprise they demanded s25.OO0 for the return of the letters" The Graham woman had a pistol the ale gation ran, and made threats to kill him"
 Three shots were fired, the story told by the attorney continues, one Of which went wild, and. though wound ed. he grappled with the Graham woman. She shouted. Ethel. you get your gun and kill him.
 Miss Conrad fired. the bullet taking effect in the calf of the mans leg. Stokes held the Graham woman in front of him as a shield. so that her roommate dared not fire again, but she shouted "Murderi" whereupOn three Japanese servants from another apartment rushed in and jumped upon Stokes.
 According to the Graham woman's story. told at the police station, she had lived at the AnsOnia for five years. and during a recent year she spent abroad had correspondcd with Stokes
 "The letters were of no importance she said. but Mir Stokes had heard that Miss Conrad was in possession of them and he called last night to demand them. Notwithstanding she had told him she did not have them. he turned on me and grabbed me by the throat and started to choke me-
 The revolver in Stokes hand was accounted for Nby his attorney with the explanation that Ire had taken it from the Graham woman.
 The Japanese servants, who, ac- cording to his attorney interfered. were held as witnesses, while charge of felonious assault was lodged against the two girls.
 At Roosevelt hospital it was said late tonight that Mir Stokes wounds were serious, but not dangerous. MISS GRAHAM'S CONNECTIONS. Los Angeles. Calif.. June 7.-Lillian Graham. the actress named in con- nection with the shooting of W. E. ID.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-10-03
.GsPII sIlG
OF the Hughes River Oh and
Gas onpanY IS In
creased.

The Hughes River OIL and Gas
Company. most OF whose main stock
holders ard residents Of clarksburg
has increaa Cd sits capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000 and Secretary Of
State stuaft +. Reed has issued
supplemental charter to that effect.
The company has its operation at
CornwaIlis, Richie county. where Il
has seven producing wells and fine
gasoline plant. The increased capi-
tai stock is for the purpose Of drill
ing more wells. buying more machtn-
cry and eniarging the plant.
Among the stockholders are Albert
IButternitz, Thomas H. Burke and
Charles L. snodgrass. all OF this
city: ana charles Fox, of Marietta, o,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-10-03

Company: and later the Consolidation
took in all the lands and stocks en-
tire of it's subsidiary companies in or
, der to secure greater efficiency and
economy Of operation. By the acqui-
sltion of these properties the yearly
production was Increased four-foId
and it has continued to expend until
in 1910 the output reached 9,370,633
tons. or an Increase of 437 per cent.
since 1902, making the CONSOLIDATION
company one of the largest producers
of bituminous Goa lin America.
The market for its output extends
from the head of the Great Lakes To-
the northeast Atlantic seaboard, south
as far as the Gulf of Mexico, and
west to st. Louis. and by water trans
portation to various points on the
Pacific coast, Coal is exported toI
Canada. Mexico and the Central
American countries. Storage plants
are located at the head of the Great
Lakes and the. New England seaports.
From the port OF Baltimore. the Con-
solicitation company has fleet of
four ocean-going tugs, twenty ocean
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-10-03
ELKHORN COAL
FIELD GREAT

Efpbt mines are now being
snonad nv the Consolidation company
~ this line. all drift or near-surface
mines, and practically self-drainins'
the coal vein at these openings being
from seven to nine feet thick cover
ing thousands of acres Next year
the road will be ready to handle tho
OUTPUT of the mines; about 2,OOO cars
will be built and as the tonnage IN
creases the equipment will be In
creased to $500 cars.
The Consolidation company Is also
opening up six mines on the Louis
Vile and Nashville extension from
jackson, Ky, distance of about 100
miles. into the southwestern side Of
of the Elkhorn field. The Louisville
and Nashville railroad is spending.
roundly, fifteen million dollars IN
building and equipping this line
A large part of the grading is nearing
completion and the tunnels and track
laying will be completed by August
of next year.
In addition to the immense sums t"
be expended by the railroads piercing
this property, the Consolidation COM
pany itself will spend millions Of
dollars for improvements on tbs
100, 900 acres including 1000 housea
for the miners who will work in the
fourteen mines, that have been laid
out on the railroads mentioned, min
ing equipment. machinery. cars, tip
pies. ETC., and the building of CEN
trail electric power plant which, whom
In fun operation. viii have 10000 ki!-
in full operation will have 10000 xii
owatt capacity.
The aggregate outlay for the con-
struction and equipment of the rail-
roads entering the ElkhoEn field
together with the improvement OF
the connections necessary, will be
about thirty million dollars.
1t is significant of the estimate
placed upon the Elkhorn output by
prominent railroad interests that
they are willing to embark upon such
a big outlay OF capital, in order to
get into a new coal field, at tim"
when there is really an overproduc7
ton, generally speaking, of coal or
account of the slackening up OF the
countrys manufacturing Industries
since the 1907 panic. 1t can only be
because Of the recognized superiosity
of the Elkhorn coal that the trans
portation companies regard it az
most desirable to have these fields
tributary to their lines.
From the PoPeuoinu statement some
idea may be had of the reach and
scope of the Elkhorn proposition
which may safely be said to be thei
has ever been undertaken at one time
in this country.
While the Consolidation CoaIiCom-
pany has been in continuous opera
ton for a half century, and has paid
the actual noteworthy development OF
the last eight years.
Incorporated in 1860. under the
laws OF Maryland, the company orig
Inally was composed OF number of
properties In the Georges Creek Cum
berland rcgi7n, in this state. and Its
operations for a LDng period OF time !
were confined to about 10000 acres.
The first years production. in 1864,
totaued ga, 64I tons, and the annual
output during the succeeding thirty
eight years had grown to but 1885, |
1873 tons in 1902.
The company was greatly enlarged
in 1903 by the purchase OF the ma-
iority stock OF the Fairmont Coal
Compa and OF the Somerset coati