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New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
Department Of Justice at Washington Orders
Investigation Of Tribunes Charges-Air-
ing Of Extortion Now Assured.
MONOPOLY NOW IN CORNER
Meeker Decision Only Beginning Of Attack on Predatory
Anthracite Trust-Sheman Law Again To Be
Invoked-Wse Expects Special lnves-
tgators for This City.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington May 27.-Amazed at the revelations of The
Tribune regarding the proposed exorlon OF the anthracite coal
operators and impressed by the highly suspicious uniformity IN
the increase the price COAL the Department of Justice has
ordered nationwide investigation of exchanges and retail
associations of Dealers with view to determining whether there
monopoly tact understanding among dealers as well as
among the operators themselves.
The investigations being conducted by the United
States attorneys the districts from which have come COM
plants number complaints have also been received at the
Department Justice cities in the Northwest and Middle
West
Thus far the work of investigating the suspected local COM
nes has been conducted b the agents Of the respective United
States attorneys but it is quite probable that those of the De-
partnent Of Justice will take part in the investigations One OF
the objects of the investigations is to determine whether there
anv relation between certain exchanges and the mine operators
or railroads.
District Attorney Rotan of Philadelphia is conducting an
examination into the status Of the Philadelphia Coal Exchange
and the Reading Company Complaints were made tat the re-
cent advance the price of coal was the result OF an agreement
on the part of the Dealers nvoaon Of the antitrust law p'
before the Department of Justice acts against the concerns "
will await the report Of Mr.. Rotan
Compaativelv general information about the increase III
the price of coal in cities has been received by the De
nartment of Justice but the Attorney General is having each
grievance or complaint looked into by the United States Ar
new in the district from which it comes
I'm possession of the department of data and sta
sts which has been gathered in the last few years. together
with the information gathered and presented by The Tribune
and furthermore agents of the department have kept In close
oucb with the coal industry for several years, in the event
Of anv action becoming urgent long delay for an vestga
ton will hardly be necessary.
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
ROOSEVELT PICKS HADlEY
Asks Missouri Governor to Run
for Temporary Chairman.

jefferson city, Mo, May 21-ln let
ter received by Governor Herbert Had
lev here to-day, Colonel Theodore Roose-
volt asked him TO be temporary chairman
Of the Republican National Convention
to be held IN Chicago If the Roosevelt
forces succeed In getting control
Governor Hadley will accept If he be
lieves he can best serve his factlon or
the party, it was announced. but he
would greatly prefer that some Other
progressive be selected. He so told tn
colonel In a letter in answer to the re-
quest. The letter from Colonel Roose-
welt to-day is the first intlmation that
Governor Hadlcy is Colonel Roosevelt
personal choice for the place.
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
WOMAN ENDS 30-DAY RIDE
Mrs. Wadsworth at Home After
900 Mile Horseback Trip.

Rochester, May 21.-Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth, who beat Theodore Roose-
welt in long distance riding test
when Mr.. Roosevelt occupied the White
House. reached her home, Ashantee,
south of Avon late this AFTERNOON, COM
pleting a horseback ride from Washing
ton. In the party were Miss Janet Allen,
a well known horsewoman, and Lieu
tenants Long and Rowcliffe.
From Washington the party went to
Hot Springs, Va. Miss Helen Taft was
with the riders for ten days of the jour-
nev The ride covered about nine hun
dred miles and occupied thirty days.
Mrs. Wadsworth was the only person to
make the entire trip. The nights were
suent at farmhouses or in camp along
the roads.
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
WILBUR WRIGHT IS DYING
Collapse Almost Complete
Family at Bedside.

DAYTON. Ohio, May 2I.-Late to-nigAt
physicians reported that Wilbur wright
was lying unconscious, and was appar-
emily growing much worse. 1t was sald
that his death is expected at any time
His temperature had risen steadily ana
his condition was one of almost complete
collapse.
All of the immediate family are at his
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
Will Not Accept Third Term.

on this point the President was very
specific lie said: II understand some
body is afraid that | haven't promise
that ] would not take a third term; that
! haven't directly said 50. ] have op-
posed the third term for everybody else
and II have opposed the third term for
everybody else / would certainly oppos
# FOR myself-and ! won't change my
mind"
II is evident the President has no
ton that Champ Clark will be his Demo-
cratic opponent. At one meeting this
evening. as he was predicting his cleo
ton. come man in the audience yelled,
How about Champ Clarke" and anothe"
yelled the query, How about Dcbs?'
How about Champ clerk" repeated
the President, with a broad grin. WHY,
he's further on. Wen attend TO him
later"
While the Presidents itinerary to-day
took him through come places where
there is strong Roosevelt sentiment, the
meetings were all good, eliminating IN
- big one here tonight with its burst
Of cheers and demonstrations Of Taft
loyalty.
The President was tired, but lie was
Continued on sixth page, third column.
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
lnr rolcrrnnh 10 Tho Trlhuno.

Try Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune
Milwaukee, May 27.-That the La Fol-
Ictte delegates may Join with tho Roose-
Welt forces TO control the national con
vcntion by the election Of Governor
Francis Il. McGovern as temporary
chairman was rumored here to-day.
The purpose Is TO prevent the selection
of Senator Root, the choice of the Taft
forces.
81 do not know anything about II" the
Governor said over the telephone.
Senator 4. w. SanbCrn, one Of the
leaders Of the delegation, also said there
was no compact
The rumor has come TO my atten-
ton" he added. but AS n matter OF gos-
sip. So far as know the Roosevelt men
have not communicated with the La
Toilette delegates on the subject
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28

Atlantic City, y. j. May 2i.-On the
e,a of the New Jersey Presidential pref
erential primary. President Taft a'-
dressing great throng tonight 1t
Youngs Pier. predicted his victory over
Theodore Roosevelt tomorrow. lie also
predicted his denomination by the Re
nur,ican National Convention and his
triumphant reelection.
This city's greeting surpassed IN Ter
yor and i'm the number Of persons VINO
turned out to see the President eVerF-
thing else in mis- New Jersey stumpihS
trim. The streets from the railroad sta
iion 10 the pier were lined with shoutih3'
cheering enthusiasts On the pier theFc
was A crowd Of probably ten thousah
persons Outside were five lhousdIi
more. struggling to get IN aiter INC
President had appeared. They strub-
eled so hard that there was SENT
manic at one entrance. The ponce nan
10 force back the crowd, and then ndd
great difficulty in closing and barring
the doors.
Inside the President had difficulty 5t
times i'm making himself heard. lie d'-
cIared he should have a denomination on
the record his administration had maoe
and expected the good sense ol nc
American people would assure IT 10 hlih'
He said he didn't expect to see theiu
choose a man unsOund in his views on
great constitutional questions druh"
with a,,bition and dreams of great po-
litical power.
In the course Of the day the President
campaigned down through the seacoaH,
towns and zigzagged across Southern
New Jersey. He announced first th't
Theodore Roosevelt couldn't win the
nomination. second. that he himself
would be reelected, and third, that re
would take no third term and "ouih
seek none
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
WATERS At THE HOTEL
. KN|CKERBOCKER GO OUT
ShriII Strike Signal Answered at
Busy Dinner Hour by
ESQ Employees.
MANY GUESTS GO HUNGRY
Cloth Manufacturers Dinner Is
Rudely Interrupted - Fifty
Strike Breakers Soon
Get Busy.

Eating and all other JOYS OF the palate
came 10 sudden stop last night a little
after : o'clock at the Hotel Knicker-
booker. when the International Hotel
Workers Union decided To use that cara
vansary as the latest example to the
Hotel Association Of New York of just
what II could do. even If the hotel men
had declared that they would hereafter
ignore it i'm all their dealings with dis
gruntled employees.
Not only were the marble room, the
grill and the main dining rooms, where
the management OF the knickerbocker
was wont To regale the public with the
tasty products of it's cooks, transformed
into a silent desert of plates and un-
filled glasses, but the dinner Of the Ma
tional Cotton Garment Manufacturers
Association. which was about to begin,
was turned into Il concerted crouch
when the guests waited an hour and
more for their feast. which did not come.
Finally. it began To appear by grace
Of a corps of pantry boys and portcrs,
but by this time many of the 10 of tho
diners who had sat down cheerfully had
arisen gloomiIy and gone elsewhere to
satisfy their hungry cravings.
And after the official part of the strike,
which came i'm answer 10 Shrll blasts
of police whistles in various parts of the
hotel, was over, James Hannill, a porter
employed at the hotel, got "A bright idel
Httl L.. Sn
filed with enthusiasm over the whole
thing that he thought II would be just
about right TO throw brick through a
window. So he went across the street
To- where new building is in the first
stages Of chaos. and was winding him
self up into lively imitation of cata-
pult, aiming a brick at the best plate
glass i'm the hotels proud front, when he
was nabbed by Patrolman Pritchard and
Sergeant Mccormick. The brick did not
go through the window, but Hannill
went off to the night court.
Quit at Busy Dinner Hour.
The trouble began during the busiest
moment of the dinner hour. In response
to the blasts Of the whistles the napkin
fingers, I'm the midst of whatever they
were doing, from serving soup to taking
an order, stopped as If paralyzed and
went out, leaving their guests in sus
pense The only thing they did not stop
doing half way was receiving a tip.
In the hush that came TO the dining
rooms the headwaiters and captains
hastened about reassuring every one
that it was nothing. Most of them soon
agreed that it was nothing as far as eat
ing anything more, so got up ana went
away NIL. ,;o
According to the union othciais' -o'
men went out. including walters, ohhi-
bus boys. pantry men, pastry COOKS am
even some electricians, 1t was SAID
Continued on seventh page, fourth column
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
80 KILLED IN THEATRE
Moving Picture Explosion Causes
Holocaust in Spain.

Castellon, Spain. May 21.-Eighty per-
sons were killed tonight in a fire In a
theatre at Villarcal. which was caused
nv a moving picture explosion.
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
POKED HUBBY WITH HATPIN
He Broke Pre-Nuptial Promise and
Stayed Out Late.
GBy telegraph to Tac Tribune.

Cincinnati. May 2I-Thc hatpin as
weapon for self-defence was brought into
play in an altogether different manner here
to-day 1t came about because Robert
Burnsides had forgotten his pre-marriage
promise and stayed out late with the boys.
When standing before the rail IN the
police station Furnishes told of having been
iabbed in the ribs several times by his
irate wife because he had stayed out late
Saturday and Sunday nights. Both were
arrested for disorderly conduct.
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
CUBA'S REBEL BLACKS
UNCHECKED BY TROOPS
Gomez Fails to Crush Uprising,
and u. S. WarShlpS Are
SCurrying to Key West.
TAFT DENIES INTERVENTION
Tells Island Head Activity OF
This Country Is Due to a
Desire to Protect
Americans.
TAFT DENIES INTERVENTION
From The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington. May 27.-Disturhances of
serious nature continue In Cuba, de-
spIte the steps taken TO crush the negro
rebellion and the protestations OF Presi-
dent Gomez that he will be able to cope
,,ith the situation. The latest reports
reaching the Department OF Safe reiter-
ate that American interests are sti:l
mepaced and that the lives of foreigners
are in jeopardy.
General EstenoZ, the commander In
chief Of the black insurrectionists. has
demanded contributions from various
commercial and agricultural enterprises
in the Guantanamo district, and has
threatened to burn the plants and pill
lago property unless the payments are
made according TO the dispatch. Brig
ands are at work along the Guam
tanauo G. Western Railroad from b.
Iona to Biguabos. and have committed
depredations.
Volunteers have responded 10 the call
oC President Gomez. III Santiago more
than two hundred citizens went TO the
defence Of the city, the negroes making
an attempt 10 loot houses and buildings
loft UNPROTECTED. III FL Caney the citi-
IONS also have extended their support
IN ,unnress the revolution, while a small
guard was raised in the American colony
at Dayate.
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28

F,x-President Roosevelt swept Ike a
vhirlwind through the heart Of New Jer-
sey Yesterday in his supreme final at
tempt TO win her twenty eight delegates
from President Taft. Everywhere he
paused to speak in city or town he was
received with enthusiasm.
For the most part, New Jersey seemed
not to care about what Colonel Roose-
veit said, so long as sne could rest eyes
on him. Men and women even risked
bodily injury TO get close enough to
touch him. 1t was perfectly true that
Colonel Roosevelts campaign utteranccs
in New Jersey, as elsewhere, have been
addressed TO the emotions, the enthusl-
asrn and The ina ginations of the popu-
lace. He has dealt in abstract generali-
ties about the "princples Of justice"
and "the right of the people to rule"
Yet on every hand he has been re-
ceived in the biggest prediction demon
straticns that New Jersey has provided
IN wears. New Jersey has demonstrated
her capacity COR hero worship. And she
he has been having a cOrking good time.
lie admitted it everywhere he went
Speaks in Doubtful Districts.
Last night both sides were forccasting
"a victory. The Taft men are confident
that they will have twenty of the
t,ycnty-cight delegates. The Roosevelt
men are claiming from twenty to
twenty-four. Colonel Roosevelt cam
paigncd the doubtful districts yesterday,
and his swOrdsmcn are more confident
than ever
New Jersey will vote as she shouts,
and she shouts right" they say. The
colonel came back from West Hoboken
late last night and went 30 the Hotel
Astor 10 spend the night He will go
ont 10 oyster Bay this morning, and
win receive the returns from the state
at Saeamore Hill o-night.
The days work covered five Congress
districts and eight counties, including
Morris County. in the 9th; Sussex and
Warren. i'm the 9Th; Somerset, Mercer
and Hunterdcn, in the 4th; Hudson. in
tbo Sth. and the shoestring district, with
ono ward i'm jersey City. and that part
., Hudson County in the 9th District
embracing HODoken.
Theodore Roosevelt finished his New
Jersey campaign by speaking TO about
seven thousand people packed in
scbiitzcn Park. in West Hoboken, last
night He told the crowd his campaign
hat was in the ring TO the finish, and
then said:
"One Of my opponents, / have forgotten
which said the other day in your state
that he expected to be nominated be-
cause the national committee were for
him. Now. this committee is composed
of dftv men. chosen four years ago by
the politicians then in power. The MEM
bers are two-thirds dead, but they don't
know il. | want you to remember that
tomorrow the whole country will be
watching you. If you vote against us
YOU range yourself alongside of Lorimer
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28

!. Unfolded in the so-cailed Meeker case,
in which the Interstate Commerce Com
mission rendered a decision awarding
reparation to the complainants of more
than 100000. is a typical example o.
the discrimination of mine owning rail-
roads against Independent concerns FUR
nishing coal to New York City and other
points.
The outcome of the Meeker case is q
complete victory for the complaining
concern, as it is confirmation of the
claims of the consumers championed by
The Tribune. and it points the way to n
remedy available TO othe" independents"
who have been wronged by the monopo-
lizing railroads.
Meeker & Co, the complanants, were.
when the complaint was filed, engaged
in the business of buying. shipping and
selling anthracite coal over the lines &C
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
the defendant, from mines and collieries
situated in the Wyoming coal region OF
Pennsylvania, to Tidewater, at Perth
Amboy, n. j., and thence TO the New
York market.
The complainants were not mine oper-
ators, but merely dealers on the New
York market. The record shows that
the coal shipped by them TO Perth Am
boy was purchased near Wilkes Barre.
Penn. on the West Pittston branch %
the defendants road. 16J miles from
Perth Amboy, and that the commission
held that the rates charged by the Le-
high for transportation were 'unreason-
able and discriminatory"
Two separate complaints were befor5
the commission one in which Meeker &
Co. was the complainant, and the other
in which Henry T.. Meeker head OF
Meeker & Co, was the complainant. The
original decision against the Lehigh
company was reached year ago. bvs
Commissioner McChord appeared for the
complainant.
Coal Trust Must Pay.
On the basis of the conclusions set out
in the first report the commission has
ordered:
That defendant be required to pay
Henry +. Meeker on or before July L..
1912 the sum of S11 ,0oS 33, with inter
est at the rate of 8 per cent per annum
from August I, 1901, AS reparation FOR
unjust discriminatory rates charged
That the defendant be required To pay
Henry f.. Meeker on or before July Il.
1912 the sum of SOS, S,236 45, with inter
est amounting to S21.7J0 81.
That the defendant be required TO pay
Henry T.. Meeker on or before July II.
1872 the sum of Sl0.S13. with interest
amounting to 1925 SO.
Commissioner McChord, in his decision
on the merits of the case, said
II appears that prior TO 1900 various an
thracite coal carrying railroads I'm Penn
svlvania in their endeavor TO control the
OUTPUT and sale of anthracite coal, had
formed other and distinct corporate organi.
zations usually known as coal companies,
hut which through stock ownership wert
owned officered and controlled by the rail.
roads which brought them into existence
Such was the relation that existed betweer
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company anc
the Iehigh Valley Coal Company. Th
business of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany was TO acquire, hold and operate vas
tracts of anthracite coal lands, ana u
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
Taft DiscIaims Intervention.

President Taft to-day replied to Presi-
dent Gomez's telegram Of yesterday re-
earding the attitude of the United States
toward Cuba. He declared the Ameri-
oo, governments activities in mobiliz-
ing war vessels at Key West and dis
Matching the Prairie with marines to
Guantanamo, were not in any sense an
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28

pEWEY,s OLD BURGUNDY & cLARETS
With meals, strengthen Brain and Body:
HIT DEWEY & SONS co, .,l3SFuton St.,Nf
-Advt
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28

Anoostura Btters, the celebrated tonic
for your comfort in the Spring.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28
insurgents Hamper Traffic.

Armed bands arc interfering with traf-
{lc on the Guantanamo & Western Rail-
road but trains are running, although
very little freight is being hauled.
Reports have been received Of clashes
between the negroes and the federal
forces ut Lamayo, Guantanamo and
Songo but the engagements have been
unimportant. The government troops
are guarding the three places as best
they can.
I'm spite OF the protests from the
Gomez administration, there has been
no cessation in the carrying out OF the
mobilization plans Of the Navy Depart
ment. IT is expected that all the vessels
in the precautionary fleet" will be at
Kew West by Thursday morning in
readiness for any emergency.
The cruiser Prairie, with 100 marines
aboard for the American naval station
af Guantanamo, cannot arrive at her
destination before tomorrow, according
to naval officers here familiar with the
movements OF the vessel
New-York tribune., 1912-05-28

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New-York tribune., 1912-05-28

Continued on si,th page. third column.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-08

Order WAceher's Ice cream and ices
Phone ATS white.
Mr.. e. 8. Ketchum spent the day in
Newton on business
Deputy Sheriff c. b. Mason was in
Liscomb today on business.
Attend the 5 cent concerts at 1880
and $50 Saturday evening: library
auditorium.
Y. w. G. A. demonstration, 81 for
afternoon classes course: rs cents for
tickets.
Fancy sweet potatoes. green peppers,
cucumbers, radishcs. onions. lettuce
and celery. at McCord e. Wings, West
End Grocers.
Mrs. A. c. McDougall. of Chicago, re-
! turned to her home today after three
! months visit with her sister. Mrs. c. II.
Culley.
| The members Of ST. Ellzabeth's So
ciety. of st. Mary's church. met
| Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Paul Roskopf, 6 East Boone
street, for u brief business session.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
| Friends church was entertained
Thursday afternoon at the church by
Mrs. Dora Davis and Mrs. Mccullough.
A delicious two-course dinner was
| served at noon, and the rest Of the day
| was spent in quilting. No business
session was held.
4 M Of ,a Stot -
! Street United Evangelical church was
entertained Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. G. L. Thompson, All East Church
street The afternoon was taken up
| with the business session, quilting. and
other sewing. and the hostess served
| a nice lunch. She was assisted in the
serving by Mrs. Jack Sehbo. Mrs. Will
| liam Lage, and Mrs. Frank Haas
|
| Mrs. l.. p. Olson. $40 North Fourth
| avenue, was hostess Thursday after
noon at a hard times party, at which
the members of the Jolly Club were
guests In guessing contest Mrs. T..
r. Jones won the prize. and Mrs. d.
Hockridge received the consolation.
The hostess served a two-course lunch.
assisted by Mrs. George Thornblade.
All the guests went in hard times cos
! tune, and spent most enjoyable al
| ter noon.
! The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
gregatoiEal church was entertained
| Thursday at an all-d day sew. by Mes
Ola mes L. r. Willard. III. Arson. l.. ;.
Kilborn, and w. r. Miller at the Will
lard home, 6O9 West Main street.
Iuneheon WAS served at noon to sixty
five, and the hostesses were assisted
! in the serving by the Misses Willard,
Ruth Croft, of Boone, and Marie Miller.
Victrola music was enjoyed during the
| luncheon hour. The day was spent in
| sewing, and short business session
was held in the afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-08
How to Remove
Poor Complexion
.fFrom L.ondon Fashions.)

AAOuOOU IoSuAOuSI
Cosmetics can never really help a
poor complexion; often they are posi-
lively harmful. The sensible thing is
to actually remove the thin veil Of
sitting, half dead scarf skin and give
the fresh. vigorous, beautiful young
skin underneath a chance to show it
self and to breathe.
This Is best done by merely apply
ing mercolized wax at night, like cold
cream. washing it off In the morning.
The wax can be obtained from any
well stocked druggist. It absorbs the
disfiguring outicle gradually, harmless
~, leaving Q brilliant natural complex
ion. OF course this also takes with it
all such blemishes as red blotches.
moth patches. liver spots, blackheads.
pimples, etc. As freckle remover and
general complexion beautifier this old
fashioned remedy Is unequaled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-08
OBITUARY..
Ferneau.

Douglas S. Ferneau, 4O2 North Sew
enteenth street, died at his home at
1890 today or hsart disease and
dropsy. which 4veloped following an
illness thssfheumatism, dating back
about a year. Mr.. Ferneau was former
ly a. farmer of Marietta township, and
moved to this city few years ago.
since which time he has been engaged
as teamster. With him resided his
two maiden sisters, Misses Margaret
and Jane Ferneau. Ne. Ferneau was a
native of indiana, vAhefe he was born
June 4.,41s1s-eHe cAlfYe to this county
thirty years ago, and had made his