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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
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TO Dissolve
Steel Trusts
Henry P. Brown Is the Spe-
Cia! Referee In the Other
Undertaking.
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KV EARRINGS in the governpent's
suit for dissolution of the
United States Steel corpora
ton are being conducted be-
fore Henry +. Brown as examiner.
The government is represented by ia
cob NJ Dickinson, former secretary of
war. and Henry E. Cotton. The trust
is represented by Richard V. Linda
bury. Raynal c. Boiling and a host of
other lawyers for the various indi-
vidual and corporate defendants. The
hearings will probably last two months.
The government contends that ali
the principal companies that We're
merged to form the United States
Steel corporation were in and of them
selves combinations in restraint Of
trade, and it will trace the history of
these earlier combinations in support
of this contention.
The individual defendants in the
government suit. which was filed in
Trenton on Oct 2G, 1911, are J. Pier
pont Morgan, John d. Rockefeller, An
drew Carnegie. Charles NJ. Schwab.
George w. Perkins, f. Fl. Gary, John
d. Rockefeller, Jr.. Henry G. Prick,
Charles Steele. James Gayley. William
FL. Moore. J. II. Moore. Edmund G.
Converse. Percival Roberts. Jr., Dan
lei G. Red. Norman b. Ream, L. \.
B. Widener and William p. Palmer.
The corporate defendants are the
United States Steel corporation. Carne-
gle Steel company. Carnegie Company
Of New Jersey. Federal Steel company,
National Steel company, American
Steel and Wire Company of New Jer-
sey, National Tube company, Shelby
Tube company. American Tin Plate
company. American Sheet and Tin
Plate company. American Sheet Steel
company. American Steel Hoop COM
pany, American Bridge company. Lake
Superior Consolidated Iron Mines, H.
@. Frick Coke company, Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company and
khe Great Western Mining company.
Parties to the suit also are the Union
9teel company, Clarion Steel compa-
ny, West Mesaba Land company Dim
3fed), Wright Land company Qimited}.
Davis Land company Qimited), Wells
Land company 1imited). Stone Land
company Qimited,. Wabigon Iron COM
pany, Minosin Iron company, Nibiwa
IRON company. Wenona Iron company.
Minawa Iron company. Leonard Iron
Mining company. Arthur Iron Mining
company. Fillmore Iron Mining COM
pany, Harrison Iron Mining company.
Jackson Iron Mining company, Polk
Iron Mining company. Tyler Iron Min
ing company and the Van Buren, Iron
o0ning company.
The government asks that the vari-
uus combinations be decreed to be un-
kwful and all acts done In creating
them in violation of the Sherman act:
shat all the defendants and the officers.
directors. stockholders and agents Of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
JUDGE R. W. ARCHIBALD.

Congress Committee to Determine
Whether He Shall Be Impeached.
With a view to determining whether
Judge Robert W. Archibald of the
commerce court shall be impeached the
house judiciary committee is conduct
ing a preliminary investigation of the
charges that have been lodged against
the jurist.
Judge Archibald is charged with hav
ing purchased at small cost certain
culm banks owned by the Erie rail
road. over which the commerce court
has certain jurisdiction. and contract Il
to sell the banks to an electric railroad
in Pennsylvania The transaction. it is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

HENRY P. BROWN.
the defendant corporations be perpetu-
any enjoined from doing any act for
the purpose of carrying them out: that
'the United States Steel corporation in
and of itself as well as each and all
q the elements composing it. whether
corporate or individual. whether con-
a3dered collectively or separately. be
0ecreed to be Illegal and an attempt to
oaonopOlize and monopolization" IN
Ger the Sherman act and that 1t be
dissolved: that each Of the companies
merged be decreed illegal and that
each be dissolved: that the defendant
corporations be enjoined from holding
stock one in another: that the individ
ual defendants be enjoined from con-
dnufng to violate the Sherman act:
that such disposition be made of the
various properties as will effectuate
the purposes of the ANTITRUST act and
that the lease between the Great
Northern interests and the Great West
ern Mining company be declared lie
gal.
A point that will be gone into is the
Gary dinners. at which the heads Of
the trusts subsidiaries and of indie
pendent steel companies were wont to
meet at the same board and discuss
business conditions and matters of
1zAde interest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

understood, and the facts, even when
comprehended, were thought too disa-
greeable for discussion, but now the
campaign is pushing itself and us to
supply the demand for ammunition.
The most approved fly poison seems
to be formalin mixed in the proper
lions of one ounce to sixteen ounces OF
equal parts Of milk and water.
The greatest stress is laid upon
cleanliness Of stables and backwards.
as depriving flies of their favorite
breeding places, and page Of the Fly
Fighter is devoted to a description of
the work Of this sort which is done by
boy scouts in different parts of the
country.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

alleged. TRANSFERRED since Judge Arch
bald became a member of the COM
merce court.
Robert Woodrow Archibald was born
in Carbonate. Pa. on Sept. 10. 1913
He is a graduate Of Yale. class of II.
In 1885 Archibald was appointed Il
judge of the court Of common pleas of
Pennsylvania.
In 1901 he was appointed by the
president as one of the United States
district judges in the new middle dis
trict of Pennsylvania.
In December. 1910. President Taft
nominated Judge Archibald for the pro-
posed commerce court The nomina-
ton was held ar long time. and SO
vas the organization Of the new tri-
bunal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

Is roomy enough to dock the
biggest American battleship.
afoat or building. and which has been
seven years in the making. ceased to
no the "hoodoo" dock when the giant
Dreadnought Utah gracefully entered
the great concrete cradle. The water
was quickly pumped out. and within
less than two hours the great battle
sbin was secured. and there was still
moro than 200 feet of space available.
This means that the greater Dread
noupbts New York. Texas, Wyoming
and Arkansas, now in process Of con.
struction, all by many thousands OF
TONS bigger than the Utah. can be cas-
,,y docked when they go into commie-
sion the last two within the next few
months.
In the building of the dock several
men have been killed and more. than
300 injured. some of the latter serious
". Throughout the navy the dock.
which is officially registered as dry
dock No. d." has been known for
decade as the "hoodoo" dock Time
and time again it has appeared that
the task was impossible. Two con.
tractors gave up the job. half dozen
engineers shook their heads and said
it could not be done. and the govern
ment has had 10 contend with several
lawsuits.
1t was in 1900 that congress appro-
pr.ated 100000 for the building
of a drydock in the New York navy
yard that was to be constructed Of
granite and concrete and that when
completed was to be 554 feet long.
Five years passed before the contract
was let. and G. B. Spearin & Co. We're
the successful bidders. The contrac-
tors began work. and everything went
well for a time. They soon found.
however. shifting sand underlying the
entire site of the drydock. which
wrecked the bracing. caused the cor
lapse of q sewer and did other dam
age. In November. 1907. the contrac
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
EDWARD HATCH, R.
He 10 Publisher of the Fly rig n'''
Orcan of the Anti fly Movement


The American Civic association ny
fighting committee has been busy ~.
IN the list six months in the nope vi
ascertaiaing the best means OF ln"N.n7
homes and neighhorhoods tEleSS. h''
ward Hatch. Jr, chairman or the COM
m!ttee. has spared neither expense no;
time in obtaining formula that "o'''''
eventually eliminate flies
Within the last few months hnhure""
of letters seeking Information nave
been received by the committee, anu III
order to relieve the committees ciei
ical force of making individual an
swers to the great number or letters
Mr.. Hatch has issued the FLY Flehter'
a four page tract in newspaper toF'i''
the official organ of the anh-nv move
ment
-Four years ago." says Mr.. Hatch'
"when we began this campaign. II was
hard to push. because the disease pear
ing habits of the housefy were little
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
.,,rklK1N
WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
Youths Assert They Can Send Mes
saoes Between 700 and 1000 Miles.

Proceeding along entirely different
lines from Professor FeSSenden, POul-
sen. Marconi or any other great wire
less inventors. two New York boys de
clare they have perfected system Of
wireless telephone with which they
.,an send messages between 100 and
1000 miles, thus solving d problem on
which thousands of brains have been
working for years. They are Elmnn B.
Myers and Clarence 7. Bartlett. neither
Of whom is more than twenty-one
years old.
Another remarkable feature is that
neither of the two youthful inventors
has studied at a technical school. al
though Myers worked for short time
with the Poulsen company on the Pa,
cifc coast While there. he declares.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

against bird law. They have been seen
to assemble sometimes in large num-
bers as if they had been summoned
for the occasion. These trials often
last for several days. Some of the
birds perch dejectedly. with dropping
heads; others are grave and silent.
while still others are noisily garrulous
The trial ends with a certain number
Of birds rushing at one or more of
their fellows and deliberately killing
him. Then the whole assemblage dis
perses.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
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Proceedings
Sugar and
Wilson B. BriCe Conducting
Hearings In the Case of
the Former.
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XVYILSON B. BRICE, the special
NV referee appointed by the
w circuit court Of appeals. Is
conducting hearings In the
suit in equity brought by the govern
ment for dissolution of the American
Sugar Refining company under the
Sherman antitrust law. The case is
expected to occupy six months.
Henry A. Wise. United States dis
trict attorney. is conducting the gov
ernments side. His assistants are
James R. Knapp. G. Fl. Dorr. John w.
H. Grim and Edward r. Smith. Frank
X. Crawford is the trusts lawyer. He
is assisted by Richard Olney and J. q.
johnson. James M. Beck. chief coun-
sci for the American Sugar Refining
company, will appear in the proceed
ings upon his return from Europe.
There are in all forty-seven defend
ants named in the governments brief
as having been engaged in conspiracy
to monopoliZe trade and commerce in
raw sugar. sugar beets. refined sugar
molasses. sirups and other products of
raw sugar and beets.
Among the individual defendants
are: Horace Havemeyer. LOuisine y.
Havemeyer, Alkaline Fl. FrelinghuyscN
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

there comes to rule over some
100000 Danes Christian X. Il
prince born forty-two years
ago. with a knowledge of statecraft
and a popularity among the people al
most as deep seated as that Of his IA
Their. Christian won the love of his
people by his happy marriage with the
Princess Alexandria, the eldest daugh-
ter of the Grand Duchess Anastasia
of Mecklenburg-S chwerin. love affair
pure and simple. with no political rea-
son behind it. and he gained their re-
spect by his enthusiasm over the ar
my and everything he had to do with
It. He Is a tall. we'll built man. devot-
cd to his family. and thus far has lived
a domestic life free from incident.
The Danish court has always been
noted for its severe simplicity. for the
income of the sovereign is by no
means large. and the late king. modest
and retiring. brought up by old Chris
tan to an transformations way of life.
imbued his son with love for outdoor
sports and the simple pleasures. The
prince was educated at home by pri-
vate tutors. His time was mostly
spent at the palace at Fredensborg,
about sixteen miles out of Copenha-
gen. where Queen Alexandra of Eng
land used to go to visit her brother.
He attended the Copenhagen universi-
ty and then went into the kings life
guard as lieutenant. He is now the
colone. of that organization. the crack
Danish regiment.
He fell In love with Princess Alex
mdrina. and the two were married at
Cannes on April 26. 1898. They have
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

Is SCutcut-cu "
Punishment, driv-
en- out from the
colony and left
severely a l o. e.
Crows, jackda ws
and starlings are
known to hold
form al courts
martial for the
trial Of offondors
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
TAFT AND HIBBEN.
President of United States and Prince
ton Head at latter's Inauguration.

The recent Inauguration Of DR.. John
Grier Hibben as president of Princeton
university was one of the stateliest
pageants in Princeton's history. Pres,
ident Taft and Chief Justice White
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

Criminal Courts az Held by Crows.
Many animals and birds have their
courts Of justice as well as men. A
beaver that is lazy and will not work
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
The Utah In
'sHOOdOO"
Dry d OCf

1-HE navy's great drydock at the
New York navy yard. wh0h
is roomy enough to dock the
linunSt mnrir.an hatfleShin
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02
The New King
And Queen
OF Denmark

0Y the death of Frederick VIII.
there comes to rule over some
100000 Danes Christian X.
,,rfpoo horn fortv-two vparS
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

WW Earrings in the governpent's
suit for dissolution of the
United States Steel corpora
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
BRING FESTIVAL TO
UNITED STATES

LONDON. Feb. 25.-In an inter-
view with the International News Ser
vice correspondent today, Mrs. Corn
wallis West declared that she intend
ed to take her Shakespeare's Eng
lish Festival to the United States al
the end OF the coming summer
seaxon at Earrs Court.
She said:
II am not going into the show
business. but ] believe that an affair
or this ,naEniture will be OF general
interest Everywhere. 10 have already
opened negotiations to produce Il IN
some suitable grounds near New
York. Later may take II to iser-
lin.'
Mrs. CORVALLIS West would not say
whether any of the English peers
who intend to participate In the joust-
ing and fitting event. comprising the
renr0ductton of the old Egfiston tour
namcnt. would accompany the she "
to America. Neither would she say
whether. any peeresses would take
part with the exception OF Lady
PAxet, who a to have charge Of the
Venetian carnival
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

Especial to The Richmond Virginian. }
NORFOLK, VA. Feb. 2s.--The IL
quor dealers OF Virginia may have
an organ according to Information
given in circular letter being received
by all the men here engaged In this
business. Assurance Is given In this
unique circular letter that there is to
be published at Richmond ''news-
PAPER devoted to the interest OF the
liquor trade
The letter announcing this enterprise
day the Jordan enabling act passed
the House. 1t 10 supposed that a copy
was mailed to each of the thousands
of liquor dealers throughout the State.
This Is the circular:
Richmond, Va. Feb. 22d, 1912
Gentiemen,-Your business Will be
taken away from you and the thou
sands of dollars spent in its upbuild-
ing will be lost unless we GET BUSY
AT ONCE. Dangerous bills are now
before the various legislative bodies
ts4d they WITH Re kitfet only by the
most determined and vigorous efforts
of or people. The times point to the
fact that ctr people have t,eeff wtefttfiy
lacking in educating people to our
point Of view. while on the other hand
the prohibitionists are sending their
publications to all parts of the coun-
try. pounding almost daily.
II il TIP TO Is to FIGHT FIRE
WITH FIRE and II strikes us that
the best way To do this liz to publish
a NEWSPAPER OF OUR OWN. IL
is regrettabie but nevertheless true
fact that there is not liquor dealers
organ IN THE SOUTH. and this ne
glect on our part is shown by the
ignorance of yembers of the l'esis'a.
ture az regards the true status OF
affairs relating to the iiauor question
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
MEXICO MUST NOT
FIRE ACROSS LINE
NEITHER WILL BATTLE BE PER-
MITTED At JUAREz OR oP-
PosITE DOUGLAS.
SENATE BEHIND TAT /
BACKS HIM Up IN HIS DEsTERMINA-
TfoN TO PROTECT AMERl-
CAN LIFE AND PRO-
PERTY.
SENATE BEHIND TAFT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.--Not only
viii the United Stats troops prevent
firing from Mexico across the ihkel-
national line. but they Will not permit
a battle 10 he fought at Juarez, or
on the Mexican side OF the Rio trance
opposite Douglas, Arizona. In th's
connection the reinforcement OF Amer
lean troops with artillery ID paruc-
ularly significant.
With the news received today that
"A revolutionary army, under command
Of General Orozoo. Is now In the state
of chihuahua, marching either upon
the city Of that name or upon Juarez.
the situation has become more critical
than at any time since the beginning
uf the new insurrection.
Senate Committee Meets.
Following most unusual meeting
of the Senate Committee ON Foreign
Affairs this afternoon. II was announc-
cd that President Taft will have Its
unanimous and enthusiastic support in
the protection OF American lite and
property no matter to what extremes
he may be called upon to SO.
Furthermore. leaders of both parties
in the Senate are busy tonight crystal
lizing sentiment In favor of backing
up the President III his determination
To Dflu OH pdtttta al SA tAtA w
posite Douglas, even II he IL Obliged
to send American troops over the river
to accomplish that ened.
An attack ON Juarez means shoot
ing into American territory unless the
sssf,s,EsssE. fG1c-s Clash. int Tbs i, Qpf.p
country south OF the city.
1t Is believed In Washington that
neither tho Federal nor rebel forces
are willing to risk an invasion by
General Duncan's men for the sake
OF the Juarez custom house. the prize
for which the two factions wouio
fight.
Situation Relieved.
DISPATCHES to the State Depart
ment tonight announce the situation
IN Dusango relieved somewhat by the
arrival OF the Federal troops. Fed
eral troops have also arrived at Nom
terey. Torreon and San Pedro.
The towns were occupied without
disorder and the presence OF the Ma
dero forces has had the effect OF
auieting the population. The distur-
bance OF last week which threat ~ ed
TO break into open rebellion In Duran
ga and Torreon. the dispatches say,
has apparently disappeared.
Reports from Hermoefllo state that
that district is also quiet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
BROAD WILL GET
SMOOTH PAVING
RIDGET CONTAINS APPROPRIATION
OF S3s.00O FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
NO LIGHTS FOR MAIN
CorNCILMEN WILL FIGHT PROJECT
TO WIDEN RosENEATH ROAD.
NEW AUTO FIRE ENGINE
PROVIDED.
NO LIGHTS FOR MAIN

For smooth paving, the business
section OF Broad street is allowed
s55, 900 in the annual appropriation
ordinance to be presented to the Com
mon Council tonight by the Commit
tee on. Finance. The caysng Ia TO be-
gin al Tenth and Broad:: 70 De sxs
tended westward as far as the money
will GO 1t Is estimated that the
amount appropriated will extend the
paving to Third street, distance or
seven blocks. or about one-third the
distance which the Street Commit
tee asked to be paved.
In the estimates presented by this
committee. request was made for
1000 for smooth paving OF Broad
from Tenth to Harrison street.
Asphalt block VIII rnost likely ba
the kind OF paving put down.. as It
Is regarded as the. most suitable by
tho city engineers department.
From Tenth street westward. Broad
Is now laid with old-styfe cobble
stones which are In anything but
serviceable shape. The merchants
along this thoroughfare have been
demanding II better class OF paving
for several years and while hoping
for a large appropriation at the
hands OF Council will doubtless be
Well pleased with the amount allow
ed them. For with the work started.
there Is no question that II would
be completed within the next two or
three years
Pave North Side.
An additional appropriation OF $14,-
900 is allowed for the paving of tho
north side OF Broad street with gran
lite block from the vicinity OF ElSa
station to the neighborhood OF the
ball park. At present. only the south
side Of Broad Is paved along this Sec
ton of that thoroughfare and mas
much as the city ordinance requires
that vehicles going in opposite direc-
tions must keep on different sides OF
the street II was deemed highly ncces-
sary to have 10th sides OF Broad
tn suitable condition for heavy haul
Ing and other traific.
s For. streets generally. upward Of
$4,000 10 allowed. to be spent n
the discretion of the Street Commit
tee. In accordance with estimates sub
mitted. This will enable the depart
ment to improve ut least some OF
the thoroughfares In tho West End
and other sections sadiy tn need OF
curling. gutterinE and gntf<ylug. not
to mention paving and skaAllAr Inn
provements The amouuk Rneopria4-
cd ~ hardly oner tenth what =
1cestinusd = TA1S S7S.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
ROOSEVELT WILL
PROV|DE'|||
THE NOMINATION
IS RENDERED III
Colonel Breaks His Si'ence1
Months and Issues Forfno
Statement to Gov
errors k
NOW REGARDED AS \
BEING IN REALITYsS
ACTIVE CANDIDAT
Whatever Mystery Has ST.
rounded His Secret Cam
paisn Against Taft II
Dispclled-His Hat
in Ring
FROM THE COLONEL
AND THE OUTLOOK

''On the 18th of March nexe IN
shall have served three and ~
half years. and this three and IN
half years constitutes my IT.
term. The wise custom WllSGc
limits the President to two tcr1s
regards the substance and -
the form. AND UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL I NJ
A CANDIDATE FOR OR AC.
Cf.TT ANOTHER NOAfINAM
TON."-Thcodore RO0scye1exa
November .. 1904.
~ HAVE NOT CHANGEU3
AND SHALL NOT CHANGE
THAT DECISION THUS AM
NOCNCED.'-Th H0oaa.
welt, December II, 1907.
''What Mr.. Roosevclt aid ~
1904 and 1907 referred, ~
course, to . CONSECUTIVE
third term. From the Oue~
look. February II. 1919.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
FEAR MASSACRE
OF CHRISTIANS
STRONG ANTI-CHRISTIAN sENTI-
MENT PREVAILS IN
Beirut.
THE NATIVES AROUSED
ITALIAN DOMBARDMENT AWAkENS
THEIR wRATH-AMERICA
RESIDENTS ARE RE
PORTED SAFE.
THE NATIVES AROUSED

BEIRUT. Feb. 25.--A strong anti
Christian feeling 10 prevalent here to-
day. as an aftermath of the Italian
bombardinent. which wrecked the city
and killed sixty innocent inhabitants,
and 1t Is feared on every side that a
massacre 81 Christians may result. rhe
native resentment against the follow
ers of Christ has been famed to fever
heat by the declaration OF the Turks
that the town was sheiIed with a view
to promoting this action to the end
that International Intervention might
bring speedy termination to the
Tripolitan struggle that is costing
Italy. ssaiNiosis OF dollars,
Casualty returns tonight state that
two Russian subjects were victims OF
the Italian fire, though It was at first
reported that no Europeans were hurt.
All the American residents are re-
ported safe. however, and the atmos-
phere has been considerably cleared
by the announcement that all Italians
OF every class would be expelled from
Turkey ana that the Dardenelles
would be closed to shipping.