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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
INDlGT COASTER-B.. lake TRUST
SIX CORPORATIONS ACCUSED or
VIOLATING SHERMAN LAW.
Trust Without a Name Controls BIZ
cycle and Motor Ac-
cessorics.

Buffalo. N. Y, Jan. 9.-That trust
without a name has obtained control
Of 80 per cent of the business of man.
ufacturing and selling coaster brakes
for bicycles and motorcycle ac-
cessories in violation OF the Sherman
anti trust law is charged in indict-
ments handed down by a federal grand
judy here.
There are eight counts in the indict,
ments in which Is individuals and six
corporations are charged with conspir-
acy to restrain trade and with attempt
ing to monopolize the business.
The firms indicted arc the New
Departure Manufacturing Co.. Corbin
Screw Corporation, Aurora Automatic
Machinery Co., Eclipse Machine Co.,
Miami Cycle and Manufacturing Co..
and Buffalo Metal Goods CO.
1t is charged that representatives of
these firms in 1908 made an agree
ment arbitrarily fixing prices and pro-
viding a system Of penalties and black
lists. No corporate name WAS adopt
ed, although the alleged combination
has been known to the trade as the as.
sociation Of coaster brake licenses.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Banking System Denounced.

Mr.. Carnegie related how, when he
was superintendent Of the Pennsyl-
,ania railroad, he had seen rails taken
tip every six weeks and had sought to
find some process for hardening steel.
Mr. Carnegie denounced the banking
system Of the United States as "a
disgrace to civilization
Mr.. Carnegie in the written state.
ment filed with the committee pointed
out that the steel committees task had
arisen from the fact that the law OF
competition in business has seemed re-
Gently to be impaired in certain fields,
notably those of natural oil, steel and
tobacco.
Continuing the story of his life, Mr..
Carnegie said that during the civil war
he suffered sunstroke and was or
dercd to spend his summers in cool
CIR climate.
Il went to my native land, Scotland,
and there I watched the Bessemer
process of making steel. There, too, |
met a Mr.. Dodds. who had invented a
patent for hardening the face of steel.
] purchased the patent and brought
Mr.. Dodds to Pittsburg where We built
a furnace and made the first hard-sur-
face rails in this country
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
DEMOCRATS PICK BALTIMORE
MARYLAND CITY WINS RACE FOR
THE CONVENTION.
Committee Endorses "Permissive" Pri.
mary Election in Choosing
Delegates.

Washington, Jan. 1O.-The Demo
cratic national committee completed
its work with the selection of Balti-
more as the convention city. June Is
was fixed as the date of the national
gathering when candidates for presi-
dent and vice president will be select
ed. The Republican national conven-
ton is to be held in Chicago June 10.
The Democrats adopted permits
sive" primary resolution in connection
with the call for delegates and such
states as have laws on the subject or
desire to do so can select their repre-
sentatives in the national convention
by direct vote. There are 1,074 dele
gates to be chosen.
National Chairman Norman E. Mack
was named TO head the subcommittee
on arrangements for the convention.
Vice Chairman Hall of Nebraska and
Secretary Trey Woodson of Kentucky
will be ex-officio members Of this sub
committee and there will be seven ad-
ditional members to be named later
by Mr.. Mack.
The primary resolution adopted was
a modification Of one proposed by
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon. 1t
was framed by a subcommittee, head
ed by Clark Howell of Georgia, and
was as follows:
THAT in the choice of delegates and
alternates to the national Democratic
convention Of 1912, the Democratic
state OF territorial committees may, if
not otherwise directed by law of such
states or territories, provide for the
direct election of such delegates or
alternates il in the opinion of the re-
spective committees it is deemed de-
sirable and possible to do so with
proper and sufficient safeguards.
Where such provision is not made by
the respective committees for the
choice of delegates and alternates and
where the state laws do not provide
specifically the manner of such choice
then the delegates and alternates to
the said national convention shall be
chosen in the manner that governed
the choice OF delegates from the re-
spective states and territories to the
The Baltimore bid was accompanied
by d certified check for 100000. The
date of the convention, June 25, sug-
gested by r. B. Lynch of Minnesota,
was unanimous.
Baltimore.-Withn an hour after
the announcement was made of the
selection Of Baltimore as the meeting
place for the next Democratic ma
tional convention, requests for reser-
walton OF rooms at hotels began to
pour in by telegraph. Representa-
tives OF Governor Woodrow Wilson Of
New Jersey and Governor Judson G..
Harmon Of Ohio engaged rooms late in
| the afternoon.
Massachusetts and Vermont were
| the first states to secure reservations
for their delegations. Before o'clock
q number Of leading newspapers
throughout the country had engaged
| rooms.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
APPEARS BEFORE HOUSE COM.
MITTEE AT WASHINGTON AS
INVOLUNTARY WITNESS,
1900 HIS FIRST CAPITAL
Banking System of United States De-
nounced as "Disgrace to Civilian
tion"-TeIIs History Of
Steel Industry.

Washington, Jan. 11-Andrew Car
negie was an involuntary witness be-
fore the house committee Investigate
ing the affairs of the United States
steel corporation. Mr.. Carnegie, who
was first requested to appear and upon
declining that invitation, was peremp-
torily summoned to Washington, was
wanted to elucidate many of the de-
tails OF the organization and operation
CT the steel trust" and it's domination
Of an industry in which he was for SO
many years predominant figure.
Mr.. Carnegie said he began his steel
career in November, 1861, with the
firm Of Miller & Small, and that in
1862 he borrowed $500 from the Ma
tional bank of Pittsburg, to engage in
a partnership in the Keystone Bridge
company at Pittsburg.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
CHAIRMAN OF PROBE ISSUES
Calls FOR ALL INTIMATE
VOLUMES AND PAPERS.
TO BE PRODUCED JAN. %
Documents Must Be Turned Over to
Committees Accountant Without
Delay-Othcr Congressional
News.

Washington, Jan. II. - Intimate
books and papers of the United States
Steel corporation are to be examined
by the government. Chairman Stan
ley of the house street trust investi-
eating committee issued subpoenaes
duces tecum for all the documents
which thus far the steel corporation
had not produced. although the COM
mittec expressed its desire to examine
them.
The subpucnaes are served directly
on j. !. Farrell. as president of the
United States Steel corporation, but
there is no disposition on the part of
the committee to force him to take
the stand The subpoenaes are made
returnable Jan. o., and the corpora
ton is commanded to turn over the
documentary evidence to Expert Ac-
COuntant McRac Of the committee.
Chairman Stanley, who prosecuted a
successful campaign for an additional
ilDpICIllIllDl VI HiV,NNU W CARLY Oll
the invest sation into the steel situn-
ton, announced then that he proposed
to cease temporizing. He declared he
would subpoena hereafter such wit
nesses rs hcsitated to come and would
seize Ivy the authority Of congress.
such documentary evidence as he
deemed important. Additional sub
| ha wifi f1,x
| days.
| Change Proposed in Treaty Plans.
Supporters OF the general aTbitra-
! ton treaties with Great britain and
France were encouraged in their hope
for an carly ratification Of the partS
when plan for amending the resrll,-
zion OF, ratification rather shan the
treaties themselves WIS advanced by
the senate committee on foreign rela-
lions. The committee did not act, but
the plan met With favorable comment
pnd administration officials expressed
cl9i ire satisfaction over the outlook
The proposed amendment to the
resolution of ratification would pre-
serve to the senate all its pTcrrSat!ves
and would be binding on Ihia country.
The senate would be given an o3!,or-
tunity to pass upon all matters to be
submitted to arbitration, li 40
treaties themselves Wo; ID II" |, il III
tact and no furth nrg,.,i.,;i, Il, Id
be required.
This apparent solution Of = weed
situation followed conference bc-
tween Senator Lodge OF the soratn
committee on foreign relations and
Secretary of state knOX.
Hearings were held before the ways
md means committee on dangers OF
The manufacture Of white phoSphnrOus
matches.
Beet sugar farmers testified before
sugar Investigating conn lice contra
dieting stories of harGsnipS in the
beet fields.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
NAVAL STORES THUsT
Government Brings Suit to Break Up
Alleged Combine.

Macon. Ca, Jan. Q. - Proceedings
were instituted by the United States
government here to dissolve the So
called Naval Stores Trust OF which
the Savannah Naval Stores company
Is the parent and controlling concern.
The suit was filed in the federal court
by Assistant United States District
Attorney Alexander Alderman.
In the bill Of complaint it is charged
that the naval stores combination con
trolls 90 per cent of the pine products
business of the United States. that it
has manipulated markets for the past
ten years TO such an extent that
through this agency life competitor
has been forced to the wall Or into the
combine and that now it is supreme
and arbitrary in it's field.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Norway PIans to Enlarge Navy.

Christi nia, Ian. II. The cabinet
has resolved to propose to the storth.
Ing that it. vote an extraordinary credit
of $4,125.0O0 for the development of
Norways naval defense. The plan is
to add to the present navy two
armorcd cruisers and a fotiIla Of tor
pedo boats, and includes also the con-
struction of Notifications along the
western coast. The general feeling
throughout the country is in favor of
protecting Norwegian waters, which,
It. is believed, will be the battle place
In the next naval war.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
INFORMERS REWARDED
s75,O 900 for Exposing Customs Service
Frauds.

Washington, Jan. 11.-secretary Of
The Treasury MacVeash awarded s75,
600 10 two informers in customs fraud
cases. Joseph j.. Payne will be given
$4,000 for the evidence he contrib
uted in the Duveen art case and Peter
Redling will receive $4,000 for his
services in Connection with the Brad
ford Lining prosecutions.
In the Duveen cases the govern.
ment recovered $l.1S0.000 by civil
processes and $4,000 in fines. The re.
eoveries in the Bradford Lining cases,
prosecuted in New York. Boston, Phil
adelphia Cleveland and Chicago,
amounted to between 100000 and
100000.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Spinal Disease Kills Five.

Dallas. Jan. 11.--That the ravGyes
of spinal meningitis in several Texas
cities had been checked TO some extent
was the statement given out by the
state board of health. NOtwithstand-
ing this rcassnrng news. Longview e
health board placed a rigid quaran-
tine against all cities where the dis
ease has been prevalent and Hewitt
has intitutcd quarantine against Dial.
las Churches have discontinued SER
vices and places Of amusement closed.
Twelve new cases and five deaths
were reported.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Canadian Curriers' Entered.

Duluth, Jan. 11.-Word was re.
ceived that ten Kinks are coming from
Winnipeg to represent the Canadian
city at the annual bonspiel which
opens in Duluth Monday next The
bonspiel is to be the biggest ever
held in the northwest. Several of the
towns around the western Canadian
metropolis have intimated that they
will send some of their best curriers'
Reedal. Of Phillips; Covey OF Portage
and Blackstone Of Portage will com.
pete and Cameron, Wis, will send q
rink
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
FOX RIVER FLOODS MILLS
Ice Forms at Appleton Dams Causing
Water to Back Up.

Appleton, Wis, Jan. 9.-On account
of the unusually high water for this
time of the year and the extreme cold
weather of the last week, ice formed
at the four dams in the Fox river in
Appleton. causing the water to back
up into several OF the mills and cals
ing thousands of dollars damage. It
was necessary to blow out the needles
In the second with dynamite in order
to lower the water.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
"DIck" FERRIS TO BE TRIED.
Charged With Neutrality Law Viola.
ton.

Los Angeles, Jan. 9.-"Dick" Fer
ris, pseudo president Of the republic Of
Lower California. and Caryl ap Rhys
Pryce, chief commander OF rebel
head of liberal revolutionary junta
here and his assistants. Enrique Ma
gon, Anselmo Figueroa and Librado
Riviera, will 20 to trial in the United
States district court April IS, for vio-
lating the neutrality laws
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
MURDER SUSPECTED
$500 Reward Offered for Body Of Cen.
terville, S. D., Man.

Centerville. S. D.. Jan. 1.-THE
theory that David Fahlberg. the Clay
county farmer who mysterionsly dis.
appeared a week ago. was murdered.
gains ground each day. Search for
the body of the missing man con
tinues without result. Fahlbergs's
brothers have offered a reward Of $500
for the recovery Of the body, making
the total reward $500.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
STOCKS RECOVERED
Ono Safe Opened in Ruins OF Equt'
able Building.

New York. Jan 1l.--Morc than $50
900 600 in stocks and bonds was rccov.
cred from one Of the smaller vaults in
the burned Equitable Life Insurance
society building, but it will probably
be a week-perhaps long"r--beiorc
the great vaults of the society and the
Mercantile Sale Deposit company give
ND their haIf-billiOn or more in sec,lrh
ties
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Safe.

Caimanera, Cuba, Jan. 10. The
United States torpedo boat destroyers
Mayrant and Mccall have reached
Guantanamo safely. The destroyer
Terry is at Norfolk.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Three Acres Of BUILDINGS Burn.

East st. Louis, ILL.,. Jan. 9.-Three
acres Of buildings, comprising the
plant of the Commercial Acid com.
pany, two miles south Of here, burned
in 80 minutes after an explosion. The
plant consisted of four one-story
buildings. The loss was placed at
100000.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Coal Rates SUSPENDED.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Concerted adj
vances in the freight rates on soft
coal made by the railroads of the
Western Trunk Line association, cf-
fective Jan. 13, were suspended by the
interstate commerce commission until
May II. The proposed increases aver.
aged approximately 10 per cent.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
DeIcasse Is Promoted.

Paris, Jan. 11.-Theophile Delcasse,
minister of marine in the French cab.
met, has been offered and has accepted
the portfolio of minister for foreign
affairs in succession to Justin DE
Selves, resigned.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
A ViIIanova BulIdInu Burns.

Philadelphia, Jan. list. Rita's
hall. the oldest Of the buildings at
Villanoya college, was destroyed by
fire. Only the walls of the historic
structure remain standing. College
authorities estimate the loss at $780,
900.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
az HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Truck Goes Over OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of Wedding Party Are Killed.

Wheeling. w. Va, Jan. Am auto
mobile truck carrying forLy-two for
eigners home to Neff from Bcllairc,
Ohio, where they had been attending
wedding, ran over an cmbankment,
demolishing the machine, tearing a
big hole in house and killing two
of the occupants, while eight or ten
have broken arms and legs. Not a
single member Of the party escaped
without some injury.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Two Swept to Death by Slide.

Spokane, Jan. 11.-Caught in snow
slide, cast of Java, in the Rocky noun
ta!us. Travelling Engineer Allen and
Relay Engineer 3rulport of the Great
Northern. were carried to their death.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Wendover, New, Gets Fight.

Chicago, Nov. 10-Wendover, New,
Is to be the scene of the Johnson
Flynn fight next July. Wendover is
121 miles west Of Salt Lake City. The
altitude is 1927 feet.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
United Pittsburq Mills.

Five or six of us" he said, "were
engaged in this. In 1863 we built an
other mill in Pittsburg and in 1864 /
was one of the organizers of the Supe-
rior ore mill and furnace. In 1866 we
built the locomotive works in Pitts.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Emperor Plans Visit.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-the German empe
ror, after his customary spring visit
to Corfu, will he Emperor Francis
Joseph's guest for several days.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Thirty Dead, Fifty Hurt in Race War

New Orleans. Jan. 9.-Thirty per-
sons were killed and fifty wounded in
q race war at Port Limon, Costa
Rica Troops were called out to stop
the fighting.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Composed Has Paralysis.

Berlin, Jan. 9. - Engelbert Humpr.
dinck, composer Of "Hansel and
Gretel." and other operas, is suffering
from an attack of paralysis.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
President TAFT Catches Cold.

Washington, Jan. II. President
Taft is suffering from a cold and
White House officials cancelled all Of
bis engagements.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Reichstau to be Elected Fridav.

Berlin, Jan. ia substantial vic
tory for the social-democrats is gen.
orally predicted and expected in the
general elections of new German
ceichstag, which take place Friday.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Nat To Dodge Leap Year Proposals.

wat TO 0O0He IVuP '~oT '0Poo"'o'
Chicago, Jan. 9.--"I am through
with matrimony forever. Henceforth
remain Nat Goodwin the actor. If
any leap year girl thinks she can pro.
ter sprjnter than am"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
HONOR MRS. CLEVELAND
Former Presidents Widow Made Life
Member Of Forestry Association.

Washington, Jan. 16-Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, whose husband. the late
President Cleveland, signed the orig
inal bill providing for the creation of
national forests, was elected a life
member of the American Forestry as
ISOLATION at the thirtieth annual con-
vention of the organization held here.
Robert p. Bass of New Hampshire
was reelected president of the bodJ.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13

burg, and in 1867 we united two other
mills in Pittsburg. That was the be-
ginning Of the Carnegie Steel company,
limited"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13
Accomplish Is Caught.

Los Angeles. - Charles Hoffman,
alias Charles Don, alias G.. w. How
ord, was arrested here by agency de-
tectivcs. charged with being connected
with the robbery of the Bank Of Mont
real at New Westminster, d. c., last
September.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-04
fore she left the ground:

a "atei idnuIng Is All right in "a
Bleriot unless you come down head
nrst. In that case the heavy motor
at the extreme forward end OF the
lua.hine would drag the monoplane
deep into the water and sink 1t. But II
we come down pancake the broao
wings would float us for two hours or
more"
Then with bright smile she made
this significant remark:
".ut am a cat and | don't like colo
water"
inese were among the last words
.4Iss ,lulmDy said before leaving the
starting line on what proved to be her
last flight.
the monoplane, painted pure
white, darted at great speed over the
harbor, the motors developed a speed
at times of from seventy five to one
hundred miles an hour. An examina.
zion of the aneroid barometer after
the fall showed that at times the dar-
ing pilot had darted to height of
5000 feet. On the return the great
machine was seen to wobble in the
gusty breeze.
The setting for the last act of the
disaster could not have been more ORA
matte. 1t was sunset. The great
white wings swept directly into the
west and dipped toward the earth.
There was an upward flash of the tail,
and outlined before the spectators in
the red light of the west, the figures
were seen to shoot from their seats in
to the bay 1000 feet below.
The powerful Bleriot, after being
freed Of its two passengers, glided off
gracefully into the wind and struck
the water on an even keel, then drove
its nose into the mud and turned over
on its back. 1t was recovered undam.
aged except for a few broken struts
and wires.
After a superficial examination,
some Of the officials of the meet
claimed that the rudder control was
out of order beneath the chassis.
w. A. p. Willard was widower and
leaves two sons and daughter. His
second son, w. Harry Willard, was q
witness to the accident today and II
was only the toss of coin probably
that allowed the fatality to rest.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-04
NOTICE.

United States Land Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, June "a, 1912.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
State of Utah has filed in this office
lists of lands, selected by the said
State, under section of the Act of
Congress, approved July 16, 1894, as
Indemnity School lands, viz:
SEX N w u Sec. s; S E a N E
u Sec. II; s e u Ne u Sec. 81;
S EA Me- Sec. 90, T 10 N, R 3
e., s. l.. NJ, Serial O947s.
Copies of said lists, so far as they
relate to said tracts by descriptive
subdivisions, have been conspicuously
posted in this office for inspection by
any person interested and by the pub
lie generally.
During the period OF publication Of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-04
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that all per.
sons claiming the right to the use OF
any of the waters Of the Logan River
System, are hereby required, within
six months from the first publication
OF this notice, to file a written state
ment Of said claims to the use OF the
waters Of the said river system, with
the Clerk of the District Court Of
Cache County, Utah.
Date of first publication, June 81, 1912
r. w. JAMES, Clerk OF the District
Court, Cache County, Utah. s2S
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-04

this notice, or any time thereafter,
and before final approval and certifi.
cation, under departmental regulations
of April 20, 1907, protests or contests
against the claim Of the State to any
OF the tracts or subdivisions herein.
before described, on the ground that
the same is more valuable for mineral
than for agricultural purposes. will pc
received and noted for report to the
General Land ONCE at Washington,
ID. c. Failure 80 to protest or con-
test, within the time specified, will be
considered sufficient evidence OF the
non.mineral character Of the tracts
and the selections thereof, being 9th.
erwise free from objection, will be ap.
roved to the State.
E. ID. r. THOMPSON, Register
a-lC