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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
HELD TO Be UNFAIR
McCaskey Register Company
Sued by Government.
CHARGES ARE SENSATIONAL
Knockout Men, Employed to Wreck
Business Of Competitors.
SPYING AND BRIBING ALLEGED
Defendants Said to Have Built Ma
chimes Known as knockers"
to Ruin Rivals.
CHARGES ARE SENSATIONAL
SPYING AND BRIBING ALLEGED

Glen ELAED. Ohio, February 2O.-Sen-
sational charges OF violations Of the
Sherman antitrust law are leveed at the
McCaskey Register Company in a civil
suit filed here today by order of Attor-
uey General Wickersham
To acquire monopoly of the inter-
state and foreign commerce in the sale
of account registers, appliances and s:s-
TENS for keeping credit accounts, the
company, its officers and agents, it is
charged. wrongfully and fraudulently
have obstructed and suppressed the busi-
ness of competitors, bribed their en-
ployes, employed agents to spy upon
their business. have waged an unfair
campaign of patent suits and threatened
suits and of other unlawful methods to
stif1e competition.
The federal district court here was
asked to restrain the following named de-
PENDANTS from further monopoly and to
prohibit series of alleged unlawful and
unfair practices:
List of Defendants Named.
The McCaskey Register Company, AL
fred G. Ryley. Stewart $. Kurtz, Samuel
G. Zimmerman, Edward n. Langenbach
and Austin Lynch of Canton, Ohio;
Henry F. Pollock. Theodore c. Uran,
George c.. Russell. William G.. FarnuIn,
Milton Bejoch and Grant Kiser of AL
lance. Ohio: Josiah w. Phipps, Boston;
Charles T. Baxter, New York city; David
c. Bower. Pittsburgh; Harry NJ. Rowley,
Chicago: William p. Hughes, San Fran
cisco: John H. Jones, Kansas City. Mo-;
Fred Schneider. Seattle; George p. Hayes,
Memphis, Tenn; Leslie G. Solar, Atlanta,
and Edward T. Bingham, Washington,
ID. C.
The defendant company is said to own
exclusively the Dominion Register Com
pany, Limited, of Toronto. Canada, which
also maintains an agency in London.
The bill, filed by United States Attor-
ney Denman. is signed by Attorney Gen.
elal Wickersham. James A. Fowler, his
assistant and Malcolm A. Coles, his spe-
cial assistant.
"Flying Squadron" Alleged.
campaign Of fierce and unfair COM
petition has been planned or consented
to by officers of the company. the gov
ernment alleges. A force Of special men.
sometimes called the flying squadron"
or knockout men," was employed, it 10
declared. to impart to statesmen and
agents instructions to destroy the busi-
ness of competitors and for the purpose
of interfering with the negotiations and
inducing the cancellation by customers
of their contracts OF sale with COM
petitors.
Agents also were employed. it is
charged, TO spy upon the business of
competitors and fraudulently obtain in
formation as to their sales and ship
ments and the addresses of their CUSTOM
ers or prospective customers.
The government asks for an injunction
to prohibit the bribing of employees of
railroad and express companies to obtain
information as to plans and shipments
of competitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Chosen for Canal Work.

About year later he was chosen by
Col. Goethals. chief engineer of the Pan
anna canal. as one of the engineer Off
GERS to assist him in the construction of
that waterway.
Since then ne has served under Col.
Sibert in charge of important works in
the Atlantic division of the canal. being
that section from deep water in the Car
ibbean sea to and including the great
locks and dam at Gatum.
He has been an indefatigable worker
and will find his greatest satisfaction in
knowing that his part of the great enter
prise has had his best efforts at all times.
Maj Harding reached his present grade
through gradual promotion. June 81, 1906.
He was married July Is. 1895, to Miss
Flora krum, at st. Louis, Mo-. and they
have three children-Horace, aged seven:
Chester, aged six, and Katherine, aged
five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Would Close Up Case.

A majority Of the House by concur
ring would remove the subject from con-
sideration by the conferees and close up
the case, so far as the particular amend
ment Is concerned.
The third alternative is to send the bill.
with the amendments TO the appropria-
tions committee. but when the bill came
back there would still be opportunity to
cause a record vote on the motion to con-
cur. so the friends of the liquor amend
ment find themselves we'll intrenched In
any event.
Another feature Of the situa ton is that
the action of the Senate yesterday re-
moves the public utilities bill and the
liquor bill from the jurisdiction Of the
District of Columbia committee and
turns them over to the appropriations
committees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Formal Orders Issued.

These orders were issued by Adjt. Gen.
Andrews this afternoon by direction of
the Secretary of War at the personal
suggestion of President Taft. 1t origin
ally was intended that these orders
should be issued on the date of the con-
firmation by the Senate Of the nomina-
tions of Messrs. Rudolph and Oyster to
be Commissioners of the District.
The delay In action on those nomi-
nations. with the prospect that they
may not be acted on at all during his
administration, impelled President Taft,
1T is said, to order the change in the
Office of Engineer Commissioner at the
end Of the present month. In order to
ministration comes in. The Office Of
Engineer Commissioner is filled by de-
tail from the Corps of Engineers. at
the discretion OF the President, and is
not subject to the approval of the
TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Burleson Gives His Views.

Representative BurlesOn of the ap-
preparations committee, who will be in
charge OF the District appropriation bill,
said this afternoon that he would move
to send the bin to conference and hoped
the House would support him in that
motion.
LAS to the Jones' Works liquor bill
amendment I will say this: / am heartily
i'll favor Of further regulating the excise
situation in this District, but | would
subject. / would decrease the number OF
licensed bars, rid the residence section
Of them and do other things favored by
advocates of restrictive legislation.
81 hope however: tina; the House will
allow the bill with all the amendments
TO go to conference, and the conferees
will take up all subjects in order
Favors Utilities Amendment.
There is the public utilities amend
ment, the object OF which l favor. L
have only hastily read the bill, but Il
seems TO have been drawn by some one
who knew the subject | am glad tho
ili.h school item stood. and j am sorry
the Rock Creek Park and klingle valley
provisions We're stricken cut.
When the bill is laid before the House
| will move 10 send II with all amend-
ments to conference. and earnestly hope
the House will sustain the motion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
WEATHER.

Unsettled. with probably rain
tonight or Friday; slightly colder
Friday: light variable winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Asked to Be Relieved.

Col. Judson's four-year term In that
Office expires March Is next and he
would have been allowed to complete mis-
full term but for his own desire to be re-
lieved at the earlier date selected in or
der that he might begin his duties on the
Panama canal without further delay.
His assignment to duty in that enter
prise Is left to Col Goethals, and II is
likely that he will be assigned, tempo
rarily at least, to the work now In
charge of Maj. Harding in connection
with the Gatun section. 1t is stated that
his new detail makes no other change
in the personnel of the force of engi-
neers at the canal, and that neither Col.
Gaillard nor Col. Sipert is to be relieved
before the completion Of the great water
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Native of Enterprise, Miss.

Maj. Chester Harding was born at En-
terprise, Miss. December 81, 1866, and
received his early education in private
schools.
Taking naturally to engineering work.
he went to the University of Alabama.
and was graduated in 1884. with the
degree Of bachelor Of engineering He
then was appointed from Alabama to
the United States Military Academy. and
on his graduation in June, 1889. was
commissioned an additional second lieu
tenant III the Corps of Engineers.
He subsequently took a course of in
struction at the United States Engineer
School of application. then at Wlllets
Point y. Y.
He served as assistant TO the officer III
charge of river and harbor improvements
in the Chicago district for two years.
from May, 1892. and in the following two
wears he was an assistant to the officer
in charge of the Improvement Of the
Mississippi river from it's mouth to Cairo,
H.
Served at War Department.
For three months in the summer of 1896
he was on duty in the office of the chief
of engineers at the War Department,
and from August, 1896, to February, 1899.
he was attached to the United States
Military Academy as instructor in civil
and military engineering. During a por-
ton of thai period he was an assistant
to the officer in charge of the submarine
mines defenses of Nara gensett bay.
From February. 1899. to March. 1a0l,
he was stationed al Grand Rapids. Mich,
i'm charge of river and haTboT works on
the east shore of Lake Michigan.
That he is thoroughly familiar with con-
ditions in the District of Columbia is in
dcated by the fact that he served as as
sistant 10 the Engineer Commissioner Of
the District from May 4, 1901, to October
|, 1906. a little more than five years. Dur
ing that period he had direct supervision
of the construction of the new municipal
building. On his relief from duty with
the District government in the fall Of
1906 he was assigned to dutF at Engi-
neer School at Washington barracks, act
ing as instructor in the department Of
o;, enoiueeripD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Family Is in Hiding.

These are the days OF fugitives. The
families Of those who stood high in favor
with Madero. fearing retaliation, have
fled from the city. Among them are the
members of the Madero family The wife
Of the ex-president has gone no farther
than their ranch. near the Atzcapotzalco
suburb, but the other members oG the
family are supposed To be at Vera Cruz
Il was said that the ex-president was
Ia be d.po'ted from Vera Cruz much as
Pcrfirt" b!az WAS sent away and that
tinS cNu@ was To be substitute for a
ti1&l fer IN" murder of Col. RiveroI whom
20 was accused OF killing at the time of
Us arrest IN the national palace. The
formal accusation was made against him
by Attorney Carlos Salinas before the
attorney general Of the republic. and il
was declared that the charge was to be
eft pending should ne attempt to return
TO the republic
Another report was that the govern
nent was considering the advisability Of
bringing him before a lunacy commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20

MEXICO CITY. February 20.
The Mexican capital was in a
state OF uncertainty this morning
in regard to the fate of the heads
OF the old administration.
Gen. Huerta's order preventing
the departure OF Francisco Madero
gave rise to many rumors and
conjectures. among them that he
is to be shot.
Another Maderist Shot.
Adolfo Basso, sixty years old
superintendent OF the National
Palace for many years, was eN-
ecuted late last night.
Basso faced the firing squad
bravely. He laid bare his breast
to the riflemen and his last words
were Viva Mexico"
Rebels Near the Capital.
The activity of the followers OF
Zapata has been turned against
the new administration. A small
iorce OF rebels was reported today
i'll the neighborhood of the capi-
tai, and government troops were
sent out.against them.
An unconfrmed dispatch says
that Cuernavaca has fallen into
ZapataS hands.
Diaz Would Be President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-20
Foes of Liquor Have Advantage.

1t is confidently expected that this
motion will be made and there is gen.
eral apprehension among the opponents
Of the liquor bill that it will precipitate
situation which will give the advo-
Gates of the liquor legislation position
Of vantage
Efforts have thus far been successful
to prevent the District committee re-
porting out the liquor BILL through the
method of breaking a quorum. but the
impending situation. IL taken advantage
of by the advocates OF the bill. will
bring the question squarely before the
House and necessitate what many have
been trying to avoid-a yea and nay
record vote on the bill.
The parliamentary advantage Of the
friends of the liquor amendment lies In
the fact that a vote must first be taken
on their motion to concur before the
bill can be sent to conference.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16

astic appreciation from the large au-
dience. The American Joy dance
proved to be wierd Indian dance per-
formed by Clifford Warren in an en-
cellent make up. The comedy in
pantomime, presented by Mrs. R. But
Ter, Mrs. j. l.. Masters, H. Porter and
l.. Breummer, was cleverly acted. 1t
was living moving picture that ap-
pealed to the riseables of the audi
ence and caused shouts of laughter.
The serpentine dance by Mrs. A. d.
balderston, was pretty, graceful
costume dance, and the automobile
chorus proved to be picturesque and
catchy number. Miss Eliza Grathwohl
and 8. B. Starrett sang the rollicking
song, assisted by a sextette chorus
composed of Mrs. r. Butler Mrs. Ed.
hllngman, Mrs. j. A. Blackler, Mrs.
A. D. Balderston, Mrs. F. A. De Vos
and Mrs. c. c. Hedger. All were
dressed in costume, the chorus wear
ing big white hats and carrying white
parasols.
The entertainment was highly cred.
table throughout and reflected credit
IN all those responsible for presenting
and those who participated.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16
LABOR COMMISSION

Last Friday night the members of
royal commission holding Office
under appointment of the British Col
umbia government stopped over in
OrOville. The functions of this COM
mission are to examine into and re-
port upon labor conditions through
out British Columbia. The commits
sion is composed of II. G.. Parsons, of
Golden, an eX-member of parliament;
j. A. McKelvie, editor of the Vernon
News; John Jardine, of Esqumalt, ex-
member of parliament; r. A. Stoney,
of New Westminster, a representa-
tive of the International Topographic
cal Union, and r. F. McLamar, of Vic
toria, secretary of the commission and
Daily Province.
The party had made tour of the
OkanOgan lake towns, and from
thence had crossed to Princeton
here their itinerary took them through
the various towns along the Canadian
border to the eastward. The COM
mission found the labor situation
along the line of construction of the
Kettle Valley railroad, on Okanogar
lake, in a confused condition |. w
w. agitators had broken up three
camps, and upward of 5000 men hat
been induced to throw up their jobs
The gentlemen who are studying la
Dor conditions have no solution to of
fer for this class of malcontents, O.
at least the representative interview
ed did not make public their ideas oil
the subject. The purpose of the com
mission is to study up methods o
improving the relations between EN-
ployers and employees, or at least t
advance some plans that may lead II
to better understanding betwee
those conflicting interests. The CON
mission is made up of an able bod
of men, who are moved by no prejr
, dices, and they will be influenced b
ny D. y f"irness in their reports upo
'c MS lust bae-,s
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16
A TIGHT SQUEEZE

Tom Welsh, the oldest brakeman on
the road, came in on his old run Mon
day evening after lay off since March
25. Mr.. Welsh was not taking va
cation for pleasure. He was laid up
for repairs, and has not as vet re-
gained his normal strength. On March
25th as he was getting off the train
at Marcus his glove caught in some
manner, and he was thrown between
the moving train and the platform.
When he was rescued from his peri
lous position Mr. Welsh was a pretty
we'll cut up, bruised, battered and
confused hulk, in good shape for a
long sojourn in a hospital. He was
extremely lucky in escaping with an
abraded hide, for Thomas has to have
his vest made large to pull down over
his front expansion, and as there was
only about foot space between the
cars and the platform it is little short
of miracle that he did not have the
life squeezed out of him.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16
STABBING AFFRAY

John Rooney, one of the track law
ing crew who came in from the south
end Monday evening to 60 on to We
eeH the camnationah mat. ahe er gaqggw was f slightly
culars of the murderOus assault are
conflicting, and as the principals in
the fracus were befuddled from cOpi-
Gus libations it was difficult to get
line on the facts. Cory was not
member of the crew, but hanger
around town only of few days resi-
dence. Rooney states that Cory was
trying to take his money away from
him. and when he protested against
being robbed Cory attacked him with
a knife Cory says Rooney struck
him and was following up the blow,
when he used the knife in self-defense.
A bystander stated that it was not
Rooney but another man who hit Cor
ry, and Cory carved the wrong person.
Whatever were the facts in the case
there was no question but that Room
ey got the knife. The cutting was
done near the depot, and the point of
the knife entered the back of the
right arm just above the elbow. A
vein was severed and the wound bled
very profusely. Rooney was taken to
the commissary store room where a
tornique was applied to stop the flow
of blood Dr. Elmer was summoned
the wound was sewed up, and by
morning Rooney was feeling well
enough to go on with the crew. I'm
mediately after the cutting Constable
Fred Gadbury arrested Cory ant
placed him in Jail. AS the chief wit
ness had left the county Deputy Sher
iff Carrel, not having evidence suffi
cient to convict, turned the prisoner
loose with orders to get out of thu
country
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16
HIGH CLASS ORE

Geo. w. Jones, who is the discover
er of the process for saving antimony
as now being tested out with such re-
markable results at the Lucky Knock
mine, left last Friday morning for his
home in Chicago, where he conducts
large sheet metal factory. In his eff
forts to find an antimony mine where
he could give his process a thorough
try out Mr.. Jones has visited about
every antimony deposit of any reputa-
tion in the United States. He became
interested in the reports that reached
him as to the character of the Lucky
Knock ores, came out, examined the
property, gave the ores exhaustive
tests, was instrumental in having the
present plant installed, and has nc
hesitency in declaring the property to
be the best antimony mine that has
ever come under his observation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16

mess, anyhow. While investigating
the Hunter claims, Mr.. Dornberg had
an opportunity to see other cheering
indications of mineral on ground
within the same general zone. These
evidences of the existence of precious
metals were not such as to create
any surprise or excitement, and in
conversation on the subject Mr.. Dorm
berg did not talk big paying mines,
or strings of figures indicative of pos
slbie values. He said the solution of
working these many mining claims
rested in convenient and ready means
or treatment, and was satisfied that
the showing justified the construction
or a custom smelter at this place. or
along the river, where It could be
reached at minimum of cost to the
mine operators. With such means of
treatment near at hand owners of
mineral ground would be encouraged
to work their claims and receive re-
turns that would permit of more ex-
tended researches, and through that
means mine of some Importance
might finally be opened up. Anyhow.
there was sufficient ore in the neigh
borhood to keep two or more furnaces
running steadily, and such a provis-
ion for treatment would insure an in
come for the operators, whether on
large or small scale, put much
ready money in circulation and pro-
vide steady employment at top wages
or large number of miners. It was
lis opinion that some one, or some
company, would at some future time,
md possibly not so very far in the
uture install such a semlter, and
hat it would prove to be a remuner-
tive experiment for the builders as
veil as the miners. The same view
Il the mining situation in this local.
fy, and the most feasible method of
the ore, has been held and
xpressed by others in the past, al
hough those so expressing them
elves may not have had the same
Experience and knowledge Of mining
Mr.. Dornberg. {
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16
SWITCHED TO THE SOUTH

The track laying crew pulled out on
q long special freight Tuesday, that
required two engines pulling and
showing to push it up the hill. The
outfit was headed for Wenatchee,
where the men will be employed put
ting down steel from that city north
ward on the south end of the new
branch that is to link Oroville and We
natchee. 1t is calculated that the
Ophir bridge across the Okanogan riv-
er will be completed by the last of
June or the first of July, when the
gang will be back on the old job, fin
ishing track laying to Pateros and be-
yond. Over so men were billed out of
here, but a number fell by the wayside
and only some 80 answered roll call
when the train left
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-16
Ind lowering over the Okanogan val

and lowering over the Okanogan val
ley, some five miles south of Oroville.
This creature of the air sailed around
IN circles as though the driver was be-
wildered and had lost his bearings.
and the light vas thrown in every
direction from the flying machine as
though in an effort TO locate a route
to follow. Finally the apparition dis
appeared to the southwark. Mr. Van
Dyke says that he awoke his mother
and sister, and both of them witnessed
the same phenomenon or whatever it
may have been. Mrs. Steele con-
| frmed the report of her brother with
| the exception that she claimed to have
been awakened by the bright light
and not by her brother. Mrs. Steele
is equally as certain that what she
saw was an areoplane, or something
III the nature of a flying machine.
She has seen searchlights in Tacoma
Mashed from ships, and feels that she
cannot be mistaken in declaring that
the light she saw was produced by
searchlight. She states without res
erVation that what came within her |
vision resembled ship with flash
Hsnt attachment. These narratives
were given by the two people without
apparent intention of deceiving. and
they did not sound at all like made up
stories. 1t was not some object that
suddenly appeared and just as sud-
denly disappeared, leaving the be-
holders in doubt as to just what it
might nave been. 1t was in sight for
nearly half an hour. There was no
celepratlon in that neighborhood DUR
ing the day or evening" and. ANYHOW
neither lndulges in fluids that might
ulstort or dim the vision. If if was
an areoplane, what was it doing loaf
ing around the Okanogan countrv9
II 1t was not an areoDlane tben what
vas it? No one else, SO far as can no t
earned was attracted by the light 5
md the Van Dykes may have been /
mistaken, yet nothing can shake their t
that they saw strange e
isht IN the sky at the time men, b
loned. Is it possible that it could il
ave been Japanese aviator spvinp p
'ut route for an army of invasion s
case OF war? Would it not be wei, n
put woodrow and Billy Bryan next a
case California turns deaf ear to e
ne appeals from the White House for p