The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 01, 1911, Image 7
STEEL TRUST FIGHT.
TTTWVU STIUGGI.F FXrFlTfcD
TO IlKOl* IN DKd.MlU K
Seierai llrt-oiirM^ Which 1 or|m)ia
Uoq'i Attorac) M?> Tukc to Hui
Oft* Crucial Point In struggle.
Washington. Oct. 27.?The t'nited
?tatee Steel i ..rk...r ? 'lor's first step in
the titanic legal battle with the g >% -
ernment for its existence will be tak?
en Monday. Lv u.bi r i.
On that day an array of Iounsel
whhh promises t SO BS I of
th? n. Hji brilliant legal gftiadl in
Amerxa Mil appear before the
fatted States ir< utt court at Tren
|ML .,. J.. in a hieb the government
dissolution suit has been brc hi.
January 2. Ill I, the steel corpora
it >n is sxnacted to file Its ut.swer to
? government'* sensational charges
whi i have hardly been paralleled in
any anti-trust sulta
everal legal manoeuvres of whtoh
thr steal corporation'! lawyers could
avail themselves maj postpone the
date of their answer, for they have
the right to ask the court to give 30
days grace, thus extending their time
to February 1.
In the meantime they may demur
or nie a bill of except! >ns. It is pos
eible, however, for the trial to begin
January t.
The procedure will be foi Judges
Oray, Leaning and Bunington to ap?
point a master to hear testimony. The
master will taks evidence in various
parts of the country. It required a
year and a half to take the test -
gaoay In the Standard Oil case. The
government i.opes to do as well with
the steel corporatlcn.
Wit", testimony In and both sides
heard the circuit coon will decide
the kesu*. Whichever side loses will
appeal and by the operation of the
so-called expediting a< t the case will
Jump to the supreme court.
Department of Justice officials do
not believe the outcome of the steel
case will be Influenced by the oil and
tobacco decision. Attorney General
Wickereham today declared he hi I
convinced that more than ever that
?ach case must be settled upon Its
own merits and that the od and to
Lm)Co eases can not faMy be called
moiels for solving the trust quee
tlon.
Mr. Wlckersham was asked today
4f ha hoped to see business return *.o
e condition of competition.
"1 do not,** he replied. "I can not.
he ceo? I do not think It posalbl*.
MTsj Msw uut return to our twaddl ug
clothse. Ws must readjust ourselves
to e new set of conditions entirely. "
"Do you think that car be done
within the present laws without fur?
ther upsetting business " he wss
asked
"I hope so," replied the attorney
general, "but I do not know."
"It ought to be made cR*r." con?
tinued Mr. W.ckersham. "that there Is
no conflict in the steel care between
the department of Justice and the
Stanley committee which has been In?
vestigating the steel corporation. That
committee has been conducting its In?
vestigations to determine what legis?
lation may be desirable to meet the
economic question raise i by trusts
and combinations; the suit filed by
the department of Justice Is a legal
proceeding to compel ob?ervs..'ee <? f
the law '
When the attorney general whs ask?
ed h? he hoped the steel corpora?
tion w<mid volunteer to readjust Itsi
organisation as had b?en d^ne b<- the
Intel national Harvester comp? the
eleetrlc trust, the Southern Grocers'
aseoctati >n and some ether combina?
tions, he Indicated that he expected
to such conciliatory move.
Department of Justice officials
th'nk that It will be a fight to the fin?
ish. Mr. Wlckersham declined to say
"he is preparing or considering
ilnal prosecution,
me comment was occasioned b?
the fact that the name of Frederick
l^hmnnn. solicitor general geei
c^' appesr on the r,,tnplalnt. l!um r
had It that Mr. Lehmann had not BOef
Identified In the government's bill be?
cause he wss being considered for the
vacancy In the supreme court n
by the death of Justice Harlan, and
thst ss a Justlc? h* might be called
upon to sit In the case.
"Rubbish." was Mr. Lehrminn'
only comment * hen be heard V
rumor.
It wss |? gate I that the oflfa ?
solicitor general Is so hew;
with supreme court ggggf tb.a it \n .
Impossible for Mr. Lehmann t.- take
charge of the case, though he will be
associated with It. it huh de. I ir? d
today that Jacob M Dickinson, f- t
n *r S4STf>t.<trv of war who ha? t . . n
e-igaged as the government's spe< lal
counsel, would or. upy the same pom
t n in t' ? ihr. t Kr >r.k I Kel
Kg* did m the Stand.i O Oil SS
??ffl' il W-iMhlnaton H still woi.Oe?
ing h^>'v the preparations for the thing
<f lh*? bill were conducted with SttSh
r? crecy. The bill aas not set In typ"
In the government printing eflses Sg
snob petlflon? usually uro. but
I r'.nted by the prl\ ite concern ?hM
C81I0N MARKET CONDITIONS.
I M A ri xIHD RALLIES M Ullvl .D
WEEK IN HSW YoKK.
south'* Effort* t<> keep Produce on
Market Began to Make Them
*ohe? Felt In North.
New York, Oct. 27.?Cotton dur?
ing the week has shown at times un
MUtittl1 strength for several reasons,
l ist there has been frOil scans
v ftlCQ striking a WArktl rendered
sensitive by the ereeenct of a large
short interest has caused sharp if
temporary upturns in prices. A*go
some of the spinn- rs. us prices have
ippmached '.? certs, tdioW more dis
lion to take hold. The exports
have been large. Spot markets at
times have shown a rather more bel?
ligerent tone, and the South is begin?
ning to hold buck cotton to a suili
clent extent to excite comment here.
Waldorf-Astoria shorts have at times
covered freely. The greatest part of
the short purchases on Wednesday
morning of some 150,000 bales was
put down to the Waldorf eilque.
Yarns have been in somewhat bel?
ter demand, and the weekly reports
of the mercantile agencies speak of
a quickened movement In the dry
goods trade. It is that in some quar?
ters the crop Is being overestimated
and the world's consumption under?
estimated. It is also believed that
spinners' takings this year are not
unlikely to run considerably ahead of
the actual consumption, owing to the
relatively low prlees.
Bears, however, are talking of an
ultimate decline to much lower levels
on the belief that the crop will be
15.000,000 bales more.
They are encouraged In this view
by the high record ginning up to Oc?
tober 18 as revealed by the census
bureau rep.,.as on October 2S. put?
ting It at 7.740,000 bales, or about
2.300,000 more than for the same
time last year and roughly 1,400,000
more than the previous high record
some years ago. Moreover. Manches?
ter and Liverpool have been notice?
ably depressed by the growing grav?
ity of the rebellion In China and the
monetary crisis in Shanghai. Southern
hedge selling has continued on an Im?
portant scale.
Some Important Interests, however,
!n Wall street and South, notably In
New Orleans, are identified with the
bull side, and there Is a growing con?
viction that the receipts do not war?
rant the extreme high crop guesses,
while ginning figures are not unlver
ially accepted as a sure Indication of
the aUe of the crop. At the close coM
weather at the 8outh and coverings
?f shorts caused a rally.
nitADSTREETS TRADE REVIEW.
Trade, Though Showing Little Change.
Seems to Reflect Improvement
Over Conditions Last Year.
New York, Oct. 27.?Bradstreet s
tomorrow will say:
Trade displays little change, with
perhaps a slightly greater tendency
toward irregularity. Y'et the consen?
sus of reports from many markets,
barring some at the South, indleato
that retail trade has been materially
helped by cooler weather.
"It Is generally conceded, however,
that trade, wholesale. Jobbing and re
tall, tends to reflect Improvement over
this time last year, when more or less
depression was In evidence. Trade In
c :ton goods Id not being helped by
he instability of prices and buyers,
domestic and foreign se >m to prefer
to wait until this situation beCOSACi
nr?re settled, even though It || rec?
ognized that stocks are light. In the
industries the chief events of the Week
r rinded the decision of the leading
Iron and steel Interest to end Its lease
on the Great Northern ore lnndi and
the suit of the government for u dis?
solution Of the Cnlted States Steel
"l poratlan, but so far as actual buy
inar of steel and Iron goes the week
? "s developed very little. Prices
OntlnUt to tend downward, and some
bnvers, seeing that Quotations are
very low. are attempting |e purchase
' it loUflOl perioda Pig iron is weak
<>r "
In The Police Court.
Onl) out cans erat triad at noon
i ire* i n the Police ('<?urt. the eaat
i Dealt Me >r ? for storing alcoholio
?on bstag postponed until the af
?no' n.
'1* in tfelaoa g?d In the tolls of the
v ai .ur tfy bound for the
nexi ? f ?? hundred and twenty days
He wad arraated for drunkenness,
" Stng, reniNting iirr.-st. and \ i
graacy. He plead not guilty, but was
found guilty and sentenced lo nay
? n iht Brat two charges and f^o
? h a, second two c hence. As
n- bad not the wherewithal to pay
r? mi '' ? (i 11 > i \i. i?' ntj chain
ga11< for I |i d iys.
prlnte supreme court dec lei ?na,
it was Intimated al Ihe departinenl
? f fuetloc thai the porerntw ni eon*
eldora its eaat practi< lly complete
and on the whob? 111 ? ( t .rn.-y general
feeli confldonl In folng t.. trial on
my Ub-n . a Ir.ady obtained.
REPUBLIC Of CHINA.
LEADER OF REBEL FORCES'
sws HE is PRESIDENT,
Sheng Htwin Haul Escorted to Tun
Tsjn to Prevent Violence fTose
People,
Peking. China. Oct -7.?Gen. LI
Yuen Heng, leader ol the rebel forces,
has Informed the foreign C omuls at
! ankow thai he has bjen proclaimed
"president ol tin R ?public ? f China."
The foreign ministen hero have
exchanged communication! wlt'j Ll
upon soveral fubjecta. They object?
ed to his announcement that vessels
carrying contraband would be sublect
to OOnflaoatlOn anil gig i t<> hlS propos?
al to edmlneter the custom revenues
at tiic p >rt of the Y^ng Tee Klang
ind other cities when controlled by
hi revolutionists. The latter objec?
tion was baaed on the fact that the
revenues arc pledged as security tor
foreign loans and should be turned
over t> the British Inspector general
of customs in China.
uorts that the minister of war,
Gtn. Yin Tchang. is dead, continues
In circulation and are believed by
many Chinese.
Sheng Hsuan Huai, who was re?
moved from the office of minister of
posts and communications as a con?
cession to the national assembly yes?
terday, had a narrow escape from as?
sassination here today. He fled to
the American legation, whence he waa
later escorted by a squad of ten sol?
diers to Tien Tsln.
Edward T. Williams, the American
charge d' affairs, denies, however,
that Sheng Hsuan Hual entered the
American legation today, but says he
can not discuss the minister's depart?
ure from Peking.
The Associated Press has been able
to piece together the following infor?
mation concerning the flight of Sheng
from a proclamation clrculaVd among
the members of the national assem?
bly. One of Sheng's adherents visit?
ed the American legation today and
after a hurried conference proceed?
ed to the place from which the two
ministers returned later to Peking.
Later the French, German and
British ministers, accompanied by the
American charge, drove to the resi?
dence of Prince Chlng, the premier,
and lodged an objection to a possible
decree In line with the wishes of the
assembly.
Some persons say Sheng departed
from Peking Thursday, but that he
left by train for Tien Tsin this after?
noon seems more probable. At Tien
Tsln and Shanghai the foreign resi?
dents will give Sheng the protection
>f the foreign police. Representatives
of the government concerned in the
railway and currency agreements felt
In honor bound to Intervene for his
safety, as they or their predecessors
had pressed him to conclude these
contracts and also urged him to take
the strong stand which resulted In
the present upheaval. While the rev?
olution had been brewing previous
to the conclusion of these contracts
it is considered hero that the foreign
loan policy Anally precipitated it.
T. P. A.'S HAVE BT? TIME,
Banquet a Big Success?Many At?
tend Despite Bad Weather.
The T. P. A. banquet given Friday
night by the members of Post G.
was a big success despite the fact
that the rain kept away many of thi
ladies, who would have gone had it
not rained, and that Senator E. D.
Smith sent In word at the last min?
ute thtl be was unable to be pres?
ent at the banquet.
The banquet was held in the din?
ing room of the Hotel Sumter and
keeplte the fact that without there
was the continual din of the rain
beating on the roof, walls and win
lows, Inglde was as merry a scene
of life and enjoyment as one would
"are to see. Many toasts w. re called
for ind responded to In good style.
Many jokes were told and there was
I continual round of merry-making,
while the various members and their
friends present regaled themselves
with the excellent food and drink
Which was furnished for the occasion.
A WORD To PARMER8.
How to Gel Hid of Bine Cent in Cot?
ton.
At this lime when our farmers Mod
it so difficult to pick their cotton and
when this cotton In conoequence when
tlnally gathered will present that
most unfortunate blue ceel which
places it down tn the lower grade, we
would strongly advise our farmers
to pile ibis seed cotton f <r a time In
'loir bouses iind other buildings
and let it undergo a sweating pro?
cess by which the oil will exude and
thoroughly permeate the blu.tton,
tb >reby thoroughly transforming it
Into i brighter and for more destr
able grade. Thus saving to the farm?
er several dollars h bale That this
statement is correct Is confirmed by
the experience of some of our b< st
farmers ami we urge a trial.
IN A TIGHT PLAGE.
LARGE MUSSULMAN FORCE MEN
ACES ITALIAN GARRISON.
Uncenflorcd Information is That Oc- i
capsj&tl Have Difficulty in MSlll
tniniag Possession Of Town.
Malta, ?ct 27.?Uncensored inior-j
motion from Tripoli ii to the effect
that something in the natuie >f punic |
has seised the city eince it became j
known that a Mussulman force of
(?00 T?rke and Aral e ere threatening
Tripoli. They are well armed ? nd
provisioned.
Bui for a premature attack by a
party of Muaaulmen on ?'-?st Monday
the Italians would have been ambush
ed, completely surrounded and few
would have survived, so numerically
superior were the Turks and Aral's.
In the subsequent revdt in the city
kthe Italians suffered more than ISO
casualties before they gained the
ascendancy. From 4 0 to 50 Arabs
are shot daily in the town.
The Italians were taken completely
by surprise, inasmuch as the ring?
leaders in the revolt had been among
the first to hail the occupation of
Tripoli by the Italians. Arabs ap?
peared on every . balcony, terrace or
vantage point, firing on passorsby. It
is now stated that no forward move?
ment will be made until the arrival
of reinforcements. The 15,000 Ital?
ian troops in the town are panic
stricken over the demonstration and
the extent of the Mussulman force.
Maltese and other British subjects In
Tripoli are asking for warships to
protect them.
Asks Carolinians to Enter Contest.
Columbia, Oct. 2S.?Urging that
some exhibits be sent from South
Carolina to compete for the cup to
be awarded on cotton in the American
Land and Irrigation exposition, to be
I'held in New York next month, a let?
ter received by Commissioner Watson
from Mr. R. G. Musgrove. of the ex?
hibit department, asks that cotton
growers thoughout this State be giv?
en Information regarding the exposi?
tion. Thi letter states that Texas,
Mississippi and Alabama are going to
make a big effort to capture the hand?
some prize and expresses the hope
that South Carolina farmers will also
compete for it. The cotton and en?
tries must be In the hands of the ex?
position management by Nov. 1.
REAPING BENEFIT
From the Experience of Sumter Peo?
ple.
We are fortunate indeed to be able
to profit by the experience of our
neighbors. The public utterances of
Sumter residents on the following
subject will interest and benefit thou?
sands of our readers. Read this state?
ment. 'Tis emphatic and convincing.
No better proof can be had.
E. T. Windham, 20 E. Calhoun
street, Sumter, S. C, says: "1 am
confident that Doan's Kidney Pills are
an excellent kidney medicine and act
just as represented. My kidneys did
not do their work regularly and I
was annoyed by too frequent passages
of the secretions. There Wie much
lameness, soreness and pain in the
small of my back and I had other
symptoms of kidney complaint.
Doan's Kidney Pills, which 1 got at
China's Drug Store, relieved t ie en?
tirely and acted as a tonic to my sys?
tem."
For sale by all dealers. F.lce 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Bcffalo,
New York, sole agents for the * nited
Stated.
Remember the name?Doan'J?and
take no other. _No. 13
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all Spring, in fact until the first day of Au?
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da
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124 N MAIN STREET
Day Phone 539
Night Phone 201
when t?uVe Harvested
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