30 May 1911
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1911
Page
1
Chief Justice White writes for the majority sustaining key government points and providing for a receiver if American Tobacco fails to meet legal requirements. The case is remanded to the lower court to devise methods for breaking up the monopoly and forming a legal corporation. Justice Harlan dissents noting the oil ruling precedent.
Attorney General Wickersham hails a most comprehensive victory as the tobacco trust is found in restraint of trade and monopoly. Six American and two English corporations plus 29 individuals face potential dissolution if they fail to conform within six to eight months. Chief Justice White’s nearly unanimous ruling labels intimidation and a plan to stifle competition, with Justice Harlan dissenting on aspects of the rule of reason.
The Supreme Court held the American Tobacco Company a combination in restraint of trade and a monopoly, violating antitrust law. Chief Justice White reaffirmed the Standard Oil reasoning, denying the word unreasonable was read into the statute, and ordered a plan to dissolve the trust while restraining actions that would enlarge its power. The ruling remanded to lower court to devise a method to dissolve and re-create a lawful structure.
Attorney General Wickersham called the Supreme Court tobacco case a complete government victory The decision upheld the decree against major defendants British American Tobacco Imperial Tobacco and United Cigar Stores The court remanded to dissolve the combination within six months with possible extension and possible court-ordered disintegration plus injunctions or a receiver if not achieved Matinee listing for 45 Minutes From Broadway at Columbia Theater today.
A House committee probes a $2 450 voucher for Justice Day portrait amid claims Philadelphia artist Albert Rosenthal received only 850 and a blank voucher was signed before payment. Col William H Michael then chief clerk is questioned. Denby and Root era records tied to the discrepancy. Robert Morrison says voucher records missing. Calcutta and Vienna consuls general now earn 6000 yearly.
In 1907 Rosenthal says he painted a portrait of Secretary Day and lent it to a Portland exposition. A voucher showing $2450 total with $850 paid for the Day portrait was signed by Rosenthal in blank. Knox seeks explanation from Michael in Calcutta about the entry and the remaining funds disbursement under the Secretary of State’s direction.
United States Steel Corporation announces a readjustment of prices in response to last week's price cut by Republic Iron and Steel Company. Judge E H Gary, head of U S Steel, released the statement after a luncheon with subsidiary company reps and independent manufacturers. Republic Iron and Steel Company attended without representation.
Fourteen killed and 21 injured in a head on crash of two 50 mile an hour trains on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Engineers and firemen from Lincoln Omaha Holdrege Denver Gretna Tobias and other towns were among the dead and injured. Blame suspected due to a time schedule change overlooked by railroad men.
May 29 Pittsburg A Washington Post special reports Thomas Matthews and Joseph McGuire were jailed on charges of murdering William Foley 32 a Georgetown athlete. Eyewitnesses say Foley fought Matthews who then clubs him as McGuire joined in Foley near his home on Wabash Avenue.
In Porum Oklahoma on May 29 Pony Starr and his ally Joseph Davis killed stockman George Maxwell and wounded five of 30 masked attackers from the Anti Horse Thief Association who raided Starr's home seeking prisoners. Starr was wounded. his wife Mrs Starr loaded rifles and saddled horses to flee toward a mountain as deputies, doctors, and a nurse arrived by special train.
Ichimazu Ohashi a young Japanese man visited the Central Emergency Hospital in San Francisco demanding imprisonment after fleeing with his friend’s wife in Chicago. He sought death to escape shame under the Japanese code but hanged himself in a jail cell after escaping a strait jacket.
Two powerful tugs work to float the stranded yacht Virginia, owned by FE Benedict of New York, after it ran ashore seven miles north of Cayo Junias Sunday. The vessel rests one foot above high tide on an uneven coral bottom. no injuries reported. Weather remains calm with no immediate danger.
Special to The Washington Post from South Boston Virginia reports an explosion in the Halcyon Hospital operating room when a gasoline fueled sterilizer exploded. Miss Doris Wimmer the superintendent likely fatally burned, nurse Miss Frances McNutt and Dr H S Betts burned rescuing her. Panic spread among patients as a fire followed, but hospital damage remained slight.
Indictments returned by the grand jury against Bert H. Conners F. B. Maple and F. Ira Bender for attempting to dynamite the Hall of Records on September 9 1910 in Los Angeles California. All three could not meet a 25000 bond and remain jailed. Conners and Maple are iron workers while Bender is president of local union No 282 of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers.
Chicago May 29 Wheat sold at wholesale for 27 a ton the highest price ever reached in the city A short crop last year is said to be the cause and buyers expect prices to hold or rise further with demand steady and supplies tight
Fourteen Killed in Train Wreck. Navy to Probe River Tragedy. Text of Tobacco Trust Decision. Germany for Arbitration Pact. Plea for a New Park. Weds Long-Lost Love. Bribe Offered Juror. Naval Hero Honored. Knox to Investigate Portrait Deal. Index to Today’s Issue notes society and sporting events across pages 1 to 9 with editorials and financial items.
Special to The Washington Poet from Havana reports the effort to raise the Maine is failing as piling sits too deep. high tide washes over, critics blame miscalculation and inefficiency, pumping the caisson could allow water to enter, duplication of piling with rock and cement is proposed, engineers blamed.
In San Francisco on May 28 Rev Henry E Rowland a practitioner of occult healing walked into the flames that consumed the chutes amusement park Fire officials say three bodies were recovered bringing the death toll to about four Mrs Ida McFarland a coworker in spiritualistic investigations said Rowland had been missing since the blaze The park management estimates the damage at 250000 Firefighters saved a cage of monkeys and a baby monkey during the blaze
Reports from Saloniki on May 2 recount clashes between Bulgarian and Turkish forces near Turnovo with both sides rushing reinforcements. Macedonians are said to be aiding the Bulgarians as tensions rise. Russia has mobilized its fleet while troops reportedly remain on Montenegro's border.
Sir William Gilbert, famed librettist and collaborator of Arthur Sullivan, died suddenly in London after swimming in his lake at Harrow. The cause is believed syncope. He authored numerous comic operas including The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance.
Washington District Superintendent George W. Ingham has launched a campaign to prosecute unlicensed insurance agents who defraud the public. The first case saw Herman W. Grant plead guilty and pay a $15 fine. authorities anticipate 20 to 50 prosecutions as the drive broadens to include several insurance firms.
Airmens Andre Beaumont and Roland Garros struggle for the prize in the Paris to Turin air race. Both failed to extend beyond Nice the first stage of the 1200 mile journey, reaching only 126 miles today after 401 miles yesterday. Kimmerling lies third at Brienonles after landing due to motor trouble. Wesmann's machine turned turtle at Troses but the American aviator was not hurt. Frey is reported at Avignon.
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