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Attorney Burnett in New York, and promising prompt action. Mr. Hearst’s chief counsel spent the next five days laying detailed evidence before General Burnett, who reported thereon to Attorney-General Knox that the charges were sustained, and recommended that prosecution be begun. General Burnett’s report was suppressed by the Attorney-Gen eral, and no action was taken. After waiting until it appeared certain that the Attorney-General in tended to do nothing, Mr. Hearst transferred the campaign to the In terstate Commerce Commission, be fore which he filed a complaint em bodying the same charges. The Interstate Commerce Commis s’cn began on April 21,1903, a hearing on Mr. Heartst’s charges, and Baer, Thomas, Truesdale and all other heads of railroads involved in the Coal Trust were put upon the stand and examined for weeks, with the result that the disclosures attracted universal attention. It was proved that the average cost of transporting coal to tidewa ter was eighty cenjp a ton, whereas the freight rate charged by the rail roads was one dollar and fifty-five cents a ton on domestic sizes. It was also proved that the in creased cost of mining caused by the strike was only fifty-three cents a ton, whereas the increase in the sell ing price of domestic sizes was one dollar and nineteen cents a ton. In other words, taking one of the railroads as an example, it was shown that as a result of the strike this road was one million two hundred thousand dollars better off in 1903 that it had been in 1900. Discriminations against shippers running as high as fifty cents a ton were proved, and minutes of secret meetings of the trust agents were put in evidenc, whrein the agents were known by numbers, and dealers that cut trust prices were blacklisted. In this investigation the trust re fused to produce “coal purchase” contracts and their contracts with the “Temple Iron Company,” because these contracts incriminated them. The “coal purchase” contracts proved illegal discriminations and the “Temple Iron Company” contracts proved criminal combination under the Anti-Trust law. On this Mr. Hearst’s counsel car ried the matter to the Supreme Court of the United States, which, on April 4, 1904, decided in Mr. Hearst’s favor and compelled Baer to produce the contracts in question. The case now went back to the In terstate Commerce Commission, which resumed its hearings, and the contracts were put in evidence, sus taining all of Mr. Hearst’s conten tions. As a result of this hearing the Interstate Commerce Commission turned over all its evidence to the Department of Justice of the Nation al Government, which has now in con sequence undertaken to prosecute the trust. While the case was being fought in the Supreme Court the matter had at" traded so much attention that in March, 1904, a resolution was intro duced in Congress calling upon Knox to explain why he had not proceeded against the trust. This question the Attorney-General dodged. While the resolution was before the Judiciary Committee Mr. Hearst spoke for two days, explaining in detail the case that he had prepared against the trust. As a result of the facts learned in this fight and the experience it in volved, Mr. Hearst drafted and intro duced his bill increasing the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, which was later taken up by the President and made the basis of the national legislation of last winter and of more stringent laws for public service corporations that have since been adopted in most of the States. Notice of Advance of $lO a Share in Price of the Empire Machine Company’s Stock. On or before June <SO, 1907, the price of this stock will be ad vanced to $35.00 a share. Only a limited number of shares remain to be sold at $25.00; at the present rate of sale these may be dis posed of at any time before June 30th, in which case, the advance will go into effect immediately. The rapidly-growing demand for our Machines fully warrants this increase. Among the Machines manufactured by tins Company is the Empire Hydijaulic Concrete Block Machine, which is undoubtedly the fastest Concrete Machine on the market. It is made of inde structible wrought steel, and with one man behind it has a pressure of three tons. They are no cores, and thus any design or shape may be made at the operator’s will; this machine turns out four blocks at one operation, and has a capacity of 2,400 a day. The Empire, No. 1, a machine for making two blocks at one operation. This machine is no\v in use in the largest concrete plants in the country. The Empire, No. 2, a small machine for the contractor or home builder. The Empire, No. 3, a machine for the large contractor, or block manufacturer, that desires a machine for rapid work. The Empire, No. 4. This machine manufactures every size block used in ordinary building construction; a total of about 40 different sizes. A gable wall can be built with it. The Empire, No. 5; a face down machine, supitable for use in small plants, and when stone are made at the site of the building. Makes a total of 17 different size concrete blocks. CEMENT BRICK MACHINES. We are manufacturing several different style brick machines. On our Hydraulic Cement Brick Machine, 24 brick can be made at one operation. This machine has a capacity of 2,000 brick an hour. Cement Brick Machine, “B. ” This machine is operated by hand, and has a capacity of 0,000 to 8,000 a day. Do you intend to build a home? If so, stop, think, and ask yourself this question: Shall I build myself a house of timber, clay brick, which will be worthless in 40 or 50 years, or shall I build it of concrete blocks or cement brick, which will be a credit to me and a proof of my good judgment for hundreds of years to come? We undoubtedly have the best Concrete Machines on the market. . They are fully protected by United States and Foreign Patents, and we have the whole world as a territory. There is over 300 per cent profit in their manufacture, consequently, we should be able to pay the enormous dividends of 50 per cent or more per annum on investment, and feel perfectly safe in saying that every $25.00 invested in this business now will be worth that many hundred within a year or two. LIBERAL PAYMENT PLAN. $5.00 down and $5.00 per month for 9 months buys 2 shares. $15.00 down and SIO.OO per month for 11 months buys 5 shares. $25.00 down and $25.00 per month for 9 months buys 10 shares. $50.00 down and $50.00 per month for 9 months buys 20 shares. $150.00 down and SIOO.OO per month for 11 months buys 50 shares. Not more than 50 shares to any one person. Cash plan, 5 per cent less for cash. All share-holders have equal voting power, regardless of the number of shares held. The time is short; send in your application at once; if after a thorough investigation you are dissatisfied we will refund your money. . • THE EMPIRE MACHINE CO. Nashville, Tenn. WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. In a signed editorial in the New York American April 23, 1903, it was declared that the purpose of the pros' ecution was to smash the criminal Coal Trust, and that the end of this oppressive combination would begin the end of other similar combina tions. The decision of the Government to proceed upon the lines of this long fight is the promise that the predic tions made in that editorial will be fulfilled. —Theh American, New York. A STORY WITH A MORAL. A man who was too economical to subscribe for his home paper sent his little boy to borrow the copy tak en by his neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over a four dollar stand of bees, and in ten minutes looked like a warty summer squash. His cries reached his father, who ran to his assistance, and, failing to notice a barbed wire fence, ran into it, break ing it down, cutting a handful of flesh from his anatomy and ruining a pair of five dollar pants. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence and got into the corn field and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket, the wife ran, up set a four gallon churn of rich cream into a basket of kittens, drowning the whole flock. In her hurry she dropped a twenty-five dollar set of false teeth. The baby, left alone, crawled through the spilled cream and into the parlor, ruining a twenty dollar carpet. During the excitement the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man, the dog broke up elev en setting hens, and the calves got out and chewed the tails off four fine shirts.—Kansas City Journal. '■ _ „ BOYS WANTED In every town to solicit subscribers for Watson’s Weekly Highest commission paid. Write today for samples. Address Watson’s Weekly, 608 Temple Court, Atlanta, Ga. Dewberry’s Delight. If you are not enjoying good health it is your own fault, as “Dewberry’! Delight” is within the reach of every one, as those who are really not able to buy a bottle can get a trial bottle free of charge by calling or writing to the office, 23 1-2 Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ga. “Dewberry’s Delight” 1 8 just what you need at this season of the year to remove that foul waste matter from the system, so you can sleep and rest, which is the only way you naw restore the nerve force, by good sound sleep. So you see how essential it is to keep the liver, bowels and kid neys right, to keep the system clear of waste matter ■which obstructs the nerve force and paves the way for all diseases. All druggists sell it TOM WATSON’S WEEKLY and ’ 1 WM, J. BRYAN’S PAPER 1 Both for $1.50 Mr. Bryan is the most conspicuous figure in American politics today. He is more —he is a World Figure. His views on men and things are awaited with interest in foreign countries as well as at home. THE COMMONER is his medium of communication with the world; but it is more than a per sonal organ, for it covers the whole realm of political thought. Hence, no one, whether a follower or an oppo nent of Bryan’s doctrine, can fail to be interested in the columns of this famous paper. Address i WATSON’S WEEKLY ) JEFFERSONIAN, J <7 j Atlanta, Ga, 1 , a PAGE THIRTEEN