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Show OHIO'S GOVERNOR , ' AFTER COAL TRUST COLUMBUS, Jan. 15. The-qxrtet Investigation In-vestigation that Gov, Nash has ' been J making of the coal situation for'sev- eral- days , ripened yesterday , afternoon, after-noon, when AttfTrney-General Sheet filed in the Supreme court, at the instigation in-stigation of the Governor quo warranto war-ranto suits against Six big- coal companies com-panies to oust them from their charters. char-ters. - , ..-.4.. - . -,." The companies against which, suits are brought are the New Pittsburg Coal company, the Sandy Creek Coal company, com-pany, the General Hocking Fuel company,' com-pany,' the Congo Coal company, the Interstate In-terstate Coal company and the Hocking Hock-ing Coal and Iron company, c iNo railroad companies are implicated in the cases. It is charged In the petition peti-tion that these have- entered into a conspiracy to Jlmit the output of coal and Increase and generally control the price. " The suits were brought nnder the State law known as the Valentine antitrust anti-trust act. :- . - ' : " ' 'J' -: r ' |