#combines act

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"COAL FIRM MANAGER QUIZZED ON LETTERS," Toronto Globe. October 17, 1933. Page 5. ---- "Promise" Not to Import German Product Subject of Questioning ---- QUEBEC TRIAL CONTINUES --- (Canadian Press Despatch.) Quebec. Oct. 16. The question of whether the Hartt & Adair Coal Company had any obligation not to import German coal occupied the attention of the Court of King's Bench today as the prosecution continued of six coal companies on charges of forming a price combine.

Andrew Flemming, Vice-President and General Manager of the Hartt & Adair Company, was in the witness box throughout today's session. Louis St. Laurent, acting as prosecuting counsel for the Quebec Attorney-General, produced a letter from Mr. Flemming which spoke of "our promise not to import any Germany buck- wheat."

Welsh Coal Preferred. Questioned as to the significance significance of of "promise," Mr. Flemming replied company did not want to handle any German coal as long as there was Welsh coal in abundance.

"Can you remember any reason for using 'promise' in your letter, and the word 'obligated in a cable?" Mr. St. Laurent asked.

"No, except, as I said before, I didn't want German anthracite."

In the same line of questioning, Mr. St. Laurent produced a letter from R. L. Piercey of T. T. Pascoe Limited, Swansea, to Mr. Flemming, which brought a smile from Mr. Justice Wilfrid Laliberte, Judge hearing the case, and a laugh from Senator Lorne C. Webster.

"I told the people at the dinner," the letter said, "that Webster was not the only one who had been working in Canada for the Welsh coal trade. Dr. Camsell had. been greatly interested in it since 1922, and the only difference was that Webster got a dollar a ton for his interest and Dr. Camsell nothing he is a civil servant."

(Dr. Charles Camsell is Deputy Minister of Mines at Ottawa.)

Another letter from Flemming Flemming was produced, as follows: "Signatory has seen Mr. Aird on one or two occasions, but no suggestion has been made as to what the price will be. It has been indicated that we are prepared to co-operate."

The reply from Piercey was then filed: "We are glad to note you have seen Mr. Aird - we sincerely hope you will be able to agree on prices, and, now you have 100 per cent. of the Welsh coal business in your hands, you should be able to get the utmost price out of Welsh coal."

"Utmost Price." "Did you get the utmost price?" Mr. St. Laurent asked. "That was the expression of Mr. Piercey, who was in Wales," Flemming replied. "Yes, but I am curious to know if the hope from Wales was possible in Canada?"

"I should like to know what is the utmost price," Flemming said. "It was a fair price, but not an utmost price."

Further correspondence dealt with the unsuccessful efforts of Lane & Robitaille of Quebec to buy a cargo of coal through two English firms. A letter from Pascoe's, put in evidence by the prosecution, read in part: "After the two firms had carefully combed the market they came to the conclusion they were up against a dead end, having also approached the Amalgamated with the same."

Amalgamated are working with us in this respect, and it is in their interest as well as ours to keep down the importers to a minimum." Subsequently they bought some coal from Bevans, and Pascoe's letter was put in: "We did our utmost to tie Bevans up with the monopoly, but failed in view of the fact that they had just released themselves from a monopoly with Amalgamated in which they were badly let down. This will no doubt cure small dealers of trying to get coal from other than the regular importers."

"Do you know if the cure was effective?" asked Mr. St. Laurent.

"I don't know," answered Mr. Flemming.

[pixelaves]

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[kizzer55555]

DP x DC: The Most Dangerous Card Game

Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter. 

Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.

The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge. 

And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).

And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game. 

Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.

(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).

After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely). 

Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.

[greatkateweathermachine]

the community american psycho episode that doesn't exist where jeff goes on an ego and insecurity driven rampage and kills a bunch of people before eventually breaking down and leaving a deranged rambling confession on abed's voicemail at like 3am while curled in a fetal position underneath the study room table. and then when they all have study group in the morning he asks abed if he got the voicemail and abed's like oh yeah nice reference i love american psycho :) and the group carries on like normal while jeff is inner monologuing and staring at his blackberry like this:

[lgbtlunaverse]

Jgy is a class traitor this, jgy is the only person who cares about the common people that. Jgy is the type of guy who would scab during a strike, bring in a union-buster to earn favours from upper management, slowly work his way up to CEO and then give everyone the extra vacation days and payraises they were asking for anyway. Which is an extremely funny type of guy to be. Like, can we all take a break from arguing to agree how fucking hilarious that is?

[casualavocados]

Why do you always use that to piss me off? ...It makes me happy. We agreed that I'm in charge of the bars. But you come here all the time to watch me. How am I supposed to lead my people? Use your head, okay? Suit yourself. What's the matter? Chen Yi. Chen Yi! [...] Don't make me worry.

Chen Bowen as CHEN YI & Chiang Tien as AI DI KISEKI: DEAR TO ME (2023)

[500mlinjection]

you wanna touch it, don’t you?

[prongsfish]

one time for halloween james spent the whole of october convincing regulus to do couples costumes, finally he agreed and they show up to a party as spiderman (james) and mary jane (regulus) only for james to immediately spot barty from across the room who, entirely coincidentally, has come as deadpool. they have some sort of non-serious rivalry because barty likes to mess with people and it’s really easy to provoke james, but suddenly you’d think they’d been best friends for years with the way they’re acting, IMMEDIATELY going fully in-character and running around as spideypool having the times of their lives. meanwhile regulus is like ??? um what the fuck and evan (dressed as death, or maybe cable) just sighs and nods at him while pouring them both another drink.

[crackedhrglass]

despite alex's original plan for jimmy snakes (being "cursed, ghost rider style") my personal hc will always be that he is normal and completely detached from any supernatural weirdness and anomalies because i think it fits better with where i see him in stan's life (especially compared to ford).

BUT. the thought of stan flirting with a sexy cursed biker has so much potential for jealous, hypocritical ford.

the way i see it, ford can't stand anyone flirting with stan, but if it's a hot mermaid? a tall, spooky ghost biker? a spider babe? it's infinitely worse because in ford's eyes, those are things he can't compete with. ford has always been drawn to the strange and inhuman, even when it comes to romantic/sexual attraction, and he assumes stan must be just as fond of them, even though stan has only ever had eyes for his brother.

stan calls him out on his hypocrisy, considering his relationship history with bill, and ford just rolls his eyes with his arms folded like, "that's different! we were business partners first and foremost! and we were only intimate in my dreams, so it barely counts!" while desperately trying to convince stan that the handsome undead biker that keeps winking at him and ruffling his hair is more dangerous than whatever tf he had with bill.

[endivinity]

my finger is healing slowly, but it is healing. it's got scarring on the sides where the damage was, likely on the tendons there. I still can't straighten it fully, and it still swells over time when I do art. but it's gone on to a silicone splint today! the rigid splint needs to be put on occasionally, and I have to massage it often with this horrid little wire sphincter to try and break up the scar tissue and give me flexibility and proper circulation back. I'm kind of mad that my attempt to fix my sleep disorder and correct my ADHD ended up in this injury that'll likely be permanent like... why did the meds do this. why they bully me. i just wanted to be better :(

i also have to go back to therapyyyy oh boy. turns out when you're unemployed and poorly socialized (autism presenting as social anxiety lol) and settle into minor comforts you start getting real skittish about changing that even though existing in it sucks. I just need to be coaxed out of the hole a little bit

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"GIVE SHOE COMBINE SIX MONTHS' GRACE," Toronto Star. October 22, 1912. Page 1. --- Majority Report Would Allow It a Chance to Conform to Act. --- WHERE IT OFFENDED --- Special to The Star. Ottawa, Oct. 22. - The United Shoe Machinery Company, having Shoe been found guilty of violating the Combines Act, it is now for the Government to decide whether it will inflict the penalties of the Act upon the company.

These penalties are the cancellation of patents and a fine of a thousand dollars a day after ten days. The majority report recommends that the company be given six months instead of ten days, to adjust themselves to conform with the Act. This time will probably be allowed.

The majority report states that as the United Shoe Machinery Company will not allow any of its machines to be used by any shoe manufacturer who employs a shoe machine made by another firm, "competition in the manufacture and supply of shoe machinery in Canada is practically impossible."

[blossoms-phan]

i will die a happy woman if in the next 6 months of this tour at some point we get a 5 second ig story of dnp at a karaoke bar or something with the crew after a show doing lovegame all up on each other

[handsomelyerin]

diego calva & trinidad gonzález for elle mexico (oct. 2024)

[stupidrant]

Since we’re on the topic of video games, im tired of these fucking remakes. Ive said it before but i’ll say it again each time. These companies dont wanna invest in an actually good remaster or port and would rather waste their time with these remakes bcuz “ooh look how shiny and better the graphics look!!1!1!1” often times it has an empty feeling because everything has to be ultra realism super 6000. Its gotten so bad that now regular gamers are starting to gaslight you into playing or enjoying them. So much has been lost artistically, (like the cool UI designs) that it’s now considered “juvenile” and that i need to “grow up” and “accept it” 😂

[arrowheadedbitch]

Hear me out, Ezekiel with ptsd but he refuses to call it anything other than "the curse" and WILL NOT elaborate

The other librarians and eve and jenkins are unaware of the ptsd and are extremely concerned about this "curse" he will sometimes mention having and then immediately moves on from, refusing to explain himself no matter how hard they try

[aurorangen]

Renee and Vincent had just visited the hospital when they saw a toddler crying alone on a bench. Vincent couldn't bear to see this happening and rushed over to help. "I hate D-Daddy!" he cried through muffled sobs. "Hey, that's my son!" someone yelled. He picked up the kid and went to the guy.

It was clear to Marco that Casper was refusing to let go of the stranger's arms and he dramatically sighed, "If you don't give him back, I'm calling my lawyer!" Oh he had the audacity to blame him even though it was his own fault his son would much rather stay in this stranger's arms. And this stranger was also a lawyer.

Vincent had no idea who this problematic guy was but he was hella annoying! He had a hunch of what was happening and had dealt with cases like this before. Seeing the pleading eyes of the kid in his arms reminded him of the neglect from his own father.

"For fuck sake Marco," Petrah cursed under her breath, "Honey! Let's not make a scene, there are people here," she shot secret daggers at him, worried about her reputation. If paparazzi saw any of this-

Then Renee came over, "Calm down sir." When he wouldn't, she gave up and showed her police ID. Marco recognised her but couldn't quite place when they'd met. But she was a detective and he didn't want to get into trouble. You're in deep shit now Marco...

"I apologise for my husband's childish outburst but I can explain." With her best acting skills, Petrah explained the situation her own way. "Let me buy you some drinks perhaps?" she didn't want to get into trouble either and surprisingly settled all the misunderstandings.