Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1907)
THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1907. posed by Judge Landls, but It would not be sufficient for penalties which still may be Imposed. PENALTIES FOR AS A BRITON SEES US He Finds Fault With Many Condi tions Over Here. SLUM THE RAIL TTl .me zaftnoim Uncertainty as to What Extent They Will Receive Punishment. SYMPATHY FOR REBATING In Case of Standard Oil Rebates It Is Claimed They Were Forced. Alton May Sot Be Severe ly Prosecuted. CHICAGO, A "Washington spe cial to the Tribune says: Determined as the Government is to prosecute the Standard Oil Company to the full limit of the law. it has no such designs upon the railroads which give the rebates to the trust. In directing District Attorney Sims to impanel a special grand jury to Indict the Chicago and Alton. Judge I.andis has taken a step the administration Is dis posed to regret. Its attitude is due to the fact that it was through the railroads that the evidence was obtained which en abled the prosecution of the Standard Oil Company on such a large number of counts. In addition, the Investigation made by the Bureau of Corporations es tablished the fact .that the Standard Oil Company acted the part of a highway man toward the railroads, just as It did toward the people. It forced them to grant rebates by declaring they would get no business if the regular tariff were ap- ) piled, and that their competitors would be given all shipments, so that they would suffer In consequence. Sims Likely to Go Slow. District Attorney Sims has been In formed of the view of the authorities l ere, and it is not expected he will pro ceed against the Chicago & Alton and other railroads involved In the counts yet to be disposed of with the same grim earnestness he displayed in his attack upon the oil corporation. Of course, the Government had no control over Judge Iandis in this matter, but if it had had there Is little doubt it would have' advised against prosecution of tho railroads. This does not mean that any sympathy Is entertained here for rebating. But the moral effect of the tremendous fine Im posed upon the Standard Oil Company is such that the practice is believed to be finished forever, unless the .Government later on should relax its vigilance. Some months ago the railroads were given a hint of what might happen to them when the New York Central was convicted of granting one rebate to the Standard and was fined $15,000, which Is t."000 less than the maximum penalty. The prosecution of the New York Central was brought because that road declined to furnish' the. Bureau of Corporations with any information whatever In regard to Its relations with the oil octopus. Would Cost Alton Dear. In the case of the Chicago & Alton and all other railroads which have had deal ings with the Standard It Is highly prob able if the cases are brought Into court that the Government will suggest the im position of the minimum rather than the maximum fines. But even this would be a tremendous penalty. It is estimated It would aggregate J75.9SO.000. If the Stan Sard should be convicted on all counts pending against It and the maximum fine Imposed on each count it will nave to pay a total of $151.M0.000. This, with the rail road fines, will mean an aggregate of I227.S60.000 which the Government will col lect as a result of the prosecutions. In considering the justice of the ac tion of Judge Landis in imposing the maximum tine upon the Standard Oil Company, attention may be called to the fact that the question involved is not so much that of the quantity of oil transported or that of the actual saving on freight rebates which the Standard made. As a matter of fact, the report of the Commissioner of Cor porations estimates that the discrim inations saved the Standard only about iou,uou annually. How It Crushed Rivals. But this discrimination gave the trust an advantage far above the mere reduction in rate. It Insured the suc cess of its monopolistic tactics. An Independent refiner would have to pay the open rate while the Standard en Joyed the secret and lower rate, and the difference would enable a lower selling price, to his injury and final destruction. Until the Bureau of Corporations commenced its investigation the inde pendents could not understand why they were, unable to meet the Stand ard's competition. They did not sus pect the advantage in freight charges which their grasping competitor en joyed. By means of the rebates from the railroads, connecting Chicago and St. Louis the Standard was able to gain absolute control of the entire Southwestern Held, which includes the States of Missouri. Arkansas and Texas and the .Territory of Oklahoma. Grounds for an Appeal. It is expected the Standard will base its appeal to the Supreme Court on the ground either that Judge Landis' sen tence constitutes a cruel and unusual punishment In violation of the Consti tution, or that the Elkln3 antr-rebate law is unconstitutional; As to the former, the evidence obtained by the Bureau shows that the profits of the Standard Oil Company in 1893 amount ed to $81,000,000. in 1894 to $61,000,000, and in 1895 to $57,000,000. At the least, the trust has been making $57,000,000 per annum for years. The authorities here do not believe for a moment that the Supreme Court will reduce the fine on the ground that the punishment is cruel or unusual. The suggestion of John D. Rockefeller that it will be a long time before the fine is paid is not likely to be a true prediction, in view of the determina tion to expedite the consideration of the case by the higher courts. Oil Always Going Up. The report of Commissioner of Cor porations Smith, made yesterday, shows there has been a gradual Increase in recent years in the price of oil. The present year has been no exception. But the Standard Oil Company may find difficulty In raising its prices suf ficiently to obtain additional funds with which to pay the fine. Since the Bureau began to publish the result of its investigation independent refin eries have been established all over the country, and today the Standard faces a greater competition than ever be fore in its history. An Increase of only 1 cent per gallon upon oil sold by the Standard would mean an additional revenue of about $34,000,000 per annum. Such a sum would more than meet the fine im- H. Hamilton Fyfe, in London World. Tne Briton who has never crossed the Atlantic has an Idea that the United States is the home of "hustle." He thinks that the citizens of the great Re public live much faster and get a great deal more done than their English cous ins Nothing can be further from the truth. New York Is really the slowest city on earth. That is the charm of It almost the only cnarm. Nobody in New York is in a hurry- Everyone has lots of time to spare. It is noisy, of course. But, except for the din of the elevated rail roads and the gongs and grinding brakes of surface cars, a visit to New York is a positive rest cure for the Londoner. At the railway station in Jersey City when I arrived from Chicago I ' wanted a four-wheeler for my luggage, but was compelled to wait 35 minutes. A number of other people waited, too. They were all . Americans, and they showed no impatience. They took the wait as a matter of course. What Americans in England tell you to do is to give your baggage checks to an expressman and take a street car. "Your baggage will reach the hotel as soon as you do." they say. Well, in Chicago one of my portmanteaux turned up three and a half hours after I had registered at the hotel. Another came late in the afternoon. The third was lost for two days. In America you put your boots on dirty, and. having found a bootcleaner. you sit on a throne for 10 minutes while he applies soothing massage to your feet, and charges you 10 cents (fivepence). Next you seek out the barber's saloon. The operating chairs are all occupied. "Never mind," you think. "They are only being shaved. That'll soon be over." You never made a greater mis take in your life. As you watch the barber lathering with calm deliberation. then going through mysterious performances with damp, hot face-cloths, then making a few strokes with the razor, then apply ing the face cloths again, and so on. you reflect that If it took as long to be shaved In any London shop there would be a riot. At last your turn comes, and you find yourself a prisoner for at least 20 minutes. One day. in addition to be ing shaved. I had my nair cut, singed and shampooed. It took just an hour and a half, and the charge was $1.50 (6 shillings). As they never shave you un der 25 cents (I shilling), they have to take a long time over it to make you think you have got your money's worth. The New Yorker likes it. It helps him to get through the day. Naturally, their trains are slow. There are exceptions, such as the New York and Chicago expresses, which are fast and steady both, but the average rate of speed is rather under than over 30 miles an hour. Even taking a ticket is a long business. The speech of Americans is slow and deliberate. Their movements are slow. Most of them are men of large bulk, unable to do anything quickly. In their restaurants the service is so tardy that it is a good plan to order dinner at lunch time. Business is conducted on charm ingly unbusinesslike lines, with frequent intervals for cigars, cocktails, "swapping stories." and "blowing'.' about the great ness of everything American. In office hours Englishmen have no time for any thing but business. Americans do not believe in such concentration, and they are the pleasanter people for It. But witn so many aids to wasting time they are naturally not able to make much money. A man is considered rich in the United States if he has $1,000,000 (200,000). When Americans are told that a man is not called a millionaire in England until he has $5,000,000. they think they are being made fun of: they cannot believe there is so much" money in the world. It Is amusing to hear Americans talk as if everything in their country were perfect all the more amusing when they are the victims of their own verbosity. By constantly asserting that they are the richest, rapldest nation on earth, they grow to believe it them selves. The truth is that they are only Just beginning to understand what either riches or rapidity, mean. GIRLS MARRYING TITLES Money Beckoning to Covctousness of Foreigners. Indianapolis News. That the pursuit and purchase of titles by American heiresses has become E creed, if not a business, need not be de nied. And for the most part the Ameri can press has estimated it at its true value, and characteristically has not been backward about puu ing its estimate. Two recent events bring the whole sub ject up. One Is the rumor that Anna Gould will soon marry another spend thrift French nobleman. The other Is the wedding of the daughter of Charles H. Moore, a New York millionaire, to an Italian, the Duke of Torlonia. The Gould case is Its own comment. All that needs be said, it should seem, is: "Would any of these titled foreigners wed these girls if they were not heiresses? Or, rather more to the point, would they wed them if papa did not 'come down with the pur chase money before the proceedings and settle so-and-so many millions or hun dreds of thousands on the owner of the title, with so-and-so much per . annum thereafter for his very own?'" If, as the story books have it. the girl in the easel could announce that it was all a dream; that her fathter had lost all his property, and that her face was her only fortune, would she be wedded and happy forever afterward, the titled lover duly responding that it was she, not her money, that was wanted? If that could be the. case there is no reason why an American girl should not marry a for eigner with a title, though (not calling Englishmen foreigners) it is a risk for an American woman to marry any but her own countryman, for a number of reasons that will suggest themselves. We cannot see why an American should be proud that his daughter should marry a duke or a man of any title. If, as we pictured, it could be certainly a love mach, then the title drops out of the case altogether. If It could be as Presi dent Lincoln said to the Prince de Join ville, who rather insistently dwelt on the fact that he was a prince "Oh, well," said Mr. Lincoln, "we won't mind that and shall tr-?at you Just the same as if you were not": if the whole matter could be put on that basis, then, to use a H1-' bernicism. there would be no basis. But when' it is-always a rich American girl on the one hand and always a title on the other one must be permitted to say that a just estimate of manhood and dignity of character has become very much conventionalized, to say the least, that accounts the father of the girl proud and happy because he has bought for her a title with his money; and when misery comes, as comes It so frequently does and must in the nature of the case, it is difficult to feel sympathy. Marriage. If. anything, is holy. And when one talks of it in private life as the exchange or union of wealth and title, there is an inherent degradation that without speci fication must be felt If we are not too far brutalized and scared by the plu tocratic estimate of everything.. Runhing posts for cattle made of whale' jaws are to be seen in the village of Haw nker. in England, and represent th whale trade formerly carried on at that place. Tbur stand 12 feet or so above the ground. Is creating an epoch in 'the history of merchandising. The influence of the monster "REORGANIZATION SALE" which opened yesterday at Portland's most popular and newest department store The NEW- Doors Open on Saturday at 8A.E Will Close at 10 P. M. THE SAME GOODS FOR A LITTLE LESS MONEY THAN ELSEWHERE 50 More 50 Salespeople Wanted All Departments Need More Helpers Apply Saturday Morning Has been felt in every quarter. From every point has come enthusiastic response. It took daring- and courage to subject this splendid stock of dependable, standard, seasonable and fashionable merchandise to such radical reductions, yet our reward will be found when the objective point is'reached, and that is when every dollar's worth of present stocks is disposed of,' and the decks cleared for new Fall stocks in NEW GOLDEN EAGLE STOR1E Bear in mind that, in addition to the mention of goods underpriced below, thousands more await you throughout the store that do not reach the newspaper columns. Again, bear in mind that during the "Reorganization Sale" ABSOLUTELY EVERY ARTICLE IN .THE HOUSE will be DRASTICALLY REDUCED, a fact that careful, prudent folk cannot disregard. An Apology to the Public Notwithstanding the fact that every possible- effort was made to handle the tremendous crowds that thronged our aisles and jammed the entrances yester day, and regardless of the fact that scores of extra salespeople have been employed, we are fully aware of the fact that we were unable to cope with such an army of buyers as invaded and ransacked the store, from early morn till the big gong rang for closing, with our usual care and promptness. Every human energy was strained, and we did our best, but fell short of waiting upon all who came. We are sorry if any were disap pointed in being waited on, and if the patience of all others was severely taxed. For Saturday we have arranged for over 200 extra helpers, established ex tra bundle and cash desks, and planned for quick and satisfactory service all through the store. Come and revel 'mid the sea of bargains remembering that dur ing the great ' ' REORGANIZATION SALE" ABSO LUTELY EVERY ARTICLE IN THE HOUSE IS SHARPLY REDUCED! THE SHOE SALE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF EAGER BUYERS A Veritable Slaughter of.... Stylish noes A Feature of the Monster Reor ganization Sale. Infants' Moccasins in assorted colors; regular 15c. Special, pair 5 WOMEN'S $3.00 CANVAS OXFORDS, $1. Women's white canvas Oxfords, high oc low heel heavy or light soles, plain and tipped toes; values to $3.00. Special, your choice, pair ...$1 Boys' Tennis Oxfords, in black, brown and white. Special at, pair 39 15c SILK LACES, 5. "White mercerized silk oxford Laces; regular 15c value. Spe cial, pair 5 15c WHITE CLEANER, 7. White Cleaner, paste or liquid, for cleaning canvas Shoes; regular value 15c. Special 7 WOMEN'S $2.50 SHOES AND OXFORDS, $1. Women's Shoes and Oxfords, kid or patent leather, all sizes; values to $2.50. Special, pair. . . ; $1.00 WOMEN'S $3.50 OXFORDS, $1.50. Women's finest Russia caif Oxfords, in tan and chocolate colors ; values to $3.50. Special, pair $1.50 WOMEN'S $5.00 SHOES AND OXFORDS, $2.00. Women's patent and vici kid Oxfords and Shoes, worth to $5. Special, pair $2.00 Men's Shoes, in all shapes and leathers. Special, pair.. $1.50 MEN'S $5.00 SHOES, $2.00. Men's fine Dress Shoes, in all the newest leathers and lasts; patent colt, vici kid, box calf and gunmetal, heavy and light Goodyear welt soles; values to $5.00. Special, pair.. $2.00 INFANTS' $1.00 SHOES, 49. A line of infants' Shoes, in all styles, buttons and lace; worth to $1.00. Special, pair 49 CHILDREN'S $1.50 SHOES, 75. ' Children's spring heel Shoes; values to $1.50. Special, pair 75 50c Bunion Protectors. Special 38 A Lively Bargain Quartet. Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Belts and Ribbons A bevy of rare values sure to interest thousands of shrewd shoppers. CHILDREN'S 25c HOSE, 12 1-2. Children's black ribbed cotton Hose-, good quality Maco yarn, double knee, heel and toe; sizes 5 to 10; regular value 25c. ' Special, pair 12 1-2 WOMEN'S SILK BELTS FOR 10. A lot of Silk Belts, in black, white and colors, all sizes and styles; values at 39c, 50c and 75c. Special, each 10 WOMEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS, 25 DOZEN. Fine quality 14-inch cambric hemstitched Handkerchiefs; regu lar value 60c. Special, dozen ; 25 WOMEN'S 20c HANDKERCHIEFS, 11. Cambric and linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs,, in neat all round embroidered effects; regular value 20c; special, each.. 11 WOMEN'S 25c AND 35c NECKWEAR, 12 1-2. A fine line of fancy embroidered and plain Neckwear, in stocks, collars and string effects; our 25c and 35c values. Special at, each , 121-2 RIBBONS AT 9 YARD. Pure silk taffeta and satin Ribbons, 3 to 5 inches wide, in plain and fancy effects ; our 12 l-2c and 15c quality. Spe '1, yd...9 $1.00 FANCY RIBBONS, 25c. A lot of Ribbons in fancy and changeable effects, 5 to 10 inches wide; values to $1.00. Special, yard 25 Muslin Underwear in the Sale WOMEN'S CORSET COVERS AND DRAWERS. FOR 29. Cambric and muslin Corset Covers and Drawers, lace and embroidery trimmed; good full sizes. Our regu lar 39c and 50c values; special, each 29 . CHILDREN'S 35c MUSLIN SKIRTS 19c. Children's good quality muslin Skirts, ages 6 to 12 years'; regular value, 35c; special, each 19 Housewives Will Save by These "Reorganization" Sale" Prices in the Crockery Shops The china and glassware section reminds one o a big exhibit and fair, so vast is the collection of beautiful ware. The prices make buying . imperative with pru dent women who have a niche- to fill in the china closet. Examples of bargains in this sale: v $6.50 DINNER SET FOR SIX $3.98. A beautiful semi-porcelain cottage dinner set, 40 pieces, cimplete for six diners, best grade semi-porcelain. Pretty design, festooned edges, embossed scroll pat tern, newest and most artistic shapes, all full size pieces. Double heavy and single hair lines of bright, rich gold, decorated in realistic floral border designs of tiny red roses, and scroll of little green leaves. This set contains 6 dinner plates, 6 dessert plates, 6 sauce plates, 6 individual butter plates, 6 cups and saucers; 1 each open vegetable dish, meat platter, slop bowl and cream pitcher. Best regular $6.50 value; special in the "Reorganization Sale" at l.$3.98 Caps and Saucers, semi-porcelain, in fancy decorated designs; special in the sale at, the pair 5 Fancy decorated semi-porcelain dinner plates, each 4 Fancy decorated semi-porcelain breakfast plates, each - 3 Fancy decorated semi-porcelain sauce plates, each.. 2 HAVTLAND CHINA DECORATED WARE, 12 Choose from a beautiful collection of Havlland china dinner plates, dessert plates, oatmeal bowls, etc. Genu ine French Haviland china, light and transparent, with festooned edges and artistically embossed designs; dainty floral decorations in a generous choosing of patterns. These pieces are exceptional values at $3.50 the dozen. Special in this sale while they last.. 12 NINE-PIECE $3.50 TOILET SET AT $1.98. A nine-piece semi-porcelain toilet'set, full size pieces and good shapes. Very durable; in pinks, blues, greens and grays; prettily decorated in floral designs. Set is composed of 1 large pitcher and bowl, 1 covered chamber, 1 hot water pitcher, 1 covered soap dish, 1 small mug and toothbrush holder. Best $3.50 values go in this sale at $1.98 15c AMERICAN CHINA PIECES, 8. Pretty strawberry patterns; select from sauce plates, olives, desert plates, breakfast plates, pie plates, dinner plates and oatmeal bowls. All of American china, in fancy festoon edges, heavy stippled gold border. Ex ceptional value at 15c; in the sale at, each 8 15c ENGLISH COBALT BLUE WARE, 8. A line of fancy English decorated ware, rich cobalt blue coloring, with heavy gold borders and fancy gold design encircling to ceater of rim. In this lot are bread and butter plates, dessert' pTates, oatmeal bowls, sauce plates, etc. A big value at 15c each. In the sale at, each 8 Wash Goods ' WASH GOODS, 35c VALUES 8 1-3 YARD. Values up to 35c, in beautiful new wash stuffs, go in the Reorganization Sale at, yard 8 1-3 Women's Knit Underwear Hosiery and Gloves All underpriced radically in the great Reorganization Sale. WOMEN'S 39c VESTS, 19. Jersey-ribbed lisle thread Vests,, low neck, sleeveless, lace trimmed, silk ribbon finish, all sizes; regu lar value, 39c; special, each. 19 WOMEN'S 25c HOSE, 13. A line of women 's black lisle thread hose; full fashioned feet; regular value, 25c; special, during this sale, pair 13 WOMEN'S LISLE AND TAFFETA GLOVES, 15. One and two-clasp lisle and taffeta gloves, in white, black and colors; all sizes; regular values, 25c, 35c and 50c; special, pair 15 Men's Needs MEN'S 50c UNDERWEAR, 25. Men's fancy colored Shirts and Drawers, all sizes; regular value 50c. Special to close, garment 25 Men's 8c turkey red Handkerchiefs; special, each 3 MEN'S LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, 3 FOR 25. Pure linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs, soft print; regular value 15c; special, 3 for - 25 MEN'S 25c NECKWEAR, 12 1-2. A line of men's sample Neckwear, pure silk, full length four-in-hands, light and dark colorings; regular value 25c. Special, each ' 121-2 MEN'S $1.25 SATINE SHIRTS, 75. Men's medium weight black satine Shirts, with pearl buttons, -all sizes; regular value $1.25. Special, each 75 BOYS' 35c WASH PANTS, 15. A lot of boys' wash Pants, in white, linen and fancy stripes, sizes 4 to 12 years; regular value 35c. Special, pair. ..15 RARE VALUES Leather Goods, Jewelry WOMEN'S $1.50 LEATHER HANDBAGS, 69. Solid leather Handbags, with draw-string top in red, green, blue and opera effects; values to $1.50. Special, each.. 69 WOMEN'S 69c LEATHER HANDBAGS, 39. Solid leather Handbags, with coin purse, riveted frames, extra silk lined; splendid 69c value. Special, each.... 39 BEAUTY PINS. 100 dozen new, neat Beauty Pins, in 20 different styles; regular values 19c and 25c. Special, 10 set, or 3 sets 25 20c HAT PINS, 5. 50 dozen fancy Hat Pins,, latest effects in cut glass and gold plated; values to 20c. Special, each 5 25c AND 50c HAT PINS FOR 17. An assorted lot of fine Hat Pins in filagree, wood, sterling and pearl tops, sold regular at 25c to 50c. Special, each 17 PRICES DEEPLY CUT AMONG THE Drug Sundries Newbro's Herpicide, $1.00 bottle 65 "Ed Pinaud's" Eau de Quinine, $1.00 bottle..'. 65 'Ed Pinaud's" Vegetal, $1.00 bottle 59 Park & Tilford's Bay Rum, $1.00 bottle 59 Hind's Honey and Almond Cream, 50c bottle 35 Espey's Cream, 50c bottle ...29 Ethymol Tooth Paste, 25c bottle 17 Crown Lavender Salts, 50c bottle ....33 Kirk's Tooth Paste, 25c box 7 Mennen's Talcum Powder, 25c bottle 12 Gillette's Talcum Powder, 25c bottle 7 Jap Rose Glycerine Soap,-10c cakes 6 Savon "Duchess" Violet Soap, 10c cakes 6 Swift Co.'s Castile Soap, four-pound cans, 75c value, at.. 45 "Golden Eagle" Transparent Glycerine Soap, 5c cake... 3 Gillette's Shaving Soap, 5c cakes -2 " Sharp Price Concessions in the Domestic Aisle Outing Flannel, suitable for use in making comforts and for many other purposes; dark shades; regularly selling at 6 l-2c. Sale price, yard 4 1-2 27-inch teasle-down Outing Flannel, 15c grade, yard. .12 1-2 27-inch colored Outing Flannel, 12 l-2c grade, yard 10 Cotton Challies, the 6 l-4c grade, yard 4 1-2 Blue and white striped feather Ticking, 25c quality, yard. 19 Galatea Cloth, splendid 20c quality, yard 17 18-inch Russian Crash, the 15c grade; yard 11 10-4 Cotton Blankets, big 75c values 59 Feather Pillows, the best dollar kind 65 That Happy Look on the Housewife's Face Will be intensified when she scans this bargain list, which embraces so many Housekeeping Necessities The Housekeeper's Shops Aglow With Rare Bargains. Thousands of economies here for the prudent housewife in the Great Reorganization Sale. Couch Cover 50 inches wide, 3 yards long, Roman striped pat terns,, fringed all round; best English tapestry materials; $1.50 values - 98 Window Shades Real opaque, 3x6 size, 50c grade 24 Genuine Smyrna Rugs Reversible, in handsome Oriental and floral designs, at half price. Rugs 6x9, regular $14 values., at each $7.00 Size 7x10 Rugs, $15 values, at $7.50 Size 9x12 Rugs, $22 value, at $11.00 Commode Scarfs Size 18x36, applique and embroidery patterns, best 50c kind; in the sale, at 29 Bath Towels Size 22x44, fringed both ends; best 25c grade, at 17V2 Marseilles Bed Spread's Full size, heavy quality, with cut cor ners and fringed or plain hemmed styles; best $2 grade. Sale price $1.50 Swiss Curtains Ruffled, 2V2 yards long, 50c grade 37 Brass Curtain Rods 36-inch extension, 10c grade, for 4 36-inch English Tapestry Stand Covers In a pretty combination of colorings, red and green and plain solid colors, reversible and fringed all round; 50c quality, at 29 . T