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WET FEET HOPE OF ROCKEFELLER PUIS If! RESIGNATION NEW YORK P-ESPRESENTATIVE WHOSE SPEECH DENYING HE IS TRUST ALLY IS FEATURE OF CONGRESS. T Rainy Weather May Keep Fair Voters From the Polls at Los Angeles Today. John D. and Other 'Old-Timers' in Standard Oil Company Resign Their Jobs. 50 S FORCES ... x i V V . r- DECISION HASTENS MOVE John D. Archhold R-plce Veteran Chief as President of Parent Concern and Is One of lw of Old Guard I.efl. NEW YORK, Dec. 4. John D. Rocke feller terminated his career as head of the Standard Oil Companr today. With him also retired most of the con spicuous figures of the early days of ths "oil trust.- Not a Rockefeller remains anion- ths officers and directors of the Standard oil Company of New Jersey, chief of the oil corporations, which was ths holding company up to the time of the recent dissolution of the great combine. William Rockefeller. 'William O. Rockefeller. C. M. Trait. H. M. Flagler. II T. Bedford and others whose names have been prominent In the oil busi ness, stepped behind the scenes today. J.hn D. Archbold. one of the few mem bers of the -oli guard" to remain, be came president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and will con trol Its destinies. Move Is Perfaartwrr. The termination of the business career of the man who has acquired a unique po-ililon In history and amassed what Is generally rearded as the larg est private fortune In the world, was prrfunctory. It had been plna In advance, although the plans had been kept secret. Today's action affects not only the New Jersey company, but a nuniber or other corporations In the Standard" Oil group. Although the list of officers and directors Is virtually made over, the active management will be changed but little. . , To what extent today's action Is an -r ik. tianiutlon of the nuignnio " , . . Standard Oil Company was not author! tatlvely disclosed. DeeUloa Hasteas Actloav. It Is understood the decision of th . unn..m Court mereli hastened the retirement of members whose advancing years ninu. ta'.n they could not retain their places mucn !"" , Mr. Rockefeller for nearly ten T'r" hat been only nominally with Standard Oil. He has visited I Broadway only aoout once a 7"' . . n -. limltl toafew fits aiaj a uunj - . --- m - - minutes. After the death of K. . Koeers. Mr. Rockefeller's visits oecama more frequent for a time, until grad vsliy responsibility was shifted to Mr. Archhold. , John A. MoffeU who waa elected first vice-president ot the reorganised New Jersey Company, is one of ths beat known of the comparatively new men In the Standard Oil Company. He was president of the Standard Oil Com pany of Indiana when Judge Landls Imposed his 2.0&0.000 fine upon that company. Teasle Has Reaatatloa. W. C. Teagle. elected second vlce prmtdent, t under 40 years, but long jto acquired a reputation for marked ability In the oil trade. II waa an In dependent refiner In Upper New Tork S'ate when ha sold out to Standard (11 and took a position aa bead of Its export department, which Is said to have developed enormously under his management. from an unofficial source It Is learned that the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey will not change Its present capitalization of $100,000,000. H. C. Fogler. Jr.. was elected presi dent of the Standard OH Company of New Tork. The officers of the Standard Oil Com pany of New York who resigned are William Rockefeller, aa president and director: John I. Rockefeller, as vice president and director: H. C. Fogler, . Jr as vice-president; William G. Rock efeller, aa treasurer: Frank Wilson, as secretary: Cstarlee T. White, as assist ant secretary, and Messrs. Pratt. Mof fett. Bedford. Drake and Teagle as di rectors. The new officers of this company, beside Fogler. are: Vice-president and director. H. L. Pratt; vice-president and director. W. E. Bomiss; secretary. R. C. Telt; directors. W. R. King. H. A. MKSee. C M. Hlgglns and Jamea Don ald: treasurer. R. P. Tlnsley; assistant secretary. W. J. Hlggs. n (. X ! i k I. vV. r- J . ... '-ft ' a. k .... . : - . .jfi i MAUTIX W. LITTLETON". X-RAY IS DEMANDED LAW INVOKED ON MINERS Colorado Coal Owner Seek Injunc tions Against Employes. DEXTER. Dee. 4. The Rocky Moun tain Fuel Company, operating In the Northern Colorado coal fields, has de termined to apply to Federal Judge Lewis for an Injunction restraining the striking coal miners from Interfering with the companya property or em ployee. This determination was announced today by Dan W. Brown, president ot the company. DEATH CAUSES SUICIDE Minneapolis Attorney End Life After Flancee'a Demise. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 4. With a news paper clipping telling of the death In New Tork of Miss Lea Oppenhelmer. supposed to have been his fiancee, lying on his desk, the dead body of L A. Cohen, an attorney of Minneapolis, waa found today with a bullet wound In the temple. He came here from Butte. Mont., where Miss Oppenhelmer lived for merly. TROOPS ARE STILL WANTED Texan ars Mexican Situation If Taft Recall Soldiers. WASHINGTON. Dec 4. Declaring that conditions In Mexico are far from settled. Representative! Burleson. of Texas, today urged upon President Taft tnei necessity of keeping United States troops along the border. Burleson aid tlie withdrawal of all Federal troope would force Governor Colfultt to keep a large part of the atata militia In the field. The presi dent promised to give early attention to the aaaisar. Opening of Congress Marked by Littleton's Defense. IMPEACHMENT IS ASKED Secretary of Leagne to Whose. Attack 'evr Yorker Replies) Would See Latter Ousted as Conspir ator With Combines. ( Con Ungd from Ftrst Pa a. ) defamation of publlo men In this ooun try." declared Mr. Littleton. Chairman Stanley, of the Steel Inves tigating committee, remained silent during the speech of the New Tork member. The latter In no way attacked the committee but said that Mr. Martin had attached himself to the committee as a "voluntary employs and had mis represented his connection with it." There wss a flurry In the House Just before It waa called to order, caused by the distribution of copies of a newspa per which featured a mass-meeting at which Representatives Littleton ana Toung were attacked by Henry B. Mar tin. secretary of the so-called Amor lean Anti-Trust League. A copy was laid on the desk of each member of the House. Instantly Littleton indignantly rushed to the Speaker's office and de manded to know by what right thee copies had been allowed distribution in the House chamber. The copies wars Immediately ordered removed. Littleton's sensational speech waa made a question of "personal privilege." Littleton arrived early and visited Speaker Clark to be assured about the arrangement for him to be recognized Immediately after the first formal motion of the day waa carried out. W. J. Brraa la Hit. Littleton charged that Henry B. Mar tin, secretary of the Anti-Trust League, had circulated false accusations against him. and he accused Martin of consort ing with DavM Lamar, a bear opera tor In Wall Street, to aid in the depres sion of steel stock. He charged that William J. Bryan bad "gone off half- cocked" in the Commoner In his com ment on the steel investigation. Most of Littletons speech was de voted to a defense of his position on the committee and to denial of the accusation that ha was allied with "the trust interests. His references to Bryan mere based on the Nebraskan'a editorial declaring that Littleton "was a thorough-going reactionary," and rill be retired from the committee if the House Democrats really desire that Democratic profession on the trust question be accepted seriously." "The source of this article, declared Littleton, "was the lying scandals of this man Martin. I have always es teemed Mr. Bryan highly, personally. and I believe in turn he has held me in goodly respect. But even he, on the circulated falsehoods of this man Martin, goes off "half cocked.' "Let me say here and now that if my service upon the committee and loyalty to my party requires me to do as I am bid, either by the corrupt alliances of Henry U- Martin, or the Intolerant outside influences repre sented by William J. Bryan, or the combined influence of both. I shall re fuse to obey the mandate of my party and shall prefer to subscribe myself to the obligations of my oath. Oariaer Iadoraes Staad. "I may misjudge the future," Mr. Littleton said aa he turned to his Dem ocratic colleagues, "but in my humble opinion the party that seeks to reach the seat of power oy garnering togeth er the progressives" prejudices of the country, setting itself against the sub stantial and sensible progress of an ambitious people, will find Itself burled beneath an overwhelming disaster. W cannot smother Industrial freedom un der the paralysing paternalism of Government." Representative Gardner of Massachu setts (Republican), a member of the Steel Trust Investigating committee. Interrupted Littleton to Indorse the let ter's statements. "Every word that the gentleman from New Tork has said as to his attitude on th investigating committee Is abso lutely true." said Gardner, amid the applause of the House. Republican members said Represen tative Toung. of Michigan, another member of the steel committee, also would demand the floor, since Martin Included him in his attack last night. The capital waa the mecca of thou sands. Both in the House and Senate lines of .persons were waiting at the gallery doors by 10 o clock, and as soon as these were opened mere was a gen eral rush for seats. The House, owing to the expected political excitement among the Democrats over the steel committee controversy, waa the center of attraction. In the executive gallery of the House guests of President Taft were seated, and the diplomatic gallery was well filled with cardholders from the State Department. A battery of cameras was placed In the galleries to take a picture of the opening of the House. Outside a mov ing-picture machine clicked on the en trance of the members to the CapltoL Many bills and resolutions poured Into the hopper on the Speaker's table aa soon as the House met. Two meas ures to abolish the Commerce Court were presented by Representative Sims, Democrat, of Tennessee, and La Fol lette. Republican, of Washington. Victor Berger, Socialist, from Wis consin. Introduced a resolution to re peal the Sherman anti-trust law and provide for Government ownership of concerns which control more than 40 per cent of trade in any commodity. Two bills creating the rank of V Ice- Admiral in the Navy were introduced by Roberts of Massachusetts and Bates of Pennsylvania, Republican members of the naval affairs committee. A Joint resolution providing for the termination of the treaty of 1831 with Russia was Introduced by SuUer of New York, chairman of the House com mittee on foreign affairs. The resolu tion declares that the Government of the United States will not be a party to any treaty which discriminates be tween American citizens on the ground of race or religion and that Russia haa violated the treaty of 1832 In refusing to honor American passports. Sulzer announced that his committee would begin bearings on his resolution next Monday. SENATE'S SESSIOX IS SHORT Prerident Taft'- Message to Congress Will Be Sent In Today. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. There waa nothing of the speotacular in the Sen ate's programme for today. Little in terest was taken in its proceedings because of the more lively scenes ex pected on the House side of the Capi tol. Both Senators-elect Gardner of Maine and Hoke Smith of Georgia were ready to be sworn In to office and the Vice President had arranged to appoint the customary committees to notify the House and the President that the Sen ate waa In session. Senator Curtis was elected to serve as president pro tempore until Decem ber 12. The Senate waa in session 17 min utes. President Taft's annual message to Congress will be sent in tomorrow. DEAD CORPORATIONS SUED Defunct Xevr Jersey Firm Included ' - In Steel Trust Cases. TREXTON. N. J Dec 4. Four New Jersey corporations recorded as dead in the office of the Secretary of State are among the defendants in the Govern ment's dissolution suit against the L'nlted States Steel Corporation. Pro ceedings against them probably will be dropped. The defunct corporations are the Carnegie Company of New Jersey, the National Steel Company, the American Steel Hoop Company and the American Sheet Steel Company. All other defendants. Individual and corporate, filed appearances today. BANK MESSENGER CAUGHT Joseph Fernald, Wanted for 93300 Theft, Taken to New Tork. SACRAMENTO. Cal, Deo. 4. A re quisition for the return to New Tork City of Joseph Fernald. former mes senger for the National Park Bank of that city, who is accused of th theft of 83500, was honored today by Governor Johnson and a New Tork police officer left with lt-for Los An geles, where Fernald Is in Jail. After the crime waa committed, the suspect went to Canada, continuing to Vancouver, B. C. and thence to Los Angeles. FREE MUSC TONIGHT, Tomorrow night snd every evening (except Sunday) till Christmas Sher man. Clay Co, Morrison at Sixth. ISSUES ARE IN BAD TANGLE netting Stands 2 to 1 on Alexander With Few Takers; Opposition, Hoping for Storm, -Claims Victory hj 10,0 00 Votes. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 4. Unsettled weatlier, with a prediction of rain for election day, complicated tonight the tangled city political situation with which approximately 185.000 voters will be confronted tomorrow. Social Ism or a continuation of the present political regime, prohibition or re stricted license are the main issues. but th confusion attending the start lingly abrupt end of the McNamara trial, combined with uncertainty as to how the newly enfranchised women will vote, has befogged the outcome The onlv certainty is that tr.e women, with their S5.000 votes, will ..-.e the decision. They will decide whether Los Angeles shall have as Its next Mayor Job Harrlman, Socialist and former attorney for the McNamara brothers, or George Alexander, the in cumbent and representative of the "good government" forces, who invoked the recall for the first time and ousted from office Mayor Arthur Harper and a Democratic administration three y ars ago. The women's vote has been wooed assl'uously by both sides throughout. Sorllalsta Hope for Rain. The posslbllty of wet feet may have ar important bearing on the outcome. The Harrlman adherents are hoping for rain. A storm would be good So cialist weather, they declare. In spite of the confusion and uncer- 'tlnty on the part of outsiders, how ever, leaders of both factions profess absolute certainty regarding the out come. The usual night before election statements were put forth, but whi the good government speakers rested tonight after a day of inaction, the Socialists followed up their big rallies of yesterday with meetings In 25 halls S. C. Graham, chairman of the good government organization, said that the only fear of the Alexandrians was that a feelln? of over-confidence engen dered by the finale of the McNamara trial would make Alexander support ers apathetlo. It waa admitted also that rain would favor Harrlman, but at the aame time betting favored ths y exander side. Two to one waa offered tonight that Alexander would be re-elected, and It waa declared there were no takers. But betting odds and the claims of th other side did not affect the en' thuslasm of the Socialists. Alexander Irvine, manager of the Harrlman cam paign, declared he was convinced that his ticket, whether aided by rain or damaged by sunshine, would poll 10. 000 majority ever the good government candidates. Socialists Have M Speakers. "We have distributed 800.000 pieces of literature in the last few days." said Ivine. "We have had 60 speakers In the field, t predict Alexander will poll 66.000 votes and Harrlman 65,000." Brander W. Lee. chairman of the citizens' committee, which was brought Into being in the semi-panic that fol lowed the primary October 11. when Harrlman and his Socialist Councll manlo ticket, made up of a negro Ju- -dealer, a restaurant waiter, a former eJ'tor and six union labor men. led the good government candidates, likewise Issued a statement tonight in which he expressed certainty that th men and women voters would sweep Alex ander back into nice by a majority which he refused to estimate. He added that working men who had contributed to the McNamara defense fund and formerly supported Harrlman had com over to Alexander in large numbers. A thousand men under ths direction of Chief of Police Sebastian and Sheriff Hammel have been detailed for elec tion day police service. ROAD REFUSES HIGHER PAY Trainmen on Orient Line Expect to Strike for Demands. WICHITA. Kan., Deo. 4. Trainmen. including conductors, breakmen, fire men and switchmen on the Kansas City. Mexico aV Orient Railroad, were Where Quality Is JS LB at Its Best for Jf m Gifts of Refinement M 1 and Taste W Y 7 As a broad interpretation of the word 'quality," we can, with the greatest pleasure, submit to people of refined tastes our exquisite diamond jewelry, the many hundreds of gold and silver novel ties, watches and other kindred lines, dis closing some point of interest in this or that article for a gift of worthiness and merit. 1 ,5 PATEK PHILIPPE WATCHES The World's Finest Production Sole Agents for Oregon ROOKWOOD POTTERY -AND- TIFFANY FAVRILE GLASS In AH the Latest Shapes and Colors 1 Diamond Importers Manufacturing Jewelers Opticians (J 1 H 283-285 Washington Street, Between Fourth and Fifth II 9 OUT-OF-TOWN ORDERS SOLICITED AND FILLED PROxVlPTLY II I denied today a 20 per cent Increase . U . I 1 . 1 J 1 In wages. urieni omciaie h.uu who gates from the employes met her this afternoon. Two hundred and" fifty men are In volved on the Orient in Kansas, Okla homa, Texas and Mexico. They be . vA ,,ntnllfl tn vhlnH thev belong will order a strike when the report of the railroad's action is made. The Orient insists that its earnings don't Justify the increase demanded. Pupil Attendance Good. A.iV, . . . ' " i . i . . . . i . v. . a,hir1 im f!he- ciai.; ai viio . . latohle Prairie, 28 pupils In- one room were not absent or tardy in Novem ber. Many of th pupils havs to walk 9 . k .-1. a mtia tn Mhool and 11UUI uua lu ... . . j ..' -I V.a faym fllftrln EL uv cuureo vu v. Alexander is teacher and th 28 pupils include tnose in me sixiu. i-hth and nmtn cranes. PRINTING Balm. Binding and Blank Book a F bones Mala tUOl. A XISU Portland Printing House Co. j L. Vrlsnt. Pros, and Gen. M.nacer. Hook. Catn Ion-Be anal C-mwrrta! Tenth nad Taylor Sts-. Portland. Oracas Make your gift a practical one; make it a useful' one the kind that are most appreciated. Below we mention a few that make handsome gifts for father, mother sister and brother: 49 Set Silver Knives and Forks Aluminum Percolators Set of Andirons Stag Handle Carving Set Safetv Razors Tool. Chests Tool Cabinets Coaster "Wagons Lisk Roaster Child's Sets Safetv Razor Stroppers Razor Strops Universal Steel Ranges Howard Heaters y Set Silver Teaspoons Aluminum Tea Kettles Fireless Cookers Fire Sets Spark Guards Rubberset Shaving Brush Emb. Scissors Hunting Knives Hunting Coats Pocket "Knives Many Others Too Numerous to Mention. -ESTABLISHED 187S- J.J. KADDERLY 130 FIRST 131 FRONT EVERY WEEK FOR ARTICLES ON "HOW WE WON OUR HOMES" The Portland Realty Board invites the homeowners of Portland and vicinity to enter an essay contest for the best articles on the general topic, "How We Won Our Home," and offers the following prizes each week: FTRST PRIZE, ?25 SECOND PRIZE, $10 THIRD PRIZE, $5 The articles should deal with actual, concrete personal experiences of home-winning and home-building, setting forth, step by step, the progress toward the achievement, from the time of making the first payment on a lot or acreage to the realization of the ambition. It is not necessary that homes be entirely paid for. Articles will appear in The Sunday Oregonian. Photographs are desirable, but will not be considered in awarding prizes. The right is reserved of running in The Sunday Oregonian stories not awarded prizes. The following simple directions should be observed : 1. Articles should not he more than 800 words in length. 2. 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