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THE MORNI"G OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1308. OILGOWIIES E UP STATE Waters-Pierce Manager vulges Trust Deal in Missouri. Di- EACH HAS OWN TERRITORY Standard's Pretended Rivals Not Al lowed to Invade Its Clioscn Do main "Competitors' Daily Re. port to Trust Headquarters. . . ST. LOUIS. Xov. 9. The hearing of the depositions of the defense in the ouster suit of the State of Missouri asainst the Standard Oik Waters-Pierce and Republic Oil companies was resumed today. C L. .Ackert, general manager of the Waters Pierce Company, who was the sole wit ness yesterday, was again on the witness stand today. Mr. Ackert admitted that the Standard Oil Company of Indiana Controls the Waters-Pierce, the Republic and the St. Loui3 international Oil companies, although the subsidiary companies are active competi tors for business In St. Louis. He admit ted that agreements had been made be tween the Waters-Pierce and the Stand ard companies regarding territory that company was to do business in, and told of the allotment of the territory. He also testified that the selling prices of the Waters-Pierce and the other companies were li.xed by the Standard. Do Not Kncroach on Standard. Under the further rigid examination of Attorney-General Hadley, the witness tes titied that the Waters-Pierce, Republic and St. IjouU International companies each had' managers who solicited business and often cut the prices to obtain the largest showing to he made to the head company, the Standard. He said that in structions were given to the Waters Pierce Company not to encroach upon the territory of the Standard Oil Company outside of St. Louis and to remain strictly In the territory allotted to the company. Drive Out Independent Companies. Mr. Ackert testified that the Waters Pierce Company cut the .price of oil so low In Jefferson that an independent oil company ouit business there. The witness said that the company al ways maintained hisher prices in the country districts, from one-half to one cent a gallon, and that the customers would readily pay the price because of the facilities of the Waters-Pierce Company, which enable prompt delivery, while com petitors were not able to supply the cus tomers regularly. Daily Reports to Standard. Upon further examination, Mr. Ackert admitted that the Standard Oil Company owned much stock of the Waters-Pierce Company, but he did not have personal knowledge whether it was a minority or majority. He testified that the Waters Pierce Company had made daily reports to the Standard Oil Company at -6 Broad way, Now York. The hearing was adjourned until next Wcdnesuav morning. 1XDICTKD IN MISSOURI NEXT St. Louis Federal Grand Jury to Aet on SlanduM Oil. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 9. The Federal grand jury, which meets next Wednesday, will investigate the St. Louis end of the al leged oil combine, with a view to the in stitution of criminal proceedings against persons invoHed, so it was made known today, information was given out that members of the Interstate Commerce Commission and 1 eprescntatives of fho office of Conimietioner of Corporations Garfield have hein served with aubpenas duces tecum from the District Court of ficials' in St. Louis compelling their pres ence when the grand jury convenes. The grand jury will proceed under the ttatute which sets forth that persons who accept and those who grant a special rail road rate not granted equally to all. ship pers are criminally guUty and subject to fine and imprU-onment. The subpenas lectin tecum issued compel the presenta tion before the Grand Jury of the tran script of the voluminous evidence secured by the investigation conducted in St. Louis and Kansas City. Trial for Selling Embalmed Food. PITTSBURG, Nov. 9. Representatives of the Pullman Car Company waived hearings today in the suits brought by the State pure-food agents, alleging the use of formaldehyde in the milk served to passengers on Pullman cars. The cases will come up for trial at the De cember term of court. Similar hearings in 1H cases at Greensburg and seven at Beaver Falls were also waived. Arguing Tobacco Trust Case. NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Argument on the demurrers Interposed by the Mac-Andrews & Forbes Company and the J. S. Young Company, subsidiary corporations of the American Tobacco Company, to indict ments alleging a violation of the antitrust law was begun today in the United States Circuit Court before Judge Hough. rul I man Must Pay Tax on Reserve. CHICAGO, Nov. 9. Corporation Counsel Lewis today announced that he would In a short time begin proceedings to collect city taxe3 on the surplus of 125,000,001) of the Pullman Company. He said that the company will be asked to pay the tax on the ground that the fund is held as a trust. SWITCHMEN ACCEPT OFFER Vnion Agrees to Partial Arbitration. Trainmen Arrange Conference. CHICAGO, Nov. 9. The indications to nteht are that the difficulty between the switchmen and the Western railroads will be settled within the next 24 hours. At a conference today between the representa tives of the Switchmen's Union and the managers the men agreed to accept the advance of 3 cent-s an hour offered by the roads and to submit the question of a further 3 cents' increase to arbitration. The Switchmen's Union represents only about one-half the switchmen, the re maining union switchmen being affiliated with the Brotherhood of Railway Train men. This organization has not accepted the offer of the roafls as yet. but a con ference has been arranged for tomorrow between ite representatives and the man agerh and it was said tonight that a sat isfactory settlement would be reached. All Will Advance Wages. NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-The Herald says It became known yesterday that practlcal- C ly all the great railroad and industrial cor porations of the country the affairs of which are directed from this city, have decided to Increase the prevailing rate of wages to their employes. Besides the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which already has announced an increase, the Standard Oil Company, the Amalgamated l.'opper Company and the United States Steel Corporation are mentioned as having derided on an increase or as having the cubject under consideration. The New York Central, the Lackawanna and other Kastern railroads, the Herald says, have either been requested to advance the wases of employes or have taken some steps to do so. The Herald says the increased cost of living and the prevailing prosperity are the reasons for the step and that the managements of the corporations desire to have their workmen participate in the prosperity. STANDARD GRANTS ADVANCE Employes of AH Refineries Given More Wages. t LIMA. O.. Nov. 9. A 5 and 10 per cent advance In the wages of all employes of the refining branch of the Standard Oil Company was announced here today. The advance affects immediately TOO employee of the Solar Refinery in this city, and the army of employes at Welker, Wood County. Ohio; in Oil City, Pa.; Whiting, Ind. ; Bayonne, N. J.; Denver, Colo., and Charleston. S. C. No notice of like ad vance has been reecived by the pipeline department, but rumor has it that the voluntary advance will extend to every branch at the company. PREDICTS RISE OF SILVER ROBERTS SAYS PRICE WILL BE 7 6 CENTS IN TWO YEARS. Director of Mint Sees Rosy Times Ahead for Silver Mines Many Closed Mines to Open. DENVER. Nov. 9. "Silver is going to reach a price of 76 or better within two years and it is going to hold that price." said George W. Roberts, Director of the United States Mint, in an interview here today. "I believe that hundreds of silver mines throughout the West which have been shut down for more than 10 years because of the fall In price will be opening again within a year, simply because the price of the metal makes it worth while," Mr. Roberts continued. "And further let me state, this is no speculative or boom market. The price of 71 today will be bettered next month and it will steadily and naturally advance a point at a time until a high mark, pos sibly near 0. will be touched." Buys Silver at "1.82 7 Cents. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. The Director of the Mint today purchased 100,000 ounces of silver for delivery at-Denver, at 71.827 cents per fine ounce. EPITHETS IN INSURANCE (Continued from First Page.) Charles A. Peabody. of 'that company, to day secured from the Franklin County Circuit Court an Injunction directed against State Insurance Commissioner Prewitt, restraining him from revoking the company's license to do business in the Kentucky field. The notice of injunc tion was served on the Commissioner to day. Mr. Prewitt, however, stated" that the license was revoked last night. In a statement issued this afternoon in support of his action revoking the license, J. M. Prewitt says the position of the present management of that com pany in endeavoring to elect the admin istration candidates for trustees is op pressive, dictatorial and unlawful, and a company thus managed should not be permitted further to Insure the lives of the people of the state. In part the statement reads: I regard the plan of procedure of Mr. Peabody and of his colleagues as being de structive of the essential features of mu tuality, as tending to prevent a full, fair and free presentation ff the policy-holders' lights to them by those who are best in the position to know who the policy-holders are and what their Interests are; that such .action Is contrary to the spirit of the charter of the company, "and, if tolerated, would destroy absolutely the mutual feature. The present policy-holders of the company can In no way be affected by my action. A continuation of the authority heretofore granted the company would be an Indorse ment of the acis of the present and past managements of this company. . . Will Ignore Prewitt's Action. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Nov. 9. Judge Charles Grubbs, chief counsel in Ken tucky for the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, of New York, said this afternoon: "None of the officers of the company has received legal notice of the revoca tion of the company's license in Ken tucky. The company, will continue to ransact business until the courts decide otherwise." JEROME POSTPONES ACTION Does Not Want to Influence Ectlon of Mutual Life Officers. NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Ex-Supreme Court Justice D. Cady Herrick, general counsel for the Mutual Life Policyholders' Association, received a letter today from District Attorney Jerome, in which that official says that he has determined to postpone consideration of the charge of coercion preferred against the officers of the Mutual Life Insurance Company until after December 18. when the polls for the election of officers of that company shall have been closed. Recently the Policyholders' Association, through Herrick. filed with Jerome affi davits by T. Reid Fell, of this city, and E. O. Summon, of Springfield, Mass., "ex general agents of the Mutual Life, alleg ing that they had been dismissed from its service because they refused to assist the administration in electing its ticket. Later Justice Herrick filed with Jerome evidence to support the affidavits. Jerome says, in the, letter made public today, that the question of law involved is a very close one. Otherwise he would at once Institute proceedings against the company. He adds that he fears that any present action by him would be used to influence the election, hence his desire for the postponement. RABBITS INSTEAD OF BEEF Austrian Butchers Will Try to Force Importation of American Cattle. VIENNA, Nov. 9. (Special.) Organized opposition to the government's attitude on the meat questions is to be started by the butchers next week. The Minister of Agriculture has already curtly refused the request from the butchers to permit ex perimental importation of 250 American cattle, to try the quality of the trans Atlantic product. Now the butchers pro pose to see if popular agitation cannot force the government to yield. The present supply of cattle in Austria Hungary Is 1.500.000 below the normal. Such is the scarcity that dealers are sub stituting rabbits for beef. GIVES POLICE SLIP Stone, Get-Rich-Quick Man, Seen in Cincinnati. HAS NO FEAR OF ARREST One of Storey Cotton Gang Talks Blitliely of His Travels and In dictment Says He Cannot Be Extradited. CINCINNATI. Nov. 9. Franklin Stone, formerly of Philadelphia, and now "iving Paris as his home, who Is wanted by the Government on an indictment charging misuse of (the mails by the Storey -otton Company, involving the loss of several millions of dollars, was in Cincinnati to day, but disappeared before the officials could apprehend him. Last year the Philadelphia papers be gan an exposure at the get-rich-quick concerns in that city, and among them the Storey Cotton Company was named. A run on that concern followed and fin ally its failure was announced with lia bilities of about $7,000,000. Indictments were returned against Stone and F. Ewart Storey, president of bhe company. Both had disappeared, however, as also had Mrs. Sophia Lang, the stenographer. The cfflcials failed to locate them, al though they were heard from in various parts of the world. Has No Fear of Arrest. Stone was reported to be In this city yesterday, and was finally located and subjected to an interview today. He said Paris was now his home and that he had several big deals on hand. Asked If he was afraid of arrest, he said: "Well, I have never been arrested yet. More Americans in Paris know me than know the American Ambassador. I am not trying to hide. I am not wanted now by the Federal officers, if ever I was wanted by them. I send more broken down Americans home with first-class tickets than any other American In Europe. Says Cannot Be Convicted. "I sailed abroad a week before the Storey Cotton Company went into bank ruptcy. Uncle Sam has no case against me. I was not connected with that con cern at all and I knew nothing of being indicted until I arrived on the other side. I am charged with misuse of the mails. That is not an extraditable offense and consequently Uncle. Sam has never both ered me and I believe inat all charges have been withdrawn, as far as I am concerned, although i really believe I was never considered as involveJB more than as a possible witness. "The fact is, .no person connected with the Storey Cotton Company can be con victed, simply because every person who deposited money--with that concern signed a contract permitting the company to in vest his money in whatsoever it saw fit." Mr. Stone said that Storey was living in London, but was in very poor Tiealth. LAND OBTAINED BY FRAUD CHARGE AGAINST UTAH COAL COMPANIES. Blunders of Federal Officials Made Possible Purchase of Valuable Land for Mere Song. SALT LaKE CITY, Nov. 9. Arguments in the cases in which the Federal Gov ernment seeks to recover 17.000 acres of coal land alleged to have been fradulently secured by coal companies controlled in the interest of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway system, were continued in the Federal Court today before Judge John A. Marshall. Fred R. Maynard, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Special United States Attorney, made the principal argument for the prosecution in reply to the points raiseu by the defense in demurrer. Mr. Maynard charged that tae Interior Department had made gross blunders in permitting title to this coal land to pass to the coal com panies and that, inasmuch as the care lessness and blunders of officials of the department had made it possible for the companies to secure patents by fraud and deceit, the Government was not barred from seeking redress in the courts. He charged the Utah Land Board with extravagant and wanton procedure in Its dealing with the Coal companius, by which they were permitted to buy valu able coal deposits as agricultural and grazing lands. He maintained also that the men who took up such coal land as agricultural land, paying $1.25 an acre for land worth thousands of dollars, were employes of the company. There was a conspiracy, he charged, and the Govern ment was entitled to redress through legal proceedings. E, B. Critchlow, of Salt Lake City, also a Special Attorney for the Government, cited authorities to show the Govern ment's right to cancel patents wrongfully secured. NEW RECORDS IN NEW YORK Sheridan Is Star Performer in Madison-Square Garden. MADISON SQUARR GARDEN. N. Y., Nov. 9. Martin J. Sheridan, of the Irish American Athletic Club, was the star performer tonight at the opening games of the two days' indoor championship meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. Entries in - the throwing of the 56-pound weight and in putting the 8-pound shot, with marks of 13 feet. 3 inches, and 61 feet. 8 inches re spectively, the latter being a new record, gave him a lead above ail other com petitors. Another Irish-American, M. W. Shep hard. carried off the honors in the 1.000 yardun 1n an easy fashion, leaving his competitors far behind, in the fast time of 2:17 4-5. John J. Eller . of the Irish-American Athletic Club, broke a long standing record of 34 1-5 seconds by doing the 220 yards high hurdle race. In 23 4-5 seconds. BRYAN'S CAUSE TO REJOICE (Concluded From First Page.) stood by the President "better than the Re publicans, the admirers of the President very naturally gave weight to his appeal for a Republican Congress, although in making the appeal the President put a personal victory above the reforms which he has been advo cating. Two year3 from now that appeal will be of no avail, for the President will not be in office after March 4, 1000. Even if he were a candidate which no friend of his can assume after his repeated declara tions he would have to confront the thlrfi term issue, and who would say that that issue alone would not lose the President enough votes to make his race hopeless? The popular vote as indicated by the Con- gresMonal elections shows that the Repub licans eran now have a narrow margin to g on and that margin will be quickly wiped olt if the President allows himself to be drawn Into a race for a third term. RANGERS RAN INTO TRAP Sent to Arrest Assassins, They Ke pulse Attack of Mexicans. RIO GRANDE CITY. Tex.. Nov. 9. (Special.) On the night preceding the election District Judge Stanley Welch was murdered as he lav sleeping In his bed. the result of a belief of one of the political factions that he would issue in junctions against them. - On, election day armed men stayed about the polls and kept certain voters away. As a result. Governor La n ham dis patched four Rangers, under command of Captain William McDonald, to the scene to make arrests and disarm the factions. As the Rangers were on the way they encountered a closed hack, and as the officers approached fire was open ed from, the cover of the wagon. The Rangers returned the fire, and as they did so a volley was poured into them from a house to their rear. The Rangers fired about 50 shots Into the hack and the house, and fully 100 were fired at them. On investigation, it was discovered that four Mexicans had been slain by the Rangers and one was badly wounded. The known dead are: Juan Peerez. Candelaria Farias, Casper Osuna and Jose Veneca. Manuel Osuna Is so badly wounded that he will prob ably die. Two men are confined in the jail, suspected of being a part of the at tacking forces. Captain McDonald has warned both po litical factions that they must disarm, while. Adjutant-General Hulen is on the way with a company of cavalry and a hundred rounds of ammunition per man. It is rumored here that when Hulen reaches here he will declare martial law and that the jail will be filled with sus pects. CAPTAIN'S REPORT ON FIGHT Tells Governor of Slaughter and Or ders Disarming. AUSTIN. Tex., Nov. 9. Ranger Captain William McDonald, in command of the rangers in Starr County, has sent the fol lowing report to Governor Lanham on the fight near Rio Grande City: "On the way last night from Sam For dyce, we were fired on by several Mex icans and had a general tight. The fol lowing were killed: Juan Garcia, Ferrias Caldona, Garzap Perez, Jaspan Osuna; Jose Venira, badly wounded; Manuel Osu- ta, seriously wounded. "We have three others In jail. "About 50 shots were exchanged in the fight. We -have the situation well in hand. Have ordered both factions to lay off their arms or abide by the consequences. PORTER IS A REPUBLICAN Elected by Independents With Aid of Good Democrats. BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 9. Congress man-elect Peter A. Porter, of the Thirty fourth District, is quoted in an interview this afternoon as saying that he would align with the Republicans in the next Congress, in reply to a question. Porter said: "I will vote with the Republicans. The Thirty-fourth Congressional District is Republican. I was nominated by inde pendent Republicans and elected by them with the assistance of many good Demo crats, who arose above partisan consider ations. And, finally, I am a Republican myself; so from every consideration will be found aligned with the Repub lican majority in the House." ELECTED BY THREE VOTES Democratic Legislative Candidate In Lewis Will Contest. CHBHALIS. Wash., Nov. 9. (Special.)- Complete unofficial returns from Lewis County election show that George Mc Coy, Republican, has defeated J. G. Startup, Democrat, for Representative by 3 majority, by a vote of 1566 to 1563. Big Boom returns received this evening gave McCoy 14, Startup 3. Whatever the re suit of the official count, which will likely begin Monday, it is probable that there will be a contest. Mr. Startup stated this evening that he would contest if lie lest, the basis proba bly being that votes were counted for his opponent where Republicans attempted to vote a mixed ticket, by marking a cross at the head and neglecting to indicate particularly which three men they wanted for Representatives. President Robinson to Retire. CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 9. On the eve of his departure for New York President A. A. Robinson, of the Mexican Central Railroad, made the announcement that within a' week he would retire from his office. Robinson gave no reason for his retirement from the control of the road, contenting himself with the statement that within a week an announcement of great interest to the public concerning the road would be made. It has Ijeen impossible to ascertain what the an nouncement will be. Robinson will be suceeded temporarily by Vice-President C. R. Hudson, who will assume the management of the road on November 15. Platedware Prices Higher. .NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Following the recent advance in sterling silver knives, forks and spoons, the manufacturers of plated silverware announced new price lists on these articles yesterday. The International Silver Company, which comprises several affiliated con cerns, put up Its prices from 5 to 19 per cent on all plated ware. Hollow ware, which includes pitchqrs, bowls and vessels of various kinds, remains at the old prices. StrikeBreakers Badly Beaten. NEW YORK. Nov. 9. Three strike breakers employed by the New York Transportation Company, whose chauf feurs have been out for some days, were attacked by a crowd of men at Forty sixth street and Eighth avenue tonight and beaten so that they had to be taken y Tli Need It Ask your doctor about the wisdom of your keeping Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the house, ready for colds, coughs, croup, bronchitis. If he says it's all right, then get a bottle' of it at once. Why not show a little foresight in such matters? Early treatment, early cure. 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H. Ingersoll & Bro, (Watches) 13 Jewelers Court, New York, N. Y. Pittsburgh Dry Goods Co, (Merritt's Wool Comforts and Baby Bunting Blankets). Strauss, The Toy King, Dept. 6, 395 Broadway, New York, N. Y.' Christian Herald, Illustrated Weekly Magsdoe, 1 10-121 Bible House, New York, N. Y. The Regina Co, (Music Boxes-Player Pianos-Chime Clocks) NewYork & Chicago pictured and described in full detail in the Christmas DELINEATOR (SS, The J. K. Gill Co., EXCLUSIVE AGENTS Third and Alder Streets PORTLAND, OREGON to a hospital. They were Frank Cub bage. Max Cronnesberg and Paul Shall cross. Fire Damages Grocery Store. A fire at 11:30 last .night destroyed a portion of a small grocery store owned by E. LJnd at &S Gantenbeln street. The rear of "the building and the roof were burned and the goods greatly damaged by fire, water and smoke. Nothing is known as to the origin of the fire. The damage will amount to a ' few hundred dollars. ' All Well Past Cape Henry. NORFOLK. Va., Nov. 9. Wireless tele graphic communication between the bat tleship Louisiana and the convoying cruiser Tennessee heard in Norfolk today told that all was well with President Roosevelt .and his party aboard the Louisiana, bound for Panama. The war ships were then some distance to the southeast of Cape Henry. Auto Driver Loses Control. DF.d MOINES, Nov. 9. Henry Dewltt. assistant cashier of the Bank of Sully, a small town east of here, was instantly Residents of Portland Cannot Doubt What Has Been Twice Proved. In gratitude for complete relief from aches and pains of bad back from dis tressing kidney ills thousands have pub. llcly recommended Doan's Kidney Pills. - Residents' of Portland, who so testified years ago, now say their cures were per manent. This testimony doubly proves the worth of Doan's Kidney Pills to Portland kidney sufferers. G. H. Sprlngmeyer, expressman, of 1016 First street, Portland, Or., says: "Ex posure to rough weather and the Jarring of my wagon brought on kidney trouble. My back ached almost constantly, and the action of the kidneys seemed weak and the passages of the secretions too frequent. Doan's Kidney Pills came to my notice and I got a box and began using them at once. The pain In my back was soon relieved and the kidney secretions became normal. Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills brought about this result." (From statement made Feb. 2S. 190S). CURED TO- STAY CURED. On January 12, 1906, Mr. Sprlngmeyer confirmed the above statement, and added: "Since the time referred to In my former testimony, I have not had a trace of kidney trouble. I have recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to many people and am always glad to do so." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cenU. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. 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