THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1903.
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BIG PROFITS MADE
By STANDARD OIL
Continental Company ' Earns
115 Per Cent on Cap
ital Slock.
ARCHBOLD EXPLAINS IT
Indiana Pajs $55,000,000 on
$1,000,000 Capital ill Klglit
Years Tilford Denies Pricc-
Cntting to Kill Competition.
NBW YORK. I)cc. '.Figures ohowinK
of tlift prutits ofhe Standard Oil
Onmpany today became part of the court
record in th Federal suit to dissolve the
Standard, when John D. Archbold re
sumed the stand for a brief examina
tion, and Henry Tilford. president of the
Standard Oil Company of-California, tes
tified at some length as a witness for the
defense.
The Government inquisitor, on figures
submitted, showed that the Continental
"ompany. a Standard subsidiary in the
ailddle Ve.T. made profits of 115 per cent
on its capitalization of WXC and that
tne Standard Oil Company of Indiana, on
a capitalization of IU'.XO earned 156.
ono.Ouu between and ir)6. Counsel for
the company declared the actual assets
of the company were greater than the
capitalization, as the companies had
turned back large sums from earnings.
Only Meet Rivals' Cuts.
Counsel for the Government sought to
prove by Mr. Tilford that in California
und other Western States the Standard
jiad made contracts with competitors
whereby it obtained all the oil supply.
Referring to oil trade rate-cutting In Colo
rado and elsewhere. Mr. Tilford said the
Standard never cut prices to undersell
its competitors, but lowered rates to
meet the -reductions of Its rivals.
Mr. Tilfords examination likely will
concluded tomorrow and either Mr.
Rockefeller or I'rank S. Moffett will be
cnHed.
TI19 Standard entered the lubricating
business extensively in 1878. said the wit
ness. Practically all the acquisitions of
the Standard from 1S75 to 1883 were made
by cash, which came from the treasuries
t the Standard and its subsidiary com
panies. Mr. Archbold said that the establish
ment of marketing stations to compete
with the rivals of the Standard natur
ally forced fTie small dealers and jobbers
gradually from the field.
learnings of Indiana Company.
A brief cross-examination of Mr. Arch
bold by .Mr. Kellogg. Government coun
sel, followed. Mr. Kellogg asked If the
6;amlard Oil Company of Indiana, had
not made net earnings of $56,000,000 be-in-eon
tlie years 1SS9 and 1906 on 11,000.000
t'apitalizat ion.
Mr. Archbold said there had been many
million dollars invested fh the company,
which was only nominally capitalized.
Counsel for the defense said that It
had been found impossible to get the
J,ondon books of -the . Aajrlo-Amerlcan
Company, but that efforts would be made
to pet a transcript of the James Mc
Donald account of J2.7O0.O0O. Mr. Arch
bold was then excused.
Policy Reduces Price.
Henry M. Tilford. president of the
Standard OH Company of California, was
the next witness called by the defense.
Mr. Tilford appeared last Fall as a wit
ness In the-" hearings under Government
fri!pena. Much of his testimony this
afternoon carried him over the same line
of evidence previously given. He said
that In the Kar Western territory 87 mar
ket stations were established by the
standard Oil Company of California and
In the Rocky Mountain regions the Con
tinental Oil Company, a Standard sub
sidiary, had established 138 marketing
stations. The effect of the establishment
of these marketing stations was to re
duce prices to the consumer.
Rulnes on Pacific Coast.
Mr. Tilford said the Standard paid out
I7M.O0O for the Pacific Coast Oil Com
pany which is succeeded by the Stand
ard. The Pacific Coast Oil Company had
a capacity of i barrels of oil a day at
Its refinery in Alameda County. Cali
fornia, and the Standard built a refinery
In Richmond. Cal.. which has a daily
capacity of 2S.O0O to 30.000 barrels. The
production of crude oil had developed In
California from 3.42S.330 barrels In 1900
to 40.Qtt.io barrels in 1907.
Mr. Tilford told of the difficulties of
refining California crude oil, which had
been eliminated Ty Standard methods.
The -net assets of the Standard of Cali
fornia, said Mr. Tilford, in 1906 were
CONGRESS OPENS SESSION
(Continued From First Page.)
occurred by death or resignation since
the last session. Among them was
John P. Swasey, Republican successor
to Charles E. Llttlefield, who resigned
during the iast session from the Second
Maine district.
Before consenting to the swearing:
In Otto G. Foelker (Republican), the
new member from the Third district of
New York. Chcmp Clark requested an
explanation of why : his credentials
were not before '.he House. The ex
planation was satisfactory and the oath
was administered.
By unanimous consent, Sir. Payne se
rured the adoption of a resolution au
thorizing the committee on ways and
means. In Its investigation for the pur
pose of preparing a bill to revise the
prestnt tariff laws, to subpena and ex
amine witnesses under oath and to send
for necessary records, papers and other
to Notify President.
The Speaker appointed a committee
to Join a similar committee of the
Senate to notify the President that the
respective houses T'ere in session and
prepared to transact the public busi
ness. Resolutions were adopted expressive
of regret at the death of Representa
tives Dunwell of New York, Powers of
Maine. Parker of South Dakota, and
Wiley of Alabama and Senator Allison
of Iowa, and as a further mark of re
spect, the House at 1:03 P. M. ad
journed. ESTIMATES FOR YEAR 1910
Departments Require $824,408,-
4 8 Xeeds of North west.
'WASHINGTON'. Dec. 7. The Secre
tary of the Treasury today transmitted
to Congress the book of estimates of
appropriations required for the fiscal
year ending June SO. 1910.
The following shows. y departments,
the estimates for the fiscal year 1910 and
(ho appropriations for 4he fiscal year
1909, the latter Including the deficiency,
miscellaneous and permanent annual ap
propriations: ApVroprl
EitlmitH atlons
Objects - for 1810. for
Legislative 1 13.178.17S l?
Executive 415,510 40'5I,2
State Department .. 4.S20.3K5 4.413.JOT
Treasury Dept 10O.84a.845 235.000.67o
War Department ... 331.09S.1.10 lHa.S2H.116
Navy Department .. 137.510.88 133.180.4Ol
Interior Department 200.o32.lol 212.J90.i45
Postoffice Dept. ... 1.711.040 '3,'1-7!i
Dept. Agriculture . 1S.S17.&JU 15..88.243
Dept. Coin.. Labor! 13.04H.MS 11.J44.105
Dept. Justice 9.8HO.02O 10.8U3.0S7
Totals IS-4.408.D4S 1SS2.629.393
The estimates for 1910 exceed the esti
mates for 1909 by $57,900,676.
The estimates Include the following
Items for the Pacific Northwest.
Completion of Albany building, $50,000:
completion of Eugene building. $20,000;
completion of Jji Grande building, $45,000;
completion of Pendleton building. $48,000;
Columbia River quarantine station cabin
and passenger barracks, $15,000; steerage
passengers barracks. $10,000; Vancouver
Barracks, two double barracks. $114,000;
one field artillery barracks, $42,000; im
provements at Fort Stevens, $21,000; pur
chase of target range, Vancouver Bar
racks. $11.K00; mouth of the Columbia
River, $4;.000; Celiio Canal. $1,164,000
All other recommendations for river
and harbor appropriations are renewed,
and for Crater Lake Park $21,745 la
asked.
SADXESS COVERS SENATE
Holds Short Session .and Adjourns
in Respect to Allison.
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. There war a
pall of sadness over the Senate when It
convened for the second session of the
60th Congress, which was due to the
absence of the late Senator William B.
Allison, of Iowa, who died last August,
after a service of more than 35 years in
that body.
The assemblage was a brilliant one.
Eighty-two of the members were present
and the galleries were filled with rep
resentatives of the official and social life
of the capital. Besides the wives and
daughters of Senators who formed a large
company In the private gallery, James
Bryce the British ambassador to the
United States; Tong Shoa Yi, special
envoy of the Chinese Empire; Prince
Tsal Fu and others of his suite occupied
seats In the reservation set aside for the
diplomatic corps. The procedure In the
opening of the new session was simple
and dignified, following a long established
precedent.
Vice-President Fairbanks called the
Senate to order and Rev. Edward Everett
Hale opened the session with prayer.
Senators Aldrlch. Galllnger and Teller
were appointed, in pursuance of a reso
lutions expressing the profound sorrow
of the Senate over his bereavement were
adopted. As a further mark of respect
to his memory the Senate, after a ses
sion lasting but 15 minutes, adjourned for
the day.
Senator-elect Cummins of Iowa will
take the oath of office tomorrow.
CHEAPER RATES FAVORED
REDUCTION OF INTERNATIONAL
TELEGRAPH TOLLS URGED.
Conference of Postmaster-Generals
Suggested In Effort to Bring
About Chang' of Schedules.
LONDON. Deo. 5. (Special.) Mr. Hen
nlker Heaton's proposal for cheapening
the rates of international telegraphic
communication is meeting 'with strong
support. In the Times numbers of ex
tracts have been given from the letters
of various public men which should go
far towards convincing the Postmaster
General of the state of popular feeling
on the matter. As Mr. Heaton suggests,
the first step must be to call a confer
ence of Postmaster-Generals and there
Is really no reason why such a confer
ence should be delayed. In Australia a
business man can telegraph three or
four thousand miles In any direction for
a penny a word; In India the rate Is only
a halfpenny per word. In the far vaster
area of the British Empire the merchant
must either pay huge tariffs, amounting
up to $1.75 a word, or. If he be not
wealthy, must wait weeks or months for
replies to his letters, while the private
persons does not cable at all. This is
one of the stupid anomalies for which
British officialdom has an unenviable
reputation. The one deprecatory note
has been sounded by the Duke of North
umberland, who Is of opinion that the
facilities for communication are quite
numerous enough, and that the multipli
cation of them will only add to the
worry and wear and tear of life. "These
things." he says, "only add to the great
evil of the present day namely, that
there Is no time for reflection." If "re
flection"' is the sole and only attribute
of the? human species, as has been said
by a philosopher, this Is Indeed a most
serious question.
SEES RAINBOW OF PROMISE
French Economic Authority Fore
sees Return of Prosperity.
PARIS. Dec 5. (Special.) The eco
nomic crisis which first began in the
Vnited States, and which is affecting
France in common with other coun
tries. Is Interestingly discussed by M.
Clementel, a former Minister of the
Colonies, and now reporter of the
Budget of Commerce.
France, M. Clementel points out, was
able to face the storm from America
because she was not surcharged with
foreign emissions from 1900 to 1907,
and because this period of large in
dustrial enterprises absorbed consider
able capital. He expresses the view
that the worst of the crisis is over,
and that, so far as France is concerned,
it is disappearing. While unexpected
incidents upset the best calculations.
M. Clementel Is of the opinion that
the results of Industrial and commer
cial enterprises, though bad In 1908,
will be better In 1909, and will be fa
vorable in 1910.
"We are alii! In the storm," he adds,
"but the rainbow appears In the sky,
and there Is promise of better times."
The reporter Indicates what he con
siders to be the duty of French manu
facturers and traders. He lays stress
on individual initiative, a spirit of en
terprise and the application of civic
courage to business. Every day the
struggle becomes keener and therefore
he suggests that traders and manufac
turers should be ready to seize on new
methods for distributing their products.
WOMEN FIGHT FOR VOTES
(Continued From First Page.)
by their Judgment and their experience
at the center of things?
"Whatever woman's weaknesses may
be. and they are many, they are not such
as render American politics venal, office
holders coarse and polling places vulgar.
Drunken politics Is necessarily corrupt
politics. Take the carousings out of our
political campaigns, move our political
council chambers and committee-rooms
from the nasty baok rooms of the sa
loons and you will purtfy politics."
Buy Glove Certificates Let Recipient Choose Her Own Size and Shade
Merchandise Certificates Can Be Secured for Any Amount-Shop Early
Richest
Furs
As a Christmas gift for
the lady you favor with
your choicest presents,
select cozy, luxurious
Furs to please her well
and gratify her taste
for the beautiful. Finest
grades are low-priced
here.
Olds, Wortman & King
Ready with Best Assortments and Lowest Prices Goods
Bought for Christmas Stored Free and Delivered When You
WishThe Store That Never Disappoints O. W. & K's.
Silver and Hand-Painted China
Shop
Early
Your best gift to the
workers behind the
counter and on our de
livery wagons will be to
do your Christmas shop
ping early. Come now
and avoid the rush of
the llth-hour shoppers.
In addition to the stirring specials on these two lines, as itemized below, we offer splendid specials on many other
articles in our Third Floor Silver and China shop. We are exclusive agents for the famous "LIBBEY" Cut Glass.
See the immense assortment of Fire Sets and Andirons, Electric and Gas Reading Lamps, Statuary, etc., etc.
Special reductions on our artistic
hand-painted China and Silver
ware that will solye the problem
of what you give for many a per
plexed shopper.
Hand-Painted China Plates Reg
ular $1.65 values, at the CI OR
special low price f only.O I
$2.00 values, sale price. . . .$1.55
$4.00 values, sale price $3.10
$35.00 values, special ...$27.50
HAND-PAINTED CHINA CUPS AND SAUCERS 00 QH
Regularly $3.75 each, at low price of only QjLidU
$5.00 values, sale price $3.95 $7.50 values, sale price $5.85
SUGARS AND CREAMERS $6.50 values, very special fC 0C
at the exceptionally low price of only ..$vtiv
Tea Pots, $5 vals., special $3.95
Coffee Pots, $10 vals $8.25
Jugs, $11.00 vals., special $8.65
Comb and Brush Trays M in
Worth $9.00, for . . . . Q 1 1 1 U
Handled Baskets $2.75
values, for low price, only
Spoon Trays Worth CO Cfl
$4.50, at the special price. OOiwU
Many other splendid bar
gains in articles too numer
ous to mention.
.52.15
ARTISTIC SILVER PLATED WARE In Tea
.Sets, Sugar and Creamers, Bread Trays, Sandwich
Trays, Jewel Boxes, Bakers, Bottle-Holders, Shav
ing Sets and Mugs, Smoking Sets, Ash Trays,
Cigar Jars, at special redueed prices.
$1.75 Bread Trays $1.35 $4.25 Comports. . .$3.30
$3.75 Bread Trays $2.90 $2.25 Crumb Tr 'ys $1.75
$5.95 Cake Stands $4.55 $1.50 Bonbons .... $1.15
Four-piece Tea Sets Sugar, creamer, spooner
and pofcy-regularly worth $6.50; sPeCClC
cial at only uui I U
4-piece Sets. $8.00 val. $6.25 3-piece Sets, $9.25 val. $7.27
Four-piece Sets, $20.00 value, for low price of only. . . .$15.50
Covered Pudding Dishes, $4.50 value .$3.50
Coffee Sets, 4 pieces, regularly worth $16.00; special Q1Q Ell
at the exceptionally low price of only, per set OIiuU
Double Coat Sale
The- marvelous values brought tremendous crowds
yesterday, and the same superb specials are repeated
for today's thrifty shoppers. Come early and choose
quickly. A splendid assortment of sizes and styles
yet remains, and the best Coat values of the year
are to be had at Portland's best style store right now.
LOT 1 Two hundred Coats in the very smartest
styles ancTbest materials. They come in blacks,
plain colors or mixtures; made in rich, plain ef
fects or very tastefully trimmed; all )A OA
sizes; $32.50 to $38.50 values, only p4TQ
ILLUSTRATION ON RIGHT SHOWS ONE
. QF MODELS SKETCHED FROM LIFE
LOT 2 One hundred and twenty Women's Coats
in graceful long models; half-fitting Newmarkets,
Empire effects or Paddock styles; splen- q y
did materials; valtiesto$16.50, choice pO i O
Imported Jewelry
Rarely beautiful and original designs in Parisian
jewelry novelties; chosen by our own skilled buyers
not selected at random by a resident European
buyer, who had the wants of hundreds of stores to
cater to, but chosen with much pains and fore
thought especially for the more discriminating of
the Portland public. For distinctive and different
novelties, showing the highest skill of the artistic
designer, for rich effects selected by a Portland
buyer who knew the tastes of Portland peopje, see
our magnificent assortment of direct importations
at the jewelry counter.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SLIPPERS
No one article of merchandise in our entire stock receives more
attention at Christmas time than our magnificent assortment
of Slippers for men and women.
Men's Slippers In endless Women's Slippers In felt or
assortment of styles; Oil nn leather, for home or
priced at 69c to OnriUU party wear; 98c to.
S2.0Q
Children's Hose
Absolutely fast black in
medium or "Winter weight
the k ind that give
sturdy wear; decidedly
suitable for Christ- q..
mas gifts; per pair. Zuu
Round Garters
"Women's Round Garters
of silk elastic, with fancy
bows and sterling silver
buckles in fancy or holi
day boxe3; worth to $1.00
the pair, at the spe- A On
cial, only, per pair.TOu
Hand kerchiefs
Stop at our Handkerchief
Department and view the
immense assortment we
have provided from which
you may choose to supply
your holiday needs. For
your own use or for an ap
propriate gift, lowest prices.
Opera Glasses
20 per cent reduction on
our entire stock of Opera
Glasses for. this week's
selling, including genuine
Le Maire, Colmonts, :Mar
shands, Lavilles, Iris and
Lefils; regular prices from
$2.75 to $25.00, at ONE
FIFTH LESS.
Fans Half Price
Fine imported and hand
painted Fans in remark
able fashion just in time
for Christmas selling .
Regular prices are $10.00
to $25.00 each; i-fIf
get them for. ...
All -Aboard for Santa's Land!
Only a little over two weeks and bright eyes will be watching eagerly, ears listening, for the coming of Santa Claus, -
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idueu wibii iiujo uu w.-". a , , - -
think not, and Portland s oesi-assorxea toy swjck. is yum uxopuoaj. iu vw0
specials will help you decide.
T I nL Contain 20 tools, in hardwood chest, nrcSsed Dolls fxf?isite dainty little ladies,
lOOl LtieStS 8iz 13x6 incheS, regular C1 0C TesSCU UllS handsomely dressed, 14 Qr-
V 1 1 WW in- long, real joimeu uuits worm ipx.to eacn, ai omy . www
price $1.85 each ; special at low price of only, each.
Toy Trunks 48c
For dolly's clothing; size 13
hy 7V2 inches; sell regularly
Toy Furniture
Sets of four or five pieces,
hardwood doll furniture ;
made to sell at 30c the 01 n
. lw
Toy Chiffonier
LTardwood doll's Chiffonier
with four drawers, 7x9 in. ;
worth 35c each, at the Ofln
. Uw
Dressed Dolls
Nicely-dressed Dolls, 12 in.
long and regularly worth 35c
each; please some lit- nCn
tie girl for only. ..... Zwll
c to
s or tin pnfn. RDeciui ad aha ii
. un . .MUkl nnlv.Z b special price oi oniy
I 10W price Ol OUlj , cku, ww " " " - i i
KILL POSTAL BM BILL
AL,1RICH AND OTHERS HAVE
STJIETTOS READY.
Vote In Senate Set for December 14,
but Prospect of Passage
Is Gloomy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. A thorny
path cbnfronts -ae postal savings
bank bill, in spite of the fact thatjts
passage Is advocated In the Kepu-blican
National platform. When Senafor
Carter secured a epec.al order to take
up this measure on December 14, It Is
said, he had pledges of sufficient votes
to pass the bill In the Senate. The
situation seems to have changed and
at present it Is doubtful whether Mr.
Carter can rally anywhere near the re
quired number. In fact, it is said that
he will fall short a dozen votes on the
Republican side.
Investigations conducted abroad by
members of the National Monetary
Commission are largely responsible for
this -change of sentiment- Several
members are now on record In favor of
the Government's keeping out of he
, i 1 Chairman' Aldrlch
uaii. i hm kiuai.i.."..
is ready to take a positive stand
against the passage of the bill and will
have the support of a large number
of the Senators because of the opposi
tion of small bankers throughout the
country.
In view of the opposition, the pros
pect Is that no vote will be obtained
December 14 or on any Cay In the Im
mediate future. ,If Mr. Carter should
be able to bring the bill to a vote, the
chance of Its passage Is considered
small.
Alliance Is Denied.
PARIS, Dec. 7. Official denial has been
given the dispatches emanating from Ber
lin to the effect that France. Great Brit
ain and Russia are about to conclude a
formal alliance.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Because of
the unsettled conditions at Gonaives,
Haytl. the dispatchboat Dolphin, now In
Central American waters, has been or
dered to that place- to protect the Americans.
The Best Cough Cure
f A half-ounc of Virgin OU of Pine, two
eunc of Glycerine and a half-pint of
Whlaky, mixed, will cure any cough that Is
curable and break a cold In 24 hours. Tako
a teanpoonful every four hour. Ask your
drusgitt for the genuine Leach's Virgin Oil
of Pine compound pure, prepared and guar
anteed by the Leach Chemical Co., Clncia
natl, O. - '
To have a clear skin:
Exercise modjerately.
Hat wholesome food.
Breathe fresh air. i Use
Ivory Soap and clear,
cool water.
What the skin needs
is something that will
clean but will not
harm it.
Pure soap will do this;
and Ivory Soap is pure.
Ivory Soap f
994loo Per Cent. Pure.
G. P. Rummelin & Sons
126 Second St, Between Wash
ington and Alder
.
EatafcUafced 1870.
Christmas Suggestions
IN CHILDREN'S FURS
We are showing Gray Squirrel Thibet,
Krimmer, Angora, etc.
MISSES' FURS
Consist of White Fox, Sable Fox, Mink,
Bsaver, Otter, etc.
LADIES' FUR GARMENTS
In handsome Sets of Sable, Ermine, Mink,
Black Lynx, etc.
GENTLEMEN'S FURS
Auto Gloves, Caps and Robes.
FUR RUGS AND ROBES
Store Open Saturday Evenings.
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