TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAy, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 21, 1900.
STANDARD OIL IS
DECLARED
OUTLAW
Us Dissolution: Ordered J and
Dividends to Parent Com-:
pany Restrained.
EVASION IS. PROHIBITED
Contention That Combination. Was
Beneficent One Swept .Aside.
Case Will Be Appealed Di
rect to Washington.
rf-oritlnud From Tlrst Ps.)
tute a violation of the decree of th
court.
Jn the trial the point was made that
the Standard Oil Company was a ben
eficent corporation in that It. by reason
of economy In operation, reduced the
price of its product. This, Judge Hook
holds, can have no weight.
Anti-Trust Law Violated.
Judge. Sanborn, in his opinion, quotes
the provisions of the Sherman anti
trust act of July 2, 1890, pertinent to
the case, and says:
The exchange of the sto'ck or shares
in the ownership of competitive cor
porations engaged in interstate or in
ternational commerce for stock or
hares in the ownership of & single cor
poration, the- necessary feature of
which Is a direct and substantial re
striction of competition on that com
merce, constitutes a combination In re
straint of commerce among the states
or with foreign nationas that is de
clared Illegal by this law."
The court here inserts a history of
the formation of the Standard Oil Com
pany beginning in 18S5, when John t).
I'.orkefeller owned a refinery in Cleve
land. Ohio, and later absorbed by Its
successor in 1870, the Standard Oil
Company of Ohio, with a capital of
Il.O00.000.
The opinion then" referred to the
ousting of the company from Ohio in
JSS2 and how on March 21. 1892. the
trust agreement was terminated and 1
the st,ock transferred to the Standard
OU Company of New Jersey and other I
companies. "So . they retained the
stocks of the 20' principal companies
and these 20 companies held the stocks
In the 4 other companies. There were
outstanding trust certiticates for' 872.- 1
BOO shares in this trust and the owners
of these certificates were the equitable
owners of the stocks in all these com
panies." - , ...
The opinion continues: -.
"Between 1899 and the filing of the
bill In thl case- In November. 1906,'
the affairs of the trrlnelpal company
and the subsidiary- companies -: have
been managed by the former- as..- a.
business of, a single corporation... Sub
sidiary corporations have come- and
Kone at Its bidding, but It still- hold
the control of more than SO of the chief
companies, whose management was
committed io-it In 1S99. :
. Stock Values increase,"
The .par value of the capital stock of
these companies In 1S09 was about J100.
OOO.OGu. In 13U8 it was more than-JlfiO.-Ouo.uOU.
- ,
"From 1S99 to 1907 the principal com
pany and "the subsidiary companies It has
operated under this trust produced more
than one-tenth of the crude oil obtained
in this country; said to be wore than
four-Ijfths of the petroleum aerived Irom
the Pennsylvania and Indiana oil fields,
manufactured more than three-fourths of
ail the crude oil reiined in the United
Stat', owned and operated more than
one-half of-all the tank car used io dis
tribute its products, marketed more than
four-fifths or all the Illuminating-oil aold
in the United States, exported more Jhan
four-fifths of the illuminating oil sent
forth from the United-States. -sold more
than four-fifths of ail the naphtha sold
in the United Slates and eold more than
nine-tenths of all the lubricating oil sold
to railroad companies in the United
Status. ' '
The principal company, by means of
this trust and the commanding volume
of the oil - business -which It -acquired
thereby, secured, and It has since exer
cised and ie now using the power to pre
vent competition between the companies
It controls, to tlx for them the purchase
price of the crude oil, the rates for its
transportation and.. the selling .prices of
its products.
Competition Is Throttled.
'It lias prevented, and is preventing,
any competition in interstate and in
ternational commerce in petroleum and
its products between, its subsidiary
companiesa.nd between those com
panies and Itself. The aots of the de
fendants prior to July 2. 1&30, did not
violate the anti-trust' act because it
was not then in existence..
"Whether or not their transactions
; constituted a violation of the common
'law Is a question much discussed and
I which, it is unnnecessary to determine
I in this case.. However that may be,
I the acts" of the defendants and "the
' effect, of -their transactions in tne con
' duct of the oil trade prior to July 3.
1 1890, which if dune thereafter would
of that date, are competent and mate-
! rial evidence or the dominant purpose
I and the-probable effect of their similar
. m t n hfltln.M ilncM that
' date and -for-that purpose they may be
considered. --
JOHXSOX AWAITING ORDERS
Standard Oil Attorney Evades Ques-
. lions of Reporter. -
PHILADELPHIA.- .2Cov. - 20. "1 .never
know what I am going to do until my
clients come ' after me."" said -John G.
Johnson, of this city, when told of the
decision of the Standard Oil ease and
asked what steps would be taken to stay
the order of dissolution. - . - - -
When -asked the' Importance oft the de
cision.. Mr. Johnson replied;
I guess- the Government thinks, 1t Im
portant." ' . : w ' 11 "'..
"Howabont the - Standard --OIL. Com-panyT.-ha
was asked.: ""'--
"Well, r reckon; Hie StandaVa OllCbra
pany "will continue to" seH oll." r t '
.... , - 1 - . it.'
STOCJvS . -f all; after decision
Wall Street, Taken" by Surprise, Lets
'.'"'.""."Prices 3K-;rU"T:"i:
NE W" TORlCNov. 'to'. The "fle'cislon
of the United Stales" District :Courtat
St. Paul against the- Standard OH'Corn-iuT-f
New Jersey.- declaring that
corporation illegal and "ordering its. dis 1
solution, was tne one great itnun -yi
I today's stock" market' . Th news -was
i evidently -unexpected, and, had-theefi
. r.nt nf nirnln a ery actiTerand strong
market into one of extreme" -weakness.
its tar-reaching possibilities were free
ly acknowledged by officials of the cor
poration concerned. They hastened to
add. however, that the case would be
taken promptly to the court of last
resort, in accordance with an agree
ment entered into some time ago be
tween the Government and the defend
ants. Before the decision there had been a
resumption of the activity in various
specialties. Including the copper shares.
There-were spectacular mo-ves in other
stocks of the same group.
With" the first word of the decision
there ensued a general selling move
ment, which at times -bordered on de
moralisation. Not -only were all the
early gains wiped out, but net losses
for the day ranged from one to three
or more points.
HISTORY .OP ' STANDARD SUIT
44 t Witnesses Testified Before Fed
eral Court .in" St.' Louis.
. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 20. The Government s
suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Com
pany was filed In the United States Cir
cuit Court here November 15. ;1906. at the
Instance of Willlnm H. Moody, then Attorney-General.
. The evidence of 4 wit
nesses were taken before Franklin Ferris,
of St; Louis, special .examiner in many
cities. :
After the case was argued before United
States Circuit Judges Sanborn, Vande
venter. Hook and Adams, in St. Louis
last April, the court took the case under
advisement. As the Judges 'of the Cir
cuit Court comprise the Ignited States
Circuit Court of Appeals for this district,
the appeal will go direct to the Supreme
Court or the United States.
DR. GLEMINSON GUILTY
CHICAGO MAX SEXTEN'CED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Jury Reaches Verdict Arter Three
Hours That Physician Is
Wife-Murderer.
- CHICAGO, . Nov. 20. Dr. Haldane
Cleminson, who has been on trial for
the' murder of his wife, Nora Jane
Clemlnson.'waa found guilty of murder
and sentenced to life imprisonment
here tonight.
It took the Jury more than three
hours to reach a verdict.
Cleminson was charged, with the mur
der of his wife on May 30. Mrs. Clem
inson was found dead in bed with a
strong odor of chloroform pervading
the room. Cleminson said that he had
been unconscldus for several hours and
that when he recovered he had found
his wife dead by his side. He told a
story about burglars entering the
house, and said that $50 and some jew
elry had been taken.
Cleminson later admitted that his
story of the burglary was false, and
he is reported to have said that he had
Invented it to save the honor of his
children, intimating that his w-lfe had
committed suicide.
BIG BOND ISSUE FAVORED
$30,000,000 for Irrigation in West
t- . , . Vrged by Borah.
OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Inpmn Nov.. 20. Senator . Borah today
submitted to Secretary Ballinger the out
line of a bill he has prepared, authoriz
ing thm hnuanra of bonds to facilitate the
construction of Government irrigation
projects.
- Rnth nd RalllnKer are agreed that
such- legislation should authorize bonds
aggregating 130,000,000 to be issued by
the .Treasury Department as needed.
These.bonds to be paid out or tne recla
mation fund and are not to be a charge
upon the Federal treasury.
As soon as General Lawler. of the In
terior Department, returns to Washing
ton, he, Ballinger and Borah will work
out the -details of this bill,--whicb. will
then be presented to Congress. Both
Senator Borah and Secretary BallLiger
are hopeful that Congress will authorize
the bond issue.
LAD'S CRIME LIST GROWS
La Grande 10-Year-Old Adds An
other Fire to. Confession.
LA GRANDE, Or, Nov. 20. (Special.)
Another crime is added to the list to
which 10-year-old Robert Marshall con
fessed. After his arrest yesterday and
the confession that he was the boy who
robbed a local Jewelry store and set It
on fire last Saturday evening, "and later
in the week entered an art store by
prying open the back door with an ax,
the lad today confessed that he set fire
to the Harris barn last week.
A large quantity of baled hay was
burned and several horses were barely
caved from the flames.
PURSER FISHES UP CASH
Change Carrier Drops Into River,
' but After Long- Search, Recovered.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) While Doll Walker, night purser
on the Vancouver ' ferry, was standing
near the side of the ferryboat, the chain
of his change carrier was accidentally
caught and the carrier was loosened and
fell overboard in several feet of water.
The carrier contained in cash 115.50.
In took some time to recover the change
carrier. buV Mr. Walker was persistent
in his search for he recognized that if
he did not dig it up from the bottom of
the river, he would have to dig up from
his own pocket, at the end of the month,
J15.50 for the railway company.
BACK TO NATt'KE.
Nature supplies a remedy for most
diseases, and when such a remedy is
found it should be used. Oregon Herbs
(a tea) is a combination of herbs pre
scribed by nature for kidney and blad
der diseases, and should'- be used as
nature intended her medicines to be
-used, namely as a tea. No alcohol to
irritate, no pills to dissolve and punish
the system. Just a good eld-fashioned
tea. easily prepared and easily taken.
.All pnlrs should have it. Price fiOc.
Sarsaparilla
From the time it - was carefull j
perfected from the prescription of
Dr, Oliver, of Boston.,; to the-pres
ent day, has remained the same.
Always best. . .y: . , -
la usual liquid form or ehewolated tablets
called Barsatabs.' 100 Hoses $L v ' '
d.
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GRANT PHEGLEY, Manager
MORE ARE
NDIGTED
Grand Jury Still Busy in Lew-
iston Bank Case.
NAMES ARE KEPT SECRET
General Opinion Is Frank V. and.
William F. Kettenbach Are
Among Number Still More
Indictments AV111 Follow.
MOSCOW. Idaho. Nov. 20. (Special.)
Three more indictments were reported,
by the Federal grand Jury tonight. Thee
were filed but were given no publicity.
This makes four Indictments returned; in
the Lewiston National Bank cases at tha
end of Its third week's investigation by
the grand Jury under the guidance of the
Special Assistant Attorney-General, Pey
ton Gordon, and his helpers. :
More Indictments now In course of prep
aration are to be reported Monday, for
the grand Jury tonight adjourned tllf
then. Suspense has almost reached the
breaking poinr over the Question of who
Is already Indicted.
It la generally conceded, but not offi
cially stated, that both Frank W. and
William F. Kettenbach, president and ex
president, respectively,' are two of those
Indicted, and that George H. Kester, ex
cashier, and Clarence- W. Robnett, ex
bookkeeper, are also on the list.
Since Mr. Gordon said this evening that
20 REDUCTION ON ALL
OUR EXQUISITE CUT GLASS
$ 3.50 8-in. Cut Glass Bowl, special. .... .$2.80
$ 2.00 Cut Glass Nappies, special ...$1.60
$ 1.50 Cut Glass Nappies, special.: $1.20
$ 8.00 Cut Glass Fern Dish, special, . $6.40
$10.00 Cut Glass Water Pitcher, special. . . $8.00
A large and magnificent line of Cut Glass to se
lect from. Values unequaled.
CARVING
SETS
' We can save you
money big variety
from $3 per set, up.
mm
.Better come in tomorrow and let
us show you the exceptionally fine
suits we are now selling for $15, $20
and $25.
You will see this season's newest
models in Kerseys, Vicunas, Velours,
Cassimeres and Tweeds, imported and
domestic fabrics, strictly hand-tailored
andguaranteed perfect fit.
They're the richest and most marvelous
line of .suits at $15 to $25 we have ever offered
the men of Portland. You positively cannot
match them elsewhere at these prices.
We can offer you such unique values be
cause of our exceptionally large purchasing
power a purchasing power greater than that
of any other clothing store in this city.
Let us demonstrate to you the accurate fit
and fashionable "hang" of these suits we can do
it within a few moments. All sizes to fit all men
Should You Desire Higher
Woolen Mills Glothind Company
he had more Indictments to draw. It Is
believed that other employes and offi
cials of the bank will be indicted Mon
day. All other business of the Federal
Court Is over and Judge Dietrich and the
Jury are waiting for the" work of the
attorney's office to be completed before
adjourning for the term of court at BoUie.
KISS- COSTS JAIL TERM
Ninety-. Days Not Enough, Bachelor
Justice Declares.-v,-
HOLLAJSp, ,MJch.. Nov. - 2d Justice
Vandenmullen'' of this city, a confirmed
bachelor, imposed a sentence of 90 days
In the Detroit House of Correction upon
Harlem TImms,' or Grand Rapids, for
stealing a kiss, and Intimated, that the
punishment was entirely too-light:'
The complainant was Miss, Delia Ro
meyn, aged "17, who told the Justice that
when she alighted from a Grand Rapids
train. Thnms followed her. ' -
When dark comer' was reached-,- Miss
Romeyn asserted, Timms threw his arms
around her and kissed her. . 4.
HOLDUP BOY'S OWN" PLAN
Taste for Diamonds and Bulldogs Is
.Young Paymaster's Undoing.
; PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20. A story, of
a daring hold-up on a Pennsylvania su
burban train was exploded when the po
lice, after an all-night cross-examination,
forced a confession from the -"victim"
that he had laid the plans for the rob
bery. The "victim" .was Charles Best, 18
years eld, paymaster for a local contrac
tor. Friday afternoon he was given J840
to pay off some employes In a suburb.
When the train reached the suburb, Best
was found unconscious In a retiring room,
overcome by chloroform. After he was
revived he Bald he had been followed Into
ffe PopularPriced Jeweler
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FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING WE OFFER
RICH CUT GLASS
and SILVERWARE
AT PRICES THAT ABSOLUTELY SAVE YOU MONEY
Specials in Sterling Silver Flatware
Teaspoons. . .$4.0O set and up Sugar spoons $1.50 and up
Bon Bon spoons. $1.25 and up Butter Knives. ....... .$1.50 and up
- Napkin Kings $1.00 and up
And many
ratValciesatSl
- Priced Suits, See Our
Outfitters to Men and Boys
the place by .a stranger and drugged ana
robbed.
Best today confessed that It was a
"put-up"; Job. To the police he said that
he permitted himself to be drugged by
a friend, - whose name the police are
withholding for the present. This friend
took the $840 and returned to this city
and gave it to another friend. Allen Ad
vena, 19 years old, who hid It In his
home.
. The police found Ad vena and , the
money, and both young men were ar
rested. 'The man who administered the
chloroform . has . not yet been found. .Ac
cording to Best, the money was to be
equally- divided among the three. . ' '
. "What were you going to do with your
share? " Best was asked by the police.
"Buy bulldogs and diamonds.'" was the
replx... .- . "- ' ,
HOLDING COMPANY FORMED
O. K. & N. and N. P. Offfcials to
. ..Hold Cainas Prairie Koad.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The Camas Prairie Railroad Company,
of Portland, filed articles of incorporation
with the Secretary of State today, and
the appointment of E. J. Cannon, of
Spokane, as state agent.
The company has 20,000 capital: Its
Incorporators are J. P. O'Brien, F. H.
Fogarty, W. W. Cotton and J. B. Kerr,
and its .announced objects are to build
a railroad from the O. R. & N. at Texas
City or Lewiston Junction to Grange
vllle, Idaho.
RAILROAD TITANS ARRIVING
(Continued From First Page)
strengthening' It for the traffic strug
gle to come. Before another year has
passed several officers who have been
prominent In Pennsylvania circles will
have retired on pensions, their work
having come to a successful close, and
yasmngton(nearritth)
other silver articles.
rpCr to each purchaser
EIYULi of a suit here,
$5.00 worth of Men's Fur
nishing; Goods, consisting of
Underwear, Hats, Gloves,
Umbrellas, etc. You have
the advantage, too. of select
ing from one of the largest
' and finest stocks of furnish
ing goods in this city.
We.liacf determined to discon
tinue this unusual offer, but it
has increased our already large
business to such an extent we
. felt compelled to continue it.
Don't neglect to take advan
tage of our generous offer this
week.
$30, $35 and $40 Models
SEVENTH
younger, more energetic and more ag
gressive men will take their places.
Among the retiring officers will be
E. A. Ford, passenger- traffic manager
of the lines west of Pittsburg. In his
stead will undoubtedly be placed
since you have seen a line of adver tising
from us. As for the follow--..-.-,
ing reading we were taken at .-our ..
word and it has not been a ques
tion of selling garments, but a- que.
tion of increasing- our plant getting. ,
tailors and to make enough gar-- "
monts tor the trade. 'We are-qutt .
well hooked up now plant Is
doubled think we can handle dou
ble the trade we have.. ,
So Come On
all those for whom we have during
the past been compelled to refuse
thfrtr orders and all others If you
want garments Worth good gold .
solid, substantial woolens.
Give us a notice.
Special Notice
'Just to cause you tb see and become
acquainted with absolutely solid,
substantial, genuine merchant tailor
cloth woolens (not any of the
'mannish effect stuff). We will
Monday and Tuesday Only
make you the best blue serge tailor
cloth skirts at a price of $7.S",.
These ijarments are well wo.rt.li
twice yes. tnree times the amount.
This Is strictly an advertisement
this price is simply to cause you to
. lock, for, If you look, you will not
have to have your eyes open 'very
wide to see that the best garments
on earth arc before you.
Here Read It Again
The following was run three
months ago; many have proven the
truthfulness of it since then.
ffjii'i:. m
Ait 'j - V R
the ins and outs of New York, one
ran show you over 700 different
ous mannish effect goods) imported woolen. made of wool imported
woolSns " imported I from England. Germany. Scotland. Gua.an tec-,1 m-lngs-
absoJutelv correct styles. Garments good for years, won t water
spit rip? shrink, buttons that won't fall off, etc.. etc.: if you are looking
J?. 'l.J.'.C' wnrth sticking out all over the garments, honesty ami
complete satisfaction, why come around here. If you even only for at
least once in your lite want to see such garments, come around.
You please us and gratify vourself. . If we have not your size in stock
from top to bottom.
Acheson Cloak & Suit Co.
Acheson Bldg., 1 48 Fifth Street
Country merchants desiring to .handla. our garments should call .
worth a trip t Portland to see stuff your oustonters are begging fox, . .
. - i
and STARK STS
Colonel Samuel Moody, who Is . now
general passenger agent ,Z he lines
west. . '
New York City has an extremely
tooth, for Its people consumi-d JMl.ooo.uU'J
nfMintlj! or suear uurin uip j---
POSITIVELY
OI'R GARMENTS GIVE YOU A
BA.VK-ACCOl'AT APPE KH ACE.
But no great bank account needed
to get them. Say you can travel,,
hunt, shop, ransack, from Boston
Harbor to the Columbia River's
mouth, and few garments you will
find that equal none superior to
those we aro manufacturing. Girls,
ladies, old ladies, young ladle?, men,
old men. young men, boys, working
men, merchant men, doctors, law
yers, even crooks, stop at our win
dow and gaze at the superb gar
ments therein. Attention is com
manded superiority always com
"manUs attention. Some- (h a y t rr g -heard)
have made special trip to
this city to Fee these garments. IE
vou are looking for Rags, Rags.
Rags, fussv, flimsy, cottony suits
or coats, or the so-called :10.00 to
150.00 values at $16.32. or the old
familiar great fortunate purchase,
etc.. etc., why. don't come around us.
Just remember (and one who knows
is talking) the $;;o.o to $:,0 00 value
suit la fuil value at J1G.32: never
was intended to be worth mure, and
the old fake -great fortunate pur
chase" was made In East Side,
New York, seventh to tenth floor,
and likelv no elevator, where you
would gather up your skirts, stop
your nostrils, back out and wonder
how the girls and boys halt
starved bones could endure such
habitations. Yes, sir, one who knows
is lalkinir. One who is familiar with
who has seen piles of tlie "Great
styles of woolens -
all guaranteed
nntftri.
! The Importance- oz vn decision maa