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publish rum Af tociArio prks niponr S0VCR8THK MORNING FIELD ON THI LOWER COLUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 270 ROCKEFELLER TEUS HISTORY OF STUD OIL COMPANY Is a Willing Witness in Governments Suit ALWAYS DEALT FAIR vn wng in leiumony ueciares Dealings of Company Always Square MANY ATTEND THE HEARING Proceedings Partly Low Their Of ficial Aspect Because of Engaging Manner Wbkh Rockefeller Dis played in Ilia Answert to Question! NEW YORK, Nov, 18,-Retatlng bit Horjr with id air of a country gentleman of kindly mien engaging long past John D. Rockefeller, prel loit past, John D. Rockefeller, pre! dent of the Standard Oil Company renewed for more limn two hourt today the history of the early oil trtde and development of the com pany that later grew into the present to-called oil trust. Rockefeller wa a witness for the defense in a suit to dissolve the Standard which it be ing prosecuted by the United States government ami his appearance at the hearing before Judge Franklin Ferriss, referee, brought a large crowd to the customs building. The head of the big oil combine wit surrounded by an Imposing circle of counsel and when he began bit testimony he gated complacently upon the swarm of newspapermen behind whom pressed the throng that filled the room. Rockefeller appeared at complete ease and an swered the questions in the fullest of tones as if desirous that the mo it distant spectator in the chamber tbould bear. He told, in a manner which indicated pleasure of the start in the oil business and how tinder adverse conditions the businett gre to the proportloni of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio with capitali sation of $1,000,000. Rockefeller1! eyes sparkled In his reflection of that early financial organization and he spoke of its million . dollar capitaliaation with almost boyish enthusiasm. The proceeds In a tense lost their official aspect because of the engaging man ner which Rockefeller displayed in bit answera. A development of Rockefeller's testimony today indi cated that one of the lines of de fense would be that the Standard Oil SERVIANS ANXIOUS TO FIGHT AUSTRI ANS Latter Delivers Note on Congress but .it Contains ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 19, The Austrian note on the proposed international congress to clear up the situation In the Balkans has been delivered and according to creditable Minority it contains no conclusive answer regarding the program of dis cussion by other powert. It merely inaugurates a ; new phase of negotia tion! which probably will hang on for weeks. Report! here from Vienna tay that Austria adheres to the deter mination not to discust the' justifica tion of the annexation of the'Prdv " Ince of Bosnia "and Herzegovina. -The Servian legation here wat vir tually stormed today by unemployed Co. Is not a result of aggressive policy to gain mstcry of the oil trade as charged but a natural outcome of the economical development which the exigencies of the oil industry demanded. During a brief recent Rockefeller talked to reporters on the Standard's growth. Ha said that it has been wonderful, "It seems like a dream to me and here 1 am accus ed of doing a very wicked thing of telling a good article at a lower price than anyone else." Rockefeller told the reporters that the testimony brought him back to the early days of Cleveland when he went toT. P, Ifandy's Bank to borrow money. Rockefeller taid he had no collateral nor would endorse his note. He says Handy laned him $2000, "To that loan I attribute whatever success I have had in my life since." Taking of Rockefeller's testimony will be concluded tomorrow. II PlEA BUILTY OF iMfiHIER FOR RAID UPON CLAIM JUMP ER WHICH RESULTED IN TWO MURDERS. TWO TURN STATES EVIDENCE in All Sixteen Persona Wert Arrett ed For the Crime Fourteen Are Sentenced to Serve Varioua Terms Ranging From a Month to Year - . ' - .' : GREAT FALLS, Nov. l8.-Four-teen men charged with the murder in Valley county In the northwestern part of the state, pleaded guilty to manslaughter today and were sent enced to various terms, ranging from a few months to a year and nine months in prison. The crime was a raid upon the cabin of the claim jumped named Hayes which resulted in the death of Hayes and his daugh ter. Settlers warned Hayes to leave and when he did not go they went to hit cabin and riddled it with bul lets. In all sixteen persons were ar rested for the crime. The first trial was of Walter Long. It was long and expensive but resulted in the conviction and sentence of 35 yetrt. Then hit brother Milo wat convicted and got 13 years. Two of the gang turned state's evidence and' these got off with jail sentence. It wat then arranged that all others to plead guilty of mansalughter. u . Subscribe to the Morning Astor ian, 60 cents per month. Proposed International No Conclusive Answer j men who desired to enlist in the Servian army lor the predicted war with Austria. This arose from a pub lication in the morning papes of a statements to the effect that appli cants would be enrolled as soon as the relations between Servia and Austria were broken off. bad to worse. I VIENNA, Nov. 18,-It is now stated that Countess . Marie - Louise did not elope ' with' Count v Anton Sigray, -but with a- poor German aristocrat who is employed as her brother's tutor. ASTORIA, EDITORS ON TRIAL. MANILA, Nov. 18.The trial cf the managing and subordinate edi- a . i - .. r a r . . . win oi i',t itenacnnicnto, ttie leading I'UipIno daily, on a charge of crim inal libel preferred by Commissioner Dean C. Worcester of the Philippine commission, was commenced today, In his own behalf Mr. Worcester tes tified that he did not own any min rrul, agricultural or other property in (lit islands in hit name or that of any other person. He denied havine made any trips at the expense qf the government for the purpoie of in specting any properties whatsoever and flatly disputed alt the other charges and insinuations made in the columns of the paper. The trial was continued. - POOR HOP CROP. WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.-The total yield of Russian hops is the poorest in the last ten years al though the area of hops planted has been greatly increased, according to a report of James Ragsdale, Ameri can consul to St. Petersburg. The decrease is due to the very unfa vorable weather during the pa-t summer. In places, Volhynia, for instance, the quality of the hops was excellent. SAW 33 BEARS. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ia- Pteasant as Well as profitable was the discovery made by Captain Wing and the crew of the steam haler Karluk. when the vessel en countered an ice floe upon which were 32 polar bears dining off the carcass of a bowhead whale, partial ly frozen into the body of the ice. Every rifle on hoard was immediate ly In requisition, and five of the bears were killed before the othert escaped by plunging into the water. The crew of the Karluk tucceeded in securing six thousand pounds of bone from the whale's head. BAR ASSOCIATION DOES 01 APPROVE NET REFUSES TO CO ON RECORD AS APPROVING THE GRAFT PROSECUTION IN FRISCO RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY While Not Endorsing the Graft Prosecution the Oregon State As sociation Pass Resolutions Deplor ing Violence to Prosecutor Heney. PORTLAND, Nv. ,9.-The Ore gon State Bar Association this morning refused to go on record as approving the fight now being made by the citizens of San Francisco to rid themselves of the grafters and boodlera that infest tht city, and re fused also to warn the lawyers of this and other states against prac tices which tend to prostitute and bring into disgrace the reputation of the law and the "sanctity of the courts of justice, j That part of the Heney resolution introduced yesterday by Ralph B. Fisher dealing with these matters was severely frowned down by the lawyers, and the only part of the resolution adopted was that extend ing to Mrs. Heney and the sympathy of the association and to Mr. Heney the hope of the association for his speedy recovery. Only the last mentioned part of the resolution came to a vote, the other clause being so severely criti cized that Mr. Fisher was compelled to withdraw it, The resolution given to the secre tary yesterday afternoon was some what differently worded, as regards the last part, than the rough draft read by Mr. Fisher yesterday morn ing. The first part, which was adopt ed, was unchanged, and was as fol lows: - "Be it resolved, by the Oregon Bar Association, That we deplore and deprecate the violence offered Fran cis J. Heney on Friday, November 13, 1903, while at hit post of duty, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1808 OREGOII GETS A GOODLWE v Report of Chief Army Engineer Hade Public MILLIONS ARE ASKED $200,000 Recommended to bo Expended on Columbia River . TILLAMOOK ALSO FAVORED Recommendation Made That an An nual Appropriation be Made For Maintaining Dredge Now in Use Along Oregon and Washington. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The annual report of the Chief of Army Engincert, made public today, rec ommend' a liberal appropriation for the waterwayi of the Pacific north west, and these estimates wilt form the basis of appropriations to be made in the forthcoming river and harbor bill. Among the. appropriations recommended are the following: Columbia and Willamette rivers from Portland to the sea, $200,000; mouth of Columbia, $450,000; Celilo Canal, $1,000,000 in addition to $146, 000, which was authorized last ses sion; Willamette river above Port land, $40,000; Columbia between Vancouver and the mouth of the Wil lamette. $10,000; canal of Cascade, $108,000;' Columbia river between Celilo Falls and tire mouth of the Snake river, $75,000; Snake river, $10,000; Tillamook Harbor to Tilla mook City, $15,000; Coos River; $1500; Clatskanine river, $500; Cow lita and Lewis rivers, $7500. The Chief of Engineers says it is advis able to place the Celilo canal under a continuing contract system, with the understanding that $1,000,000 be appropriation annually until the work completed. If this cannot be done, at least $1,000,000 in new appropria tion's is necessary next year to en able work to proceed expeditiously. He calls attention to the fact that the improvement of the channel from Portland to the sea, as it is now pro gressing, is necessarily of a tempo rary character, and no lasting bene fit is being received from dredginj. Ultimately this channel will be per manently improved by the construc tion of an elaborate system of revet ments to confine the channel. While expensive work is in progress at the mouth of the Columbia and at Ce lilo, he deems it inadvisable to ask for sufficient money to build these revetments now, especially as con tinued dredging afforded a sufficient channel for present commerce. Tn addition to the foregoing estimate, it is recommended that an annual ap propriation be made for maintaining the dredge, recently built for use in the harbors along the Oregon and Washington coast. and do hereby tender to Mrs. Heney our deep sympathy and to Mr. Heney our sincere, wishes for a speedy recovery and an early re sumption in person of the cases which brought him into the danger from which he has suffered." MADE NEW RECORDS. MANILA, Nov. 18. It is unoffic ially stated that the battleship Ne fcraska, during the target practice now in progress, broke all records established by any navy in the world for' marksmanship with hor 12-inch guns. While the figures are not ob tainable. It is believed that the Ne braska's crew will gain all records for both speed and accuracy. PTOMAINE POISONING. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. -Chicken fricassee and chicken hash served in the New York eye and ear infirmary on Monday has resulted in 45 pa tents and the entire staff of 35 nurses being attacked with ptomaine poisoning. Charity patients and the physicians did not have chicken on the occasion and are rejoicing. None of the cases are serious. PRESIDENT SPEAKS. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-"I doubt if there is a movement amon the movements that can be broadly termed philanthropic in the country which better deserves the interest and support of our people than the movement for Young Women's Christian Associations." Thus spoke President Roosevelt to a gathering of prominent young women at Washington, who called at the White House yesterday on the President's invitation to receive his congratulations on the splendid work being done by the .Young Women's Christian Association In this city. KAUFMAN AND BARRY. LOS ANGELES, Nov. I8.-A1 Kaufman and Jim Berry were match ed last night to fight 45 rounds at the Jeffries Club ton the night of December 31. The result of the fight, it is said here, will eliminate one aspirant for the heavyweight championship honors. OLIVE CROP SMALL. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Tbe olive crop in Greece will hardly sup ply the home demand. This is due to the nature of the olive tree which bears in quantity only in alternate years. ' RUEPS CHAFFEUR WILL BE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA ISSUES PAPERS ON BURNS' APPLICATION, IS AN IMPORTANT WITNESS Leaves San Francisc While Under Subpoena and Was Captured in Portland Officer on Way to Re turn Hint to San Francisco. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. 19.- Governor Gillette today granted re quisition papers on the application of Detective Burns for A. S. Lathan, formerly JRuefs chauffeur who is now under arrest in Portland. Burns charges that Lathan, who was an im portant witness in the graft prose cution and while under subpoena left the jurisdiction of the California courts in consideration of $1000 paid by one Luther W. Brown and has since then been in hiding. Policeman Goff'of ASan Francisco left tonight for Portland. ' " . LEAVES SECRECTLY. LONDON, Nov. 19. A special from Teheran says the Turkish am bassador to Persia has left secretly for Constantinople. His departure is attributed to a dispatch which adds to the rumored plan to annex Per sian province of Aberbatjan to Tur key. ': This dispatch is offset by the fact that two days ago a message from Teheran stated that the ambassador was going to Constantinople on leave of absence. TEHERAN, Nov. 19.-The Shah has summoned representatives of various classes to appear before him tomorrow to hear his decision in the matter of constitutional government. Subscribe to The Morning At"Hn FURTHER COIIfEIICES Oi OUESTIOII ill THE "BOSS" RETURNS. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-While in view of Richard Croker"s express wish, there will be no demonstration on his arrival in New York on the steamer Lusitania, now on her west ward" voyage, the governors of the National Democratic Club here, have adopted resolutions to tender to him its hospitality and extend to him the courtesy of the club as its gue-t while in this city. FREAK ORDINANCE. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. -Alderman Kruger introduced in the city coun cil last night a motion that the cor poration council prepare and submit pn ordinance prohibiting the play ing of football in the city of Chi cago. The motion provoked much laughter, hoots and cheers, and was referred to the judiciary committee. FRATERNITIES TABOOED LOSAIIIES' SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT GIVES NOTICE THAT OR DERS MUST GO. AN OATH WILL BE REQUIRED Proof of Withdrawals From School Fraternities Must be Furnished Before January 30th or Suspension Will Follow as a Penalty. LOS ANGELES. Nov. 18-Super-intendent Moore of the city schools has served notice on any pupil of the Los Angeles high schools who is a member of secret orders, common ly known as fraternities must relin quish such membership and furnish indisputable proof of the fact before December 18th or it will be tmpos sible for those about to graduate to obtain the necessary recommenda tion to matriculate with universities of this or any other state without examination. AH others must fur nish this proof before Jnuary 30 on pain of being suspended from the school. In order to make assurance that all connections have been se vered, an oath will be required. s, EPIDEMIC OVER, MANILA, Nov. ' ia-While occa sional cases of cholera are reported to the authorities, the epidemic is now unquestionably, at an end. PLATTS SUCCESSOR LIKELY TO BE ROOT Taft, Sherman, and Ward Measures Pertaining HOT SPRINGS, Nov. 13.-Presi-dent-elect Taft, Vice-President-elect Sherman and National Committeman Ward of New York discussed New York politics today especially re garding persons and measures per taining to the next administration. While no one at the conference wishes to be quoted on the subject, it may be stated to be the opinion of all that Secretary Root will be the successor of Senator Piatt. 'This is based of course on the understand ing that Root wishes the place. Judge Taft has, had no hesitancy from giving positive expression of pn:c FIVE CENTS I1IBI Roosevelt Wants Better Understanding cn Subject WILL FORTH VIEWS Representatives pf Labor, and Government Should Corns Together ,, ADMINISTRATION'S ATTITUDE While President May Not Adont Labor Program at Close of Admin istration so as Not to Embarrasa Successor May Set Forth Views. WASHINGTON. Nor. 18-Furth- er conferences aft the White House today between the President and men prominent in labor matters made the attitude of the administration toward the proposed labor legislation a sub ject of keen discussion in Washing ton tonight. , It is learned from the highest authority that the object of the President in giving to the friends of labor union in holding subsequent conferences was primarily to bring about a better understanding be tween representatives of the govern ment and of labor and impress upon labor interests the disposition of the administration to receive its repre sentatives in conference on equality with all , others. While the Presi dent may not adopt the labor pro gram at the close of hit administra tion lest he might thereby embaras his successor, it is believed he will set forth his views on the needs of labor either in his annual message to congress or in a special labor mes sage submitted subsequently. HE TALKS CHINESE. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 18.-Harry S. Reardon, alias Arthur Spencer, charged with extorting money from local Chinese by representing him self to be a government interpreter of inspector in New York, was con victed in the federal court here yes terday. Reardon speaks the Chinese Inguage perfectly and has lectured on China for churches. According to federal officials he has served in Fol som and San Quentin, CaL, and Mc Neil's Island, Wash., penitentiaries and in Pittsburg penitentiary and the Allegheny county jail ' Discuss Politics, and to Next Administration his desire to make Root premier of his cabinet. He has also said that if his persuasion could prevail, the present secretary of state would re tain the portfolio despite his sensa torial ambitions. It is understood that Sherman gave it as his opinion that Speaker Cannon would continue to hold tha office in the 61st con gress. Judge Taft tonight expresses doubts whether he will go to Cuba to witness the withdrawal of the American and the inauguration of the Cuban administration because the function will occur at the time when Taft will be engrossed in affairs of his own administration.