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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 .
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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.
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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.