THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1807.
CHEAP OIL FOR
Standard Oil Sells to Other
Countries at From - Three
to Five Cents Keductfon. ;
WMMISSIONEKS' BEPORT
EXPOSES EXTORTIONS
Americans Forced to Far More , for
Petrolema rrodacts Where Oo
"- topat Controls Than Enropeaa or
Asiatic Countries. vv '"
i. , , , (Joaraal Special Serice.)
Washington, Aug. II. Commissioner
of Corporation Smith report. that th
Standard OH company sUs Ha product
,ln foreign land for. leas than It aalla
n America, ii says in nia reporx:
V "A Trjr larg proportion of th pa
troleum product manufactured In th
Unlt-CTate la exported. ,Tnl la
muT true 1 a' llluminatln olL the
liiojt important product; of which from
, (I to 10 per eent la aeiit abroad.
prloea In the United States, partlc
during; recent year, have - been . very
,. . much higher than the foreign price,
and the conclusion I lrrealatibl that
th Standard Oil company haa mad
, th American people pay for in matn
; tenanc of It dominant poaltlon in th
, xoreign ireae. .. - '. x
: nig axo is, rrio.
"The excess of th average price In
4 th United BUte over the New Tork
- export price In ISO wa 19 cent. By
04 It had Increased to t.4 cent, in
S9t th domestlo Srlc atood at 1.1
cent below the . Hamburg; price. In
: 1104 It atood at 1 cent abov th Ham'
burg price. In 1901 the domeetlo price
waa 0.4 cent below the London price.
', During the firt seven month of 1901
ii waa 1.4 cent above in price in ixn
"ber, 1S99, the United State price aver-
aged 1.4 cent abov th New Tork ex-
v port price, while from los to lioi it
averaged i-1 cent above It. From 1(97
to 1199 th domeatlc oric averaged 1.3
- cent below th Hamburg price, while
' from 1803 to 1905 It averaged 0.4 cent
' above Prom October, 1900, to Decern
, ber, 1902, the domestic price averaged
.0.1 cent abov the London price. From
' January. 1903. to July, 1908, It averaged
; . 2.1 cent above th London price.
Avar- Frio Shown
"The figure chow a vary remarkable
' excea in th American prfc of llluml
' nating toll abov th foreign
- prices, particularly during th latter
- half of 1904 and th first half of
1905. During the latter half of 1904
' the price averaged for the United
State lO.t cent, aa contrasted with 1.93
cent in Germany, 9.42 cent In the
United Kingdom and 6.49 cent In Den
mark. The excesa of the domeatlc price,
after allowing 1 cent for difference In
quality, ranged at that time from 1.8
centa to 2.88 cent a. During the first
1 half of 1905 th extraordinary declln
in the price in the United Kingdom in
creased the effective margin between
. the domestic price and th price in that
country to 8.17 centa."
CHAIN GANG FOR "'
C WHITMAN'S HOBOES
'froMciitinic Attorney Proposes , to
Add Mortal Indignity to Hate
ful Toll on Roads.
MYSTERY SHROUDS WHEREABOUTS
; 0F JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER'S; SIRE
'" - (Joaraal. Special Srvtc. ' 7 .
New Tork. Aug. It. -In connection
with th deep myitery a to tb where,
about of William A. Rockefeller, father
of John D., William and Frank Rocke
feller, there have been vagu rumors
for two year past that tb. old man
waa living omwhere in lows. Frank
Rockefeller charge , his brother, John
D., with starting 4hes rumor In order
to deepen the mystery to conceal th
actual habitation of their father. .
The World ran down th report con
cernlng . Iowa, - During ita IS month'
search for th father Of th oil mag
nate, th results were curious. . Ita in
formation, purporting to com from a
man who had actually een John D.'
father In hi place of concealment only
on year before, located him in Cedar
Valley, Iowa. It described an agen man,
a a physical and mental wreck, un
able to leave hi bed and mumbling
curses day and night. HI home was
aid to be an Isolated farmhous. '
On thla clue, th World -reporter vis
ited Cedar Valley. . Almost every farm
r Questioned toia or an oia man pt
the name of Rockefeller who . lived
somewhere in th county. Then th dis
covery wa mad that II. H. Rockefel
PRINTERS ttEET
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HQBSPRIIJGS
Fifty-Third Convention
International Typograph
ical Union in Session.
ler, a email farmer near Sprlngdale, in
"All that I know," h aid.'". that
th heart of a blc country, had sold out
and moved to th town of Weat Liberty,
in Muscatine oounty.
ah inai anow, ne "uu. wm
a whole lot of people have been asking
question about father and that he haa
gon to pay my brother a visit.''
But he would not dlvuls th where
abouts of his brother.. .. , .... .
GE
TH
Opening Day of Series of In
ternational Yacht Con-.' ;
tests at Kiel
ONE CONTESTANT IS v
r SPOKANE .VESSEL
F. lewis Clark's Boat Expected to
Win . In Strong Breezes Other
American Vessels Are Chew Ink
VHt and Marble bead. ,.
(Jesraal peeial Ssrrte..)
Kiel. Aug. 12. Th opening today of
th series of German-American races
for th ondr boats, for which Em
peror William ha offered a valuable
trophy, find Kiel filled with yachting
enthusiast, among whom ar many
Americans. Th thre American con
tee tanta, Spokane, Chewlnk VIIL and
Marblehead, hav made a favorable lm
pression on many of th yachting ex
part a, and it la generally conceded that
th German must do their best if they
are to capture th honor. , Th three
German boat to race agalnat th Am
ericana ar th Tilly X, Wlttelsbach II.
and tn Angela iv.
Boston. Mass.. Aug. 12. Th three
American boat that race against th
Germans in th Bonder class races at
Kiel this week, for the trophy offered
by the German emperor, ar representa
tives or in eastern xacm ciun or mis
city. Th particulars of th team are
as roiiows.
warn
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IITEIIDS TO DO
Idaho" Senator. Is Concerned
With land and Transpor
7 r tationattersJT' '
EIGHT-H0UR DAY FIGHT
SUCCESSFULLY ENDED
President Lynch in Annaal Address
d Views RitnatlonwStrike Roll 'Re
. dnced to Inconsequential Propor
' tions Except in a Few Cities. ;
LONG AND SHORT HAUL !
- AMENDMENT READY
Would Pay for Freight According tb
Distance Hauled and Place All
Cities on an Equal Footing1 Land
Court and Open Rivers. '
(Special Dlaptea t Tae JesmaL)
, Tekos, Waah Aug. 11. It 1 reported
her that Prosecuting Attorney Klpp
ha made arrangement with th coun
ty commissioners to form a chain gang
and hereafter all hoboes, beggar and
minor criminal will earn their dally
o react on me county roaas. This win
te greatly appreciated by many cltl
sens wno nave oeen annoyed by pro
fessional beggar and boboea at a time
when every man can obtain work a
something if he want work.
. . Under the chain gang realm all
vagrant convicted under th law will
be sent to Colfax and worked on the
county roaa until ineir fine ar paid.
DOCTORS OF UNION 1
CHANGE RESIDENCE
(Special Dbpalca te The Jooratl.)
' North Powder, - Or., Aug. 12.-Dr.
ciarK uaunaera or union, county Dhy
sician and surgeon, with whom a .high
altitude- l most ajcreeable, has pur
chased i the North Powder drug stor
nere, ana tases possession toaay. The
doctor ks changing from the practice of
si me oi
he is not
medicine t
the drug business becauae
lOliai nnvsicallv to the de.
mands mada 6n a nractltionsr.
: Dr. C HT Law. president of the T.nrVv
j. Gold Copper Mining company, of
miwiui fuwoor, wiin aim zamiiy, will
? - CTjt. Possession of his new hom at
' UiiTSwiext week, having bought real
denoeTwoperty on Court street in that
town.
CHURCH UNIVERSITY
PROJECTED AT BOISE
' . (Special Diapatca to The JearoaL)
Boise, Ids, Aug.i 12. A laraa and lm
' nortant deal in real estate haa lust hn
consummated her, by which the Boise
christian cnurcn comes into possession
of th DeHan ranch of 160 acres, thre
miles west of this city, for $21,000. Th
purchase 1 th first step in one of th
jargeai religious, coucauanar ana indus
trial enterprlaea ever projected in this
part of th country. Th deal insure
tne erection oi a ou,uuu cnurcn in Boise,
the platting of the ranch Into town lots,
the construction and maintenance of a
large and modern university and other
Improvements by th Christian church.
REFORM ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ANNUAL MEET
Winona Lake, Ind., Aug. 12. Th
National Reform association began It
annual aesBion her-today with repre
sentatives in i attendance . from - more
than 26 state. Th officer in charg
i are President S. F. Scovel of Wooster.
Ohio, and Secretary-Treasurer R. C. Wi
ley of Pittsburg A number of prom
inent divines of Pennsylvania, Ohio and
other state are on . th program for
v addresses.
Spokane, owned by V. Lewis Clark of
ipokane, Washington, vic-commoaor Of
he Eastern Yacht club: built in 1S0I
from design by. Clinton H. Crane of
New Tork.
Chewlnk VIII. owned by F. O. Ma-
comber Jr- Corinthian Yacht club;
built in 107 . from designs by Small
Brothers, Boston.
Marblehead. owned by William H.
Joye and Sumner H. Foster, Corltith-
' (Spedal Dispatch to Tb 7orast)
Lwlston, Idaho, Aug. 12. 'T shall
again introduce th land court bill and
bill providing as amendment to th
present long and short haul clause,"
said United State Senator W. B. Hey-
burn, while in Lcwlston, when asked
what important measures would be ad
vocated by him in congress next season.
"Th land court bill la Important to
vary Stat whr largo ctlon of th
publjo domain ar located and waa ln
troduced last winter and la now before
th committee. I shall reintroduce this
bill at th opening session and whll it
will take some tlm to secure It pas-
sere. I shall labor until it kytm
law. -
Th amendment to th long and hort
haul clause will provide for an equitable
iraiBBt rsie o aii point of the rail'
road systems and eliminate th doss!
plllty of discrimination. By it term.
in no cas snail a transportation com
pany charg more for a hort haul than
for a long haul, where the short haul
I within th territory of th long hauL
Stataa f to Olaarwatex. i
"T llluatrata limt what la ntA
th cities of th etate of Idaho are now
paying for eastern freight th rat from
the shipping point to Seattle and a local
rat from Seattle back to Idaho. Th
new bill will place ail cities upon an
qua footing.
. "Relative Jo th proposition to con
aemn tn Clearwater . a a navigable
. v..,, mA n.An v.k. i.,k-i -i.'
built in 1207 from design by B. B. Ith Information I hav recelvsd the
Crowninshleld. I upper river people do not want th
ud xneir soowins; in ine iruu raovs river ciosea. i oeneve. nowv.r that
off Msrblehead two month ago th J If th peopl of Lewlston want to install
three boats ar weighed up by the crtt-1 a dam with lock, in order to improve
leal as follow: Spokane is expected I the river for logging purposes and at
to-do her beat in strong breeses, Che.
wink to prove -the best all-around per
former and Marblehead to mak her best
bowing in light winds
th same tlm allow steamers and other
rut m cnanc 10 sscena or descend.
thara nan ha ha AhlanHtn -
Of the handling of th thr boat I T?n"Y""R A PTT7T?n DV
.road there la reason to bellev Amer- VA OAZllLSLV til
abroad
lean yachtsmen may be proud. They are
in th hand of very clever men in th
a mail boat rax, ana their crew ar
adept at handling sails and getting th
nest trim on tneir rore-ana-art canva.
Thla, with Judgment and precision in
tart, is expected to give th American
crews even rank, if not superior, with
th Dst uerman craw.
FRENCH PICKNICKERS
Jlerry-Makers Invade Church and
. Sacrilege Causes Sen-
' . ;'' satlon. ;
KNIGHTS DEDICATE
NEW GRAND LODGE
(Xoaraal Special Serrtea.)
, Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. It. An en
campment of th' Indiana brigade, uni
form rank. Knights of Pythias, ooened I cant, aihlhltlnn
a. i miremaf pari watty, ana win con-i
tinu tnrougn tn weeic. Tne encamp
ment is a nart or th orosram ar
ranged for the dedication of th new
Knight of Pythias grand lodg build
ing In this city. The dedication is to
take nlac Wednesday, and promises to
d an event or great interest to an
member of tb order. Member of the
uniform rank. Knlahta of Pythias, of
unio, Micnigan. iuinoia ana Kentucky
have been Invited to attend. A big
paraae win o on of tn principal feat'
urcs. . .
. (JoBrsal Special Service.)
Paris, Aug. 12. At Feulllee, a small
town In th north of France, th annual
religious fete of the. parish ha Jut
been abolished and substituted for a
very worldly, not to say rather ind
Th priest of th parish. Abb Roue,
refused to celebrate th Pari fete be
caua th mayor would not allow him
to mak th usual collection. Thereupon
th population decided to do entirely
without the clergy, and to hold the fete
without them.
In nlac of the rella-Ioua ' ceremonv
mere were aancea ana horse races ana
a procession, in which instead of St.
John and his lamb there marched one
of tn inhabitants leading a fox which
had been caught for this occasion.
TO tne sound of fantastic neala on
th Church bell th nooulatlon merchaH
into th church with their hat on their
There is no problem more difficult of I heads and pipe blowing, and th fox
than now to make a long stay I wa piacea in a noiy water toup ana
Pillows for the Sick.
olutl
In bed or a convaleaoinar nerlod com'
xortBDie tor in patient. . ;
fiuows. puiows, puiows. a soore or
baptised by three or four of th merry
maker. Tn zox soon arter this exhibi
tion cut through th cord which held it
more of them. I the solution. aaVa th I with It teeth and escaped.
i n wnum inuiuonc nas causea a
treat
sri
sensation and scandal in th neighbor
hood, and the bishop of Qulmper has
ordered an inquiry and has entirely
withdrawn religious consolation from
the commune, the two priests havlnr
lexi ii.
FRIENDLY MQNKEYS.
. ...
iaer tne nacx. at tn ama.ii nt i . . . .. ....
ik. under th knees or h - Vi i ney Appear ro nave a veciaea ei-
Clrcl. Not full-alced heavy feather pil
lows, out ii ant wooi. cown, nair, or even
balm cushions are the comfort which
ease tne patient urea muscles.
; They should be in sixes ranging from
ten to eighteen Inches in lana-th and
from eight to twelve inches wide, or
they can be made square. Th larger
uiiea ara exueuvni II maa 01 A Sir and
tufted like a mattress.
These little comfort euahlnna fmn ha
slipped under the back, at the small of
th. na V tlnH., thm Vm... aw
" " . v. ww.a. miu - .
ruenoa ?L low Feeling for Us.
tient in bed. . I From Ornithological and Other Oddities.
When the patient Is sittin nn thai I have read somewhere a statement
pllows can be tucked in all th hollow. I that th anthropoid ape .prefer our
are especially useful - in preventing I company to that of their fellow mon
that awful ach where the hand nr hl I kev of lower degree, and I saw it
knees rests against the chair. ; I proved once in Calcutta. The late W.
These small puiows also fit nlcelv in Kutieage, ror many years tne leaaing
tb hollow of th regular bad niiAa I animal dealer there and a mine of nat-
wnen in patient sit up in bed, i
tney are convenient for the nurse
t her elbow or neck upon if aha
unnnrt th natlftnt fnv m.l...i
time, i A good round doien of these th other monkeys, it immediately came
ihlons will not be too manv en tha. I over to him and climbed Into his lap;
will be found an invaluabl aid to both
and I ura niovorjr iniunwuvu, uu young
to I one in his yard, and at my request
has I opened it cage on day to let It chose
u ita - society, when, auiet ' aisregarains
nurse and patient.
A fair sised" female we had at the
Calcutta Zoo, also -was i a most . affec
tionate creature. When I paid a visit
to- her n wouia always put ner arm
necx anc
. ChicagoProhlbltlonisU ar nde.vr. arf&nTtelvTroundT7mV
i use id si iiJai in. a nr i nnir pitw -rnsn arMaa i i . . . a ....
Prntiihitinn nnnVantin A. una l wnne Deing caressea ana piayea witn
rrOnlDttlon convention; for 108. . - . I amuM tmtS f farad h in
A J - . '(J U
r2mJ' 2d
would droo any
other visitors. Another i specimen of th
am sex ahowed th less amiable aid
of Its character by long refusing th
aonations oi on mmor or tne soci
ety because on One. occasion h - had
rirat given something to one or tn oth
i r monkeys in th same house.
.But I think It wa on mv v
i introduction to the orang that the hid-
- ..TI3 POLICYMOUDERS' COMPANY -
"PURELY, OREGON" BEST FOR AN OREGONIAH
. . HOME OFFICE COR. SIXTH AND AXXENY STREET). PORTLAND : s
' A. L. MILI.S, . m . I' SAMUEL, , ;. CLARENCE S. SAMUEL,
President
General Manager.
den humanity of the creature moat Im
presses me. this was many year ago
when Abraham Bartlett was at th Lon
don Zoo; he gave me a private Inter
view with a- ntue orang -which had
lust arrived.. The first thing th little
imp did was to climb on my knee, take
off my bat and put It on Its own head,
after- which . it proceeded - gravely to
flinch, on -of the superintendent' y
ids. ' In- short. It . examined ua wirrt
scientific curiosity which In a - lower
animal - was decidedly Impressive. This
little man of the-woods could not hav
ch orn a more striking way of claiming
'y. Assistant Manager. I kinship so often denied,
(Special Dlspatck t Tbe , loarsal)
Hot Bprings, Ark, Aug. 11 Th
fifty-third .convention of th Interna
tional Typographical union of North
America, which began her today, marks
an pooh in th "art preservative of
all arts," and command th interest of
all who ar either directly or indi
rectly connected with tb art and In
dustries of printing. ..
More than' 1,800 delegates; from all
parts of th United Stat and Canada
filled th larg assembly room of th
caiman notei wnn tn convention was
called to order this morning. Th con
ventlon wss opened at o'clock by
unairman Miner of tn local commute,
and Mayor M,. H. Jodd delivered tb
address of welcome.
President James M. Lynch, in his an
nual address reviewed the entire inter
national field, aaying th membership
had good reason for congratulation. The
new year openea wen and every frort
would be mad to avoid conflicts, and
at th sam tlm conserve th Interests
of local unions. Referring to the re
cent successful struggle for an eight
hour workday. President Lynch said
th atrik roll had been reduced to
comparatively Inconsequental propor
tions in aii except a rew cities.
Tn report or J. M. Bramwood. sec
retary-treasurer, showed that there waa
received during the year ending May
II. 107. tl.804.J50. and that there was
expanded f 1,642,441. Owing to th long
ngni iur mo eisjni-nour aay mere wa
a aught railing ofr in th membership
during th year. At present the Inter
national organisation embracea 171 local
unions, with a total membership of 41,-
ot. inis i a aecrea oi z.fzi mem-
ber as compared with th figure of
tn preceding year.
Itchl Itch! Itch! Scratch! Scratch!
Scratch! Th more you scratch tb
worse the itch. Try Does Ointment
It cure piles, ecsema, an ,kln itch
ing. All druggist sell It.
- lrf erred Stoek Oaand Hoods.
. Allan Lawts Best Brand.
COFFEE
Who is responsible for
, your coffee?
. Who returns the money
if you don't like it?
Tew grocer eetsnM rear aay res deal
Ike Scb.liHnf'1 Cast 1 - " "
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WILL LAST BTiX A SHORT WHILE AND WISE MEN WILL BUY
NOW AND. SETr ASIDE SUITS, ETC., UNTIL . NEXT SPRING.
CLOTHING IS ADVANCING RAPIDLY; NEXT YEAR
NEVER GET THE VALUES OFFERED THIS SEASON.
HALF-PRICE SPECIALS ARE DOUBLY INTERESTING FOR THEY
ARE MUCH LESS THAN THE ACTUAL COST AND THE STYLES'
WILL BE CORRECT IN 1908. , ,
YOU'LL
THESE
Your Choice of Any Outing
Suit iri the House - . . . .
Of
Your Choice of Any $20.00 ; W ym
3-piece Summer Suit . . LI All
Youths' Outing Suits .
Boys' Wash Suits . . . . .
Ladies' Wash Suits . .
All Panama and Straw Hats
NOTE YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT THE NEW FALL NOV
ELTIES THAT HAVE ARRIVED.
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The fact that our suggestions regarding, comparisons 'have been totally ig
nored shows unmistakably that the - .
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embodies the points of excellence that merit and receive the highest rating with every unbiased musical
person who makes an honest investigation. Why should anyone prefer a 65-note player-piano to one that plays"
the full keyboard (or 88 notes) like the Melville Clark? A dealer might as well try to sell pianos with an abbrevi
ated keyboard. Other points of difference that the Melville Clark Piano-Player possesses are: 1
EXCLUSIVE FEATURES,
Tlie only Transposing"' device made in the world today,
representing 95 per cent of player value. This is indispensable
for the rendition of any vocal selections. Furthermore, it allows
one to play in any key.
- The pneumatic fingers are jointed like the human wrist.
: The storage power of the motor produces an even tempo
and an automatic rewind.
c The "governor being constructed from a scientific stand
point, insures a perfect tempo, n
' It possesses a cog-gear, dispensing with chains, therefore
there is no lost motion. .
It possesses an automatic winding clutch, automatic safety
It possesses a "telescoping" spool adjustable to all niusic
and telescoping and interchangeable roll shaft; adjustable to all
music. , ; i ." , ,'.'.'-
The pneumatics operate on the keys instead of the piano
action Why? ' . ; , 5
"Pneumatic" treble pedal action. ; 10 CHOKER USED.
The only uncut lower panel insures safety from rodents,
and the pedals are not exposed to view. , ' t : ' . .
ahd;mahy other minor points that, we will be glad. to explain to visitor's at:our salesrooms,- One of these cele-
l 'bfated Melville Clark Players, stripped of its outer casings, will be on exhibition in our show windows this week.
CORNER WESFPARK ATfl) MOimiSOn STC
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