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TIIE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND, FRIDAY, EVENING. OCTODER SO. 1003. i v: ORINOCO CORPORATION AND ITS SAD STORY Venezuelan Executives, E?en the Best of Them, Utterly Faithless Ifegardlng Contracts Concessionaires ' at the Mercy of tho Tyrants', Self-Interests tSf FHEDEJUO J. IMSKIN. . Copyrlght. 10I, by Frederic 3. llaakln.) , Washington. Oct 10. It la unfortu tiata for th other American claimant! against Vcnesuela that be asphalt con foverif has been made the principal Tent tire of the dlscuaaion In the dealings ttwen the United 8Utea and Trealdent Caatro'a ootintry. The atate department .aa not unduly emphasized the aaphalt cue, bat for various reaeona It has been given mere prominence In the press, Tn tha flrat plaoe there was the Ioomla Bowen imbroglio, and. more Im portant than ail. the fact that the two parties to we aspnau quarro in United States have employed efficient ! press airenla to keep their rival claims before the public The apologists for Castro aJwaya urge , against the American claims me revolu tionary activity of the aaphalt company. If the ira driven to admit that the aa phalt caaa la no more prominent than euner oi . in. tour vuivr vui , they aay that theae foreigners who come Into Venezuela to do bualneaa ehould be willing; to aubmlt their griev ances to the oourte of Veneauela. There la one of the claim e to which, auch ob jections cannot be made. . It la that of the Orinoco corporation, concern whose rlghta have been up held both by the mixed commission and by the highest courta of Venezuela, . President Caatro'a government ha dis regarded the verdicts of theae high tribunals, and the only hope of redreae left to the company Ilea In internal arbi tration, ' auch as la demanded by the United States. The atory of thla claim ,la somewhat involved, but It la none the lees romantic . Klatory of Orinoco Corporation. It began with the granting of a con cession to C C Fitzgerald, an Amert- ean. of a tract of land at the delta of 'the Orinoco river. Thla contract waa made In 188i br Ouiman Blanco, then president and virtual dictator of Vene cuela. It conveyed for a lerm of 9 years, with, rights of development and exploitation, a tract or jana aoouc me else of the state of Massachusetts, abounding In mineral wealth and in possibilities of tropical agriculture. Under the terms of the contract the government waa to establish two ports of entry within the limits of the con cession, ana .ritzgersiu was nouna 10 out delay. mora resnect for constitutional .and legal forms than lias Castro, and the I Fitzgerald contract was duly approved Dy congress in Venezuela. II may be seen from the record la tha Orinoco corporation ceae that It doean't matter whether the courta ar honest or corrupt, so long as tha executive and abaolule govern ment paya no attention to lta own courts unless the verdicts are in ac cord with the executive will. As a matter of fast. Judges are afraid of their lives and liberty In thla country. Tha bar la not exempt. A Caracas lawyer of hlgli standing ac cepted a retainer aa counsel for a for eign corporation and was preparing to Inatltute an aotlon In the Venezuelan courta for his client. He was ban- lined from the country on a few hours' notice, and all other member of the Caracas bar .were warned from Caatro BEAT HIS WIFE Ollir 40 TIMES J Indignantly Penles It Was . Once, a .Wcefc for Three Years. that they must not accept tha cases or foreigners. - la view of thla slate of affaire, how Is It poealbl for a foreign company to try Its eases In the Vsn.su.lao ouurti when Caatro forbids lawyers to take the raaee en pain of bealahinentl The Orinoco corporation raae la clear etit The contract under which It holds has been deelded to be valid and ef fective br a mixed tribunal and by the blgheat Venezuelan eourla. Yet. the iiivtrnmint of Veneauela has aranted conceaaiona to other eoiwems from the roperty which Is rightfully held tin er the contract of tills American cor- noratlon. Whether or not there la any cloud on the title le beside tha ques tion -the oomintny has a right to a te- rlalun upon lta claims by an Impartial irmunni. The claim of thla eornoratlon la tin- dor I ha miniiimml rf lliwlnlf I ml I (Valte4 ftM iHWd Wire I who haa been a resident of Caracas fori, Taoni...vvah-.. Oct. lo.--Arralgr.ed bolil it rears, lie la the aon of Al- pfiora .u,"' Arnteon on the fred Dole, the philanthropist and so- Ln.ra Of V"e beating. Osrhart Wel- olaUst who won fame aa the founder of wringer, a tearaater in the employ or iolevme. nw Yoric Mr. Dolse la one of the beet Informed men In Venezuela, and It Is slgnlflcsnt that he. In spite I or an nia irouDiea wun in government, la a firm believer In the future great-1 neea or inis turouieni nation. Curfew At Seattle. Seattle. Wash.. Oct 10 The enrfa ordinance will be enforced atrlotlr by I the police. Suspensions will result If reports as to Juvenile offenders and iruanta are not mane with man rn. larlty. Minors under the as of 1 the city, was today fined la and cata. . la her complaint. Mrs, frlnser declared l..r husband had whipped ir aa averajre of once a week for three yeara Welfrlnaer told Ihe court that bis wife exaggerated the (ana. 'There have been times when I did net touch her for a month er mors at as grieved voice. a time,14 be said. In aa "and I don't thfnk I h more than limes In years. ave whipped her n tha past three OQU WsUTJCBB aOTITl Ta all Is to beware ef soughs and colds on tns cneai; ss negisotea they readily pasuiiianiM, WBauiuptlOQ Or ac aa lead to ether pulmonary troubles Jut soon as tns couin sppears treat It with Hal lard's liorehound Syrup, the standard r America, use as directed per harmleaa A eure and nrevanliv for all dleeaeea ef the lunga Bo curs o feeiiy lli Id more Drug Co. 11.0 per bottle. end p frloa lis, IDs Id by s and By sprinkling tohaeea during ths eur. Ins with a I per cent solution of crl Td the free hlootlna, wliiuu causes lbs "bite," Is eliminated. The Chinese government has eatab Halted a st bun) at guanzhal ta Ineiruot the sons of fisherman ta modern math ods of flab culture. . MWftf IN THE BUSINESS COLLEQE WORLD Meni all that li modern. Attctt) by our popularity ind Attendance. T . Cct our atalogu and learn WHY our achool Itadi; , . '.4 Will our graduate! ara an employed. . Day and trigbt clalsei throughout the year. BUS BVtXBtlTO) rOXTTAJTO, OXZOOV years must now bs at home not later I man s o'oiock p. m. Do not use Soap, Naphtha, Borax, Soda, Ammonia or Kerosene with GOLD DUST colonize and develop the country with- uuimu Bianco haa mucn Behind the rrantlnr of thla contract Is a atory of International politics. For many yeara there had been a dispute be tween Venezuela and England over the boundary between eastern Vencuela and British Ouiana, The British had been encroaching more and mora, and claim ing more each time the question was mentioned. Venezuela had attempted In vain to obtain arbitration of the dis puted Questions. Guzman Blanco felt that his only hops lay In securing the Intervention of the United States. It was with a view1 of securing this Inter vention that he granted this concession to Fitzgerald, the concession Including a portion of the disputed territory. The concession was turned over to a corpora tion known as the Manoa company, and the development of the tract was be gun. A oolony was established, towns were projected and the exploitation was started. - ' Asothnv Tanks Sneaks In. i ' Two years I later. In 1886, ths Eng- f Jlh became more vigorous in asserting f their claims to land in the Orinoco val l ley claimed by Venezuela. The Flts- .gerald interests had not succeeded. If f they had tried; In getting tha United 1 States government to Intervene. So It was that Guzman Blanco listened to an other American, George TurnbulL who S rimmtafifl that no would set ine wun- 5 , fngton government' to step la If Blanco would let him have the big concession, s Thereupon tho then dictator, dlsregard 1 Ing the contracture! obligations of his ' government, gava the same concession t to TumbulL 1 ' Part of the Manoa colony-waa driven E from Its settlement by British troops. K who forcibly occupied the territory. On i the heels of this came ths Turnbull grant, andt the original Fitzgerald con- cern was ordered to stop work. In Sep- l tember, 1888, the Fitzgerald contract was annulled by executive resolution I that is by resolution of the president I and the executive council, but not by ao- I tlon of congresa i "On Again) Off Again" Castro, J After a lapse of nine years,' In which I time the Manoa company had assigned its contract to the 1 - Orinoco company, I limited, which Is the parent of the f nreaent Orinoco corrorationthe recolo- 2 nizatlon of the concession was begun. I This was during the ascendancy or uen. 'ral Crespo, when the Venezuelan gov .ernment aaln acknowledged the validity ' of the Fitzgerald concession. Work was begun In developing Iron S mines on the concession, and hundreds spent In the tract. There waa every prospect that the delta section would bs opened up to considerable immigration and tnat It wouia soon us a great wealth producer, when troubles with the ; government again atopped progress. Leaving aside minor details. It came to the point that In October. J900. Presi dent Castro, by executive resolution, again annulled the contraot with Flts- " gerald. Work at the iron mines already ' had been stopped. Hlxod Commission Vpholds Grant. Castro's government granted conces sions to other Dersons and corporations "within the limits of the Fitzgerald con cession and utterly lgnjrod the exist ence of the contract, despite vigorous nrotesta which were made to him. The company offered to so change Its con- to lnynoe UDon liseu : burdens, but all propositions GOLD DUST, .has all desirable cleansing quaiiues in penecuy narmiess ana lasting lorm. The GOLD DUST Twins need no outside help. No matter what you wish to clean dishes, clothes, pots and pans, floors and woodwork, re frigerator, bath room or what not. GOLD DUST alone will do all the work and do it better than anything else. ' More than that, GOLD DUST will do all the hard part of the work without your help, saving your strength and temper. GOLD DUST is a good, honest, vegeta ble oil soap in pow dered form scientif ically combined with purifying ingredi ents of magic power. 252 Off on All Men's Suits and Overcoats Saturday ' .;. Is "Tag Day" for the Baby Home -Ut BW QOLO BUBTTlHm 4 Hi ! ay? im Made by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY Makers of FAIRY SOAP, the oval cake. Nothing Reserved This Includes Blues and Blacks $15.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT CI IOC NOW. ; ..........3)1 Y.Lo $16.50 MEN'S SUIT OR bVERCOAT 2 QQ $18.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT , J gQ $20.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT Jg QQ $22.50 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT J J ()Q $25.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT l1 O TP -NOW J)iO.tJ $27.50 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT C? Oft AC now -JUtOO $30.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT fall CA NOW ...$LL,0) $35.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT OC NOW 01). 0 By Coming Early, You Will Have , a Large Stock to Select' From b A. J. Richardson Co. 283-285 Washington Street Opposite Woo dart, Clarke Co. At midnight ends-the greatest bargain event ever held on the Pacific Coast, and as you have never even dreamy! of the last day will see bargains such Sixth and Oak Streets in ' l Across From Th Wells-Fargo Building Over $3000.00 worth of goods remain, and sell them we will, no matter if we don't get one-fourth cost for them. Think of it, you can save from 40c'to 90c on every dollar's worth you buy. Only one day to sell this stock. 'Goods at one-half price, one-third price, one-fourth price, any old price We must sell these goods and only one day to do it. The lowest prices you ever saw. , A desperate case needs a desperate remedy, so here go the prices that will end. this sale.and set a mark for bargains that never saw an equal. READ THE PRICES, EVERYBODY COME, SATURDAY THE LAST 2 for Blck Cotton Hose worth 10c. 3 for Linen Collars worth 15c. tnct as to 1 dltional looking to a compromlss -wers coldly turned down. Under ths protocol of February, 190S. tha claim or ths company waa sub mitted to the American &nd Venezuelan mixed commission which sat In Caracas. That body held that ths contract was -wand and that ths company could hold under ths Fitzgerald contract. A few years later. Castro still per . ststlnr In aVantlna other concessions In i' derogation of the Fitzgerald contract. I suit was orougnt oy iom tncnie- 45f for Sheets worth 90c. 29 for Work Shirts worth 75c. 19 for Cotton Underwear worth 65c. 79 for Wool Underwear worth $2.00. 39 for Dress Shirts worth $1.25. t . lan roneeaslonalre aralnst tna claimants 'Under ths Fltsserald contract. Thla suit i waa tried oat it, the. Venezuelan courts snd was decided on March 1, 1908. by . v the federal court of Cassation, ths , Inchest tribunal la Venezuela ' Taassaslaa Courts Also Vpkald. , That court held. In an opinion slrned by all Its seven Mdces. that the FUs L Herald contract was still In full force . and effect. It set sstds ths two sn Bullments by executive resolution as - Told, cm the around that the original contract had ben approved by a law t tsssed by congress, and that a legls 1 lailve act could not be set aside by an ' tiMBllr act. It alM held that tie ! failur to keep at work on the oonces : elnn did not invalidate the contract, in ' ttrlef. the derlalon was a complete vlc- torv ror me Fitsgeraid contract. Put rresldent Castro declined to aMoe by the decision of his own courts, lie was furious with ths Judges be muse of their actios and actually "fired" all sevea of them froca the rrir-ti ei4 replaced tseai wtu mea . w hem Ke believed wovld obey orders . and respect his r-14, srUaout regard to TUs case rreres ths Totlllry of ths Is ore of sei!rr;g to t toe by going Into a eneeueian ert. and tfemoiieheo the nner.t ef those apolnglata for Cas- tr. y taat the Ajaertcaa rlalm- otfbt te try ther rseea In the rvrr n eur't first, and then ask f ' i-l" afTrward Theoe Swi. ii . y ir.t it Is wr- t-rr the A -Ja tiari.v rv t' rjti f a tie l:cfr::y ct tie cwaris cl 89 for Silk Shirts worth $3.00. 19 for Neckties worth 75c 10 for Wool Sox worth 35c. 39 for Sweaters worth $1.00. 7 for Fancy Sox worth 25c 45? for Black Sateen Shirts worth $1.00. 49? for Cotton Blankets worth $1.00. 79 for Cotton Blankets worth $1.50. 6 for Ladies' Hose worth 15c. 39 for Ladies' Underwear worth $1.00, for Leather Gloves worth 50c 89Jor Work Pants worth $1.75. $1.29 for Dress Pants worth $2.50. $229 for Fine Dress Pants worth $5.00 7pt for Men's Hats worth $2.50. 91.65 for Men's Stetson Style Hats worth $5.00; 91.19 for Boys' Suits worth $3.00. 93.39 for Men's Suits worth $10.00. 91.89 for Ladies' Black Cloaks worth $7.50. 69 for Ladies' Waists worth $2.50. 3 for Towels worth 10c. 79 for Ladies' Furs worth $3.00. 39 for Ladies' Umbrellas worth $1.50. 91.19 for Ladies' Shoes worth $2.25. 91.29 fpr Children's Shoes worth $2.50. 91.79 for Men's Dress Shoes worth $3.50. 92.45 for Goodyear Welt Shoes worth $5.00. 93.65 for Viscolized Waterproof Shoes worth $7. 49? for Lace Curtains worth $1.50. 39 for Ladies' Flannelette Kimonos worth $1. 10? for Men's Ties worth 25c 90-69;for Men's Wool Suits worth $15.00. 98.85 for Men's Wool Suits worth $25.00. We cannot guarantee how long these goods will last at these prices, come along, be here first, you can buy more goods lor little money than at any time m your life, make an. offer for anything in the store, your price is our price tomorrow Don't Forget Only On Pay J Saturday T HE WRECK Sixth (DOdk Streets
