TIIE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND, FRIDAY, EVENING. OCTODER SO. 1003.
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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
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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
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WRECK
Sixth (DOdk
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