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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
The smoot Case.

washington, Feb. 2O.--No report
will be made in the Senator Smoot
case at this session Of congress, TINS
being agreed upon by several members
of the senate committee on privileges
and elections for the reason that time
does not remain for consideration by
the senate of such a report as the
committee might make.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
DUCK HUNTERS HAD
BUT LlTAE SUCCESS

The party of clerks who went to the
Grand Lagoon on a duck hunting ex-
nedition Sunday returned TO the city
at a late hour with but little game.
They shot but few ducks. net being
able TO get within range OF the birds.
They report that ducks are in the
Grand Lagoon in large numbers, but
that they are somewhat shy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
of South Carolina.

of South Carolina.
The committee urged that imme-
date steps be taken looking to con-
gressional action for this purpose in
behalf of the cotton industries. The
president discussed the question with
the delegation and stated that he
would do all he could to facilitate the
movement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
Rider HaggaFd, the
Author I'm America

the author, who has been appointed a
commissioner to inquire into the con-
ditions and character Of the agricul-
tural land settlements organized III
America by the Salvation Army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
NUMBER 8, LEAVING HERE SUN.
DAY AT 2 A. NJ, AND AccoMMo,
DAIIoN DUE IN PENSACOLA AT
$50 p. M. CRASHED TOGETHER
EAST OF coTToNDALE.

p. & A. train number 3, which left
Pensacola on SUNDAY morning at Z
O'Clock, and the accommodation train
leaving River Junction for this city at
1920 a. m. met in head-on collision
half a mile east Of Cottondale at 1928
D. M. Sunday. both engines being de-
rallied and badly wrecked, engineer II.
II. Jennette, of the accommodation,
painfully injured, ana the employees
and passengers on both trains gwen
a good shaking up. The accident, II
is said. was caused by the operator
at Cottondale, who was there during
the absence of the regular man, tall-
ing TO deliver orders which he mad
received for number 8 instructing the
crew of that train to wait at Cotton
Gale for the arrival Of the accommo-
dation train. and giving the engineer
and conductor a clearance card In
stead, thus giving them the right Oh
@ay.
Train Was Late.
Passenger train number was in
charge of Engineer Barclay and Con
ductor McGiIl and was slightly behind
schedule time, the regular meeting
Mace with the accommodation oelng
some distance east of CotoRdale. 1t
IS said that orders were sent 10 num-
her g at Cottondale and to the accom-
mediation at Mariana, insuuctlns
them TO meet and pass at Cottondale.
The orders were delivered at MARI
anna to the accommodation, which I'M
mediately pulled out. When NO. .
reached Cottondale the operator, Is
sai5 to have forgot about the orders
ne had received and gave clearance
but remembered the orders before
~ train had got out of sight. Know
ing that a wreck was - -
Immediately wireG the FehsAcola "a
fee. but nothing could be Done " Pie-
vent the disaster.
Stopped the. Train.
Engineer Barclay, OF No. 8, Nhen !
Short distance east Of Cottenoae NO
tica5 the smoke of the raploy sp-
nroaching accommodation ana DIo l.lsIl
his train 10 a stop as soon as posslole;
he and his fireman gettlng On
the engine before the crash came.
The accommodation running ABOUT
"a miles an hour. came around
curve inst as he alighted and, al
though Engineer rJennette immeala1S--
" applied the air the momentum OF
the train was too great to De over
come in such a short distance; Jen-
nette jumped from the cab an instant
before the two engines came togeeueI
snd sustained a severe sprain OF the
left foot
The engines met with q terrlhc
crash. the engine Of the accommooa-
-
number 3. The combination baggage
and mail car which was next to the
engine on number 3 was also partially
wrecked. the balance Of the trains be-
ing uninjure0. The special baggage
car of the Sergeant Kitty Company
which was on this train escaped Win
out injury.
Wreekers in Readiness.
As soon as the operator. at Cotton
dale notified the Pensacola once mat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
House Closes Case.

CBy Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb 20.-Robert L.
Henry, of Waco, Texas, was the first
witness introduced in the Swayne
trial to-day. He testified that Judge
Swayne walked four blocks TO the
court house in Waco. This was offer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
sy Associated Press.

London, Feb. 20.-The steamer Teu'
tonic. which sails from Liverpool for
New York February p, will have
among her passengers Rider Haggard
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
Boiler Explosion
Kills z and Injuries ~

ed at the Providence mine to-day
Twelve persons were injured, two
died and three are reported fatally
injured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
Error in Report.

Note-In the report published Sun
day morning, the telegraph operator
evidently made an error in emitting
the word not" which changed the
entire meaning of the dispatch. 1t
should have read that the senate de-
cided not to admit the evidence given
by Judge Swayne before the house
committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21

FeU Protests Against Treaty.
Lana. Peru. Feb. 20.-The Peruvian
government has handed the Gillian
Casrge 6'Affairs here a protest against
he recent Chilean and Bolivian treaty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
The Spirit Of
Had Possession.
FORTY DEMOCRATS GO
OVER TO REPUBLICANS
ABOUT EQUAL NUMBER ALSO VOTE WITH MI
NoRITY AND PROVISION FOR NEW 5ATTLEsHIPs-AP-
PREPARATION BILL CARRIES $9s,s14s5s

number of republicans voted in oppo
sition to the proposition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21
BY Associated Press.

st. ClairsviIle, Ohio, Feb. pa
twenty-five horse power boiler explod-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21

AS soon as the operatore az CotIoh-
dale notified the PensacOla once that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-21

NNTEATEIER Fair Tuesday and
wv Wednesday. Light northeast
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05

It will be observed that the smallest
percentage of the retail dealers profit
is credited to California, but there is 2.
net difference of 1.29 cents per gallon
or 541a cents per barrel, between what
he pays for the oil and what he re-
ceives for it The greatest profit is in
Wisconsin, 81 per cent, but Idaho
dealers are able to realize SIP cents
on the gallon, while those of Wiscon-
sin make 4.68 cents. The states in
which more than 4 cents a. gallon is
realized by the dealer upon refined oil
are Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia.
Idaho, Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI Mon
tana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota
Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. The states in which not
less than 8 cents nor more than 4
cents a gallon is realized by the retail
dealer upon refined oil are Alabama,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, North Carolina, North Dakota,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Vermont. The states in which the
average profit is not below nor in
excess of 8 cents a gallon are Con-
necticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Minnesota New Jer-
sey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island. Virginia and West Virginia. In
only four states does the profit fall
below 2 cents a gallon, or 81 barrel,
namely: California, Massachusetts
Michigan and Ohio. It can thus be set
down WITH absolute certainty ttldl The
greater proportion of the consumers
of the country pay the retailer
on the average above 81 profit
upon every barrel of oil they
consume The states of greatest pop
ulation are mostly included between
the 2 and cents gallon class.
The industrial commission makes no
attempt to draw any conclusions as to
the results of its Investigations upon
the wholesale and retail prices Of the
-four. products It has taken under con-
sideration. It admits that its efforts
at making comparison have proved
Intellectual and that it is impracticable
to obtain any exact data upon the sub
iect. But one thing has been thor
oughly demonstrated and that is that
the consumer pays the retail dealer a
greater profit for handing out the
CONNIE dities he needs in the quantities
he desires than he does the middle
man. the freight carrier or the manu-
faetureF. But he has little occasion TO
ma fault that such is the case The
retail dealer is entitled to a fair return
for the money he has invested III his
/ business and the work he performs IL
the preparation and delivery OF his
goods P G. BOYLE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05

pared with the numbers represented by
the larger comm onwealths, but when
the greater number Of dealers in oil is
considered the number Of replies is
comparatively very small.
The retail price of refined oil runs all
the way. from 6 cents. per gallon in
Pittsburg to So feeRts in Virginia City,
Montana, and 46i cents in Idaho City
The highest price received at retail for
a gallon of oil in Pennsylvania was Is
cents, and the average price for the
state 1910 cents. This gives the retail
ers an average profit throughout the
state Of 2.43 cents per gallon. On a
barrel of so gallons the Pennsylvania
retailer thus clears $1-21, or nearly 80
per cent.
The manufacturer of refined oil is
content with a profit of 10 to Is cents a
barrel for every barrel of Illuminating
oil that passes through the stills.
Mr. J. ". Lee in teStifying as to the
profits of the independent refining COM
panies before the Industrial Commits
sion said that they would be entirely
satisfied with a manufacturers profit of
ten cents d barrel on the oil that runs
through their refineries." (Report Of the
Industrial Commission, Vol 1. page 273)
OF course it does not always imply
that the highest retail price means the
greatest percentage of profit. It IS a
singular fact that some of the biggest
percentage Of profit are reported by the
Pennsylvania dealers. A dealer at
Audenreid reports a profit Of 81 per
cent on the wholesale cost of refined
oil. At Allegheny the gain was "A per
cent: at Bradford II per cent; Indian
apolis. Ind. 81 Der cent; at Atchison,
kan, 81 per cent, and at Pittshurg.
kan, AZ per cent; the last two being
the highest profit reported from Kansas.
A comparison of the average whole
sale price, including freight, the aver
age retail price. the profit per gallon
and the rate per cent of profit on illum-
mating oil. for each state, is given in
the following table:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05

ct should be pointed out, however,
that greater differences in the prices
charged to retail dealers for salt and
for oil are to be expected than would
be expected in the case of sugar and
baking powder. The freight charges
to the point of consumption bear a
much larger proportion to the cost of
oil or salt at the place Of production
than they bear to the cost of sugar or
Of baking powder at the factory. Oil
and salt are much heavier in proper
ton to their value than either of the
last named articles. A gallon of oil,
which at the center of production
might be bought at wholesale for per
haps 6 cents, weighs ga pounds (con-
structive weight fixed by all raiIroads)
and a single pound of coarse salt is
worth little more than a quarter of
cent at the producing plant. On the
other hand. a single pound Of sugar
sells for or 6 cents at the factory
and pound of baking powder sells at
from IS to 40 cents"
The commission compiled the fol-
lowing table. giving the through
freight rates on oil from the central
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
COUNTY GETS ANOTHER BOND.
Third OF the X. n. & D. Issue Is Can.
celIed Today.

The board Of county commissioners
this morning received another $1,000
K. N. & D. bond which will be paid
and cancelled.
This is the third single K. N. & d.
bond, due June 1, 1906. which the
board Of commissioners has secured
and cancelled since January 1. The
board is in the market for all such
Shawnee bonds that can be bought, as
the county viii be saved $50 a year in
interest on each bond. In the last IS
months the board has taken up and
cancelled see, 600 in bonds and $40, 600
in bridge script and when the remain=
ing ST, 900 of the <. n. & D. bonds
come due the commissioners viii have
a fund with which to take them up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
Export Oil Prices.

here are sixteen changes in a5-,,or+
Fenneds aggregating a decline of ! AZ
per gallon during the year, while the
cuts IN domestic refined amounted -
4 cents. According to the diffare17+ II, - r..
long esta blished and generally recoo-
nl1eQ by the oil trade. a chanee Of
cent a gallon in the price Of ex01rf re-
nned is equivalent to 25 cents (sor79a-
lines SO IS claimed) per barrel in the
price OF crude. Pennsylvania ana
North Lima oils, the high grades Of
crude, declined IS cents in 1905 the
former dropping from s1.85 to $3.50
en- me lal1er from $1-S6 to S1.01
oouIh Neodesha kept exactly in line
Win North Lima until June II. when
production which required an enor-
nous outlay for tankage. and thar
could not be marketed, led to a dff-
erence OF centS-SlOS for North
Lima and S1-O3 for South Nrodasb5
me feasonableness of this difference
under such circumstances. even the
capital viii hardly care to disDl1fa
h,snsas heavy OIL practically 1nmor-
CiAdnldDle as yet at any price was
quoted the same day at * COTS
N orth NeOdesha oil, between x-biCF
ana the better quality of South Neode-
sna q dIuerenee of 20 cents existed sU
Ihe year was 50 cents. Operators
conunued to drill incessantlv dasDifa
the inability Of the pipe line to handle
the output, and the Prairie Oil &. Czas
company actually bought and stored
ABOUT uNe nllllon barrels of crude 10
help relieve the congestion. Und0ubf-
edly the law of supply and demand'
ought to have had some weight in ny
ing prices at such a stage of Develop
ment The year closed with these
quotations:
Pennsylvania OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il N
Lima Observation-Disclosures. n
SOutn NeOQeSna -.--.-..-.-.....--. 81
North Neodesha ..-....-...-............ .60
Heavy oil ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. n
The price of crude oil was changed
sixteen times in 1904 precisely the
same number as refined, and at the
same time does this not effectually dis
approve the Capitals assertion that
1.-THE price of refined did not follow the
price of crude down hill2" Applying the
diherential test the relative values may
be compared easily:
Decline in export refined. .1.45 per gal
Decline in high grade crude. -35c per Dbl.
On the basis of 25 to / above stated.
crude should have declined 361l cents to
follow the price of refined down hill"
Is not this inclusive proof that the
prices Of the refined product was not
maintained and that the price is not
determined in all cases by the buyer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
LOST HER CASE.
Same Law Does Not Apply 70 All
Railroads Alike.

St Paul. April 5.-A special to the
Dispatch from Helena, Mont, says:
Holding that the compiled statutes
Of Montana referred solely to the rail-
roads of commerce and not to street
railway companies the supreme court
has effectually disposed Of the case Of
Lizzie Hamilton against the Great
Falls Street Railway company, a per-
sonaI injury case. Miss Hamilton re-
covered judgment of $4,000, but was
made party defendant in a foreclosure
suit brought by the DAILY Bank COM
pany against the Street Railway COM
pany- She contested this on the
ground that the judgment for personal
injury was a preferred claim over a
mortgage The district court how
ever, held It was applicable only to
steam railways which has just been at
firmed by the supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
go Kansas
Avenue.

Sideboards
and Bullets
Quantities of the latest develop
ment in this line Of Furniture at
surprising reductions of price. At
this sale we ought to please and
sell every one seriously needing
either buffet Or sideboard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05

and interesting in Kansas at this time.
The inquiries relating to refined oil
were embraced under the following
questions:
l. What price are you paying per
gallon for standard white Illuminating
kerosene OIL in lots Of from / to 10
barrels. eve refer to oil testing at
least 10 degrees. or OF sufficient high
test to meet the requirements of the
laws Of your state or Of the insur-
ance cOmDanies12 - cents
2. AT what price per gallon do you
sell such standard white illuminating
oil. IN lots of 5 gallons or less2 -
cents.
3. If you handle other GRADES of
kerosene oil, what price do you pay
for them and at what price do YOU
sell them2 Grade - ;
cents.
4 What IS the name of the maker
of the standard white oil which YOU
sell. and from whom do you our-
chase -tY - Name of
the maker OF other grades? - -
From what point is your oil
pay the freight, what is the rate
paid, and between what points? -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
go Kansas
Avenue.

You can only realize what
we o1 l! safe to say that this
e OF 1t buy their Furniture Lnolems
NOW Time Don't delay bargains
hoo 4hnraTyevey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
sues .Her Conrlct Hnsband.

Irene Birmingham has fled suit in
the district court for divorce from
William T. Birmingham, who is now
sojourning in the penitentiary in Ne
braska. She charges neglect Of duty,
which isn't at all surprising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05

refining points to certain leading trade
centers throughout the country:
Freight Rates for Illuminating Oil.
(Railroad companies treat all petro-
leum products as weighing GA pounds
per sallon.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
Secretary Hay Takes a Drive.

Genoa. Italy April 5.-Secretary
and Mrs. Hay, who are stopping at the
Hotel Isottag again took a drive to-
day. Mr.. Hay is looking better every
day and says the bracing air is In
MIGRATING him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05

1t will be noted that the freight rate
on a gallon of oil from Whiting, Ind,
to Madison, Wis. is eight-tenthS of a
cent per gallon; to Denver, Col, and
Cheyenne, Wyo., it is 40 cents and to
San Francisco 5 cents per gallon. The
charges run all the way from 1913 to
1879 cents per hundred pounds. The
consumer, remote from the base of sup
ply, always expects to pay more for
given commodity than one on the spot
where it may be produced It would not
be reasonable to expect to buy a gallon
of oil as cheap in Mexico or the Klon-
dixie as in Oil City or Los Angeles. It
was hardly necessary to make any eX-
tended investigation to reveal such
facts as these.
In the investigation of the prices OF
illuminating oil, replies were received
from !, 553 retail dealers in oil scattered
through every state in the Union OI
these 1,475 bought the oil direct from
the Standard Oil company or some Of
its branches. The highest wholesale
price reported is 271k cents per ga1On IN
Nevada, and the lowest cents per gal
lon in Virginia The extreme is due to
the fact that a higher grade of oil was
considered than that called for in the
report, and the point where the oil was
delivered was remote from any rail-
road.
It may be objected to these averages
that a sufficient amount OF data was
not received upon which to base sat
isfactory. estimate. For instance, While
147 dealers reported from New YORK
and 12I from Pennsylvania, only two
reported from Nevada and nine from
Colorado. These numbers may nave
been fairly proportionate, however. Tor
the states Of smaller population as COM
Arizona republican., 1905-12-16
Today A Day full of glad Bargain Surprises

Something unusual on tap today-nothng like ust prior to Christmas-by any mercantile concern anywhere Every line of Store News printed on this page bears out that statement. If cold type could be made to tell a.merchandiSe storv-a Real Bargain story-as strongly THIS ONE deserves to he told, the Big Store with the where quality counts slogan would not be near large enough 10. admit the eager throngs that would come As it is our bundle wrappers will be swamped today
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17

ulations and rules that yanSton,
Mitchell and several other towns OBJ
serve and which were adopted ty The
high school association.
FOR SALE-Three registered Pc.
land China male pigs. twelve months
old. Charles Hoelscher, three miles
west OF and three south OF Mitchell.
FOR RENT-32O acres. AZ miles
northeast Of Mt. Vernon; 100 acres
nndes cultivation. For particulars
andrss IS
w. u. Getty. Mitchell, S. y.
FOR SALE-Two pure blood Ches-.
ter White males, good ones. A W..
Gibson,
Rural route Nc. \.
Mitchell, S. d.
All the liniments in the world
won't cure rheumatism. It's in the
blood and to cure 1T you must remove
the cause. Coles Bludbuilder will
do this and it will cure rheumatism.
1t makes new, pure blood and re-
stores bodily health, strength and.
vigor. It's guaranteed. Try it.
Mr.. Devy. of Denver, Col, ar
rived i'm the city Monday evening,
aud is a guest OF Mrs. Ed. Devy.
He had been over to Adrian,
Mimi. to attend the funeral services
of his father, who died at the age Of
'96 years.
Beautify your complexion with lit
tie cost. IL you wish d smooth, clear,
creamlike comlexion. rosy cheeks,
laughing eyes, take HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea, greatest beautitier
known; IS cents at Scall!n Bros.
Only a small number were in at
tendance at the Farmers institute
Thursday. John S. Cole Agron-
omist, State Agricultural college,
gave a very interesting talk on the
work of Investigations OF the college.
He said that the experiments OF
sowing plump and shrunken grain
show an average higher yield for the
plump grain Of % bushels. Two
kinds of oats which he especially
recommended are the Sweedless
seehet and the 60 day oats Seed
of the varieties may be obtained b.
addressing the college. Prof. Cole
will speak To-day on the selection
and breeding Of seed corn and CROP
rotation. e
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-17
Geo. A. Johnston,
w. p. Upton.
e. j. Quigley.
Committee.
Auction Sale.

I will sell at public auction at
Riverside Stock Farm, RIVERSIDE.
4 miles east OF Mitchell, on Tuesday,
Nov. q, commencing at 10 a. M,
the following property: ITO head of
high grade Aberdeen Angus and.
Shortho1n cattle, including mich
cows, yearling steers and heifers,
spring calves; 10 head of horses, 80
Chester White pigs; 100 Plymouth
Rock chickens; farm machinery,
including Craver header. header
boxes, Deering binder. Mccormick
binder, haying tools. Deering mower
hay rake, automatic hay stacker,
several plows and cultivators, and
wagons and buggies; some household
goods Free lunch at noon. Terms
OF SALE. All suDls OF $40 and under
cash; ove that amount one years
time will be givea at 6 per cent IN
terest on approved security; 2 per
cent discount for cash on sums over
$40. ". r. Smith will be the alc-
.5tioncer VIM. NJ. Smith. clerk.
J. q. White, Proprietor.