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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
THE STANDARD OIL
EFFECT OF THE DISSOLUTION OF
THE TRUST AS PRAYED FOR.

would the dissolution of the Standard
Oil trust, as petitioned for by the gov
eminent, be of immediate or prospective
benefit to the country" was the question
asked one of the highest authorities OF
the Department of Justice by Star re-
porter
'I cannot say. that there would be I'M
mediate. effect" was his answer. '1or that
the price of oil would be any the less to
consumers throughout the country; or
even that the sitting of. competition
would be stopped in quick time; but
frankly believe that decision dissolving
the great trust would be of incalculable
benefit in the future not only for the pre-
vention it would be In like combinations
in the hereafter. but for the good 1t
would do against the greatest of modern
combinations. Yes, SO far as outward
appearances go the decision in the fa-
nous Northern Securities case. in which
James ]. Hill tried to combine the Norh-
ern Pacific, Great Northern and Burling-
ton roads, does not seem to have amount
ed to much, as the three roads are prob
ably operating under some private under
standing which prevents competition.
Neither did the investigation and legal
action against the beef trust appear to
have had any effect in reducing the price
of meats, as many of them have gone
higher in prices since then.
Three Forms Of Conspiracy.
There are just three forms OF con-
spiraey in restraint Of trade that have
been discovered by the Department Of
Justice. The first and simplest Is where
any given number of persons or firms
enter into a verbal agreement to main
tain prices and to divide the territory
aLs~ng them, The second is called the
trust agreement, where any given num-
Der enter into an agreement in writing
and appoint trustees to conduct the COM
bine's business. The third is the form
taken by the Standard Oil Company Of
New Jersey This Is where the stock Of
the various competing companies-in this
present case there are seventy Of them
Is held by the central company, which
shuts down competition, stiles opposi-
ton wherever possible and regulates the
prices as 1t sees fit.
"Of the three forms of trust 1t Is most
difficult to prove the existence of the first,
as there Is nothing in writing, no holding
Of stock but this form Is not acceptable
to many of those going into a combina-
ton. Sooner or later some one In the COM
binatiOn seeks an advantage over the other,
secretly tnvades another's territory, or re-
duces prices to get business. Then the
members fall out and begin to cut prices
This Ii when the public gets some bene-
fits.
THE second form of combination-that Of
trustees-is not considered as safe from
the clutches Of the law as the third. as its
existence can easily be proved by the trust
agreement and the existence of trustees
1t is clearly illegal.
What Dissolution Would Force.
UNLESS some form Of combination differ
emit from these may be discovered. or I'M
less some one man can become the owner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
OF Real Interest
- 4f.s-- e.
Piano Buyers

You are dependent to a large ex-
tent upon the knowledge of the piano
man you buy from. Not what he be-
lieves but what he KNOWS. If you
are going to buy Piano. the follow
ing will mean much to you.
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From Washington Herald, No
vember %. 1906.
An Authority on the Piano.

An Authority on the Piano
d. G.. Pfeiffer of Washington
an Accomplished Musician
Since Youth.
Few people outside OF the
craft who make pianofortes
have an adequate idea OF the
intricate details involved in the
making of these instruments.
Indeed. few engaged in SELL
ing them have had the school
ing and experience in the me-
chanlcai. as well as the artfs-
tic. branches of the art that
is credited to ID. G.. Pfeiffer,
who conducts a piano store on
F street. in this city. At an
early age he began the study
of music under his father.
founder of the Naval Academy
Band at Annapolis. Under the
same tutor the son began tun-
ing and repairing pianos. A
short course of study under his
uncle, in Germany. completed
his musical education.
Mr.. Pfeiffer has appeared on
the concert platform as a plan
list in various parts of the
country. and is well known as
a musician of ability and Sc
rious intent. His practical ex-
perience includes visits devoted
to study in most of the promi-
nent piano factories in this
a in Carn1anU
Switzerland, France and Eng
land.
Mr.. Pfeiffer was honored by
being asked to serve on the
jury of plano awards at the
Cantonial Exposition held in
Zurich. Switzerland. He was
also considered as a member
of the jury on pianos at the
st. Louis Exposition. but was
debarred because of being at
that time the representative of
one of the exhibiting firms.
One of the most valuable of
the smaller improvements In
piano actions of American
make is the result of a per-
sonal inspection of the device
in the piano actions of the
great Erad house of Paris.
made by Mr.. Pfeiffer while in
their Paris factory. n drawing
of which he brought home with
him, worked on. and turned
over to a prominent maker of
actions here.
Mr.. Pfeiffer has been for
years an active worker in mu-
sicaf matters in Washington,
having served five years as a
member of the board of the
Choral Society. and being one
of the founders of the Musical
Art Society.
His wareroomS are at 1913 F
street, and are among the
largest in this part OF the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
10 Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets Drur.
gists refund money Il II fafis to cure. e. W.
GROVES signature 10 on each box. Csc.
oc2-tu&sa,52t
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Furniture.

!: w. I'll. HiOeke, Cor. and ea s.h AS s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
Charge Not Warranted.

In speaking of the statement that District
officials were sending out statements likely
to discourage manufacturers from coming
here Commissioner Mcfarland said there
was no warrant for it. All information sent
to inquiring manufacturers had been sim
ply copies of such laws and regulations as
they had asked for.
Mr.. mcfarland reminded the reporter
that the Commissioners personally and of:
ficially had given the Greater. Washington
movement hearty support, believing that.
there was nothing incompatible between the
development OF Washington as the national
capital and the increase of Its commercial
progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

Portieres.
Every Portiere In the house quoted now
at a greatly reduced price. They range in
price from s.. 9S up.
DC. Cottage Rods for Lace Curtains, in
oak and cherry. #. long, knobs and brack-
cts. Complete,
&c. each.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
TILLMAN IS NOT SATISFIED
viii Oppose RoOSeveIt'S Court
Review Amendment Upon
Floor of the Senate,

Washington, April Senator Till
man, who has charge of the rate bill
in the senate. said tonight he was not
satisfied with the court review amend
ment measure which was agreed on
yesterday between President Roose-
welt, several Republican members who
are supporting the bill and members
or the interstate commerce commits
sion. He said he would oppose il on
the floor of the senate, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that not half a
dozen of his Democratic colleagues
would support the amendment.
Senator Tillman declares the amend
ment does not meet the situation fully
lnasmuch as it makes no provision set
unS forth practically that there shall be
no suspension of the railway rate fixed
by the Interstate commerce commission
pending the judicial determination of any
case which may be appealed from the "a
established This is contention which
Senator I1llman and q number of Dem
ocratic senator's have urged. as they ar
que that a failure to provide absolutely
against suspension of the rate operates
TO nuilifY the objects for which the leg
islation is desired. The senator added
that he would prefer to vote for the
amendment for the pending measure Civ
ing the right of review where constitu-
tiOnal questions are involved
The proposed amendment was discussed
generally today among groups of Demo-
cratic senators. but there was no con
ference on the subject among them
Senator SpOOner was at the White
House tonight in conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt. presumably on matters
connected with rate legislation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
SENATOR DEPEW
IS NOT GAINING
Broken Down in Health, He Is Living
in Retirement on the Shep-
ard Estate.
PLACE CLOSELY GUARDED
EXTREME MEASURES TAKEN TO
CHECK DECLINE.

New York. April 1.-The Herald tomor-
row will say:
Promises that Senator Depew would
return to his place of duty by this time
nave not been fulfilled for the reason
that hopes of his family for a complete
restoration of his health have been dis
appointed He is still in retirement on
the Elliot F. Shepard estate. back of
scarborough Hudson where he has
Deen IN secluSiOn for a month since he
suddenly left Washington.
80 closely is the senator guarded that
only a few persons living in the fmme-
date neighborhood are able to saw from
their own knowledge that he is in the
villa as the house is known. as extreme
measures have been taken to check the
rapid decline into which it has seemed for
several months he has been falling
If an employee of the SHEPARD DIaCe is
questioned as to the senator. he answers
elther with a well simulated stare of
amazement or fatty denies that he has
ever heard a report as the senator's
wherea bouts.
But here and there can be found one
or TWO who Will admit having seen Mr.
DepeW. EVERY pleasant day recently he
mas been taken To- ride in an automO-
mile and several times he has taken chill
dren of the neighbOrhOOd as cOmpaniOns
Except for caretakers Senator DeDew is
practically alone on the 2G0-aCre estate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
PORTO RICANS
DESIRE TO VOTE
islanders See No Reason Why Roose-
welt Should Appoint Majority
of the Senate.

New York. April 1-Governor Beck
man Winthrop of Porto Rico arrived
here today from San Juan and pro
ceeded at once 10 Washington. where
he has been summoped by Secretary
raft 10 appear before the f1sufar af-
talrs committee of the house or rem
res entauveS in relation to Porto Rican
questions Governor Winthrop said he
would endeavor to give the committee
All the information it desired as to at
fairs in the island and the general feel
ing OF the natives on questions of pub
lie policy
The chief demands Of the people Of
HcrtO Rico are American citizenship
and more representative form of
government in the shape of an elective
senate, instead of an upper house com
posed of six Americans and five ma
tives, appointed by the president. as
at present. The six Americans now
serving in the senate are also heads
of departments
Inc island administration. il is said
Is opposed to the elective senate idea
on the ground that the island is not
yet ready for such d step. Full Amer
lean citizenship, however. is advocated
by all and was suggested by President
Roosevelt in his message to congress
Dec. ;. 1905.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
MEXICO TRADE
WITH UNCLE SAM
Aggregate for the Fiscal Year 1905
Was $92,OOO,OOO Against $751;
100000 in 1895.

Washington. April IA bulletin is
sued by the department of commerce
and labor shows that the trade of the
United States with Mexico i'm the
fiscal year 1905 aggregated in value
S92,OOO,OO0, as compared with S31 GOO -
600 in 1895. and SIS. 100000 in 1885,. of
MeXico's total imports of merchandise
% per cent is drawn from the United
states. and Of her total exports Il Der
cent is sent to the United States. No
other country except Canada draws so
laISe a percentage of its imports from
the United States as does Mexico. and
no other country except Cuba sends So
lei ge a percentage of its exports to tbe
United States as does Mexico. Fsti
mates made by American consular
representatives and others and Nv
persons in the United States famiIi<,r
with the subject, the bulletin saws. in
dlcate that fully a billion dollars Of
capital from this country is now in
vested in Mexico. Canada and Cuba of
mich about One-half is in Mexico.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
IDE IS GOVERNOR GENERAL
Inaugural Ceremonies at Ma
Mia With Civil and Mil
itarY Display,

Manila, April 1.-The inaugural cere-
monies in connection with the induction
of Henry G Ide into the office of gov
ornOT general took place today with civic
and military display. Three thousand
troops of all arms attended and the Mar
bic hall of the Ayuntamiento, the Off
clal home of the governor general, was
thronged with thousands of citizens of an
classes, while army and navy officials
consular officers, Captain Shimamura
and staff of the Japanese navy. all in
full uniform. added briIliancy to an i'm
presSive scene.
The oath Of office was administered by
Chief Justice CayetanO Arellano of the
supreme court.
In his inaugural address Governor Cen
eral Ide said, in part:
The policies of President Mckinley
President Roosevelt and of Secretary of
War Taft will be our policy. The Philip
pines must be for the Filipinos. This
duty we have assumed. The tariff bar
rierS existing between the home country
and our Islands will be broken down.
Governor General Ide laid great stress
on the possibility of advancement of ag-
riCulture. He praised the work Of the
constabulaTy, army and navy officials
and the various federal bureaus The adj
dress concluded with a summary of the
policy of the new inSUlar administration
and of the intentions for the betterment
OF the islands and its people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
RUSHING THE COAL EAST.
Busy Sunday on the Reading Road in
schuyIkiII Regions.

Reading. Pa. April This was an
unusually busy Sunday on the main line
of the Reading railway. Yesterdays
products of the SChuylkill region.
amounting to LOCO carloads, was sent
through and this will have reached its
destination by tomorrow.
Many empty cars have been rushed
TO the Schuy3kill regions and these will
be distributed 10 the cOllieries early in
the morning I'm the belief that some Of
the mines viii be i'm operation though
the officials have no positive assurance
on this point. Anthracite shipments TO
the west. which have recently been
heavy. have been stopped and the COM
pany mas concentrated its output en-
tireIy in the east. If the miners fail
TO report for work i'm the morning it is
expected that in forty-eight hours the
men in the cOal-Carrying trade Will be
laid off and this will be followed by
curtailment of work at the shops all
along the main line. Many foreign mi
ners have passed through this city and
there is a regular exodus from the an
thraCite region.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
TOWN AND GOWN
FIGHT STARTED
New Haven Police Compelled to Use
Their Clubs on Citizens and
Students.

New Haven. Conn, April IA police
inquiry is being made into the cause of a
lively disturbance which occurred early
tCCay just outside of police HEADQUARTERS
III which many scores of Yale undergrad
yates are thought to have taken part: OF
late there has been a recrudescence of
what are termed locally town and gown
tights on the city streets, but none have
been serious enough TO warrant police in
reference until today
Upon the outbreak of the trouble Il
squad of officers rushed out of police
headquarters to dispense the crowd
which numbered several hundred men.
boys and women. The officers were swept
aside and roughly handled until they
began to use their clubs and drove the
groups of the diSturbers upon the New
Haven green. Quiet was not restored I'M
til hotel proprietor had promised to
bail out four students who had been ar
rested One student was picked up I'M
conscious after the fight and taken to
the police station
The police are not certain whether the
trouble was between student factions
that had been turned out of nearby no.
tells, an attempt of students to rush
crowd Of tOwnspeOple who had been at
a social gathering in public hall Sew
erai women caught in the scrimma ge
were badly jOStled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
LITTLE GIRL WASHED
FROM DECK OF SHIP

San Francisco, Cal, April 1.-Maggie
Donovan. the 12-year-old daughter of
John j. Donovan of Seattle was carried
from the deck of the steamer Santa Bar
para last Saturday by a heavy sea and
crowned while the vessel was passing
cape Mendocino. Donovan. ACCOMPANIED
by his wife and two daughters was en-
route to Los Angeles. A heavy sea was
running when the fatality happened and
the little girl was hurled from the berth
deck of the steamer into the sea by a
sudden lUrch of the boat. Donovan with
his 3-year-old daughter Edith in his
on his way to his stateroOm at the stern
OF the ship on the port side Suddenly
there was a heavy roll of the vessel and
as he recovered himself. Donovan looked
around only to see his child being hurled
through an opening IN the deck railing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
SCALE GRANTED
IN MANY MINES
Work in the Soft Coal Fields of
Pennsylvania Will Not Be
Suspended.
OTHERS WILL FIGHT 1T OUT
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
INVOLVED.

Pittsburg, April 1.-Dispatches from
the soft coal fields tonight indicate al
most a general announcement from the
operators of western Pennsylvania to
pay the miners the advance of 5.55
cents per ton called for in the restora-
ton Of the scale of 1903 With notices
posted at the majority of the mines an
nouncing the granting of the scale the
strike in the soft coal fields has lost
the threatening aspect that has sur
rounded 1t since last January.
Despite these notices 1t was IAN
nounced from Johnstown that a thou
sand or more union miners would make
a demonstration at the mines Of the
Berwind-White Coal company at
Windber tomorrow in an effort to get
the non-union miners to come into the
union.
Voted to Remain Out.
At Dubois. which is in district No. 2,
all the men met today and voted to re-
main out with the exception of pump
men, engineers and firemen until after
the district convention which begins
Tuesday. OF the 10000 miners in West
Virginia but 5000 ale affiliated with
the United Mine Workers, 1900 are in
the panhandle section and these have
ceased work.
Announcement was made from
Greensburg that the scale had been
mines in WestmOreland county
In the Pittsburg district there has
been little change in the past twenty
four hours. While the scale agreement
expired last night at midnight there
had been no steps taken that would
indicate a general suspension of work.
Today a Holiday.
Tomorrow is holiday, being Mitchell
day, the anniversary of the granting of
the eight-hoUr day 20 the miners, and
all mines Will be closed. On Tuesday,
however. the district conventions scale
committee will have in readiness the
new scale and then ii is expected that
most OF the operators will sign.
It is expected that among the first
of the signers Will be T rancis l.. Rob
bins chairman of the Pittsburg Coal
company, who has been the leader OF
the operators in granting the advance.
Whatever suspensions may follow on
ME part of the independent operators
I'm the district it is said that not over
5000 of the $4,000 miners in the district
will go out. The operators opposed to
the advance viii hold a me citing Tues
sue In the matter.
day to confer on what course to pur-
Miners officials are confident that
Robbins competitors Will yield after
the meeting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
ARRESTED BECAUSE
THEY WERE LIBERAL

Odessa, April lon the eve of pre-
liminary elections among the workmen
of Sixty-siX factories all the sixty-six
candidates were arrested because they
displayed too liberal tendencies, and
the authorities directed the voters to
choose the candidates belonging to the
reactiOnary parties.
Professor Ivan MichaeIovitch Fan
chevsl1y, rector of the university here
viii be placed on trial before the SEN
ate. He is charged with organizing
the student militia which defended the
Jews during the maSsacres last No
vember Governor General Kaulbars
has prohibited all election meetings
alleging that he fears disorders might
result.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
REFUSED TO PROCEED.
Crew of Leaky Old Tub Compel Her
to Make Port

San Francisco, April 1.-The ship G.
F. Sargent, which sailed from Astoria,
Ore, March u for New York with a
cargo of lumber. put in to this port to-
day leaking badly. There was thirty
tour inches of water in her hold.
After leaving Astoria the Sargent
met succession of gales. and on
March 10, in latitude 44.3O north 100
west, ran into a hurricane from the
southeast under a gOOsewing main top
sail. The storm threw the Sargent on
her beamsend, shifting the cargo TO
starbOard, straining the shin all over
and starting planks on the deck next
to the waterways for about fifty feet
The wind also carried away the for
ward bib, which holds the matDtOD-
mast, causing the vessel TO leak about
six inches per hour in heavy weather
and about four in moderate weather
The crew refused to proceed any fur
Their, so the vessel put in here for re-
pairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
RECORD BREAKING FIGURES
Rush of Aliens to the United States
Continues Unabated.

Albany, y. Y, April During the last
three months OF 1905 there were 164.54O
alien arrivals at the port of New York.
according to the quarterly bulletin of
the state department of labor made pub
lie tonight. This is an increase of 9 200
over the mountaineering figures of a
year ago. The influx from Italy alone
being larger by 10000 than in the last
quarter of 1904
New York becomes the home of 63 413
of the newcomers. says the bulletin,
land the fact that 81. as, or one-fourth
of the 10000 immigrants over IA years
old can neither read nor write is not al
tcfgether reassuring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
CARLIST MOVEMENT
AGAIN STAMPED OUT

Barcelona, April 1.-The gunboat Pin
zon is cruising off Barcelona in order 70
prevent arms and ammunition reaching the
CarliSts. There have been numerous
seizures of rifles at MOnistrol twenty
seven miles northwest Of Barcelona
The leaders of the agitation ale fleeing
across the frontier in consequence of the
activity of the authorities who now con
sider that the movement practically has
been stamped out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
OHIO RIVER TWO FEET
ABOVE DANGER LINE

Evansville, Ind, April 1.-The Ohio
river here is rising rapidly and tonight
stands % feet above the danger line All
side streams continue TO rise and many
landings between here and Cairo. III are
submerged. Farmers in the bottoms are
moving to the hills. At HazeIton Ind
the White river rose over two feet to-
DAY and is still rising rapidly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
GERMANS MEET WITH
DISASTER I'M AFRICA

Berlin. April IAN official dispatch
received from German Southwest
Africa confirms the reported disaster
to a German detachment consisting of
an officer and sixteen men. The dis
patch says that on March 26 the Hot
tentots attacked a convoy of empty
wagons between Ukamas and the east
ern frontier and killed Lieutenant
Keller and ten troopers belonging to
the escort and burned the wagons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
PUNISHMENT Is DEATH.
Father John of Cronstadt Attacked
in the Cathedral.

Cronstadt. April Father John Sar-
gieff, better known as Father John of
Cronstadt, was attacked in the cathe-
dral here today while descending from
the altar to administer the sacrament.
His assailant struck at him with a
loaded cane, but Father John lodged
the blow, which smashed the cup. The
man was arrested. The penalty for
violation of the sacrament in Russia
is death