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the persons having control of the enter
prise has been to suppress competition In
the production, transportation, ana sale
of refined oil, and to obtain, as far as pos
sible, monopoly therein; that between ls'o
and 1882 the design was effected through
agreements made between many persons
and corporations engaged in this business;
that in 1882 the result aimed at was made
more certain by vesting in nine trustees Qn-
Guiding five of the above-named persons)
sufficient stock in the thirty mine corpora
tions concerned to enable the trustees to
control their operations in such way that
competition between them was suppressed;
that this plan was acted upon until it was
declared unlawful by the supreme court of
Ohio in an action against the Standard Oil
Company of Ohio, one of said corporations,
In 1892: that during the seven years follow
ing the same individual defendants, as
majority of the lquidating trustees, were
pretending to Hquidate the trust. but as a
matter of fact were managing all of the
corporations in the same way and exercis-
ing the same control over them; that the
individual defendants, in 1899, increased the
stock of the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey from s1O.Oo0.OO0 to $110,000,00o; that
said company was then producing and
selling corporation. and they added to Its
corporate powers the power of purchasing
stock in other companies and practically all
of the powers exercised by the trustees
under the unlawful trust agreement of 1882;
that the Standard Oh Company of New
Jersey, then taking the place of the trus-
tees. acquired all of the stock ofthe corpora
lions Heretofore held and controlled by the
trustees, paying therefore by the issue Of its
own shares in exchange; that the presi-
dent of the board of trustees became the
president of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey. and the same persons Cthe in
dividual defendants) who bad directed the
business of the trust then assumed the di-
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pole, the only expedition known to be pre-
pairing to seek the pole next year Is that
of Walter Wellman. There are other arctic
expeditions in the field. but none has the
pole as an objective. Mr.. Wellman IL hard
at work with his preparations for the trip
next year. Work was begun at Astiers, q
suburb Of Paris, on the erection of a large
workshop, in which the Wellman-C Chicago
Record Herald expeditions polar airship
America will be reconstructed during
the coming winter. After study !. of all
the latest ballons-drigible, including
the Lebaudy, built as an aeriel cruiser
and scout for the French army; the
Major Parseval ship. in Berlin. designed
for the German army. and the Vile de
Paris of n. Deutsch, now awaiting her
trials at Sartrouville-Mr. Weliman has de-
cided on plan of reconstruction de-
signed by himself. with the assistance Of
his expedition engineers. The new airship,
Mr.. Wellman believes, will mark distinct
advance in aeronautics as applied to geo.
graphical exploration. 1t will have total
lifting force of $500 kilos. or more than
1900 pounds. and viii carry, In addition to
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MAY KILL KING GEORGE.
italian and Grecian Anarchists Await
His Visit.

ROME, November 15.-Several members
of the Greek secret police have arrived here
to take part in protecting the King and
Queen OF Greece. who are to arrive here
November % on a visit Of four days to
King Victor Emmanuel. 1t is stated that
the Greek authorities have received infor-
nation that the anarchists intend to make
an attempt upon the life of King George
during his visit to Italy and there is dis
position to Connect the bomb explosion out
side the Cafe Aragno here yesterday with
anarchist activity in this connection.
All the researches Of the police to arrest
or even discover the identity of the man
who exploded the bomb have been fruitless,
but they have traced his movements before
the explosion. It appears that he dined at
a restaurant near the Cafe Aragno; spoke
with southern accent: was dressed in the
style of the emigrants who return from the
United States; paid his bill with 50-lfre
banknote, which had the mark Of Naples
money changer on 1t, and let 1t be seen that
he had in his pocketbook other 50-lire bank
notes, which surprised the waiter, consider
ing the appearance of the man.
This leads to the suspicion that he was
an anarchist; that he possibly belonged to
the same group which carried out the
assassination Of King Humbert and that he
came here from the United States with a
mission to commit some grave outrage.
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PLANS FOR NORTH
POLE SHIP MADE
Walter WeIIman Finally Decides
Upon His Design.
CREW WILL NUMBER FIVE
Complete Sledging Expedition is to Be
Carried on Trip.
DESIGN Is HIS OWN IDEA
In His Own Workshop, Assisted by
the Expedition Engineers, MI.
wellman Will Build Ship.
DESIGN IS HIS OWN IDEA

Walter Wellman has finally de-
cided on the style of airship in
which he will endeavor to reach the
north pole. He will build the ship
himself with the assistance of his
expedition engineers, and he is of
the opinion, according to cable adj
vices from Paris, that it will mark
a distinct advance in aeronautics so
far as their relationship to geo.
graphical exploration may apply.
The ship will carry completely
equipped Shedding expedition and
a crew of 1--WE men. =
PARIS. November 15.-Now that Com
mander Peary has returned from the arctic
regions without having reached the north
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PRESBYTERIAN LEAGUE.
Plans for the Formation of the
Brotherhood.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November 15.-H.
c. Cara of Philadelphia, Pa, presided at
the first session o. the Presbyterian Broth
erhood today. The addresses were on the
need for such an organization as the broth
erhood in the church, it's development and
responsibilities The speakers were Paul
c. Martin of Springfield, Ohio; Joseph
Ernest McAfee of New Yor6 and DR..
Charles A. Gordon of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The several committees continued their
work. 1t was announced that the nomi-
mating committee would report later in the
day it's selection of permanent officers for
the brotherhood. Printed copies of the re-
port of the constitution committee were
circulated, and much discussion of the re-
port when 1t appeared on the floor of the
convention was anticipated. The commit
tee report provided for general council
of stwenty-one members divided into three
classes seven to be eleetes each year at
the general convention. This council would
name executive officers.
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$4,000 MURDERED.
More Persons Killed Than. Died Of
Typhoid, Says Chicago Judge.

CHICAGO. November 16.-"During the
last five years $4,000 persons were muir
dered in the United States. More persons
were murdered last year than died OF
typhoid fever. This awful total has been
due to the way in which the law was adj
ministered And the law itself Is bad and
inefficient. 1t is burdened with restric-
lions and technicalities. and In almost
every case the criminal has nine chances Of
escaping to one OF being found guilty
So declared Judge Marcus Kavanagh In
an address before the alumnae Of st. Igna-
thus College. gathered at q banquet at the
Great Northern Hotel. He spoke on ZEN
forcement of the law In large Cities" and
vigorously assailed the operation of the
courts under the jury system. That the
United States is the most criminal country
In the world, the jury system the most
loose end antiquated, and the law open to
attack were among the assertions made by
Judge Kayanagh.
Figures and crime statistics Of the great
countries of the world also were given and
1t was shown that while England and
Wales had only BIT murders last year. in
the United States 9, 100 persons died by the
hand of the assassin.
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President Of the Standard on Company.
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, or the
persons or corporations associated with or
managing it, The counsel have completed
that duty. and the report of their investi-
cation has received careful consideration
by the President and his cabinet.
Designed to Kill Competition.
1.-THE Information available to the depart
ment tends to show that the various cor
porations and limited partnerships under
the control in the manner hereinafter
stated. OF the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, produce, transport, and sell
about 90 per cent of the refined oil pro-
duced. transported, and sold in the United
States for domestic use, and about the
same proportion OF refined oil exported
from the United States; that this share of
the business has been procured by course
of action which. beginning in 1870. has con-
tinued under the direction of the same per-
sons in the main. down to, the present
time; that these persons now surviving are
John ID. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller
Henry II. Rogers. Henry NJ. Flagler, John
d. Archbold. Oliver III. Payne. and Charles
NJ. Pratt; that the design throughout Of
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telephone and telegraph wires torn down
As far as can be learned half a hozen lives
have been lost.
When darkness fell last night watchers
from the highlands saw nothing except an
expanse Of water, with here and there the
tops of submerged houses, on some OF
which waterbound persons could be seen
signaling for help. Some attempted res
cues were made. but the mad rush OF
swollen waters carrying trees, lum-
Der and even houses, forced the rescuers
back.
Damage. Not Yet Known.
The Northern Pacific bridge across Stuck
river went out yesterday. and soon after
came a suspension Of railroad traffic be-
tween Tacoma and Seattle. The Tacoma
Railroad and Power Company found it i'm
possible to maintain it's service on the in
terurban line. as the tracks were under
water in many places. This tied up trans
portation between Seattle and Tacoma
The Northern Pacific is able to maintain
its service to Portland.
Advices received at the Office OF the
Northern Pacific say the water in Green
River canyon is two feet higher than during
the floods Of 1903. when the railroad was
tied up for two weeks.
Innumerable washouts are reported from
all parts of the country, and, as near as
can be ascertained, at least four bridges
have gone down, one at Buckley, one at
Hot Springs and at Lester, and the fourth
across the Stuck river near Auburn.
What has occurred east of Auburn and
west of the slopes of the Cascades can
only be conjectured. That great damage
has been done to property and livestock is
evident, but all wires between Hot Springs
and Auburn are down and the extent of
damage in that section will not be known
for day or two.
Every railroad in the northwest is tied
up, and though few trains are being run,
no attempt is being made at a schedule.
The tracks have been washed away in
many places on the different roads, but it
is hoped to have the damage repaired in a
few days.
At midnight rain was still falling heavily
in this CITY,
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INTRODUCTION OF SYSTEM.
Reform Among Subordinate Official.
on the Isthmus.

An organization of subordinate officials
on the isthmus canal zone has been ef-
fected. which 1t is believed will bring the
various departments and divisions of the
canal government into harmony and pre-
vent the duplication Of work and conflict
between different branches of the govern
mental organization. The new association,
according to advices received here. will hold
meetings semi-monthly, and all the heads
Of departments and divisions. including the
general manager of the Panama railway.
will attend. Each Of these officials may
bring subordinates with him. If he desires.
to assist in the explanation or description
of work to be undertaken. Each of the
officials will make a statement of the tasks
he has undertaken. or is about to under
take, and papers are to be prepored by va
rious officials on problems they are facing.
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DISSOLUTION OF
STANDARD OIL
TRUST WANTED
Petition Filed in the United
States Circuit Court
at St. Louis.
INJUNCTION PRAYED FOR
Restraint of Trade Alleged in Methods
of Production and Distri-
button Employed.
ATTORNEY GENERALS ACTION
Order Desired Prohibiting the De-
PENDANT From Entering Into Con-
tracts to Perform the Acts
Charged in the Bill.

Attorney General Moody today,
acting through the resident United
States district attorney, instituted
proceedings against the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey under
the Sherman antitrust act, by FL
ing in the United States circuit
court at St. Louis a petition in
equity against it and its seventy
constituent corporations and part
nerships and seven individual de-
PENDANTS, asking that the combina-
ton be declared unlawful and in
the future enjoined from entering
Into any contract or combination in
restraint of trade, etc.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. November 15.-The petit
ton instituting suit against the s: ndard
On Company of New Jersey, John D. Rookie
teller and others in the name of the govern
ment, by direction of the Attorney General
was filed In the United States circuit court
mere at 1912 o'clock this morning. Frank
b. Kellogg of st. Paul. Mimi, special conn.
ser for the government, formally placed the
petition with the court
Preceding the fling OF the document Spe-
eial Counsel Kellogg and United States Dis
trict Attorney Dyer were in secret confer
ence Tor half an hour. At the close of the
conference Special Counsel Kellogg COM
municated with Attorney General Moody at
Washington by. iong-distanee telephone and
told him that the document was about to be
fled and received final instructions to pro-
coed Herewith.
The defendants now have one month in
which to enter their appearance and an ad-
ditional month in which to file their an
swer. They also have the option of filing a
demurrer to the bill.
Attorney Generals Statement
The following statement was prepared
anc made public by Attorney General
Moody today:
I'm June last. by direction of the Presi-
dent Messrs Kellogg and Morrison were
appointed by me special assistant ATTORNEYS
general. to act with assistant to Attorney
General Purdy. to make an Investigation of
the relations of the Standard OIL Company
of New Jersey to the business of refining,
transporting, distributing and selling oil
throughout the United States; to ascertain
all the facts. and report whether or not In
their opinion there has been a violation of
the Sherman antitrust law by the Stand
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BAD STORM LASHES
MANY COAST TOWNS
Rain and Wind Both Do Enor-
nous Damage.
MANY RAILROADS TIED UP
Cities Submerged and Lighting Plants
Injured.
WALLA WALLA rs CUT OFF
Numerous Washouts, Bridges Gone
and Traffic Interrupted Both by
Land and Water.
wALLA wALLA Is CUT OFF

After week of continuous rain
and storm, the elements gathered
their strength last night and
dashed down on the northwest
coast in such fury as has not been
known since the country was set
tied. The whole of the damage is
not yet known. Traffic by land
and water is interrupted and wires
are down in every direction. Some
towns are cut off and cannot be
heard from for days. Bridges have
been carried out, street cars and
electric light plants are out of COM
mission, washouts on the railways
are numerous and practically every
railway line in the northwest is
tied up.
PORTLAND, Ore, November 15-Never
since the white men came has the state
of Washington suffered from such storm
as ragged last night and early today.
The storm OF wind and rain which for the
past week has wrought havoc with coast
wise shipping yesterday swept inland and
is venting an upheard-of fury upon the
whole state. especially the Puget sound
country. and is flashing with its tail the
northern part Of Oregon and the Panhandle
of Idaho.
Railroads out of Tacoma and Seattle are
demoralized train service to Portland only
from the latter city being maintained
The creeks and rivers and brooks in the
Cascades are roaring torrents. On Puget
sound the towns of Snohomish, Sumner
and Auburn are under water.
In central Washington floods are raging
In the Natchez and Yakima valleys
The Clearwater is out of It's banks and
has done immense damage.
Although nothing has been heard from
Walla Walla, 1t is only fair to presume
that with foods east and west of there
the rivers in that part Of the state are
stin on q rampage. At Portland a, heavy
WIN 10 OaOWAu8s 0CCo4lPdil1cQ ny = tOf.
rental rain. No damage has been done
further than to put the electric lights and
street cars out of commission.
The railways across the state are pros
trated, and no news has been received here
from eastern Oregon. At a late hour last
night reports were very discouraging.
Tacoma Stormswept,
TACOMA, WASH, November ia flood
area OF 300 square miles In northwestern
Washington 10 the result today Of heavy
rains and melting snow which for forty
eight hours have rushed from the slopes
of the Cascade mountains. causing nearly
all the streams in the northwest to spread
over lowlands. Several persons are re-
ported drowned and the monetary loss is
already many thousands Of dollars
Seattle and scores of towns have been
for the last thirty-six hours cut or from
outside Communication. Bridges have been
swept away. railroad tracks washed out,
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GEN. HUMPHREYS INTENTIONS.
Purpose Regarding Retirement Will
Be Announced on His Return.

pOoS 4SS6dA0AA6 SeAAOAAAOAS '" 80
Be Announced on His Return.
The next important military change at the
War Department will probably be the vol
untary retirement Of Brig. Gen. c. F..
Humphrey, quartermaster general of the
army, and the detail of Major Carroll A.
Devol to succeed him to the highest Office in
the quartermaster's department. General
Humphrey will not reach the compulsory
retiring age of sixty-four years until Sep
TENDER, 1905 but Is already entitled to the
privilege Of retiring on account of more
than forty years service. He is now with
Secretary Taft inspecting possible brigade
posts in the southwest, and will probably
announce his purposes in the matter when
he returns to this city in a few days.
Major Devol has been on duty at San
Francisco, where he made a great reputa-
ton for efficiency, and is now on his way
to this city, ostensibiy for duty in the office
of chief of staff. He stands sixth in the
list of majors in the quartermaster's depart
ment and is junior to twenty-five officers in
the corps. He will not reach the retiring
age until 1923.
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MARGIN OF 4e CONCEDED.
Democratic Statement Regarding the
Next House.

In statement issued from the head
quarters of the democratic congressional
committee a republican majority of forty
six in the next House is conceded This
estimate is based upon the democrats
electing four of the five representatives
from the new state of Oklahoma. The
following democratic gains are noted: Mis-
souri,, 6; Pennsylvania, 5; Illinois, o; Ohio
A New Jersey, A; Indiana, 3; New York
2. The following states show one demo
cratic gain each: Iowa, Nebraska, North
Carolina Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
democratic losses embrace two districts in
Kentucky and one in West Virginia-a tota
democratic gain of thirty-One.
With three vacancies in the total mem
bership of 1856 in the present House the
democrats have 1876 and the republicans
247-a republican majority Of Ill.
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Toledo Icemen Plead.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 1.-THE
supreme court today granted permission
to Lemon, Miller and Baird, convicted
Toledo ice men, to file petitions in error to
the sentence imposed upon them by the
circuit court, which committed them to the
Toledo workhouse for one year and fned
them 5000 each for violating the anti
trust law.
The Workhouse sentence was temporarily
suspended and the men were ordered re-
leased on bonds Of 5000 each.
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Ice Trust Respite.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. November 16-The In
dictments against the alleged Ice trust Of
Columbus were held defective by Judge
Bigger today and the motion OF the defense
to Quash was sustained The cases were
dismissed.
Prosecutor Webber said the defendants
would be reindicted by the grand jury
which reconyenee Monday.
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Building His Own Workshop.

pounds, or petroleum FOR the motor OF
eighty horse power.
Building His Own Workshop.
Instead Of letting the work by. contract
Mr.. Wellman is building his own workshop
and installing machinery. and will effect
the reconstruction directly by his engineers.
MN. Vaniman, an American; Liwentaal,
Hervieu and Coladeau, of whom the three
last were with the expedition at Spitz-
bergen last summer.
Commander Peary has made plucky
and gallant effort to reach the pole" said
Mr.. Welman, land though he has failed
in his great ambition, all Americans are
proud of his achievement in attaining the
highest north. Commander Peary has fully
demonstrated, think, the impracticability
Of reaching the pole by the old method Of
sledging with dogs over the unstable, drift
ing sea ice. Years ago, after bitter expert
ence, I came to the conclusion that that
method was a failure, and began searching
the modern arts for something more eff
fective.
The Right Idea, he Thinks.
IT believe now asore strongly than ever
that We have hit upon the right idea-a
motor-drven airship. It is my belief we
shall reach the pole next July or August
from the immense aeronautic base we have
established at Spitzbergen. If our airship
will only carry US to the pole or its neigh
borhood, we can return by sledging. The
distance covered by Peary in sledging to
the eighty-seventh degree and back again
last spring would be sufficient to take us
from the pole to Spitzbergen. The drift Of
Ice which prevented Peary reaching the
pole would help us on our homeward way.
and there Is a constant current from the
pole through the only outlet of the Arctic
ocean, sweeping the west coast of Spitz-
bergen. While we have ever in view this
alternative of a sledging return, in case
of necessity we believe our airship, with
fair degree of good fortune, will carry us
to the pole and southwark again to land
and safety"
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CUPID IN PANAMA.

it's crew of five men and fully equipped
sledging expedition, 5000 kilos, or $500
pounds, of petroleum for the motor of
eighty horse power
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PERSONAL NOTES.
The Coming and Going of the People
You Know


" ''9 ''''o 'o'"s OF t"e Teop'e
You Know.
Mr.. Joseph +. Rowe, r-onrl.; or of
for visit Of /. few dovs In Now
York, phiindo)phin ana RoIi,moro
Mr., John G. Boycnton returned ves
Crockett's SPRINGS. AIrs poyenton
and Mastor Francis poyenton orc
visiting in Brunswick county.
Mallory, who have been visitlnr Misc
Ella M. Ross. in Holly stroct will,
leave today for Rlchmond whcro
their homo in Ntomnhis Tonn
Ar. ., H.,
, ,s'.','s MIS- "''l'ams parents IN
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Force OF Habit.

An honest hog buyer started ND I'm
business and guaranteed the farmers
fair deal. He always weighed the
porkers twice TO guard against mis-
takes. Once in weighing Il bunch of
pigs the second time he found their
weight had increased to the amount OF
200 pounds. He was at loss To nc.
count for the condition until an en-.
ployce confessed that at the time of the
first weighing he had inserted tie toe
OF his boot under the scales and pricd
1t up, thus cheating the farmer out OF
one hog. The buyer was indignant.
What did YOU do Il trick like that
for?" lie asked. you couldn't have
protited by it anyhow
II know il, john" said the guilty
man, ',bnt Just couldn't helpit."
1t had always been the custom to
cheat the farmer and the nan couldn't
bear to see the old customs passing
away.