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The Washington times., 1906-01-26
ILLUMINATING GAS
FINDS A VICTIM
Carnegie Institution Type
writer AsphyXiated.
THOUGHT TO BE ACCIDENT
Young Eugene Carroll Discovered Dead
IN Bed at HIS Boarding
House.

with gas pouring from small heater
in his room on the fourth floor Of 1922 l.
street northwest. Eugene T.. Carroll.
twenty-seveu years old. was found dead
by William H. Barnum shortly after s
o'clock this moulns. Coroner Nevilt
was Informed OF the affair and hurried
10 tie house. where hesFaaie as inveati-
cation. After examining tce body ana
the gas stove Dr. Neyltt e-Fc a certifi-
cate of accidental de@ta. Inc body Was
turned over 20 relatives. wHo had it pre-
pared far burial
L0p.oyed as TyPewrite-.
Carroll was e1inioyed as a typewrite~
i1 the Carnegie Institute, Seventh and K
streets northwest Recently he had uee1
working as secretary II Co-Eres5rl2n q
sst-,-1id. uf Kansas. The young mSa
live 9 tre i street house Wit- his wife
and oEilL
Ho returned 70 his room about 70
O'Clock last night ard inmed-ate.y re-
tired Is hen his e-if- went ln,o his
room before he returned H. was cz-e7-
tioualy cold srd she lelt several
matches on the heater so that ne could
Esht it when he came ln 10 go 9
bed It IS believed the young man light
Cd tha heater and then reared. leaving
g. burning
Dr NeNtt and poles of the Second
precinct lhiak The blaze weat 9lt. 6i'
tHe gas continued ID foa Through ,he
pipes aEC lsphyEiatc5 .hc occupant 'i
ti-e roou. Life had been e2tinct prob
ably thrse hours before the saiy was
found
Burst Door Open.
Earruu went Jo the foGrtb Gaor ro'm
F iabau- sI5 O'Clock 10 awaken carroll 20
go to work lie sUelIed gas and hufs
/ taa door open. I1e odor was - s.rorE
( -Eat 8aruam v.s almost earr-a- Of hl
lest
The Washington times., 1906-01-26
Wheeler TO REST
IN Old ARLINGTON
Remains VIII Be Brought
to Washington for Burial.
WITS HILITARY H0NORS
Many TelegIams Of Coincidence and
Sympathy Have Seen Received
by The Family.

EEN WORK, Jan. 2f.-PaFiaI ar
ringoucnts We're made today for the
funeral of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, VINO
died fast evening. ny the Ecmnrrs of
ute family
The body VIII bn taken In st. Thorn
as Protestant Episcopal Church, an
Fifth avenue and Fil;y third street,
uu SUNDAY, where services viii Doe CON
Quoted by the Rev. p. 81 Sures The
rector, long "a closa personal friend %.
the general
The Washington times., 1906-01-26
To Hold Losal TOarnament.

Among other matters of business
which Viii be br.ueht up tomorrow
night VIII be the discussion OF plans
for the pro4os q local tournament which
VIII De held some tiEe preceding the
ending Of the season. Last year plans
were made lcG INC holding OF a similar
affair here bat owing 10 unavoidable
diticulties, Vlica arose a few weekA
before the date set. 81 zen through.
At touig1t s meeting a committee COM
pT-a-us moi Beers of tHe strongest cIuDs
VIII be ch4sen. and g. Will immediately
pan I0r he tournament. sFhich will be
NAL affairs
The Washington times., 1906-01-26
LOCAL BOWERS
WILL C)APETE
Ready to Discuss Matters
Relative to C0nY,ntiOn.
8lG TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED
Annual Election of Officers Tkes Place
Tomorrow Flight-SeyeTaI Clubs
Apply for Admission.

The District Bowling Association viii
hold q neeftnr II the Palace AleEs on
= street tomorrow evening Al o'clock
20 elect officers Ter tie ensuing year
and discuss business matters pertaining
70 the representation Of tae local organ-
ization at the Louisville cOnventiol.
Although ali but Two c- tnTee tubs
have been planning 90 send team. il
IS not probable that ali VIII be re3re-
sented In fact. there are only three
SO FAR that ar ~ All certain to go.
These arc thc Bureau. and two rep1e-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27
Mr., Guttersen's Position.

The st. Paul Dispatch is pleased
with Mr.. Guttersen's platform ex-
cepting that part Of it which relates
to the tariff. The Dispatch finds
fault with the word conservative"
as applied to revision and says that
it may, mean a revision upward.
People generally will not construe
it to:mean that, as they could hardly
expect an opponent Of Mr.. McCleary
to take such a position, inasmuch
as the. present incumbent is the
high-priest Of standpatters. Besides
Mr.. Guttersen declares that he is in
favor of the removal of the tariff
from trust-made goods, and up to
date Mr.. Nice leary has not 80
declared himself; in fact he is not
favorable to such a proposition, and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27

Cattle wanted to pasture !
have pasture Of about 60n acres,
fenced with three and four wires,
it il known as the Abbott pasture.
is located in Indian Lake. There is
a fine grove ca the b,nks~ of the
lake. Large per cent. blue grass and
clover. The terms TOR the season
are ~ for calves aud yearliugs, old
or cattle 1925; colts $3.50 The
cato will be sailed and looked
after. A. A. Abbott, Route 2, Wor
Ellington, Mimi.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27

T. Don't tie a cough or a cold up in
your system by taking remedy
that binds the bowels. Take Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It
is different from all other cough
5syrups. 1t is better. 1t opens the
:bowels-expels all cold from the
system, relieves coughs, colds,
Group, whooping cough, etc. An
ideal remedy for young and old
Children like it. Sold by F. M.
Hickman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27

~ could NOT % oxpocCod Cnac ne
would go back on the masters he
has 80 faithfully served. The only
out.and- out declaration that Con-
gresham McCleary has made rela-
tive to the question is that one in.
which he favored q revision upward,
|pilipg on more tariff and thus en-
aiding the trusts to further plumber
the people. Mr.. Guttersen is OPP
posed to this policy and would
remove the tariff from trustmade
articles and relieve the public from
i burden which they are now suffer-
ing. In other words Mr.. Guttersen
would properly revise the tariff.
He is supporter Of the Roosevelt
idea that The Dispatch refers to,
and if the people Of the second
district elect him as their represent
alive he will gladly favor those
wise policies advocated by the
president which, if put into practice,
will be beneficial to the whole
people. Mr.. Guttersen believes
that conditions are now ripe for a
change IN the schedules, not q re-
vision upwards, but downwards,
not along free trade lines, but a
wholesome revision that will lift
burdens, and at the same time give
industries that need protection a
full measure.-Mankato Free Pres 8.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27

What good does it do you to eat if
your stomach fails to digest the
-food2 None. 1t does you harm
causes belching, sour stomach,
tiatulence, etc. When the stomach
fails little Kodol Dyspepsia cure
after each meal will digest what
you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. F. M. Hickman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27
Get acquainted with
SMITHS,

gK SMITHS MAGAZINE.
and you are strangers we will send
you the magazine three months
free that you may get acquainted.
g SMITHS is the biggest illu:-
t1ated magazine in the world-l70
pages Of reading matter and pic
tcres, the same size page as the big
standard magazines Ike Harpe, S
aad Century.
q SMITHS is made up of the
best Of everything-bcst stories
that can be obtained, best llustra-
tons that clever artists can draw,
and the best special articles, written
by writers who know their subject
thoroughly and write as entertain
iasy as they are instructive. !
q SMITHS also prints every month
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il fact, noae nearly as good, no matter
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27
STATE
NEWS

] - -. I -. =.
Sanborn has a new opera house.
Ten applicants for liquor license
appeared at Willmar.
Chokio has voted $4,000 to en-
large it's SCHOOL house.
The state grand lodge, I. o. q. T..
meets at Two Harbors June 1920.
William Molander was drowned
at Crookston by the capsizing Of his
boat.
The Great Northern railway
depot at st. Joseph was destroyed
by fire.
H. D. Cutler, formerly post master
at . saltwater, is dead at Grand
Forks, N. d.
August Krumpleman, of St. Paul
is missing and his family have asked
the police to find him.
The Mankato fire department had
busy time Tuesday, having four
runs to serious blazes.
The Minnesota grand lodge, K. OF
F., will hold it's sessions at Mime
apolis May Sth and 9th.
Conductors on the Northern
Pacific are to be required to wear
white vests after July 1st.
Olivet NJ. E. church, at St. Paul
was burned Monday night the fire
was the work of incendaries.
Bell PLANE plums itself on the
fact that it has 81, 300 in the village
treasury and does not owe cent.
Peter Shatka, a police officer at
Eveleth is in Jail charged with
robbing prisoners whom he
arrested
Incendaries are making life a
burden to property owners at
Crookston, Four fires were set
Tuesday night.
James Keegan, of Mendoza.
engineer on the Chicago & Great
Western, was killed in a wreck near
Nora Springs, Iowa.
Dakota county is having a red
hot county seat fight. Pennington
is trying to wrest the seat of
government from Hastings.
Harry Halland attempted to bribe
a juror at st. Paul, and will have
five months in the gail to ponder
over the sinfulnes of getting caught
at it.
William Davidson, maDagr of the
Keystone farm near Crookston, DIS
appeared February 9Th and his body
has just been found. He c0mmittd
suicide.
Tho state live stock and sanitary
board has condemned a herd of
thirty cattle in Washington county
on account of the prevalence
tuberculosis.
Newton W. Meyers, switchman ID
the railroad yards at Wilmar, was
run over BY cars and killed. His
foot caught in guard rail prevent
ing his escape. -
William Bannon clinchd an argu-
ment with Adolph Carlson, at
Minneapolis by pounding him on
the head with a sledge hammer.
Carlson will die.
While Rev. R. Brockmeyer, of St
Clements church, Duluth, was
writing a check in a bank, sneak
thief made away with his hand
satchel containing $1O7.
Eva M. Myers jiltd Homer. 81.
Hoyt, at St. Paul and now Homer
has brought suit to recover horse,
diamonds, etc., which he had given
her during loves sweet dream.
And the cat came back. Carl
Holtz, of Rochester shipped a cat
by express to his son in Waseca, and
the animal walked back, covering
the so miles in about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Withee, of
Red Wing, were guests Of St.
Francis hotel, San Francisco at the
time it was destroyed by the earth
quake, but escaped without injury.
Albert H. Strond, of Hastings, !
loved pretty Violet Geisser, of st
Louis, but her parents frowned upon
the lovers, so they eloped to East
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-04-27
y Local News. II

z Inwood Stock farm has two pure
bred milking Durhan) bull calves,
sired by $500 and $500 bull. For
sale. These calves will go at great
bargain if taken at once. -:
a If Geo. o. Moore & Son.
\ For Rent The Burlington hotel,
located near Rock Island depot.
Address D. W. Chute, Reading.
MINI. 4-23
Z Stops itching instantly. Cures
piles, eczema, salt rheum, letter
itch, hives, herpes, scabies-Doan's
Ointment. At any drug store.
For a mild, easy action Of the
boWles, a single dose Of Doan e
Regulets is enough. Treatment
cures habitual constipation. 25cents
q boz. Ask your druggist for them.
{. /. :s: g. To Let.
loo acres of breaking on 81 sec,
15Leota. Enquire of John Ramage,
Warrington, MINI. 6-27. 80.
4
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Orcas
Hrsa 81 o.. II.
EAST SOUND

J. w. Patterson went to Pullman
last week.
Mrs. Philip entertained the Ladies
Aid society this week.
E. F. Templin was in Friday Har-
Dor on business trip this week.
Mrs. C. H. Showers is visiting Mrs.
F. H. Geoghegan in Bellingham.
Mrs. F. G. Head spent Sunday with
Mrs. Omer Freel, at West Sound.
Mrs. John Sutherland and Miss Jes-
sic Sutherland have returned from
Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Kittinger, of
Seattle, are stopping at the East
Sound House.
Bruce Blaine left on Thursday
morning to spend the summer in
southern Oregon.
Mrs. L. G. Rudow entertained in
formally on Friday afternoon for Mrs.
DR.. Harrison.
DR.. Harrison and his wife, DR.. Ag-
mes Harrison, are spending few days
with relatives here.
Mr.. Harry Holt, of West Sound, is
giving the Episcopal church much
EeeCed coat of paint.
The first ice cream social of the
season was held Friday evening at
the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. VIM. Hambly has returned
from Everett. She was accompanied
by her cousin, Mrs. Wells, of Marys-
vile.
The launch Louise" came in Tues
day with her owner, DIR. Jordan, of
Seattle, and Mr. Curtis, of Tacoma.
They spent the day with friends.
L. D. Pike has had his sloop,
"White Wings" converted into a
gasoline launch. He and DR.. Fitz
Mathew expect to leave soon for a
trip to British Columbia.
The Madrona Club met on Thurs
day with Mrs. Templin. Mrs. Walter
Sutherland read very able paper
on Horace Greeley" and Mrs Wal
drip prepared an entertaining and
instructive list of current events.
Luther Kimple was quite seriously
injured at the fish traps on Tuesday.
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leland
Pop. $50
RICHARDSON
Plenty of moisture.

Plenty of moisture.
Robt. Jones is very comfortably
settled in his new home.
Miss Ina Hansen came home from
Victoria Monday after two weeks
visit with friends.
G.. T. Doe went to Anacortes last
Monday to have some dental work
done. He returned Tuesday.
Jas. Buchanan went to Bellingham
last Saturday to care for his son
Charles, who was sick in the hos
pital.
Among the Modern Woodmen who
went to Bellingham Saturday we're:
E. G.. Eaton, r. c. Smith, 0. E.
Bower, w. F. Bolton, L. E. Bruins,
Joe Ender, Tom Bell, Vern Wood
Chas. Klein and r. Conner. All re.
port having had very good time.
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leland
WEST SOUND
Pep. 1859

}. w. Frits returned from Belling-
ham Monday.
Mrs. Allen Chase and sons have
gone to Bellingham.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Estyn Chalmers have
returned from Seattle.
Chase Bros. made a business trip
to Bellingham this week.
Mrs. C. Van Horn has returned to
her home in Bellingham.
Mrs. Laymon and Mrs. Lidden
have returned to Bellingham.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the
West Sound hall Thursday, June Il.
The West Sound band meet and
practice in the hall Thursday even
ings.
Miss Appleby, who has been at
tending the Normal at Bellingham, is
at home with her parents.
Frank Cliff, who was supposed W
have been lost in the San Francisco
earthquake, has been heard from.
There were a dozen men gathered
at Brier Crest ranch last Monday
morning prepared to slash. The bee
was welcome surprise to Mr.. At
kins.
The carcass Of large whale is
washed ashore near Orcas just where
the cable is laid between Orcas and
Shaw island. 1t is somewhat decayed
but is still quite sight. The tail has
been cut off.
J. E. Barker, P. P. Peterson, G.
w. Rasch and E. Van Bogaert at
tended the big meeting of the Wood
men lodge at Bellingham at which
more than two hundred new members
were initiated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

The remark ably large and richly
colored Strawberries raised by Mrs.
G.. r. Emmerling and daughter took
the photograph prize offered by Pol
lard & Steen. They are of the Marsh
all variety and were raised from
plants obtained from L. G. Larson
A pound box of them brought to the
ISLANDER Office yesterday contains
only nine berries.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
Lopez
Hrea 70 90. NJ.


Mr.. ard Mrs Holm were in Ana
cortes last week.
Mrs. Fred Hammond spent last
week with friends on the island.
D. McMillen has gone to Iowa to
see his father, who is reported dang
erously i'll.
Mrs. J. E. Hammond went to Ana
cortes last week to visit her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Jones.
A. L. Eastman has been over from
Bellingham to see his daughter, Mrs.
Culp, who is very sick.
The Island Creamery Company
made five tons and a half of butter
during the month of May.
Mrs. Smith and her two children
are home from Bellingham, where they
had been visiting her father and
mother.
Miss Edna Snow, who has been iv.
ing with her cousin, Mrs. Randall,
has returned to Beaudette, MIMI,
where her father resides.
Mrs. Hart has returned from Bell
ingham, where she had been for sew
eral months helping to care for her
brother, Mr.. Curtis, who died May
.27.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
Excursion Rates East

On May "a and various dates dur
ing the summer, the Northern Pa
ci6c railway will sell excursion tick
cts to Eastern cities at one fare plus
ten dollars for the round trip. Final
return limit, ninety days. Three
trains daily to st. Paul.
For particulars, call upon or ad-
dress A. N. Bussing, city ticket agent,
1922 Dock street, Bellingham, Wash.
5-12-tf
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
Must Learn National Songs

School boards Of three Western
cities are reported to have made it q
requirement that every pupil who en-
tiers high school shall be able to repeat
the words of three patriotic songs,
''The Star Spangled Banner" cam
erica" and HAL Columbia. It is
deplorable fact that few audiences
are able to sing all the stanzas of
"America." Questions of patriotism
aside, it seems a part of necessary
common knowledge to have at heart
the words of the national songs, just
as the ordinary citizen ought to
know some other common poems.
General culture demands it, and pa
triotism is at least not opposed to
general lture.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Do you see that painted telephone pole?
1t is in front of Will Fowle's store, where
you can buy 10c. pkgs. of the following
for cents: Lilly Gloss starch, Arm q
Hammer soda and corn starch. Ore win
dow is full of lOc. goods for cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

The suit of L. B. Carter to restrain
the county commissioners from leas-
ing wharf site at the foot of Spring
street to P. A. Jensen is to be ar
gued in the supreme court at Olym-
pia next Tuesday. Prosecuting at
torney Wynn will appear for the COM
missioners and W. r. Garrett for
Mr.. Carter, the appellant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Will Fowle as ju t received 8 fine
sets of tables and chairs for his ice cream
parlor, which he has had fitted up nice.
ly for serving ice cream with crushed
iruit, ice cream sodas, etc.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Joseph Sweeney and family moved
to Bellingham Wednesday. Their
home address is 1910 Indian street.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Robert Scurr was in town a little
while Thursday from his pleasant
home on Westcott bay.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

He was struck in the right eye by a
piece of steel, portion of the metal
becoming imbedded so deeply that he
was obliged to go to Bellingham to
have it removed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
Ice Cream and Fruit at Fowle,s store.

Call and see our line of supplies-har-
ness, saddles, blankets. storm robes
whips, or anything for the horse.
BAKER Bros.
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Gasoline and Batteries at Fowle's store

Milo Shoots will leave his position
as purser and mail clerk on the
steamer Islander at the end of this
month to accept a position in the
employ of the Anacortes Creamery
Company.
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I0 the.
" omen
COME women are just a
~ trifle timid ahont oo;,

COME women are just a
- trifle timid about goino
to a bank to transact
business. And why? Simply
because they are not familiar
with the rules of BANKING
This shouldn't be so, and. in.
deed this isn't so with those
who come to this bank; for we
aim to make every transaction
SO clear and so plain, that
dealing with a bank soon be.
comes to them ali easy habit.
We appreciate the patronage Of
women. Their business with ms 10
already large and steadily increas.
ing. II you are not now a patron
then please consider this an invita-.
ton to become one.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Lucas pure house paints in 1-gal. cans
SLIGO. MORSE HARDWARE Co., eBelling-
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FOR SALE-Cheap. one short-horn
bull, two years old. Call upon or address
G. Roster, Argyle. 6-2-2t-p
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FOR SALE:-Empire Cream Separa-
tor, 500 gallon capacity. Will sell cheap
for cash. Inquire of j. Broder, Friday
Harbor, Wash. Asst
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Camp cook stoves, $l.5O to $500 each
MORSE HARDWARE Co., Bellingham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Sunday will be the last day for sit
tings at Pollard & Stems photo
graph studio.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

You'll find nothing better, cheaper OF
more pleasant to take than Brown Herb
Tablets
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Floor paints that will dry hard over
night.-M HARDWARE Co., Belling-
ham.
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Lamps and Shades and Glassware at
FOwle's
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Trunks and valises at Fowle's store.
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BROWN HERB TABLETS

TIIrn all diseases of the Stomach, Liver.
OuiO Kidneys and Blood. Try them!
Yrlce per box (seven months treatment
H.OV, postpaid. Sample package sent
Tree. Address, w. p. Caldwell. Special
Agent, Box IA, Deer Harbor, Wash.
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San Juan leland
Outside Of County Seat

Wool is selling here now at % cents
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Onion sets at FOwle's store.
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S. M. Bugge was in Seattle this
week.
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Buy your harness AT home. We can
sell You harness az cheap az you can ouy
them In Seattle or Bell. nenam.
BAKnR Bios.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-10
CROOKED WORK
OF STANDARD
Former EnlpIoye Tets
What Oil Company
Does

Chicago, May 10.--Inquiry of the
government through the Interstate
commerce commission regarding the
relations OF the Standard Oil Co. and
the railroads commenced here today.
The first witness was f. NJ. Without
Of Topeka, an independent operator
who ten years ago was with the
Standard. He admitted that under in
structions while in the employ Of the
Standard he brfbed clerks of the rail-
road offices ana the employees Of inde-
pendent oil concerns to Obtain infor-
nation about the business OF rivals of
the Standard.
He stated further that when neces-
sary to meet the figures Of a competitor
the Standard cut the price, but sub
stituted cheaper grade of oil guaran-
teed to be Of a higher grade than It
really was.
The witness told of other peculiar
transaction Of the company.