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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22

There are many in Astoria yet who
recall the days when Larry Sullivan was
the pride and fear Of the life along the
waterfront. How he lorded over his
domain like a peer among thralls and
was the terror of sea captains wanting
sailors. There are those who recall the
days when Larry, in all the pride Of
his position, would shove cigar be.
tween his teeth, his hat on the back of
his head and march up Bond street,
while all the world stopped to admire
and to step aside, But his checkered
career is ended, A short time ago he
was rich but his fortunes are now gone
like the smoke he blew away from his
cigars. But those who know Larry"
viii watch with interest the future for.
tIpes, of this man, one of the most dist.
met characters in the product of As.
toria's waterfront.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22

In good condition. All are reliable insti.
tmions. II is simply question Of a
man who lacked knowledge Of running a
bank in a city coming down from a
country bank, where he understood con.
ditions, and tackling something of which
he knew nothing. Under those condi.
tions tho bank was doomed to failure,
Now. / am all right here, but II went
TO Wall Street the same thing might
happen. II would be parallel case.
The Oregon Trust & Savings Bank got
out beyond their depth on account of
lack Of knowledge Of their business
Needed 100000 Friday.
'If we could have secured 100000
last Friday night" said President Moore
this morning, I'VE would not have failed.
but the stringency Of the money market
In the east kept us from raising the
money needed. Mr. Morris, our cashier
Is now In the east trying to dispose of
some Of our securities. He went to New
York, but could do nothing there. We
had a telegram from him yesterday. say.
Ing he would be in Washington today on
the same mission am not in position
to verify the accusation made by Vice.
President Lytle and Director Leo Friede
that Morris bought securities in large
amounts without the authority of the
directors, or that he loaned big sums to
companies and enterprises in which he
was financially interested" Mr.. Moore
would not deny the charge was true,
however.
I'VE believed the other banks would
come to our assistance even up till early
this morning, but when the Clearing
House Association turned us down we
were helpless. We had to close our
doOrI
"0ur affairs are entirely in Mr.. Dev.
lima hands, but | am confident that un.
der his receivership the creditors and
lepositors will realize dollar for dollar.
Il may take many months, possibly it
will be two years, before the banks af.
airs are entirely liquidated'
News Received in Astoria.
Effects Of the suspending Of the Ore.
ron Trust 4 Savings Company were felt |
n Astoria and a number Of people here
lad their money in the institution and
IRE much worried over the outcome of |
he situation and most all of them fear
hat their deposits have been lost. The
ews was received here early in the
Iay that there was run on the bank.
ar ). Gilmore received telegram to
hat effect and the news was generally /
nown shortly after dinner. There was
Q uneasiness felt however, by any of
he local financial institutions.
Reports arriving from Rainier last
ight show that the Rainier people were
brown in q panic. All those who could 3
ressed to the counter of the State II
amk of Rainier and drew out their /
Ioney. Those who tried ii and had put |
ieir money in the bank for certain II
myth of time are wild with fear that d
ley are to loose 1t all. AT 3:45 the It
INK closed its doors having paid out lg
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22

$4,000 since the noon hour. There is
about $l25OOO deposited in this bank
which has solid reputation,
Pat Gallagher manager Of the I'm
perial restaurant went up to Portland
yesterday morning and took with him
money which his wife wished him to
add to her account in the bank. When
he saw the long line of depositors his
hair stood up and he grasped the roll of
bills in his pocket, "Nol not for mel"
he gasped to himself, II don't want to
deposit anything. / guess I'll hang onto
this. Don't like the looks OF the crowd
going into that theater.'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
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THE STANDARDS PLEA.

. NEW YORK, August si.-De-
= tense Is made by the Standard
= Oil Company in pamphlet is-
= sued since the s29,OOO,OOO fine
= was imposed upon the trust by
= Judge lands in the Alton rebate
y case.
= The Standard declares that It
. IL absolutely innocent OF any
= wrongdoing and that the higher
= courts viii protect it.
. %%%%%~H q .
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22

PORTLAND. August el.--The Oregon
Trust & Savings Bank failed to open II,
doors this morning at the customary
hour Fifteen minutes earlier Thomas c
Devlin. cx'eity auditor, had been ap
pointed received by the state circuit
court on an application OF Louis ]
Wilde, director and creditor Of th,
bank, The closing OF the doors followed
a long session last night between the
managers Of tho bank and the members
OF the clearing house association Of this
city which had been appealed TO FOL
aid. The securities offered by the trus,
company, In the opinion Of the clearing
house, are not readily convertible in the
present tightness of the money market
and the clearing house was unable Ia
grant the relief asked for
The bank has assets, according TO a
statement OF It's affairs at the close Of
business yesterday OF $2,553,02T; con
sisting principally Of loans and discounts
$4,000. bonds and warrants $57s.00O
Telephone bonds (not included in aboye)
$SOO0O0. and cash and money due from
other banks S230,0O0. Against these are
liabilities consisting of certificates OF de.
posit amounting to $67l,000. savings
deposits $s47 600, general deposits $685..
900, and capital stock and interest
amounting to $4,000
Cause OF Failure.
The immediate cause Of the failure ac.
cording to the bank officials is the with.
drawal Of the accounts OF several large
dcpositors, followed by tho inability Of
the bank to realize upon its collateral,
which, though probably Of sufficient
value TO pay nearly 100 cents on the dol
lar, Is at present hard to convert, be.
cause of present tightness Of eastern
money market.
Lytlo Blamea Morris.
ce'President L. II. Lytle of the bank
Is severe in his structures upon Cashier
W. Cooper Morris, on whose shoulders
Lytle places the blame.
According to the bank officials, Morris
telegraphed from New York that he was
unable TO realize on telephone securities
and intended going to Washington, D. c.,
to-day.
No Panic Feared.
Business conditions will not be
effected in the least by the failure Of
The Oregon Trust & Savings Company"
said j. Frank Watson. president Of the
Merchants National Bank, this morning.
"The crops are the same and the money! |
market Is in just as good condition. |
There is absolutely no reason whatever |
to fear any panic in Portland. Business
men are hardly touched by the failure.
That the bulk Of the harm Is done to the |
small investor, their small savings in
savings banks, Is the most unfortunate
part of the affair. LaboreM, clerks.
hired girls and others on small salaries,
who have entrusted their all to the
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank are the
ones who will suffer.
"There is another thing that might be
said. Every other bank in the city is
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
KING LUNCHES WITH PREMIER.

MARIENBAD, Bohemia, August 2l.-
French Premier Clemenceau lunched
with King Edward this afternoon. The
results of the recent royal meeting the
King had with the Emperor of Germany
and with Austria were discussed with
apparent satisfaction.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22

III very SNORT Time, IeW days at
the least, all ships in the coastwise
trade, entering the Columbia River, win
be subject to a fumigating process as
|precaution against the bubonic plague,
which has recently broken out in San
Francisco and which is said to be raging
in many of the provinces of Manchuria.
These fumigating periods will occur
once a month and may apply to foreign
vessels according to their status.
DR.. John n. Holt, of the Columbia
River Quarantine Station, with offices
in this city, is the instigator of the plan
and he will issue the necessary orders
Or bulletins in very few days which
will carry out the work. Such precau-
tions are necessary on the face as bu-
bonic plague is quick to spread and it is
carried around the world in ships. The
medium of transmission Of the plague
germs is said to be the rats which are
TO be found in all ships in great num-
bers and DR., Holt's plan Is to make q
campaign against these animals.
TN killing the rats" said DR.. Holt
last evening, I'VE kill the means where
by the disease is carried from one place
to another The plan now is to get at
this work with the least delay to the
shipping interests and the fllmigating
will DO done while the vessel Is in port
and her cargo has been removed. Take,
for instance q vessel arriving into As.
toria When her cargo has been removed
she will be fumigated with sulphur for
II houres before taking on another load.
This will kill all the rats which are in
the hold of the ship and with them kill
all the germs of the disease.
"A disease such as the bubonic plague
takes a long time to stamp out and the
time to begin is before it has fairly
started 1t may take two years for the
disease to appear in the human family
after the germs have been destroying
rats IN constantly increasing numbers
al that time. The present cases in San
Francisco may have been contracted
from germs brought into the country
many months before and may have been
fresh outbreak of the last epidemic
here and to guard against any such
went happening to this port or Portland
is necessary for the quartine office to
AXE these precautions.
"The ship companies will certainly be
'eneftted by this method of treating the
ituations and it will be a saving in ex-
'ense as the vessel can be treated while
a port at the dock. 1t may result in a few
ours delay but according to the other
Methods of quarantining the vessel would
ave to be fumigated and then the cargo
ut back in again before she would be
llowed to proceed on up the river. The
'tuation is not an agreeable one for all
and the office will do its ut.
lost to make things easy for the ves-
sla"
The new work Of the quarantine Office
i'll require additional help and just who
'r. Holt will have to aid him he was
nable to state last night. Neither was
able to say on what date he would
sue the orders but he said that it would
e very soon.
DR., Holt wished to have it emphasized
hat there is no cause for alarm at all,
ut on the contrary, the people should
sel an added security in the knowledge
lat the health interests of the country
re heino 90 elosalv al faouardal
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
FIRE NEAR ToULoN.

ToUDoN, August 2l.--A great forest
fire 10 blazing on all sides, and the two
foss are threatened. Troops are making
a desperate effort to control the FIRE,
but thus far with but little result, ow-
ing to the high wind.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
LARRY SULLIVAN INSoLvANT.
One Time Astoria Sailor Boarding House
Runner Breaks in Big Game.

RENO. August 2l.--A receiver will be
appointed for Sullivan & Rice Inc.). II
Is stated that liabilities Of over $4,000
remain to be paid.
Evidence produced In the District
Court here today showed that Sullivan
&; Rice (Inc) conducted a business OF
mining promotion in Nevada, advertising
for business throughout the East and
suppressing criticism through the west
without cent of capital stock and
with no assets at the time such assets,
according TO the laws Of this state,
should have been their possessions.
Judge Massey. defending L. NJ. Sui
livan of the charge of grand larceny
for stealing the books of the corpora
tion, told the court that the majority
of the stock in the company was held
by G. G. Rice and his wife, the former
of whom paid about $4,000 and the latter
getting her share without paying a
dollar.
One of the features of the trial was
the statement that Larry Sullivan, for.
mer millionaire and king of gamblers,
cannot write more than to sign his own
name and reads even large printing with
difficulty.
Said Attorney Massey, defending Sui.
liyan: ut would be crime to allow
Sullivan 4 Rice to continue in this bust.
ness to turn back the books to G. G.,
Rice that he may further prey on the
public and the stockholders by false en-
tries and misrepresentation. We show
fraud and insolvency
and ask receiver for this business"
The receivership was agreed on by the
Rice & Sullivan attorneys,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22

President Lyt places the principal blame for the banks present
plight Morris LA that Morris has bought bonds
large blocks which easily realized and the cashier
having people insult
seeu having prchte by the banks
distress present the east He M here according 70 the
officials Thursday last taking with him without their know
edge the say, worth the Home Telephone Com
securities York where he expected 10
sufficient money tide over the banks present difficulty
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
INJURED ORGANIZED LABOR.

WASHINGTON, August 2l.-Presi-
dent Gompers said the American Fedora
ton Of Labor would probably sue the
National Manufacturer Association on
a charge Of conspiracy in beginning a
concerted effort for injuring organized
labor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
ROOSEVELT DELAYED BY FOG.

OYSTER BAY, August 2l.-The ar.
rival of President Roosevelt from Prov.
incetown was delayed by a dense fog to.
day, The Mayaower was due at noon
but at 8 o'clock had not been sighted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
TRY OUT BATTLESHIpS.

WASHINGTON, August 81. = Final
trial runs for the battleships Vermont
and Kansas have been fixed for Septem-
ber sth and October 5th, respectively.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
NopAAcIs THE GENERAL STATEMENT OF PORTLAND BANKERS

ycFpRRSDENT LYTLE BLAMES CASHIER M0RRISS
PURCHASE or TELEPHONE HOLDS HIM DIRECTLY
WILL HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS TO
REALIZE PAR VALUE or DEPOSITS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
DEPosED MAYOR SUICIDES.

LOUISVILLE, August 81. Paul q.
Barth, who was recently deposed as
Mayor shot and killed himself today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
PORTLAND BANK HAS FAILED
Oregon Trust and Savings Company Had to Close
Its Doors.
THE SECURITIES PURCHASED ARE WORTHLESS

Cashier Norris 10 In New York at the Present Time Trying 10
Dispose Of Home Telephone Company Bonds Which
Market Does Not Want .---Goes 10 Washington.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
RATS CARRY DISEASE
Dr.. Holt, Quarantine Officer, viii
Shortly Issue Necessary
Orders.
NO CAUSE FOR ANY ALARM

Vessels After Discharging Cargo viii be
Required to Burn Sulphur in Holds for
Twelve Hours - San Francisco Out
break May be From Last Epidemic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-22
PANAMA INQUIRY
No Blame Attached In First Day
Of Session.
GROVES WARNED PILOT SNOW

Edwards and Fuller Conducting Exami-
nation Which Promises to Last Several
Days-0fficers of Both Ships Dodging
Blame and Not Blaming Each Other.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
STANDARD OIL PROFITS.
Seventeen Subsidiary Companies IN
1905 Earned Dividends Of More
Than 1000 Per Cent.

New York-More light was shed
upon the remarkable earning capacity
Of the various subsidiary companies
OF the Standard Oil company Wednes.
day when Frank 3. kellogg, who IS
conducting the federal suit succeeded
in placing upon the record the profits
OF "a Of the principal subsidiary com.
panies In the years 1903 and 1906. The
statement Of earnings Of the Standard
oil company OF Indiana, which was re-
Gently hned f2s.24o.00o By Judge Ian
dis Of Chicago. for rebating. disclosed
that ia 1906 the company earned $40.
516.0S2. on a capitalization OF $1,000
600 or over 1000 per cent a year, The
Indiana company IN 1906 earned more
than any subsidiary company Of the
big combine.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
ROCKEFELLER OWNS MOST.
He Holds 247,s42 Shares Of Standard
oil Stoek-Has Deprecated IN
Value Nearly One Halt.

New York-A record Of the pres
ent stockholders Of the Standard Oil
company OF New Jersey. part OF which
vas placed in evidence Friday in the
federal suit against the oil combine.
disclosed that John d. Rockefeller
owns 24T.642 shares CT stock, and
that his holdings are almost FIVE times
larger than the shareholdings OF any
other individual interest. The record
shows, though. that since the dissolu-
ton Of the li~quidating trust Mr. Rocke-
Teller has disposed OF nearly 10000
shares OF his holdings. Based on the
present market value OF $40 for Stan.
dard OH stock. Mr.. Rockefeller's in
terest In the company Is valued az
about Si0s. 600. 1000.
The depreciation In the price OF
Standard oil stock within the past ten
years, about the time the agitation
against the company began has been
more than $500 a share. Since the
legal proceedings against the Standard
OIL company Of New Jersey were IN.
stitutcd the stock has steadily de-
clined until It Is now around $40.
This represents a loss Of over 500.
100000 on the holdings Of John d.
Rockefeller. The shrinkage in the
market value Of the stock also affects
the University OF Chicago 20 the eK,
tent Of about $4,000. 900.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
Standard Oil Profits.

New York-Delving In the financial
workinL of the Standard oil com
pany OF New Jersey. the holding COM
pany Of all the subsidiary organiza-
tons Of the so-called oil trust Frank
r. Kellogg. conducting the federal
suit for the dissolution OF the com
pany. brought TO public view Tuesday
for the FIRST time the enormous profits
Wade b. the company In eight years
from 1893 &C 1906. inclusive. the Stan.
dard on company by a statement
spread upon the record Tuesday. was
shown 20 have earned profits OF $780,.
3i5.934 or az the rate OF more than
SGi.0oo. 900 a year. Il distributed to
It's shareholders IN the same period
s30S, 359AO3.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
CONFERENCE FAILED
The Hague Meeting, SO far, Barren
Of Results.
No Permanent Measures Of Benefit 70
the Peace Of the World Like
~ 20 be Adopted.

The Hague-After having been IN
session over three months, and With
adjournment probably a month in the
distance, II Ia recognized generally,
and even by the most optimistic in the
peace movemen that the second in
ternaional peace conference has been
and viii be at its conclusions barren
Of results leading to permanent meas
ures Of benefit 70 the peace Of the
world.
Even the production for a future
meeting Of the conference which was
unanimously adopted on Saturday, has
been so altered as to suppress its
most important part namely the
periodicity of the meetings merely
providing for the calling Of a third
conference but establishing nothing
with regard to converting of the m-
ture conferences.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
MlnsIsalpnl RaIlroad. Indicted.

Jackson, Miss-FollowinE up tho
indictments returned several days ago
charging the Illinois Central and the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroads
with issuing passes TO persons not en-.
titled TO such under the low. the grand
jury OF this county has reported true
bills against every railroad IN the
state both intra and interstate for
their alleged failure 10 Gle statements
showing the number OF passes Issued
and 70 whom. na the law dIrecta
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
THINK A TRUST EXISTS.
High Prices for Paper Causes News
paper P%ubllshers' Association
20 Take Action.

New York.--At a special meeting
here Wednesday the American News
paper Publishers association instruct
ID its committee on paper 70 bring 10
the attention of the president and tho
department OF justice information con-
corning an alleged unlawful combi-
nation Of paper manufacturers that
has resulted, Il was claimed In a. ar
tihcial stimulation Of prices I'm
paper stock. The association also
went on record as in favor OF the i'm
mediate repeal Of the tariff on printing
paper and wood pulp imported frcm
Canada. This sentiment was expressed
In resolutions which further provided
for an assessment upon the members
10 defray the expense incurred by the
association I'm assisting the govern
ment in any prosecution Of a com-
bine that may be undertaken.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
10 eIrI u,sd ! shot oun.

Norman, ok-Isaac Chictwood
was fatally shot near here Sat.
urday night when he insulted Hat.
tie Guy at a country dance. When
ChictwOod made his insulting remark
the girl went into an adjoining room
and returned with a shot gun and shot
Chictwood full in the face. The load
tore the entire lower part Of his face
on and Knocked all Of his teeth out.
The officers have made no attempt 70
arrest the girl.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
THE RICH HILL TRIBUNE
HUcKEBY 8 HUcKEBY. P%ublisherg
CLAUDE A. BROWN. Editor.
RICH HILL. ...,...... MISSOURI.
A Woman without Home Duties.

A woman who has no home duties,
or who does not attend to such duties,
IL a pest to her acquaintances ltmay
lake her a long time to make her
breakfast toilet. but her outside gar
ments go on Ike magic when she has
once decided to make a morning or
afternoon cali. She win not work, and
she win not let her neighbors work
Her acquaintance are kept in a state
OF chronic discomfort In the expecta-
tion Of a visit, and a door-bell in her
vicinity cannot ring without striking
terror to the heart OF the lady Of the
house. A call from this idle person
means simply loss Of time without the
slightest compensation. The work in
the kitchen or the nursery must be
abandoned. and this means. with prac-
teal, conscientious housekeepers, not
only a giving up Of the work for the
time, but for a considerable time. The
work planned for that day. and emit
ted for that day, means Overwork at
another time, confusion and anxiety.
What can be more exasperating than
to be compelled to entertain an idle
person to the neglect OF necessary
duties? It occasionally arouses all
the antagonism and latent ugliness in
ones nature, Hands and brain are all
ready for the work which has been de-
ferred for this time. When win she
go?" the spirit keeps asking. III she
viii only go now / can rush through
with the work. and the morning win
not be a lost one" But the visitor
does not go. In fact, it is a rare thing
for this particular kind Of caller TO
take her leave until the utmost limit
Of time is reached. as well as the ut
most limit Of her hostess patience
SO, declares the New York Weekly
sensible ladies protect themselves By
feeling at liberty to report that they
are engaged when the idle woman
thrusts her company upon people who
do not admire her or her converse.
ton.