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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
STANDARD OIL PROFITS.
Federal investigation Reveals Finan.
cial Secrets Of Big Corporation.

WASHINGTON, August 5.-Signifi-
cant revelations are made public in q
report submitted to President Roose.
velt by Herbert Knox Smith, commits.
sioner Of corpor ations. concerning the
oper ations of the Standard Oil com.
pany. In previous report the means
and methods of the Standard were ex.
planned. The present report sets forth
the results of these methods and the ef.
feet they have had on the customer of
oil and on the profits of the Stsnda
Oil company. Commissioner Smith
Gays:
1.-THE Standard Oil company IL re.
sponsible for the course of prices Of
petroleum and its products for the
past 25 years. The Standar has
consistently used its power to raise
the price of oil during the past ten
years. not only absolutely, but also
relatively, to the cost of crude OIL"
The Standard has claimed that it
has reduced the price of oil; that II
has been q benefit to the consumer,
and that only great combination
like the Standard could have fur.
nished oil at the prices that have pre-
vailed. each one of these claims, ~
says Commissioner Smith, "is dis.
proved by this report"
The increase in annual profits OF
the STANDARD Oil from 1896 to 1904
was over S26, 900, 900. The report says:
"The total dividends paid by the
Standa ard from 1882 to 1906 were 1851,
922, 123, thus averaging 24.15 per cent.
year. The dividend, however, was
much less than the total earnings. 1t
is substantially certain that the entire
net earnings of the Stand ard from 1897
to 1906 were at least 800, ,OOO, 900, and
possibly much more.
"These enormous profits have been
based on an investment worth at the
time of its original acquisition no,
more than S75,000,O ,O0O."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
The Yukon Gold Supply.

VANCOUVER, B. c., August 3.-A
special dispatch from Ottawa says
there is still golden harvest to be
gathered from the gravels OF the
Klondike valleys. The government
has just commenced an examination
and survey OF gold.bearing gravels
of both high and low grades. 1t is
estim mated that in the neighborhoods 3
where gold is known to exist, and
from which gold to the value of 1884,.
10000 has been taken by crude placer
methods, there remains S53, ,642, 62O,
which may be recovered at profit by
hydraulic mining, dredging and other
advanced methods OF gold recovery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
Many Killed In Mines.

PHILADELPHIA, August 2.-More
than 1000 persons were killed last
year in the coal mines of Peuusylvau-
ia according to the annual report is.
sued by James Roderick, chief Of the
department. OF mines.
The figures show that many OF the
accidents resulted from the victims
own carelessness and that one.third
may be taken as a good percentage OF
accidents caused by tue management
of the mines The accidents left near.
ly 1000 widows with $40 children un'
der 10 years of age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
She Lived lO7 years.

NEW YORK, August 2-Mrs. Cath.
crime Gi!liyan, at the age Of 1O1 years
and four months. is dead at her home
in the Bronx. She had lived in New
York IS years. coming from Ireland
at the age of - 10 join her eight child.
reu.
Mrs. Giiiigan ascribed her longevi.
ty to her habit of eating onions a,
every mea. and her refusal to worry
about anything. She never tasted
medicine,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
Made Enormous Profits.

PHILADELPHIA, August 2. - The
Pennsylvania capitol commission to-
day made public certain papers that
show tina. John w. Sanderson of
Philadelphia, the contractor for most
of the furnishings and decorations of
the buildings, paid the various sub.
contractors who did the painting, II
cents square foot for the same, and
that he had collected from the state
$3.50 square foot. He received in
payment more than 81 1000, 900 and the
profits were about 2, 100 per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
Burglars Rob Police Station.

MUsCATINE, Iowa, August 1.-The
Muscatine police station was entered
aud robbed of SS5, money collected
from the saloons. Chief Flannery en-.
deavored to keep the loss quiet, and it
did not become known until yesterd ay.
For the past month Muscati has
been in the throes of an epidemic of
robbery and petty thieving. Twenty.
two cases of burglary, in which th
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07

Andrew Carnegie for funds for the
school and was told by him to raise
$50, 900 and q like amount would be
given. Eaton could only raise &c..
600, and he then decided to make q
trip to Wall street. He bore letters
to men who showed him how to specu.
late. He made sl00, 900 cleanup and
never lost q penny. Most of the
money was made in the recent Union
Pacific rise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07

on the ability OF a marksman to hit
the bullseye in shooting gallery 10
not violation Of the anti-g ambliue
law.
Also, that where it is necessary for
q man to get signers to q petition 70
enable him to obtain q license to COM
duct saloon in . town having .
population of not less than 100. 1t 10
not required that the signers must be
resident freeholders within political,
rather than . surveyors township
subdivision.
In the question of Witnesses expeu-
ses. Attorney General Galen also
holds that . prisoner serving . sen.
teuce in the county Jail Is entitled to
Witnesses expenses ii called on in .
case which is on hearing in the same
county in which he is confined. And
that the only exceptions in the crimi-
nal code to the payment Of witnessed
fees are officers of the United States,
state Of Montana, and other counties,
incorporated cities and towns within
the state.
Mr.. Galen says: "In the absence
of q statute to that effect, to deprive
him of witnesses fees would in effect
be imposing on him an additional
penalty to that already imposed by
the court"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
He Got Rich Quick.

DEs MONIES. August 3.-Prof. E.
T. Eaton, head Of the Montana col.
iege, has just returned from making a
cleanup ia Wall street, which netted
him Sl0O, 600. Prof. Eaton was form
erly of Des Moines, but decided to get
farther wes. and located a. Deer
Lodge, Montana.
Prot. Eaton made apple a,icu to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07

burglars have secured from - to $3.50,
have been reported in Eve weeks. In
not single instance have the guilty
parties been apprehended. The police
consider this robbery of their head
quarters as adding insult to injury,
and say they are determined to find
the thieves.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
THREE MURDER SUSPECTS.
Butte Police Make Additional Arrests
Of Alleged Robbers.

BUTTE, August l. &C. Clarence
Hastings, . Butte miner, implicated
by George Towers in the holdup Of the
Northern Pacific near Welch's spur
May last, and the murder Of Engi-
neer Glow, was captured today near
Sappington, . station on the Northern
Pacific q few miles east Of Butte.
Hastings left his lodgings here early
yesterday when he discovered that
Towers was under arrest and that he
was charged with the holdup. He was
brought back to Butte on train No. IL
shortly after noon.
Dispatches announce that Henry
Gruber, the man who is believed by
the officers to have been the other
holdup man who was with Towers
when the Northern Pacific flyer was
stopped and Engineer Glow murdered.
is in irons at Fort Stevens, Ore, in
custody of the military there, and
that he is about 20 years of age and
came there from Helena July q.
Sheriff Henderson and other officers
are steadily working on the railroad
murder and holdup case, and new
facts and circumstances are develop
ing which make it more and more Ger.
tain that George Towers, the young
man lodged in the county jail as 8
suspect, is one of the highwaymen.
A net is being drawn around him,
from which he will find it difficult tc
escape, in the opinion of the officers
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07
Opinions BY Attorney General.

HELENA, August 2.-Attorney Gen.
eral Galeu in answer to an INQUIRY
from the Dawson county attorney,
Yesterday handed down an opinion to
the effect that the making Of wagers
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-07

Water right bianks-on-y correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
Lack Of Failures on Wall
Street Monday Leads 10
General Confidence
Two or Three Banks We're
Helped by the Clear
ing House

& New York, Oct II The recent ten
sion Of the banking community was
today considerably relieved and the
day passed with no adverse develop
ments of serious character but with
much that was reassuring Al the
same time there was evidence that
some of the banks most affected by
recent events We're still in need OF
assistance, but the promptness with
which the clearing house accorded it
die much to allay further alarm
The general Improvement was re-
fected in the buoyancyof the stock
market and the steady advance in
prices from the previous low lev
els. On the other hand, the eonserva-
tive element deferred its too optimis-s
tic view until the relief given by the
clearing house had continued for sew
efal days and had permanently re
established the stability Of some Of
the weaker institutions, notably the
Mercantile National bank and the
New amsterdam National bank.
The clearing house was called up
on to meet the debit balances of the:
Mercantile and New Amsterdam
banks to the extent of upward of
A-,O00,000 of which the Mercantile
owed about $1,000, coo and the New
| Amsterdam $4,000. The debit bal
ance of the National Bank of North
! America amounted to $3.50, 900. While
there was said to have been some
discussion Of the latter bank as TO
the necessity of giving it any sup
port it was not found necessary to
do so and William F. Havemeyer,
| the new president of the institution,
declared that the Bank of North AM
| erica had not and would not ask a
| dollars aid from the clearing house
Mr.. Havemeyer said: +.
! Conditions were really far better
than were expected. So far only
! about $4,000 has been Withdrawn.
! When the bank opened this morning
/ we Hdu d u1IiiiOu UOlIhTS Oh ldHG LIZ
pay all corners. but only small por-
! ton was used. That the clearing
/ house committee still regards the
, situation serious was shown by the
remark of a member of the commit
tee that the Mercantile's debit bal
ance was unexpectedly large and
disconcerting.' The committee re-
manned in session the greater part of
the day, discussing a general plan
of policy with regard to assisting
! such banks as might need help. -
Jas. T. Woodward, president of the
! Hanover National bank and chairman
of the committee, said that condi-
tions were improving and that the
! committee felt equal to meeting any
emergency that might arise tomor-
! row.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
No union
BallinggtOn Booth Says. VOlun.
teefs Of America Can't
Unite With S. A.

New York, Oct. 21--Upon learning
of the illness in Chicago Of Gen.
William Booth Of the Salvation army,
his son, General Ballington Booth,
of the Volunteers Of America, today
sent him the following telegram:
S Learning from the New York
press Of your presence and illness in
Chicago desire. apart from all Off
cial Difference, to express my deep
sympathy
OF the reported amalgamation Of
the Volunteers of America with the
Salvation army, General Ballingtoon
Booth said today 3$s
THE movements are distinct in
government, principal, organization
and policy AS such, amalgamation
could not be taken into considera.
ton for a moment ,s ..s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
MIL WAUKEE Con
TRACTOR KILLED
In PISTOL DUEL

Z 4 i
Dickinson, n. d., Oct. II. A shoot
ing ARRAY on the Milwaukee grade, six
sty miles south Of here, has just been
reported to the authorities ID this city.
John Gilliland, q contractor, was In
5stantly killed by d bullet through the
head One Deyine fired the fatal shot,
and was himself badly wounded from
a shot fired by Gilliland.
The dead contractor had the Teputas
tion Of being d bad man M scriy-
ner is at the Dickinson hospital as the
fired by Giliiland last week. Devine
probably viii recover, and 1t IS not
thought that any arrests win he made,
as he Is believed to have been jisti-
fed lin the killing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
ACCIDENTALLYFsHOT
SHOTGUN IN BUGGY soRES Avn
Full HOLE IN BOYS 1.
BREAST

Orr. \. D., Oct. 21--Jalmer Nygaard.
a young man who recently arrived in
this town, was instantly killed yester-
day afternoon by the accidental dis
charge CT a shotgun Nygaard was
out hunting and was driving in a
single-seated rig. ,s,ss3.
He had the gun leaning against his
breast. In some manner the lines be-
came tangled in the trigger and the.
gun was discharged into his breast
The gun made a fearful wound and
Nygaard's death was instantaneous.
The young man was about % years
old. He has been here but a few days
and little is known of his family al.
heme. Ne inquest win be held.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
TAFT RECEIVES
GREAT OVATION
FROM FILIPlN

I Manila Oct. 21-There was great
demonstration here tonight in honor
of Secretary Taft, the occasion being
"a banquet arranged by a committee
composed Of members of the Philip
pine assembly. A silver loving cup
of native make was presented to the
secretary who, in expressing his
thanks, said he was gratified when he
heard President Osmena say the
United States had kept every prom
Use made to the Fi1ipinos, In let
ter and in spirit. 8. s,} \
He urged the Importance of edu-
cation in order to overcome the ten
dency blindly to follow one man. K Z
was necessary to give all an equal
opportunity that the son Of the hum
blest might aspire to the highest
position in the state. He was con-
fdent that the assembly would unite
with him to procure better condi7
5tions. If 81
He said it was important to choose
the best men as delegates to the Ma
tional congress. He hoped for the
adoption of a tariff as low as posi-
Bile and law limiting the export Of
sugar and tobacco to the United
States. This would be good ana
would prevent the formation of an
other Cuba. Where the absorption
of energ In the PRODUCTION of one COM
modify means control Sof the masses
by the few.
Secretary Taft said he was salts
| fed with the condition of the Philip,
pines and warned those who may at,
tempt the cleavage Of the two peo-
1 pie now coming together. In conclu-
lsion thesecretary toasted prosper
lity and long life to the islands.
/ At a meeting this morning of the
carnival committee, leading business
men and progressive citizens. Secre
tary Taft, in a speech expressed his
approval of the projected island earn.
liyal. This afternoon he had a LONG
i talk With Aguina1do.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22

west of north, when lost to view in
the haze of falling night and with q
freshening southeast breeze behind
them, nine big balloons are Compel
ing tonight for honors attached to
the winning Of the great cup race. A
brilliant moon is shinging through
out the middle west and conditions
seem ideal for record breaking
flight. A sitter wind would have
been more welcome to the occupants
of the wicker cars that hung like tiny
specks beneath the great globular
gas-filled bags, but the fiye-mile
breeze of the lower strata gave pro
mise of splendid racing currents in
the higher attitudes. -
L.. The Germans, acting on this theory
reached for their courses right from
the start. The French and English
aeronauts were more conservative
and selected middle depth, while
the Americans raced away at an al
titude which seemed to take them
Just clear of the trees and house
tops. So low in fact, did two of the
American teams balance their cars
that there was grave danger OF the
baskets raking the croWdede grand
stand and intense excitement pre-
vailed. ..as. M
The st. Louis. one Of the largest
balloons IN the race, came SO close
Ito the stand that 1t was seized by a
squad of soldiers. swept back to a
safer starting point and sent away
two minutes after the official word
to so was given.
M In the big race there are three bal
looms representing America, three re-
Continued on page 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
HARTMAN
IS BEATEN
Fish Wins q Complete Victory
harriman's Representatives .
Accept Terms

Chicago, H., Oct, 21.-The Fish and
Hartman factions have reached an
agreement to postpone the Illinois
Central meeting to Dec. Is. In the
meantime the right to vote 2S6, 731
shares will be fought out in the lcourts.
The decision to adjourn the meeting
was the result of conference held
this morning at o'clock between VIII
liam Nelson Cromwell, for Hartman,
and Judge Farrar, for Fish. The over
lures came from Cromwell, who sought
the Fish people and declared. he wish
ed to come to some agreement.
He was informed by Farrar the only
agreement that could be reached
would be to accept Fish's terms for
an adjournment to Dec. IS and the de-
cision of the court, if the Hartman
people SO desired, of the right to vote
2S6,73l shares of stock against which
Judge Ball issued an Injunction one
week ago. An agreement was then
signed by both parties.
The proxy committee late last night
had worked down to the letter T.
Proxies under the letter w had previ-
iously been considered, leaving only
five letters still to be passed upon:
Although none of those directly in
terested would give the specific fig
ures, it was understood that Fish had
"a sufficient lead over Hartman and
that the latter was beaten unless
Hartman could bring into the contest
some portion of the shares against
which the injunction was issued.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
nine BALLOONS START
IN INTERNATIONAL RACE.
Tremendous Crowd Witnesses Start Of Greatest Aerial
Contest Ever Seen in This Country Many Famous
Balloons Are Participating in the Contest

the ground, dragged back for new
and higher start. The pilot of the ST.
Louis, Allan r. HaWley, had slowed all
of his ballast inside his basket and IT.
was said to be due to this that the
new start was decided upon rather
than attempt to tighten the sar. So
Six of the competing balloons were
still visible when the st. Louis as
,eended and the crowd waited and
watched in the coming night until the,
last Of the yellow globes had disap-
Epeared
Then came hours of waiting for pos
sibIe reports of the wandering aero
nauts. The first of these came to the
Associated Press from Bounce Terre,
Mo-, sixty miles due south of st. Louis.
It was to the effect that balloon had
been seen over that place at 1880
o'clock tonight The report was be-
|HeYed to refer to some vagTant or test
balloon rather than one of the cup
contestants. "a I'D ~ sss
Seen at Alton.
Alton, H., Oct. 21.-The first bal
loon Pommern No. 1, GERMANY passed
over Alton at s p. M, travelling north
about ten miles per hour.
| Seen at Mt. Vernon.
! Mt. Vernon, Ind, Oct. 21.-Two bal
icons passed here late tonight. The
following message to the Associated
Press was dropped by one of them:
'sWe passed Mt, Vernon, Ind, about
/ 11:40 p. m. Please notify C. J. Glider
of st. Louis, official starter No. 10 bal
loon. (Signed) C. DeForest Chand
Ter. The second balloon passed one
mile north of here at 1907 a. m
! (Tuesday) going in an easterly direc
ton, Mt. Vernon is fifty miles SOUTH
of ST. Louis and enc hundred an6
fifty miles east. ~,,,.-.
st. Louis, Oct. 21-With brilliant
autumn weather and snappy racing
currents IN the air, nine mammoth
balloons, representing four of The
nations Of the earth, started this af
ternoon on a Journey which SHOULD
add an important chapter to the his
tory of aerial navigation. "A
! The contest is officially known al
the second international aeronauti
cup contest, and the prizes, massive
silver trophy and $500 in cash, will
be awarded the pilot whose skill ant
daring lands his car farthest from thu
strating point. As each of the bal
looms is of similar design and mater
iaI, the race will go to the most skill
full aeronaut. r a. 80 g.
The race also enters the United
States in active competition with thu
European countries in a field which
has been left to them almost eX
clusiVely in the past. .
Drifting along in a direction JUS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
ROCK RIBBED
British Steamer on the Rocks
Y. Off California Coast
Total Loss &.

s Crescent City Cal, Oct. The
British freight steamer Queen Girls
tina struck on North Seal rock, eight
miles northwest of this place, at 1870
this morning. Sixteen members Of
the crew reached here in boats at
1915 this morning and 16 others re-
NAMED on board. There are four
fathoms of water around the steam
er, and when the crew left the vessel
her pumps we're still going and he,
bulkhead was holding. The steamer
will prove a total loss. Z.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22

d st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 81 ~ arying re-
ports as to the whereabouts of the
nine balloons which started in the
second international aeronautic cup
race here this afternoon received UP
to midnight From Effingham, Pana,
and Taylorsville, Ill, three towns W
ing within a few miles of each other,
and about 80 miles northeast Of st.
Louis dispatches were received by the
Associated Press stating that three
balloons passed there between 6 and 3
O'Clock. n 5 s.S5. .Ia!3
E5 At the headquarters of the Aero
Club of America a telegram was re-
ceived stating that balloons were pass
ing over Montgomery City, Mo-, at 3
p. M Montgomery City is Is miles
northwest of ST. Louis, making the
messages contradictory on their face.
In the lower air strata the wind has
been blowing steadily from the south
east. Ss (. IS. %z. Il s.t5
The three American balloons and
one French chose a course as low as
safety permitted. They must have
travelled to the north and west. On
the other hand the three German
teams rose to higher attitudes where
they undoubtedly encountered a west
eray current which might easily carry
them to Pana and points in that vi
entity in Illinois. An Associated Press
dispatch from Alton Ill, reporting
the German balloon Pomnern passing
lover that place is another indication
that the higher balloons may have
gone to the east and the lower Graf
Ito the west. & 2
The only English balloonn, the Lo
tus IL, formerly the Vivienne wen
sup. without a hitch.
4 The first excitement attending (
possible mishaD did not come until tbs
start of the American, sailed by ]. Z
4 Mccoy and Captain Chandler. Whel
released the American stood station
airy for several moments and thel
sEgdided off directly toward the biz
grand stand erected at, the edge of tht
starting field. In their efforts to ack
nowledge the demonstrations in thei
!. honor the aeronauts did not notice tn
danger until shouts Of warning wen
5InpI from the crowded stand. Thel
Chandler reached for a ballast bag ant
was about to heave it overheard whel
a gust of wind swept the basket sclea
I of the heads of the alarmed people
This excitement was repeated with tn
ascent of the st. Louis.
/ The Americans were eager to kee
as near the earth as possible and ,
/ was this desire which nearly cause
disaster, The st, Louis moved 5
/ threat eningly toward the stand tina
4 it was recaptured when two feet abov
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-22
people Are PLEASED.

Washburn Leader That the peo-
pie are beginning to appreciate the
convenience Of the short line between
AIinot and Bismarck is shown by the
number Of people who now travel that
way. Last Monday Conductor Russell
said he had over two hundred through
assengers