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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
, MANY PRICES FOR OIL
Bureau of Corporations Third
Attack on the Standard.
DISCRIMINATION is ALLEGED
American Consumer Pays More Than
European for Illuminant.
COMPETITION CONTROLS SALES
Some Railroads Pay Heavy Rates for
Lubricants and Will Not Deal
With Independents.
DISCRIMINATION is ALLEGED
COMPETITION CONTROLS SALES

Commissioner Herbert Knox
Smith charges that the Standard Oil
Company sells oil abroad at small
profit and recoups by securing ex-
orb,tant price from non-competitive
localities in America. He quotes
prices in many states to show that
wherever the Standard has a mo-
nopoly profits are largest. Varying
prices that railroads pay for lubri-
cants are quoted, some transporta-
ton companies paying twice as much
as others. He declares that rail-
roads refuse to buy oil from indie
pendent refncrs, although they
could effect an enormous saving by
SO doing.
That the Standard Oil Company has dis
eliminated against the American consumer
OF Land In favor of the foreign consumer. by
occurring a high price at home and accept
Ing small profit abroad. and has further de-
handed higher price wherever there Is no
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HARD LINES FOR VI.
Will Get Him Either
Going or Coming.

SEOUL. August 12.-The old emperor's
authorization Of a Hague delegation having
been successfully utilized as an excuse for
his dethronement, his denials of all respon-
stbility have now been given official tn
dorsement.
Today the new emperor. who was fully
cognizant of every detail Of The Hague
affair, approved the sentence passed by the
supreme court upon the members OF the
deputatfon declared convicted on default.
The penalties are death by hanging for
Prince VI on the charge that he pretended
to be an official intrusted with a govern
ment mission and for the others life i'm
prisonrnent as confederates.
Marquis Ito's departure today for Toxic
revives speculation to whether he will
actively resume the residency 1t Is OFF,
cially stated he will be absent but one
month during which details Of the Korean
administration will be worked out with the
authorities at Toxic. While the cabinet min
listers will be Koreans, the administration
departments will be In the hands OF vice.
minister's who will be Japanese.
Gen. Hasegawa. military commander, Is
acting resident general in Marquis Ito's
absence.
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WEAVING BY cRIPPLEs.
Artistic Work Done by Girls at Bir-
mingham, England.

Consul Albert Halstead reports that
number of charitable people in Birming-
ham, England. about five years ago. start
ed a small hand-loom factory to provide a
useful and remunerative employment for
crippled girls. Many OF the delicate fab
r1cs are artistically hand woven in silk,
serge and flax. and the results are most at
tractive. The product of the factory, which
Is also school In hand weaving is ac-
Quiring a reputation for artistic merit and
quality. and the enterprise is now paying
its way. 1t seems to the consul as IL this
Birmingham charity should be of Interest
to people in the United States who desire
to help in making crpples self-supporting
and at the same time In procuring textiles
of an attractive kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
MORE TRUSTS COMING
NEW PRINT PAPER AND BISCUIT
COMBINATION FORMING.

APPLETON, Wis, August 12.-John d.
Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company
are believed to be back oe the prospective
merger of all the print paper and sulphte
mills of the middle west, which project has
advanced to the point OF appraising all the
mills of Wisconsin. Thirteen papermill ap-
praisers from New York have reached APP
pleton and will Join the two appraisers who
have been at work here for week In the
setting a valuation on each Of the
print mills and suphite plants in Wisconsin.
Michigan and Minnesota. The merger Is
practically certain and will involve millions
of dollars.
John ]. Hanrahan Of New York is pro-
noting the merger. He is a representative
of Dean & Shipley of New York. and it was
he who engineered the big candy trust of
California and the brewing merger in the
eastern states. Mr.. Hanrahan's office Is in
the Standard Oil building in New York.
Paper men refuse to deny that the mills
are likely to be sold outright. which would
allow Standard capital to gain control. Yes
terday when the appraisers were at work
at Menasha the owners declared they were
not preparing for affiliation with a syndi-
cate, but negotiating for the sale of their
mills outright.
General Biscuit Company.
ST. LOUIS. August PA 5000 900 bis
cult company has been formed by a st.
Louis man, H. B. Grubbs, in New York.
and $500. 600 plant will be erected in this
city in the near future according to John c.
Fischer president of the Fischer Flour
Company. The gigantic institution is known
as the General Biscuit Company. and 1t Is a
consolidation of 100 independent biscuit
baking companies. Mr.. Grubbs was con-
nected with baking interests in St. Louis
until several months ago. 1t was he who or
ganized the Union Biscuit Company of st.
Louis.
THE company" said Mr.. Fischer. "is
financed by two strong financial institutions
in New York-a private banking house and
a leading trust company-and leading capt.
talists Of Gotham. A New York financial
man OF great reputation will be chairman Of
the finance committee. A successful western
business man will be president Of the COM
pany.'
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LUNATIC's VACATION.
Spent $50, Sent Souvenir Cards, Re-
turned to Asylum.

MIDDLETOWN,N N. Y. August 12.-Louis
c. Bath. insane patient who escaped
from the Middletown State Hospital on July
81, has been captured at Dobbs Ferry and
brought back. Shortly after his departure
it was reported that the officials and attend
ants at the hospital began to receive SOU
venir post cards from him from various
places. but he always left Immediately
after mailing card and could not be To-
Gated until last Friday
Bath had about $50 when he left the In.
stitution. He says he had fine time
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JEsUITs' ELECTRICAL SCHOOL.
One Established at Manila-Notes Of
Asia's Progress.

Special Csblegram 10 The Star.
MANILA, T. L. August 12.-The Jesuit
fathers have established an electric lab
oratory in Manila to teach electrical SCI
ence. The course lasts five years.
Trade between Singapore and southern
Philippines is constantly growing. The
North German Lloyd steamer Trngganu,
which makes regular runs on this route,
left Jolo on May with the largest cargo
of exports taken from that port in many
years. aggregating over 200 tons in weight.
and $4,000 gold in value.
The result of the working of all the
japanese cotton-spinning companies for
the past half year is given as being unpre-
cedentedly satisfactory. Not a few COM
panies are in the position of being able to
pay annual dividends at the rate of over
100 per cent
The Mitsu Bishi Engine Works. Maya
saki. Japan, has decided to construct a
floating dock with a capacity for vessels
of 1900 tons displacement. The dock will
cost $4,000 gold.
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This Looks Good! Whatp

Increase Of nearly $4OO,OOO.OOO IN this
country's trade with Latin-Amercan coun-
tries in the past fiscal year over that Of
1909 is noted by the Department OF Com
merce and Labor, the figures for 1907 be-
ing more than $6O0.OOOOO0. The imports
were more than twice great, while the
exports more than trebled in the decade, be-
ing $SO,OOO.O0O. in 1897. and $2o5,OOOOO0 in
the fiscal year ended June i 1907.
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Mitchell said he had proved that the
water tricycle. was perfectly practical
machine for navigating smooth waters
and that he would try again when the
tide was favorable
Mitchell lives at 815 West 135th street
He expects to navigate the machine to
jamestown Va. before the end OF sum-
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Circulation Statistics.

The aggregate circulation per issue of all
publications more than quadrupled from
1880 to 1905, an increase which appeared
with noteworthy uniformity in all geo.
graphic divisions, the total reaching 1885,,
939, 229
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Striking Instances In California.

After citing the instances of differences
in prices the report continues:
''One of the most striking instances Is
In California. where the Standard carries
oil from 1t great refinery near San Fran
cisco several hundred miles by water and
rail-. and sells II In southern California
for several cents less than Is charged for
the same oil in San Francisco. The aver
age price, freight deducted, for southern
California In December. 1904, was ~ cents
and the average for the northern part of
the state was ia cents. Oregon, supplied
from the same source. paid the price of
1873 cents. freight deducted and the state
OF Washington 1J.I cents
That these differences In prices are not
due 10 differences III cost of marketing aris-
ing from the density OF population is shown
by taking the prices for large cities in diff
ferent parts of the country. In the North
Atlantic division prices. freight deducted
ranged in 1904 from Is cents at Worcester
Mass. 10 1l.3 cents in Jersey City. n. j. cat
the very door OF the great Bayonne refinery
of the Standard: In the South Atlantic
division the range is from rs cents at Rich
mond. Va. to 12.5 cents at Jacksonville,
Fla. north central division, from "a cents
In Cincinnati. Ohio to 10.4 cents in St. Jo-
seph Mo; south central division, from Z
cents in New Orleans. La, to 146 cents In
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Little Rock Ark: western division. 81
cents at Los Angeles. Cal. to 1863 cents at
Butte, Mont. all with freight deducted.
Very little of the difference in price among
cities in any one of the divisions Is due TO
differences In cost of refining.
'In fact even as between cities or states
most widely separated. only small frac-
ton of the difference in price. after deduct
ing freight, can be explained by differences
in cost either of marketing or of refining.
The rest is due to a consistent and wholly
unjustifiable policy of price discrimination
against non-competitive localities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-29

who is spending several weeks in New
York, is the guest of Judge Ide and
Miss Marjorie Ide, formerly of Wash
ington.--Army and Navy Journal
~ " y
Mrs A. H. B. Judd, Miss Hartweil,
Miss Cordelia Carter and Mr.. Charles
Hartwell returned last Sunday from
Molokai.
Bishop Restarick is expected to re-
turn to Honolulu by the Siberia next
Monday. He left in September with
Mrs Restarick and their son Arthur,
to attend the general convention of
his church in Richmond.
- - -
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hebron were
among those who entertained at din
ner on Christmas. The house was
deliberately decorated, mistletoe figur-
ing extensively in the decorations, as
it should on Christmas, making lots
of merriment. A large Christmas tree
with gifts for each of the guests was
a part of the evenings entertainment.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Hebron and
their pretty daughter. Miss Hazel
Hebron, those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Cohen, Mr.. and Mrs George
Martin, Mr.. F. Bachelor, Miss Eva
McLain, Mr.. r. Jones, DR.. and Mrs.
CoIville, Miss T, Ingersoll and Mr..
Foster Davis.
- ~ ~
Captain and Mrs. wadhams enter
tanned DIR. and Mrs McCallum and
+l,o
Hawaiian Hotel last Sunday evening.
Captain Wadhams is to succeed DIR.
Blanchard as post surgeon at Fort
shortly, DR.. Blanchard ex-
pecting to leave by the ManchUrfa.
- 1& ~
Miss Louisa Lucas and Miss Blair
Of the Valley School are spending their
vacation at Eva.
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Mr. F. A. Wicket was host at a din
ner at the Hawaiian Hotel Christmas
Eve. His guests Were Prince and
Princess Kawananakoa and Mrs. Gus
sic Schmitt.
DR.. Morton c. Mott-smith, son of
the late DIR. J. Mott-Smith, and brother
of the Acting Governor, has recently
received his degree of Doctor of Philos-
ophy at Halle University. Germany.
His home is Florence, Italy.
- - ~
Deaconess Sands of ST. Elizabeth's
has gone to Hilo, to be absent during
the holidays. She will visit Deaconess
Vile there.
~ ~ -
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Schwartz and
family are now occupying the resi-
dence of Colonel George w. Macfar-
lane at Waikiki.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hedemann are ex-
pected home January 6, after an abb
sence of nearly year.
~ ~ ~
Mrs. May Mott-Smith Cunningham
who is well known in Honolulu, which
was her home until a few years ago,
is expected for visit very soon.
- ~ ~
Evelyn Allison Breckons, the little
daughter of United States Attorney
and Mrs. r. w. Breckons, was the
hostess at a pretty ehiidrens party
yesterday afternoon at the Breckons
residence on Punahou street About
thirty-five little friends were present.
~ ~ ~
The Alameda hop on Friday evening,
January 8. at the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel, will be in the nature of a well
come to several large parties who are
coming to this hospitable hosiery to
spend the winter.
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wedding reception was held at the
F'airview Hotel. The wedding was on
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
marriage OF the brides parents.
~ ~ -
Mrs c. B. Wood, wife of DR.. Wood,
who has been abroad for some time,
was in Switzerland at last advices.
~ e ~
San Francisco Town Talk in a late
issue has splendid haif-tone portrait
of Miss Hyde-Smith. and with it prints
this:
'One OF the Girls of all Nations
who will appear in the society vaude-
vile entertainment at the Chutas
Monday night. is the original of the
portrait Of which the above is a repro
duction. This entertainment is to be
given for the benefit of the Children's
Hospital. a very worthy charity which
is under the patronage of many prom
inent society women. A very fine pro-
gram has been arranged for the bene-
fit, and as most of the participants are
of society with a big s. it is safe TO
predict that the audience will be a
smart set one
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultze returned from
Kauai last Sunday morning by the
Hall.
~ - ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Armitaae have
recently returned from a visit with
friends on Kauai.
~ ~ -
Miss Helen Humphrey, daughter of
General c. F. Humphrey, U. S. A,
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ner of Hanamaulu was married to Mr.
Gustav Nicolai of Honolulu. The Rev.
Hans Isenberg officiated. The brides
maids were Miss Lizzie Delnert and
Miss May Christian. The groomsmen
We're H. Carls and H. Kellner Jr The
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| Things III IT'S lHe IN pIo9PSSe'
| A number of well-known people are
expected to return to Honolulu for
longer or shorter periods soon. Quite
a number of strangers from the main
Fland have taken up their abode here
for the winter.
The University Club ball viii be held
this year Friday evening, February Z.
This is in many respects the crowning
society function of the season As
last year, the Hawaiian Hotel has
been secured for the evening in con-
nection with the clubhouse. There wiz
be no cotillicn this year, but in its
place a number of novelties will be
introduced. The committees in charge
of the affair are working out all the
details.
Handlers Messiah" which was given
by the Kamehameha pupils last Mon
day at the Bishop Memorial chapel, is
to be repeated tonight at Kawaiahao
church.
Monsieur Vizzavona. for SO long the
representative of France in Honolulu.
has just been retired from the consul
lar service az his own request, with
the rank of consul general, and will
now probably fix his residence in his
native Corsica.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Parmelee testi-
fed their aloha to the Sunf1ower State
by giving a Kansas dinner on Christ
mas day at their Beretania avenue
residence. The table decorations were
novel and all bore some symbolic re-
iation to Kansas, the State from which
all the guests came. Besides Mr.. and
Mrs. Parmelee, those present. were
Dean and Mrs. w. T. Pope, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kitchener, Miss Emmeluth and
Mrs. H. s. Ewing.
~ - -
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ Graham visited
Lahaina during the week. Mrs. Ora
ham asked a number of citizens of
Lahaina to select a site for the monu-
ment to be erected where Kameha-
meha III. held the first Hawaiian Leg
islature. This monument is to be
erected under the auspices of the XII
lohana Art League.
~ - -
Mrs. William Thompson of College
Hills. who has been away for several
months on visit to the Coast, re-
turned by the Hilonian Thursday, with |
her two children.
.3 ~ -
Mrs. c. A. Rice, who has been spend !
ing some time in the capital, returned !
TO her home in Kauai by the Mika- |
hala.
~ ~ -
Mr.. Alexander Young was presented /
with life-size portrait of himself by
the employees of his hotels as a Christ |
mas remembrance. The presentation
was made by Mr. Hertsche, the man |
ager The portrait is by James A. |
Wilder.
- - -
c. b. Wells and family of Wailuku |
have gone on a tour of the Far East, |
to be away for several months. Dur |
ing their absence, H. B. Penhallow will
be acting manager of Waikiki planta- |
ton.
- - -
A largely attended and pleasing we'd |
ding took place a week ago Wednes- /
day evening at the German Lutheran
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The social amenities of the week
have nearly all partaken of the Christ
mas character. There have been any
and there have been Christmas trees
galore. Except that there have been
some large dinner parties. there have
been no large affairs of any kind.
New Years Day punctuates the mid
die of this week and the social .fes-
tivities will for the most part hinge
on that event.
The date for the University Club
ball has been announced. and the XII
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additional society Notes on Page 50
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y CALLING DAYS IN HOMO
y LULU.
" Mondays Punahou, Manoa U
V HeightS College Hills, Ma D
y kiki. .
2 Tuesdays - Waikiki, Kapiolani .
& Park, Kaimuki and Palolo. .
q Wednesdays-Nuuan and Pun 3
" nut. Above Nuuanu bridge, D
% first and third Wednesdays: .
y below, second and fourth. >
y Thursdays-The Plains. b
q Frida ys-Town and Hotels. 3
y Saturdays-Kalfhi. D
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Mrs. c. b. Wood, wife of DR.. Wood,
who has been abroad for some time,
The sun., 1907-08-22
ADIRONDACK FORESTS ABLAZE.
Acres Of state virgin Growth May Co Up In
smoke Dig Private Preserves Threatened.

UTICA. N. Y, Aug. 2l.--An Adirondack
forest fire that is assuming alarming pro-
portions and that threatens number Of the
most extensive private preserves in the
Adirondack region is raging at Red River.
which is tributary OF the south branch Of
the Moose, lying south Of Lime Kiln Lake,
on the lands belonging 10 the Gould Piper
Company Of Lyon Falls. The wardens Of
Inlet, Hamilton county, and the town Of
Webb, Herkimer county. have been notified
and with large forces Of men they are try
ing TO check the progress Of the flames
If rain does not come soon the fires will
spread over thousands Of acres Of virgin
State forest. besides private properties and
parks. such as those OF J. Pierpont Morgan.
Timothy l.. Woodruff and Alfred G Van
derbil,. These are directly in the line Of
the Red River fire and are not more than
eight miles distant.
There is another fire at Independent River
on what is known as the Balsam Flats in
Herkimer county. Near the Lewis county
line, on lands belonging to Mary E. Fisher.
a large force OF men have been fighting the
flames under supervision Of the fire warden
Of the town Of Webb. There is also fire
in Cliff Mountain. directly east Of the head
Of Fourth Lake.
The sun., 1907-08-22
HOkE SMITH YIELDS THE .ixE.
SumBisTiiy ssispestis Member Sf the GsSr-
Eia State Railroad Commission.

sumHsFiiy ssispesds Member sf the GsSr-
gia State Railroad Commission.
ATLANTA. Aug. 2i.-Gov. Hoke Smith this
morning issued an order. to take immediate
effect. suspending Joseph M. Brown OF the
railroad commission from Office and sp-
pointing Gayton MoLendon to fll the va
cancy
Gov. Smiths order suspends Commits
sioner Brown indefinitely and McLendon is
TO serve the remainder Of his term.
The order gives no specific reason for the
suspension, but simply cites the section OF
the code conferrins the authority on the
Governor to suspend commissioner who
does not meet the demands Of the Office.
The naming OF MoLendon meets with
general approval. as he has already been
elected to place on the commission by
the people.
This is the first. time in the history os the
State that a Governor has exercised his
authority to suspend member Of the State
Board OF Railroad Commissioners.
Commissioner Brown is a brother Of
Julius l.. Brown, who was recently robbed
of several thousand dollars worth OF stick
pins by a negress in New York.
The sun., 1907-08-22

ried into rich family his creditors pressed
him for q settlement. While house surgeon
at the Bsyonne Hospital In 1901 he iled q
petition In bankruptcy. giving liabilities
OF $3.50. 72e and no assets available Many
OF the debts wore for money borrowed
from titled persons In Austria. Hisfsther-
in-law 10 said to have gone to his ASST stance
In a substantial manner and he was finally
discharged from bankruptcy.
The Prince got into the bankruptcy
court again early this year when the mil
hnery establishment Of e. Rsboux, Inc q
failed. When the referees report was
hled IL showed that the Prince was in
terested in this firm with a man milliner
from Paris and that Mrs NJ. Miller Van
Haeften, formerly lady in waiting 70
Queen Wilheinhina Of Holland, had lost
about $4,000 In the business.
II was said early this year that the Prince
was then employed ss medical atten dant for
a mining company in Mexico. Al that time
his mother-in-law denied that he was in
Mexicn and said that the Prince was travel
ling for his health. The Princess has been
with her mother at Shrewsbury Manor
for a year or more
The sun., 1907-08-22
DEPOSED MAYOR KILLS HIMSELF.
Former Louisville Oflcial Driven to suicide
by Charges or His Opponents.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 2i.-Former Mayor
Paul G Rarth. who was recently ousted
from office by the Court OF Appeals. along
with all the other city and county officials.
committed suicide in his private ONCE at
noon to-day.
He had been despondent because OF
charges and insinustions made by Mayor
Robert W. Bingham and other political
enemies that he had used the funds of the
city for his own gain.
Shortly after Mayor Bingham assumed
Office he employed expert accountants to
examine the books Of former City Buyer
Fred Brelip and it was discovered that
Mayor Barth had in his possession a saddle
horse which had cost the city $500. The
purchase Of the horse was discovered by
the expert several days before il could be
ascertained what had become Of the horse.
and when it was finally located in the private
stable Of the former Mayor the local papers
supporting the administration OF Mayor
Bingham began to- cartoon the former
chief executive astride the steed.
While IL was not publicly charged that
Barth had attempted to conceal the animal
that inference was clearly drawn by him
and his friends. Finally he sent Mayor
Bingham his personal check for the amount
which had been paid for the horse, but even
this did not stop the charges of his oppo-
nents. During the last few days he dis
oussed the subject with all his intimate
friends, and 10 all he denied that he had
intended to defraud the city
L was apparent to all that the matter
was preyins heavily on Barhs mind.
but no one thought that he contemplated
suicide.
Mayor Barth was worth close to million
dollars.