The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
Knows Nothing $2O,OOO,OOO
 EnIty on Pipe Line Boeks
NEVER HEARD OF THE ACCOUNT
Investigation of Standard oil Com pany Strikes Puzzline Snag in Case Now Being Tried in
 New York.

New York. October 1O.-Loans of over O0,000 which the books of the South ern Pipe Line company show were made to P. & Trainor between 1899 and 1a0a. became more puzzling of solution 10 Frank B. Kellogg, conducting the federal suit against the Standard oil company. today, when MT. Trainor, taking the wit ness stand in the oil suit. testified that the money had never been paid to him and that he had never heard of the ac- l count.
 The Southerns books show that the nn- signed vouchers were received for these loans, and that the money was never 1 handed back to the company. Mr. Trainor said that ho was formerly crude oil pur- chasing agent for the Standard oil com pany of New York. and IS such purchased all the oil and sold 1t to the refneres. 1 He said he acted in a singular capacity now for the Standard oil company Of New Jersey MT. Kellogg called Mr. l Trainor's attention to the various loans amounting to over s2o,00o000 which weie made by the Southern Pipe Line company and charged to "P. S. Trainor" and asked him to tell all he knew concerning l the loans. "1 do not know anything about | these loans. answered Mr Trainor T had an oil account with the Southern company, but no money account I never 1 gave them any vouchers and never heard anything about the loans"
 Fixed the Price.
 Mir Trainor said that ne fixed the price paid for crude oil after consulting with John Archilbod. vice president of the Standard. These consultations were held daily by Mr. Trainor, and after they were over he made public the market price of crude oil.
 sI. nTnford. treasure, 5t tl.s stand- ard oil Company of California. aild pres ldent of the Continental oil company. when asked to produce the reports of the Continental company. testified that when ever new report was received he n- varlably destroyed the old one, The ports of the Continental contained infor- nation regarding business done by com- peting oil companies.
 Mir Kellogg will have conference wih | Attorney General Bonaparte at Washing l ton tomorrow to discuss the progress of | the governments case against the Stand- 1 ard oil company.
 I Trial Resumed The resumption today of the federal suit 1 against the Standard oil company of New 1 Jersey found George Chesebro auditor for the Standards subsidiary pipe lines. 1 again on the witness stand to identify 1 balance sheets and transcripts from rec l ords of fine pipe line companies. The pae- | ing in evidence of the compilations show l ing gross earnings. cost of plants and other accounts of the companies, required some time.
 \ Frank B. Kellogg, the governments counsel. said that he might call William C. Rockefeller. treasurer of the Standard oil company of New York. to the stand 10 give information concerning the loans of over S32,000.000 made last year and de- scrbed by the company as loaned to 'ln- ! terests other than Standard Oil" --~>-------------------~-~ Blakely. Baldwin county; capital stock. $t00,000.
 Farmers and Merchants bank of En- terprise, Coffee county; capital stock, $25,0 900.
 bama Home Building and Loan asso- ciation from s3.o00,0o0 to s6,0oO,00o.
 Anti-Lobby Law.
 Inasmuch as the anti-lobby act will be in force at the coming extra session of the legislature, the act. as signed is quoted here:
 An act to define corrupt solicitation of legislators. and to provide adequate punishment tn herefor. and the means to enectually enforce this act.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the leg islature of Alabama that any person who for, or without a fee or reward of any kind. gift, gratuity or thing of value. or the promise or the hope there of. corruptly solicits, persuades in- luence any senator or representative of the legislature of this state to cast his vote, either in the committee or in either house of the legislature, or to speak or work for or against any pend- ing measure, or one about to be in- troduced Into either house of the legis- lature. or to abstain from speaking or voting on any measure, or to absent himself from any committee meeting, or any session or part of session of either house while any measure is be- ing considered. or voted on is guilty of a felony, and must on conviction, be fined not less than $500 and be inn prsoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than two years.
 Sec. ?. II shall be unlawful for any state county official, at any time during his term of office. to ac- cept or receive, directly or indirectly, any fee. money, office. appointment. reward or thing of value of personal advantage, or the promise thereof. to lobby for against any measure pend ing before the legislature, to give or withhold his influence to secure the passage defeat of any such measure and any person guilty of the violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $500. provided that it sh all not be unlaw- ful for any county or municipal officer to accept from the county municl- pality reimbursement for expenses in- cttr in affendinH sitting of legislature as to proposed legislation affecting such county or municipality.
 Approved August II. 1907"
 Campaign Opens.
 At a meeting of citizens tonight cam. paign fund was raised to push the fight for prohibition in the county Rev. Brooks Lawrence delivered an address at the meeting. George c. Miles was made chairman of the general committee