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The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
GUARD OIL SECRETS
witnesses Reticent in Suit
Against the Standard.
DIDN'T HERALD ACQUISITIONS
Vice President westcOtt Speaks for
Kentucky Observation-Disclosures TIL
ford, of the Continental Company,
Acknowledge Poor Memory.
New Jersey Official Also Ignorant.

New York, Oct 14-Hampton G. West
colt. vice president OF the Standard OIL
Company Of Kentucky, was asked at to-
days session Of the Standard Oil inquiry
before Referee Ferris to give in detail
the transactions his company had had
with independent selling companies in
the Southern territory. by which the in
dependents were secretly bought up by
the Standards subcompany. yet allowed
to continue doing business under the
guise of independents.
Mr. Westcott mentioned dozen COM
panies in which his company had ac-
auired an interest. but which had con-
timed doing a professedly independent
business for several years after that ar
rangement In no Instance. he said. did
the Standard of Kentucky advertise the
fact that Il had acquired the smaller
companies.
He Can't Remember.
When II. NJ. Tnford, president of the
Continental Oil Company, a STANDARD
subsidiary. and of the Standard Oil Com
pany of California, was asked for fur
ther particulars about selling oil in the
Pacific Coast field, he could not remem-
Der whether or not the Standard COM
pany had contracts with the Union Oil
Company an independent producing con-
cern Of California. He was asked to pro-
duce the original contracts with the
Union Oil Company but said that all the
records Of the California branch OF the
Standard Company were burned in the
san Francisco fire. An alleged copy OF
one of these contracts appears in the gov
ernments bill.
Comptroller Doesn't Know.
A. H. Brainard. Comptroller of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
was called to-day to tell what he knew
about the various loans Of large amounts
standing in the records of some of the
Standards subcompanies against the
names of P 5. Trainor and James Mac
donald.
The witness said that the Southern Pipe
Lines vouchers held by the Standard OF
New York did not represent TrainOr s
losses incurred while selling oil for the
Southern Pipe Line. He did not know
what those entries on the Southern {
books meant. nor could he account for the
loans made TO Macdonald, the Standard S
London representative and chairman OF
the board Of directors Of the Anglo-Amer-
lean Oil Company.
Mr. BTainard prOfeSsed ignorance Of the
loan of So. 1850, made last year by the
Standard Oil Company Of New Jersey 70
outside interests as the books have It,
William Rockefeller made up the part OF
the books containing this account, said
Brainard.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
HOT ON BEARS TRAIL
President Still After Bruin
When Darkness Fell.
DETERMINED TO BAG GAME
Distin nGuished Hunter Undismayed
by Many FaiIures-Timber Wolves
Take Advantage of sunday to Visit
CamP-The "ColoneI' Walks and
Rows with an Old Friend.

Stamboul, La, Oct. 14.-Secretary Latta
came into STEAMBOAT from the Bear Lake
camp to-day and reported that the Presi-
dent. Ben Liley. and the pack of forty
five dogs, were hot on the traA of a
bear, and that no member of the party
for any premium was willing to under
write the life of that bear.
Owing to the Iateness of the hour. it
viii be impossible to learn tonight the
result of the hunt. although a messenger
is expected in from Bear Lake tomorrow
morning, and the indications are that he
will bring the news that at last the
President has succeeded in getting his
game If he does, it will be the first
bear the President has seen since ne has
been here.
Last Saturday he missed his prey by
about ten minutes, and every other mem-
Der of the hunting party saw fine specl-
men, but they did not shoot for all re-
cognize an unwritten law that nobody
shall bang al bear until the President
has first killed one. They consider that
it would be '1ese majestic" for them to
FIRE before the Colonel" as the mem
bers Of the hunting party call the Presi-
dent
Timber Wolves Pay Visit.
When the hunting party came upon the
bear. the President was about two miles
away, having strayed from the others.
He came on a run through the thicket
when the horn was sounded. but the
game had escaped before he got on the
trail, and darkness prevented further
pursuit. The bear paused within twenty
yards Of DR.. Miller, but the doctor did
not raise his gun.
Yesterday morning, while the President
was sitting on the porch OF the old club
house on Bear Lake, two timber wolves
came over 10 look at the distinguished
hunter. Seemingly they knew it was Sun
day, and that Ben Lilley's reverence for
that day would make them immune, so
they came close in, and could easily have
been killed. After gazing at the President
Ror a moment they fed back to the forest.
President Meets Old Friend.
The President and Col ". W. Man
gum. the owner Of the estate at Smedes.
Miss. where the President hunted bear
unsuecessfully three years ago, who
came over to visit him several days ago,
took long walk through the woods yes
teTday and Towed in the lake. Ben Lii
ley remained in his tent He would not
go out even TO search for his hunting
knife, which he lost on Saturday. This
morning ne found IT,
The President expects to come into
StambOul next Sunday morning, and
probably viii remain at the plantation
house Of Leo Shields, so as to be prepared
Monday morning for his departure for
Vicksburg.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Q. S. Dept Of Agriculture. weather Bureau.

Washington, Monday, October If p. m.
Tuesday VIII be fair, except in the Upper Lake
EegiOn where light showers are possible and along
the Southern Florida coast where rain is indicated
The rain area on Wednesday wiz doubtless include
portions Of the Lake region and the Middle Aisss-
Eipp Valley. It viii be warmer Tuesday in the Mis-
sissippi Valley. the Ohio Valley. ard the Gulf
States and warmer weather is indicated for We'd
nesday IN Atlantic coast districts
The winds along the New England coast VIII be
Light % fresh souiheTly; on the Middle Atlantic
coast light and variable. mostly noTtherly; on the
South Atlantic coast fresh northeaserly, brisk of
Hatteras and Southern Florl5a coasts; On the Gulf
coast, light to fresh northeasterly; on the Lover
lakes light TO fresh southerly. and on the Upper
Lakes, fresh southerly increasing
Steamers departing Tuesday FOR European ports
viii have light variable winds, mostly northwestery,
md fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
PASSES n Bogus BIZ.

A bogus so bank note, bearing the name
OF the Columbia Bank. Of Washington. D.
c., and the date November 80. 1852. was
passed last night on Charles w. Porter
jr., Of 1SH Twelfth street northwest ss-
sistant treasurer of one of the local the
aters, in payment for two tickets to the
evening performance.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
Real and Ideal.

From the Omaha Bee.
The Department Of Agriculture has Is
sued a pamphlet on Ideal Milk" The
country is more interested in real milk.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
PRIEST SAVES LIVES OF 200.
Throws Himself Across Rails to
Check Trains Plunge.

1nSch 1Eats EAuhESs
Aubenas, France. Oct 1.-THE lives
Of POO passengers on an express train
soathbound out OF Aubenas, were
saved to-day by the bravery of parish
priest, who threw his body across the
rails to force the engineer to stop
short of q spot where thirty yards of
tracks had been undermined by a
Hood.
The engineer disregarded the priests
frantic gesticulations, thinking him
insane. but hastily applied the brakes
when the man fell at fun length in
front of the locomotive. Many pas
sengers were hurled from their seats
and slightly hurt by the suddenness
with which the train stopped, within
but a few inches OF the priests body.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15

Jamestown visitors are arriving daily
and looking for furnished rooms. An ad.
IN The Herald win get them. The Herald
has the largest circulation at Norfolk and
jamestown Of any Washington paper,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
Not n Nature Fake.

From the Cleveland Leader
It would be manifestly unfair to include
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
Honest Preference.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago not only prefers vaudeville to
grand opera, but is honest enough to ad-
NIT it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
GET DESTROYED DATA
Public Service Men Try to
Reconstruct Books.
TRACTION OFFICIALS ALARMED

Inter.-Met. Directors Hold Confer
ence in East Orange-COmmissiO
VIII Refuse Immunity TO Mr..
Wfdener-AcrOuntan Search for
Information on Various Mergers.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
AEEIErKls
Tide Table.

To-day-High tide, IS a. m. ard 2.3o D m
low tide SIS a. m. and 9Ii p N.
To-mouoW-High tide. 356 a. m. and $40 D. n.
low tide, 10 15 a. n, End % p. N.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
LnenI Temnernfure

Midnight. zs 2 a. m. z; a. m, 40; 6 a. m 3s
a. N. a; 10 a. n. 49, 2 noon. 81 2 p. H., So;
D. m, 81; 8 .. N. 50; 9 D. N. l5 10 p. n a.
Maximum 81 minimum, 80
Relatiye hunidity-S a. n, u; P. n. AZ; p.
n, T.
Rainfall Is p m. 70 p. M 0; hours Of sun
shine, liz; per cent Of possible sunshine. 100.
Temperature same date last year-Maximun. 6
minimum, 81.
AFFLECk'S
Registered Standard theun0meter-9 a. Bi. IS; =
noon. 81; p H.. 70 lin the sum; p, m. G.; p.
n, o.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
DECLINES TO HEAR KAIDS.

can EnvOys Away,
London. oct 1.-THE foreign Office de-
clines TO receive the two Moorish kaids
who arrived from Morocco last week on
a mission from Mulai Hahd. the Southern
Sultan, to plead his cause before King
Edward
TO Germany and try TO seek the Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
CondItion of the Wnfer.
Temperatures in other Cities.

Harpers Ferry. W Va. Oct. H-shenandoah
clear; Potomac slightly cloudy
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
Rain

Temperatures in other cities. together With the
amount Of rainfall, for the twelve hours ended al
5 ?. m yesterday, are as follows
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-20
CHEERING NEWS
OF PROHIBITION
Honolulu w. C. T. U. Hears of
Sweeping Mainland
Victories.

A meeting of the ". c. T. U. was
held yesterday afternoon in the par
Tor of Central Union church. The key
note of the whole meeting was one of
cheer and encouragement.
The president opened the meeting by
reading Psalm 81 and then offered
prayer. Reports of various commit
tees were read.
Mrs. Whitney had received a paper
from Mr.. W. A. Bowen telling of <the
wonderful things being done along
temperance lines in Birmingham, Ala
bama. Following is an extract of
what was read:
''At o'clock the women and the
children accompanied by many men
and boys, gathered at Capitol park. AT
s o'clock, the number had reached two
thousand. 1t was at this hour when
the polls were due to open that the
procession began its march through
the streets of the city. 1t was sight
which Birmingham has never before
witnessed. 1t is one that will go down
in the annals of the city's most event
full times. 1t was quiet, dead quiet, at
some of the polling places. The sing
ers of the hymns did not have to sing
their songs in az very loud voice TO
be heard. AS they softly sang the old
hymns like Nearer My God to Thee
they received no applause. Instead, the
citizens who are entrusted with the
ballot hang their heads in deep
thought and meditation and approach
the ballot box with serious air. Every
body looks grave. 1t is almost like
a funeral. For the people on both
sides believe they are attending a
funeral The prohibirionists say, This
is the funeral day of whiskey in Biz
mingham.' The anti-prohibitionists
says, IF we go dry, we are attending
the funeral of Birmingham 4"
Mrs. Whitney spoke of Oklahoma,
how they feared lest prohibition would
ruin their city, so they sent COM
mittee to- investigate the situation of
Kansas City. The committee brought
back the following report: Every
thing shows that Kansas City has
gone right ahead in house building,
and other developments and not only
have the old banks large deposits but
one new bank has been added in the
last year, and that the city is in ev-
cry way keeping up with the general
prosperity of the rest of the country.
Therefore your committee states with
out reservation, as based upon the
preponderance of the evidence secured,
that Oklahoma City has nothing at all
to fear from a business standpoint on
account of the coming of tate-wide
prohibition
The result is over 10000 majority for
State prohibition in Oklahoma. The
speaker said it was coming fully to be
recognized that men who used liquor
could not compete with temperate men
in any way and that the sweeping
sentiment against the saloon which
was going over a large part of the
country was the result of the terrible
record the saloon had made in low
ering civic virtue, in injuring business,
in developing crime and in running
homes. The people have made up
their minds they will not tolerate this
record longer.
Forward along temperance lines is
the spirit also in the w. c. T. U. of
Honolulu.
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VIM. F. sHAFTUcK DEAD.

San Francisco papers report the
death, November >, at his home, 1924
Clay street, Oakland, California, of Will
liam T. Shattuck, elder of the we'll
known firm of Shattuek Bros, owners
of the Pacific States Type Foundry,
San Francisco. In former years Mr..
Shattuek was a visitor to Honolulu.
For many years past he has been very
much of an invalid, but nevertheless
gave much of his time and attention
to the type foundry, which business
was established originally by Nelson
Hawks, who afterwards took the Shat
tueks into partnership and they, after
time, purchased Mr.. Hawks interest
and conducted the business under the
name Of the Pacific States Type
Foundry.
Many people in Honolulu will remem-
Der the late Mr.. Shattuck as one of
the most gentlemanly and upright of
business men. He was the son of the
late T. w. Shattuek, one of the Judges
of Sonoma in early days, and a grand
son of d. O. Shattuck, first Judge of
the old District Court of San Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-20
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
CONVENEs THIS WEEK

The Hawaiian Medical Association
will hold its annual convention in this
city this week, beginning on Saturday
afternoon next. The convention will
last through Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, with morning and afternoon
sessions on the last two days, and end
ing with banquet at the University
Club on Monday evening.
The opening session will be held at
the University Club, on Saturday aft
ernoon, when papers will be read, and
the same program will prevail on Sat
urday evening. On Sunday morning the
members win assemble at the Queen s
Hospital and in the afternoon the as
ISOLATION will be the guests of DR..
at Fort Shafter. On Mon
day more papers will be read at the
Club and in the evening the
banquet will be served.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-20
IAUkEA AND
MEAD WRITE
Interesting Letters Between
Sheriff and the
Attorney.

ANY driver of any carriage, dray or
vehicle must observe the Rules of
the Road by keeping to the right OF
the middle of the Travelled part of any
bridge road or other highway, and
the driver violating this rule is SUBJ
ject to arrest by any police officer, and
upon conviction will be liable to the
penalty provided in Section 1413 r. L.
1885,
This is the rule governing drivers Of
vehicles which Sheriff Iaukea is en-
forcing on automobile drivers, police
officers having been stationed along
the Waikiki road on Sunday to warn
the drivers who have been violating
the rules by running their machines on
the makai side of the speedway. Sew
eral drivers were stopped ana warn
ed, the numbers of their machines TAX
en- and further warnings sent them
by letter from the Sheriff's office.
One of the chauffeurs so warned was
Royal D. Mead, who took exception to
the Sheriff's Interpretation of the law.
The following self-explanatory CORE
spondence between Mr.. Mead and the
Sheriff resulted. The warning letter
was.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-20
November 10, 1907

November 10, 1907.
Mr.. Royal D. Mead, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor
of November 18th in re rule of the
road l beg to state that the treasur-
er's regulations for the observance of
the rule of the road is covered by
the following section: Any driver of
any carriage, dray or vehicle must OBJ
serve the rules of the road by keep
ing to the right of the middle of the
travelled part of any bridge. road or
any other highway, and the driver
violating this rule is subject to arrest
by any police officer, and upon con-
viction Will be liable to the penalty
provided in Section 141S r. L. of 1905
With reference to your statement
that the officer who requested you 10
keep TO the right of the road, had es-
tablished himself at a point on ths
Waikiki road where all vehicles travel
on the makai side, etc, I beg to state
that this officer was stationed by Mr..
Taylor, Chief OF Detectives, at that
point, being the junction of Waikiki
road and the John Ena road. COM
plant is frequent that owing to auto
mobiles keeping on the makai side of
the road and passing John Ena road
IN that way, that accidents have been
narrowly averted, That junction is
dangerous point, and I am sure YOU
will agree with me that it is neces-
sary for the safety of all concerned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-20
RUMPP'S FINEST LEATHER GOOD
A FINE COLLECTION OF BOOKS

THOMAS G. THRUM Fort St.
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that the rule of the road should be-
strictly observed there, al least.
II wish to state in this connection
that it is the purpose of this depart
ment to have the intelligent element Of
the community set an example to the
more ignorant classes of drivers, to
wit, Asiatics, so that they too will
give more attention to the rule of the
road You will agree that the Asia
tics initiate, and when they see in
telligent drivers making common use
of any side of street or highway as
suits their purpose, they are prone to
follow suit.
Il think you will see the justice on
the part of the police in having driv-
ers give more attention to the rule
of the road If so, there will be less
from persons driving vehi-
cles other than automobiles.
Very truly yours,
sc. p. IAUKEA
Sheriff, County of Oahu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-20
CIVIC REFORMER
WON FAVOR
Addresses College Club and
Advocates W0man's
Suffrage.

William Kent, advocate of civic
reforms, won the applause of the mem
bers of the College Club class in civic
government yesterday afternoon dur
ing his address on Direct Legisla-
ton by stating that in his opinion
every woman should have vote, not
because she demanded it but because
she could bring to bear on civic ques-
tions mind more clear and less
biased than the average man. With
the hand that rocks the cradle mark
ing the ballot also, he thought that
many of the civic ills that infest the
body polite would be healed up and
done away with.
There was a large proportion of the
members of the College Club present
in the lecture hall of the Normal
School when Mrs. Phillip Weaver, the
president, introduced Mr.. Kent, who
was, barring a reporter, the only rep
resentative of the sterner sex in the
building. To the interesting address
given the ladies paid close attention,
showing their appreciation of the va
rious matters touched upon by asking
many pertinent questions at the con-
clusion.
The right of the public to control,
own and operate public utilities; the
referendum; the right Of recall; the
spoils system and the merit system of
appointing civic employees; the direct
primary and the question of the ex-
tension of the franchise to women
were the various matters dealt with
in the course of an hours talk, the
speaker illustrating many of the points
made by him by references to what
the good government leagues had done
in Chicago. Philadelphia and else
where.
Throughout the address the speaker
INDUCED in many effective epigrams,
some of which were:
1T takes effort as well as law to
protect the people"
Democracy has more or less broken
down and the cure is more democracy.
There should be a more direct choice
between the voter and the candidate"
"The doctrine of socialism is really
the doctrine of democracy, until it gets
into wild schemes of industrialsm.'
1.-THE whole people are generally hon.
est and usually right"
"Civic politics should be along the
lines of city interests, with Federal
and State politics divorced. Civic
questions come next in Importance to
the questions of the family, dealing
with health, education and other such
direct concerns. It is as
absurd as it is ridiculous to line up
on tariffs when we want good drains
to line up on currency when we want
clean streets, and to 8rgue whether
the Constitution follows the flag or
the flag the Constitution when good
schools are at issue"
"a straight Australian ballot should
be used in municipal elections. II a
man does not know enough to select |
from an alphabetical list the men he
wants, he does not know enough to |
vote at ALL
1.-The average man wants what is
right, but when he goes into politics |
he often finds that he has nothing to |
say about the ones who shall be nomi- |
mated to represent him. Those whose |
bread and butter depend upon know |
ng the game have taken everything |
out of his hands,
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MEAD TO IAUKEA.

ME<AD ~ 1AOhEA.
Honolulu, Nov 10, 1907.
Mr.. C. P. Iaukea, Sheriff County of
Honolulu, Oahu.
"Sir: l am in receipt of your letter
of November IS, stating that on
Sunday afternoon my automobile was
being driven on the wrong side Of
the Waikiki road, to wit: on the seft-
hand side, contrary to the rul9e1f the
road; also that all vehicles bft be
driven on the right-hand sic ~ each
road throughout the city, ira
My understanding of the Gle of
the road is: Whenever : oL Persons
shall meet each other on Bridge,
road or other highway He eslliA; i'll
carriages, wagons, carts or other~ve-
hicles, each person so meeting shall
seasonably turn his horse or other
vehicle to the right of the middle of
the travelled part of such road or
bridge when practicable, so that the
respective carriages or other vehicles
aforesaid may pass each other with
out interference Section 1925 Re-
vised Laws.
In all respects on the occasion in
question I followed the law of the
road as defined in the foregoing sec
ton, and I do not consider that your
construction of said law that all We
hicles must be driven on the right
hand side of each road at all times, is
correct, but that it is only in passing
that vehicles must take the right
hand side.
Furthermore, on the afternoon in
hi
self at a point on the Waikiki road
where all vehicles travel on the ma
kai side for the reason that the maui
ka side of the road is rough and I'M
even and there is plenty of room on
the makai side for vehicles to pass
each other. Had he established him.
self at point a little further towards
Waikiki, where the road is good on
both sides, he probably would not
have had the opportunity of stopping
so many people.
tAt the time that he motioned to me
to go to the right-hand side of the
road, there were no vehicles of any
nature within 200 yards of me either
way. The last vehicle in front of me
was --'s, who had also taker.
the same side of the road L had, and
for the same reason, that the mauka
side is rough, uneven and dangerous
to axles and tires.
L have taken some pride in the fact
that in all respects in driving my
I have endeavored 10 OBJ |
serve the rights of others on the pub
lie highway, and l must say that I !
do not take you letter in good part |!
Yours truly,
'R. D. MEAD"