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owns an interest Of any appreciate size
send these yearly or semi-yearly reports,
said the witness. There were nineteen
such concerns, Fay testified further that
in 1899 the Standards gross assets were
500. 79l. SIS, and its total profit S34. 420314
The gross assets jumped 10 s97l, 664.531 in
1906. and the dividends of the period be
tween 1893 and 1906 amounted to sos,
359, 40
Tells Important Deals.
When Charles N. Pratt was called at
the morning session he testified that he
had held a majority Of the stock Of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company of Texas as
an investment for the Standard Company.
This stock he acquired In 1900. In 1902
the stock realized an income Of Sl37, 400.
and two years later IL jumped to sl,S59-
200. This account passed in the Standard
ledgers as the c. N. Pratt investment.
Pratt's memory was as faulty as that
of Assistant Comptroller Fay when it
came to recalling what had become OF the
trustees books on the trust liquidation
matter. He said he had no knowledge of
such accounts, but that he supposed the
COinpLTOlleT OF the company WGulQ KNOW
where they were. E. c. Benedict's testi-
mony was in reference to his incorpora-
ton with Anthony n Brady Of the Man
haitian Oil Company. which was suisse
quently sold TO the Standard OIL Company.
He said that he was perfectly well aware
that the Manhattan oil Company's re-
fineries were selling out to the Standard
when they passed into the hands of the
Solar Refining Company
Companies Trust Controls.
During the course of the examination
to-day Prosecutor Kellogg placed in evil
dence a list of nineteen subsidiary COM
panies in which, according to the admis-
sion Of the Standard OIL people. that
company has a controlling interest These
companies are: The Anglo-American Oil
Company, Atlantic Refining Company.
Buckeye Pipe Line Company, Eureka
Pipe Line Company. Forest Oil Company,
Indiana Pipe Line Company. NatiC al
Transit Company, New York Transit
Company. Northern Pipe Line Company,
Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Company
Ohio Oil Company, Solar Refining Com
pany. Southern Pipe Line Company,
South Penn Oil Company, Union Tank
Line Company, and the Standard Com
panies of Indiana, Kentucky, New York,
and Ohio,
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Oyster Bay. Sept I7.-For the first time
IN several weeks the President had a
number of visitors to-day Among them
were Gen. Luke E. Wright the returning
ambassador from Japan. who stopped
here on his way home; Judge Walter c..
NOyes, OF Connecticut. who is looking for
circuit judgeship; Peyton Gordon, of
New Mexico an assistant TO the Attorney
Generals office. who has been prose-
cutting land thieves in New Mexico; John
A. Sleicher editor of Leslies Weekly,
and Robert p. Porter. correspondent for
the London Times.
Gen. Wright said he had as ured the
President that Japan was never greatly
excited over the mob attacks on japanese
IN San Francisco. He said that the ex-
clusion of japanese from the schools was
felt keenly, but the settlement Of that
question was satisfactory
Americans Invade Japan.
There has been an American invasion
Of Japan this summer, instead Of Japa-
nese invasion of America" said Gen.
Wright. I never saw so many American
visitors there as this year. They went
all over the islands and We're treated with
the utmost couEtesy and respect"
Gen. Wright said that in Eastern naval
circles it was felt that the sending Of
the feet to the Pacific was a good thing,
because il was believed that the American
navy couldn't have too intimate knowl-
edge Of the Pacific
President Roosevelt took keen interest
in all he heard about japanese affairs.
and asked about other visitors there, with
the idea. II is believed, Of calling them
in 10 question them
London Reporter Gets Interview.
Mr.. Porter got long interview with
the President for his paper The Presi-
dent told him that after his Western
speechmaking trip he would probably 90
hunting. and would not reach Washing
ton until October .. He was told that the
Newfoundland fisheries question would
probably be submitted to arbitration, and
would have no trouble in passing the
Senate. Mr.. Porter got the idea that the
President would take an active interest
IN the treaty. and would see that it Is
pushed through
The correspondent was assured that
there is no desire on the part Of this
country TO magnify Great Brtains dif-
ficulties In the Vancouver affair The
problem was held 10 be similar to that
confronting this country on the Pacific
Coast.
Finds Roosevelt Sentiment.
After his talk with the President. Mr..
Porter said he was OF the opinion that
The Republican convention might take the
bit ia It's teeth and re-nominate President
Roosevelt He said he had talked with
several Western Senators on the way
over from England, and they told him
they personally desired 80 see the Presl-
dent named again.
Mr.. Porter said he had learned that
there is a growing desire on the part OF
those responsible for the Republican plat
form TO make a bold stand for either a
reduction OF the tariff. or an intelligent
revision, although nothing viii be certain
about the tariff, in his estimation, until
next spring.
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MISSISSIPPIANS FAVOR TRUST
Resent Filing of Suit Against Cult
Compress Company.
Declare the Proceedings VIII React
to the Injury az Farmers and
Business Men.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-THE merchants,
business men. and farmers in Mississippi
have arisen in protest against the trust
suit filed by the district attorney Of
Warren County against the Gulf Com
press Company. and the order Of the
court based upon that suit The district
attorney filed a suit against the company
on the ground that it had violated the
antitrust laws Of the State by consoh-
dating a large number of cotton COM
presses into one company. thus doing
away with competition and practically
fixing press rate for the greater part
of Mississippi
The Circuit Court issued an order of
injunction against the trust company,
forbidding it 70 do business, and this
closed the various presses owned and 'op-
Grated by the Gulf company
Apparently it was not seen that this
closure would hit the farmer even harder
than it did the trust. The cotton which
began pouring into Jackson, GreenviIle,
Meridian, and Vicksburg could not be
pressed. and could not be marketed, and
the farmers and merchants have seen
themselves unable 10 sell with the price
Of cotton going down so that every day
that their cotton remained Impressed and
unsold its value went down IN addition
20 the cost of storage.
The cotton exchanges Of the various
Mississippi towns are pushing forward
to take action TO call for a modification
Of the courts order and injunction that
viii allow the cotton presses 10 do bUsi-
ness again, pointing out that the farmers
are suffering untold injury from the in
Junction. The Jackson and Greenyille Cot
ton Exchanges have already acted on
the matter, and the other exchanges and
boards Of trade and other commercial
bodies VIII prOhahIY do the same
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MCFARLAND REPORTED OUT.
Said to Have Resigned as Superfn-
tendent of manufactures.

There is rumOr afi0at 70 the effect
that a. c. Mcfarland, superintendent of
manufactures in the Government Printing
Office, has placed his resignation in the
hands of Public Printer StiHings.
1t is said that Mr.. McFarland's resigna-
ton was not entirely voluntary. but thar
the public printer requested il because
Of some differences of opinion the
men are alleged to hold concerning
the output of press work and the eff
fectiveness Of the auditing system al
present in vogue at the big printery.
MI Mcfarland is on his vacation. and
the rumOr could not be verified at the
Government Printing Office, as the Off
Gals refused to either deny or confirm the
report
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HEAR OIL OFFICIALS
IN DISSOLUTION SUIT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
company's books, dating from the forma-
ton of the holding concern, would show
that fractional shares Of the subsidiary
companies stock existing at the time OF
the dissolution Of the Standard Oil Com
panv by the Ohio legislature were ex-
changed for trust certificates of Standard
common stock. The witness said he did
not know
Kellogg then showed him an item on a
COPY of one Of the Standards balance
sheets. The item noted the existence Of a
fractional amount of stock. The denom-
inator of the fraction was $72.50O. Mr..
kellogg asked why this denomination Of
exchange existed.
Was It not, he asked, that the number
=. 500 represented the number Of shares
Of Standard OIL issued on the founding of
the New Jersey holding company in ex-
change for the trust certificates repre-
senting the stocks Of companies that had
been subsidiary to the Standard Oil Com
pany of Ohio? Fay answered that he had
no knowledge of this point.
Does any book In your office show TO
whom these fractional shares were is
suedP' asked Kellogg.
NO" replied the bafling assistant
comptroller.
Cause of Big Increase.
Kellogg drew from the witness the fact
that the increase in the assets of the
Standard Oil Company between the years
1879. and 1906 were due entirely to the IN
creased stock values of the subsidiary
companies in which the Standard holds a
controlling interest, and nos to the pay
ments by stockholders into the company.
Then the prosecutor took up the rela-
tons between the subsidiary companies
and the parent holding corporation.
Fay admitted that the Standard re-
ceived every year a balance sheet from
the American Petroleum Company. of
Rotterdam, in which the Standard owns
an interest, giving a complete report on
dividends. liabilities. gross, and net profits
of the concern.
Fay said that this case was typical.
All companies in which the Standard
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STANDARD BOND IS 100000.
Trust Hopes 10 Get Around Big Fine
on TechnicaIity.

Chicago. Sept. T.-Judge Grosscup. Of
the United States Circuit Court, to-day
fixed the appeal bonds Of the Standard
oil Company in the $Zs.24O,0OO hne case at
100000
Two bonds were demanded, one for
100000 TO guarantee that there viii be
no changes to disturb the value OF the
Whiting Ond) plant, and the other Of
8, OOO.000 which must be in cash TO secure
payment Of that aUouut against the fine
II upheld. Judge Grosscup intimated that
this amount would cover the value OF the
refinery at Whiting.
John 5. Miller. attorney for the oil COM
pany, asked if the Standard oil Company
Of New Jersey might not be security for
the Indiana company. and Judge Gross
cup ruled that this would be satisfactory
if the New Jersey corporation had au-
thority 70 go on bond.
Judge Lands has set next Tuesday as
the date when he viii take up for final
disposition the claim that the Alton Rail-
road should be immune from all prosecu-
ton on charges of giving rebates to the
Standard Oil Company.
However. the So, Pc. 900 fine imposed on
the Standard OH Company by Judge X
N. Lands in the Federal Court will be
wiped out Of existence on a technicaIity
If the plan that became known to-day is
carried out. One line OF action revOlves
around the decision of Judge Lands in
the Alton immunity case, which is set for
hearing on September "a
In the event that the Alton gets the i'm
munity which, Il has been alleged. was
promised to the railroad through agree
ment with former Attorney General
Moody. the Standard Oil attorneys will
demand that Judge Lands fine be set
aside.
The ground for this plea will be that
the Standard Oil lawyers should have
been apprised Of this immunity agreement.
in order that they might question the Al
tons witnesses properly. The lawyers as
sert that the procedure in the case was
Illegal and that it furnished sufficient
ground for setting aside the fine
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A FRAUD-LOOK otF FOR HIM.

Any solicitor who comes TO you
with u prize scheme, representing
himself. directly or Indirectly, 30
be connected with this newspaper,
The Washington Herald. is a fraud
ana an impOsfer, bent upon swim
ding you. De on the lockout for
him and turn him over 80 the
police.
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To-day-High tide, AS a. n and Z n. Ios
tide, Il: 3 q. n and II.35 ?. m.
To-mcrroW-Hish tide, SIS a m. and ?. IN
low tide 1870 a. N.
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Condition nf az Wnter


Special To The Washington Hemld.
Harpers Ferry, W. Va, Sept. lz-Both rivers are
muddy.
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Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended AZ
D n. yesterday. are as follows:
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Ocean SfenmshinA

New York Sept E.-AuiTed: Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. from Breuen
Arrived ont: KUoonland at Antwerp
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TELLS ABOUT JAPAN
Gen. Luke Wright Discusses
Orient with President.
EXECUTIVE IS INTERESTED

london Times Correspondent Gets
Interview and Believes that Pres
ident Roosevelt VIII Take Active
Part in Putting Through "a New
fOundiand Fisheries Treaty.
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Local Telnnernture.

Midnight. Il a. m. 20; 4 a. NJ. g; a. n. 6.
a. n, z. 70 a. H., 50; 2 noon, 50; D. m. IS;
?. m, 81; ?. m. So; p. H. 70; 10 p m. g..
Maximum S. minimum G.
Relative humidity-S a. n. g.; 2 D. n. san
m. 65. Hours OF sunshine. 81. Per cent Of posi-
be sunshine. Is.
Temperature same date last year-Siaxinum. Is;
minimum 90
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.


Washington. Tuesday. Sept. Y, ls07-s D. N.
There have been showers from the Dakotas and
Nebraska eastward through the Lake region into
the Middle atlantic States, the Mountain region Of
the Nirglnia5 North Carolina, and Tennessee. and
"a Eastern Florida. There were also local showers
in the Gulf States; elsewhere the weather was gen
orally clear
Temperatures have fallen considerably In the Lake
region, and risen - the Northwest They continue
high IN the Central valleys. the Middle Atlantic
ard the interior Of the South Atlantic States the
Central West and the Southwest. q
There VIII be showers wednesday 49, Lake re-
glca and tie northern portion Of RI Middle At
autic States. probably extending by Blgft into New
England, also IN Eastern Florida nd portions Of
the West cult States. Showers are probable Thurs
DAY IN the Upper Lake and Western Lower Lake re-
gon, the OHIO, Upper Mississippi and Lover Mis-
sorli valleys the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
IN the West the weather viii be generally fair
Wednesday and Thursday
II viii be cooler Wednesday in the Northwest
and warmer IN the Upper Mississippi Valley and
Upper Lake region. Il viii be cooler THURSDAY OF
THURSDAY uighr ia the Central valleys, EXCEPT the
Lover Mississippi
The winds along the New England coast viii be
Hight 90 fresh north 20 northeast; on the Middle
Atlantic coast Ght and variable, on the South At
antc clasJ light % fresh northeast % east posi-
bly, brisk Ola the South Florida coast; on the East
Gulf coast light 20 fresh easeTy; on the West Gulf
coast light % fresh east 10 southeast. on the Lower
Lakes frlsh cast 20 southeast, and on the Upper
Lakes fresh east % south.
Steamers departing Wednesday for European pcrts
viii have hgAt % fresh north % northeast winds
with generally fair weather 20 the Grand Banks
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Tide Table,

Registered STANDARD Thermometer; a. L., 50, Z
noon. SO; ?. m, 9ils; ?. H., 90; 5 p 10, So.
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Subscribers returning from their sum-
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sent TO their city address will please
phone Main $500.
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get her away from home. as She lives
just across the street from the park,
but she was invited out for tea a
half a block away, and then went to
the park, where there was assembled
about 80 ladies and children, who
comprised the homes of the neighbour
hood and the relatives of Mrs. Johns
ton. When she found out that they
We're assembled in a farewell party
for her, her surprise knew no bounds.
All the neighborhood ladies contrib
uted toward the supper and the long
table on which the viands were
spread, literally groaned with the
weight of the good things to eat.
About 6 o'clock the ladies sat down
to supper, while the children we're
served on the lawn. 1t was a most
happy gathering and aside from the
anticipated departure of Mrs. Johns
ton, the picnic was highly enjoyed.
After the supper was finished the
small multitude was called to order
and Mrs. w. A. Barber read a piece
of poetry which contained the ex-
pressed sentiments of the neighbor-
hood of the high regard and esteem
in which she was held by those who
have lived beside her for a good
many years. At the conclusion of
the reading Mrs. Barber presented
her with a handsome clock and thin
bic, and they wished her the best of
success in her new home. The COM
pany dispersed shortly after the
shades of evening began to fall.
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to be built by H. l.. Bras on the
north side of his property on Fifth
avenue e was brought up, Mr..
Bras stating that he would build the
walk without it's being condemned.
He informed the street and alley
committee that he did not want to
build the walk this year, owing to
the fact that next year he intended
to erect a new building on the site
of his present location and that his
new walk would, be practically ruin
ed by the e%Xcavating that would
have to be done close to the walk.
Under those circumstances MI. Bras
was given a year in which to build
his walk.
A resolution was offered by Alder
man Duncan making the annual ap-
preparation for conducting the city
business. For general purposes the
sum of $36,40O was set aside, for
interest on bonds the amount was
placed at $4,000 and $500 for the
sinking fund. This is about $1,000
more than was required to run the
city's business last year.. The amount
appropriated for the several funds
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The following reports were made
by city officers: City Treasurer Kib-
bees report for the month of July
was accepted and placed on file. His
report for August was referred to
the finance committee. Justice Her.
bert reported that he had assessed
fines to the amount of $3.50, of which
SOS had been paid. $85 not paid and
that the court fees amounted to
$63.45. Weighmaster Mcdonald re-
ported that the fees of the city
scales amounted to $3.50 for the
month of August.
City Treasurer Kibbee made hin
annual report from which we CLEAN
the following: The receipts for the
year, which include a balance of ST.
1923 on hand September 1, 1906.
were as follows: Tax collections
from county treasurer, $32,542.76s
water rents, $~1.729.05; licenses. &c.
970.S3; fines, 1861; tapping sewers
and water mains. $148; rents of city
hall, $1,968; poll taxes. $670.50;
cemetery lots and sexton fees, $773;
water consumers turning on water.
SO cents; turning of, rs cents:
water meters sold. $176.80; fire loss
water works, $151.35; returned by
Crane Co., overpaid, 5000; NJ.
Patterson, drying hose, SIS; lue
scraper sold to L.. o. Gale, $2.75;
sale of old iron, $40; John Reierson.
street commissioner selling old iron
and dirt, $50; Tony Symken for
copper library roof, $77.71; Dakota
Central Telephone Co., payment for
franchise for ear ending May 81.
1906, s412.3O; returned by F. A.
Summers, o%verpaid, $1.9S; Mrs. C.
j. Sickler, sidewalk assessment, 500
90; returned by Standard Oil Co.,
.,overpaid, 1920; state of South Da-
kota for insurance tax distribution.
$500. 68-making a total of $48,-
438.67.
The following amounts were paid
out: Warrants on general fund, $685.
363.11, with interest on same OF
$905.2S; warrants Oh city hall fund.
~$6,S70.45, with interest on same of
$~1,123.60; warrants on cemetery
fund, s433.70; paid coupons on
bonds Indebtedness, $7,677.5O-total
expenditures for the year, $46,373.-
GA.
The following is the city's stand
ing Indebtedness in bonds and
rants, September 1, 1907: s19,50O,
refunding, 4 IL per cent, due March
z, 1919; $4,000, refunding 4 Ia
per cent, due May /, 1920, option of
paying $4,000 per year after May 1.
1905; $4,000 water, 5 per cent, due
May 2, 1924, option of paying on
after ten years, a total of $159,500.
100000 sewer, 5 per cent, due May
p. 1925, option to pay at any time
after ten years, a totaf oil $159,500.
Warrants outstanding on general
fund: sal .h93.2G; warrants outstand-
ing on city hall fund, $4,7S4.1S-to-
tai $36,37S.04.
An ordinance increasing the sal
airy of the engineer at the water
works to SIS a month was placed on
its first reading and passed to the
second reading.
Alderman Burns presented a re-
quest from the Woman's Library AS
ISOLATION that the salary of the IL
brarian be increased, but as the re-
quest did not come personally from
the librarian the council did not take
Iany action.
Alderman Kelley brought up thu
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