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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-09-20
Rockefe er's Fortune.

AnOther Interesting eyelOpment
was the ohicial statement, made for
the first time yesterdays of John D.
Rpcketeller's personal holdings IN
the standard Oif com mpany II was
brought out that Mr.. Rockefeller
owned 256, 1854 shares, 81 more than
one-fouYth 81 the total Of 972 900
certificates Of the Standard OIL com
pany. Based on the earnings Of the
company. SIS placed on record Tues
day, 1t is computed that Mr.. Rookie
fellerfs personal profits during the
last eight years have aggregated al
most 4125,0 ,000, 900. .-s5s53
Frank B. Kellogg spent q busy day
tracing the various changes In the
development OF the Standard OIL com
pany from the time Of It's inception
In 1882, when the trust agreement
was signed, until the trust was dis
solved In 1899 and the Standard OIL
company Of New Jersey was formed.
Mr.. Kellogg developed many Of his
questions from the trust agreement
OF 1882, which was contained IN the
bill OF complaint fled In st. Louis
last December, when the present ac-
stion was commenced The trust
agreement. which was entered into
by John. D. Rockefeller and As other
oil interests, provided that the Stand
ard Oil company should be formed In
Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, and In other states
states whenever the trustees deemed
advisable. All properties and assets
of the embraced corporations and
companies were to be turned over to
the several Standard Oil companies,
which, In turn, issued their own
stock in exchange. Under the terms
of this agreement all stock was to be
delivered to nine trustees, who is
Asued to depositing stockholders trust
certificates equal to the par value OF
the several Standard OIL companies.
The nine trustees under the original
agreement were John D. Rockefeller,
q. H. Payne, William Rockefeller, w.
.. IA .Bostwick, n. M. F1agler, VIC.
Warden, Charles Pratt, BENJAMIN
Brewster and John Archbold. The
trustees had absolute power In the
control Of the companies. They could
purchase with the trust funds the
|stocns and bonds Of other oil compa-
MES on such terms as they deemed
advisable and could dispose Of them
whenever they thought necessary.
The trustees, who were elected to
hold once for three years. were bal
lcted for by the owners Of the trust
certificates. The agreement further
provided that the trust should con-
tinue during the lives Of the suryiy-
ors Of trustees named In the agree
ment and for 2 1 years thereafter.
Mr.. Tilford was questioned at
length on the trust period from 1882
to 1922 and the period Of the trust
!Mquidation from 1892 to 1895. ME-.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-09-20
KELLOGG BRINGS OUT THAT n IS
OPERATING UNDER AN.
OTHER NAME.
That State Has Forbidden the Stand
ard to Do Business il the State.
From Testimony Yesterday Il
Would Seem That II Was Hiding
Under Another Name.

New York, Sept. 20. That the
Standard OIL company is operating
under the name Of the Corsicana Re-
.fining company In Texas, which has
forbidden the oil combine to operate
within that state, was indicated yes
3terday, when Wesley H. Tilford,
treasurer Of the Standard OIL COM
ypany, testified that n. c. Folger and
C.M. Payne, whom Frank B. Kellogg,
attorney for the government, stated
control the Corsicana company, are
prominent In the conduct Of the az
fairs Of the Standard OIL company.
Mr.. Kellogg sought to draw from the
witness the Information that the Cor
sicana company was really the
Standard Oil company and was oper-
ating in Texas because the antitrust
laws Of that state would not permit
the combine to Operate In It. Mr..
Tilford replied that as far al he
knew the Standard OIL company had
no interests In Texas. He said that
Mr.. Folger and Mr. Payne were both
ofacers OF the Standard OIL company.
Sbnt he was not aware that they
owned the Corsicana company.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-09-20
Speech Of Admiral Chadwick

Speech Of Admiral Chadwick
# Rear Admiral French e. Chad
wick, United States Navy, spoke in
explanation and advocacy Of the
Newport, R. T., system of municipal
government, and also devoted a por-
tion of his address to a comparison
of American and European forms of
city administration, declaring that
the American people had much to
learn in this respect.
The first need in an understand
ing of this subject Of municipal ad-
ministration," declared Admiral
Chadwick, sis realization of the
immensity of our backwardness In
nearly all things which go to make
the well organized, well administer
ed town. Though we are all agreed
that our municipal conditions are
. it is at all generally understood how
very bad they are in comparison with
those of we'll ordered cities in other
.-HT Il :
countries. have lately been abroad,
and tried to keep my eyes open as to
what lie doing in Europe, and must
say that the resulting feeling was
\ one Of deep modification when /
called up a recollection Of some Of
our own conditions. Germany In
particular does for the public, in
gardens, parks, ornamental waters
and other means Of enjoyment for
the mass, what we, with a few ex-
ceptions, scarcely attempt.
- American towns as a rule have
simply been the subject OF exploita-
tion through a long series of years
I for the benefit Of seekers after poll
tical power or for what we have
come to call graft. We have sat in
grumbling humor throughout this
era without sufficient energy or pub
lie spirit to free ourselves.
"The situation which we are at
tacking is one Of unparalleled ma
tional disgrace. Praise of our sup
+ pose dintelligence and energy is
wholly misplaced until we shall pro-
3 duce change. Character is the
first Of products, and until we shall,
) as a people, stand on a plan Of hon
esty and earnestness for the public
good, our self-satisfaction Is but as
y Dead Sea fruit. The living fact is
that our backwardness In city admin
4 istration Is due to our want OF ma
tional backbone and to a want OF that
widespread Intelligence which we are
too wont to boast as being ours in
a very high degree. siss.
After such study as / have been
able to give the subject, have be-
come convinced that the main cause
of our failure IL il placing city adj
ministrat Ion, 8 profession which de-
mands thorough knowledge and ex-
Esperience, in the hands OF haphazard,
4 short-term men. "A mayor with US is
the accident Of a day the same may
be said of all the rest Of our ON
Ecials. Their only real knowledge as
q rule is the game Of politics and
they naturally play To- keep In pow
ser. A change to a greater perma-
nency Of once among our technical
onicials particularly is thus our
primal need. This necessity Is ev-
Eerywhere else recognized. Take Eng
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-09-20
NORFOLK MEETING
OF CITY (IEI|C|ALS
LEAGUE OF AMERICA. z tUNICI.
PAL1r1Es IS NOW S.J
SESSION. 8
At Session Last Night Speeches Were
Made by Prominent Men in Public
Life.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 20The League
OF American Municipalities convened
in this city yesterday Many munici-
pal officers from all over the country
are in attendance Speeches dealing
with city affairs in various forms
were given at the session last night,
among the speakers being Rear Ad-
miral Chadwick, William Hallen and
j. M. Head, whose subjects follow:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
FARMERS MAY NOW
MANUFACTURE ALCOHOL
Distillcries for Making Denatured Ar
ticIe May Broaden Agricui-
turists' Field.

Now that the new regulations for
the manufacture of denatured alco-
hol have gone into effect, it becomes
possible for farmers to take up the
manufacture of it. The regulations
that govern licensed distilling have
been modified to this very end. 1t
is not probable that the distilling of
alcohol will for years, if ever, come
TO be a customary occupation for the
individual farmer any more than the
making OF dairy products does. In
the general progress of agriculture.
however. there has been evolved a
cooperative effort in certain lines;
and the country creamery, serving all
the farmers of a community, is one
of the up-to-date evolutions. Ii is
probable that the distilling of alco-
( hol for mechanical uses will begin at
/ the point whereto butter making and
/ cheese making have arrived. \ de-
natnred alcohol distillery convenient
/ liz located for the farms, from which
! its raw materials of grain. fruits and
vegetables are to be gathered, will he
as natural an outgrowth as the starch
| factories in a potato district; and it
should prove just as valuable an out
/ let for the culled. the damaged and
/ the superannuated products of the
acreage served.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
IHE ADMINISTRATION
TRAVELLING MAN

His bulk and genial disposition, his
avowed candidacy for the presidential
nomination, his recent public indorse-
ment of the Roosevelt policies, all
lend interest to Secretary Taft's trip
around the world. His task of teach
ing the infant Philippine government
to walk makes his journey one of his
torical Importance. William II. Taft,
efficient runner of important errands,
big brother to our dependencies and
charges, has a large contract on his
hands. A majority of the members
of the Philippine congress are pledg-
ed to advocate Filipino independence
Secretary Taft knows this no Amer
lean knows the. temper of our island
possessions better that he. If friend
Illness and tact and knowledge of the
situation can do it, our secretary of
war will start the Filipinos cheerfully
on their way toward civilization and
independence.
The rest of Secretary Taft's jour
ney around the world will doubtless
be spent in learning how friendly
everybody is to the United States. In
the meantime he will find out how
friendly the United States is to Taft.
If the world had more secretaries
of war like William Fl. Taft it would
have less war His name should be
Tact" and his title Secretary of
Peace"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
Ii Was His Dog

An automobile dashed along the
country road. Turning curve, il
came suddenly upon a man with a
gun on his shoulder and a weak
sickly-looking dog beside him.. The
dog was directly in the path of the
motor car. The chauffeur sounded
his horn, but the dog did not move
until he was struck. After that he
did not move.
The automobile stopped and one
of the men got out and came forward
He had once paid a farmer ten dol
lars for killing calf that belonged
to another farmer and was wary.
WAS that your dog?"
yes"
Looks as if we'd killed him."
Certainly looks So
Very valuable dog?"
well, not SO very"
'Will five dollars satisfy your"
Yes"
well then here you are" He
handed a five-dolar bill to the man
with the gun and added pleasantly:
Il am sorry to have broken up your
hunt"
Il wasn't going hunting" replied
the other as he pocketed the bill
Not going hunting? Then what
were you doing with the dog and the
gum"
Going down to the woods to shoot
the dog. Youths Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
TO BUILD LARGER DEsTROYERs.

Plans and specifications have re-
Gently been completed by the navy
department for five new torpedo-boat
destroyers authorized by the last con-
gress. These new torpedo-boat de-
stroyerS Will be of about twenty
eight knots speed and 700 tons dis
placement. The plans call for YES
sells considerably larger than those
of similar type now in service. The
largest of the present destroyers dis
places but 433 tons, and is PAS feet
long. Bidders will be given the priv
ilege of submitting estimates on
boats with oil-burning apparatus for
generating steam, reciprocating and
turbine steam engines, and internal
combustion engines. These items
were never before included in bids
for boats of this class, but owing to
the successful results from oil burn
ing engines it is probable that within
the near future all the new vessels
will be equipped with such apparatus
Great care is being taken by the
navy department to send out circu-
lars and other Information concern
ing destroyers and new battleships
only to such concerns as have the ia
cilities for filling contracts for the
vessels if awarded to them. This
secrecy is in accordance with Secre-
tary Metcalfs recent orders and is
maintained for the purpose of pre-
venting detailed information of new
naval construction falling into the
hands of foreign governments always
on the lookout to obtain such news.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
Not i'm n Great Hurry.

All of the watchmen at the treas
ury in Washington are veterans of
the civil war, and all of them are well
advanced in years. Captain Harry
Cobangh recently pointed out an old
man who passed his room and said to
Smith Fry: There is another vet
eran, and he is to go on my force one
of these days"
why, that old codger must be
past 60 years old, and he doesn t
seem strong" was the reply
No matter about that" replied
Captain Cobaugh. "If he ever APP
plies, he will be appointed. He goes
through here every pension day, to
one particular notary public | have
noticed him for couple of years,
and on last pension day he told me
that he had been Waterman here
shortly after the civil war, and I ask
ed him if he expected to come back
on the force again.
i am thinking of it, he an
swered, and added If ] am in
Washington three years from now. !
will put in my application for rein
statement as Waterman
He went away, and left me won
.dering why he wanted to wait three
years, when every year is bringing
him so much nearer to the grave.
Two months went by, and I saw him
here visiting his sor. and I asked
him why he wanted to wait three
years before applying for reinstate-
ment here. and he answered.
If ] live 20 be hundred years
old, I'll come back here. I an 81
now" And the old fellow went away
chuckling and chortling at his little
joke"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
Leaving 1t Open.

Sir w. S. Gilbert received a note
not very long ago from young lady
telling him of her approaching mar
riage He replied at once, heartily
congratulating her.
Two months passed, and the fair
correspondent again wrote to say that
she had broken that engagement, and
had accepted another sutton.
Sir William replied that he had
every confidence in her Judgment,
and once more expressed his good
wishes for her future.
Three months later she informed
him that she had broken he" engage
ment with her second suitor, and
was now about to be married to Lord
. This was too much for Sir
William, and his reply ran:
Il desire to congratulate you on
your approaching marriage with
." Here he placed an asterisk,
and in a footnote added: Here in
sert the name of the happy man.
London Answers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
GENERAL BOOTHS CLOSE
SYMPATHY WITH MASSES

There is no other single figure
which stands out today so conspicu-
Gus in the movement for the better
ment of mankind through the uplift-
ing of the lowly and OF those who
need the helping hand of sympathy,
as that of William Booth. the head OF
the Salvation Army. His visit to
New York recently, which was made
the occasion of a remarkable demon
stration by the body of which he is
the leader. is recognized as an event
of which both state and municipality
should take notice
Throughout the world" said the
mayor of Boston in his address of
welcome, his fame has gone as one
of the greatest men of our time, one
who has performed great and noble
work, and unlike the fate of most
men who gave their lives for the up-
lifting of their fellows. honor has
come to him in his lifetime His
whole life, since that day, forty-siX
years ago, when he took up his bur
| den for the sake of humanity, has
been one of increasing toll and per-
sistent endeayor: years of it spent
/ beneath the ieering scorn of an I'M
! thinking and unheeding world
1t is from the close sympathy witt
| the masses, which has been the in
| spiration of General Booths move
ment, that its force and its impelline
| impetus are derived. He has i'm
posed his methods and his purpose.
upon established religious efforts
and he has brought public humani
tarianism to recognize his ideals a!
those which should be sought
And all this has been brough
about by the complication of hu
man sympathy, by fellow feelin,
for the man who is under, who need
help, who cannot get help through
formal organizations. 1t is these
and they form a vast multitude
from whom the Salvation Army call
its recruits. And it is the work il
this underworld of society in which
General Booths great organization
has won its great sociological triumph
There will always be need of sucl
an influence as that of the Salvation
Army. It's organization is immorta
under our social conditions And tn,
honors paid its head are we'll de
served.-New York Commercial.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
The Truth Comes Out.

Miffkins-The happiest hours of
my life were when ! was going to
school.
Biffkins-I cannot tell lie, old
man. The happiest hours of my life
were when | was playing hooky from
school.-Exchange.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
Northern Hotel.

ID. b. Trainor Pittsbnrg; A. d.
Myers, Goldfeld; Ole Elliott. Gold
field Bob NJ. 1ryon, Goldfield; Cyl
Coblentz, San Francisco; Roy T
Byrne, Omaha: +. l.. Fisher, San
Francisco; j. l.. Kite. Denver; G. F.
Sewell, San Francisco; Robert M
Bode, st. Eouis; II. E. Vance, Pres
colt, AriZ.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
A Frost Maker

Ruggles (the book-keeper) I'm
more than half sick with the hay
fever.
Ramage (the cashierD That S
bad You ought to go to some
place where you would be sure of
finding frost.
Ruggles: I'll do it, Ramage. I'll
go this minute and ask the old man
for raise in salary. Chicago Trib-
une.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
The Difference

Pa, what's the difference between
the meaning of prepared and ready"
Well, there's many person who
may be prepared to die, but / never
saw one who was ready. Chicago
Record-Herald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
A Nature-Fakcr

Teacher: Can the leopard change
his spots? Now, Tommy, answer me
Tommy: Yes, sir; he can.
Teacher: Nonsense; how can he?
Tommy: Well, sir; when he's
tired of sitting in one spot he can
change to another, cant he, sir?-
Winnipeg Telegram
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

II. f. Vance, a mining man oil
Prescott. Ariz., is a guest at the
Northern.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
AT THE HOTELS
Stcptoc Hotel.

J. NJ. Yates, Goldfeld; Herman
Wise, Shelter; ]. NJ. Anderson.
Smelter; A. Vatican, Cananea, Mex
leo.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Now is the time to lay in your WIN
ter coal while the Ely Lumber and
Coal company have supply.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Mrs. Charles \. Walker will en-
terrain the Ladies Card club al hVe
hundred Saturday.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Rooms at the Alamo reduced TO
$15. $40, s., and $35 per month.
10-1G-tf S. l.. WINES, Prop.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
At the Art Exhibition.

She-The. works of the old mas
ters were very well done.
He-And yet they are very rare
now.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

r. f. Dodson. contractor, has gone
to southern Utah to purchase two
carloads of hogs for the local mar
ket.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

If you want to figure on getting
Spring Water piped into your home,
call phone 27X. Langley, the
Plumber u
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

A warm fire in the winter keeps
away the blues and makes you "com-
forty" and keeps the babies good ma
tured. Fill your fuel box from the
bunkers of the Ely Lumber and Coal
company while it is plenty.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

A. Vatican of cananea, Mexico, is
a guest at the Steptce.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Coal will be coal a little later in
the season and while it is to be had
in plenty is the time to lay in your
supply for the cold days of winter.
The Ely Lumber and Coal company
can fill your bin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

For city water in your house, see
Langley, the plumber. hurry street.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Miss Maude Norman and Mrs.
Julia Blair, formerly of Ogden, have
formed a partnership in the millinery
business. Each of the miliners has
conducted a separate establishment
here
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Mrs. o. NJ. Converse, aunt OF Philip
McKernan of Ely. has been stricken
by paralysis at her home in Los An
geles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Washing and ironing wanted
rough dried n speciality. Boise Lam
dry, Aultman, between 9TH aud 9th
streets. u
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Nye Bros. have just received a
large shipment of waterproof shoes,
both in the high and low cut styles.
1t will pay you to stop in and take a
'ook
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Mr. and Mrs F. c. Armstrong We're
guests at dinner at the Steptoe hotel
Tuesday evening. of Mr.. and Mrs.
AyreS.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

The Ely Lumber and Coal COM
pany have just received 200 tons of
coal fresh from the mines of Utah.
Get it while it is going
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24
N. N. II. X. TINE TABLE.

Connections at CObrc
For the West, Train No. 5, 7:45 pm
For the East. Train No 4, 1882 pm
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

The Idaho bar handles only first
class wines, liquors and cigars. Our
goods are shipped direct to us from
the makers
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Mr.. Spicer gave dinner at the
Steptoe hotel Tuesday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Glockner
and II r Plate.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-24

Mike Boyle, one of the old timers
of the camp, is perhaps fatally i'll of
typhoid fever at Holy Cross hospital
in Salt Lake.