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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
STANDARDS VAST PROFITS
OIL TRUST EARNED s4so,st5, ss4 IN
EIGHT YEARS.
Interesting Facts Brought Out In the
Federal Suit to Dissolve the
Great Corporation.

New York, Sept 1S.-Delving into
the financial workings of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, the hold
ing company of all the subsidiary or
ganizations of the so-called oil trust,
Frank ID. Kellogg, conducting the fed
eral suit for the dissolution of the
company, brought forth Tuesday to
public view for the first time the enor.
nous profits made by the Standard Oil
company.
In period Of eight years, from 1899
to 1906 inclusive, the company, on a
statement spread upon the record of
Tuesdays hearings, was shown to
have earned total profits of $490,315,-
934, or at the rate Of more than $751;
100000 a year, and distributed to its
shareholders in the same period $685.
359 ,403.
While the company was earning
these vast sums in the refining of oil,
the statements adduced at the hearing
show, between 1899 and 1906 the as
sets of the company grew by leaps
and bounds from $200,791 1923 to $751;
1881. The capital stock is $685.
382. Financiers and those seeking
knowledge of the exact profits of the
Standard OIL company have striven
vainly to obtain the figures which Mr..
Kellogg succeeded in placing upon the
record OF the court. The Standard
Oil company makes no statement of
its business, and other than the dec
laration of dividend, 1t makes no pub
lie announcement by which it's bust
ness may be guaged.
Mr.. Kellogg obtained a statement
showing that the Standard OIL COM
pany OF New Jersey controlled by
stock ownership over 70 companies
engaged in the refining and the trans
portation by pipe line OF OIL, on Sep
TENDER IA, 1907 The Standard OIL
company had always carefully guard.
cd the list of its subsidiary companies
and the amount of its shareholdings.
The list showed that the Standard OH
company OF New Jersey owned $685..
900 Of the total capital stock OF ST..
900, 900 of the Standard Oil company
of Indiana, which was recently
fined $29.24O,000 by Judge Lands in
the United States Circuit court In Chi
cago for rebating
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
BOTH MEN ARE HURT
SERIOUS INJURIES RESULT IN Elk
CITING RUNAWAY NEAR
NEW SHARON.

New Sharon, Ia, Sept 1S.--A DIS
asCrous runaway six miles southeast
of here last evening completely de-
molished a buggy and resulted in con-
filming the two occupants to their
homes for few days with bad bruiS'
es, but it is believed that 40 serious
injuries were inflicted. The reports
of the accident were exaggerated con
siderably when they reached the town
aud great excitement was aroused
until The extent of the damage could
be learned. John Cox and Sam Flee
ner were the two men in the buggy
and they were returning from the
Jake Mefford sale about supper time
when the horse suddenly became
frightened and began to run and kick
furiously. Both men were dumped
out and the venicle was practically
demolished. Both men were also
kicked by the furious animal and Mr.
Cox sustained the most serious in
juries by meeting the shoed feet OF
the animal with his face. He wa;
found to De in bad shape and was car
ried home for treatment. Mr.. Fleen
er sustained broken arm, the bone;
being severed just at the wrist, ant
ne was also badly bruised. Medica
assistance was secured a: once an(
the wounds OF the two men cared for
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
HocH ON Low FARE QUESTION
Kansas Governor Bound to Enforce
Railway Boards Order.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 1S.--Gov. Hoch
Tuesday afternoon gave to the press
letter written to a member of the
Kansas senate, explaining his attitude
on the two-cent fare question. He said
IA his letter:
Il have not said to any one what my
action will be, whether l will secure
this result through special session
of the Legislature or otherwise. If to
secure this result it should necessitate
special session of the legislature, in
the language Of Patrick Henry, Let 1t
come The board OF railroad commits
sioners has made the order and fixed
Oct. as the date when it will be-
come effective. AS yet have had no
official notification as to what the
railroads propose to do in this matter
and | cannot be controlled in my ac-
ton by newspaper reports. But my
mind is made up, and as soon as |
have authoritative information as to
what the railroads propose to do,
will then be ready to act"
Later in his letter he says: 'If the
railroads had any horse sense they
would have stopped this discrimina-
ton voluntarily"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
DIE IN AN AUTO WRECK
PROMINENT ELkS ARE KILLED
AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
overcrowded Motor Car Running at
Terrific Rate Crashes Into 10
Telephone Pole.

Colorado Springs Col, Sept. 1S.-A
powerful racing automobile occupied
by seven prominent Elks and a chauf-
feur and built to hold three passen-
gers, while running at a terrific rate,
crashed into telephone pole at the
bottom of the West Hurfando street
hill here early Tuesday and was
wrecked.
Three of the occupants were killed
outright, fourth died shortly after
the accident and the others were more
or less seriously hurt. The bodies of
the three dead were mangled almost
beyond recognition. The dead: John
S. Grey, formerly of New York, killed
outright; Britten L. Graves, druggist,
died shortly afterward; w. II. Ralston,
a dealer in electrical supplies, killed
outright, H. Winnal, killed outright.
The injured are James English,
George Buckley, F. H. Ward and A.
w. Markscheffel.
The party had been to the Elks'
clubhouse at Manitou to attend So
cial session and was returning home.
The machine, six-cylinder, 40-horse
power, recently at Overland park ran
over and killed c. F. Dasey. The ac-
cident happened at three a. m, just
after the automobile, with its merry,
testing passengers, crowded into the
two seats, on Ae hood and on the
steps, plunged at terrific clip down
the hill.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
CHICAGO VOTERS
REJECT CHARTER
OPPONENTS TO NEW FORM OF
GOVERNMENT VICTORIOUS.
DEFEAT is OVERWHELMING.
Mayor Busse Says It Was an oPpor-
tunity For Better Municipal Gov
eminent In chicago-A
Light Vote Cast.

Chicago, Sept 1S.-Ths new charter
authorized by the state legislature at
its last session for the city of Chi
cago was rejected by the voters at
yesterdays special election by ma
jority of over $4,000.
Little more than half of the register
ed vote was cast, figures, unofficial,
showing 59446 ballots for the charter
and 122,O54 against it. The total vote
polled was 1S1, 500 out of a registered
vote of S61, 1868.
The light vote was due to some ex-
tent to the fact that the election was
special one and that the granting of
time off for the purpose of voting was
optional with employers, and in the
majority of cases voters were obliged
to go to the polls before going to work
or not at all.
Busse Issues Statement.
Mayor Busse issued the following
statement last night:
1T is evident from the result that
great majority of the people of Chi
cago either do not want charter or
are not sufficiently interested in new
charter to go to the polls and vote.
THE very light vote polled and the
majority against adoption clearly
proves that | think this Indifference
on the part of the public has been a
mistake. While the charter contained
some provisions that were disagree
able to this, that or the other special
interest or element in the community,
yet, on the whole, it was good thing
for Chicago.
A Lost Opportunity.
Its adoption would have enabled
the administration to do many things
in the way of public improvements
which would have been of lasting ben
eft to the city and its people"
For ten years this city has been
talking charter" and in three sue
cessiye sessions of the legislature the
| act which was placed. before the vot.
ers yesterday for adoption has been
taking shape.
The charter that was offered to the
voters is practically the charter as
passed by the charter convention and
taken to Springfield.
The taxation, park, grant of power
and school sections were framed by
the charter convention and the legis-
lature did not change them. The pri-
mary law as provided by the charter
is the present city primary law, and
the act gives the city council, on ref
erendum vote, the power to change
this and other provisions, excepting
the three which concern taxation, pub
lie utilities, and schools, to suit the
wishes OF the city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
PROBABLY NEEDED IT.
A Bloomfield, Iowa, Robber Chooses
Peculiar Loot.

Bloomfield, Ia, Sept. 1S.-The home
of Harvey Wray in the north part OF
the city was entered while the mem.
bers of the family were away and
here is what was missed when Mr..
Wray returned home and searched the
house:
Several gallons of cold water.
Ditto of hot water.
A generous coating from the bar OF
toilet soap.
Unwonted liberties with a bath
towel.
But In the exchange here is what
the burglar left in the house:
A tub full of very black water.
A coating of mud in the bottom OF
the tub.
A form silhouetted on the towel, toe
blurred, however, to afford Identified
tion.
The burglar had taken nothing but
a bath.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
BROWNS DAUGHTER AND SELF.
Desperate Deed Of an insane Woman
at Los Angeles, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 1s.-Driven
insane by brooding over her i'll
health and the protracted absence OF
her husband in Iowa. Mrs. Anna Ba-
ker, 81 years old. left the home of her
brother-in-law Monday night. accom-
panied by her seven-year-old daughter.
and proceeded to the shores OF John
sons lake, at the eastern city limits,
where she hurled both herself and
daughter into the deep waters OF the
lake.
The woman left the following note:
81 want to save my dear little darling
from this world You will find us in
Johnson's lake. Telephone TO some
friend OF ours in Streator, H.. and
some one should telephone from
Streator to Fred that his father is
sick He should come to Streator
Don't telephone to the folks direct
Don't take me into anyone's home
Send us to Streator."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
ENGINEER DIVORCED.
Nose Arquette Of MarshalItown is
Given Decree.

Marshalltown, Ia, Sept. 1S.-"Mose'
Arquette, one of the best known loco
motive engineers in Iowa. was granted
divorce from his wife. Mrs. Ellen Ar
quette, on the ground of desertion. Ar
quette was married forty or more years
ago, and has a family of grown chill
dren. He is one of the oldest engin-
GERS on the Iowa Central. having seen
active service between here and Ma.
son City for thirty years. During the
civil war he pulled soldier trains on
the Illinois Central from Dubuque to
] the southern battlefieIds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED.
Fatal Accidents Near Pando and at
Calhan, Col.

Salids, Col, Sept 18.-Freight train
No. 81, westbound. on the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad. was wrecked to
day near Pando, IA miles west of Lead
vile, killing Fred Nichols, the en-
gineer. Fireman Pledger and Harry
Sharpe, the brakeman, all Of Salida.
The airbrakes failed TO hold on the
per cent. grade in Tennessee pass,
and the train, after attaining terrific
speed, jumped the track.
Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept. 49,
The locomotive Pulling passenger
train No 5. westbound on the Rock Is.
land railroad, blew up at Calhan, Col,
Tuesday, killing Engineer John d,
Hartman. and seriously If not fatally
injuring Fireman A. E. Chlnburg
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
NAVAL DISASTER IN JAPAN
EXPLOSION ON THE sATTLEsHlP
kAsHiMA KILLS 81.
Five Officers Among the Dead-sIx-
teen Men lnlure,t blast inside :
~ Gun Shield.

Toxic, Sept. 1S.-0ver 40 men were
killed or injured on board the Japan
csc battleship Kashima by the explo-
sion of a 12-inch shell within the
shield, after target practice near
Kure at six o'clock There the wound
ed were placed innthe hospital The
fatalities included a lieutenant, two
cadets and one stan officer, the rank
and name of whom is not given.
Gas from Breech Causes Blast.
The explosion occurred inside OF
the shield of the starboard after ten
inch gun.
1t was not the shell which explod-
ed, but powder, which evidently
caught fire from the gas emitted from
the breech when opened for the pur.
pose of reloading the gun, The explo-
sion was terrific. The hull Of the
Kishima is not damaged.
A majority of the victims were ter
ribly mutilated.
The Japanese battle ship Kashlma
was built by the Armstrong company
at the EIswick shipyards in England,
where she was launched In the spring
Of 1905. The Japanese ambassador.
Yiscount Hayashi, was present at the
ceremony. The Kashima measures
425 feet on the water line mad AS
feet over all. Her armament consists
ofi,four 12-inch guns. four ten inch
guns, IL six-inch guns, IL 12-pounders,
and FIVE underwater torpedoatubes.
The Kashima is the largest battle
ship that was ever launched on the
Tyne and the tenth ship that has been
built for the Japanese government at
Elswick.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
The INTERURBAN TAX
PROPOSITION CARRIES BY BIG
MAJORITY IN PLEASANT
GROVE TOWNSHIP.
Special to Daily Herald.

Special to Daily Herald.
Barnes CITY, Sept. 1S.-The special
election held in Pleasant Grove town
ship on the question of voting five
per cent tax to the Cedar Rapids &
Oskaloosa Interurban Railway result
ed in victory for the proposition by
a majority of forty-eight. While there
were some votes cast against the pro
posed tax, the more progressive ele-
ment of the townships population vot.
ed in favor of the tax. The election
brought out good sized vote and the
people of the township are thoroughly
interested in having the line as soon
as it can be built. Much enthusiasm
is met on all sides and the company
will have little difficulty in securing
right-of-way along the route surveyed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
WeII.known Composer pies.

Milwaukee, Sept, 1S.-Odin Louis
Renning. well-known pianist and
composer, who composed the corona
tion ode to King Haakon of Norway,
died at Knowlton hospital Tuesday.
Mr.. Renning was 81 years old. Death
followed an operation two weeks ago
for appendicitis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
AGREE TO PEACE CONFERENCE.
Representatives of Five Central Amer.
lean Republics Sign Protocol.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 1S.-A pro-
tocol was signed at the state depart.
ment Tuesday by the diplomatic repre-,
sentatives of the five Central Ameri.
can republics, accepting the invitation
of the United States and Mexico to
meet here at an early date to nego.
tiate an agreement providing for per.
manent peace between the countries
represented.
The protocol was signed in the pres.
ence of Acting Secretary Adee of the
state department and Minister Godoy
charge d'affairs of the Mexican EN-.
bassy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
OKLAHOMA ELECTION.
o Constitution, Prohibition and Has {
o keIl Thought to Have Won. (
. Q . . 9 . . . Q Q . .


United Press Dispatch.
Oklahoma City, Sept. 12.-Incom
plete returns from yesterdays cleo
ton indicate the ratification of the
constitution by an Overwhelming ma
jority. The democrats claim the elec
ton of Haskell Tor governor by 10000
and the republicans claim the cleo
ton of Frantz by 10000. Mcclure
republican. Is probably elected tc
congress from the First distric-, AM
Frank Hubbard, republican, in the
Third district.
Kansas City, Sept. 1S.-ReportS
from Oklahoma election indicate po
nibition has certainly carried ana il
is probable the constitution has beer
accepted and that Haskell democrat
is elected governor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
Pettlbone NAV Be Fatally M.

Boise. Idaho, Sept. 1S.-George A.
Pettibone was unable to appear in the
district court Tuesday to have his case
set for trial. An affidavit of the at
tending physician states that Petit
bone is suffering from ulcer of the
bladder, which. unless soon checked,
will prove fatal. II says an operation
may be necessary, but fears the pa
tient will be unable to survive 1t.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
KILLED BY TRAIN.
State Center Painter Meets Death On
Northwestern.

Marshalltown, Ia, Sept. 1S.-Charles
Carter of State Center, painter, about
40 years old, was struck by North
western train some time during the
night and instantly killed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
Premature Explosion Injuries Fou

Pittsburg, Sept 1S.-one man was
fatally injured and three others seri
ously hurt Tuesday by the premature
explosion OF charge of dynamite dur.
ing the blasting of Stag at the Carrie
furnace of the Carnegie Steel company
at Rankin. suburb of this city The
force of the explosion shattered win.
dows in buildings and house within a
half mile of the mill.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-09-19
chokes to Death On Marble.

Dubuque, Ia, Sept. 1S.-Little Ar
mold Kraft, aged two years, swallowed
marble and died two minutes later.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-19
HOUSES
ENTERED
TWO CASES OF ATTEMPTED BUR-
GLARY IN HONOLULU EARLY
THIS MORNING

At least two attempts at burglary
were made during last night in Homo
lulu, and in one case the burglar was
seen as he was about to enter a room
on Punchbowl street He was appar-
emily a Porto Rican and was hatless
and shoeless.
One house in Makih was entered
and the lower rooms were searched.
The entrance was affected through a
window, and the burglar was heard by
the occupants of the house. He ap-
parently skipped on hearing them
move. Nothing appears to be missing.
The other place visited was on
Punchbowl street The burglar show
ed up at about half past four, an hour
later than the Makild occurrence, so
that he may have been the same man.
A member of The Star stan who has
room in the place was awakened by
the noise of door, and heard the door
of his room creaking as 1t was being
slowly opened. The door was never
locked. The creak apparently scared
the thief away, or else he was fright
ened by hearing the roomer sit up in
bed.
Ten minutes later the burglar was
seen on the lanai of a cottage close by.
He looked like youthful Porto Rican,
in the half light, and was stepping
with bare feet to peep in mosquito
doors of rooms there, all occupied. At
ter getting his bearings he quietly put
out the light, which Is usually left
burning all night.
At this stage Of the game the man
who was watching him interrupted the
proceedings, and Mr.. burglar vanished.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-19
JAPANESE
Want An ORGAN
THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE A
JOURNAL TO REPRESENT THEM
ON PACIFIC COAST.

YOKOHAMA, June 24.-Kecognlzins
as it does the extensive influence ex-
ercised by the yellow journals of Anne
RIGA in stirring up and augumenting
the anti-Japanese feeling in that coun-
try, the Jill desires the establishment
of newspapers at important centers of
the Japanese communities abroad, first
or all on the Pacific coast as a power
full defence against prejudice and mis-
understanding. There are indeed a
few papers of Insignificant magnitude
circulating among the Japanese resi-
dents on the Pacific coast, but both
their object and tone disqualify them
for organs of just sentiment of the
Japanese upon questions that touch
them. An English paper with sufficient
responsibility is the thing of imme-
date necessity.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-19
DOWN ON THE FARM.

The unsophisticated cnap from the
city had passed his first night in the
old farm house.
wall, neighbor," drawled the farm
err OF breakfast, how did you sleep last
nlght?''
"Sleep?" blurted the city chap in dis
gust, why man, was turning and
turning all night"
The old farmer laughted uproarious-
ly.
"Kpet turning, did you, neighbor?
Wall, told you that you would sleep
like a top,
Funny, Ell? Well, do you know
there was so much loose straw in the
mattress it kept getting in my ears and
nose all night"
'Just so, stranger. When you asked
about the bed didn't say it would
tickle you to death?"
And then the old farmer passed over
the leftover pie and black coffee.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-19

future political alignments. A dispatch
from Kansas has limited that his agents
in that state are organizing a sort of
farmers alliance. In other states the
Independence League may be used as
vehicle to carry the socialistic element
of both the old parties. In New York
state he is keeping the mayoralty con-
test alive, IN order to pose as a martyr
He had the legislature pass his recount
bill, although he really desires no re-
count. Neither does he want the office
of mayor. Wise ones know that he de-
sires only to pose as a martyr and that
it is the presidency itself that Hearst
is after.
A Tammany politician said today:
Hearst would like to be nominated
for president, but he does not care
about being mayor of New York. He
only likes to tell people-it is good
political capital to go before the people
of the country crying, 4 have been rob
bed of the Office of mayor of the city OF
New York. have not been given an
honest or a square deal. Now you
have an opportunity to show that you
disapprove of the injustice that l have
suffered by nominating me for presi-
dent
THAT Hearst considers himself a
strong presidential probability cannot
be doubted" the Tfmmany man con-
tinued "One has Only to put his ear
to the ground to hear unmistakable
sounds to that effect. hearst is always
organizing cautiously, but surely, his
forces for that conflict. Nor is there
any doubt that he would be a more
or less formidable candidate should
he rum"
1t is apparent that Ambrose Bierce
does a good deal of political work for
Hearst under cover, for the writer's
own name would not look well over an
article in Hearst's behalf. The public
has not forgotten Bierce's confession
that he wrote the doggerel verse
about the bullet that laid Gebel low,
Speeding here to stretch Mckinley on
his bier"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-19
NEW PORTRAIT
OF LATE GOVERNOR
HARRY COUZENS MAY EITHER
REPAIR INJURED ONE OR PAINT
ANOTHER.

Governor Dominis may yet live. The
injury that his portrait received yes
terday by falling over a chair and be-
ing punctured about the region of the
heart, may not prove fatal to the pic
ture after all. Men have fallen over
chairs and even under tables while
alive and survived, and that the por-
trait of Governor Dominis with a hole
in the breast must die is not logical.
Help has come to the Governors por-
trait. Harry Couzens has come to the
rescue of the portrait He was in con-
sultation today with the Acting Gov
ernor over the ACCESSIBILITY of repair
ing the portrait. Ample reason for at
tempting the portraitical-to coin a
new word-repairs are apparent. For
right across the hallway of the place
from where that of the governor for
merly hung is that of Admiral Sir
George Thomas. The manly breast OF
the Admiral was punctured also. II
any careful observer will take notice
he will see a patch between the third
and fourth buttons on. the port side
of the Admirars bow.
But Cousens says he wants to paint
new portrait of Governor Dominis
The present one is a poor likeness and
fright from an artistic standpoint