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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-01-30
THE STANDARD OIL DEBAUCHEs
TRADE AND MORALS.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charges System With Monopoly,
Bribery, Fraud, Corruption of the
Press and Debauchery Of State In
spectors-Drastic Remedies Sug-
2eSted

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The most
terrific arraignment Of the Standard
Oil company yet made by either pri-
vate or public investigator was that
fled with congress today by the inter-
state commerce commission.
Every conceivable corporate crime,
discrimination and false pretenses,
corruption Of the press and debauch-
cry of public officials, is contained in
the catalogue Of charges.
After long and painstaking in
vestigation, ordered by congress, in
which hundreds of witnesses We're eX-
amined in various &ities Of the coun-
try, and ample opportunity was given
the oil octopus to defend itself, the
commission makes report that COM
pletely overshadows the sensational
disclosures revealed in the report of
Commissioner of Corporations Car
field on the same subject last May.
Mr.. Garfeld's report was confined
largely to the relations of the Stand
ard Oil company to the railroads OF
the country; the interstate commerce
commissions report goes into the
whole subject of monopolistic control
Of the oil arket With wealth Of
detail, it describes the devious meth
ods employed by the Rockefeller COM
bine to crush competition.
Some of these methods are outlin-
ed by the commission as follows:
The Standard has sold different
grades of oil at different prices from
the same barrel.
cit has paid employees of independ-
ent oil companies for information as
to the business of those competitors,
and has paid employees of industrial
companies to secure the adoption Of
its oil in preference to that of its COM
petitors.
at has followed every barrel Of
Independent oil to destination. It's
agents are instructed to secure Gus
| toners at any sacrifice.
1T has tampered with the oil in
spectors in different States. The laws
Of several States concerning the in
| 81 ection Of oil are singularIy defect
| i've, and this has been turned to profit
/ by the Standard.
"The Standard buys advertising
space in many newspapers which it
fills not with advertisements, but
with reading matter prepared by
agents kept for that purpose and p i'd
for at advertising rates, as ordinary
news The assumption is that this
literature furnishes many Of the ideas
! j,lching the great benefits conferred
upon the public by the Standard Oil
! company.
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bicyclists. This condition has been
growing worse and worse for a long
time and we are of the opinion that
the ordinances against fast and reck-
less driving should be Vigorously en-
forced. There is nothing to be said
against Furnishing those who drive
over and injure pedestrians, but 1t
would be far better to prevent such
accidents by putting a stop to fast
driving.
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pened when the supply Of independ
ent oil in particular territory was
low and shipment was peculiarly
necessary, that the shipment has un-
accountably gone astray.
"Information also appears to have
been given the Union Tank Line, a
creature Of the Standard, concerning
the whereabouts of its cars, while such
information was not furnished to
other owners Of tank cars, and some
discrimination in tank-car mileage in
favor of the tank line is shown, for
one railroad. Many roads issued
passes on account Of the Union Tank
Line which were in fact used by SELL
ing agents Of the Standard. Many
local agents Of roads have been in the
employ of the Standard, and this may
account for the unsatisfactory servi-
ces accorded to Independent shippers.
t'Most roads charge higher rates on
oil in tank cars destined to consign-
ees who do not have proper facilities
for unloading, such as storage tanks
so situated that the oil can be trans
ferred by pipe from the tank car to
the storage tank.
This had brought about the erec-
ton of distribution tanks in all parts
Of the country. The tanks are neces-
sarily located near the railroad tracks,
and there was much complaint that
the railroads allowed the Standard to
erect its taks at convenient points on
the railroad right of way and declined
to accord this privilege to independ-
ent refners. The commission is sat
is fed that such discrimination has
been very generally practiced in the
past.
Closing its report with a discussion
Of the difficulties confronting the gov
ernment in coping with all these evils,
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masses in this and other countries,
and accentuating the power Of that
victory.
cit was gratifying when the legis-
loture unhesitatingly made the appro-
priation and created the corn contest
commission, and it was more crafty
ing when contestants representing the
majority of the counties Of this State
fled their entries and began operat-
ions in manner that bespoke a de-
termination to win. 1t is even more
Of an advertisement to win in this
contest for the reason that the con-
test Is years ago was based solely
upon yield per acre, while in this the
scale of points considered there has
been much more involved. The scale
has been: 1, purity and selection Of
seed, 10 points; 2, methods of cul-
ture, 25 points; 8, records Of manual
including cIearness, completeness, ac-
curacy, ETC., Is points; 4, yield, 25
points; 5 quality, ilcl3d;ns market
grading, STABILITY, feeding value, 10
points; 6, profits resulting from en-
tire acre, Is points, making total of
100 points. Notwithstanding the
crops encountered storm in the late
summer and the early fall, we have
been able to once more surpass all
competitors in yield per acre.
.In this cereal contest the Ameri-
can Agriculturist offered $4,000 alto
gether in cash prizes. Exactly how
much Mr.. Tindall will receive of the
national side Of the matter I cannot
say without carefully locking to the
records There have been about 35
contestants from South Carolina par
-ticipating, and Mr.. Tindall's report at
first indicated 191 pushels. Contest
ants in Marlboro, Florence, and Bam-
berg counties have followed Mr.. Tin
dali very closely and in the order
named in the matter Of number Of
bushels. The State commission, of
which Dr. Nell, Prof Harper and
myself are the members, has not yet
considered the reports fled, having
waited the grading records as COM
piled by the experts in charge Of the
nationol contest. The commission will
doubtless meet very soon now and
distribute the prizes in the State con-
test as arranged and announced last
March, 1t is practically certain, how
ever, that Mr.. Tindall will receive
5000 from the State contest. 1t is
probable that the commission will
make some changes in the amounts
apportioned for prizes to school chill
dren, as the feature Of the contest
could not be satisfactorily developed
during the year.
Before the gratifying news Of Mr..
Tindall's victory had been received l
had already recommended in my an
nuol report the continuance Of this
appropriation for entering the contest
during 1907 and had called particular
attention to the stimulation Of inter-
est in corn growing by reason of the
successful demonstration Of the re-
suits of the Williamson plan. In this
connection it is noteworthy also that
the corn in South Corolina has in
creased from 1929, 900 bushels in
1900 to 23,611,0OO bushels last year.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

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The lien law is not dead yet by any
means. The house has passed 6, bill
repeating it, but the senate has re-
fused to adopt a bill to the same ef-
feet.
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FOR sALE-At Hagood, S. c.. 100
acres Of land that brings oves bale
Of cotton to the acre. Address.
Miss Emmie Saunders, Hagood, S.
c. 1G-17-h
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FOR sALE-sunhower and Southern
Hope Long Staple Cotton Seed. APP
ply to D. c. Richardson, oswego, S.
c., r. F. D. No. 1. 1-23-1ts
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There expense connected with the making of
crop that Of greater Importance to farmers than that Of fer
tzers It practically waste of time and energy
tempt the planting crop without their In good years
they pay handsomely but with unavorabe seasons the results
very disappointing. The year just closed of the
most disastrous that this immediate section has expert
enced Fertilizers used literally yes we might say
extravaganty The sellers probably much blame
the consumers We all less inflated
suit of three years good business and
spread WINGS they have been clipped We have been
taught esson very expensive one and let hope profit
able
The conditions make necessary that in 1907 shall have
to practice economy. Banks will not be in position
tend the liberal accommodations which they have cheery
done the last years. and merchants will be
limited accordingly We do not know whether it economy
to curtal great the of fertilizers not every
farmer will have his Judgment this Our
observation has been that those who fertilizers with
sonabe degree of beay and apply them integenty makes
the best showing the end of the year. Many
to Office knowing what to buy and want make
suggestions This shows lack of intelligence their part
Every farmer ought know what best suited to his SOIL
his duty make study of it, otherwise he is throwing his
money away 1t sometimes happens that certain grade of
fertilizer will give excellent results field whereas
another portion of the plantation would be practically
worthless We make suggestions to the best fer
zers use is business do not know but try
give people what they want and the results not sas
factory, they have only themselves to blame
We handling the brand Of acid and ammoriaed
goods that have been selling for the past years. and
based upon their analysis feel perfectly safe saying that
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Charleston has invited President
Roosevelt to pay that city another
witt. Has Crum been forgotten?
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18
ENORMOUS
DAMAGE
BY FLOODS

Pittsburg. Mar. 15.-The city is on
the crest of the flood today and there
is vast stagnation of business in
consequence. This witha fire raging
on Carson street puts the town in a
condition of panic today. Enormous
damage has been caused, and over
100000 persons have been temporarily
thrown out of employment Every
transportation company In the city
has been crippled. Skiffs are carry.
ing hundreds OF people to their places
of business and the utilization of wag.
ons and horses as conveyances which
did inestimable service yesterday were
discontinued owing to the strenuous
protests by the humane society.
Twenty fatalities have occurred in
Allegheny county directly due to high
water. Frightened feminine guests in
the Lincoln, Colonial Annex and An.
derson hotels, located in the midst OF
the flood zone, are marooned and are
watching the high water from the win
dows. The four theaters, the Gayety,
Alvin, Belasco and Bijou, are flooded
and Will be dark for several days
Most of the fire engines are in the
downtown district pumping water from
buildings along Fifth avenue
Parkersburg, w. Va, Mar. 15.--ln
the torrent that RACES here today four
persons were drowned. They were
William Francis, wife and two daugh-
ters, who while trying to escape from
their tottering house. were engulfed
by angry waters and perished.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18
THAW TRIAL

New York, Mar. 14.-Judge Fitz-
gerald today refused to allow the af-
fdavit and testimony of Hummel, the
lawyer, to be admitted which is a
point for Thaw and a decided victory
for Delmas. 1t looks this morning as
though the trial would end tomorrow
when court will adjourn until Mon
day when both sides will address the
jury. Thaw expects next Sunday will
be the last one he will spend In prison.
New York, Mar. 14.-Abe Hummel
on the stand today declared that Eve
lyn Thaw had admitted to him that
statement was gotten before the jury
by the sharp work OF Jerome. 1t
was made after the court had decided
to allow some of the conversation had
with Evelyn by the lawyer witness to
be admitted. The battle on this point
and on the affidavit which Hummel
has in his possession and which is
said to have been dictated by him at
the instance of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
began yesterday. Then District At
torney Jerome made the most impas-
stoned address yet heard at the trial
in which he pleaded eloquently for its
admission and which Judge Fitzgerald
today refused.
New York, Mar. 15.-At the opening
of the Thaw trial today District At
torney Jerome consented to request
from Mr.. Delmas that he be allowed
to defer cross-examination OF DR.. JUS
tin Flint who in answer to hypotheti-
cal questions yesterday declared that
Thaw at the time OF the shot that
killed Stanford White was sane and
knew the nature and quality OF his
act DIR. Flint accordingly was ex.
cused and DR.. William Hirsch OF Cor.
nell medical school was called as sec
ond of the six experts to testify for
the state. In response to defense's
hypothetical question DR.. Hirsch testi
fed that Thaw when he shot and kill
| gu w Iilt hHt" tnc ndtult
and quality OF his act and that the
act was wrong. He made the same
response to hypothetical question
framed by the prosecution. The Other
experts testified the same. They were
not cross-examined.
New York, Mar. 16.-Both Jerome
and Delmas say today that next weel
will surely end the Thaw trial. Unless
some unexpected development occur
the fate of Harry X. Thaw will b'
put in The hands OF the jury on Frida!
next. Hummers affidavit will be rea,
Monday. It gives Evelyn's story o
wanderings on the continent and say
that Thaw beat her to make her swea
to document charging White witt
having drugged and attacked her an
that she submitted to the lashings, dc
claring that White had never wronge
her.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18

There will, therefore. be no formal
celebration either in Princeton or else
where. Mr.. Cleveland is now In tho
south taking his usual springtime out
lug.
wheeling. Mar. 16.-The Warwood
pottery plant exploded this morning
as the result of high water and then
partly burned Nine persons we're
killed In the explosion and by drown
ing
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18
SENATE
Will PASS
R. R. BILL

Denver. Mar. 1.-THE Legislature to
ICY killed three of the telephone fran
v,se bills. The afternoon the senate
was considering the remaining sec
tions of the railroad bill as agreed
upon by combination of democrats and
republicans. The senate will pass it
and will be sent to the house which
is expected to concur in amendments.
The appropriation committee agreed
to report sums for state institutions
today and the house will hold special
session tomo, W evening to consider
this report.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18
DURANGO
GETS NORMAL
SCHOOL

Denver Mar. l6.-Among the appro-
prlations bill passed were two for Du-
range. one appropriating s25,000 for
normal school, the other $500 for
improvements at the Durango FISH
hatchery.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18
1ELEaRAPnIc NEWs.

Chicago. Mar. 15.-Maude Wilken-
ing, 10 years old, confessed to her
mother to having stolen S75 from q
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18

the market was quite bouyant this
morning and slowly getting back to
normal. Prices continued an upward
course until the close at noon There
was scattering Of losses among less
conspicuous stocks. National Lead
rose AZ. Great Northern Ore certIfl-
Gates 2ls, New York Central. Brook
iyn Transit and United States Steel
2, Reading iA. Northern Pacific ~.
Union Pacific and u S. Steel IA. and
st Paul, Copper, Republic Steel and
Electric rose.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-11
GOTHAM DONATES PEARL ROACH
Central Park Aquarium Sends Lot oil
200 to Washington.

New York.-Car No. 4 of the United
States fisheries bureau, on its way
from Bangor. Mo, TO Washington.
halted at Jersey City at four o'cloah
one morning recently, long enough rol
men from the New York AQUARIUM tc
put aboard OF it cans containing 2Dt
pearl roach.
The pearl roach, n handsome lille
lisl with pcarly sides and rod fms
familiar 10 visitors to the aquarium
lsrthe rudd OF European fresh wato.Y
IL i3 not indigenous 10 this country
1t was first found existing here. In This
GUY. In the waters Of Central park.
by fisherman from the aquarium sein
Ing those waters for specimens OF The
fishes known to bo contained In them
How the FIRST of the pearl roach
here found their way to Central parh
is not known, bat it Is thought not
improbable that thoy were captive
fishes liberated in its waters by some
one who could not longer care fol
them. 1t is not uncommon for people
to bring captive fiahes to the park foi
this purpose.
The aquarium people have stocked
the waters OF Prospect park and OF
Bronx park with pearl roach fron
Central park. In the lake in prosgcc;
park, particularly, the pearl reach has
thriyed greatly. Specimens Of these
fish have been tniIcn from tho waters
of Prospect park measuring foot ir
length, while the largest ever iaker
in Central park measured only ahou
eight inches.
q The pearl roach We're gift from
the New York aquarium to the tnitec
States fisheries bureau. which vii,
breed them in its ponds at Washing
ton. with a view to- the wider distri
button OF the species.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-11
A Prominent Georgian Dies.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. l1.--Col. Henry
Farrow. who was closely connected
with the most stirring political his
tory OF South Carolina and Georgia
died here Sunday, aged 70. Col. Far.
row in 1860 was delegate to the ma.
,tional democratic convention in
Charleston. During the civil war he
was superintendent OF the ConfedeI.
ate states nitre and mining bureaus
in Georgia, South Carolina and Ala.
hama. He was attorney general of
Georgia during the reconstruction
government and was later appointed
United States attorney for Georgia by
Presidenti Grant, Er.4.4 n
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-11
win Cease War on Fassett,s Bill.

Sandnsky,. o.. Feb. Secretary
Williams Reinhart, of the National
Wine Growers association, last night
announced that an agreement had
been reached with tho American Wine
Growers association whereby some
features OF tho Fassett pure wine bill
Will be eliminated and all obstacles
in the way OF the passage of that
measure will thus be removed. The
National Growers association has
been fighting the~Fassett bill for over
n year past on the alleged ground that
II made Il law II would discriminate
against many of the wineries of The
middle west 10 such an extent as to
put some of them out OF business.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-11
REACHED THE HIGHEST MARK.
Exports OF Iron and Steel Manufae-
turrs During 1905 Were the Great.
est Ever Known,

Washington. Feb. 11.-Thc exporta-
ton of iron and steel manufactures
reached their highest record during
the past year. according to ngurei
compiled by tho department of com.
niorce and labor The total OF these
PRODUCTS exported in The calendar
year SOC aggregated $l72.500, 900, an
increase Of $4,000, 600 over the prcced.
Ing year. There has been an Increase
of - pc" cent. in the expectation of
these articles in The last three years.
Practically every one of the important
articles or groups OF articles share In
this gain.
All the grand divisions and nearly
all countries Of the world were, pnr-
chGscrs OF the iron and steel manufac-
lures exported from the United States
In the past year or the iron and steel
exports for the fiscal year 1906, which
amounted to 6l.000.0O0. $4,000, 900
worth, or 40 per cent. OF the total,
went TO the various countries OF North
America, $44,0O0.0O0, or 27 per cent.
Of the total, to Europe, while about
2O,OOO,0OO worth went to South Amer
lea. Sl2,000,0O0 to Asia. S9.00O.OOe to
Oceanica, and about $4,000. 900 to Az
rica.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-11
STRANGE TRIBE OF INDIANS.
crarators Of North Carolina Lighter
Than Any Other Rcdskin People.

Waaaington. n.--Scnator Ovosman OF
North Carolina enlightened his col.
leagues the other day on a bit OF 70.
mantle American history which fcw
OF them had ever heard. lie told ihcm
that down in his state there is d tribe
OF Indians unlike any OF tie aborig.
ines that had eyer. been known OF
written about.
This tribe lives, in Robertson com.
ty, where for generations Il has had
lis home, and its tribal name is Crara.
ton. Just where The Craratons came
from Is shrouded In mystery ard io-
nance, They are of lighter color than
any ether Indians known. have lived
Tor century or more just as white
people, own their homes and farms,
are clannish 10 a marked degree.
never intermarrying with the whites,
and enjoy all the rights and PRIVILEGES
Of the white citizens of the state.
There is n Tradition that they are
the descendants OF the women OF
the first colony brought to North
Carolina by Sir Walter Rsleigli.
He settled this colony on Roanci,e
island ard soon sailcd back to Eng.
land for others, Whom tho bold mar
iner returned to the settlement he had
founded in tho new world for his royal
mistress he found ittutterly deserted
and was unable to get any trace of his
colonisis. Cut in the bark of tree
near what had been In the center OF
the settlement was ire word "C4arl-
ton"
The legend IL hat tribe OF abor
igincs of this namc had swoopod down
upon the coloaisis, killed the men
thrown their bodies into the sea and
taken the women captive hack to tjirit
tribe. From this mixed stock is sup
posed 10 have come one OF the most
unique body of citizens in Tie conn
try.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-11
TflfGRAPHIC BRfvlTlfS.

The New Castle (pa) Savings and
Trust Co. has failed. Liabilities $500.
900.
Congressman John Franklin Rixey
of the Eighth Virginia district died
recently at the residence of his broth
or, Surgeon Geleral Rixey, of the
navy. In Washington.
Thomas e. Houston, Of Scranton
Pa, retains the title Of national pro.
fessional pool champion, having dc
feated Edwin Dawson, of st. Louis. IN
the three evenings play concluded ut
New York City. The total score was
600 10 3jS
At Lansing, Mich, Melvin Conklin,
aged "a. was sentenced to life implis
onment for the murder of his brother,
Deibert Conklin, whom he killed with
Il shotgun, /, The brothers had been
rivals for The hand of the woman who
finally married Delbert.