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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25

operated refineries only in Cleveland
and Bayonne, n. j.
He understood, he said, that he made
an affidavit in connection with this con-
tract to the effect that the Standard oil
company of Ohio had not owned any
stock of any railroads or pipeline.
You were trying to give the impress
sion at that time that the large number
! OF companies you had acqlnAed an in
terest in were not controfsed by the
Standard oil company of Ohio?D
4 tried to give the status at that
time
KEPT AGREEMENT sECRET
Kellogg asked the witness if he had
| made il known to any one at that time
that he had an interest in the com
panies included in the trust agreement
of 1879 and if it were not a fact that
! this agreement was kept secret while
he was combining the companies.
Il can not say. but 1 think it must
have been known to a number Of peo-
/ pie outside of those who signed it,
replied Rockefeller.
Are you not generally interested in
all the railroads of the country?"
l am grateful to say good many of
them / did not invest in. There have
oeen good many enterprises in which
l was not privileged to invest in
On redirect examination Attorney
Milburn asked:
Have you ever at any time sought
to influence any railroad with respect
TO its rates or supplies with refer
ence to the Standard oil company?"
L have not AS far as 1 know none
of my associates have ever done So
At this point MiIburn said to the
witness that he was excused.
Must l go?" asked Rockefeller
You are not compelled to go, but
you are through said Milburn.
Rockefeller then left the room.
Kellogg. reserved the right to cross
examine Rockefeller later if he desired.
Investigate Loss of Records
CLEVELAND, O., Nov 24-A rigid
investigation was started today to
learn, If possible, what became of GER
tain records now wanted by Frank B.
kellogg, who represents the govern
ment in the present Standard oil hear
ing at New York. These records are
said to be missing from the files at the
county clerks Office
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
OIL KING WARY

Rockefeller said he
did not think that he
should be made to tell
the form of his in
westments. declaring
that the gentlemen
over there in the
stock exchange might
not think it very
wise"
After some legal
contention by counsel
Rockefeller said he
held stock in the Della
ware, Laclzawanna and
Western. the New York
Central, the Pennsyl-
vania. the Western
Maryland. the Missouri
Pacific. the Texas Pa =
ciic and the Colorado
Southern. He said he
owned no shares in
either the Union Pa
cihc or Southern Pa
cific. Rockefeller said
he was opposed to the
keeping of millions of
dollars of surplus by
the Standard.
John D. Archbold.
vice president of the
Standard, proved a
mine of detailed in
formation, under the
direction of the COM .
pany's counsel, re-
garding the early
production of crude
oil and the develon-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25

Your issue of securities
whether large or small
should be engraved by re-
sponsible bank note company.
Only in that way can protec-
tion be obtained during the dif-
ferent stages of preparation as
we'll as in the subsequent
guarding of plates from which
the work is produced.
Our imprint on your bonds
or certificates is almost a mark
OF negotiability.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25

Miss Ida 2. Connor. now returned from New
York. Latest millinery models. 1904 Polk St
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
American Bank Note
Company,

L. X. COLLINS, Dist. Sales Agt-,
Merchants Exchange Building,
SAN FRANCISCO,
Telephone kearny 5771.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
RALST0N CHARGES COLLISION
AGAINST ENGINEERS OFFICE
Says Contractors and Inspectors Con-
spired to Block His Efforts.

, he said. 81 am going to run my
Office for the best interests of the
city, and will brook no interior
ence from anyone, contractor or In
spector."
E. e. Quinn, foreman of the in
spectors, denies that there is any
organization among them either
against the city engineer or for any
purpose.
BY resolution the council has
placed the inspectors under Raj
ston. Among them are men whom
he cut out of the engineer depart.
ment and who were reemployed as
inspectors by the board of public
works.
The inference is open that Raj
ston will promptly start a new
cleanout of these and others on the
inspector force he classes as UNI
desirables in city service. He with.
holds particulars as to when the
cleanout commences.
From all indications Ralston is
certain to make radical readjust.
ment of municipal patronage unless
the old organization gets his head
before he gets through. And get
ting Ralston's head may prove tC
be the most exciting operation that
has yet been inaugurated at the
city hall. He still has that bad
sidewalk business under the glass
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
NEW ssloNER EXPECT
Ed TO BEGIN CITY HALL JOB
SLAUGHTER AS SOON AS HE
GETS BACK.

There Is general evidence CT
unrest at the city hall today
among the employees OF the street
a department who owe their jobs to
J. T. ONO, the deposed street COM
missioner, 1t is expected by these
men that John Wetzel, the man
who has succeeded ONO in charge,
pursuant to the desires of Mayor
Moore, will begin welding out
process as soon as he returns from
Seattle, where he was gone today.
More than 80 men holds jobs UNI
der ONO. Each of these was Sc
lected on references from various
political leaders with the object of
controlling as many votes as pos
sible. Behind ONO was the strong
courthouse ring. For years this
ring has perpetuateo itself In Of
fee and control of Younty affairs
and politics. This has been accom-
plished only. by the closest atten-
tion to every detail and little
thing that In any way would tie
votes to 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
CANDIDATES CANLAUGH
ATLIQUOR MEMS TT1REA I

son. If the mother can be
dragged into the net it has a place
for her. Anything and everything
for the money. Were this not true
there would be no pronounced tenn
perance movement. The men who
run saloons on real business can
be counted on a few fingers. And
they are not despised. But any sa-
loonkeeper made to tell the truth
will admit that he has never taken
cent over the bar that could not
have been spent to better advan-
tage.
Now. in the prospect of adverse
Legislation, the self-conjemned sa-
loon men demand protection for his
Legitimate interests" There is
an old proverb to the effect that
those whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad.
The saloon men appear to have
at last reached the mad stage.
They are now out Of politics be-
cause they were in 1t SO long.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
BIG SHIPS At
BELL|NGHAM

RELLINGHAM, Wash, May %
With boxcars attached to every
train so that thousands of visitors
could reach this city in time for to
days fleet celebration, Bellinghan
awoke this morning with $4,000
visitors within her gates.
The feature of today's program
Is parade of 1000 sailors. This
afternoon a baseball game between
the team of the Connecticut and
the Bellingham league team will
be played.
Tonight 1000 sailors will be
guests of the theaters of this city
while others will dance at the
White City. Officers will be en-
tertined Fairyland rink tonight
Coming in, the fleet separated OPP
posite Port Angelus, the Louisiana
Virginia, Missouri and Ohio turn
ing into that place. The Illinois
and Keersarge anchored Port
Townsend and the Wisconsin. Ne
braska and Kentucky went on ia
the navy yard at Bremerton. Led
by the Connecticut the balance OF
the fleet, numbering seven battle
ships, went on to Bellingham, ar
irving there last night, when AID
miral Sperry and mis- officers were
formally welcomed by Mayor Dc
Mattos and committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
WHERE WILL THE AK FALL?

A big factor in the ring since he
has been In Office was Commits
sioner ONO. He and his men were
among the hardes' workers for w.
j. Doust when Beast endeavored
to secure the republican nomina.
ton for mayor and thus put the
courthouse gang not only in power
in the county, but also In power In
city affairs. Doust was defeated
by Mayor Moore, Since taking Of
flee Moore has endeavored to re.
tallate by busting ONO, which
would mean knocking a prop out
of the ring as far as city patronage
goes.
Just how Commissioner Wetzel
will go about getting rid Of the
ONO patronage Is question. 1t
will take several months. City En-
gineer Ralston weede9 out the
Daggett adherents in his office. and
II is predicted Wetzel will operate
In similar manner. Probably the
first to leave will be AL Tillish,
who was Omo's main supporter.
He is In charge of the men on
street work. II. II. Quinn, foreman
of sidewalk inspectors, and Fore.
man Murphey OF the city barns. are
both slated to 90 early.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22

Positive evidence Of collision be-
tween inspectors and contractors is
now in possession of City Engineer
Ralston. according to his state
ments today.
Mr.. Ralston claims that there
are two distinct organizations, one
of the contractors, nd one of in
spectors, both working against his
Office. Organization was perfect.
ed three days ago. Both organiza-
lions banded together, 1t is alleged
for but one avowed purpose-the
hindering and opposing at every
turn anything the city engineer
may attempt for the bettermentTOt
conditions on municipal work. :.
The evidence Of this was CLEAN
ed by the engineer, who all along
had men mingling with the con.
tractors and inspectors for the pur.
pose of ascertaining to what ex.
tent they were scheming.
So close has this scrutiny been
Mr.. Ralston says, that he is now in
possession of not only the names
of those of the two organizations
but a photograph of each in ses.
sion.
He does not yet intend to make
the names of the members public
and will not state jug. to what ex-
tent he will go IN retaliation,
81 will say this much, however,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
REVOLT RACES
IN HONOLULU
UPPER CRUST OF SOCIETY
DANCE WITH U. S. SAILORS
NOTHING DOING.

HONOLULU, May 22-Society
is divided against Itself today on
the question of whether Mr. Jack
Tar. of the Atlantic feet, Is suit
able dancing partner for ladies' OF
the upper crust of Honolulu. The
trouble has grown out of plans for
a big ball for all the sailors of the
fleet to which society leaders here
expected to come to welcome the
sailors But then rift in social cir
Giles appeared.
THE ladies of Honolulu will new
err attend a ball at which they are
expected to dance with sailors, u
said G. w. Smith, social light of
the island.
This caused storm to break.
Now society is divided into two
camps. Among those who have
announced that they will be at the
ball are Mrs. George r. Carter,
wife of the ex-governor.
81 shall certainly attend the
ball, she said today. "The Ameri-
can sailor is good enough for any
society in the world"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
DEMOCRATS ASK
ANOTHER DEBATE

The debate at the high school
last night only served as an APP
petizer for the young democrats.
Today their executive committee
authorized the issuance of a chal-
lenge to the republicans to debate
the question of whether the prin-
ciples enunciated in the democratic
state platform will not better con-
serve the interests of the people
than those enunciated by the re-
publican convention. The date of
the next debate will be about a
month hence If the republicans
have recovered sufficiently by that
time to accept.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22

BEST YET

Spokane has the best milk in the
West, according to Clarence B.
Lane, federal milk expert who
spent yesterday in this city work
ing in conjunction with Inspector
Reinwald. He personally graded
two daries and went over all the
other gradings kept by the board
of health. The result of his inves-
tigation was submitted to Health
Officer Grieve today. 1t is highly
satisfactory in every respect and
complimentary to the efforts of the
board of health to insure a pure
milk supply.
The next step in this crusade
contemplated by the board is the
employment of a competent veter-
ininary inspector and testing ap-
paratus for tuberculosis. The lat
ter disease is the only source of
danger that the board is unable to
combat and an unceasing campaign
will be prosecuted until expert in
spection is secured. The plan also
includes the municipal slaughter
house to be closely inspected for
diseased meats.
AS the result of Mr.. Lanes in
vestigation at Seattle the city milk
inspector there was forced to re-
sign under penalty of being dis
missed. He had permitted filthy
conditions to exist for the past
eight years. No complaint of this
sort was lodged against Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
ONO IS HORRIBLY
INUNDATED"
Energies From Constant Attack as
City Purchasing Agent.

lay back and look on calmly while
his head is severed, SO 1t is said.
ONO is not worrying.
Those who claim to know a
thing or two about Mayor Moore's
plans claim that now that he is In
a position to clean out the street
department he will do so with the
greatest possible speed, then call
for another reorganization of the
board and change ]. T. O'Brien
from the water department to the
street department and Wetzel to
the water department. Wetzel,
having acted as the "big stick" in
the street department, will then
grasp the cudgel and swing on the
heads of some of those in the water
department, until it, like the street
department, is as barren of court
house prestige as a hen is OF
teeth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
WANTS $4,000
FROM jim HILL

For injuries received on account
of negligence of Great Northern
employees, John T. Carver, driver
of transfer wagon, this morning
brought suit for $4,000 in the SUI
perior court, alleging that he has
received permanent internal in
juries. He alleges that on Jan. 20,
while he was unloading a car of
furniture, G.. A. Rosebrook, yard
foreman. ordered string of cars
switched onto the track where the
furniture car was located. The
string struck the furniture car just
as Carver had grasped hold of a
heavy piece of furniture. The
shohck of the cars coming together
threw him over bale of wire upon
his back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
TO
JAIL SHEREFS

| to trial at Fort Scott last week, but
the government attorneys asked
that a continuance be granted I'M
til the next term of court, which
does not begin until November
The attorneys for Warren are
Clarence Darrow, who defended
Haywood and Pettibone: Frank
Doster, ex-justice of supreme court
of Kansas, and l.. c. Boyle, Kan
sas City. Warren had been in
dicted under an old statute and it
was claimed that postal card Of
fering reward for the arrest of
person was criminal act. For
months socialists have been Sc
cretly collecting postal cards ex-
actiy similar to the one Warren
sent. out. Such cards are used by
every police department and She
riffs office in the country. Private
detective agencies and United
States marshals use them. Thous-
ands of these cards were collected
and over 200 were secured In this
federal court district alone.
Each card presents a case exact
ly similar to the Warren case. II
Warren is guilty so are 800 officers
OF the law in this district alone
and thousands in the United
States. II Warren goes to jail. they
go to Jail; II they are let go II is
hard to see how a declaration OF
innocence can be denied Warren.
With such backfire started, the
socialists will sit back and
chuckle.
These cards have been presented
to the United States court here,
where a federal grand jury is In
session. and 800 indictments de-
manded, Just as Warren was In,
dicted. After the Kansas cases are
nicely started II Is planned to move
in all the other federal courts
throughout the country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
JURY |NSPECTS
CRIME SCENE

The jury that Is trying Curtis
Hawkenberry for the murder of
Pe&y Schultz, a motorman, in his
roeIl>in the Kaiser hotel last De.
cember, visited the scene of the
murder this morning in care of two
of Judge Huneke's bailiffs.
This morning the state called
Charles Seabury, a roomer, who
testified that he was awakened by
noise that he thought was the
sounding of falling crockery. James
Wilson, who, having no money to
purchase a place to sleep, was
lounging in the hotel Office at the
time, testified that the first man to
rouse the hotel was Curtis Hawken-
berry who came running down to
the Office in great excitement and
a row in the room next to him.
Hawkenberry, the witness said,
was the first to rush back up.
stairs.
Yesterday in his statement to the
jury Deputy Prosecutor Fred Pugh
said that one of the important
pieces Of evidence the state would
use against the accused man
would be that of Harry Palmer, a
fellow prisoner to whom he is al
legged to have said that If ii came
to the worst he would go the
Dutch route" first (meaning sui
cide). Mr.. Pugh also stated that
the state would disprove Hawken-
berry's statements that he did not
own 80 calibre revolver by pro
ducing evidence to show that he
did and tried only a few days be-
fore the murder to trade 1t at the
Headlight restaurant. The bullet
that killed Schultz was 81
calibre.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
specisi Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
| FORT SCOTT, Kas., May 20
| Over 300 sheriffs. detectives, police
and others who have sent postal
cards through the mails offering re-
wards for the arrest and detention
of alleged criminals will be prose-
cuted in the federal court here.
This decision is the outcome of a
conference held between the attor-
neys and others interested in the
defense of Editor Fred C. Warren.
of the Appeal to Reason, socialis-
tic weekly paper printed at Girard,
Kan.
When the United States supreme
court decided early last year that
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone. the
three miners accused of. being i'm
Steunenburg Of Idaho, were not I'M
lawfully kidnapped in Denver and
taken TO Idaho, Editor Warren inn
mediately offered reward of $1,000
to any person or persons who
would kiinap ex-Gov. Taylor of
Kentucky, accused with being an
accessory to the murder of the late
Gov. Goebel of that state. and who
has been and is now residing In In
diana. and deliver him to the au-
thorities of Kentucky.
Warren announced In his paper
that If it was lawful to kidnap
three workingmen it was likewise
lawful to kidnap one politician,
Notwithstanding the powerful in
fiuences that were protecting Tay-
lor and preventing his extradi-
ton TO Kentucky as a fugitive from
justice.
Because of his bold announce
ment Editor Warren was arrested
year ago on a charge of having
sent through the mails "scurrilous,
defamatory and threatening" mat
ter. The case was to have come
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22

Following hasty meeting of re-
publican members of the council
with Mayor Moore yesterday after
noon, a special session of the coun-
Gil was called for last night and
when the mayor submitted John
Wetzel In place Of William r. Roy,
president Of the board of works
whose term has expired, there was
not a dissenting vote.
Following adjournment Of the
council the new board Of works,
which was composed of ]. T. ONO,
j. #. Obrien and John Wetzel, or
ganized and O'Brien was made
president, ONO succeeds O'Brien as
secretary and Wetzel stepped into
Omo's shoes.
The lever usei to swing ONO out
of his place as street commissioner
so that Wetzel, whom the mayor
all along wanted in Omos place
could take it, was Jack" O'Brien.
BY voting with Wetzel he finally
recognized the board in keeping
with the mayors desires.
ONO is thus taken out of an in
ferior position to which consider
able political importance attaches
and placed in greater one which
requires ability and honesty.
AS secretary of the board he is
purchasing agent of the city, and
the most of the work of the board
is thrown upon his shoulders.
That's the sort Of humiliation he
has reaped in the present fight.
The reorganization of the board
as it now is was Mayor Moore's
suggestion. 1t seems strange that,
after a published statement in the
Spokesman-Revie referring to
ONO as an incompetent and
profigate he should desire him to
succeed to a position Of more i'm
portance and greater responsible
ity. Yet it is the case. Despite
the oft repeated declarations he
made that he was not after ONO
for political reasons, subsequent
events have shown that politics
was the sole reason. The outcome
has not damaged ONO.
Now that ONO is in position
where he no longer is a political
power which the courthouse ring
can use, his final dismissal from
the board is a matter of time only
The courthouse crowd, which work
ed hard for him before, will now
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
ORDERED TO OPEN
SPRAGUE AV.

The last official act of Commits
sioner ONO before he was changed
from the street department was to
order the Independent Asphalt Co
yesterday to open one side of East
Sprague av.. where it is paving.
For several days the company has
had the entire street torn up for
several blocks and impossible to
vehicles. This necessitated people
going around several blocks.
Many complaints were made to
induce the contractors to open the
street, and finally injunction pro-
ceedingS were threatened.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
FORGED MONEY ORDER

Dooley B. Lamb, who was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of
forging a signature to money or
der for $40, is Jailed at the court
house, where he is in charge of
United States officers. He will be
tried before the federal court. The
penalty is from one to 10 years in
prison or a fine of $4,000.
Police Chief Rice believes that
Lamb is an old offender. He had
been employed with the White In
vestment Co. and the forged order
belonged to 1t.