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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-06

ing eppesitSsu asainst lsgitims1s oom-
pstitten mt X ~ ohefmAn aet means
anything IN thlB eountsy Il means .
monopoly acQuteod By such methods Of
couapet1tSon' ~ ere pursued By the
standard on Compaay. Unless Il IL
enforced. the small corporation or In
dividuai who wishes to engage In busi-
nses. Win have absolutsly no oppor-
tun1ty ~ all. ~
,sT6s tssiimsuy IL valuable a. show
ins ne inss1Sicn Of the standard Oil
conDtny % monepolizs the commerce
In on theeugh tie United statea In
many d1etrtets - has been an absolute
monopoly, We mean BY absolute mo-
nopoiy that IN those districts Il does
all tie sbusine61 and has eliminated sv-
cry compstitor. Practically fthis Il the
case throughout the Rocky MountAin
country and most Of ne Pacific Coast
statei. The percentage Of Independent
baslnsss hroughout the entire South
u very nnaH-
aMorsovss. who're there IL oompsti-
tion. the competitions are usually strict
~ under the control Of the Standard, in
that they must, In order to be allowed
to do bueineeaI sell oil 1t practically
the price the Standard dictatss, and
couf1ne Themselves to . smaai percent
are. OF the trade" !.
the brtex. which occupies nearly zoo
prtntsd pages, covens with muoh de.
tsil the history of the company from
its original ofgan1sation to the pres
hawe been In gross violation Of law
and aa1ks the court. In view Of the
circumstances Of the case TO annul
the contracts under which the Stand
ara OIL Company operates ana dissolve
the corporation.
The brief 10 signed by George W..
Wickershsm. attorney general: Frank
B. Kellogg. Charles 3. Morrison. Corr
denio A. Severance and J. Harwood
Graves. special assistants TO the At
torney General
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SUIT TO STOP
STANDARD OIL.
Argument IS Begun IN
St. Louis.
REVIEW OF TIE MONOPOLY
Lengthy Brief Is Filed BY the
Government.
Chant Csrperetis. ID Accused Of vie'st-
~ ne skernan Aet-Fsur
Csreuit Cert Jasses
Hear Case.
REVIEW OF TIE MONOPOLY

st.. Louis. April Especial Assistant
20 the United States Attorney General
Frank b Keliogg today filed his brief
* 1909 printed pases with the clerk
u the United States circuit court OF
this city and commenced his argument,
after two years of evidence taking. In
the eovernments suit to dissolve the
standard Oil Corporation Of New Jer-
sey for alleged violation Of the Sher-
man act.
The argument was heard by the fun
circuit court bench, Judges Sanborn.
van Deventer. Hook and Adams. With
Mr.. Kellogg. for the government was
Assistant Attorney General c. b. Nor
risou OF Chicago. who win argue cer-
tain phases of the case. The defense
had half score Of counsel present, in
GLIDING its principal attorneys. Messrs.
nfilburn, OF New York; Roseuthal. of
Chicago: Johnson. of Philadelphia. and
watson Of Pittsburg.
The Importance OF the case to law
yers and lzymen alike resulted In q
crowded court room
10 tell more clearly the story Of
Standard OIL, Mr.. Kellogg divided the
alleged conspirAcy into three periods
--the first from 1870 to 1861. when Il
WA. he said. simple combination. act.
1nE IN harmony. with its stock inter-
eats. pooled in the hands Of three trus-
tees From 1889. continued Mr.. KeI-
1ogg. to 1899. the defendants interests
were In the form Of q trust controlled
BY three trustees. This trust declared
Illegal BY the Ohio courts. was
1iauidated ami from 1899 to the present
time. said Mr.. Kellogg. has taken the
form OF holding company the Stand
ard OIL Company Of New. Jersey con,
frollipg subsidiary corporations in al.
legged restraint OF trade and other.
wtses
The Ohio Case.
After charging that the. Standard Oh
not only secured rebates on all of II.
own OIL. but all that was shipped By
the independents. Mr.. Kellogg. told Of
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After charging that the. standard Oil
not only secured rebates on all of its
own OIL. but all that was shipped by
the independents. Mr.. Kellogg, told OF
the dissolution OF the original trust by
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order o. the courts Of Ohio ana fts.snb-
seQuent liquidation BY. trustees.
Never had the government been able
10 ascertain the exact number OF the
outstanding trustees nQtices, who own
ed them, continued Mr.. Keilogg,. de-
spite the most earnest search, That
the Ohio trust was never, dissolved In
good faith: was another Of the Federal
lawyers charges. -
Judge Adams interrupted 1t this
Juncture to inquire more ciossiy into
the methods employed III the exchange
OF Standard OIL OF New JERSEY stock
for the trustees certificates and which
MT keilcss narrated with more le-
The formation OF, the corsicana
tTexas) Refining Co, the intricate
method By which the Manhattan OIL
company. owning pipe iineein Ohio.
was purchased through an alleged
dummy English company. was next de-
scribed. .tv's ~ ~ =
Presiding Judge swinburn asked Mr..
Kellogg how long he would require to
complete his preliminary argument.
| TWO and half days." Was the reply.
| The judge then informed the lawyers
that one OF the four judges would
PROBABLY be called from the city satuf-
Gay night and tacitly warned counsel
l ~~~h sAs<coF AA6t ~ WOuaQ L. DC 08IL8F
to complete the case by that time. even
II the court sat Saturday. & !
| II ~ understood that the half scors Of
standard lawyers here includinr John
@. Milburn. Of New York: MORT
Rosenthal. Of Chicago; John j. ,Jolnson.
Of Philadelphia, and David a. watson
OF Pittsburg. will bitterly oppose this
time limitation. having come west "a
plt IN an elaborate and complicated
,esa defense to the governments
II n also said by the defenda -.
counsel that fully q week OF court SEES
sions would be required by them. s n
ar. keiiogR charged shat In thu
FORMATION OF the ORIGINAL sta ndard OH
Co. OF Ohio. controlling the prfncjnni
railways Of the country nscesary "a
me CONDUCT Of the oil business were
taken In Al stock . holders, Thorrh
this lawyer claimed rebates ayera IN :
% par cent were secured ana ali ~
the then Independent refiners forced
into the Standard OIL thrust. inst
through this advantage the defend nts
exercised control and had continued
20 DO SO to the present day. 50
AR. keiiosE then explained In de-
tail the formation ofsthe Standard OH
trust OF Ohio. by the acquisition OF
thirty other oil concerns Control IN
| these companies was purchased nv
means OF an exchange of Standard OF,
stock. he said.
| Scores Cerporation.
Following recess. Mr. Kelloe told
Of the wonderful profits of the stand
ara OIL Company. For the ten years
ending with 1905. the concern had
earned he asserted. the comfortable
sum Of s5ss.22s.52s on capitalization
sf ss7.25o.ooo. s.-
The Standard trust and the Standard
OIL Company. had paid, dividends OF
S64s.43s.446 between 1897 ana 1905.
and yet" exclaimed Mr. Kellogg,
Mr.. Rockefeller while on the witness
stand. talked Of hazard OF the bust
ness." 49,
That the defendants profts had .av.
j eraged about three cents gallon. for
| tan3 years another Of Mr.. Rockefeiler's
assertions. Between 1909 and 1907. he
stated. the prices Of OIL and gasoline
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LESTER z. jacob
HEADS FALCON CLUB

The annual meeting OF the Falcon
Club was held at their club rooms on
Sunday afternoon. Aprii.B. The reports
of the officers were read and much inr
terest displayed by its members. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Mr.. Meyer e. Jacob,
President; Mr.. Ernest 8. Meyer, Vice
President; Mr.. Harry I. Davis. Secre-
tary and Treasurer.
In accepting the ONCE Of President.
Mr.. Jacob promised his best efforts
and assured the members that this
would be the banner year for the club,
socially and otherwise.
year and 10 one Of the leading social
clubs OF the city.
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| dad incrsssed from % 10 .ss per can't.
s.rhs only place whore oil u cheap =
WHORE independents sell IT, observed
| lrr. kellogg. "and II this court gives
the standard on companys carte
! bIahche tor 40 as II pIeases there will
not b. an Independent company In thia
country IN two ysars.~
The" attorney then took MP the de-
fendant's transportation properties
discussed the various state require
msnts that made the pipe lines com-
The state line terminals between
New York, Pennsyivania and New Jer-
sey, Mr.. Kellogg insisted, had been %
| arranged that common carrier b.
independent shippers was Impossible.
A. pipe line was cited which cost ac-
cording to the Standard Oil Company
books he. said. ts4.ooo to construct and
II was earning an annual dividend Of .
million and quarter do1lars.
$50 Government's Brief.
In the brief filed by Mr.. kellogg. the
history OF the company from itsAincep'
tion to the present time is reviewed
and the declaration Is made that the
testimony shows that the various de-
| fendants have from the first pursued
Q system Of unfair competition against
their competitors, whereby the indie
pendent companies selling and market.
Ing petroleum have either been driven
out Of business or their business 90
restricted that the Standard Oil Com
pany has practically controlled the
prices, and monopolizei the commerce.
In the products OF petroleum in the
United States. =
This system. 1t is contended. has
taken the form of price cutting In
various localities, while keeping up
high prices Or raising them still high
er. In other localities where no competi.
tion exists OF paying rebates to GUS
toners as q part of their system OF
price cutting; OF obtaining secret In
largely Though bribing railway en-
ployes, and using their secret informa-
| ton to procure the countermanding OF
orders OF Independent producers. and
| facilitate the price cutting policy; OF
1.-THE use of so-called Independent COM
panies. that Is companies held -out by
the standard OIL Company as indepcn-
dent which are engaged In price cut
/ ting, while the Standard Oil Company
maintains the price through its we'll
known companies and other abusive
lcompetitive methods against the COM
| petitors. -
The Standard oil Company, the brief
Ialleges, fs particularly able to carry on
| this predatory competition for the
reason that II does not sell It's product
at central markets or through ordinary
channels. as most other; ordinary manu-
facturers. 1t markets Its products to
the retailer In every village and COM
munity in the United States and 1t sells
directly TO the consumers. 1t does
from IS to 80 per cent of the business
of the United States. leaving about 10
to Is per cent for Gil of its competi-
tors - 49,
Tremendous Earnings.
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Before I had taken one bottle Of c
I felt better and in weeks time was
than ! had been in six years osrdui !
like charm I think It is the best medic
ever used. advise all suffering won,
take Cardui."
Your druggist carries Cardui alwa,
stock. Get 9 bottle today.
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It is also held that the, testimony
taken in the Standard Oil prosecutions
shows that that company. through a
company in which 1t owns a majority
of the stock (The Galena Signal Oil
Company also controls about 81 1-2
per cent Of the fabrication Of railroads
throughout the United States and that
1t sells to most railroads at enormous
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
PAULSBORO COUNCIL.

All the members were present at
Tuesday evenings meeting of our
Boro Fathers except Mr.. Lodge.
After reading the minutes of the last
meeting, DR.. Pounds presented res
olution asking for committee of
citizens to be appointed to confer with
D. H. Lovel, superintendent of the
w. ]. & S. r. R. Co., looking to have
the road electrified from Woodbury.
to Pennsgrove, new stations built and
lower fares. The Mayor appointed
the following gentlemen: Hon. H. c..
Loudenslager, DR.. VIM. H. Pounds,
President B. G. Paul of the First Ma
tional Bank, Justice of the Peace w.
G. Cowgill,, Borough Engineer JOS R.
Moreland, <Councilmen R. A. Jester,
Isaac Stiles, M. J. Doolittle, F. M.
Stines, Postmaster w. D. Gill, Ex-
Mayor Gill NJ. HannoId, II. B. Smed-
ley, c. M. Civilian, w. S. Thomson,
Borough Treasurer VIM. H. Flowers,
Jr
Paulsboro invites the cooperation of
all the towns along the line of rail-
road from Woodbury. to Pennsgrove
to have the road improved and asks
that they appoint committee to act
in. conjunction with the Paulsboro
Committee.
Paulsboro Council appointed COM
mittee to confer with the owners of
property on Chestnut street from
Buck to Broad so that it may be open
ed. This should have been done long
ago. DR.. Pounds and Isaac Stiles are
the committee.
Dr. NJ. j. Doolittle was appointed
supervisor of roads to be built of Ami
cite. Dr. Doolittle ought to be good
supervisor, as he is an expert in
bridge and crown work, and can fill,
level and bind with as much skill as
any other man.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
Toy Pistol Fatal.

Everett Penn, thirteen years old,
son of Frank Penn, of Salem, and
nephew of jeff. Penn, of Woodbury.,
died Monday morning in the Cooper
Hospital, Camden, after suffering the
agonies of lockjaw caused by a toy
pistol wound.
Medical authorities say it takes
from one, to two weeks for tetanus to
be fatal, after the inflicting of the
wound. One week, almost to the
hour, was all that elapsed between
Everett Penn's injury and death.
Early on the morning of July Ev-
erett, with several companions, began
their celebration They had fire crack
ers and a toy pistol. Everetts hand
was slightly torn by part of the wad-
ding of one of the blank cartridges In
a discharge of the pistol. 1t was not
considered serious wound, and when
the skin began to heal it was thought
danger was past
Two days later the boy complained
of pains in the back and neck. His
muscles began to stiffen. He was hur
ried to the hospital In Camden, but the
case was seen to be hopeless. Anti
toxin was administered, but the dis
ease had progressed too far and soon
the boys jaws became locked. He
writhed in pain until o'clock Mon
day morning, when death came.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
Truth in Postmasters Humor.

If any one were to throw stone
in almost any city, town or village in
New Jersey, he would be almost sure
to hit postmaster who has had a
similar experience to that of theScales
Mound postmaster. who has sent out
a humorous skit. He says he has dis
played the following card in the front
window Of his Office for the benefit
of the kickers:
POSITIVELY-No letters will be
delivered until received If you don't
get your letter or paper the day you
expect it, have the Postmaster look
through all the boxes, and in the
cellar also. It ought to be there
somewhere, and he likes to look for it
just to please you. If your friends
don't write, curse the Postmaster; he
is to blame. If he tells you there is
no mail for you, don't believe him;
put on aggrieved expressions and say,
There ought to be some. He is
probably hiding your mail for the
pleasure of having you call for it six
or seven times day, and after every
freight and hand-car, ask him to look
again. That's what he is paid for;
he has nothing else to do.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT C. e.

Last Saturday was a big day at the
Woodbury. Country Club Early af-
ternoon trains were loaded with beau
t1ful women and stalwart men, who.
on alighting turned their faces toward
the Country Club grounds, while auto
mobiles and carriages crowded the
roads leading there These crowds
came from Beverly, Haddonfield, Mer-
chantville, Moorestown, N. j., and
Germantown, Pa. Those from the
latter place were interested in the
base ball game between their team
and the c. c. bunch, while those from
the Jersey towns were tennis players.
The tennis players were members of
the West Jersey Field Club, twenty
year-old organization, but one that
has changed wonderfully in personnel
in that period. But it is now vigor-
Gus organization as this meet testified.
After the events lunch was served
and a reception held in the casino.
Ladies' Singles-Miss Burns, of
Haddonfeld, won from Miss Roberts,
of Moorestown, S-5, 81, 6-2.
Ladies Doubles-Miss E. Ebert and
Miss Cresswell of Beverly, won from
Miss Benners and Miss Helen Wallace,
OF Moorestown, 6-2, 0-6, 7-5.
Mrs Mcconnell and Miss Masters.
of Haddonfield won from Miss Morgan
and Miss Green, of Woodbury., 6-2,
4-6, 6-2.
Finals Miss Ebert and Miss Cress-
we'll of Beverly, won from Mrs Nc
Connell and Miss Masters, of Haddon-
field, GA, GA.
Mems Singles Mr. Charles Allen,
of MoorestOwn, won from Mr. Virgins
of Woodbury., 81, 8-6.
Mr.. j. Wilson, of Beverly, won from
Mr.. Green of Merchantville, go, g.
Mr.. Allen of Moorestown, won from
Mr. Brown, of Haddonfield, 6-2, 6-1.
Finals-Mr. Allen of Moorestown,
won from Mr.. Wilson of Beverly, Sc,
6-3.
Men 'sDoubles MIR. Catlett and Mr..
Furness, of Haddonfeld, won from Mr..
Cadbury and Mr. Bacon, of Moores-
town, 6-1, 60
Mr.. Levin and Mr.. Blanchard, of
Beverly, won from Mr.. Hover and
Mr.. Richdale of Merchantville, ,6-2, 6-3.
Mr.. ]. Washington and Mr.. Barker,
of Woodbury., won from Mr.. Levin and
Mr.. Blanchard, of Beverly, GO, 4-6,
6-2.
Finals Mr.. Catlett and Mr.. Furness
of Haddonfield won from Mr.. Washing
ton and Mr.. Barker, of Woodbury., SO,
GA
Mixed Doubles Miss Remington
and Mr.. Hawkins. of Haddonfield, won
from Miss Andrews and Mr.. Dawson,
of Woodbury., 81, 6-2
Miss Anna Wallace and Mr. Wallace
of Moorestown, won from Miss Helen
Ebert and Mr.. G. Wilson, of Beverly,
6-3, GA.
Finals-Miss Wallace and Mr.. Wal
lace of Moorestown, won from Miss
Remington and Mr.. Hawkins, of Had
donfield, ST., 60, 6-3.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
Epworth League Rally.

A midsummer Epworth League Raj
ly will be held at Pitman Grove on
Tuesday, July 27th. For several
years past an important feature of
the days program has been the Jun
ior service at 1.30, when the Juniors
meet at the Children's Temple on
Fourth avenue, and march to the Aud
itorium where their special program
is rendered. This year beside other
selections we expect to have Chalk
Talk by the Rev. C. B. Ogden, of Cam
den, that will be interesting and help
full. Win you kindly help to make
the service a success by having full
notice of it given in your church SER
vices and bring as large delegation
of the Juniors of your church as pos
sible to the service? Bring your
Banner and Flags and wear your
Badges if you have them. Please
make early reply on enclosed postal.
Yours most truly,
S. H. THOMPSON.
N. B.-Please furnish one selection
for the program from your Juniors.
Something appropriate for the occas-
sion.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
TO BUILD WORKS OF CONCRETE.
Bateman Manufacturing Company will
make Plant Fire Proof.

The Bateman Manufacturing Com
pany, at Grenloch, have planned to
rebuild and modernize their extensive
plant making the construction of con-
crete, and locating the buildings to
facilitate manufacture.
The plan has been thoroughly ma
tured, and the work of construction
was begun a few weeks ago on the
paint shop. This building is to be
60x165 feet, three stories high, and to
be entirely of reinforced concrete and
iron, even the roof and floors to be of
the same materials. Not a stick of
wood is to be used Window frames
even are to be made of iron In the
construction of this building 1000
barrels of cement will be required,
and four carloads of iron rods.
The business of this firm is now at
its greatest stage of prosperity, the
Iron Age agricultural implements be-
ing in extensive use wherever the
land is intelligently titled.
Mr.. E. P. Henry of this city, assist
ed by his son Carl, is experimenting
the iron and concrete construction
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
Shooting Affair at Williamstown.

There was a shooting affair among
Italians at Williamstown on Tuesday
night, and as a result one is in
Cooper hospital with bullet in his
stomach, and the other, Charley Lazzi,
is in Woodbury. jail We interviewed
Charley at the jail this morning and
as near as we could understand, the
story is that he was playing cards for
beer on the porch of another Italian,
and won three bottles of beer from the
other fellow, which he refused to pay
Words followed, and the loser started
for him with a big knife, when he shot
him in the stomach. Charlie is about
five feet tall, has been in this country
seven years, and is snapping-up boy
in the glass house. He talks English
very imperfectly, but dwells on the
alleged fact that the other fellow lost
three bottles of beer and refused to
pay, and also went for him with a
knife.
This shows the superiority of the
revolver over the knife, if used quick
enough, and proves that Charley has
become Americanized to that extent.
When the above paragraph was writ
ten, the whereabouts of the man shot
was not known, but he was located
in University hospital early Wednes-
day morning. 1t seems that his
friends smuggled him over to Clay
ton after dark Tuesday night, and
sse1t him to gefferson hospital He
got off at Broadway, Camden, and a
policeman met him on the street. His
bloodstained clothing attracted the
officers attention, and he wanted to
take the man to Cooper hospital, but
he had Jefferson on his mind, and re-
fused to go there. So the officer start
ed him across the river and phoned
Jefferson hospital to send an ambu-
lance to meet the boat The ambulance
failed to find him, and about / o'clock
a. m. he wandered into University
hospital. There it was found that the
bullet had gone through the third rib,
just escaped the heart, gone through
the lung and was located just under
the skin near the shoulder blade
The doctors say that while his con-
dition is critical, yet there is hope
for him.
His name is Tony Pettre.
Pettre is only IL years old and Pet
tres father denies the story of the
fight over beer and declares that it
was the result of jealousy. Loutz and
young Pettre love the same maid in
Italy and Loutz, who has been in
America much longer than Pettre, an
nounced his intention of sending for
the fair one. In the quarrel that fol-
lowed Loutz did the shooting.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15

The new ferry which was to be es-
tablished between Wilmington and
Pennsgrove July first, in opposition to
the "Ulrica," had short life, making.
it is reported, but three trips and then
stopping. 1t is rumored that inability
to get wharf rights on this side of the
river caused the promoters to abandon
the scheme.
Abner S. Hires, of Qulnton, who was
SO badly injured on Saturday evening
by being thrown from wagon, is re-
ported better. Mr. Hires had been to-
Hancock's Bridge in his automobile
where the machine broke and he Sc
cured a team to pull it home. The
horse became frightened and lunged
forward and Mr.. Hires was thrown to
the ground. No bones were broken
but he was badly injured.
The Motor Vehicle Department has
had so many complaints from near
victims and inspectors about doctors
exceeding the limit while showing Red
Cross flags, that an order has gone
out that will make doctors little
more careful. DR.. Charles Miller, of
Riverton, was the first one caught af-
ter the order went out He will have
a hearing on Saturday, July II, on a
charge of driving too fast on various
roads in South Jersey Doctors are
not allowed to drive any faster than
any one else. If they have an emer-
gency case that may be pleaded in
mitigation
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
OBITUARY.

The death of Mary NJ. H, wife of ex-
Judge John S. Jessup, and daughter of
the late Dr. Benjamin P. Howell, from
acute heart disease, occurred at the
Jessup residence, No. 80 South Broad
street, at 2 o'clock a. m, on Monday,
the 18th inst. Mrs. Jessup had been
i'll for about week from an attack of
indigestion, induced, it is believed, by
the hot weather, but she seemed to
be recovering from that and no fears
of dissolution were entertained.
Deceased was one of the noblest of
home-makers, the mother of an inter-
esting family of six children-Joseph
of Newark; John S., Jr., Mary H.,
Rachel, Anna and Sarah.
The funeral is to be held from the
Jessup home at 2 p. M. to-day, Rev.
Tripplet, of the Presbyterian Church,
of which she was member, officiat-
ing.
The interment is in Eglington.