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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
ARE HONOLULU
JAPANESE IN A
SUGAR COMBINE
(By Associated Press.)

Honolulu, June 11.-Evidence OF
what the authorities claim is a con-
certed movement on the part Of the
Japanese of the Hawaiian group tc
control the sugar industry and thus
dominate the internal affairs Of the
islands through their number and
power, was disclosed today when the
office of the "Jiji' a Japanese news
paper of Honolulu, and the Offices of
the Japanese Higher Wage associa-
ton were entered by officers armed
with search warrant and letters and
reports and other documents seized.
Following the confiscation of the
papers, an application for writ OF
habeas corpus, entered in behalf of
Maxine, Negoro and Soga, the three
alleged leaders of the sugar planta'
tion strikes, who were taken into Gus
tody yesterday, was rejected by the
court. 1t is claimed by the authori
ties that the papers found indicate a
conspiracy Of a widespread nature
will be found among the Japanese in
the island to wrest control of affairs
from the white residents and conduct
the internal government in their own
interests.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
ELEVEN | [:lI| : IA ARE RI ! DEAD n IN IN. L.
!: =. OKLAHOMA STORM.
(By Associated Press.)

Dallas, Tex, June 11.-Eleven per-
sons are dead and several injured as
a result Of the storm in central Tex
as today, including one man who
was killed when a wind storm blew
a Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
railway passenger train from the
Brazos river bridge north of Sweet
water last night. The towns Of
Haskell and Lueders weer also
swept by the storm, which was &C.
companied by a fall of hail. Seven
are dead at Haskell, Texas. Near
,Lueders three persons were killed
and several seriously hurt, and ten
or twelve buildings were wrecked.
In the wreck of the Kansas iCty,
Mexico and Orient train, ]. e. Stam-
ford, travelling salesman of Crom-
we'll, Texas, was killed and eleven
persons badly hurt. The whole train
except the engine and tender was
blown from the track. ...,.t
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
By Associated Press.)

New York, June 11.-What ap-
peared to be the hazy memory of
Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould on
this, the second day Of her testi-
mony in cross examination, brought
"a rebuke from Supreme Court JUS
tice Bowling, who is hearing her
suit for separation against her hus-
band, Howard Gould, the second son
of the late Jay Gould. Another i'm
portant phase of the case was a tilt
between the lawyers, Delaney Nicoll
for the defendant and Clarence ].
Shearn, for Mrs, Gould.
please try to be polite" Mr..
Shearn cautioned Mr.. Nicoll, when
the latter asked the witness a ques-
ito nshareply.
"Oh, I am sick of trying to be po-
lite. I've been polite all day and
Mrs. Gould won't answeria straight
question" retorted Nicoll.
Eyes, the witness has given Mr..
Nicoll much unnecessary trouble
Justice Bowling interposed.
Mrs. Gould leaned forward eagerly
at this point to meet the next ques-
ton, but just then the clock struck
four and adjournment was taken un'
til tomorrow with the likelihood that
she will remain on the stand through
out the day.
AS uncertain as was the witness
ess's memory at times, she did not
fail to take advantage of that very
fact, when occasion twice, offered
Once she .apalogized for her inabil
ity to tell whether certain restau'
rant checks were hers or not, say
ing that she was interested in know
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
'C0LGAIEMAN
COMMANDER

Wahpeton. N. D., June 1.-THE two
days session of the members Of the
G. A. R. department of North Dakota.
which was held Wednesday and
Thursday in this city, came to a close
last night with the election of off,
GERS. The election resulted as given
below:
Department Commander-Halsey S.
Curry, Colgate.
Senior Vice Commander - e. NJ.
Josselyn, Wahpeton.
Junior Vice Commander - W. o.
Greene jamestown.
Medical Director - J. H. Johnson,
Lisbon.
Department Chaplain = M. H.
XIII, Tower City. ,,r- +.
Col. E.. G. Geary of Fargo was con-
tinued as assistant adjutant general
and assistant quartermaster general
He has held these ofaces for the past
three years. %...r%.s. =. Il .3sy55 VI
Delegates to National Encampment
Albert Roberts. Devils Lake, b. w.
Carroll, lisbon. IS gs 5.5
Alternate Delegates---J. "A. Wright.
jamestown, J n. Matthews, Lari-.
more. as
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
/ nv Associated Press.)

Naples. June 11.-On the arrival
here today from Genoa of the North
German Lloyd steamer Berlin 1t was
ascertained that Holland Bennett, an
American who was travelling with his
wife, was missing from the vessel.
and the belief prevails among the
passengers that he either committed
suicide or fell overheard. and was
drowned. sa....5 ~.
@EMr. Bennett disappeared Thursday
night while the steamer was making
the run from Genoa to this port,
and while his wife was with friends
ii the saloon. The search of.thre e
vessel was made. and the comman-
der Of the steamer swept the sea
With % sarch light in a futile effort
to fi1fd him. The Berlin has been
ordered to delay the departure for
New York, as the authorities here
desire to make d further search OF
the steamer for Mr.. Bennett.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
FOREST fires
WIPE OUT one
SMALL Village
(By Associated Press.)

Smyrna Mills, Me-, June 1.-The
forest fires of Northern Aroostook
late today overwhelmed the little vii
lage OF Hillman, a new hamlet on the
Ashland branch of the Bangor and
Aroostocok railroad, seven miles
north of this place, and destroyed
every building in the settlement.
The population, consisting of fifty
persons, was saved from death by
the timely arrival of special tain
sent from Houlton. In all twelve
buildings were destroyed but the f.
nancial loss will not exceed $4,000.
For several days flames have extend
ed for twenty miles in northern
Aroostook. The width of the fire zone
is agout five miles and the conaagra-
ton has divided into several sections.
Over a territory of 100 square miles
in northern Aroostook county, there
is fire front of twenty miles, extend
ing back in some places five miles.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
$500 A THROW FOR SILK
STOCKINGS NOT SO MUCH
Above Was Only Small Item i'm
DreSSmaker'S Bills
MRS GOULD HAS LAPsEs MEMORY CALLED DOWN
JUDGE-cURloUs SPECTATORS EXCLUDED FROM
THE COURT RooM-wITNEss A VALUED
$4,000

ing how her husband spent his
money" and again when she could
not tell whether a diamond pendant
valued at $4,000 had been bought by
her husband" for another. 49,
Delaney Nicoll protested vigorously
against this insinuation and Justice
Bowling, with some asperity ordered
it stricken from the record.
The amounts of assorted jewels,
tailors, costumes and bootmakers
bills continue to make the specta-
tors admitted to the court room
gasp and stare. The articles pur-
chased included the pearl rope which
the witness wore yesterday and to-
day, listed at $27,0
The disputed pendant at $4,000;
diamond cham at $22, 900; a di-
amond diadem at $4,000, and q sap
phire ring at 5000. Such little
things as $50 worth of silk stockings
at time, or $1,52S for shoes were
trivial by comparison. Five tailor
made suits were ordered at a cost Of
$5,8O7.
Before the great crowd of, curious
persons who gathered hoping to hear
the testimony, the court officers re-
solved themselves into a committee
of selection to weed out those who
, weer not entitled to enter. Men and
women, old and young, pressed
+! around the entrance. But strict dis
elimination was ordered by the men
at the gate. Only such persons as
could give valid reason for their pres
! ! ence in the court room managed to
get pass the doorkeepers. Those
whose only reason was "curiosity''
wer xcludd, vn by fore in some in
stances.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
.fBy, Associated Press.)

nr,
p+S WASHINGTON, June "11.-The pro-
posed income tax amendment to the
tariff bill will not receive the fur
ther consideration Of the senate be-
fore June 49, This decision was TO-
day arrived at by vote OF 45 to -
on q motion by Senator Aldrich to
postpone until that date. -
. The question was brought up Dy
Senator Bailey: Calling up his pre-
vision modifying the tariff bill by
adding an income tax amendment,
which by previous agreement was to
have. come up for consideration TO-
day, Mr.. Bailey attempted to obtain
an agreement on the part of Senator
Aldrich, that when it was accepted
it will be by direct vote on its adop-
teton and not a motion to refer 1T
to q committee. Aldrich replied that
he could not in advance say what
course would be taken until the
amendment comes up. He moved
that further consideration ON the
amendment be deferred for one week.
In a speech of some length Bailey
said he had at least succeeded In
calling the attention of the court to
what was going on 'dn the senate
and in the influential circles In
Washington to defeat this proposed
income tax. He said he believed "the
senator from Rhode Island had mani
tested his purpose to avoid a direct
vote on this question by making a
motion to refer it to committee
He added that he knew of the sub
tie influences at work and added that
senator's could not be 'sdrawn by mis-
representation or threats to misrep-
resent their people,"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
CHART MISSOURI CHANNEL

Three engineers left this morning
on the United States snag boat Nc.
Pherson for a trip down the river,
where they will chart the channel
and make observations for references
to the rivers and harbors committee
of congress. The work is of great im>
portance on account of the recent ac-
tivity In river business, there being a
fleet OF fourteen boats in the visinity
OF this CITY at the present time. It is
expected that the large appropriation
now hung up will be made upon the
report Of the engineers. ,s 81 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
STEAMER PASSENGERS
SAVED BY Two Liners
By Associated Press.)

New York, N. Y, June 11.-Thrll
private cable message news reached
New York this afternoon that Cunard
liner Slavonia, bearing 10 cabin pas
sengers and 800 passengers in the
steerage, stranded today off Flores
Island, in the Azores group. The YES
sci, which left this port for Naples
on June 3, is tonight almost COM
plete wreck, but thonks to the stimely
aid rendered by North German Lloyd
and Hamburg American liners, which
were near by, every passenger, ac-
cording to the best reports here, was
taken OF In safety.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
WOODEN SCHEDULE F|N''LY
=. BSE77LEDBY SENATORS
Income Tax Amendment Will Not
..,~... Come Up Until June Is
BAILEY IS APPARENTLY THE TREATMENT HIS AMEND
EhENT rs GETTING -cumM,Ns' PROPOSITION FOR TWO PER
cENr TX AND ExEMPTNe INCOME 5000 SAID TO
III AccEPTED: @.-. 49,,

~ am greatly surprised at the
character OF the statement just made
by the senator from Texas" said
Mr.. Aldrich in reply. $50 far as
know. no restraint has been exer-
cised and i think none can be yex-
pected either by the senator from
Texas or myself upon the vote OF
senator's upon this proposition.
Mr.. Bailey then accepted the
amendments to his income tax pro-
vision suggested by Mr.. Cummins by
which the rate Of tax was decreased
from to 2 per cent and exempted
all incomes under $4,000.
Late in the day the senate refused
by a decisive vote Of SO to to re-
commit the wool schedule to the
committee on finance on motion of
Mr.. Cummins and thus finally con-
cIuded the consideration Of that
schedule. Lafollette made a deter
mined fight to compel the adoption
of amendments to the wool sche-
dule of the tariff bill which were
yesterday presented by himself.
These amendments went down be-
fore the majority which right along
has stood for the finance committees
work. The vote was A against the
amendments to 80 for them.
Washington, D. c., June 11-Taking
up for consideration the free list, the
senate at the night session made con.
siderable progress. The duty on cut
diamonds and other precious stones
was increased to Is per cent adval
orem and placed a duty of per cent
advalorem on uncut diamonds. Hides
and refined petroleum we're not dis
posed of. = 'Glz
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12

> STEWART p. M. At MAYvILLE
Washington, D. c.. June Ill. M.
Stewart was today endorsed for post
master at Mayvill, vice d. L. Arin,
resigned. {. , Z :: y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-12
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE
PPEARA|NCE.. ] ! OF: Boz: :
] J TON man A Al,'T|0UR ;:

Boston, June III Holland Bennett,
who was lost off the steamship Ber:
lin, was on an extended honeymoon
trip through Europe with his bride,
who was Miss Lucetta Avern Up
ham, of Cambridge. Their wedding
on May IL Of this year was one of
the spring society functions. Ben
nett was % years DID,. a lawyer, the
son of Joshua @. Bennett, president
of the Cambridge Electric. Light
company. He was graduate Of
Harvard '04 and the I: Harvard law
school Of 'O6 Friends here are
shocked, at the death Of the young
man and are emphatic in expressing
their belief that it was not case
of suicide. -
Naples, June t11.-Later the au.
thorities were convinced that Mr
Bennett was not aboard and permit
ed the Berlin to sail. Mrs. Bennett
continued on the. trip to New York.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10

rany. on the Yadkin river in North
Carolina General Electrfc); the Atlanta
Water and Electric Power Company,
ON the Chattahoochee river, above At
lanta, Ga. Westinghouse. and the
Savannah River Power Company CWest-
inghouse).
George c. Smith, Of Pittsburg and
New York. director Of the Northern
Colorado Power Company. the Atlanta
Water and Electric Power Company,
and interested in the Albany Power and
Manufacturing Company Of Albany, Ga,
and the GAINESVILLE Electric Railway
Company. near GAINESVILLE. Ga.
Sydney L. Mitchell. vice president and
treasurer OF the Electric Bond and
Share Company General EIectric), for
merIy with Stone < Webster. Of Bos-
ton, and still a director in three Of
their company-the Puget Sound Elec-
trio Railway Company. the Tacoma
Railway and Power Company, and the
Puget Sound Power Company.
A w. Burchard. director OF the
Great Western Power Company, OF Cal
ifornia, and of the General Electric
Company.
A. c. Bedford, director of the same
power company and Of the Standard
of Company
A. y. Brady. of New York, director
Chattanooga and Tennessee River
Power Company. a director Of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufact-
uring Company, a director Of the Amer
fcan Tobacco Company, which inter
ests control the Southern Power Com
pany General Electric).
The General Electric Company owns
or controls the United Electric Securi-
ties Company OF Maine. the Electric
Securities Corporation OF New York, the
Electric Bord and Share Company OF
New York, the Schenectady Power Com
pany Of New York, the Carolina Light
and Power Company of Raleigh. y. c.;
the Buckingham Power Company or
North Carolina, the Animas Power and
Water Company OF Colorado, the Mont
gomery Light and Power Company OF
Alabama, the Summit County Power
Company Of Colorado. the Butte Eiec-
trio and Power Company. the Montana
Power Transmission Company. the
River Power Company. and the
and Eastern Montana Power
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
LAXITY OF LAWS.

WYE are accustomed to think. some
w OF US, that our American divorce
laws are the worst on our books. Some
OF the others of US think equally ill Of
our election laws. But out of fifteen
years OF reporting in the executive de-
partments Of our government have
been forced to the conclusion that for
battling looseness. for prodigal inatten-
zion, for parasiticsl, fungus-like en-
sargement I'm lieu OF healthfuI growth,
4 would be hard 10 match the code OF
our public land laws
At one time we owned everything
from the Alleghenies TO the Pacific
coast. with the exception OF Kentucky
and Tennessee. Now we own little more
than the forests which resOlute Presi-
dents after Arthur have oeen able 10
save from the assaults Of Western law
makers. Through these laws and by this
sacrifice Of our interests we have lost
about 1900 water power sites in the
past seven years and we may be sure
that in taking first pick, the power COM
panies did not choose the least valuable
falls.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
IN E4HO

Company, all of Montana; the Washing
ton Water Power Company Of Idaho,
the Great Western Power Company Of
California. and various other water
power plants, with total Of about
420.oo0-horsepower.
Concerns Included
In Westinghouse Group.
The Westinghouse group includes the
Security Investment Company OF New
York. the Electric Properties Of New
York the Smith interests (nOtwith-
standing that G. Elmer Smith shares in
the management Of ut least two Cen
eral Electric conpanies). the Atlanta
Water and Electric Power Company. the
Ontario Power Company of niagara
Fails, together with its distributing
plant in the United States 0he Niagara,
Lockport and Ontario Company. the
Albany Power and Manufacturing Com
pany Of Albany. Ga; the Electric Manu-
featuring and Power Company of Spar
tanburg. s. c.: the Savannah River
Power Company. the GAINESVILLE Electric
Railway Company OF Georgia. the North
Georgia Electric Company. the Chatta-
nooga and Tennessee River Power
Company the Northern Colorado Power
Company, and a number of other power
companies. with a total Of about 1O2, coo
horsepower.
These lists are pretty dry reading. But
they are essential to an understanding
Of the closeness with which more than q
third of All developed American water
power is held. They show that the same
men hold responsible positions in COM
panies apparently separate. They show
that the lesser companies are dominated
to an amazing degree by the two larger.
They show that securities companies
have been made mere holding companies
for the General Electric and the West
inghouse. But they do not ShoW-and
it is a fact which has large Importance
in this connection that the General
Electric ana the Westinghouse manage
ments have pooled their patents since
1896 and have carefully avoided COM
petitive entries into the same field from
the beginning.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
&HQlgznG PL LANT.p ALONC
nom EyHSP . C4kIFL2RyZ4

nand for power and the extension Of
long-distance electrical transmission"
The States in which the General Elec-
trio is known to have water power hold
ings are New York. North Carolina,
Colorado. Alabama. Montana. Washing
ton, Idaho. and California.
The States in which the westinghouse
Company is known to have water-pOWer
holdings are Georgia New York (at
Niagara Falls). South Carolina, Tennes-
see. Colorado.
The Gould interests have taken over
the water power OF the James and the
Appomattox.
The Southern Power Company. affili-
ated with the General Electric and
owned by the leaders OF the Tobacco
trust. has created a monopoly Of the
water power OF the Blue Ridge in North
and South Carolina.
Stone & Webster. Of Boston. own and
control sites in Florida. Georgia, Min
nesota. and Wisconsin. and the Puget
sound region.
The Commonwealth Power Company.
with its affiliated Grand Rapids-Mus-
kegon Power Company and Eastern
Michigan Power Company, controls
thirteen developed water powers in
Michigan.
The other large holders are:
The United Missouri River Power
Company, with five sites
The Portland General Electric Com
pany. with developments near Port
land, ore.
The Pacific Gas and Electric Com
pany. with eleven developments. and a
practical monopoly OF the San Fran
cisco. Oakland. and Berkeley markets
The Pacific Light and Power Com
pany. with eight developments In Cali
fornia. held by the Huntington in
tsrests.
The Edison Electric Company, with
six developments IN California.
The Hudson River Electric Power
Company. with three developments and
three sites in New York
The Washington times., 1909-10-10

impeIIed by every law Of trade to be-
come one.
Assume that two plants are within
easy reach OF each other and that one
sells its product mainly to light nearby
towns while the other sells its product
mainly to operate mills and trolley lines.
The one works chiefly in the night, the
other chiefly in the day. Yet the wa-
ter IS flowing all twenty-fOUr hours.
What could be more natural than that
they should --cUuple-up." as the en- Il
neers call it. and divide the strain?
Suppose one mas its peak OF gree :
est demand At IT. the evening. the
other at ? in the afternoon. Would not
every consideration OF profit impeI them
20 run both at an average under the
maximum demand and exchange current
10 meet that demands
Suppose one power station mas its
maximum flow IN the months OF March.
April and May, and another, possibly 100
miles away. It's maximum in the months
of September, October, and November
Would they not also dnd it profitable to
come together
Finally, suppose an independent
comes into the district OF TWO companies
already operating the answer is OBJ
vious.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
R,CRRRO "a ;G4LL MCGP

to its citizens at a reasonable rate. that
1t shall not become a link in a chain
of monopoly, that it shall be paid for as
right taken from the people and for
which the people may expect a just re-
turn?
The Government gives the power
away utterly, without charge or re-
striction, excepting in two particulars.
The first is that the law does not per
nit the developing company TO acquire
title to the land. though it has the use
of the land without charge. The sec
ond is that II the land is part OF our
national forest or part OF a national
park, charge of about 1-1O0th of its
value Is made for the power used.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
CAMPAIGN OF PUBLICITY.

HERBERT KNOX SMITH, as Com
L missioner Of Corporations. has pre-
pared report further exhibiting the
connection between these thirteen com
panies. 1t is TO he submitted TO Con-
gress by the President some time in
December. BY that showing. more than
third Of the total water power now
in use will be allotted TO interests op-
Grating In fun commercial harmony.
The names OF the ostensible owners
will be given with the names Of tho
actual owners. Tntercommunications
will be traced beyond The following:
c. Elmer Smith. prominently inter
ested I'm the Carolina Power and Light
Company, at Raleigh. y. c. General
ElecUic); the Rockingham Power Conn
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
Much Accomplished
During Five Years.

They have done pretty well in five
years.
Take the Kern river in California for
an illustration It flows in two branches
from Mt Whitney. I'm its 1897 feet Of
elevation the highest point in the
State, TO Kern Lake. which is OF lust
about the elevation OF the nearby cities
OF Pasadena and Los Angeles. A fall
Of 150O0 feet in 100 miles.
Tunnels were quietly built 70 carry
the water on a gradual incline to 4
point where II could be dropped with
terrific force 10 a power station located
on the bank Of the stream. When FIVE
sites had been pre-empteds the fve
points or greatest power. Il was not
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
How These Rights
Were Gobbled Up.

How did they get it-these men Of the
Edison company. the southern com
pam. the Pacific Gas and Electric Com
pany?
Well, the Kern River Power COMPANY
went TO the Department OF the Intericr
CONTINUED on Fifth Page)
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
NATURAL RESULT

DIT the most significant thing. per
- haps, in determining whether or not
the existing waterpOwer concerns are in
practice a trust, is that. unless they are
restricted by the Government, they are