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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20
OIL TRUST
DISSoL WE'D

CONTINUED From Page One.)
ing the monster Rockefeller cor
poration do not take effect for
thirty days.
This case is one of the most
memorable in the record of jur-
isprudence.
Noted Attorney in Defense.
The defense was conducted by
Moritz Rosenthal, the famous
thousand-dollar-a-day attorney,
with the aid of John G. Milburn,
one OF the leading corporation at
torneys of New York city.
The hearing extended in vari-
GUS forms over nearly two years
and testimony was taken in a
great number of different cases.
Notable sessions were held in
New York, Washington and Chi
cago. In New York, the high Of
ficials of the Standard Oil COM
pany, including John d. Rockefel-
Ter, were called to the stand and
put upon the grill.
Monopoly i'm Restraint of Trade.
The government charged that
the Standard Oil company was a
monopoly in restraint of trade,
and introduced voluminous evil
dence regarding the methods of
the Standard in dealing with it's
competitors.
Kellogg commended that It was
shown cOnclusively that the Stand
ard had used ruthless methods of
crushing all opponents, and had
gained almost entire control of
the oil business in this country,
out i'm divisions of territory for
so that the states were parceled
the various subsidiary concerns.
Started in 1906.
The suit was filed in the United
States circuit court in st. Louis,
Nov. Is, 1905, at the direction of
the attorney general. The action
was one. in equity brought under
the provisions of the Sherman
antitrust laws. The control
through the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey of more than
100 corporations engaged in the
refining and marketing of oil
were characterized as a conspira-
cy in restraint of trade.
History of Oil Trust Told.
The governments complaint
the alleged trust is printed docu-
ment of one hundred pages. 1t
recited in detail the steps taken
and the methods used by John d.
Rockefeller and Henry M. Flagler
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POINT DEFIANCE
PARK ADDITION

is now on the market. Lots
adjoining Point Defiance Park
Ere offered at one-half the price
that lots are selling for on Ameri-
|canLake, IL miles from Tacoma
Fiye-cent car fare from all parts of
Tacoma to Point Defiance Park
Addition, and Is cents to Ameri-
can Lake.
Every dollar spent on Point De-
fiance Park adds to the. value of
/ every lot in Point Defiance Parl
Addition. s**
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and others then building up the
big oil corporation.
AS early as 1870, the Rockefel-
lers and Flagler, who were then
Engaged in refining petroleum in
Ohio, were alleged to have enter
ed and organized the Standard Oil
company of Ohio, with a capital
of 100000, divided into shares
of 800 each, at that time.
Forced Competitors to Wall.
Through their alleged ability
to secure preferential rates from
railroads and alleged unfair
trade methods they were enabled,
according to the government, to
drive to the wall and absorb most
of the independent companies.
The trust, as it exists today, was
not organized, according to the
complaint, until 1899, when the
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey was formed.
To facilitate the hearings of
the case, Judge Franklin Ferriss
of st. Louis was appointed special
commissioner to hear the evil
dence. He was appointed June
25, 1907, and completed his work
in February, 1909. Hearings
were held in most of the princi-
pal cities of the United States, the
most noted being that in New
York, where John D. Rockefeller,
Henry H. Rogers, John d. Arch
bold and other officers Of the
company were called, and were
put through gruelling cross-ex-
animation by the government at
torneys.
The evidence, when completed,
was printed and forwarded to st.
Louis, where 1t was filed with the
clerk of the court.
There are twenty-one volumes
of evidence, more than $4,000.
pages in all. In addition there
are 1900 exhibits, mostly con-
tracts.
The case was argued, beginning
April before the full circuit
bench here, Judges Walter II.
Sanborn, Willis Vandevanter. Will
liam G. Honk and Elmer b.
Adams.
Kellogg's Great Victory. dda
Frank B. Kellogg of st. Paul
land Charles B. Morrison of Chi
lcago presented the argument for
the government. They were APP
pointed special assistants to the
attorney general during the cases
Other attorneys representing the
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Heated Arguments,

heated Arguments.
The long battle in the jury room
last night was one which seemed
TO indicate that the result would
be a disagreement. From the
time the twelve men in whose
hands the fate of Mrs. Kvalshaug
rested left the jury room at $40
yesterday afternoon, until mid
night, when the last spectator lef..
earnest, and sometimes heated.
discussion and argument was only
interrupted by the occasional bal
loting.
Watch Jury at Work.
Crouched down on their knees
on the floor of the Ferry Museum
a few persons who had remem
bered that from here they might
look down through the transom
into the jury room on the fiool
below. and fearful lest their pres.
ence be discovered by one of the
bailiffs or some other jealous
guardian of the jury's privacy
were able to see the battle of wills
on which a human life was de-
pendent.
Had Their Coats or.
Five Of the twelve men had
their coats off, and all seemed
deadly In earnest. Some argued
with impassioned gesticulations
Others walked refectively up and
down, and some were seen tc
angrily shake their heads at 9th.
ers who had buttoned-holed then
and were forcing an opposite opin.
ion upon them. At times the
actions of the men indicated that
tempers had overriden self-contro
aud that fistcuffs were no remote
possibility.
Stood Nine to Three.
Unauthentic reports that came
from the jury room were to the
effect that the balloting was stand.
ing nine for acquittal and three
for conviction. AS the long hours
dragged on those waiting outside
saw that there was to be no agree
ment that night at least, and the
last man in the halls went home
at II o'clock. The jury was In.
strueted to report to the court
at $40 this morning.
Slain Six Months Age.
1t has been Just six months
since Martin Kvalshaug was muir,
dered in the west end of the city
and the gathering of evidence be.
gan to fasten the crime on Charlie.
Newcomb and the wife of the
murdered man.
On May IA Martin Kvalshaue
and his wife went to dance at
Pallies hall. The husband had
been suspicious that his wife was
lavishing too much attention on
Charles Newcomb and he is said
TO have attended only on the un-
dersatnding that she would not
dance with Newcomb that night.
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Worthing w. Pickerill, one of
the best known cigar men in town,
with a store at SOC Pacific avenue.
must answer to a charge of speed
ing his auto and incidentally
smashing a wagon belonging to
j. A. Barnes. The alleged scorch-
ing took place on November 10
and a warrant for Mr.. Pickerill's
arrest was issued by Justice Amt
son this morning.
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* PIERCE COUNTY
LEGISLATOR ACCUSED
Of GIGANTIC FRAUD

The office is investigating the
connection of Treasurer l.. r.
Byrne with the affairs of the com
pany. Mr.. Byrne, according to
RAIDER, was the land company's
legal adviser, and all of the funds
of the corporation were in his
charge.
Gigantic Land Drawing.
The Sound Pacific Land COM
pany has flooded Seattle and the
entire western half of the state
with circulars announcing gi-
'gantic land drawing by which
1900 acres of land in the Cheha-
lis valley, near Elma, was to be
placed on the market at 1925 for
an undivided interest, the tracts
ranging from one to forty acres
of land. RAIDER explained to Dep
uty Prosecuting Attorney Murphy
that the tracts were sold on terms
of SIS cash and $40 month, and
that the next drawing was planned
for September, 1910, at Elma. He
said that the plan was to have
the purchasers appoint three
trustees who would conduct the
drawing. To Special Agents
Church and Peyton, before his ar
rest. RAIDER explained that he had
sold more than 100 of the 500
chances which the company
would endeavor to dispose of be-
fore the drawing. He said that
If the other 400 chances were not
sold the company would take
them.
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attention to the vast and alleged
unfair profits made by the COM
|pany.
The defense of the corporation
was that the present organization
of the Standard was the result of
natural growth of great industry
and that no statute had been vio-
lated.
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Walter Taylor IaIs
1504h Jefferson ave.
Save YOurCarfdre

s4,000-In walking distance, l block
from cable, 45x100-ft. cor
ner, with q practically new
nice-looking 2-story house;
street paved and paid for.
S3,500---A large 2-story house of
+. and bath, lots, close to
cable. street paved and paid
for.
s4,S00-Modern 2-story 7-r. house,
full basement, with furnace;
below * st. and close to
Sixth ave.; both streets
paved.
$i,Qc0--The cheapest property in the
city today is Center st. You
can make bigger profits
where else. A Slot corner
at $3.50 per lot, subject to
paving assessment.
$6,000-Large new store building,
with 8 corner lots, on car
line. Renting for SEQ per
WATERFRONT FARM, very cheap.
35 acres. about half In cul-
tivation, large 7-r. house,
barn, chicken hcase, bearing
orchard, 2 horses, wagon, 2
cows, chickens, and tools.
All for $4,000; worth double
that price.
II ACRES on the East Side. not far
= from Hylebos creek, will be
near the new Short Line.
adjoining land is held for
You can buy this for t200
OTTO II. ROEDER
1871 Commerce st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20
WILL REPEAT
SUBURBAN FAIR

The University of Puget
Suburban Fair was so successful
last night that the big entertain
ment will be repeated this even
ing. Ten side shows, 10 in all,
kept the 500 persons who were
present last night in continual
laughter. The Y. M. c. A. drills
proved an attractive feature.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20

Union Thanksgiving services of
all the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
of Tacoma, and visiting members.
will be held tomorrow at 1880
p. m. in the First Christian
church, Sixth avenue and X street.
Revs. w. A. Moore and G. l..
Cuddy will officiate and music
will be furnished by the First
Christian church choir.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20

On car line, new 4-room house,
very good soil, no gravel.
Another acres, 10 minutes walk
to car line, 3-room house, good
well, cellar, barn, chicken yard,
some young fruit trees.
house, chicken house, good well,
close to Johnsons Crossing on Puy-
allup line.
Also several unimproved tracts
close to car line, cheap.
Two fine cleared lots on Proctor
street, near 18th. at a bargain.
Come and see me for particulars.
1t will pay you.
ii. G.. BROKOP
216 Bankers Trust Bldg.
Main 7336-A3619.
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BEST BUYs IN THE CITY

BEST BUYS In THE CITY
$50 buys two lots, corner 18th and
Puget Sound ave. Terms.
150--Two lots on nth, all inn
provements paid. between
Cedar and Alder.
II ,OO0-Buys SO feet on I St, good
building site, near 23d.
' SOO--For acres, "A mile west of
Steilacoom lake; good buy.
$1,OO0-Buys 10 acres of fine water
front, extra good soil; a
chance of life time to get
low bank waterfront.
HERBERT BREWITT a. 40.
1917 Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20
BARGAINS

S-room house and lots at Fern
Hill. near car line. Price $1,000;
$500 cash and terms to suit
3-room house and lot 60x115 TT:
&c car fare: $25 cash and SIP a
month. Price $3.50.
corner lots with room mod
ern house. full cement basement,
only 2 blocks off 9Th ave-, inside
paved district; $200 cash and $16
per month at 6 per cent interest.
payable quarterly. Price $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20
HOMESTEAD

I Do you realize that land which
can be taken up by homestead in a
valley which grows big crops Of
wheat, alfalfa, oats, barley, etc: ali
kinds of fruits and vegetab les.
WITHOUT IRRIGATION. where
there is plenty of water and a fine
climate; where railroad eonstruc-
ton is now being rushed, is a
CHANCE OF A LIFE TIME? IN
view of these facts are you surprised
that claims are rapidly being
taken? Use your homestead right
TO best advantage and get $50 acres
in this rich valley and become In
dependent in a few years Sample
ROOM a05 NATIONAL BANK OF
COMMERCE. BLDG. Don't DELAY.
Come In TONIGHT. Office will also
be OPEN SUNDAY until / O'CLOCK.
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"a RATrIING BREAKDOWN. "cri

"a RATTIING "critics
of a verdict
gives touch of wanda
IYile for one thing and the artist re-
shownfuses to put it in until Monday
dancing dear life An important detail that is
His twnkinglackng will add piquancy
strenuously and the impartillths sketch
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20

is now on the market. Lots
adjoining Point Defiance Park
are offered at one-half the price
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-20
$3.50 Per Acre
$40 PER MONTH HOME

: Two good high lots and a new 81
room house with pantry, closet and
porch, locator near Blackwell sta
ton on Spanaway, Puyallup and
Fern Hill car line, In Winnetka adj
dition. This place is only 20 min
utes' ride from business district of
Tacoma and is offered at lower
well located for people having busi-
ness in the city. Price only $3.50.
J. NJ. CURTIS q co.
S14 Bankers Trust Bldg.
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Kennewick Fruit Lands

are recognised as being one of the
most profitable investments that
can be made, for the reason that
they produce all the early fruits
and vegetables, and the fertility OF
the soil Is unsurpassed.
A Decided Bargain :
can be had at this time in a A.
acre tract which is located only
miles from railroad depot at Ken
newfck. 1t is all fenced; rs acres is
cleared, and about 3 acres in in al
faifa. The soil is volcanic ash.
$3.50 Per Acre -
is the price. which includes the
water right and the maintenance
fee Is only $1.00 per acre.
cash.
There is no better speculation in
good orchard land tributary ITO X en-
newick or on the Columbia river.
See us at once about this.
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81 Acres

1871 Commerce st.
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FOR SALE BY owNER-Homes
Tacoma ave., or Phone B 1895.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-04-30

is that which thinks, feels or
wills, the intellect, or the activi
ty of the brain. Christian Sci
ence reveals the fact that Mind
lis divine Principle, the infinite
Life, Truth, Love. OmnipOtent,
omniscient, omnipresent, the all
inclusive, eternal, unchanging,
all wise being, the only cause and
creator.
This is a very different Mind
from that which is supposed to
result from the action of the
gray matter called brain.
Christian Science makes it
clear that material existence is
not the manifestation of this di
vine Mind, but the phenomenon
of the counterfeit, called mortal
mind.
1t is this false concept of exist
ence that does all the wrong
thinking; that believes in sin,
disease and death; that claims
there is life and intelligence in
matter.
What q difference between
this so-called mind, and the in
tnitely good, intelligent, loving
divine Mind! And how impor
tant for us to clearly distinguish
and constantly differentiate be-
tween the divine Mind and its
manifestation, and the mortal
human mind and its beliefs. As
Mrs. Eddy says (Science and
Health, page S2):
In a world of sin and Sensu-
atty Fastening to a greater de
velopment of power, 1T Is wise
earnestly to consider whether it
is the human mind or the divine
Mind which is influencing one.
Since God is mind, this Mind
is good and its effects must al
ways be good, never evil. AS
real thinking is the activity of
the divine Mind, the only real
thoughts or ideas are good.
Therefore, everything that is
evil, pertains to evil or results in
evil is not Mind nor included in
Mind, hence it is not real. HUI
man thought, will power, hypno.
tism, mental suggestion or mag
netism are all capable of evil,
and hence are not Mind or the
activity of Mind, are not of God,
and are not good but eSSenti
ally and entirely evil.
The difference between the
method Of healing through men
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-04-30

mind. Can this state of mind be
reached by death, AS so many
are taught to believe, or must it
not rather be gained by spirit
ual growth. education and en-
lightenment?
If it were more generally UNI
derstood what salvation is, and if
people would start to work it out
now, instead of believing that
they can die into it or be saved
by mere belief or faith, there
would be far more harmony on
earth today.
The world is not willing to do
what is necessary to attain har-
mony. 1t has been taught that
saving faith is all that is neces-
sary and we have not known the
way to work out our salvation
here.
However strong a SchOol-bOy'S
faith may be in his teacher, and
however firm his belief that the
teacher has solved and can solve
any problem, the pupil will not
gain the mastery Of the subject
without actually working it out
and so gaining the understanding
for himself.
If mere faith or belief in Jesus
is all that is necessary for saliva
ton, why are so many promises
in Revelation made to him that
overcometh," and especially
He that overcometh shall in
herit all things; and | will be
his God and he shall be my
son? (Rev. 21:7)
1t is apparent that it would be
much easier simply to believe
something and receive salvation
therefor than to work out our
own salvation by earnest and
long continued effort.
What are the essentials or re-
QuirementS of power that is to
free humanity from its misery?
Obviously it must be IA power
that is able to reveal the cause of
of this misery and then destroy
that supposed cause. 1t must
be a power that will destroy evil,
all sin and sickness. 1t must be
able to make mankind honest,
lust. kind, intelligent. This
means that it must not only sup
ply the Principle and rules for
right living. but it must make it
possible for men to know and TO
put into practice these rules and
To overcome the opposing power
or influence that hinders man :
effort to progress. 1t must de-
liver man from all evil and bring
nm INTO the conclouSheHN u
good through SplflIuaI ulder'
standing.
ItlSOufalhlt TO snow llia' O'ifIHy
ian Science Is the Science Oh SaI'
vauon IN ana thfougil IllrIN',
that 1t reveals llle fflhc'p'e o,
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In working out our Sal'aIio'i
we must llrSt see tllat salNaCloh
or dellverance from eV'l IS d men
tai process takes place III lhiiio'
that 1t Is Il IrahsloriilaUlo'
through Nina anu Ul'dU ~ IL oo'ii
ethical ana DnllDSODlllCdl.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-04-30

origin and is a mental phenom'
enOn, an experience of the NOR
tai material human mind, which
is healed by the divine mind.
This leads to the troublesome
question, what shall we do with
matter? The world has always
resisted strongly the idealistic
teaching of the supremacy of
Spirit over matter, which is
taught everywhere in the Bible;
and one of the leading objections
to the Bible today is this, that
many of its statements are Vi
sionary and impractical; in fact,
the endeavor has been made to
discredit Bible records of spirit
ual demonstration and to explain
them materially or fatty deny
their reliability.
In "Retrospection and Intro
spection," Mrs. Eddy says:
During twenty years prior to
my discovery | had been trying
to trace all physical effects to a
mental cause; and in the latter
part of 1866 | gain ed the Scien-
titic certainty that all causation
was Mind, and every effect a
mental phenomenon. The inn
portance of the mental factor,
the power of mind in human AT
fairs, is being more and more
generally conceded and the day
is Fastening on when the truth
of Mrs. Eddy's statement will
be recognized.
The world hesitateS to admit
that matter is only Il mental phe-
nOmenon because such admission
refuteS matters fundamental
claim to be substance and life.
Especially is mortal thought dis
inclined to consider that the di-
vine Mind and its ideas alone are
real and that human phenomena
are merely protected human con
ceptS, because this means that IA
large part of what the human
has believed to be true must be
claSSed as false.
Abraham Lincoln voiced a dis
tinct characteristic of human
sense when he said, You can
fool some Of the people all Of the
time: you can fool all of the peO-
pie some of the time; but YOU
cannot fool all Of the people all of
the time. land we may be thank
fulfor this fact. But there seems
to be Il very dominating tenden-
cY ampa@ mOrtals to believe
what is not true, and to be quite
willing to believe it.
We all recall with determine
ton the people held to their be
lief that the earth was fiat and
stationary and how enraged they
were when Calico tried to show
them the tfuth' Inc caFhai
mlnd cllngS very ooSUlnately 10
old notions. IT loves darkness
rather imam hSlt, eVil raliler
than good, matter faIllef lllah
Mind, and the thought OF spirit
ual reality Is looiiShneSS uhto IT,
Hence the people resist Cile CIV
ing up OF tilelr oeilel III Ilie 'eS'
timony OF hlauerlai SehSe even
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Where sense Is loSU III SlSliI'
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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-04-30
Photographs

for you and your friends,
the kind that SATISFY.
Guaranteed for fifty years
not to turn yellow or fade.
You can get them at the
Lusby Studio.
Am now prepared to fin
ish promptly; but in the
meantime it's a wonder
a dozen photogs. have not
'butted in the kind
that but in for awhile and
then but out again leav-
ing a lot Of disappointed
customers behind.