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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 2O.-The
Standard oil company of New Jersey.
the trust. is an illegal combination and
must be dissolved.
The federal government has won a
great victory in its battle against the
powerful octopus.
In an opinion written by Judge Wal
ter H. Sanborn of St Paul. and con-
CURED in by Judges vandeventer. Hook
and Adams, with a special concurring
opinion by Judge Hook, the United
States circuit court for the eastern dis
trict of Missouri today handed down
a decision declaring the Standard oil
company of New Jersey an illegal
combination operating in restraint of
trade, and ordered it's dissolution.
The opinion was filed simultaneously
in St Louis and in st. Paul
In this decision the government of
the United States wins a sweeping
victory, and according to Frank S.
Kellogg, special prosecutor. the gov
ernment has won every point for which
it contended
Comprehensive Decree
The decree filed by Judge Sanborn is
comprehensive and enjoins the Stand
ard company its directors, officers,
agents, servants and employees from
voting any stock in any of the sub
sidiary companies. and from exercising
or attempting to exercise any control
direction, supervision or influence over
the acts of these subsidiary companies
by virtue of its holding their stock.
The subsidiary companies their Off
GERS, directors, agents, servants and
employees are enjoined from declaring
or paying any dividends to the Stand
ard company on account of any of the
stock of these subsidiary companies
held by the Standard company and
from permitting the latter company to
vote any stock in or to direct the policy
OF the subsidiary companies, or to ex-
ercise any control whatsoever over the
corporate acts of any of the subsidiary
companies by virtue of such stock or by
virtue of the power over the subsidiary
acquired by means of the
illegal combination or by the use of
liquidating certificates.
But the defendants are not prohibited
from distributing ratably to the share
holders of the principal company the
shares to which they are equitably
entitled in the stocks of the defendant
corporations that are parties to the
Estopped From Business
The defendants are enjoined from
continuing or carrying into further
effect the combination adjudged Illegal
hereby and from entering into or per-
forming any like combination or con-
spiracy the effect of which is to re-
strain commerce in petroleum or to
prolong the unlawful monopoly of
C0nfffured CoIruu
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
TOPEKA SIGHTS WRECK OF ST. CROIX

The Topeka reported that it had sighted the St Crox
this Is miles north of Santa Monica 1t
sign distinguished The Topeka
the captain deemed SAFE observed that flames had
enveoped wreckage about the and
cudd that all had During this time Captain Warner had
fighting desperately reach the shore AT the the
cam heavy had settled the The captain
Topeka that all had
Redondo and there made his report
From Redondo Santa Monica and other ports parties
out word from
telephone message from Mills telling of the disaster terrible
the shore and the safe landing of all on board.
Mills could describe the sudden 1t believed
however that caused by accident the boiler
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
DESPERATE EFFORTS MADE TO LAUNCH BOATS

During the the ship churnng the for the shore
the passengers the greatest Suddenly
when the tongue fame shot through the deck and high the
panic spread among board
the feboats the flames eating their
failure followed
into the but Captain Warner held by his plan beach the
boat Women and restrained by force from casting
themselves All woodwork the vessel that
blaze chopped and overheard
The flames their the lower compartments spread to
the decks and threatened enveop the entire steamer OF
among passengers fought
with desperation that only when death looms large the
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
Panic Reigns During Ships Race
For Shore Against Death in
Flames for All
assengers and Crew Landed Near Point
After Thrilling Experience and Hull
Left to Burn to Waters Edge
Especial Dispatch to The Call

OS ANGELES, Nov. 20-With fire leapng into her
and pouring her hold the steamship
beached tonight beneath the rocky bluffs of Point Dune IA
miles north of Santa Monica and her 81 and the A
membesefher landed in safety 1t only after
battle against elements that Captain Frederick
Warner able shove the of the vessel into the sand and
convey the passengers the shore.
The fire broke shortly after the St Crox left here this
but we'll o'clock in the afternoon before
observed Frantic efforts then made exnguish
spread with such rapdy that became for
life to the beach.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
DEVELOPS INTO RACE WITH GRIM REAPER

developed The fire deeper and deeper
Croi 1t listed and shot high torchke
tilted side Water poured below The tobound
dm through the thick Jog With all steam
could urged forward. 1t would
require transform the
could The rush of the
mingled with the of the blaze Then with pitch the
struck scraped dipped and Ahead the steep
cliffs of the shore
The flames shot higher The vessel crunched and settled In
all hands being rapidly ashore There they
turned witness the last of the ST. Cro mufed told of
explosion of enveloped whole frame. 1t
through the fog with glare that reflected the msts overhead
black chared told
the Crox had been. .ss
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
FIRST OFFICER SCALES MOUNTAIN FOR AID

Point Duma where the and landed IS
where the steep drop precipousy
First Officer Mills scaled the cliff, crossed the
trail from the Mabu ranch house tephOned
this city, reporting that all had been saved
had been believed that all board had been
The first brought by the City OF Topeka, which
reported the OF flames from
1t described fire from which there could be
possibility of escape From then until the telephone
from Mills dread hung the city Launches and
tugs the and automobiles had been
the
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

" HERRT, Ill, Nov. 2I.-Firemer
and members of the rescuing
- party reported shortly after
midnight that they had heard
signals from the third vein of the mine
the entrance of which is now blocked
by several tons of earth. The signals
from the entOmbed miners are evil
IDENTIFY being made with sIedEe ham,
mers striking against large stones. II
IS now believed beyond a doubt that
many of the entOmbed men are alive.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
Estopped From Business

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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

The Calls News Index this
Morning Will Be Found on
Page p
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
Twenty Men Rescued

Those rescued from the mine were:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
HOUSE DIVIDED.
ON ANSWER To
ROOSEVELT
ANXIOUS TO MAKE REBUKE
SEVERE AS POSSIBLE
UndiSmayed by Bitter Exper-
ience Congressman May Ask
President for More Informa-
ton About Secret Service.
NY Morning journal special Leased wiroI

iBy Morning journal special Leased WireI
Washington. Jan. 6-The special
committee considering the reference
to congress and the secret service in
the presidents annual message, VIII
report to the house on Friday. II is
expected that there viii be much de-
bate.
Representatives. Tawney of Mime
sofa, Smith of Iowa. Fitzgerald of
New York ana Sherley OF kentucky.
referred to by the president in his
special message, win reply to the pres
ident.
Representative Griggs of Georgia
sage of the president be returned to
the chief executive but withdrew his
motion on the advice Of some of his
democratic colleagues
II Is Understood that the report
OF tho special committee will be a
rebuke nearly as severe as would have
been the action proposed by Mr..
Grggs, If not more so. II Is said the
report VIII recommend either the re-
fusa by the house to receive that
portion OF the message which it Is
claimed reflected on the house or will
severely rcbuke the president in some
other manner
The suggestion that the committee
VIII report IN favor OF tabling the OBJ
iectiona portion of the message, as
Well as he special message, which
followed the action taken by con-
gress on tho annual message, is not
being given much consideration. The
.ao,ia1 on,,,,,,ittaa mot today and will
meet again tomorrow to draft It's re-
port. II is believed It VIII deal with
she special as we'll as the annual mes
sage It may It Is said, ask the pres
ident for more information, as It Is
claimed by members that the special
lacked sufficient proof in sup
port OF the statements made by the
president.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
HUNDREDS DRIVEN
FROM HOMES
BY FLAMES
Zero Temperature Adds to Diff
ficuIties Of Firemen Fighting
Fierce Blaze in StockyardS
District at Chicago,


Chicago, Jan 6--i'ire at the stock
yards tonight destroyed large part
Of the fertilizer plant of Darling a
CO. and burned large stores of chem
cals causing explosions and injurlng
Il number of nromtn, The loss was
100000 For more than four hours
every available hremen in the city
fought i'm the below zero weather to
prevent spread of the flames. The
tenants Of thirty houses in the neigh
borhood were driven into the streets
and many Of the two hundred and fifty
employees narrowly escaped
The fire is supposed TO have started
among bone dust in the drying room
and spread to large tanks containing
glue and chemicals. As these exploded
the employees fed
\ fertlizng plant of Swift q Co.,
Just across the street appeared TO be
doomed and tho energies Of the FIRE
department were directed toward saw
ing these buildings.
rhe water from the lines of hose
froze soon after being thrown on the
buildings. Huge icicles formed on the
tottering walls and the tiremen had to
have their arms and legs chopped loose
from the Ice.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
HITCH IN HITCHCOCK
APPOINTMENT
TO CABINET
Senators May Object to New
Postmaster General Retaining
Republican National Chair
manship.


10y Morning journal specihi Leased Nlrel
wasbiroton ran aara, -
sos9,p "ooui 'he senat' 'he hesitahcS
VI rieslueht-eleci lait IN announcing
I'm eiiali nian oi tIie hatloha
70 p' poS'i,'asteI general Is
uuo " suss uStion that the hoihlha-
'i0H iiiisile t"ii ou' "PP"Sltioh ~ tne
eia'V' ~ mas peeh sdiu that II ne
uoiitinuou 10 holu the pOsltloh as ma
'io'i"'9 ciidii i'idii consiuelapIe ooJec-
t,on "oulu pe raised 10 ms serving as
'iie ne'u Vi the posloli ice department
"icn nas more ieuer'l patronage
'ii"H any otiiei u me executive ue-
paltlhehtS'
Wheh secretary CorlelNou was nam
ca py Freslueht RooseVel as the head
OF the pos'oiiice department ne was
serving as chairman OF the committee,
out ne nad announced ms intention
TO resign as soon as ne had concluded
certain work IN mana, Whlch occupied
thi'e OF loui hl"htlS' nv i'ti'u
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
HARTMAN TO BUILD
NEW LINE TO MEXICO

El Paso. Tex Jan. g According to
nri,nte Information received hcrc from
Ncw york. r. ~ Hartman has dc
cided aflor % series Of conferences To-
build railroad Inc from tho main
iinr from the southern Pacific south
into Mexico beginning at q ppint
cast uf Hl Paso IN" proposed new line
viii extend through the new OH fields
n NORTHEASTERN chihuabus thence
through Tho timber region af north
central NeXico 20 a connection with
the Guaymas and Guadalniara line nuw
being built
Former Governor rcrrazas. Cover
nor Crcol Of Chihuahua. william Ram
dolph Hearst. q. u. TroNel and other
rromine men are said To be inter
ested In the territory to be tapped boy
the now line and are lending financial
support to thu undertaking.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
The Senate.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The postal
savings bank bill was before the sem
ate today and many amendments were
proposed, some requiring the deposit
of postal savings funds in state. as
well as national banks. 1t is ex-
pected that discussion of the measure
will be resumed tomorrow.
The senate also received two mos
sages from the president, one recon-
mendins additional interstate COM
mercc legislation and the other re-
lating TO the ABSORPTION by the United
states Steel corporation of the Tcnne-
see Coal and IRON company Several
bills were passed. AT i:i1 the senate
adjourned.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
SHOWER OF RED HOT
METAL REPORTED
|z:!sANTA CRUZ
Rem alb Ie Phenomenon
Causes Wonder in California;
Town. OiSintegrated Meteor.
Is Theory,

lby Morning journal special Leased irel
Santa Cruz. cal. Jan. "a remark
able phenomenon that has caulcd Won
der and CONSERVATION In the neigh
borhood of the Santa Cruz beach was
reported by Mrs. w III. Burns Of 240
riverside avenue, this city, this morn
ing, and when Investigated was fully
corrpboratcd by residents OF the
neighborhood. Mrs. Burns attention
was engaged and her curiosity aroused
yesterday afternoon by the peculiar
antics of "A number Of barefoot child
rem who were playing in front Of her
house. When she asked them what
was the matter they told her that
the air was fun of electricity and that
hot shot was falling from the clouds.
She then noticed a clatter on the house
TOD that sounded like hail and looking
IN the direction of the grand stand
of the Casino ban grounds she saw
little white threads of smoke rising
from the roof wherever these little red
hot metal giobules struck the damp
boards. Every roof i'm the vicinity
showed the same peculiar condition.
This molten rain continued from
about TO 4 o'clock in the afternoon
and varied in intensity. Al times.
however. children who were barehead
cd and unshod were compelled to take
10 cover. one boy carries burn on
his finger as the result of being
struck by one OF these pellets.
one theory to account for the phe-
Uum4uup ic that tho .s4n44ar min ,gae
que to a passing meteor that had
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
ADVERSE REPORT ON BIZ
TO REGULATE RAIL RATI =

Washington. Jan G. An adverse
report to the senate on Senator Full
tons bill to prohibit railroads from
increasing freight and passenger rates
with out due notice was made today
by Chairman Elkins of the committee
on Interstate commerce, The action
anticipated a message from President
Roosevelt calling attention to the need
OF further legislation on railroad rates
as Indicated hy the recent decision OF
the United states supreme court In
the ease of r.. II Hartman against
the interstate commerce commission.
The report by senator Elkins Was
made after two votes had been taken
on the Fulton bin at Il meeting OF the
committee earlier in the day Several
members OF the committee were alb
sent
The senators opposing the bill OBJ
talneG authority to make adverse re-
port after having procured the vote
OF senator Foraker one of the abb
sentees It is expected that the prcsi-
dents message viii be used as an ar
gumcnt IN favor of taking up the Full
on bill regardless of the report against
II, and senator Fulton has given
notice that he win try to do so. At
the committee meeting there were
Senators Elkins. Aldrieh, Dolliver.
Crane. Tllman Foster Newlands and
Taylor Mr. Aldrich moved that the
bill be reported adversely and Mr..
Newlands moved as a substitute that
It be reported favorably with an
which would leave TO the
discretion of the interstate commerce
commission whether protest against
a proposed increase of rates should
operate as stay untile the reason
ableness of such increase had been
determined
ON Mr NcWlaud's motion TO report
the bin favorably the ayes were Dol
liver. Tilman, NcVlands and Taylor,
and the noes Elkins. Aldrich. kean
and Crare. with Foster not voting.
A vote was taken on Aldrich's mos
ton to report the bill adversely, and
the chairman voted Senotar Cullom
by proxy IN favor OF the motion. As
Mr.. Foster voted no a second tie
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
PICTURESQUE
SW|NDLER A
FUGITIVE
PARIS DUPES SEEK BOGUS
COUNT FROM AMERICA
One Time PaImiSt Conducted
Bank, Newspaper and Big
Enterprises in Gay Capital;
Creditors Left to Mourn



Parie. Can. 6--"Count" Louis Ha-
man, familiarly known in Europe and
America as Chero. the palmist, and
before that as plain John Warner, is
a fugitive from France tonight and the
entire English colony is discussing
one of the most meteoric and mysteri-
Gus careers which over dazzled Paris
ian society Hamon is charged with
embezzlemcnt and his sumptuous Off
ces. where he edited a newspaper
called the American Register" and
conducted a bank and other enter
prises to which Americans loaned
capital, are empty creditors having
descended and seized everything The
complainants against Hamon are Mrs,
Julia L. Newell and Miss Josephine
Pomeroy, formerly of New YORK VINO
declare that they turned over to Ha-
mon stocks to the market value of
$500, 900, Of which Aamon agreed to
raise a loan through London banks Of
sl50,000. They allege however, that
Hamon neither negotiated the loan
nor returned the stocks, hearing which
they began criminal action against the
promoter of the bank
An examination and investigation
was conducted. Hamon learning a
warrant was about to be issued for his
arrest, fled the country lannon's
private secretary claims that lannon's
liabilities are only $1,000
Hamon has been a dashing figure in
Paris since his arrival here six years
ago. He lived in costly apartments
IN the Rue du Bois Bologne. Con-
siderable mystery attaches to his title.
He claimed to have inherited it from
his father who received 1t from the
pope His real name is said to be
l.. l.. Warner.
A statement issued at the bank says
that as a result of the proceedings the
credit of the institution had been ad-
versely effected and that the local
branch would close temporarily.
Other branches Of the institution
are located in New York and London
Since Hamon arrived in Paris in
1902. when he transformed himself
from "Cheiro," the Dalmist to Count
Iamon, he has had easy access to So
,iety one Of his special friends was
4 man known as 'Abbe de La Fres-
me" whose scholarly and agreeable
secured him entry into the
most exclusive circles
Everybody talked Of the mysterious
Count" Hamon. his dashing manner.
his beautiful apartments, his horses.
lis vast business ventures, including a
champagne enterprise
lear Rheims, from which he supplied
many of the high class restaurants
md of his bank ana his society pa
ler. advertised to the world III big
lectric letters.
Hamon is penniless, according to his
ecretary. VINO further stated that he
lad lost 100000 in recent operations
nd that he had been trying to pay
IL his creditors. including Mrs. Newell |
nd Miss Pomeroy
Their cases, however, it Is said, do |
iot come under the jurisdiction of
French laws as the negotiations have |
'ecn entirely placed in England.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.


Washington. Jan. 6.--The only in
cident worthy of note i'm the house of
representatives today and which caus-
ca a good deal of amusement was a
brief discussion of the African hunt
ing trip of President Roosevelt In
cidentally there was a reference to
the famous so-called Ananas club.
The whole debate hinged upon the
newspaper story stating that Edgar O
Mearns, of the army. was to accom-
pany the president. and that in order
to do so he had been put on the re-
tired list with increased rank.
The matter was brought up by Mr.
Mann (Illinois) in connection with the
consideration of bill authorizing the
issuance of commissions to officers
who are to retire with increased rank
The remainder or the day was de-
voted to the consideration of a num-
Der of miscellaneous bills and rcsolu-
tions. At Sis p. m. the house adj
journcd.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
FIFTY NEW LAWYERS
ASK PERMISSION
TO PRACTICE
Supreme Court Puts in First
Day Of Session With Long
List of Men Who Desire to
Become Members of New
Mexico Bar,


Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal
Santa Pc, y. NJ. Jan 6.-The regu-
lar January terms of the New Mexico
supreme court convened this morning
ia the supreme court chambers in the
capitol building with all Justices pres-
ont Assistant United States Attorney
Abbott represented the United states.
aud Attorney General Hcrvey the ter
iitory at the formal opening of tho
court.
The court transacted no business to-
day. aside from The examination of
certificates from other states which
were presented by twoney lawyers. All
of these lawyers were admitted to
practice in New McMco
In addition To- tho twenty admitted
upon certificates thirty candidates are
now being examined, the examining
committee having begun It's work this
afternoon II is probable that those
who pass thu examination viii be adj
mittcd hy the court tomorrow.
There has been no action as yet by
tho court upon the appointment Of the
supreme court reporter. but the office
win Dee disposed oi az this session.
There is very light docket before
tho court and IL Is not probable that
the session viii continue more than
"A few days
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
PARSON SLAIN;
BODY FOUND
IN STORE
GRUESOME TRAGEDY
IN MICHIGAN CHURCH
Clergyman About to Arrange
Revival Meeting in Rural
Community is Murdered;
Corpse Hacked to Pieces,

Isy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Detroit, Jan 6.-The dismembered
body of Rev John G. Carmichael a
Methodist minister, was found today
partly consumed by fire between two
heating ovens in one of his three
churches near Columbus. Identifica-
tion of the body of the dead clergy
man was made by Orgillc c. Lindsey,
who was sent to the church for that
purpose by Mrs, Carmichael who
had been in great distress since her
husband had failed to return home
and surmscdB that her husband was
the victim as soon as she heard some
one had been murdered in the Colum-
bus church. There was report that
strange man had left train at
Hickey late yesterday afternoon and
had been directed to the Colum bus
church Other reports indicated that
two men were implicated The fact
that money was found in the cloth
ing Of the dead man and in the ashes,
preclude the theory of robbery 1t
was not known that the minister had
an enemy
The Rev Carmichael had lived in
Michigan for about ten years and for
about two years had been pastor of
churches at Columbus Adair and
CHINA. With his wife and three chill
dren, he resided at Adair.
Leaving home yesterday he told
Mrs. Carmichael that he was going to
Columbus to arrange for series of
revival meetings there He waved Is
hand to a group Of children as he
drove out of the village " Adair and
from that moment all trace Of him
is lost
Myron Brown, who lives near the
scene of the tragedy was the first to
iiocoVer tho crime While he was
waiting at tho crossroads to keen an
appointment. the cold wind drove him
to seek shelter in the church. Hell
was surprised to find the doors un-
locked and upon entering them was
terrified to see the floor. pews and
even the communion table spattered
with blood Evidently the clergyman,
who was flfty-six years old. and of
athletic build. had made struggle
for his life.
The authorities on their arrival a
the church, found parts of the dis
membered body between two stoves
In one stove was the head of wha> |
was apparently a new hatchet, the !
handle of which had been burned off |
A dirk was also found This it was
believed was used in the murder
while the hatchet was used to cut the
body to pieces.
The minister's horse was found tied |
to tree in the village of Pine River
His overcoat was in the buggy
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-07
COUNT HAD NOTABLE
CAREER IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. 6.-Tho career IN
Paris of "Cheiro the palmst," known
as Count Louis Hamon' otherwise
John Warner was in many ways
matched by his sensational doings
among society people in New York
some eight years ago.
During the palmist's period OF resi-
dence here he collected many thou
sands of dollars, for the most part
from society women in exchange for
reading the past, present and future
in their palms. Women prominent in
society fiocked 60 the office OF Cheiro.
and he received s. for half an hours
palm reading