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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
TESTS MADE OF
WATER SUPPLY
Prof. FL. w. Harper Speaks
of the Fertility of the
Rio Grande Valley.

Prof. II. W. Harper is in FL Paso for
the purpose of making an investigation
OF the sanitary condition Of the water
supply of the city and reporting TO the
federal court. He will remain here un-
til Saturday or Sunday evening and
will make his report within three
weeks. This morning Prof. Harper and
city bacterioiogist Frank Thatcher went
to the wells on the mesa to make a
meteorological test of the water there
Prof. Harper, who has not been in
FL Paso for Is years, remarked on the
wonderful growth Of the city He said:
THE lower valley poTtendS a great deal
for this community for no city can be
prosperous without agricultural pur-
suits or the possibility Of securing farm
products from a nearby point
The soil Of the Ell Paso valley satur-
ated with alkali has a wonderful life
and it should be possible to grow any
thing there. The Rio rande itself has
fertilizing qualities that will material
ly assist in the growth of all products
However, the land must be developed
and one can see by riding along on the
train, what a difference there is. On
one side we have the Mexicans who go
back to first century methods and on
the other side modern American farm
ing methods
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12

Illuminating oil sold in the United States
Exported more than As of all the il
| Illuminating oil sent forth from the
| United States;
Sold more than As of all the naphtha
| sold in the United States;
Sold more than so of all the Iubri-
eating oil sold TO railroad companies in
| the United States.
Throughout the fight the reorganiza-
, tion of 1899 was the storm-center, and
! in defence of that action the legal talent
of the Standard directed it's energy.
TRADE Not Restrained,
The claim was set up that the reor-
ganization of 1899 did not restrain trade
| by reducing competition, because the
properties involved in this suit formed
a non-competitive group prior TO the
passage of the Sherman act in 1890 and
their transfer to the New Jersey cor
pOratiOn in 1899 did not alter their
status ore restrict competition"
This same defence was made in the
circuit court. That court held that the
power Of the principal company after
the transfer of 1899 TO fix the price
at which the corporations should buy
and sell the articles in which they
dealt, the terms of their purchases and
sales, their rates for the transporta
ton Of oil and its products and all the
in which they might compete was
greater. more easily and quickly exer-
cised and hence more effective than It
could have been in the hands OF 5000
scattered stockholders. 1t held that the
corporations were potentially compet1-
tlVeN II not active competitors.
The Government Argument.
The government advanced the same
argument before the supreme court, as
II had done before the circuit court.
The Standard replied by contending that
the doctrine of potential competition"
would mean that one person could be
compelled to compete with himself. The
argument over the subject and the dis
cussion of what constituted a monopoly
consumed many hours of the hearing.
AS to its mOnOpOlistic tendencies, the
Standards attorneys entered denial,
but boosted of its largeness, as the nat
ural development and outgrowth of bus
mess begun nearly so years before.
BY untiring energy. with infinite
skill, with abundant capital and the
steady reinvestment of early profits"
said Mr.. Watson in his brief prepared
for the court, these men and their as
sociates created out of an entirely, new,
unique and unprecedented production of
crude oil, a new, universally used ana
cheapest illuminant the world. has
known They succeeded, as If one had
developed unexpectedly gold or dia-
mond nine. and abundant revenue legit-
Imately became theirs
The reply of the government to this
line of argument was summed up in
one burst of Mr. kellogg in addressing
the court, when ne shouted: They
waved the black flag over the land, as
others had done over the sea-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12

than the circuit courts now have; sec
ond, charging the statutory duties of
the railways and the rights of ship
pers and increasing the powers of the
interstate commerce commission, so
that classifcatiOns, regulations and
practices shall be just and enforceable
as such; third, regulating the CONSOLE
dalton Of roads and their issues Of
stocks and bonds SO that competition
may be kept open as far as possible
and rates shall not be maintained I'M
reasonably high in order to pay re-
turns upon excessive capitalization
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
TO IMPROVE MILL
WORKERS CONDITIONS
Convention of Textile Work
ers Plan Better
LAWS.

Memphis, Tenn, April 12.-The third
southern textile conference began a
three days session here today. Hun
dreds Of delegates from the south, from
as far east as Boston and as far west
as Denver are in attendance
Uniform legislation upon child labor,
compulsory education, marriage and
age of consent laws, and improved
working conditions in textile mills and
factories throughout the south are
topics scheduled for discussion.
Especial attention will be paid 20 i'm
provement of conditions under which
women work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
POOL MAY BE BROUGHT
HERE FOR TRIAL

G. o. Pool, alias Snake" Pool, under
Indictment on the charge of unlawfully
having opium in his possession. may be
brought back from Los Angeles TO stand
trial at the April term of court.
Pool was arrested by federal officers
in California after he gave band here.
United States district attorney c. A.
Boynton has requested that Pool be
turned over to this district for trial at
the present term.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
CADENA SENTENCED TO
TWO YEARS IN PRISON

Jose Garcia de la Cadena, charged
with assault TO murder Romula Ter
razas, by shooting her on March 1, was
sentenced to serve two years in prison
by a jury in the 34th district court Mon
day afternoon At the time Of the as
sauIt. Cadena attempted to commit sui
eide by stabbing himself with a pair
Of scissors but inflicted only slight
flesh wound
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
BAND TO GIVE FIRST
CONCERT NEXT STNnAY

SundE Afternoon from to 5 o'clock,
Profess Kindig and his band of 25
pieces WIN give the first concert Of the
season in Cleveland square
The concerts will be continued
throughout the summer season and dur
ing April and May will be given Sun
DAY afternoons, while later they will be
changed TO some evening during the
week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
FIREMEN IN ACCIDENT.

Dallas. Tex. April 12.-While making
a run 10 fire this morning, an engine
of the fire department was struck by a
west bound Texas & Pacific passenger
train Both horses were fatally in
jured. the truck damag ed and the fire
men badly shaken.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
Government Won in the
Federal District Courts
Supreme Court to Hear
Arguments ALI Over.
FACTS ABOUT THE
STANDARD OIL

- FACTS ABOUT THE
. STANDARD OIL TRUST
y 1S62-John D. Rockefeller
. started in the oil business with
A. $4,000.
= 1S65-Rockefe became the
. owner of refinery in Cleve-
. land.
. REORGANIZATION of Stand
D ard Oil Co.. of Ohio, by Rookie
p Teller and others.
y 1S71-South Improvement Co.
D arranged for rebates from rail-
, roads.
D 1S7s-Organization of wi
D s-Keith-Chester Trust"
y 1SS2-Organiza Of socalled :
p STANDARD Oil Trust
1S90-Passage of Sherman
, antitrust act.
1S92-Dissolution of stand :
= ard Oil Trust"
, -Reorganization of the
y Standard Oil Co.. of New Jersty
D as holding company.
+ 1S06-Filing of petition for :
= dissolution of Standard.
= 191O-Circuit court at St
= Louis DEGREES dissolution asked
, for by government.
= 1910-Appeal to supreme
> court of the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
STEEL CORPORATION
OBSERVES SUNDAY
Employees Will Be Allowed
TO Rest Wherever This
Is Possible.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 12-Sunday work
Is TO be abolished not only on the Bes-
semer and Lake Erie railroad, but on
nearly q dozen lines subsidiary to the
United States Steel corporation.
An order has been issued for Sunday
rest in practically all the great steel
company's mills and on all its railroads
and this viii affect upwards of 10O, 600
men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
WOMEN PROTEST IN
KOSHER MEAT STRIKE
Parade New York Streets in Defiance of
the High Price of Meat in Sym
patty With ShOpkeepers

New York, n. Y, April I2-Deter-
mined women marched through the east
side and other sections of the city to-
day, where the Kosher" meat strike is
On, to prevent a reopening Of retail
butcher shops which closed yesterday
as protest against high prices of
meats.
More, than 100000 families, it is fig
ured, have put the ban on meat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
c. b. STEVENS TO INVESTIGATE
ARIZONA RANGE CONDITIONS.

c. B. Stevens left today for the x
ranch near Nogales, Arizona, in which
H B. and c. B. Stevens. Of this city. are
interested. Cattle on the ranges in
Arizona have been reported as in need
of water and Mr.. Stevens is now con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
HISTORY Of LEGATION IN THE
STANDARD OIL ANTITRUST CASE

enJoined from directing the affairs of
the subsidiary corporations, and the
subsidiary corporations were prohibited
from paying dividends to the holding
company. The defendants were enjoined
from engaging in interstate commerce,
until the illegal combination was dis
continued.
Injunction Issued.
Lest the defendants get around the
decree in some manner, the court en-
Joined them from Carrying the combin-
alton into further effect either by the
use of liQuidating certificates given TO
trustees. or by an agreement or ar
rangement like that adjudged illegal.
1t did, however, grant permission
specifically for the distribution >ratably
to the shareholders of the holding COM
pany Of the shares in the subsidiary
corporations.
Then the suit was brought TO the su-
preme court OF the United States on the
appeal of the Standard. On account of
the great Importance of the case, it was
advanced for an early hearing.
The Final Argument.
On March II Of the present year, the
final argument of the case began II
lasted three days. For the Standard
Oil, the most brilliant lawyers obtain
able pleaded its cause John @. Johnson,
of Philadelphia, headed the fist, and
associated with him were John G. NIL
burn. of New York. and D. T. Watson.
Of Pittsburg. For the government, at
torfey general Wickersham in person
and Frank B. Kellogg, OF st. Paul, di-
rected the fight.
The government dweIt upon what it
termed the Standards enormous profits
and high prices, the pipe lines as an aid
TO monopoly, numerous contracts in
restraint Of trade" railroad rebates and
determinations in connection with the
alleged monopoly by the Standard of
railroad fabrication and various forms
Of unfair methods of competition"
Basis for Court Decree.
The circuit court based its decree
on the single finding that the reorgan-
ization OF the Standard Oil in 1899 was
a violation Of the Sherman antitrust
law. In its fight before the supreme
court the government argued that even
II this were not violation of the law,
other acts were For instance there
had been a continuing conspiracy to mo-
nopolize the trade, the government
claimed In support of this contention
OF existing monopoly, it pointed to the
finding Of the circuit court to the eff
feet that the Standard, from 1899 to
1907:
Produced more than Ito of the crude
oil obtained in this country:
Owned and operated more than Il Of
all the tank cars used to distribute its
products;
Manufactured more than 3-4 of all the
crude oil refined in the United States;
Transported more than 40 of the pc
troleum derived from the Pennsylvania
and Indiana oil fields.
Marketed more than As of all the IL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
MANY JUAREZ PEOPLE
XACCTNAVFn nv C,TTY

The spring vaccinating season is in
full swing over in Juarez. Already
more than 500 men, women and children
haev received applications of virus at
municipal expense. Health agent Cal
deron is preparing another list Of
names from reports OF the two city
physicians
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
COUNTY CLERK ARRIVES.

D. H. Hart, clerk of the federal
court, arrived in the city this morning
from Austin. He was delayed in ar
irving for the April term of court owing
to the sickness of his son, who under
went an operation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
PUT RED STAMPS ON
ANSWERS TO WANT ABS

When answering Herald want ads
through the mail use two cent stamps.
Otherwise the answers are not delivered
and are likely to reach the dead letter
office.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
STORE ROBBED.

Huntsville, Tex, April Flames
Dougherty's merchandise store was en-
tered and robbed by burglars late last
night They escaped with 5J0-cash and
$500 worth of goods. There is no clue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12

siderinc the sale Of all the cattle On
the ranch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
ROAD SERVANTS;
NOT MASTERS

Continued From Page One.)
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29
Taken From Any Angle He is the
Most Logical Candidate.
CHARACTER ABOVE REPROACH
Hayward in Private Life Has Always Supported
the Republicanism AS Exemplified BY
Roosevelt Gould BE Easily Elected

taken seriously across the district
and Lincoln people are elamoring for
candidate who has some chance of
nomination Judge Frost has been
mentioned but he will not Get in un-
less Tobey gets out, and Tobey seems
to have lost the way out.
ExCongressman Pollard, against
whom Mcclure overcame majority
of nearly five thousand and defeat
ed two years ago, will get in the race
against the almost unanimous advice
of his friends Pollard has Ger
tain following that will vote for him,
but his record as congressman, the
$1,000 incident. and his fearful defeat
two years ago would make his nom
nation nothing short of a political
disaster. Pollard has always been a
Cannon man He was one of the
speakers trusted lieutenants while
in congress. Efforts were made TO
get him to oppose the speaker two
years ago but We're fruitless. With
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29

al knowledge of the writer. the son
has always adhered to the progress
siye principles advocated by the
father.
Hayward in private life has always
supported the republicanism exempli-
fled by the life and works of Theo-
dore Roosevelt Such support on his
part has been militant, and the pro
gressye principles so popular with
the present rank and file. are
the principles whose popularity
is greatly indebted to such men as
Will Hayward. He is a graduate of
the state university. is veteran of
the Spanish war and a law
yer of commanding ability. He is
at present secretary of the National
committee, and the youngest man
who ever held this exalted position.
His relations with Theodore Roose-
,elt President Taft and the admins
tfation are intimate. and he is In a
position TO accomplish more for his
district than any other man in it,
His habits and private life are
above reproach His personality is
all that could be desired and his
election If nominated, is conceded
by the most ardent democrats.
Hayward Is opposed to Cannon and
his methods, not as political exped-
ency but on principle With Hay
ward in congress, the first district
will again be on the political map.
and his constituents may reasonably
expect a representation such as has
been wholly lacking in late years
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29
The Fruit Situation.

During the last persistent cold wave
the thermometer has repeatedly hit
the danger point hard The exceed
ingly dry condition of the atmosphere
has no doubt saved the fruit in this
section from annihilation Cherries
and all the tender varieties have gone
the way of all things. Peaches will
have suffered severely, though there
are reasons for believing that Rich
ardson county will have peaches in
season There are fanciers who argue
that the frost only adyantaged the ap-
pie prospects, The thought is that
the frost only culled the excess of
friit from the trees. BE that as il
may, the apple crop does not appear
to be seriously damaged. The con.
tinued cold somewhat injured the
fruit so that it was less susceptible
when the weather was severest,
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29

Though surface indications are
not always dependable, still we would
be safe in guessing that the contest
to succeed Congressman Mcclure
would soon be an issue.
For fear that you may have for.
gotten about it. we will state that
Congressman Mcclure is the repre-
sentative from the First Nebraska dis
trict We received a package of let
tuce seeds from Mac the other day
which indicates that the government
at Washington still lives and that
Mcclure is on the job We hadn't
heard from him since last planting
time and were growing somewhat un
easy for fear that "Uncle Joe" had
devoured him, but the lettuce seeds
allayed all fear, and the game may
go on.
OF course, Mcclure will be nomin
ated by the democrats, but he will
not be elected by the people. unless
the republicans again make the mis-
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29
Married,

A very pretty, but quiet wedding
occurred Sunday morning at six
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Margaret
Cade, when her daughter, Miss Ethel,
was united in marriage to Mr. Ralph
b. Simpson The ceremony was
performed by Rev. NJ. G.. Brooks of
the Methodist church in the presence
of the close relatives and few
friends Following the ceremony a
delicious wedding breakfast was serv-
ed after which tho bride ard groom
were driven to the Burlington station
and went to St.AJoe for a short we'd
ding trip. They will go to Wahoo
to visit Mr.. Simpsons parents before
returning home.
Mrs. Simpson has grown to woman
hood in this city and is the center
of a large and admiring circle of
friends. Mr.. Simpson came from
Wahoo. Neb, to our city about three
years ago and has been engaged in
the jewelry business. He is young
man of estimable character and
stands high in business and social cir
cles here While he is to be congrat-
ulated upon his good fortune, he is
entirely worthy of the prize he has
won.
We are glad to know that Mr.. and
Mrs. Simpson will make this city thei
home, and on their life's Quincy they
take with them the sincerest congrat-
ulations and best wishes of all their
friends.
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29

the street swept the restaurant,owned
by c. A. Lord of Lincoln, 1t then
leaped to the coal house owned by
Hiram Shildneek, next to a residence
owned and occupied by J. w. Hall. II
then swept across the street east
and burned the residence of Mrs. Han
nah Vandervort, then south TO the
house owned by C. b Emmert and
occupied by b. c. Parish. then south
east and took the two owned by Mrs.
Ray of Denver. While all of these
side of the street went from the
two-story frame building to the brick
restaurant owned by Malone & Pear
SON 1t next demolished the bank
which was a brick structure; made
its way to the two-story brick gen
eral merchandise store owned by M.
l.. Dowell. Next in line was the two
store brick owned by Hirar Shild-
neck and occupied as a hardware on
floor. The flames then crossed the
street east and demolished the Falls
City Telephone Co. building, then the
two residenceseast owned by Hiram
Tiehen. In all there We're thirty-five
buildings destroyed. The wind was
terrific and at times the faithful
workers were almost dismayed, as
ail around them blazes were starting.
Heroic efforts were made by many of
the men and every one did all they
ould J. G. Ranger, NJ. l.. Dowell
md Hiram Shildneck all suffered
heavy losses, while Snyder & Parish S
drug store, Houck's meat market and
Earsh's genera merchandise store
ard postoffice were severely damaged
1he residences mostly carried small
assurances.
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29
initiation Of Royal Arch Masons.

Last Friday evening a very fine
meeting was held by the Royal Arch
Masons Three candidates were ini-
tiated, the work being done unusual
ly we'll There was large attend
ance from tho surrounding country
and neighboring towns, among them
were Judge S. r. Dawson and Rev.
Liddell of Tecumseh. Following the
business session, a banquet was
served in the banquet room of the
Masonic temple There We're sey-
eral delightful speeches during the
evening Among the speakers were
Judge Dawson and Rev LiddeH of
Tecumseh, J. r. Cain, Jr. of Stella,
Rev Day. Rev Brooks and Rev Bail
ey Of this city. The addresses were
all very interesting and held the
profound attention of all The ses-
sion was a benefit and a pleasure to
alwho were present
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29

take of nominating a weak man as
his opponent. The republicans are
not as united as they might be, and
the prospects of success are not as
rose colored as they were two years
ago. To achieve success next fall
will require the exercise of good
judgment in the primaries in select
ing a candidate.
George Tobey of Lincoln is one Of
the republican aspirants. Tobey is
a negative proposition. He was Sec
retary to Congressman Burkett and
was admittedly a good secretary.
While holding such position be be-
came enamored of Washington and
has been trimming his congressional
sails ever since. His best friends do
not claim that he is superior con-
gressional timber, but content them
selves with statements, all of which
are true, to the effect that he is a
man of good habits and excellent
morals. The great majority of Lin.
coin republicans would be glad If he
would get out of the race, and some
effort has been made to accomplish
this result His candidacy is not
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29

the present feeling against Uncle
Joe" Pollard will undoubtedly am
nounce that he is against him. for
Pollard is not troubled with ties OF
friendship when his personal interests
are concerned.
The Tribune feels that VIII Hay
war of Nebraska City, whose picture
appears on this page is the logical
candidate. Hayward, from any angle,
is the superior Of all candidates
whose names are suggested He is
a Nebraska product of whom the
state may be proud His father, the
late Senator NJ. II Hayward, was a
veteran Of the war of the rebellion.
He was one of Nebraska's first set
tiers and his labors not only con
tributed largely to the development
of the commonwealth, but as we'll
helped write the history of Nebraska
republicanism. lie was elected Unit.
ed States senator in a contest against
ID. K. Thompson of Lincoln of such
bitterness and intensity that it cost
his life before he took his seat. VIII
Hayward his son, learned his politics
from this source, and to the person
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29
As Seen b. An Exe.wltness.

What resulted in a very disastrous
fire started in Salem Saturday short
ly after noon, when w. W. Spurlock
came running to the home of Mrs. c.
z. Claus, an elderly lady living on
main street just opposite the drug
store and informed the family, who
We're eating dinner, that their house
was on fire
Fire alarms were sent out and
crowds soon gathered on the street,
bur with no fire facilities. Flames
soon gained great headway, aad soon
the two-story frame building Just east
OF it was in flames. AT the same time
the two story frame building across
the street south, owned and occupied
by ]. G. Ranger, for a harness shop,
caught fire in several places and
from there the blaze on south side of
The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-04-29
Surprise.

The neighbors and friends of Rev.
Matill pulled off pleasant surprise
on the Matill family Tuesday evening
Before anyone in the parsonage sus-
pected that anything out of the ordi-
nary was doing, the neighborhood had
lined up in the front yard After an
evening of social intercourse and the
partaking of refreshments, all return.
ed to their homes. The occasion will
not quickly be forgotten.