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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
REORGANIZATION
Of the Standard Oil, TO
Meet Courts Order.
Parent Company Stockholders
To Receive The Stock
OF About IS Subsidiary Companies
Dissolution Dec. 1.

New. York, July 3f.-Announcement
was made by the Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey today in a communication
to its stockholders of the way 1t in
tended to re- organize to meet the pro-
visions of the Sherman antitrust law.
The plan provides that stock in about
35 subsidiary companies shall be dis
tributed ratably among the stockhold-
ers in the parent company. Dissolution
will be about Dec. /.
The detailed plan showing what pro
rata shares in the subsidiary company
the Standard Oil stakeholder may ex-
pect under the reorganization will be
made known later. This is a matter of
compilation and will require some time
but the communication today shows in
outline the way in which the company
proposes to re-organize. The COM
munieation addressed to the stockhold-
ers by II. c. Folger. Jr., secretary, is
dated July % and is as follows:
Obedience to the final decree in the
case of the United States against the
Standard Oil Co, (of New Jersey and
Others" says the letter, requires this
company to distribute. or cause to be
distributed, ratably to its stockholders
the shares of stock of the following
corporations which it owns directly or
through it's ownership of stock of the
National Transit Co. to wit:
Anglo American Oil Co. Limited; the
Atlantic Refining CO.; Berne- Scrymser
Co, the Buckeye Pipe Line Co. Cheese
bro Mfg. Co. Consolidated Colonial
Oil Co; Continental Oil Co.; the Ores
cent Pipe Line Co.: Cumberland Pipe
Line Co. Incorporated the Eureka
Pipe Line Co: Galena Signal Oil Co.;
Indiana Pipe Line Co; National Tran
sit Co. New York Transit Co. North
ern Pipe Line Co.: the Ohio oil Co.
the Prairie Oil e. Gas Co.; the Solar
Refining CO.: Southern Pipe Line Co.;
South Penn Oil Co; Southwest Penn
sylvania Pipe Line Co; Standard Oil
Co. California;; Standard oil Co. Gn-
dana@. the Standard Oil Co, 6Kan-
sas); Standard Oil Co. 6Kentueky) /;
Standard Oil Co. (Nebraska1 Stand
ard Oil Co. of New York. the Stand :
ard Oil Co. (Ohio). Swan & Finch Co !;
Union Tank Line Co: Vacuum oil Co.
Washington oil CO.; Waters Pierce
Oil Co.
Such distribution will be made to
the stockholders of the Standard Oil
Co. COT New Jersey of record on the
last day of September. 1871 and for
that purpose the transfer books of the
company will be closed on the 3fst
day of August 1911. at o'clock P. NJ.
and kept closed until the date when
said stocks are ready for distribution.
which it is expected will be about Dec.
I, 1911.
Notice of the date when said stocks
are to be distributed and of the re-
opening of the books will be duly Civ
en-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01

of one months extra pay" to en-
ployes of Congress. to supplement their
regular salaries.
The amendment would have added
about ~>sl 40 coo TO 4she appropriations.
Despite the old custom. the Democratic
caucus carly this session decided to
abolish the extra pay" for economy's
sake. Former Speaker Cannon and Re
publican Leader Mann were among
those who advocated the amendment
insisting that the employees We're emit
tied 10 the extra money so that they
might pay their travelling expenses in
going to and from home. Mr.. Mann de-
clared that the Democratic employees
afraid to ask Democratic members to
support the amendment, were praying
to the Republicans for help. He said
Democrats for years had silently al
lowed Republican majorities to vote
this extra months pay when they
might have stopped the practice by OBJ
jecting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
Important Diplo-
matte Changes.

Washington. July 331-Although
President Taft and Secretary of State
Knox are expected to have a final con-
ference within a few days to deter
mine on important re-adjustment of
the diplomatic service, it was reported
on high authority today that John A.
Leishman. American ambassador to
italy, has been selected to succeed
David Jayne Hill. who resigned last
spring as ambassador to Germany. The
same authority was responsible for the
sta tement that if this shift is made
Thomas J. O'Brien, at present Amert-
can ambassador TO Japan, will be sent
to Rome to succeed MIR. Leishuan. a
successor to Mr.. O'Brien. it Was said.
is yet to be picked by the President
and MIR. Knox.
In case it is decided not to send Mr..
Leishman to Berlin. ii was understood
today that Robert Bacon. now am
bassador 20 France. probably would he
considered and Mr. Leishman trans
ferred from Rome to Paris. The Presl-
dent had intended to have a final tax
with Secretary Knox today about these
changes. but the secretary was detain-
ed out of town and the conference Will
be held as soon as he returns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
Dashing Texans and Breezy
Iowans al Boston.
Thousands Of Others Gaiher
For Great Convention.
Delegations Arrive with Booms for
Their Cities for Next Year.

Boston. July 31.-With "Whoop'
and Bang" a dashing band fror'
Texas a jolly party of 400 breezl
Iowans and thousands of other "Ad'
men from other parts of the United
States and Canada. together with ,
delegation from England, invaded Bos
ton today fer the seventh annual con
vention of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of America. Sessions of the bis
convention will begin tomorrow in his
torie Faneuil hall and will continue
during the remainder of the week
Hundreds of women were aboard the
special trains that brought the visi.
tors and they We're fairly bubbline
over with enthusiasm. 1t was the most
spectacular convention influx that old
Boston remembers.
The Westerners were the first to get
here. Both the Texas and the Iowa
specials arrived an hour ahead OF
time. Then noise began. Lead by AK
ali Pete. known 1T home in Dallas as
p. +. Willis. in cowboy uniform. the
125 delegates from the Lone Star state
rushed out of the South station with
an Indian "warwhoep" and a yell 70:
They formed in parade line, with theiI
banners and white hats and marched
through the city to their hotels.
When they heard the brass band
playing and the yells. people rushed
to the curhings supposing that an
other circus had come to town. But
when they saw big Fred McJunklin of
Dallas dressed in the garb of a cat
tie king. striding along in his big
black boots. saw the banners tiutter-
ing and heard the Texan cheers they
were net disappointed and gave the
procession round of handclapping.
Meanwhile the Boston Tea party
special" train had discharged a party
Of $50 Iowans. These breezy Western
ers wore blue serge suits, black bow
ties and white outing shirts. Blue
bands of ribbon were about their straw
hats and on the ribbons was written
Iowa" in silver letters They had a
ard Boston people heard and cheered
them at frequent intervals during their
march to their hotels.
The Iowa "Ad" men brought with
them copies of a paper published en-
route.
A delegation from st. Paul arrived
with a boom for their city as the next
convention place. Chicago and Wash
ington were also in the field
Gossip had it that G. w. Coleman
of Boston aud Hugh Chalmers of De
troit were to be the candidates for the
presidency r. w LeQuatte of Des
Moines will receive the support OF his
delegation for the vice president s
place, ii was said
The "Ad'' men tonight are making
themselves comfortable and sightsee-
ing abou. tho city. Others We're pre-
pairing addresses for the opening SEES
sions of the convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
La Toilette Opposes Increased
Membership Of The House.
GompeTs ell ais. Given 80 Days
To Answer Contempt Charges.
House Breaks Custom for Extra PAY
For Congress- Employees.

Washington. July 31.-After general
charges and denials between the two
Wiekershams of the government-the
attorney general and the delegate from
A1aska-the House committee on ju-
dietary decided late today that it had
no power to do anything but report
the evidence to the House. 1t will re-
port early tomorrow Delegate Wick
ersham's resolution. calling on the at
torney general to furnish all the papers
and data bearing on the alleged frauds
in connection with government coal
contracts The committee will not
recommend that the House investigate
Delegate Wickersham's charges that
Attorney General Wiekersham has
shielded Unprotected Alaska syndi-
cate criminals
In hearing enlivened with frequent
and bitter clashes between the two
Understands. it turned out that in
1908. the delegate from Alaska offered
his legal services to the "Guggenheim
interests in the Northwestern Com
mercial Co, for a salary of SIS. 900
year and the maintenance of Office
headquarters in Seattle. His offer was
not accepted.
The Alaskan delegate renewed his
statements that the attorney general
shielded and protected law breakers
who represented the Guggenheim in
terests in Alaska. Members of the
committee frequently called upon him
to prove statements he made and in
some cases challenged the efficiency of
his proof. Attorney General Wicker
sham said that the Alaskan delegates
charges called for vigorous denial by
the government officials.
"He has seen fit to make charges
against me which it was his duty to
prove before this committee if he could
do So said the attorney general. and
| submit to the committee that he has
not proved his statements
The Alaskan delegate repeatedly critf-
cited the Alaskan officials. said the Gug-
genheims owned the government" there
and made general charges of the officials
being Influenced by them
He sought to prove that United States
Marshal II. X. Love extorted money from
his deputy marshals by making them
divide the graft" contained in the profit
from boarding prisoners
eft was a bad practice and I abolished
it as soon as found out about it." said
the attorney general. "but it was not il
legal"
Delegate Wickersham criticized the at
torney general because he had not
brought prosecutions against the Cum
bingham coal claims and the latter retort-
ed that no proof had been furnished him
upon which he could proceed. The dele
gate said everybody was against him in
Alaska. that the Taft administration had
taken away his official patronage and
that the Guggenheim interests voted 500
railroad men illegally in Cordova in an
attempt to defeat him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
BULL WILL CASE.
Request for Resignation Of
Edmund M. Parker.
No Right 10 Participate in Ap-
pTalsaI, Says Mr.. Bartlett.
Filed Application on July 18Th, The
Day the Case Was Settled.

Boston, July 3t.-A new move in the
famous Ole Bull will case came today
when Ralph S. Bartlett made his sec
ond written request on Edmund NJ.
Parker to resign as special adminis-
traitor in Massachusetts. He suggests
that the resignation be presented to
the judge of probate of Middlesex
county.
Mr.. Bartlett was counsel for Mrs. ole
Bull Vaughn. only daughter of Mrs.
Bull, wife of the famous violinist, in
the successful contest over Mrs Bulls
will. When Judge Hobbs of the York,
Maine. probate court disallowed the
will. Mr.. Bartlett was appointed by the
court special administrator Of the es-
tate in Maine. Mr.. Bartlett filed his
for the place on the morn
ing of July Is. the day the case was
settled and the day Mrs Vaughn died
Mr. Parker had been previously APP
pointed in Massachusetts.
The former administrator feels that
Mr.. Parker has no right to participate
in the appraisal of the estate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
MT. VERNON.

SOUTH-Mrs. Mark Stewart and. chill
dren of Portland are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Bradley.
Miss Gertrude Raymond, who has been
employed at Readfield is. at home.
Miss Nellie Turner of Readf1eld is work
ing at Maple Grove farm
Miss Louise Jose has gone to Winthrop
where she has employment with Mrs
Stanley.
A number of parties from this place
have enjoyed the BURBERRY picking on
Vienna mountain. Nearly all felt amply
repaid for the trip. which affords one OF
the finest views in the State, as we'll as
an abundance of berries.
Mrs J. A. Remington and sons. Allen
and Lawrence. and Mrs. Daniels of Cen
trail Falls. r. l.. also Mrs. Charles Hyde
and daughters Edith and Sybil of Paw.
tucket. r. l., are recent arrivals at Ma
pie Grove farm.
Miss Ida Leighton is visiting relatives
in Portland and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miner and chill
dren are at w. o. Beams for a short
stay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
Greatest Gathering Known Of
Warships Under Old Glory
Now Assembled In Cape God
Bay for a Mimic War.
BatiIsships Defending the Entrance
against Torpsdoboats.

Provincetown, Mass, July s1.-The
waters of Cape Cod bay formed a
theatre of mimic naval war tonight for
the greatest collection of ships of war
ever gathered together under the
American flag. More than half a hum
dred warships participated in theore-
tical attack of Cape Cod bay and the
port of Provincetown.
| The North Atlantic battleship fleet,
| in command of Admiral Hugo Oster-
haus. formed in line of battle across
the mouth of the bay as the defending
| forces. their great searchlights pierre
| ing the blackness of the night in search
for the attacking vessels of the seventh
and eighth torpedo divisions and the
submarines.
The small vessels. the Enemy"
sought to eyade the detecting lights
and approach close enough to the bat
tleships to allow of their destruction,
If implements of actual war were
used
The torpedo boat and submarines
maneuvred in the outer bay all day,
going through tactical evolutions un-
til 1t was time to form for the attack.
| The battleships passed the day in the
middle bay. going through simulated
battle stunts and firing at each other
with blank shells. The torpedo boats
received their instructions for tonight's
mimic fray at sailing time this morn
ing. but the battleship commanders
We're uniformed as to their move
ments until evening. when they receiv-
ed their orders by signal from the
flagship Nebraska.
Tonight's attack was the first OF the
practical maneuvres to follow the gath
ering of the fleet here for their summer
play. 1t will be followed during the next
fortnight by a series of tests, including
a simulated attack by night and by day
of an aeroplane upon the battleship fleet.
II Is expected that real aeroplane will
be used for the first time In naval his
tory.
Provincetown. Mass. July s1-Thou-
sands of summer vacationists wit
messed rare naval picture today when
the North Atlantic fleet of u Dread
noughts and battleships. under command
of Rear Admiral Osterhaus, who was on
board the flagship Nebraska, steamed out
fof the harbor in the sunlight for summer
maneuvres in Cape Cod bay.
Cheer upon cheer re-echoed acress the
harbor as the great lighting ships
pIoughed their way through the water
and along the shores of the cape that
were lined with people waving American
| flags and handkerchiefs.
The torpedo fleet planned to leave to-
night. The entire feet will return next
| Thursday.
| The schedule for this years mareuvres
will include the shooting of blank torpe-
does from one battleship to another, a
new departure IN naval practice. Former
| ~ the torpedoes have been shot into nets.
Tactical maneuvres will make up The
greater part of the program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
BOSTON CAMPAICNERS TELL
,PO|NTED TEMPERANCE TRUTHS.
Extra Session of Legislature Likely to Be
a Called Within 90 Days Ii Amendment
Is Repealed=--Regulation Is Big
Humbug, Failure and Fraud.

paigners. but not the machine. The
audience was well rewarded for its pa
tient waiting. for seldom have the ar
guments for prohibition been presented
i'll d more forceful and convincing
manner than they were by Prof. Mich
oils and Mrs. Stevenson.
Failures of License.
1t was but few minutes after &
O'Clock when David Reid, the eernet-
list of the Boston Hope Mission, adj
vanced to the middle of the square and
placed his cornet to his lips sounding
the rallying call Prof. Nichols, who
has strong voice for out-of-doors
speaking and is never at loss for a
word or phrase with which to clothe
his graphic descriptions of the failure
|of the license system in all states
where it has been tried. plunged at
once into the heart of his discourse
He said in opening:
''One of the reasons given YOU wher
YOU are asked to vote for the repea
of the prohibitory amendment is thar
prohibition has been q failure and thai
the prohibitory law has been repeated
~ violated Without doubt it has beer
violated great many times in the
| State of Maine but the license law i,
even more frequently violated in states
where it is in force
He quoted Gladstone as saying that
the evils caused by liquor are greater
than the combined results of war
prestilence and famine and then pro
ceeded to give a brief history of the
efforts of Massachusetts in the past 81
years in regulating the liquor traffic
Liquor was drank standing up and sit.
ting own/behind screens and with tn,
| Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01

eff the prohibitory amendment is de-
feated in the election on the 18th of
September. it will not be more than so
DAYS from that time before an extra
session of the Legislature will be called
to repeal what statutory prohibition
Maine has" declared Mrs. Katherine
Lent stevenson Monday evening in
Market square at the prohibition rally
conducted by Boston campalgners,
which was attended. Notwithstanding
the threatening weather. by repre-
sentative and enthusiastic audience OF
Augusta residents. more than haf Oh
whom were men.
Able arguments in favor of the re-
tention of the prohibitory amendment
to Names constitution were given pS
Prot. John Nichols of Boston and MRS.
Stevenson. while the musical part or
the program was in charge of David
Reid of the Boston Hope Mission. An
interesting feature of the address of
Prof Nichols was the mailing of the
threadhare campaign yarn OF fort-
land paper in regard TO prohlpltloii
conditions in Kansas and that speak
er was at his best in describing the
failure of the license system in Massa-
chusetts.
The automobile bearing the Boston
campaigners was stranded in the carry
evening on the River road. short dis
lance this side OF the Vassalboro Dor
der, and consequently did not put in al
appearance at 7.30, the time ADVERTISED
for the rally. The crowd which had be
gun TO gather in the square waited pa
tiently for half an hour, although no
more than one or two of them Were
aware of the accident to the machine
and the 5 O'Clock car brought the cam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
Addle Fuller al MachIas After
Being Struck by Lightning.
ShlpWreCked Grew Of The AIme-
da Wiley Reaches RuckIand.
Work Of Unloading Rsbscsa Palmer
--6rssham Receivers Sarah Wood.

Portland, Me. July Slater three
days almost ceaseless work at the
pumps to prevent their fast filling yes
sci from laundering. nearly two DAYS
without water and only a few biscuits
for food. the crew of the little schoon-
er ]. Arthur Lord. brought their bat
tered craft into this port late this aft
ernoon The schooner sailed from st.
John for New York Thursday with a
load of lumber and on Friday encoun-
tered the terrific gale and rain storm
off Cape Cod. The Lord was riding
under her foresail and jib which were
ripped to ribbons before the blast. The
boats were smashed, the davits torn
away and the deck load of lumber
swept into the sea by the seas that
swept over the vessel.
AS the schooner was being driven up
to the coast of Maine by the wind her
seams We're opened and the water rose
to a depth of eight feet in her hold.
The men kept at the pumps until Sat
urday morning when Capt. Jos. Smith
was able to take an observation and
found that he was somewhere off Cape
Elizabeth. He decided to run for Port
land, but westerly wind sprung up
and blew him still farther off shore
Sunday the wind hauled into the south
east and once more an attempt was
made to reach Portland. The drinking
water was gone and only a few dry
biscuits were left. and 1t was only until
late this afternoon that the Lord was
able TO make this harbor. BY this
time both captain and crew were hard
" able to stand weakened as they
were by their labors and suffering.
Another little schooner was towed
iuto the harbor tonight bringing a tale
of hardship and peril as result of
Fridays storm. This was the Abenaki
bound from South Gardiner for New
York with lumber. She encountered
the gale south of Boon island and lost
part of her rudder head. making it I'M
possible to use it. She drifted with the
tide until Sunday morning when an at
tempt was made to bring her to Cape
Porpoise by her sails. Later they were
compelled to drift again, but Sunday
night managed to make Wood island,
about Is miles from Portland. She was
towed here tonight. where she win re-
pair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
RIVERSIDE.

The churches at Riverside and vass-
alboro will be closed for morning and
afternoon services for the first and
second Sundays of August While the
pastor is on a vacation. The Chris
tan Endeavors of Vassalboro will.
however. hold their Sunday even
ing meeting as usual The pastor
takes his vacation one week earlier
than he had intended, in order that
ell may have an opportunity to attend
the Universalist Camp meeting next
Sunday at Robbins grove.
The Ladies' Aid Of Riversire. VIII
meet Wednesday afternoon AT the
church The new, as we'll as the older
members. are especially invited to be
present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
THIRTY DAYS LEEWAY
Given Gompers ct ais in Which to An
swer Contempt Charges.

Washington. July s1.-Samuel Com
pers Frank Morrison and John Mitch
eli. the labor leaders. were today al
lowed 80 days by Justice Wright of the
district supreme court in which to an
swer the charges of contempt against
them. as contained in a second report
of the committee of prosecutors in the
Buck Stove and Range case.
The court held that the filing OF
charges of contempt under oath by
the committee of prosecutors made out
prima facie case. Justice Wright's
orders will permit the defendants &c
file answers under oath to the charges,
or to answer series of interrogatories,
propounded by the prosecutors, design
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
Gordon Todd Lands ZIG $1,000
TrOt After -Four Heals.
Soprano Takes 2.07 Trot and
Hal B. The 2.O8 Pace.
Geers, with Three Starters, Makes
But One Winning.

Detroit. Mich. July 331-Excellent
racing and fast time characterized ell
four of the events on the program of
the Grand Circuit meet which began
today at the State Fair grounds The
big race of the day. the Chamber of
Commerce $4,000 stake for 213 PAGERS.
developed into two horse contest aft
er the first heat. for Vernon Mckinney
and Branham Baughman raced out in
front of the field in each of the last
three heats. The race was delayed by
the bad behavior of Fanny Stanton.
When the field finally got away the
mare was so far behind that she never
had a chance. Peter the Second had
easy time winning the heat. but his
effort was too much for him and there
after he was not strong contender
After finishing fifth in the initial heat
Vernon Mckinney came to the front
and took the next three closely pressed
all the way by Branham Raughman.
Arkara. the Geers' entry, was a disap-
pointment. The stallion was slightly
lame and after finishing we'll up in the
first round, was forced TO take the flag
in the second The fourth heat was a
game race all the way between the two
leaders. Coming into the stretch. how
ever. Vernon Mckinney got a slight
lead. held it to the wire and Won by
length.