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The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Government at Work
To Determine Cause
" Of Rise in GaSOlene
ed to Be Found Largely Responsible-Country
Is Getting Competition, at Least in Spots.

STANDARD could not safely make a "2-cent
prize in one town, where in controlled.
but go over to the other ana cut to II
cents for competitive reasons: There
would have been prompt protest. ana
another outrage against Tree business
would have been announced.
nut as soon rs there were seventy
concerns where one had been, tho trck
was easy, One COMPANY could be desig-
mated to carry on the price cutting,
fighting end of the business: Another to
attend to the trade where there was no
need for such methods. The company
intrusted with the easy-money end OF
the game would go on snoplying oil TO
tho city where there was no need 70
feht. and charging, good. profitable
prices. The other would he assignee
to enter the other town. equip ltSelt Tor
fght, and then proceed to cut prices
and drive cut the established concerns.
Inquiry May Bring Light.
"Ar this, mind you. would be
strictly correct, so far as the COR
petition is concerned. under the Su-
preme Court decision and the S'ahu- :
ard Oil decree. And consider what an
advantage the Standard Oil group
would have, in such warfare, u
single, central. controlling mihu nnn
purpose were directing all THESE
movements"
But" was asked, "is II to be un =
derstood that such a condition exists
as to the oil business as IL stahus
today? Is there, in fact, such a cen :
tral control of the general pollcles
and methods Of the companies IN the
Standard group"
That was the reply. II cannot
answer. | don't know. 1t may be pre-
sumed that a sweeping inquiry, surh
as now going on, may bring SON"
illumination of that question.
So far as can be learned from the
various Government departments en-
gagged in the investigation, the WORK
has not progressed far enough to JUS
tiry effort at answering general nueS-
tions. 1t is explained that the invest- l.
cation has been distributed among
various Government agencies. Inc IT"
terstate Commerce Commission Is
making the examination into factS
concerning transportation condltlons
in the mid continent field. while the
Federal trade commission Is carr :
ing on, for the larger part, that same
examination in the eastern Part OF
the country.
May Be Responsible.
It has been found that transportation
rates by water enter largely into the
problem because great amounts of pc
troleum are being shipped long dis
tanCes by water IL get it to refinerieS
some of il even from the Pacific to tht
Atlantic coast.
1t is pretty clearly in the minds Of
men who know something about the
developments of the inquiry. ina
natural business and competitive con
d;tions are going to be found largely
responsible for the present posture o
the business. The policy laid down II
forced FOR ed under ne Standard oil decree
Is one OF competition; and competition
the country is getting, at least II
sIots.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Open house. Y. w. c. A. 8 to . p. m.
Christmas dinner for inmates of the Wom-
ems Christian Association, l7l9 Thirteenth
street northwest l p. m.
Meeting, Ashlar Club. Pythian Temple, 1880
p, m.
Service. Mount Vernon Place Meth odist
Church, a. m.
Dinner TO poor and needy. Central Union
Mission, p. m,
Observation-Disclosures observance In all COM
manderies Of knights Tcmplar
Odd Fellows-Drill and social. Patriarchs
Militant.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
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without some calculations was not very
conclusive. Elucidation followed some
questions.
How Competition Works.
II don't pretend to give this as Of
fcial: certainly not as a result of any
inquiry that the Government has been
making" he said. But It is easy
enough to understand that Just such in
eaualities are likely to come from uni
versal competition: moreover. there 70 no
apparent improperly about them. as
there was before the dissolution Of the
big corporation. Let me explain-not
claiming that I am answering your
questions correctiy-how II might hap
pen.
The producing capacity OF the inde-
pendent refiners in the country is about
65, 600 900 gallons, as against s5. .o0O, 900 for
the various concerns that were formerly
in the Standard and are now referred to
as the Standard group. There was
competition for territory before the
Standard was dissolved, but the Stand
ard was handicapped in price-cutting,
because it was dangerous business to
make widely different prices in differ
ent territories, that could not be JUS
titled on the ground of transportation
and other costs varying.
But when the Standard, was dis
solved into more than seventy compa-
MES and they were told to go out and
| compete. their situation was different.
There is a big territory out in the mid
die West, where competition had long
been fierce. TIE independents were
strong there, and fought hard for the
| business. In one community or section
the independents would get into domi-
| ma ton OF the situation; in another. per-
| haps not so very far away. by reason
OF transportation conditions and other
elements. the Standard interests would
come to control
A Case Supposed.
when a particular interest cotnes to
dominate in such business, In n parti'-
nlar city. it rs not easy for competition
to break in. / hav" in mind a city which
| looks Ike n natural field for competition
! Of two rival oil interests. ard vet in
which one of them is so strongly in
| trCnched w reason OF owning storage
property distribution facilities. etc,
that the other has never attempted
| light; It would necessitatc hug" cX-
pcnditure in tanks. comp,i,nce with fire
and other safety regulations. and the
like: while the irtrenched interest would
have all the advantage of long -estab
! .ished relations with the trade.
Now. suppose a case. Here are two
| tiles about $50 miles apart. One has
long been stronghold Of the inde-
! pendents: the other Of the Standard
forces. Before the dissolution. the
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Wants Traffic Men to Have Sun
dev M


To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
l was very glad to see a letter from
some one who was interested In the
welfare OF the police officers and fire.
men.
Just think of how faithfully the traf-
fc mon jeopardixe their lives daily
serving the people.
IT has been my thought for some time
TO write to The Times and get this Idea
before the people. Sunday off for
rest and worship for these men" Should
they work seven days at their post
have?
on Sundays there Is little traffic.
nope every one who reads this will ex-
press his thoughts through The Times.
Put yourself In the place Of these
men and imagine how trying their
work must be-they must suffer ter
ribly. READER.
Washington Dec "a
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

The plot to smuggle 5000 pounds
of crude r,ober from this country
wouldn't have impaired our natural
resources. Not while the sweet
things insist on wearing ankle
watches.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

What appears at the first glance
to be an innocent knothole in party
plank generally turns out later to be
a loophole.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Amusements.

Belasco-''The Cinderella Man." $40 p. m.
oli's-'Mam'velle, 2:lS and Sis p. m
Keith's-Vaudeville 2:l5 and S:l5 p. m.
Casino-War pictures, THE Battles OF Ma
ton" p, m. TO II p. m, continuous.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:15 and Sis D. m
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

What's become of the old-fash-
ioned dagueyreotyper who used to
wait for the President to come to
him?
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

Not strange to hear that the
Turks are revolving. Most of 'em
are
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Tomorrow.

Lecture. Christian Science" Polls Theater.
y. m.
Special Christmas Services and address by
Nine. Mountford. Terminal Y. NJ. c. A..
p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

When Greek meets Greek the
password is an earful.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
NO DEATH PENALTY
FOR MURDERERS
Arizona Governor Defies the
People and Supreme Court Is
PoWerIess.

PHOENIN AriZ., Dec. 25.-The last
legal execution in Arizona was that or
Alexandra Gallego, at the Florence peni-
tentiary. July IS. 1911. The following
year. with the advent OF statehood,
when Governor Hunt took office. he was
quoted as saying that there would be
no hangings during the period of his
administration. Thus far he has kept
to his word. About a score of red
handed murderers, most Of them alien
Mexicans, since then have been sem
fenced to the death penalty, yet not one
of them has gone to the gailoWs;
Claiming that the people" would sus-
tain his opposition to capital punish.
ment the governor secured referen-
dunn Of the question. Not only was ne
turned down, but the voters sustained a
legislative act that took from MN the
powers of PARTON and parole. an act
that later by the courts was decided le-
gal. Even these blows. however, left
the governor fighting, backed by his
own political coterie and by the senti-
ment both at home and abroad.
Defes Peoples Will.
Whatever his backing. the governor
still is defying the will of the people and
the verdicts OF the courts, with resort
to every shifty pretext, legal and other
wise, TO at least delay the time of the
executions scheduled.
1t has been told already how Hunts
prison warden avoided the execution of
murderer Faltin by simply pronounclng
him insane on the morning of the eXe-
cution day. Faltin. in the Phoenix dis
trict court. has been resentenced to
hang January II. Warden Simms was
State and interrogated on citation Tor
contempt. The governor has stated that
Simms' action was not dictated from
the executive chambers. but there can
be no doubt that the warden Jop ae-
pended upon his doing just what he did
While the supreme justices still are
considering the matter. possibly lnvoiV-
Ing the governor. there can be no doupt
concerning the temper OF the court,
which especially inquired into the good
faith of the warden in suddenly calling
in a physician of his own choosing at
the last moment to declare the pris-
oner insane. Chief Justice Ross stated
his opinion that il should have been the
duty OF the prison physician to pass
upon Faltin's sanity as soon as the man
was delivered at the penltentiary. There
was no law for the warden to ConStruc
and his duty was clear
Warden Might Have Ruled.
Instead of the declaration of insanity.
the warden might have decided that
Faltin had not had a fair trial or that
some one else had done the murder tr
which he was convicted. Justice Frank
lin said: "Faltin has been in prison
nearly two years, and it is very pecu-
! liar that he has been found insane on
the day set for his execution. And the
crime for which he vas sentenced 10
hang was one of the most cruel ana
cold blooded murders IN the history OF
| Arizona"
! The next hanging should be that Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27
New Model REQ Is
Hit With AutOistS

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 27.--The new
REQ thhe Fifth model, the "lncompar-
able Four" has reached Los Angeles.
The day after the new machine reach,
ed the local distributing station, Man.
agcr L, A, Roniff, accompanied by T.
J. Purdy, started on a motor tour of
the " Kite, to show the latest four to
the REQ dealers throughout the subur.
ban cities.
At Riverside Reniff and Purdy de.
cidcd TO drive up Mt Rubidoux as u
side test for the new ear, The ma.
chine made the top of the historic
butte on the high gear with little cf.
fort, seemingly.
Aside from stirring up a great deal
Of interest among the suburban REQ
dealers, the trip was one Of pleasure
for the local motor ear men,
Vita the exception OF about two
miles near Pomona, where dclour is
necessary, the highways are in excel,
lent condition aud touring is delight
throughout the entire circle OF the
kite"
Upon his return, Manager Reniff
stated that California offered more
for the motorist this year than ever be.
fore, with the perfect highways and
the natural beauty yWith any car al.
most, one can enjoy America 5 greatest
touring ground, hut vita one Of the
latest 1918 offerings, Rcnirf says that
the delights Of southern California are
Incompatible.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27
Little Dodge Car
Shows Great Power

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb Ell. n.
French, western representative for
Dodge Brothers Of Detroit, has just
returned to Los Angeles from two
weeks visit at the factory.
While at Detroit Mr. French had an
opportunity to get out on the road
with the new Dodge for dcmonstra.
tion Of lis feasibility aud power
They put the ear over grades whore
team could only pull light buggy
and whore automobiles were never sup.
posed TO 20, but the Dodge never fal.
tered at the stecpost pitches 80 long as
the wheels could get Traction. Then
when the grade became 10 steep the
driving wheels would spin, they put
two more mon IN tho tonncau and up
she went to the very top Of the 3S per
cent grade.
Without any question Of doubt the
advent Of Dodge Brothers. ear has
aroused greater and more widespread
curiosity than any now machine an,
nounced in years A novel advertise.
ing campaign along with the well and
established reputation Of the manufac.
turor, has kept the public In a state Of
constant expectancy during the last
six months.
Dodge Brothers have been favorably
known to the automobile trade for
many years They have manufactured
tho vital parts Cor several thousand
popular ears during this period How.
ever, they had never manufactured a
ear under their own name before.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27
Billy CarlsOn's Record
In Maxwell Car

Over a course bristling with grades,
and around seven dangerous turns,
Billy Carlson, in a Maxwell ear, at
the San Diego Exposition road race,
January ninth, established the new
worlds record for consistency and en-
durance by driving the entire route Of
more than 305 miles without a single
stop, over the most difficult road
course in America. This remarkable
feat breaks the worlds endurance
record as established by Barney Old
field in a Maxwell Racer, at Corona
on Thanksgiving Day.
Carlson in his Maxwell won second
place in the race and large purse,
He was close second to Earl Cooper in
Stutz, and was nosed out Of first
place by Just about minute. Carl
son 5 time for the race was -four hours,
fortyone minutes and forty.seven
seconds, With an average speed Of six.
ty.five miles per hour, which was con.
sidered very fact time for the road
which is common dirt road, five and
quarter miles around and has an
elevation from sea level Of about 2000
feet. The fastest time previously made
on this road was fiftynine miles per
hour.
Bob Buman, Rickenbaeher and Nc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27
MOTORCYCLES USEFUL
in BUSINESS WORLD
Modern Inventions Tending to Give
Maxium Service at Minimum Cost
Pleases Business Man.

II is hard for the general public to
readiust their ideas on motorcycles and
to think of them as anything but a
dirty noisy nuisance.
The business men however who have
been on the alert to render the
maximum service at the minimum cost
have had no such difficulty but have
accepted the motorcycle with open
arms. Motorcycle delivery vans can
be operated with much less expense
than the truck or automobile. For
rural mail carriers they make the ideal
transportation. But it has remained
for telephone and telegraph com
panies more than any other class of
business to demonstrate the full utility
of the motorcycle. The New York
Telephone Company carries off the
prize with the largest order for motor
cycles ever placed. They recently
bought from the Hender Manufactur-
ing Company, 220 Indian Motorcycles
which will be used for installing new
service as well as by their trouble
men. Watt Shipp who is handling
both the Indian and the Harley David
son motorcycles il confident that
this year win see the topnotch of
motorcycle enthusiasm. With the San
Francisco fair in full blast it is GER
tain that great many people will
take the trip on the two wheeler and
it remains to be seen whether the
motorcycle will be accepted by local
business men as generally as it has
been elsewhere.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27
go Slow" Drivers Advice
Beginners Are Warned Against Too
Much Speed.

Take your time during your first
month Of driving, keep cool and have a
reason for everything you do, and,
above all, think-do not forget it, think
and you will get along all right.
Know what each pedal is for, know
what each button will do, but be sure
about IL, and do not lose your head
Then you will not get into any trouble
Early morning is the best time to
learn the rudiments of driving. Go
slowly and keep to tho right. Get in
the habit Of watching for street cprs
both on the street you are driving and
on the cross strreta.
Altar short period, when yoI feel
satisfied yol have mastered the clemrn.
tary things, dr've later in the Guy
when the traffic is heavy. But be care.
ful, This will accustom you TO the
crowds During the learning period
drive slowly. Do not speed up. Most
OF the trouble comes from driving too
fast.
Find out all about your ear and treat
III with consideration. Watch lubrica-
ton. You do not 60 without food for
several days, nor should You allow your
car to be without sufficient oil and
water.
And remember your car is piece Of
machinery. 1t is not ihfallible. Dc
not expect the impossible Of it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27

Carthy IN Pougeot ears fought stiff
battle but luck was against them and
they were checked ont Of the race on
account Of trouble with their ears.
Tom Alley in a Dusenberg won third
place and was some seven minutes be.
hind Carlson. There were nineteen Of
the worlds famous drivers and fast.
est cars entered, but during most Of
the race Cooper in HIS Stutz and Carl.
son in the Maxwell were running neck
aud neck, and during the last part Of
the contest, Carlson, was gaining
steadily on Cooper,
Carlson's record was indeed a re-.
markable one, his Maxwell being the
only ear in the race that did not stop
AT least twice during the contest--and
many made more frequent stops at the
pits. The course Is known AZ the most
difficult and dangerous conreo 10
America, neeessitating the shifting Of
gears seven times, aud using the brakes
four times In each lap. Carlsons car
consumed iwenty.seven pallone Of
gasoline ANA three gallons OF oil, and
the motor ran cool aud perfectly dur.
ing the entire race. This again proves
The Maxwell consistency
This ~ the second Maxwell car 10
make long nonstop run IN the last
few weeks which IL due largely to The
equal distribution Of weight, the per.
feetion In design and the special steel
heat treatments used by the Maxwell
Motor Company
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27

smead, cashier of the State bank of
Ephrata, Washington.
No ear trouble was encountered on
the trip and water placed in the radia-
tor in Spokane was still there and
working when Missoula was reached.
One stop was made to fix tire which
had picked up spike.
Mr.. Hertz made run to the Flat
head reservation from Missoula, going
l59 miles in little more than half a
day. Sixty miles Of the return trip
was made over a muddy road in the
rain, from 8 p. m. to a. M. over a
strange road. Mr.. Hawkins and Mr..
Hertz returned TO Spokane Tuesday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27
NEW STATION BUNGALOW.

John Thoma the enterprising mana.
ger and bookkeeper of the Brown-Pet.
eel Lumber Co, of this city will erect a
fine S.room bungalow on his lot across
from the mill on Water street.
The building will be a story and a
half in height and will be modern to
the last finishing board, and built of
wholly Made in Oregon and Stayton -
material.
A basement 2sx40 will be under the
entire house, and a porch viii extend
around the west and south sides. The
estimated cost is about $500. Grant
Murphy viii be in charge of the car.
penter work.--Stayton Mail
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27

Mr., and Mrs. ]. z, Albrlgbt spont
Saturday and Sunday in Hubbard tho
guests Of Mrs. Albright's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hoehnshcldt, tho new
proprietors Of the Hubbard hotel, Mrs..
Albright is an accomplished musician.
Mr.. Albright is with the Q. & w. rail
road and navigation company with Of
fices in the Wells Fargo building
Hubbard Enterprise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27
Makes Record Trip
In Hudson Six Car

Spokane, Feb. 27s-H, G. Hawkins
and A. II. Hertz of the Hawkins Motor
Car company made what they claim is
a record run to Missoula in Hudson
six" touring car, negotiating the 24S
miles in one day in total running
time of 1914 hours.
The journey was made by way of
Wallace, through Fourth Of July can
yon and on the over.mountain road in
TO the Missoula valley. Fonr passeng.
ers were carried in the ear. Besides
Mr.. Hawkins and Mr.. Hertz were NJ.
n. NOteware Of Spokane and II. B.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-09
AUSTRIAN LINE is
PIERCED NEAR
ITS CENTER
Russian Capture of Smo|nik Is Of
Great Importance
AUSTRIAN ARMY IS DIVIDED
Great Battle in Hungary 10 Now I'M
minent With Advantage in Favor
of Russians.

Petrograd, April S-The advance oi
the Russians in the Carpathians has
cut the Austrian army under General
Boerovitch in two places. The eastern
wing of this army is in precarious
position.
The Russians have captured Smol-
mix. east of the Lupkow pass. They
have also thrown back the Austrians
in the district of Bartfeld and In the
district of Lupkow. Having advanced
through the Rostock pass. they have
forced a wedge between the Austrian
armies.
Smolnik controls the only road
through the Beskid Mountains be.
tween Mezo and Uzok, distance Of
sixty miles.
The western wing of the Austrian
army has its base at Gummenoe, and
its communication along the roads in
to Hungary are quite safe. The east.
ern wing, on the contrary, is joined
with the forces operating around Uzok
twenty miles from the Russian posi-
tions at Smolnik, by which they are
threatened with attack
1t is regarded as likely that the Aus
trians will be compelled to transfer
their base at Uzok in the direction OF
Munkacs or else accept battle at UsolI.
handicapped by the lack of roads.
In either case the Austrians will
find themselves cut off from the main
army under General Boeroyitch and
his German reinforcements.
The Russians have crossed the crest
OF the Beskids at Gummenoe, and ap.
parently have clear road TO the
plains of Hungary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-09
ALLIES SEE PEACE
IN CRUSHING
OF AUSTRIA
London Reports Hungary in Con-
ditiOn Of Terror
RUSSIA GAINS IN CANPAIHlANS
Germany Unable TO Help and Aus
tris Reported to Es Wssry Of
Fighting.

London, April Son two battle
fields 700 miles aprt, the allied armies
are cooperating in an offensive move
ment which 1t is hoped will break the
strength of Emperor Francis Joseph 8
government and force Austrid-Hun-
gary to sue for peace
The Russians are reported to be
steadily forcing the passes of the
Carpathians and the advance of the
French at st. Mihiel is believed to
have compelled the Germans to recall
reinforcements which had been sent
to relieve the Austrian army which
has been attempting to check the
drive OF the Russians toward Hun
gary.
According to dispatches from Buda.
pest, Hungary is in state of terror
and demands for the ending Of the
war are becoming insistent. Buda-
pest dispatches state that the Aus
trian losses in the defence of the
Carpathian passes total 100000 and OF
this number fully third are prison
ers in the hands of the Russians