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VOI,. XXXIV.
NUMBER 355
FORD JURY
COMPLETED
TWELVE MEN CHOBEN TO HEAR
BRIBERY CASE
TRIAL TO BEGIN IN EARNEST
MONDAY
Talesmen Offer Novel Excuses for
Wishing to Escape Duty— One
Pretends to Be Hard
of Hearing
Ey Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.— The bribery
trial of Chief Counsel Tlrey L. Ford of
the United Railroads will be begun in
earnest next Monday afternoon with the
first Introduction o£ evidence by the pros
ecution.
The Jury was completed at 4:40 o'clock
this afternoon, after more than a score of
talesmen had been exhausted In the «se
lection of jurors numbers 11 and 12. The
following men compose the trial panel;
Edward \v. Bender, publisher of law
books.
Nle'.s C. Mortensen, contractor.
Oscar Ferguson, Insurance agent. .
Florence Drlscoll, plumber.
John Olsen, shipping agent.
Edward W. Strange, Jeweler.
Frederick M. Morcom, art dealer.
Arthur W. Johnson, grocer.
Daniel Kelley, insurance agent.
Charles W. Gould, manufacturers' agent.
John G. Chase, jr., contractor.
George Gohler, grocer.
Two of these twelve, Mortensen and
Strange, were members of the jury which
convicted Vice President Louis Glass of
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com
pany of the bribery of Supervisor Thom
as F. Lonergan Ln the Interest of the
corporation ramed.
Ford Is on trial for the bribery of Lon
ergan ln the Interest of the United Rail
roads, It being charged that on the 15th
of May, 1906, he paid, or aided and abetted
in the payment of $41)00 to Lonergan as
the price of his vote ln favor of an ordi
nance .empowering *.ie street car com
pany to electrify its cable lines through
out San Francisco city and county.
One Challenge Left to Each
When, after a day spent ln the tedious
examination of talesmen, both the prose
cution and the defense announced them
selves satisfied with the selected panel,
there remained to each side one unused
peremptory challenge, the people having
exercised four and the defense nine.
Judge Lawlor himself administered to
¦Bailiffs Rya.n, Montgomery and O'Con
nor the special, oath which binds deputy
sheriffs to keep a trial jury secluded
from approach, and at 6 o'clock com
mitted the panel to their charge. The
twelve men sat for photographs for the
newspapers and then were taken to the
(Fairmont hotel, where they will be quar
tered unti". they have passed upon the
guilt of the accused man or confessed
their inability to agree upon a verdict.
' Before being taken from the courtroom,
Juror Olsen, number five on the parel,
Informed the court of a wedding to be
celebrated ln his family tonight and asked
for permission to attend it in charge of
-one of the bailiffs. It was granted, and
Deputy Sheriff Ryan was delegated the
lucky "wedding guest."
Judge Lawler announced that owing to
the smallness of ihe force of deputies at
Sheriff O'NelU's. command, the court had
requested Chief of Police 'Biggy to detail
a number of bluecoats to assist in the
preservation of order throughout the trial,
which, it Is expected, will be attended by
big crowds.
"Absolute order must be kept," said
the judge, "and there will be enough of
ficers here at every session to see that It
Is kept. No levity or other form of dis
order will be tolerated at. any time."
Thirty-eight of the forty talesmen sum
moned yesterday by special venire from
the body of the county for the comple
tion of the Ford Jury presented them
selves in court this morning when the
trial was resumed. The thirty-ninth
showed appreciation of the firm tactics
of Judge Lawlor in enforcement of sum
mons and by telephoning for permission
to be late.
Talesman H. K. Mitchell was fined $25
for contempt of court in falling to pre
sent himself promptly for examination.
Talesman Jacob J. Gottlob, whose ex
amination was continued from yesterday
noon's overnight adjournment, was chal
lenged this morning by the prosecution
for cause, and was excused. The work
of securing the two jurors necessary to
complete the trial panel was taken im
mediately after the exercise of this chal
lenge. Ten jurors have been formally
accepted and sworn.
The next six talesmen, two merchants,
haberdasher, a saloonkeeper, a plumber
and a manager of a furniture house, dis
qualified themselves by declaration of
bias or other, cause and were quickly ex
cused.
' The oddest excuse thus far developed
by the graft trials was presented by C.
M. Somer, a dealer in men's furnishings.
He explained to the court that in his
absence there was no one but his wife to
wait on customers and that it did not suit
him to have sales of men's underclothing
made by her. He got off.
Though the morning session accom
plished the examination of seven tales
men there were no additions to the ten
Juror 3 in the box, Attorney A. A. Moore
of the defense used an hour and a half
ln examining the second talesman called
and thereby won from the court a rebuke.
Judge Lawlor said that hereafter exam
inations must bo conducted' more quickly.
An incident of the session which amused
the large crowd in attendance had to do
with the alleged defective hearing of
Talesman Leonard C. Nelson, a laborer
from the Mission. Throughout his ex
amination by both sides Nelson affected
to be unable to hear any question that
was not hurled at him in a loud voice.
On this score he was finally challenged
and excused. As he passed down the
aisle Attorney Porter Ashe said to him
in a low tone and without looking at him,
"Give me a match, will you?" Nelson
stopped, took a bundle of matches from
his vest pocket and handed one of them
to his exposer. Everybody saw It and
laughed aloud.
HALSEY MAY BE ABLE TO
APPEAR FOR TRIAL IN MONTH
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.— 1n Judge
Dunne's court today, when the case of
Theodore V. Halsey, accused of bribery
was called. Dr. Shumate stated that he
thought that by another month the de
fendant would bo strong enough to un-,
dergo the strain of trial.
In view of this statement Assistant
District Attorney Cook moved that a
continuance bo taken for one week, to
which Attorney Bert Bchleslnger had no
objection, and an order Was accordingly
made to that effect.
Los Angeles Herald.
SON, MOTHER'S AVENGER
HAS FATHER ARRESTED
Aged Man Who Deserted His Wife and
Children Yesrs Ago Is Pol.
lowed for Years by Hla
Boy
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.— John M. Wiles,
f>lxty-slx years old, was confronted In the
central police station last night by his
son, J. Burr Wiles, thirty-five years did,
whom he had not seen for thirty-four
years. The father was a prisoner on
complaint of his son, who had constituted
himself his nemesis ln revenge for the
desertion of his mother and three children
two of which are dead, In Blnghamton,
New York, thirty-four years ago.
The son had tracked the father the la3t
few years, until convinced he could con
vict him of a statutory offense Involving
a woman who was acting as his house
keeper, he caused the arrest.
Misfortune has pursued Wiles since he
deserted his family, the wealth he then
possessed having been swept away
through race track reverses.
Several years ago friends ln Chicago
bought a horse and cab for him and he
has eked out a living as a cab driver
since, he denies the charge made by his
son.
BRITAN ASKS DETAILS
OF BELLINGHAM RIOTS
ENGLISH AMBASSADOR CONFERS
WITH DEPARTMENT
Governor Mead of Washington Calls
Upon Mayor for Statement of
Conditions Regarding
Asiatics
By Associated Press.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 20.— The disor
ders at Belllngham several days ago which
resulted in the Intimidation of the Hindus
and caused their deportation from that
city has been brought to the attention of
the state department at Washington
through a note from the British ambassa
dor. The ambassador states that he has
been informed that a majority of the
Hindus have left Belllngham for Canada
In consequence of the trouble, and that
those at Everett are ln fear of an out
break.
Acting Secretary of State Adee wired
Governor Mead the substance of the am
bassador's note and asked that he be ad
vised as to the situation. Upon receipt of
the telegram the governor wired Mayor
Black at Bellingham and Mayor Jones at
Everett to ascertain the conditions ln
those cities and has received the following
replies, which were communicated to the
state department at Washington:
"BELLINGHAM— Hindus have largely
left here. There Is no danger of trouble
under present conditions. No force has
ever been used. They were ordered out
of town by a crowd of men and boys. I
Immediately swore in sufficient officers to
protect them, and so notified the Inter
preter. I also caused the arrest and prose
cution of the rioters. Press reports are
exaggerated. Hindus are receiving and
will receive full protection.
"ALFRED L. BLACK. Mayor."
"EVERETT— Am in receipt of your tele
gram, and as the mayor is out of town
and cannot be located I will state that
there are no indications of any trouble.
Have been instructed by the mayor in
case of trouble to deputize every available
man.
"SCOTT MARSHALL, Chief Police."
WOMAN KILLED, THREE
HURT IN CAR SMASH
San Francisco Trolley Runs Down Hil
and Collides with Santa Fe
Engine — Motorman Is
Arrested
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.— A street
car on the Kentucky street line of the
United Railroads this afternoon crashed
into a Santa Fe engine at the corner
of Twenty-fifth and Kentucky streets.
One woman, Mrs. McLaughlin, was in-
Btantly killed and other persons were
injured.
Three persons were seriously hurt.
They are Roy Tlmm, Mrs. M. F. Fitz
gerald and Mrs. F. Slsslon. Though bad
ly Injured all are expected to recover.
The body of Mrs. M. McLaughlin, who
was killed, was pinned between the loco
motive and the street car and nearly
half an hour elapßed before It was ex
tricated.
Motorman Aftlin was placed under ar
rest. He stated to the police that the
car was on a down grade and he was
unable to control It with the brakes.
CONAN DOYLE LOCATES
MAN ON PACIFIC COAST
Famous Author Adds to His Reputa
tion as a Sleuth by Finding
Supposed Heir to
Estate
Special t.i The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 20. Sir A. Conan
Doyle has added to his detective laur
els with the assistance of Marshal Young
and A. Grieve, roadmaster for the Pa
cific Electric company between Watts and
Santa Ana.
Young this morning received a letter
from Conan Doyle, written on stationer*
bearing a crest and the motto "Patientas
Vlnces." The famous author asked help
In locating Frank Sharp, formerly nf.
England, now in the employ of the Pa
cific Electric.
He was found today at Santa Ana and
Sir Conan has been advised of his where
abouts.
It Is believed that he has fallen heir
to an estate.
ARMY CAPTAINS ARE ARRESTED
FOR ENGAGING IN FIST FIGHT
By Associated Press.
MANILA, Sept. 20.— Capt. Juries R.
Lindsay and Capt. Henry S. Wygatt. both
of the Thirteenth infantry, have been ar
rested by Col. Loughborough, their com
manding officer, on the charge of engag
ing In a flst light aboard the transport
Logan, in quarantine at Narlveles, en
route 10 San Francisco.
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1907.
CAGE DROPS;
1 MEN DEAD
MINERS CRUSHED TO PULP WHEN
CABLE BREAKS
FRANTIC WOMEN ARE OVERCOME
BY SUSPENSE
Great Crowd Surrounds Opening of
Shaft In Michigan, Waiting for
Bodies of Victims to Be
Recovered
By Associated Press.
NEGAUNEE, Mich., Sept. 20.— Eleven
men were crushed Into a formless heap
of human flesh today when a cage ln the
Jones & Laughlln iron mine plunged 700
feet to the bottom.
The cage with Its human freight was
being lowered on its first trip of the
day when the brake suddenly failed to
hold. Two other men sprang to the as
sistance of tho one at the brake wheel,
but their efforts did not avail and the
wire cable continued to unreel from the
drum like a thread from a bobbin.
The cage shot down a couple of hundred
feet before a kink In the too rapidly pay-
Ing out cable caused It to part and from
that point the cage had a sheer drop
to tho bottom of the shaft. The safety
caches with which it* was equipped failed
to operate.
The surging of the cable in its mad
flight tore out part of the side of the
engine house and ripped out several of
the sheaves in and about tne shaft house.
Bodies Lie in a Pile
Workmen at the bottom of the line im
mediately set about the task of removing
the dead. The bodies lay ln one pile, a
mass of lifeless flesh and blood. The
bones of the bodies were so shattered that
some of the men when found were piled
on top of each other like so many pelts
of leather.
Seven men were found still alive.
Thousands of people soon congregated
about the mine shaft. In the crowd were
the wives and children of the 200 men who
work in the mine. Each thought that
a husband or parent or son was ln the
cage. There was no way of relieving
the suspense as the fallen cage blocked
the exit. It was fully two hours be
fore the cable was adjusted so that the
cage could be raised to the surface. Dur
ing all this time women with babies In
their arms cried hysterically or falntod.
When all the miners came from under
the ground, and many anxious wives and
mothers failed to find members of the fam
ilies who were in the mine, the scene was
pitiful. Priests and ministers moved
among the people consoling them and
begging them to be calm.
DEER, BEAR, .ANTHERS
AND WOLVES, BEWARE!
President Roosevelt to Hunt in Cane.
brakes of Louisiana, Which Have
Known No Human Habl.
tation
By Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20.— Although
the itinerary of the hunting expedition
of President Roosevelt Is not arranged
It Is known that the president will be
offered opportunity to campaign in Louis
iana canebrakes, where as far as known
no human being has ever made a per
manent habitation, and where the sport
Is in some respects quite out of the or
dinary.
The cane grows to a height of ten to
fifteen feet and In the autumn Is blown
into long windrows, leaving some open
alleys between. It Is necessary to cut
trails across these windrows for the
passage of the dogs.
The hunting will probably be done en
tirely on horseback. In order to proceed
quickly through thickets each huntsman
will , carry a double-edged knife with a
straight blade nearly a foot long and
heavy enough to chop a passage through
vines and other obstructions. In addition
to the deer and bear a few panthers
ami wolves are shot ln the brakes.
METCALF LETS CONTRACTS
FOR FIVE DESTROYERS
Secretary of Navy Provides for Con.
struction of Fighting Vessels for
Which Last Congress Made
Appropriation
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.— Secretary
Metcalf today awarded the contract for
the construction of five torpedo boat de
stroyers, provision for which was made
by tho last congress and bids for which
were opened at the navy department
about a month ago. The following were
the successful bidders:
William Cramp & Sons, two ships at
$585,000 each.
The Bath Iron works, twj ships at
$624,000 each.
The New York Shipbuilding company,
one ship at $645,000.
The hulls of all these vessels are to
be on plans prepared by the navy de
purtment and the machinery on plans
proposed by the bidders. Turbine ma
chines of the Parsons type are to be In
stalled In all the snips.
INJUNCTION STOPS WORK
ON SAN DIEGO RAILWAY
Los Angeles Interests Which Are Con
structing Line in the South
Run Upon a Legal
Obstacle
By Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 20.— Work on the Los
Angeles & San Diego Beach railway,
which was putting- down a track on F
street near Sixth street lender a franchise
granted eight months ago, was not re
sumed this morning because of an Injunc
tion secured by E. B. Webster, who
operates a line over the same right of
way
Webster was granted the right to put a
double track, but had not done so, and E.
S. Babeock, for the Los Angeles-San
Diego Beach road, was proceeding to tear
up tin' rrst of the street. The street is
excavated for an entire block. The case
will be fought out In court as rapidly as
possible.
SAYS WOMAN
KILLED SELF
CONSTANTINE, ACCUSED OF MUR
DER, TESTIFIES
Refuses to Touch Razor with Which,
He Asserts, Mrs. Gentry
Cut Her Own
Throat
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.— Frank J. Constan
tino, on trial for the murder of Mra.
Louise Gentry, took the stand In his own
defense today. He showed absolute com
posure and testified without hesitation.
He said that when ne engaged rooms In
the Gentry home he told Mrs. Gentry that
his father was a wealthy real estate man.
"Did you ever tell them you were of
royal blood?"
"I did. I am a descendant from Italian
royalty."
Constantino declared he had heard Mr.
and Mrs. Gentry quarreling many times.
On the day of' the tragedy he told Mrs.
Gentry he was about to leave the city,
and she persisted in asking him to take
her with him. He positively refused. She
then, according to his story, picked up
the razor with vnlch he had been shav
ing and cut her own throat. He declared
that he carried her down to the door of
Dr. Doherty's office, pounded on the door,
and then left her standing there while
he ran for, another doctor.
He eald that he noticed while hunting
for this second doctor that there was
blood on the eleeve of his coat, and he
though that if he returned he would be
accused of the murder, and would not re
ceive Justice in the courts because he was
a stranger in the city. He had always
since wanted to give hlmse'.f up, but had
been dissuaded by the members of his
family.
The state introduced letters from Mrs.
Gentry to her husband shortly before her
death showing her devotion to him. Con
stantlne on cross-examination refused to
Identify letters signed with the names of
his elster found In his room after his
flight. He also repudiated a letter from
his mother found in hl9 pocket at the
time of his arrest. He was asked to take
the razozr with which Mrs. Gentry was
killed and indicate how she had drawn it
across her throat. He refused and would
not touch the razor.
SUPERVISOR ARRAIGNED,
CHARGED WITH FELONY
J. F. Frick of Santa Barbara, Unable
to Secure Bonds of $2000,
Is Held in
Jail
By Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 20,-Super
vlsor J. F. Frick was arraigned this
afternoon on the felony charge of mal
feasance In office In a justice court.
Ball was fixed at $2000, which his at
torney is trying to raise in Frlck's home
town, Lompoc. Frlek Is In Jail.
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The New San Francisco
CALVE MAKES DOLLS
FOR STEERAGE TOTS
Opera Singer Spends Time Crossing
the Ocean in Designing Toys
for Children— Raffle
Nets $75
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.— Mme. Emma
Calve, the prlma donna who arrived In
New York on the Pannonla, devoted her
time during the voyage from Gibraltar
to making rag dolls and hats for the
children in the steerage. Many little im
migrant girls will grow up to tell how
the French singer made them happy^on
the big steamship that brought them to
America for the first time.
Mrs. Baskerville, her companion, said
tha^ Mme. Calve made fifty rag dolls,
distributing them to the children herseif
and cut up half a dozen of her own hats
to provide hats for the little girls. One
huge doll she modelled after herself as
she appears in the role of Carmen. Thia
was raffled ln the first cabin and from
the sale of tickets $75 was obtained for
the seamen's benefit fund.
VA TIC AN IS GUARDED,
POPE FEARING RIOTS
ARMED MEN DETAILED TO WATCH
ENTRANCES.
Thlrty.seventh Anniversary of Occu
pation of Rome by Troops
Likely to Bring Dls.
order
By Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 20.-This being the thirty
seventh anniversary of the occupation of
Rome by the Italian troops and the fall of
temporal power of the papacy all the
armed men ln the Vatican were detailed
to watch the entrances of the apostolic
palace, or to patrol the garden and court
yards, considerable anxiety being felt re
garding the possibility of hostile demon
strations In view of the recent displays of
anti-Catholic feeling.
Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal secre
tary of state, who Is at Castle Gandolfo,
Is In telephonic communication with the
Vatican, Informing the pope of the situa
tion ln various parts of Italy. The gov
ernment, ln order to prevent the possibility
of outrages, has caused the Vatican to be
guarded night and day by troops.
TWO MORE COMPANIES OF
GUARDS ARE DISMISSED
Adjutant General Lauck Musters Out
Company H at Napa and Com.
pany C at Peta
luma
By Associated I'ress.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 20. - Another
bambshell was thrown into military cir
cles this morning, when Adjt. Gen. J. B.
Lauck, by command of Governor Glllett,
mustered out of service company H. Sec
ond infantry, of Napa and company C.
Fifth regiment, of Petaluma.
The action Is in direct line with the
couise agreed upon by Gen. Lauck ar.d
the governor at the time ten companies
were thrown out of the guard last May.
The Napa guardsmen are disbanded for
insubordination and the Petaluma com
pany because the men refused to attend
the annual encampment held this year.
European Balloonists Coming
Ey Associated Press.
DUSBELDORF, Sept. 20.— Captain Yon
Abercron, the well known aeronaut, ac
companied by Herren Erbsloeh and
Meckel, will leave Bremen September 24
on board the North German Lloyd steam
er Kronprlnz Wlluelm for America, on
their way to St. Louis, where they will
participate in the bnlloon contests to be
held there. They take with them their
balloons Pommern and Abercron.
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DEMON FIRM,
WOMAN DIES
FANATICS KILL CRIPPLE TRYING
TO OUST "DEVIL
Five Former Members of Dowie's
Church Arested for Torturing
Aged Patient, Sufferer
from Rheumatism
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.— Five persons,
members of the sect of Parhamites, are
under arrest in Zlon City accused of tor
turing to death Mrs. Letitia Greenhaulgh,
64 years old, a cripple for twenty years, In
order to show belief in the religion they
profess.
Those arrested are Walter and Jennie
Greenhaulgh, the son and daughter of the
woman; Harold Mitchell, Mrs. Harold
Mitchell and Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Green
haulgh had been for twenty years an
Invalid, suffering from paralysis and
rehumatism.
The sect of Parhamites was founded
about a year ago by Charles F. Parham,
ard numbers about 200 persons. Its mem
bers originally belonged to Dowle's
church and they believe in the gift of
tongues and especially in diabolical pos
session. It is their theory that sickness
is an evidence of the possession of body
by evil spirits. The Infliction of Mrs.
Greenhaulgh convinced her son and
daughter and the three arrested with
them that she must be possessed of the
devil, and they determined to exorcise the
evil spirit.
The five knelt by the bedside and com
menced their work. The arms of the
woman, stiffened by rheumatism, were
Jerked and twisted about In order that
the devil might be driven out. The cries
of the aged woman were considered to
be those of an evil spirit and were greet
ed with triumphant shouts. After a
course of this violent treatment Mrs.
Greenhaulgh not only became so weak
that she could not use her limbs, but be
came Incapable of making any motions.
Then her neck was twisted and for some
time this treatment was kept up.
To Cast Out Demons
Walter Greenhaulgh testified at the
coroner's inquest that Mitchell and his
wife recently had a "vision," in which
Mitchell was ordered to quit work and de
vote his time to casting out demons from
the. sick. Young Greenhaulgh declared
that his mother's co.nsent was obtained
before the treatment was commenced. He
declared that hypnotic passes were made
before his mother's face and then fol
lowed the muscular force which, he said,
was strongly resisted by the "demons."
Mrs. Smith's part in the* treatment, ac
cording to the testimony before the coro
ner's Jury, consisted in raising Mrs.
Greenhaulgh's head and holding her
while Mitchell and his wife attempted
to straighten the woman's limbs which
had been twisted by years of rheumatism.
Greenhaulgh broke down and cried as
ho told his story. He declared that for
some time his mother bore the treatment
bravely, but at last the agony became so
great that she could not restrain herself,
and she shrieked, "Oh, Lord, help me!"
a number of times. According to Green
haulgh. Mitchell declared that her cries
must not be heard by outsiders, and he
put his hand across her mouth to smother
them. The five worked over the victim
until she died shortly before noon, "After
that, according to Greenhaulgh, Mrs.
Smith became the leader In a "resurrec
tion scene." In this efforts were made to
restore the dead woman to life. When
these had failed the announcement of her
death was made. The case is being fully
investigated today by the authorities of
Lake county, in which Zion City is sit
uated.
Wreck Victims Number Forty
By Associated Press.
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 20.— Late advioes
show that forty persons were killed and
thirty-four Injured In the collision be
tween the couth bound El Paso express
and a north bound freight on the Mexican
Central railroad yesterday at En Carna
clon de Dlos, fifty Ho meters south of
Aguns Callentee. All the killed and In
jured except Engineer McFarland of the
passenger train are Mexicans.
JOHN D. AND
COLLEGE LOSE
OIL STOCKB HELD BYUNIVERBITY
DECREASE IN VALUE
AGITATION COBTS ROCKEFELLER
HUNDRED MILLION
Magnate Owns 247,690 Shares, While
Chicago Institution Has 5000.
Government Learns Se.
crets Of Octopus
By Associated Praia.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.— Records of the
stockholders of the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey laid bare today at
the hearing of the government's suit for
the dissolution of the alleged oil com
bine, disclosed the fact that John D.
Rockefeller owns 247,690 shares, or nearly
five times as much stock as any other
Individual shareholder, and that he and
his associates who signed the trust
agreement In 1882 still control a majority
of the stock.
Measured by the present market price
of $440 a share the holdings of Mr. Rock
efeller In the Standard Oil company have
a value of $109,000,000.
The stockholders' record of August 17.
1907, shows that the University of Chi
cago Is the owner of 5000 shares of Stan
dard Oil stock. The price of the stock
within the past ten years, before the
time of the agitation, had been more
than $600 a share. Since the legal pro
ceedings against the Standard Oil com
pany were instituted the stock has
steadily declined until it Is now around
$440. This represents a loss of over $100,
00,000 on the holdings of John D. Rock
efeller In the shrinkage in the market
value of the stock and also affects the
University of Chicago to the extent of
about $2,000,000.
Important Records Secured
Some of the Standard Oil company
books wanted by the government's coun
sel engaged in proceedings here toward
dissolution of the corporation have not
yet been produced, but several Important
books have been forthcoming.
The agreement of 1882, which was signed
by most of the men now In the front
ranks of the Standard Oil ownership and
management, was put in evidence by
Frank B. Kellogg, the government's spe
cial counsel, and its authenticity was
admitted by the company's lawyers. How
Mr. Kellogg obtained possession of this
document Is not known. It is said that
Detective Flynn, head of the New York
branch of the United States secret ser
vice, has conferred with Mr. Kellogg
since the hearing here began.
Accountants for the government are
still engaged on the records of liquidating
trustees and ledgers obtained from the
Standard Oil company, and while the ex
amination has not been fully completed
It was said today that the books show
that since 1882 to the present time the
oil combine has earned between $800,000,
00 and $900,000,000. It is expected that
next week the exact figures will be pro
duced in court. Mr. Tllford, treasurer of
the Standard Oil company, was asked on
resumption of the hearing today If the
dividend of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey in 1899 was $14,304,198, or $32,
08,541.
"I think the dividend was $14,304,198,"
replied Mr. Tilford.
"And the reason the dividends were so
small was that the dividends In some of
the subsidiary companies were paid to in
dividuals instead of to the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey?"
"Yes, I think so," said Mr. Tilford.
Mr. Tilford said that to the present
date 972,492 shares of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey had been ex
changed for trust certificates. He said
there still remains outstanding stock of
the subsidiary companies which has not
been exchanged for the remaining eight
shares of the Standard Oil company.
Tiiford Doesn't Know
Mr. Tilford did not know if it was a
fact that In 1888 or in 1889 the Manhattan
Oil company, another Standard subsid
iary, purchased the oil producing wells of
the Manhattan company. Mr. Tilford
was questioned regarding the records
showing the amounts of shares of the
subsidiary companies held in exchange
for the trustees' certificates. The wit
ness said he did not have the record.
Mr. Tilford was shown a record of the
shareholders of the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey on August 19, 1907.
According to Mr. Tilford 6000 shares
were owned by John D. Archbold, and
150 shares by John F. Archbold, his £on.
The former was one of the signers of the
original trust agreement. S. Q. Bayne &
Co. owned 41,000. S. G. Bayne is presi
dent of Security OH company. Henry M.
Flagler owned 30,305 shares of Standard
Oil company stocks.
Oliver H. ±'ayne, who signed the trust
agreement, holds 40,000 shares of the com
pany's stock. The stock holdings of
Charles Charles M. Pratt were shown to
b« 52,582 shares, while hla son, Charles H.
Pratt, the secretary of the company,
owns 5000 of the Standard Oil stocks.
"How much does John D. Rockefeller
own?"
247,692 Rockefeller's Share
"The record shows 247,692 shares," re
plied Mr. Tilford.
"How many shares does William Rocke
feller own?"
"I find on record 11,000 shares," answered
Mr. Tilford.
"How many shares does H. H. Rogers
own?"
"The record shows that Mr. Rogers
owns 16,020," answered Mr. Tilford, who
further stated that John D. Rockefeller,
jr., owned 120 shares. The present record
of stockholders In the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey shows that John D.
Rockefeller had 199,000 when the Standard
Trust was finally dissolved, reduced hla
holdings in the company by 9162 shares.
It was developed yesterday that Mr.
Rockefeller held 256,854 liquidating trustee
certificates out of a total of 972,500 certifi
cates.
Of a total of 972,500 certificates, the rec
ord of stockholders of the Standard OH
company of New Jersey, only part of
which was spread upon the court record,
further showed that the University of
Chicago owned 5000 shares.
Concerning the business of the Stard
ard OH* company of New York, Mr. Til
ford said it handled practically all of the
export business of the parent company,
and that it purchased the ol! from sub
sidiary companies nf the Standard.
Divided Into Sections
Mr. Tilford said that a domestic trades
committee in the Standard had charge of
the marketing In the United States, and
that the courtry was divided into sec
tions. The witness said that the Stand
ard company acquired control of the Fa
ciflo coast in 1900, when the name was
changed to the Standard OH company of
California, and the Pacific Coast com
pany, Mr. Tilford said, had been a com-
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