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No. 17,169. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1907?TWENTY-TWO PAGES. TWO CENTS.
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HOLD THE ISLANDS
IN UBERm CHOSE
Judge Gray's Argument for Re
tcniion of Philippines.
DUTY MOT TO BE SHIRKED
Wnr.t Statesman Said in Early Days
of Occupation.
A CONSERVATIVE OPINION
Atnndor nent by United States Would
Have Meant Trouble for the
Archipelago?Future Bright
Under Freedom's
Banner.
:-\i From ft Slid r?rrespon<!pnt
AVIUMINHTl ?X. I* i September J7.?If
there Is tine mail iiving who ts more re
s; ? in?!hle than any other for the acqulsi
ti ' i of thi Philippines It 1= Judge G.-nrge
iiriv of Delaware, some-time United States
f> nator. a member of 'he commission
whti h n<\eot!at' J the treaty of Paris, and
nt pr. s-r.t United Stat'0 circuit judg-.
Those who are aware of ttie part he played
in those negotiations know how important
Judge George Gray.
and prominent it was; they recall how he
opposed urilii the last moment the taking
over of the Philippines, contending that
the l"nlted States should, if it were possi
ble. withdraw from the archipelago just
as It would withdraw after the war from
a temporary lodgment on the coast of
Spain. But they also know that Senator
Cray at that time realized that In the cir
cumstances the United States was com
jielled to take over the islands.
If Senator Gray had insisted upon his
content!' 1 against taking them, refused to
hIkh the treaty and made public his rc-a
totis. there would 1?* no Philippine problem
today, in all probability. Hut he heid at
th.it time that the rroblem was Inevitable.
}!?? did not agtee with the antl-lmperiallsts
In th.s country, headed by the late S'nator
Hoar of Massachusetts, who Insisted that
Si' ain should be driven out of the Philip
pints, the Spanish military power crushed
ai.d that then we should withdraw. S-n
at. r Cray held at that tlm:- that to do so
w uM have the Islands derelict, the prey
?.!' th? first ambitious nation that might
board tie tu. He ronciuded, tiien, that
A nerl a must take the Islands and face the
P- ? -ii ?! their future disposition, working
It <J .: as best We might and after our own
fa*'.' . aidi d by any other nation and
?'? I" red also by foreign intervention.
An Unsolved Problem.
1 am convinc-d that he Is of opinion to
<ia> :i it the probl-m is still unsolved, that
It ? r? mains fur the United States to
v- iv .1 i ::t. and that this country and no
?'? ? : wi.l have to do it.
W I <alled upon Judge Gray in his
? ?' in the Federal building in this
< ? > 1 .'id him unwilling to talk for pub
1 1 Sill' ' he ah held a pa-" on the
j .it > i has made this a rule i>i regard
t< i ! I'U? 'lie affairs. I-'or a "man who has
tii- 'it i ,:i tit. Important affairs of the na
il*-i. ^ the ex;. nt which has fallen to his
lot a t.. i entered public llfo Judge Gray
Is sei sitiv. to a degree about publicity.
S. i>. of i. s friends ti.ink that he carries
his s yness to a point that operates to his
disadvantage. t?ut he P lis them that that is
l.is own lookout. \\ hen he is approached
for >i expr -s'.on (>f opinion upon public
i~ be wnips himself to the ermine of
his 11.' - i!" In a shield, and bids the inter
view* i tui mt ai.d to point not tlie sharp
er. ?: pencil at 1.1 in. They Jocularly say In
V. ? "ti t at the intervl. w rs who seek
t* '. ;? > -oionllal politics to liim ale likely
tu In sent up fur contempt of court.
Hut :? is the same courtly gentleman
wl.otn we kie w In the Senate, and received
T i . s I a i s correspondent most graciously.
I.i l no in' Imagine for a moment that
Judg* Oui'. Is oblivious to tii-- gr'*itt prob
lem of ii Philippines, even though he will
Bi,t it' .i i' print over It. H?\ with the other
ni'-n ? - o' th< I'atis commission, foresaw
some ol 1 ? trouble tiiat coming, and
? l.eii 1 .'?> signed tlie lnstrunfent which
bri gi;t us the Philippines were aware of
?oiii tl.i c "f the tusk that was before this
country lit did not hesitate t' lake his
?har< "f ri spoiislbllllj in the undertaking
ti ci i.ml his friends will tell v.iu tiiat lie
will not he the one to advocate s!.irking an>
parr of it now or In the future.
Spoke From Full Heart.
Onlv once sln< e he returned from nego
tiating the treaty has Judge Cray given
public utterance to his views on the Phillp
(Uoi.tiuued on Eleventh l'aj;e.>
OIL TANK EXPLOSION
Two Men Dead and One Is Still
Missing.
PROBABLY BLOWN TO PIECES
Panic Caused in a Nearby Catholic
School.
POLICEMAN WAS HERO IN VAIN
j Carries a Dying Man Out of a Blazing
Building and Is Himself
Badly Burned.
Special Pispatrh to The Star.
NKW YORK. September 27.?Two men,
possibly three, were killed by the explosion
of an oil tank on Protectory avenue, near
11,3 West Farms road, in West Chester,
early this morning. The third man is miss
ins;. and tin police believe that he was
eith r blown to pieces or that his body will
be found somewhere about the tank.
The oil tank which exploded was situated
between two gas tanks and was an emer
gency tank of the lironx Gas and Electric
Company. It was not used except as a re
pository for oil sprinkled on the Morris
l"ark race track for the purpose of laying
the dust prior to the automobile races.
Automobile races will take place at the
track Saturday and three men had gone
to the tank to carry away a load of oil
in a sprinkling car. What caused the ex
plosion may never be known, but there is
one theory, that one of the men carried a
lighted cigar while he was at work, and
another, that a lighted lantern carelessly
handled came In contact with the oil.
The dimensions of the tank were 30 by
25 feet. Twenty thousand gallons of crude
oil were stored there. The roar of the ex
plosion was heard for miles around, build
ings far distant were shaken so that the
windows rattl 'd in their casings, and 1,500
children in the Catholic protectory a few
rods aw y were thrown into a panic and
bolted for the open. Orders were given to
the boys who were members of the band to
get their instruments and play. When this
was done, the children soon became calm.
Spectacle Was Grand.
One of tiie dead is James Coop?r, twenty
six years old. who was a worker on the
race track. The men who went with him
to help pump the oil were Richard Smith,
the son of a policeman, and James Reilly.
Hours after the finding of Cooper's body
that of a second man who had been
hurled many yards from the tank was dis
covered. but the features were unrecog
nizable. and whether it was Smith or
Reilly the police could not tell. This
strengthened their belief that all three
perished.
The summit of the tank was reached by
means of a ladder. The men had a pump.
Suddenly, while they were pumping the
oil, there came a terrific roar and a burst
of flame, which was reflected in the win
dows of the Catholic Protectory and made
the Interior as light as day. The huge
metal top of the tank shot skyward to land
In a (leid o<R> feet distant. Volumes of
blazing oil spurted into the air with it
like geysers of fire which fell back in show
ers all about the tank.
Occupants of frame dwellings in the
neighborhood ran forth into the streets in
scanty clothing to find the burning tank
lighting up all the surrounding country.
Mounted Policeman Jordan of the West
chester station, who was on his beat near
by. urged his horse to its lost speed and
arrived at the scene uf the lire at a hard
gallop.
He entered the storage building where
the tank was and cam - upon Cooper, his
clothing ablaze, lying near tlie door. The
policeman took hi- blank-t from the saddle
pommel and. dragging Cooper away, wrap
1 ed it about him lie staggered out with
his burden ill tiie face of a b'ust of heat.
A ru ss -nger, dispatched for a priest, re
turned with Father Gilmartin of St. Ray
mond's Churcl.. and In the glow of the tire
the pii s;. kneeling, administered the last
sacrament o: the church.
Two Others Hurt.
Jordan was burned about the hands and
face. An ambulance surgeon from Ford
| ham Hospital was soon on the ground, but
his efforts to help Cooper were In vain.
A volunteer hose company from Van
Ness responded to the tire call. Allen John
son, one of its members, was burned while
working about tfte ruins. He was attended
and sent home. A second alarm was sent
in, but when tiie firemen arrived they could
do nothing with tiie burning tank, but let
the tire burn itself out. They devoted their
attention to preventing the burning oil
poo's from doing any further damage and
to wetting down the gas tanks.
The fire was still burning many hours
after the explosion.
JAPAN AND CANADA.
Komura Says Immigration Issue Not
Yet an Imperial Question.
IX>NI>OX, September 27.?Baron Komura,
tl'.e Japanese ambassador, and the foreign
office unite in saying that the Issue be
tween Japan and Canada over the admission
of Japanese to Canada has not yet become
an Imperial finest Ion to be dealt with by
the authorities here.
They point out that the negotiations are
confined to Ottawa and that meantime
Raron Komura has not had occasion to
present a proposal to the Tokio government
for the adjustment of the Japanese labor
situation in Canada.
THE CHINESE MINISTER.
President Don't Think There Will Be
Objection to Mr. Wu.
President Roosevelt announced to a gath
ering of newspaper men at the White House
last evening that he assumed that there
would be no objection to the appointment
of Mr. Wu Ting-fang as minister from
China to the Fnlted Slates. The President
added, however, that he had not formally
taken up the matter with the State Depart
ment.
Mr. Wu is expected to reach Washington
by January 1. possibly in time for the Pres
ident's New Year reception. This Is the
opinion of the officials at the Chinese le
gation. who have received confirmation
of the press dispatches announcing his ap
pointment. Mr. Wu will have to go to
Peking for consultation with the authori
ties there and to obtain his instructions
before he starts for this country. His exact
whereabouts now is not known at the Chi
nese legation, consequently the officials
there are not able to Indicate with any
kind of precision Ills possible movements.
Mr Wu is expected to bring with him
Madame Wu and their son. a bright young
ster who has attended public school in this
city.
SIR THOMAS AT A LOSS
BRITISH BUILDERS SHY AT DE
SIGNING NINETY-FOOTER.
Special Catlesram to Tiie Star.
IX>NDON September 27,-Sfr Thomas
I.ipton ami William Fife, the yacht de
signer. were In conference until the early
hours this morning. The net result of the
long conference is that Fife positively re
fuses in any circumstances to design a chal
lenger under the old rules, but is willing
to undertake to design a ninety-footer un
der the "universal rule" if such a proposi
tion shall be acceptable to the New York
Yacht Club.
-Mr. West wood. Sir Thomas Upton's sec
retary, will start for Ireland tonight to
consult with the authorities of the Royal
Iris), Yacht Club and decide on a course
of action.
Sir Thomas Upton is still strongly de
sirous of Issuing a challenge, but finds de
signers of repute here averse to undertaking
the task of designing a freak.
Yacht Club's Ultimatum.
r ,If,NI,?"V' September 27.?The Roval
row uiiT'c' MIUf' Sh0rtly' Possibly tomor
Y.ci.t l-ht a repIy to tl,e New y"r^
Th^n V? resolut,?n declining Kir
ss as'iss? ??
1 he decision was reached aftJi. n i
mmm
In use in America for three or four ^ars?"
PENNSYLVANIA WRECK
EIGHT PERSONS BADLY HURT
NEAR JUNIATA.
HARItrsnCRO. Pa.. September 27
Elght persons were Injured in a wreck on
the 1 ennsylvania railroad at Juniata
bridge west of Duncannon. today whe*
the Altoona accommodation, leaving ifar
Hsburg at io:40 a.m., ran ,nto a freigh
train. The telegraph and telephone Sres
were all torn down at the scene of the
collision so that no particulars can be learn
ed at this time, although railroad officials
say that nobody was killed. Martin r;
Stoner engineer. of Harrteburg- a?d G W'
took, fireman, of Harriabnrp
charge of the passenger lofnr^nt? Were
slightly injured. IJoyd Ward ,Were
messenger of Harrisburg, wa/VtSy8
s'cia^'^a^^sherth^ougnro^^a^r
toT?to IT87"V K
train and Ordered ?? ^
stopped at the Rockvllle bridge a trains
outside of Harrisburg. untao1feeofflr?flm"es
tracks at the wreck could be clearel
Eight Victims of Southern Pacific
BAKERSF-IELD, cal.. September i
?wreck of a Southern Paclflo work
train, which collided with a freight near
the entrance to tunnel 17, two ^ .
of Tehachlpl last night, eight Greeks were
m! fnd twenty '"Jured. The crews of
the trains are fugitives hMi?? ?? Z r
to save themseivJs from theh"U
rad<? of the . engaged com
of the wounded. There . .1
a,"fceks upo" U'e that was demoHshed"7
Ultimatum to the Shah.
u^n,ifKt^,hB0T>t"'mber 27_A el*ned aoe
y high officials and the oommanders
of tfte army has been presented to the shah
to the effect that unless the sovereign ao
fnT,* T^Ut re8,erve an?J will act accord
prrmli II, un, of a institutional pov
hiTService 8* W rtSl*n ,n a bod)r fro?
iAKES IN THE CABINET RO(
NOTICE.
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NEWSBOYS is
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There has been no change
of any kind in the price of
the paper to newsboys, and
readers should pay no more
than the printed price.
WILL EE PRESIDENT'S GUEST
THE BISHOP OP LONDON EXPECT
ED AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Dr. Ingram, Bishop of London, will ar
rive in Washington this afternoon and be
a guest of President Roosevelt at the
White House. The London bishop is a
crack tennis player and expects to be able
to defeat the President tomorrow afternoon
when the two will probably meet on the
White House tennis grounds. One Eng
lish player predicts that Mr. Roosevelt will
And not only a worthy opponent, but a con
queror, In the bishop. . According to this
authority, who has often played with Dr.
Ingrain, the bishop is an excellent stayer.
He advises the President to be extremely
watchful of the bishop s service, which, al
though not very fast, is very deadly.
"I also advise the President," he con
tinues, "not to try a net game unless he
be a Doherty. If he does he will find L>r.
Ingram's placing is a little too good for
him. One way to tackle the bishop is to
play a baik-of-the-court game, as he does
himself with great success. I remember
playing some hard sets with and against
the bishop, who cycled ten miles to tlie
court and was perfectly fresh at the end
of three hours' hard play."
MANY HOUSES BURNED.
Destructive Fire at Wuchow, China.
Loss of Life Feared.
HONGKONG, September 27.?Hundreds of
houses and many boats and pontoons were
destroyed today by a Are at Wuchow. It
Is feared that the loss of life was heavy.
The conflagration is said to have been
due to incendiarism growing out of the re
cent establishment of a new Interior cus
toms station at Wucfhow, the inhabitants of
which are bitterly opposed to any extra
taxation.
Leased Wire Operators to Stick.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 27.?National
President Samuel J. Small of the Teleg
raphers' Union said last night: "The leas
ed vire operators under contract will not
be called out. The action In New York Is
based on a purely local condition, and was
referred to the executive board, of which I
em chairman. It Is the sense of this board
that all contracts must be respected."
Advertisements for
Tomorrow.
Owing to pressure in
The Star's Columns ad
vertisers are requested to
hand in their advertise
ments as early as possible
this evening or Saturday
morning to insure inser
tion and proper classifica
tion in Saturday's Star.
LOUISVILLE HET UP
FIRE INJURES EIGHT?CAUSES
LOSS OF $50,000.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 27.?Eight
persons were Injured In a fire here yesterday
which damaged the establishments of the
McElroy Shannon Spring Bed Company,
the Mayer Shirt Manufacturing Company,
the Paris Laundry and L>. W. Holmes'
livery stable, to the extent of $50,WW. The
injured:
Miss Effle Southwortli.
Robert Funk.
Elmore Hornbaclc.
Leslie Baird.
Fire Captain Harry Bundschul.
George Hemmelrnan, salvage corps.
Edward Bossemit-r.
William Jansen.
There were 150 girls employed in the
Mayer shirt factory, and in the panic which
ensued Miss Southworth was injured and
many had narrow escapes.
LUSITANIA GETS HOME
BAD COAL MAKES A SLOW VOY
AGE.
QUEEXSTOWX, September 27.?The
Cunard line steamer Lusitania, from New
York, September 21, arrived hero at
today, the passage thus occupying five
days four hours and nlnneteen minutes, or
three hours and twenty-five minutes more
than her outward run. The best day's run
was KJO miles, from noon Wednesday uf
noon Thursday.
The comparative slowness of the voyage
cannot be attributed to fog. On only one
day, Monday, was fog entered in the log
and the ship ran 524 miles that day. Ou
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday a
strong northeasterly wind, with a rough
beam sea. was encountered, but during this
time the steamer behaved admirably.
American coal was said by the engineers
not to have been so satisfactory as the
coal used during the westward trip and
the stokehole work was not up to the mark.
MAY SUE MET. DIRECTORS.
Minority Stockholders Devising Plans
to Get Money Back.
NEW YORK, September 27.?The minority
stockholders of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, who refused their as
sent to the Inter-Met merger, will begin an
action early next week to protect their in
terests under the New York city railway
receivership. Several of these stockholders
met yesterday In the office of George 8.
Graham, at 42 Broadway, and took steps
toward organizing a protective committee,
of which F. J. Lisman will probably bo
chairman. The $9,fxRt,<XJ0 represented by
the non-assenting minority holders is di
vided about equally between New York
and Philadelphia. Mr. Graham, who was
for several years district attorney in Phil
adelphia, will represent the stockholders of
that city.
Mr. Graham and others at the head of
the movement refused yesterday to say
?what would bo the nature of the action
that they will bring. The non-assenting
holders would foe able to intervene in the
receivership proceedings, or they might
bring an action to have the present re
ceivers superseded, but the most likely
actloi,. In the opinion of la.w>?r?t, i? h suit
against the directors of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company themselves for an
accounting and for the recovery of the
millions Which. It has been alleged, were
diverted through the various mergers.
Another suit which the non-assenting
stockholders will profoafoiy bring will be to
compel the Interborough-Metropoiltan Corn
pan? to 6tand by the agreement which it
entered intp last May to supply the Metro
politan Company with $15,000,000. The
Inter-Met has handed over $7,800,000 of
this amount, but since the receivers were
appointed the announcement has been
made that the company will not advance
the rest?$7.200,(K*>. The Inter-Met lawyers
contend that there Is no way by which an
agreement to lend money can !>?? enforced
in the courts and that the only redress
which the Metropolitan stockholders would
I have would be in a suit for damages.
Waterways Commission Starts
Its River Trip Today.
OLD SHIP CHANNEL PROJECT
River Freight Line Scheme Is Now
Revived.
WILL PICK UP THE PRESIDENT
Lake Shore Cities Hope They Will Be
come Seaports in a Short
Time.
ST PAUL, Minn . September "27.?Th<>
inland waterways commission arrived In
i St. Paul from Duluth this morning- and
wore at once taken to the Commercial
| Club, where breakfast was served.
The commission was scheduled to arrive
he-e from Duluth laist night and a some
what extensive program of entertainment
was planned, at which formal addresses
were to have been delivered by J. J Hill,
Archbishop Ireland and other prominent
men. This was upset by inability of the
commission to Ret here, and the program
was hastily arranged to suit breakfast ap
petites and conditions.
The party was met at the union station
by Representative F. C. Stevens, President
F. Y. Locke of the Commercial Club, Post
master Yanish and F. G. Waterous. At the
Commercial Club fourteen tables were
arranged In the main dining room, at
which the members of the commission were
distributed among the large gathering of
prominent business men and politicians.
Seated at one table were Representative
Burton, President F. Y. Locke, J. J. Hill,
Archbishop Ireland. \V. G. Nye, Joseph
Strolge, Frank Sehlick, A. B. Stiekney
and Tarns Bixby.
After the meal brief addresses were
made by J. J. Hill, Archbishop Ireland and
others, and then the commission was es
corted to the Sibley street dock, where
they bearded the steamer Col. A. Mac
Kenzie for the trip down the river.
Great Trip Projected.
Today the members of the inland water
ways commission started from this port for
their first trip on the Mississippi river, to
meet Pres'dtnt Roosevelt at Keokuk. It
wlil be the largest gathering of men of
prominence and power in public affairs
which has ever occurred on the river. When
President Roosevelt joins the party it will
be the first time that a President of the
| United States has ever traveled on the river
for the purpose of learning of Its possibili
ties. The trip promises important results,
for on its outcome larg< ly depends im
portant river irnprowaunt work iu the
future.
The party met in St. Paul this morning
for the down-river tr.p. leaving on the gov
ernment steamer Mackenzie, named after
the chief of engineers of the army, wTio is
a m mber of the party. The other members
are Chairman T. E. Burton of Ohio, Sen
ator New lands of Nevada, Senator Warner
of Missouri, Senator Bankhead of Ala
bama, Secretary W J McGee of the commis
sion, F. H. Newell, chi< f of the government
reclamation seivice; GifTord Pinchot, chief
of the forestry service; Herbert Knox
Smith, chief of the bureau of corporat.ons,
' Department of Commerce and Labor, and
Gen. MacKenzie, chief of engineers, United
| States army.
Supplement Rail Lines.
! Secretary McGee points out the impor
tance of the trip in calnilg attention to the
fact that with their utmost efforts the rail- i
ways cannot keep pace with the growth
of commerce. Waterways, he asserts, must
give the avenues of transportation which
are so urgently needed. He points out the
extreme importance of the development of
the Mississippi in connection with the
building of the Panama canal, the com
pletion of which will make the Mississippi
an exceedingly Important channel of dis
tribution and a supplemental artery of
commerce for the distribution of traffic
through the canal to inland destinations.
Speaking further of the purposes of the
commission's trip. Secretary McGee in an
interview says:
"St. Paul in five years will be a seaboard
I city. Conditions are just ripe for sui ii a
thing in my judgment. We think the Mis
sissippi should be made freely navigable
1 from the gulf to the head of navigation at
St. Paul. We think there should be one
navigable?channel up the Illinois river to
l ake Michigan at Chicago. We think the
Missouri should be navigable from its
I mouth to Portage 'Coulee. U.rfiti miles from
the gulf. Traffic i increasing more rapidl,
than railway facilities. The development
! of navigable rivers will do much 10 re
lieve the pressure fell at present in the
handling of the commerec of the country."
Future in the Balance.
Upon the commission's trip depends in a
very large degree ftiture governmental ac
tion In making the Mississippi once more
the great north and south channel of
transportation, and the Information gath
ered by the commission and by President
Roosevelt will, it is believed, b- of ex
treme importance to the future of all the
Mississippi valley states.
The members of the commission have
been entertained by commercial organiza
tions of this city, and its departure from
the head of river navigation upon its trip
will be made an event of importance.
President to Be Greeted by Fleet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, September 27 ?
When the President reaches Keokuk Tues
day to begin his Journey down the Missis
sippi he will be greeted by a fleet of boats
that constitute a flotilla of vast propor
tions. Every mechanically propelled ves
sel in the harbor h"re for miles up and
down the river has been pressed into serv
ice, and will sail for Keokuk Monday
morning. At Keokuk the fleet will be aug
mented by many other craft, both large
and small, and a gorgeous river pageant
will be formed to escort the President
southward on his Journey.
New Secretary of the Naval Academy.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. September 27.?Mr. P.
II. Magruder of Annapolis was today ap
pointed secretary of the Naval Academy In
place of James G. Glynn, who resigned. Mr.
Magruder has held successively a number
of clerical positions in the office of the su
perintendent of th0(?tcadeiuy.
W eather.
R:iin 1 nr.<l t'>tnorrowr|
warimt . night.
I
BY THE STANDARD
Millions Credited to the National
Transit Company.
MYSTERIOUS TRAINOR ITEMS
Over $5,000,000 Credited to Him
Without Explanation.
VERY PRODUCTIVE P1IE LINESj
Buckeye r: nt Earned Nearly Its En
tile Cost In One Year cf ,
Operation.
NEW ^ OKK, feptembcr -7 ?George
Chesebro. controller of the subsidiary
pipe l'nes of the Standard <>i. Company,
was on the witness stand tod.i> in tlie gov
ernment'^ suit against the St:i;ulard OH
Companj of New Jersey, to n ? ?? ?? testimony
regarding tlie operating cost and profits of
the pipe Hi. companies. Mr Kellogg ques
tioned the witness regarding tie Buckeye
Pipe T.lne Company.
"I notice t' ? following loans made by the
Buckeye I'll Bine Company to the Nation
al Transit Company, as shown by the bal
ance 8heel of the Buckeye Com;>anyi tn
l&OO, $3,.'!17.141; In 1000. $?,251,2*7; in 1902,?
$5.(538,tilS; In 1003. $8.11B,1.V:; In 1!?>4 $<1,315.
4bS; In llKi". j:t.:?a>.320, and in l'.?$4 ,<116.514.
Wiuit were those loans?'' asked Mr. Kel
logg.
"They repre-ented funds on deposit with
the National Transit Company." r. plied Mr.
Chesebro.
"You carried these loans as an ussetT"
"Yes. sir."
"Why did jou deposit then- funds with
the National Transit Company V"
"We used the National Transit Company
as a bank, and we could cad for the fund*
whenever w? wanted them," replied Mr.
Chesebro.
Good Old Buckeye.
"I notice that in UhjO the cost of the
Buckeye plant Is carried at $".'.067 and
the net earnings were $7,<.CNr>0>> for tbat
year. Is thai correct?''
"Yes, sir." -
"I notice that $2,231,001 Is carried on the
books as an 'oil purchase contingent fund/
Why is such a fund as that carried?"
"To cover tlie loss by shrinkage In the
carrying of oil," said Mr. Chesebto.
Mr. Chesebro said that such a contingent
sum was carried because tlie shippers
might cad tor the shrinkage funds at any
time. ,
Mr. Ches- bro said that the gross earnings
| of the Southern Pipe Line Company In
I is;to were $ t,i'.7<l.<!lH, the operating expentta
S.'U6,.'.22 aiei 1 i:? net plant investment $2."
125,ei>i. 1! - lid lie did not know what the
item of S-I.'-'iT.-vKi charged to J P. Tralnor
represent. >1 r:or what an Item of $-1,509,838
to Mr. Tra-iior in 100U was for. He wa?
asked to tin 1 out from his books
An Explanation Wanted.
Mr. Kellogg said the Southern Pipe Line
Company sh. wed a loss of $ii<VJ..".12 in 1000,
presumably because of the I l a nor item.
Mr. Chesebro said his predecessor In the
company had never explained the Trainer
items.
The witnras said that the Standard Oil
Company owns the pipe line which runs
under New York city. and. previous to 1006.
leased it t > the New York Transit Com
pany.
Mr. Chesebro testified that the New York
Transit Company sold the pipe lines from
tfnlonvllle and Center Bridge to Bayonne
to the Stan-bird Oil Company in 100o. Ho
could not r ill the purchas ? price.
^Ir. Koil at:kod thu w in ss about
loans slcwn 'by the balance sheet of the
National Transit Company to Have been
made to M sri. Folgerna Payn-, but ha
had only lI of them. He was unable
to ideiifiy C. M. Barnsdale. to whom the
companv vas si.own to have h aned )UiO,
t.si ar.'i did r. t know whet ,,-r he was con
nected wlti in - Barnsdale 0:1 Company of
Indian Te.rii y.
RECEIVER FOR STANDARD.
Plea in Suit of the Independent Oil
Producers.
FIND I. A V. Ohio, September 27 Another
case agai. -t the Standard Oil Company,
brought by f ? independent producers, was
started hei ? :.-i.(v. in common H as court,
before Jud Duncan. The title of the case
is Geoiye 1! Phelps again! t t, ?? Standard
Oil Ci?m[ n't . st veil subshliai . concerns,
John 1 >? Ie ? "feller and sev. i other offi
cials of the ? " ' t ins.
After alio -1n; that the defend..,its named
are opera:--i, In restraint of ti .de and
against the independent oil ?< alucers In
particular. < h" plaintiffs pray that the cor
..oration e'.-.u-rs of the .orporations
named exc t those of the Ohio oil Com
..'n,j ? i,e Standard Oil company, bead
judged to he illegal, fraudul. .1 and void,
and that ca-h of the d,fendents he perpet
ually tnjo.-ied fiotn doing any t In said
corporate name or form, that a ncelver be
appointed *">' each of the ' ' f? lants with
power to Wind up each or the defendant
corporations, in ord-r that t:.c I*rpetu?l
injunction may be foievei In fu.l force and
' <The plaintiffs are represented by William
L, David of this city, and ih . ry W. and
Ailen J Senev of Toledo, and tt e defense by
Virgil P. Kl'.re of Cleveland, J I O. Troup
of Bowling Oreen and S. S. Wheeler
? No witrnsM s will be examined, hut there
will be ar&Ti^K'nts on t- stimony him
heretofore ? ? n offered and a-hintted.
i 13 Willi ..i on, recently arretted on tne
charge Of attempting to bribe :. jnror in the
Standard Oil case, lias be?n released on
$.'i,o<J0 ball.
Operation on E. H. Harrlman.
NEW YoBK. September 2< H. H"ar
riman, it was learned yestenli; underwent
a slight op-re-ion Wednesday for the same
complaint will h caused his a'-s.-nce from
his offlC'! las; wlntur for a p. rlod of ?
Ttntwa?sr sidd'- at Mr. Harrlman s offices
vesterday ti.it the present r. ini of his
trouble is .- and that he wi I probably
im afble to r? turn to his desk within a few
days.
SHANOllAl September 27. I'.ere has
been an ou: i ..k of boxcrisn, he prov
lnce of Km- A mob tnur. <1 a prlent
at Kang. ? a The govei ? has sent
trowpjj U mi toctjue oj the