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STANDARD OIL TRUSI
Interstate Commerce Commission!
Unmercifully Scores the
Rockefeller Company.
MANY f RICKS OF TRUST bXPOSEO
Debauching Local Railroad Agents to
Lose Independent Shipments?
Wrecking Competition at Any Cost
and the Competitive Methods
of the Company Are Unfair.
WASHINGTON, I). 0.. .Inn. 2.8.?
Th<> Interstate Commerce Cumin is-'
?Jon today transmitted to Congress Its!
report, under the joint resolution of
Congress approved .Miuvh 7. litnti, run
corning the relations of common car?
riers by rail to the production and I
dlHtrihutiou of oil. The report covers,
the distribution of petroleum und Kb
products east of the Mississippi Ulv-I
or. and, Incidentally, the Kansas und i
Texas fields, The report says in part: [
No Instance Is found where any '
railway company has been interested
In oil lands or In petroleum produc?
tion, und only one Instance is shown
where Officials of it railway company
Were Interested In the production und [
sale of oll. This relates to certain of-1
fleials or the Dnltlmoi'O and Ohio
Southwestern Railroad having owned
Stock of the Argnud Refining Com*
pnny, which was on lliolr rocommon-l
dation afterwards sold to Um stand?
ard oil Company, and the lubricating I
contract which the rouil transferred t
to the Galena Oil Com).any, a Stand-'
ard company.
Tricks of the Trust.
This Standard Oil Company Inrgely
monopolizes the handling of pel.ro-1
leum from the mouth of the well un?
til It Is sold to the retailer, and some?
times to the consumer, and under or j
illnnry circumstances Its margin of
profit Is very large, The evidence
shows little basis for the contention
that the enormous dividends of the
Standard Oil Company are the legiti?
mate.result of ils economies. Kxccpt
for Its pipe lines, the Standard has
but llltle legitimate advantage over
the Independent refiner.
The ruin of Its competitors bus boon
n distinct part of the policy of the
Stundard Oll Company in the past,
systematically und persistent lv pur
sued. One method has been the or?
ganization of a perfect system of es?
pionage over the shipments of Its com?
petitors, resulting In knowledge us to
the destination id" every oar of oil
leaving the refinery of an Indepen?
dent. The Standard agent at the des?
tination Is held rcsnnnsihle if the In?
dependent oil is sold. The testimony
shows that the Standard ??? one time.
If It dees not now devoted H fund to
the purpose of obtaining this Infor?
mation. It has frcnuontly hnopened
when the supply of Independent oil
In a particular territory was low ami
ii shlmnont wan peculiarly necessnry.
that the shipment has uniicCountnbb
gone nstray. Many local agents of
rnilronds have been In the employ of
tno Standard, and this may account
for the unsatisfactory service accord?
ed to Independent shippers.
Methods of Competition.
Some of the methods of competi?
tion indulged in by the Standard are
ns follows:
The Standard has renenledlv, after
becoming the owner of u competing
com pnny, continued to opornto It un?
der the old name, currying the Idea
to the public that the oomnnnv was
still Independent and comnetlng with
the Standard. It hps used such pur?
chased or Independently organized
companies reducing prices. The op
oration <>r hucIi fnlie Independent con?
cerns has been one of its most effec?
tive menus of destroying competition.
The Standard lias linbltunlly reduced!
the-price against its competitor in a
particular locality, while maintaining
Its prices .-it oilier places.
When competition was destroyed it
restored or advanced former prices.
The standard lias sold different grndoBj
of oil at different pricos from the
same barrel, it has paid employes
of independent oil companies for in?
formation us to the business of those
competitors, und bus paid employes of
Industrial companies to secure Ihe
udaptiou of ii:< oil In preference to
ibat <>r its competitors, it has fol?
lowed every barrel of Independent oil
hi destination, its agents aro In?
structed to secure customers at any
sacrifice. It lias tampered with the
nil Inspectors In different Slates. The
laws of several states concerning the
Inspection of oil are singularly dofec-(
live, and Ibis has been turned to profit
by the Standard.
Unfair and Disreputable.
Tbc evidence. If true, demonstrates
Hint the competitive methods of the
company in the past hav?- been unfair
and oven disreputable. Its motto lias
been the destruction of competition
at any cost, and this policy has been
nursucd without much reference to
decency or conscience, and it. is sig?
nificant thai Hie larger Independent
refiners s<4l the greater purl of tholr
product in forelun countries. One In?
dependent testified thai 7.". per cent
of his product went abroad and said
thai he could compote with the Stand?
ard In Germany, where Its methods,
as followed in this country, would not
be tolerated hut that lie could not
conti I'te with il here.
As to no other Important traffic Is
there an apnrooch to the monopoly of
ii"> Standard oil Company In that of
oil. Under those conditions it mnv
beepmo necessary to the uprooting of
established wrongs and the prevention
ni' others that the Government shall
fix in the first. Instance the rates and
regulations for the transportation of
lliis traffic. This method has been
ndenied by the Legislature of one
Stale. It will probably be found no
ccssory to disassociate In the case of
e'l. as in that of other commodities;
the function of transportation from
thai of production and distribution.
Two Slayers to Be Tried.
t'llltlSTlANSBUHG. VA.. .Ian L'S ?
Krank Barton is to b3 tried hero
till: month on the charge of killing
Archie Uashnn on the night of .Ian
III. Leo Vancoy is also to be trie;!
her.- on Hie cbtarge of killing (>us
Spady ai Montgomery Station.
THESE Suits are stylishly cut,
and material the very best;
Overcoats that will please
and wear most satisfactorily.
Wilkins-Jenkins Co.
HATS, FURNISHINGS, SHOES,
2614 Washington Avenue.
n----, - u, r\upp*nnoimc
Houio of Kupponholme? Chicago
Buxi?n & Parker,
Ask for one minute of your time to read this Ad.
A 9=P1ECE BEDROOM SUIT:
ONE DREiSER, quarter-sawed oak, swell front, si/.e
of baso top 46x22 inches, Frtnoh bevel mirror
24x.'50 inches.
ONE WAS!ISTAND, quarter-sawed oak, swelled
upper drawer, size of base top 210x18 inelies.
ONE BED, quartered oak, 6 feet 4 inches high, heavy
roll on head and foot.
ONE TABLE, quartered oak top, 18 iuches diameter,
gilt beading around edge of top.
ONE ROCKER, quartered oak back and frame;
FOUR CHAIRS to match, ?(* I ft?| 10?!0 Oir for
all for. 90 I lUU all Cash.
Explanation as tolrlow we Do it.
We bought before the prices advanced;
We bought in car lot and thus got lower prices;
We paid cash for them and thus got off extra discount These
three savings allowed our customers in above price.
This is only a sample of our large stock of Bed-room Suits.
We are also strong in MATTINGS, LINOL?
EUMS, CARPETS and DRUGGETS,
FURNISHERS FOR IEVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE AND AGENTS
FOR OSTERM*OOH ELASTIC FELT MATTRESSES, BLOCH GO-.
CARTS AND BERNSTEIN IRON BEDS.
He and Roosevelt Create Panic at
Grldlrn Club Dinner.
SIL OVER BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR
President Said, "All Coons Look
Alike"?Senator Retorted, "All
People, as Well as Coons, Look
Alike to Me."
WASHINGTON* I). ('.. Jan. 28.?
"All coons look alike to nie," said
President Roosevelt, In nu Impass?
ioned speech at the Gridiron Chili
dinm r Saturday night.
"All persons, as well as coons look
alike to me," said Senator Forakcr
in reply.
The war <>f words between theso
two distinguished Republicans was
harsh and threw the Gridiron Club
lato a panic.
Tin- speeches iiku'i' nl the Grid?
iron dinners are not td he reported,
bn. this sensational incident leaked
out, and was published In a New
York 11? wspaper ami In the Wash
I nig ton Post this morning. The pub?
lication has oauued great indigna?
tion among the mom hers of the
cluh.
Mr. Itoosevilj went Into a de?
fense of his administration and de?
clared that the Senit)- discussion
of the DrownsvJHe Incident could
servo no good purpose. lie said
most of me criticism of his admin?
istration was based cii a desire to
make poiitieal capital, lie scor-ov:
tin? "ConEcrimUo3 forces."
Senator Forakcr wlio was not on
the program replied in a long
speech. Ho denied .that his motive
was tin unworthy one, und sal'd
the oatii of u Senator was a sarir;.l
as the oath of this President.
1AM the end of the incident the
President proposed a toast to the
Senator from Ohio.
Dr. Pickard Goes to Savannah.
LYNOHBURQ, VA., ?an 28.?Dr.
W. I.. Pickard, pastor of the First
Baptist church, has resigned the
pastorate of that church to go to
Suvvanh, Go., as pastor of the First
church there. He will leave hero
In two weeks, going to New Mexico
for a vis!: with hid wile and daugh?
ter.
Killed in Pistol Duel.
DANVILLE, VA.. Jan. 28.?Be?
cause he shot and woundi: d Thomas
Corbhi and was defying arrest R.
E. Reynolds, a young merchant of
Plttsylvania county, was shot and
killed in this vicinity In a pistol
duel with Policeman W. S. Edwards
and R. B. Morris.
POOL AND BILLARD PARLORS.
ACADEMY POOL PARLOR?NEW
now tables, new fixtures, plenty of
room. 2 l-2c per cue. Leading
brands of cigars, cigarettes and to?
bacco. 1-25-tf.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Board
of Directors of tho Newport News
Amusement Corporation will he held
at the office of Tho Treasurer, No.
3102 Washington Avenue., at. 4:30 P.
M? on Tuesday, January 29th, 1907.
for the election of officers and the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the meet?
ing.
T. D. BONNEVILLE.
1 18. 24, 29-31. Secretary.
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
SITUATE ON THE NORTHERLY
SIDE OF. AND KNOWN AS NO.
G56 22ND ST., NEWPORT NEWS.
VA.
Pursuant to the provisions of a
certain deed of trust, dated .Inno 20,
1903. recorded In the Clerk's Office
of the Corporation Court of the City
of Newport News. In Deed Book No.
25. page 7fi. the said deed being exe?
cuted by Sampson Hofflar and Mag
gle Hofflar. his wife, to Benjamin C
Wherry and Constantino H. William?
son. Trustees, under which deed eith?
er of whom may act. default having
been made in the payment of the
debt secured therein, and at the re?
nnest of tho beneficiary named in the
deed. I will offer for sale on the
premises on Tuesdav, February sth,
1907, at 11 O'olock A. M., all that
certain lot. piece or parcel of ground,
with the improvements thereon, sit?
uate and being in the City of New
nort News. Virginia, known nnd des?
ignated by the lot number eleven
(11). In block number thirty-one (31),
on a certain map, entitled "Map of
Part of the City of Newport News.
Va.
Improvements consist of two-story
frame, shingle roof dwelling and us?
ual, fences, out-buildings, etc.
Terms: Cash as to S7S5.53 and In?
terest at G |vor cent, from February
nth, 1907; balance, terms to he made
known on day of sale.
B. C. WHERRY,
1-26, 29, 31; 2-2, 5-5t. Trustee.
i * . '?;
OH, Y? GASH
Now is your opportunity. Dur?
ing the month of January,
i WILL GIVE 25 PER CENT.
OFF.
In all Cash buyers on my en
? tire stock of House Furnish
! ings. This is no fake sale, but
a straight pioposition.
Below I give a few prices,
showing the reductions made in
different departments as fol?
lows:
our Crockery Department is
slocked with n complete nssort
menl of IJavlland, Austrian and
lOngllsh China.
$:'..-, Austrian Sets at_$22.50
$25 Sets at.$18.75
$20 English Sets at.$15.00
?n; s.'is at.$12.00
$12 Sets at.$ 9.00
$1(1 Sets at.$ 7.50
Call and you will be convinc?
ed thai the month of January
Is the lime to spend your cash
money und Lash's is tin- place
lo spend it.
Upholstered Couches.
Coucnes at.$ 7.50
Couches at.$11.25
Couches at.$15.00
Couches at.$18.75
$16
$20
$35
j::u (''.inches at.
. .$22.50
Oriental Rugs.
A large and varied assort?
ment oi Oriental Hugs con?
stantly on bund.
In the Carpet Department as
Follows:
$2.00 Snvonnerle Carpets,
$1.50 per yard.
Carpets, formerly sold for
$1.60 at .$1.12 1-2
Onrpcts, formerly sold foi
$1.26, nt . 83 3-4c
Carpets, formerly sold for
$1.00. at . 75c
Garnets, formerly sold for
6c. at . 56 1-4c
Now Is the mothers' opportu?
nity ns we have received a
i-ri'e assortment of Children's
Go-Carts direct from Toledo,
Ohio, and are selling
s:tn Go-Carts at .$22.50
at.$18.75
at .$15.00
at .$12.00
ni .$ 9.00
$tn Go-Carls at .$ 7.50
In fact, the 25 per cent, ap?
plies to my entire stock of
goods. All goods are marked
In plnln figures. You can wait
on yourself. Oet the discount
and go home happy.
$25 Go-Cnrts
$20 GoCarts
sir, Go-Carts
?12 Go-Carts
A larpe and varied line of
3-PIECE PARLOR SUITES.
$30 Suites at.$22.50
?4(1 Suites at .$30.00
$50 Suites at .$37.50
?*r,n suites at .$45.00
$75 Suites at .$56./5
No goods charged at the
above prices.
280305-07 Washington Ave.,
Newport News, Va.
NOTICE.
To satisfy a mortgage held by W.
A. Lewis against the schooner Alice
Homer, of which W. .1. Carter is now
owner and master, said schooner will
bo sold at public auction to the high?
est bidder on Thursday, February
14th, 1907. For further information,
apply to W. A. LEWIS, Gloucester
Point, Va. 1-16-td.
public schools.
The second half term of the New?
port News Public Schools will begin
on Friday, February 1. At ten (10)
o'clock on that day new pupils will
be admitted into any grade through?
out the school system. All applicants
for admittance must be at least seven
(7) years of age and must be accom?
panied by the parent or guardian.
Tho parent is required to make ap?
plication on a form prescribed by the
School Board giving full data as to
date of birth, successful vaccination,
school last attended with record at
same, residence and occupation of the
parent or guardian.
Parents should lie careful to enter
their children at the beginning of the
term, Friday, February 1. On Hint
day tho principals and teachers are
solely occupied with tho enrolment of
pupils; Monday they are engaged
with the regular school work and
therefore enn not be interrupted with
the enrolment of new pupils.
W. C. MORTON. Superintendent.
.Tan 20,22.2fi.27,29,31-7t.
MONEY TO LOAN.
MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS OF |5f
to $1,000 at 6 per cenL Merchants
Mechanics Savings Astnclat.lon.AlIs:
D. Jones, Secretary and Attorney
First National Bank Building
AMUSEMENTS.
ACADEMY?FRIDAY
Daniel Frohman Presents
LAWRENCE D'ORSAY
?IN?
"THE EMBASSY BALL."
A Comedy In 3 Acts?A Guaranteed
attraction. 1-29-31?1-1.
ff
You
Never
Risk
You
Never
Gain
But there is No Risk
in Daily Press Class?
ified Ads.
If you have a Room to Rent,
If you want help,
If you have something to Sell,
Put an Ad in the Classified col
urns of the Daily Press.
25 Words 25c
WANTED.
WANTED?$2,o(lO. :: year loan on 10
room house, centre of city, valued
at $4,000; annual rental $300; and
$3,600, 5 year loan on corner brick
store und dwelling on Jefferson
avenue, valued at $7,0(?o, renting at
$775. Liberal brokerage Will be
paid. Box 395, City. 1-27-3L
WANTED?TENANTS TO SEE THE
cozy home on Twenty-second street
between Roauoke and Chestnut ave-i
nues, we can sell for only $800. |
$300 cash and balance about $7
urnlit lily. SOMMEUVILLE TRUST
CO., (Incorporated). 1-27-31.
WANTED?OCCUPANTS FOR KUH
nishcd room, also table boarders.
105 Twenty-seventh street. 1-27-31.
WANTED?THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
we have just received a fine cargo
of anthracite coal. Try Otto Coke.
BENSON. PHILLIPS AND CO.
1-24-Ct
WANTED?BOARDERS, 130 TH1R
ty-flrit Street Modern cosvenlen
ccs. References exchanged. 11-2-Sm
SPECIAL NOTICE.
A MIO BARGAIN FOR PERSON
wishing improved und desirable
property, centrally located. House
has 30 rooms. No forced sale, but
for certain reasons owner wishes
to sell. Call 220 Tbirtv-fifHi street.
1-29-Ot.
SPECIAL N O T ICE?SOMMERV1LLE
TRUST CO., (Incorporated), are of?
fering the nicest home in East End
right now for a quick sale, just $2,
S00. Extra large lot. Hampton
Avenue, between Ronnoke and
Chestnut. Fine house, unusually
well built. Easy terms, or cash if
desired. You must set- this place
at once. Title Guaranteed. Both
phones. First National Bank Build?
ing. Open until 7. 1-27-31.
FINE PIANO TUNING AND REGU
latlng. Also Organs tuned and re
paired. Call with both 'phones. Es
timntes furnished by LYRIC MU?
SIC CO., 3110 1-2 Washington ave?
nue. 1-17-tf
YOU CAN OBTAIN A PHONOGRAPH
for a small sum and small weekl>
payments. LYRIC MUSIC CO..
? 3110 1-2 Washington avenue. 1-17-tf^
LADIES!?LOOK, READ AND RE
meinber, that I have the most up-to
date Hair Dressing Parlor and Hail
Dresser that lias even been in the
city, as well as an expert in all
other branches. Try the American
wave, equal to French marcel, only
50c. Genuine French marcel, 50c.
Manicuring, 35c. Electric and Hand
Massage, 25c and 50c. The only
graduate chiropodist In the city.
NICHOLAS' LADIES' HAIR
DRESSING PARLOR, 203 Twenty
seventh street, Silsby Bldg.
12-29-tf.
'CANARY BIRDS AND GOLD FISH,
amateur photographers' supplies,
anti-trust goods, cheapest and best
on the market. Films developed. 5c
per. G. ALBERT LENZ, 2502 Jef?
ferson avenue. 1-16 tf
A. B. ABBITT, WHOLES ALE-GRO
cer, tobacco, grain and fe.ed. Try
our Tip Top Flour.
Ask your grocer for Van Camp's Corn
10c; Van Camp's Peaa. 15c. 10-17-tf.
BLUH PRINTING AND TRACING?
Ouy P. Murray, 829 28th St.. City.
A COMPLETE LINE OF EDISON
Phonographs and Records. LYRIC
MUSIC CO., 3110 1-2 Washington
nvonuo 1-17-tf.
UNDERTAKERS.
W. H. ROUGE, FOR GOOD 8BRVICB
end time hackB, 234-236 Twenty-flfti
street. 'Phone 61.
FOR REN7.
. FOR RENT?A. SECOND FLOOR
, room, with board. Apply 3308 West
i avenue. l-27-l!t.
FOR RENT?MY RED ROOF COT
? tuse on The Boulevards. Apply to
J. C. ROBINSON. 1-22-tf.
I FOR RENT?TWO OFF1CKS IN
Schmelz Building; light, best and
I Janitor's service free. Apply
i BCHMELZ BROTHERS' BANK.
! 10-21-tf.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE?ONE GOOD SCHOON
er, oyster sklfts. and outfit In first
class order and 12,000 bushels of
planted oysters. 29 acres of good
oyster planting ground in Warwick
River, one fourth interest in 41!
acres of good natural oyster rock
in James River. Apply A. R. DAW
SON, Menchvllle, Vii. l-29-lni,
I FOR SALE?PEWS SUITABLE FOR
[ Church, Sunday School rooms, or
Social Hall, will be sold at Baerl
! fices. Call and examine them, at
113 Willard Avenue, Phoebus, Va.
1-29-Ut.
FOR SALE CHEAP?ONE WORK
horse. Apply SINCLAIR & DA?
VIS. Corner Thirty-second Street &
Huntington Avenue. l-29-3t.
FOR SALE?EXTRA GOOD HOUSE
und lot. on corner at Rivervlew, on
old car line; ? rooms and reception
hall; city water, extra largo lot.
Only |l,000; $r>r><> cash, balance $8.33
monthly, and C per cent. Interest.
Very cheap place. Plenty room for
poultry, cow, horse, hogs and gar?
den. The one who raises these
things, will be a "winner" this
year and hereafter. SOMMER
VILLB TRUST CO. (Incorporated).
l-27-3t. ?
FOR SALE?ONE SECOND-HAND
leather quarter top buggy, in good
condition. $20.00 cash. MILLER
& GLEASON, Twenty-eighth street.
1-lB-tf.
FOR SALE?FARM, CITY AND Su?
burban properties of all k'nds; nlso
loto at Pine Beach. See us before
you buy. STEWART ? MID
GETTE, 133 Twenty-fifth street.
1-13-tf.
LOTS FOR SALE OR LEASE IN ALL
parts of the city. Call and get
prices. OLD DOMINION LAND
GO., Hotel Warwick building.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.
The annual meeting of the 3tock>
holders of the Franklin Printing Co.
will bo held In the company's office.
No. 227 Twenty-fifth street, at 12:00
o'clock noon, on Thursday, February
7, 1907, for the election of fflcors and
the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before tho
I meeting.
R. C. GREGORY,
1-9-td. Secretary.
TRANSFER COMPANIES.
OLD DOMINION BAGGAGE TRANS
fer; offices C. 4 O. Station. 'Phones,
Bell. Nos. 401 and 135. Cits.. No. 12.
PROPOSALS WANTED.
Office Purchasing Commissary, IT.
S. A., Newport News, Virginia, Janu?
ary 18, 1907?Sealed proposals for
furnishing and delivering subsistence
stores In this city for the month of
February, 1907, will be received at
this office until 11 o'clock A. M., on
January 2.9, 1907, and then opened,
'nformatlon furnished on application,
rnvc-lopes containing bids should bo
marked "Proposals for Subsistence
Stores opened January 29, 1907." ad?
dressed to Captain Frederic H. Pom
roy. Commissary, U. S. A. 18, 19, 21,
22, 28 & 29-Gt.
A Young Lady or Girl,
Who wishes steady employment, with pleasant surroundings,
easy work, earning $6.00 to $10.00 weekly, can do so by applying
today. Learners paid while under Instructions.
Newport News Branch,
American Tobacco Co.,
Thirty-fourth Street and Virginia Avenuo,
t-Sft-Sm.