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I HE DAILY PRESS i? the only newspaper published in Newport News that receives the full news service of ins Asso? ciated Press. Dai VOL. XV. M<). SHE REFUSES TO ELOPE; DENTIST SHOOTS WOMAN Prominent Pennsylvania Man Attempts to Kill the Wife of University Class? mate. SENDS BULLET CRASHING INTO HIS OWN IEMPLE Lady Rejects Advances of the Pitts bug Man and a Few Hours Later Begins the Would-be Murder and Self Destruction?Wounds Her In Shoulder and He is Dying in Hospital. LIQUOR QUESTION IS DROPPED BY MINISTERS Resolutions On Matter of Opening Local Option Fight in Richmond Ruled Out of Order. try Associated Press ) IITTSHl KG. PA., April 11.?Dr. .Marl; \V. Blackburn, a member of a prominent and wealthy family, is dy? ing and Mrs. Violet Getty, who re? ject) d his alleged udvaaces. is se? verely wounded from shots which Hhu kbtirn tired in a rooming house on .Ninth street tonight. ' Mrs. Getty is said to be the wife of a practicing physician at 11 ynil man, I'a. Rejects His Advances. At the Allegheny hospital, where she lav with a bullet - wound in the RICHMOND. VA.. April 11 ?Not ? dissenting voice was raised when Rev Or. J. X. Latham, pastor of Centenary Methodist church, presiding o\er the monthly meeting of the Ministerial I uuui. this afternoon ruled that c m sideiatiou of resolutions with refer aBJjpa to the inauguration of a local option campnign was out of order. This matter was brought up follow ing the reading of the minutes and transaction of a small amount of routine business. Kev. Henry 1'earce Atkins, the secretary, read the resolu? tions, which had been referred to the Ministerial Union at a called meeting of the ministers of Richmond held the latter part of last mouth. Immediately after the reading of the resolutions had been concluded Kev. Dr. Latham arose and stated that, inasmuch as the mater of open? ing a campaign against the saloon in Richmond had originated at a t ailed meeting of the ministers and not at a meeting of the Ministerial 1'nioii. he would rule that it was out of order for the latter body to consider the question. Dr. Latham also stated that Ike purpose of the union were more of a social nature than otherwise, und he gave thai H a second reason why the question should not be taken up. Another reason advanceu by the Centenary pastor was the fact that a considerable majority of the Iti- h motid ministers seemed to nave been shoulder, tonight she said that Dr. j M1|KJ8l,d to ,(roJett,nt. a Ioca| 0,,,loll Bl this time. MEET OF THE EDITORS. Hlackhurn had called at the house.; 1'iMh Ninth street, where she roomed, this alternoon and made a jiro|K>sal | that they elope. She rcjecteu his ad raewaa, Saw said, and he left, but re liiriud again* early this evening. She j Executive Committee of Virginia was sitting on the porch at UM time I Press Association Arranges Program, and dashed into the boats when she i RICHMOND, VA.. April 11.?At a saw him coming. She took refuge in j meeting of the executive committee of the dining room, but Hlackhurn saw j the Virginia Press Assoc iation held her thronen a vlass panel In the door jn,js afternoon at the Murphy hotel and through it he fired two shots. The here, it was decided that the first Oral njajsl wild and the second struck ; day. July 12. m the annual affair be Mrs. Getty's right snoulder. i.njjytd on board a boat on the .lames Shoots Self. ! river. It will also probably be ar Hlackhurn rusheu then to the front anged to have two succeeding days of do >r and sent one oi the 3S calbru bul? lets into his own temple. At the tlomepathic hospital, where he was taken, it was siiid that his death was only a matter of hours. Hlackbum is a sou of Mrs. U. M. Hlackhurn. of Wilson, a suburb of 't'ver Transportation I'iitshurg. and the family is one of the i ?* started at once, oldest and wealthiest in that sec? tion. His father, deceased, made a fortune in tii.. grain business there. He is about H years old and had studied to be a dentist and aituough he got his degree, he is not known to have prac tiied. Instead, he was employed re? cently as su|>erintendeni v. a coal mine a Kaylor, Pa. Classmate of Husband. Three brothers, who visited the hospital to see him tonign.. would make no comment on the shooting. Dr. YV. K. Getty, husband of Black- . burn's intended victim, was a class- ? mate of . .\ Hlackbum in the Pitts-' burs Denial College, of the Western , Prominent Showrran Started I'mversity. of .'ennsylvania. now the I'niversity of Pittsburg, about five y?ars ago. They were at that time almost inseparable. Mrs. Getty is 23 years old. the meet <>u the Kappahannock river. Richmond will be the rendezvous for the editors, their wives and daughters, but no meeting will be held here. Negotiations with the chamber of commerce and the James Company will THOMAS G. LEATH DEAD President of Big Theatrical Circuit Dbs in Richmond. HIS CAREFR A VARIED ONE BOY OF FOURTEEN IS SENTENCED TO HANG Florida Court Convicts Youth of Brutal Murder of Girl of Thirteen. Life as Clerk and Later Took to Stage and Was Connected With Many Troupes ?Opened First Variety Theater. (By Associated rr-sa.) I.Kl.AMi. FI.A. April 11-lrvin lrvln H?nchen, the 14-ye-ir-oIj Con-, n?-ctiYr.t hoy. was found guilty in the , Criminal Court here today of the mur- i der of Clevle Tedder. 1.1 years old. I and sentenced to be ha need The crime of which the yonthful mtirdi rer was convicted was one of the most bntal la the crim'nal an? nals of this state. He met the little ?Irl while she was on her way to school, and. after sac baa reji'cted hie proposals, be stabbed her to death. JHcr body was a mass of knife wounds, one physician testifying st the trial that be "coant. .1 *jj wonnds Following tbe boy's arrest be only RICHMOND. VA.. April 11 ?Mr. I Themas G. Inrath, one of the most ? Ipiominent theatrical men of the South, died at the Memorial Hospital at 11 im o'clock this morning, after a I ngeriog illness of sereral weeks with Bright's disease. Mr. l.eath was brought to tbe nospitai on Man h fan from his winter home at West Palm Beach. Fla. where be had been 111 some time before it was decided ?? bring him to Richmond for treatment. Since h*s arrival here the doctors had held out no eRrouracement. as :t was seen at a glance that his case was hoj>ete*s. Varied Career. ?Mr. Leath's carreer was a varied one Born -*n Appnmattos county in September. 1MZ. he came to Peters? burg when a young boy and worked as s clerk in sereral of the stores tb*re. He entered tbe servlr?. of the Confederacy, and did valuable work as an entertainer while In the army, often amusing the troops by his mati eat tricks He later visited tbe West, traveling tbe big waterways in thea? ter boats la bis bostness career he s sewing aaachine agent. with tbe Hanrhett Is a former inmate of tae Conner tirnt State reform school. Fruit Not Daieaged. ?By Sanaa, ksaa| rreaa i RICHMOND. VA . April 11 From sensans received frans rarlows Sen i ?> <4 the State ?y Commtsiower of Aarrt It seems that tbe re II practb-alli fa tbe fmlt of great variety follow ng the war Mr. I?e*U> went to Philadelphia, where be became mid ? in a minstrel trope. .hieb p tbrowsh bis serOee in tae array. First Variety Seowmar. 11? rev-tied the Urs? T artet T theater ?a Virginia TbtS theater f*% Im peHas-rabiirc ?Trwl roov? During hi? NKWPORTNl PROBE PUT DEEPER Chief Executive of New York Sends Special Message to Legislative. PUCLICIIY NUf ENOUGH F?R RECENT SCANDA1S Commander of the Ship of State Says Alld*-Congers%ribery Inquiring and the Insurance Investigation Are Enough to Make All Honest Citizens Tingle With Shame. (Hy Associates' IYhss ? ALIIANV. N. Y.. April 11.?Declar-| ' ing that the revelations in the recent Allds-fonger bribery inquiry and the facts brought out In the Insurance in? vestigation by fllipei llllelirtaal of In? surance HotchklSS "have caused every I honest citizen to ttagle with shume I and Indignation ami have made ir-j resistible tin; demand that every proper means snould as employed to purge and ta purify.'' (Imernor Hughes st iit a special message to the legislature toaighl rec< >m mcmi i ng "un i a mediate, Impartial, thorouKh ami unapaling investigation into legislative pfacticas unit proceedure und into Uta use of corrupt or improper means for the promotion or defeat of legisla? tion." Opportunity is Presented. Governor Hegnes tleclgfssi that a promising opporii.inty is presented to j (he legislature "to pursue the opening trails of corruption, to reveal illicit methods and hgwnrlf. to uncover the perfidious InwMntlnCS w h i'-h have dis? honored the state and thus to aid In .securing the wholesome exercises of its betit-ticient authority." "Important a.-: would be the whole Mime ami correct tea influences of pub j iicity w ith respect to these matters," I the governor continues, "the purpose* and result of inquiry extend beyond the bounds of mere disclosure. No subject deserves more thorough con? sideration to the end that uM op|*or tunities of those who are willing to buy legislative, favor or to use repre? sentative powers for personal, profit, should be limited to the utmost de? gree. Now the Time. "It may be impossible wholly to * radicate these evils, but to the ex? tent that the nature of the illicit in? tercourse is understood and the methods and instrumentalities which have been successful are excised, there may be intelligent effort at remedial action through both statutes and legislative rules. "The time is ripe, in my Judgment for a full ami painstaking inquiry to expose the worst of public wrongs and to prepare 'he way for needed im provemt tits in our laws and legislative processes." i. mini COL ROOSEVELT MEET What Passes Between Ex President and Former Forester is Secret. ?By Associated Pross.) PORT MACRIZIO ITALY. April 11. Oifford Pinchot the former chiet forester of the Cnited States depart meat of agricultural, interview with the former I'resM.-nt has been looked forwtrd with interest, -pent the entire day with Mr. Roosevelt, but what passed between them is a se? cret. Mr. Pinchot arrived at .he Carew vilat before nine o'clock in the morning. He remained for lunch and accompanied Mr. tnd Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Carew on s five boor ex ciision into the mountains. They bad dinner together also, acd the former forester did not r?-tum to bis hotel nnti! shortly before mid Blent. Mr. Pinchot devj'neif to say what he bad communicated to the es-Praa rdent and Mr Roosevelt s prediction ? few days axo that neither wow Id bare anything to give out r-onrerninc the meeting proved lo he entirely correct Mr. Moose vert's secretary gave ta the anxious newspaper men a long ?od gi iphic acre um of how the party I drove through lhe olive orchards af I pieturesoue. Carmagna vaOVy. then climbed six miles np the winding road I to the famous litt** chapel, ose? eia I Red by Cbsrlemsnge on bis wwy ?? be crowned st Rome which eoataraa I Intere-ftag retlrs of the M*dli~rm I gaily slave* and votive eaVriags af r allocs. r RWE. VA., TU KS HAY. ?'V. - , ... .?r-: BARREL ?F "COAL OIL' FOUND TO BE WHISKEY Unique Plan of Handl ng the Ardent in Prohibition North Carolina Town Comes to Light. (Hy sVssaessasa nstfj ) RICHMOND. \A.. April II Wats key i-i sinnet iura called the oil of jo> ? but it is seldom that it figures as co.il oil. A case ??f this SOTI BAI just arlsar. however, at ttat Utile town Of Hamlet. V C, where the Culled Sintis rwvaaco cfflwrs. bend. ,i by Deputy Menitt, of Colonel chapman* office, this city, have Just laid bare an laawfliHB frjnd. A buriel, which ("Mile lo Hamlet marked coal oil," was found to eon tain a smaller barrel of whiskey. The larger iecc|itacle of the two bad a lifty gallon niintrity and that coti taiuiug the indent spirits a twenty Hve gallon cipjclty. Of coarse the scheme was de.?>-. tied primarily to evade the prohibition laws of North Carolina, hut It also violates one of the United States statutes as to the shipment ?f whis? key. The "coal oil" came from Norfolk, but it is not known who sent it. WRIT OF ERROR GRANTED. Virginia Supreme Court PoaOOO on Damage Suit. <T5y ill lalOO Press> RICHMOND. VA., April 11?The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to. da\ granted a writ of error In the ease of Klisubi th l.andntm and oth? ers vs. the Virginia CofOilnl > Caesal cai Company, the Sillphtir H4olOg & Railroad Company the United Slates Fidelity ^ Guaranty Company, and the A i in I it us chemical Company. The litigation comes from the Cir? cuit Court of Louisa county and ap? pears in the toi m uf a damage suit for iiijuiies to land tesiilt iig tmm the pollution of the w.ltcis of Contrary creek CULLING DOWN DEFICIT. Poctmaster General Says Good Show? ing is Made in r*ostal Receipts. i Hy Associated Press, i WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 11. Ilasing his conclusions on the audi? tor's returns of postal receipts and ex jienses for the first half of the current I hscal year and on preliminary returns j lor the third quarter of the year, which closed Starch 111, Postmaster; G< neial Hitchcock predicted today luai the first y ar of the present ad ministration would show a uecrease Of I over $10.imio.immj in the deticit of $17. ??Xn.niw handed down from the preced? ing year. The deticit tor the first half I of the current year was $4.072.ihmi as against SUi.28.>.ihm? for the first half of last year, a reduction of over 16, ouo.uim) in six months. SENT TO REFORMATORY. Danville Young Man to Serve Time in { Reform School. RICHMOND. VA. April 11.?Act-| ir.g upon a iietition signed by in? fluential citizens o. Danville, among whom were Kx-Governor Swanson and ludge Barksdale. Governor Mann to? day commuted the sentence of Lane Noel, the Danville young man who pleaued guilty lo having counterfeit? ed cigarette coupons, and he will I serve ihe time in ...e Laurel reforma-| lory. Noel will he received here to morrow. THIRTY-ONE BODIES RECOVERED. Rescuing Remains of Miners Buried! Since Last November. IBy Associated Press ) CHKRRY. II...... April 11? "All alive 2 p. m.. November 14." This, the latest message from the fatal St. Paul coal mine tire, was brought to light today with the recovery of 3i miners' bodies which had been entombed since the disaster of last November 13. The bodies were taken from the lowest level .'>?> feet below ground Meat Boycott Spreads. (By Aawrt-latrd II'.?.) NKW YORK. Aprii 11?The boycoti against '>utchcr shops today spread from Harlem and the Bronx where it origlnalcd. across the Kast river to Willlamsburg. Bronwsvllle and Rast New Vork. All meats advanced owe "ent s pound wholesale. The protest against high prices Is I sbreaoJag more ranidly than any simi? lar movement rem? mberv-d la New j York City. RESPITES MURDERER Gov. Mass? Gives Noel Time for His Wounds t.i Heal. f8peclal to Tb. Hall? press I. RICHMOND. VA April 11 ?Oorer nor Mann tod?y respited Thomas Noel, the necro murderer at Norfolk, fron? ?-?eention on ti.ril 25. until May' 13. oa a< count of h , tnjnries Rn ni" will he electrocrt"d oa the 2Mh ? stheduled. and t- in the death 001 here. Tulane University I Hv A l*r^ss l NKW (iKI.f'CN- I.A. April 11 A re on ? the beqoes'< meat loa? d In the will of S O Thoma?. a wealthy rant lallst who died here rereatly. was one Of IM SWS to Tnlanr University of tbls rHy. A stone other he ae Be larte- la Mrs Claude W KaiIInger. a aiece. of Tryoa. N. c. of If ANM, IS lino. WILL NOT PAY FOR UNCLEm RIDES Insurgents Join Hands With Democrats in Another Slap at Cannon. AUIU APPR?PRIA1IUN VU1ED DOWN IN HOUSE Following the decision of Member* to Eliminate Expense of Transporting Presiding Officers of Congress to and from the Capitol the Speaker Again Defies Rebel Republicans. (By Amkm lat.'.l Pres? I WASHINGTON, I). C, April 11 ? Almost the entire "Insurgent Mr. until of the house Joined with the Democrats today in what was ueti.'tal ly acknowledged to he an additional relink" to Spe.ilt.-r Cannon A con? ference report on the legislative, ex i -i.live and Jn.l . lal apptoprlulion bill contained an agreement to appro? priate, for tl.xpenscs of automo? biles, prev biiisly provided for Speaker OslSsSBl and Vice-President Sherman The house leitciatiil Its disapproval uf these exiienditures mid by a vote of 111 to IM refused to agree to tne report, sending it bark to the con? ferees for further consideration. After this action had been taken Mr. Cannon, leaving the chair, weut to the Itepiiblican BsBU of the house and there delivered a speech that con? tained much sarcasm anil Invrlu.s He ag.iin delied the "liisingents." and Intimated that they lacked courage l<> Join w ith the solid minority in de? posing him. Kncoiiraging his Repub? lican colleagues, and admonishing the Democrats, he declared he believed .n Republican majority would be re? turned in the coming elections. Rides Cost Too Much. Minority Leader Clark made a speech In which he insisted that tr given an opportunity the Democrats arenas] endeavor to realize the sugges? tion of Senator Aldi ich that the ex? penses of the government might be curtaled to the extent of $:;nil,(lO0,(Mi0 annually. Mr. Sims, of Tennessee. Democrat, was among the leaders In opposing the appn priatlons for automobiles for the speaker and the vice-president, declaring it cost $20 dally to bring the speaker or the vice-president to the rapitol. With intense interest the call of the roll was listened to In order to determine bow the insurgent, were voting, as it was realized their atti? tude upon that subject would de? termine the result. It was not long before the result was foreseen and its announcement provoked applause on the De'mocratir side. Then .M^r. Mann, of Illinois, arose and in sarcastic tones, declared that this is mere' rbild,'s play. "If this is Democratic leadership.' added Mr Mann, i hope I will be delivered from it in the future." "You will," csme from a score of I>mocrat!c members. Replying to Mr Mann * remark. Mi? nority Leader Champ Clark, gave the house; a statement of b:s pcrpo*,- to work for economics whether that was denominated "child's play," or any? thing else He was In favor of taking away all automobiles from officials in Washington he said He said be wo lid agree to make the salaries of these officials large enough to compensate tbem with such perquHute, as auto? mobiles. Cannon Explains. Mr Cannon explained that the prop? osition for automobiles bad origi? nated in the senate. "It Is true." be added, loosing straight in the eves or champ Clark, who occupied s seat Just across the sisle, thai you baveadesir?- to pre? side over this house when a different party may be in the majority." Hand applause and Democratic show La interrupted ?"Looking Into the eyes Of the gen lleman from Missouri, >ald Carte Joe. when he was allowed to continue. I know thai if he becomes speaker will be the same Mr champ Clark thai be Is now.** He mould be clad, be said, to SMJe by th.V'lon of tne bocse. aad antd ed: I am aw.'te rooteat. but I wsat to notify yo i that antes, the Rt pub lb an, on this stde. w ho do not approve of the personality of the,- speaker, have the courage to Join a solij mi norlty In deposing him. I r. mam ?peakcr until March 4 Didn't Ash For |t For the flrst time, smiling upon his colh-aswes, Mr. Cannon ronltnoed to say that while be bad not asked for the automobile, be would us* ta* ap |.r< prlatlon for It* maintenance If rot es* M m the new tariff law. dcclirng to the apparent delight of thi' Republican* thai the government had enjoyed Xi '.'ll\ IllcleaU'd lewlitlo since the |i? s?K>- <>r the Payne-Aldrlch law. Retelling sarcastically to headline! of io'WNpupcr.4 that ' rarely tell the truth and ltci|Ueiilly gi\cx the lie to the dlM' .ti lies under them." Mr I .in mill assered his colleague* that the fiietfi would he known. There was more than an even chance, he suld. thai the lartti would u. /ii well km wn by. next Novotulier tll.it I i c 1111111 i e.1 us finild be returned in full control of the K"V' niincnt. 'And uga ii." be said. nodding .'nid filing upon the Deinocruts, you will be shown bj) lie fulse prophets U.H y oil have been during the last decade Amid applause Mi t'.innon tc.ok bl:i eat. LADY PHYSICIAN 10 PLEAD FOR HER SON Richmond Mother Goes to Sav. nnah to Look After Son Who &ays He Loves to Staat. ? city Aaaasaaaal i'r??".t RICHMOND. VA . April 11?Or. ICuiily K. UunvJii, mother of the youthful Raffles." William Itunyan. who. after bis hi rest in Savannah, Ga , confessed thut he stole purely for the love of excitement, was deeply dla tressed ludny when the hewn of her st n's misdoings w,:s communicated to her. The boy's mother is notable here as a woman phys cian and suffiaulst She sn; s the l?<?y is not a criminal, ({lit has an abnormal brain which an operation will render noniul. Young Riiuyan ran away from bis home here lhte?. weeks ago and had not been heard Iroin until the news of his arrest In Savannah came. Hia mother left tod iv for the Southern rlty la plead fur the release of her boy. W. P. KENT WILL AGAIN ENTER CONSULAR SERVICE President Taft Nominates Recently Defeated Republican Candidate ?or Governor of Virginia. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. D. C, April 11.? William P Kent, of Virgin's, who re? signed his |H>sit|on ns consul-general In Guatemaula to make a losing fight for governor of Virginia on the Re? publican ticket 'axt fall, will again enter the consular service. President Taft today sent to the senate the nomination of Mr. Kent to be consul ai St Johns, V It , Canada DR. HYDE'S CASE BEGINS Kansas City Physician Faces Charge of Mnrder. JURY IS BEING SELECTED Man Accused of Causing Death of Millionaire Thomas H. Swope by Administering Poison to Him and Other Members of Family in Court. (By Aanoetsted Press I KANSAS CITY. April 11 ?Thirteen of the rorty-aeven temporary Jurymen from whom twelve men are to be finally chosen to try Dr. H. H Hyde on the charge of murdering Thomas H Swope^w ere selected during the open session today in the trirl In the crimi? nal court. President Judge Ralph f^adahaw to? night remanded more than ntty venlremen. who have not been ex? amined, to the rustody of the county marsh..' and instructed them not to aannsa the case or read newspaper articles relating to it Wife and Mother Hostile. Mrs. Ijoaaa O. Swope. who |s re? sponsible for the prosetatloa of Dr Hyde. met her dsiigbaer. Dr Hyde's wife, in the court room today, hot they did not sneak to each other This was the first time they had sc?a each other since last December 1*. when Mrs. Swope ordered Dr Hyde from her house and Mrs Hyde, spurning her mother * charges against the pbystrlaa. left the house with bias. On March 7. wblb* Or Hyde waa tesa porsrilv In Jail. Mrs Swnpe railed at her daiirM. .- s bosae. hut was refused Hyde in Good Spirits. Tr Hyde dsaptaved keen laterert n the sefcsrtkna of Jurors foams, bat took no active part la the atftkag sat of the v en wesson He seaasaw fat a? in the best of spirits and when kstsaar* owe ?i tust Ions arose be Joined m the Chase Jordan, a neern herb doctor, abn attended the Swope reentry la the estent of fie MM, waa arrested fa Saasas CMy. Eaaass. today os a war? rant issued at the resjaest of bat wile, charging perjary The matter in? volves a elTsrae safe THE WEATHER. Shower? Tuesday and Wed ?day; cooler Wednesday; iderate variable winde. PKiCK TWO CKN'Ift BIG TRUST GASES I Court Urders Re-Argument of Cuuses Against Standard and American Tobacco. MAY MEAN A LUNG DELAY UF THE ACIIUN Btep Taken by the Highest Tribunal of ths United States Probsby Will Postpone Disposition of Matter tjyttil Next Year?Death o< Brewer Regarded as Cause. (By Ana.x lat.'d t'rean.l WASHINGTON. D. C, Aptll 11. I uwIlling at this time to render de , ist >iih In the dissolution suits against last Standard Uli and the so-called 'Tobacco Trusts.1 the Supreme I'onrt Of the I tilled States today ordered a re argument 01 the eases. This |Kisl i i ii. - the Dual disposition of the ap? plication of the Sherman anti trust law to these corporations for weeks. i,nd prohahly until after next October. I be present term will end about June 1. The immediate cause of the re-as | Miguinciit of (he cases is regarded to have been the recent death of .lustice Brewer. His death left only seven Jus Itieafl actively at work on Has bench, as i . ? ;". Moody has been a Intent all id this term by reason of illness. May be Long Delay. It. la believed the court will not ad vaiue the eases for re-urgument until ITsslfWll lull has been given ample nun in till the vacancy created by the Baustil mi .lustlee Brewer, if this va i.ihiv is not tilled before ihe senate ; adjourns lor the summer, t* is prob? able the cases will not be taken up aKnln until after the first of next Uc? ee inner, when the senate meets again. Phis is based on the assumption that a recess apisiilee would violate a precedent Which has been unbroken for more than a hundred years, if he tiHtk such seat on the bench before being confirmed. Chronological History of Standard. IJMat: lohu I). Rockefeller started In the oil business with $4,000. 186.'.: Rockefeller became the owner mi a refinery in Cleveland. IMP: Organization of Standard Gil Co.. of Ohio, by Rockefeller and others. 1871: South Improvement Company arraigned for rebates from railroads. 1879: Organization of Vllas Keirh Ch? ster Trust." 1882: Organization of so-called Standard Cil Trust." 1891: Passage of Sherman antl. trust act. 1892: Dissolution of "Standard Oil Trust." 1899: Reorganization of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, as holding e-om l>any. lFiling of petition for dissolu? tion of Standard. 1910: Circuit court at St. Louis de? crees dissolution asked for by govern? ment. niin Appeal to Supreme Conn of the Cnlted Stales. First Fight. For years "Standard Oil" has been tinder the scrutiny of slate and fed? eral governments. The first great fight over the meth? ods of the Standard Oil interests was directed against the Stsndard Oil of Ohio. As a result of the litigation this organization was dissolved. The stock drifted Into the hsnds of trusts of one form and another, and more litiga? tion followed. Then the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was reor In litt. With Us capital of tun.?.......... R became the holding company; that is. it acquired v a r.ous branches of the oil busl The task of nghilac Standard Oil" had outgrown the state, and the federal government took np the cud? gel. The bureau of corporal ions was or I Sst Its first n Ian Standard Oil. "It reached into the very virale of the corporatloo. " accord? ing to the description of that Iwoulry glvea la court by Use Standard's com*> Thea in 19*? Justice Moody, now of the RaaccwM Court, then attorney general of the Called states, direct? ed the filing af a petition an taw Fed ? rsl Ctrruil Court for the eastern dtsv :rtet af Missusgl. for the dasaoistioa af the Staaxaard Oil Canapaay of New Jersey, as a combination hi of interstate trade and a ta violation) af Ms* law. Taw petition was loaded the am at ua It ton collected by the a (Coatrawed oa Seventh Pas**.)