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VOL. XXXIII, NO. 217.
BUSINESS MEN DO
NOT ASK CHARITY
SAN FRANCISCANS SAY FUNDS
ARE SUFFICIENT
Committee Report Intimates That
Enough Money Will Be Found
In Safes and Vaults to
Rebuild Entire City
By Associated Press.
V SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.— With the
Increasing number of dally dismissals
of Its subcommittees the general com
mittee will doubtless soon pass out of
existence, but direction of the affairs
of the city will be restored to the regu
larly constituted officials.,
'.Many of the subordinate bodies have
reported j their labors completed and
have been relieved from further duty.
When the general committee finally ad
journs there .will remain of the various
organizations that were formed imme
diately following the days of disaster
only. the committee on reconstruction
and the finance committee. ,
The j force of . state ' militia' on duty
here is being gradually diminished and
those of the regular soldiers who are
not, engaged in assisting in relief work
are doing simply patrol duty. I
■'Many Apply : for Transportation
■ .There has been no perceptible diml
: nutlon in the number of persons apply
ing ifor free transportation to points
', outside of the r city and state, and dc
., spite the strict' measures taken to pre
vent unworthy -persons ' fr6m profiting
, by. the generosity" of the railroads It is
believed that this privilege - has been
jabused.".' ■• : .'■ :.-;., .• !,' , '
A prominent passenger ofllcial of one
-i of the large I roads said today ithat , in
(Consequence IK is likely that th'c giving
!of • free ' transportation to .women ; and
:.' children and' of half rates to certain
a classes of men may be stopped Wilt; any
,' time.'), The tickets thus far lssuad re
quiro 'that, the holders must' start for
■; their before tomorrow
'night.' ..... v ..
Plan Removal of Debris
■- The railways ',.. have 'perfected their
plans for the .removal of the • debris on
a large scale. V They estimate 1 that there
nre-nine million i cubic .yards, of waste
to remove, ; . and - have , arranged for ; an
elaborate system of bunkers to be con
nected with, the spur tracks. The wagon
hauls ' to i'these -bunker's will ■' average
■ two ! blocks,;' and , the teams . will carry
.their, loads up an inclined plane to the
: receiving traps, which will open up on
the flat cars beneath. ..'• i , , ' ...
*x,The San Francisco clearing house.to
day, received - a report from 'its ex
ecutive committee which was adopted.
' "A 1 " portion of ■ the report reads as fol
lows:'----"•'.' ■.-■..•'■■■. ' ■.■-■.•..-■" ;•• .;'■.-■ ": •'
. . ;Uir ■Do ( Not:.VVant Charity • ' - ' ",
#i,Thoi:omtnittoe. feels that the -business
."interests < as J euc"h ido • not 'need I charity
«t6 aid them in rebuilding the city. With
i $150,000.000 : or" more to be' received from
-the insurance companies," the banks in
.n, » strong,'; solvent ■* condition,' - bountiful
-' harvests I promised 6 In I this ■ - state j and
; general underlying business sound, any
( further financial' help should be I looked
1 for. only on strictly business principles.
■-'.'.ln -other -words,"' the insurance, in
'demnlty.,will'.largely replace the .de
stroyed. buildings as; well as stocks of
merchandise, and our banks being able
,( to "meet!- general' commercial -require
iments, ■; individuals : or, institutions ,who
jmay;come..to.flnd it necessary or exr
ipedient to, apply. to outside sources for
' loan's : should , do so as occasion • may
' arise on - the " usual basis of . good se
curity. ,- ' : ''.■■-:' ".:•'. : ■' -. ■ ■ ■
V- We cannot rebuild 'in. a " day. We
"shall shortly, have more money - than
■can be Immediately used, so It seems
■ premature to assume that our resources
j will :■ prove inadequate, and especially
•■ .that', the . occasion 'demands " the Intro
duction of untried methods of finance,
• which .'may '. found ' illegal or , other-
? r wtse. impracticable. ;"' ,
FEW REFUGEEB S LEAVE STATE
Official Figures Show That San Fran.
Cisco Residents Did Not Go East .'
'!? By -Axsoelated Pres*. " '■ '. ' ,'
m a SAN> FRANCISCO, i May 4.—Accord
ijing to official figures the Southern Pa
\, clflc company during the exodus from
(j San Francisco following the earthquake
"i/and. the. great* fire, carried 300,000' free
■'■■■ r --S' ■■'.'■■'•" ■''■'
•i;-a,Thls -total 'r.-\ Is .for :■ the '>: nine .days
i. from April. 18,. up' to and including April
. ; 26.' " Of ■! these . passengers 67.000 were
. carried , to f interior- California points;
■ ; C' 7684 .to •. other -'. states > and ; 226,000 to
-suburban 'points around' Sah_Francisco
f-bay. '■■ ■'■". ■-.- •■ .'■ : ., ■r .i :\ .:.'■ : ;
!."'> The, value of these free transporta
tions is estimated at $4Dfi,noo. This com
i "prises onlyjthen movement ' from San
-'Francisco, no figures having as yet
► ■been' compiled on the free transporta
tion fronj Santa Rosa, Vallejo, Sacru
mento and Stockton. ...
; .i /,!, Majority Remain In State „
• In the opinion of Passenger Traffic
X Manager Fee,, tho most encouraging
'feature of ..the situation is the fact that
a not, only are most of the refugees stay
vj ing California,'- but that three-fourths
9of ■ them hava ■ found .temporary homos
/'.within' easy- roach^of . the city- from
'which they fled. \ ..'■, ' ,
r '{.a The '.lnbound local', trains have;car
frled-many,people back to town during
•;the last few days and many more will
;!■ return soon."; : . ■■■■■. ■ -.- ■ . '• ' ■
:; During the nfne days mentioned 185,
.COO, persons paid their way out of the
' city. Of this number only 60,000 wont
'.' further than- the adjoining counties,
. nnd most of these were persons travel
v.'lng on regular business.
' .'^Judging >y these figures railway of
.''flclals aretcof ■ the k opinion that San
-> Francisco has . permanently . lost . only
Jh very slight percentage of its popu
lation. ,:' 1 '-, - .■* ." -■" ' '■ ■; '-(■ ■ '..'
BLACK | HAND USES DYNAMITE
Home of Scranton, Pa., Mine Super.
' Intendent Partially Destroyed.
by Explosion
By Aiiociatad t'reas. ...
BMITHTON,' Pa,, May 4. — The hum«
of W. .1. lOi-ki'if, it <iml mine tiuperln-
Iciidcnl, wan partially, wrecked ; by, iiy.
namlte; ' ••' v -
■ No one was Injured. Kckers had been
threatened .. by a , "black • hand" t letter
following the discharge of two em
ployes last week. '
Los Angeles Herald.
rnlLrt: I ivr Month | DO LhNTo
GRAND JURY INDICTS SEVEN
Railroads and Firms Involved In Sugar
Rebating Case* Mutt Answer
to Court
rt.v Ataoclftted Pr«*s.
- NPAV YORK, May 4.— Th« April
grand Jury, In concluding ita labori
today, handed down seven neal«d In
dictments in tlie sugar rebating cases.
The Indictments are against the fol
lowing:
New Tork ! Central railroad, the
American Sugar Refining company, the
New York Central A Hudson River
Railroad company and Nathan Gull
ford, vice president of the company;
the American Sugar Refining company
of New' York, and C. Ooodlee Edgar
and Edwin Karle, tho latter two being
wholesale sugar dealers of DetroltHhe
New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad company, and Nathan C. Oull
ford and F. Li. Pomcroy, general traf
fic manager; the American Sugar Re
fining company of New York and C.
Goodleo Edgar, Edwin ! Earle, Nathan
Gullford, F. U Pomeroy, C. Goodlea
Edgar and Edwin Earle. . ■ '
WILL USE ASHES
TO REBUILD CITY
NOTHING TO BE WASTED AT
SAN FRANCISCO
Retail Dealers Flock Toward Van
Ness Avenue, on Which Thor.
oughfare Business Struct.
urea Will Be Erected
By Associated Press
SAN. FRANCISCO, May 4.— Even the
ashes of ' San Francisco are to be.util
ized in the work of rebuilding the city.
With debris from the ruins the Ocean
Shore railroad Intends to fill, up the
Islais creek flats, transforming a marsh
Into eighty blocks of valuable land and
also make 'the worthless acres behind
and beyond the fisherman's wharf jetty
available for building purposes. It . is
roughly estimated that there are about
9,000,000 cubic yards. of debris to be re
moved.. .. , ■-. . . .." . |V!
Although fin early .rush of the retail
trade was made toward Fillmore street
It now seems probable that the major
ity of the larger -retail . dealers . will
establish themselves on, Van Ness ave
nue. 1 • An' association has been formed
among many of the well known houses
for the purpose of keeping the business
center as. far down .town as. possible.
Secure Valuable Options
' This .association, has/secured some
options : on ; available sites and is ar
ranging to" secure others along '.Tan
Ness avenue. ., It is j Intended |to j erect,
temporary one-story .buildings" whicli
will serve as stores until arrangements
can .be, made to move back to the "old
quarters." •'■",..' ..'.' : --- * ■4;; i .- '■■' ■■
Beslde ; the 'members, of the'assocla,
tlonpf, retail "ilealcrs havis secure'Q'lflca
tions" along "Van Ness " avenue.' ' Two of
the big department houses have already
established , themselves ■ on that y thor
oughfare. '. '. ■ ' ' . .'. ;'■ . ■'■'. ■ .j< ;;, •■ ■,'-,-'
Desplto:th'e fierce flames- which swept
through the tax collector's office every
thing in the. vaults was .found. ln 1 per
fect condition, and as far as the records
are 'concerned' the .work ' in Collector
Nichols' office Is on as good a basis as
before the disaster.
The tax.'rolls, representing $1,500,000
and: $35,000 in cash and checks which
had not. been turned Into the treasurer's
hands were saved.. The business" in the
tax-collector's office has increased al
most to a normal average. V, '.. ' f'
REAL ESTATE GOES HIGHER
San. Francisco Syndicate Offered a
Handsome Profit on Lick
House Site ■>'■.
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.— The local
syndicate which, owns the Lick 'house
site on Montgomery . " street, l . „ between
Post and Sutter, have ? been offered'
$750,000 more ■ than they paid for ■ the
lot and hotel building about two years
ago, and ' have declined to sell. . '■
This offer is a \trong Indication \ of
the strength of down town realty val
ue's and shows that owners of property
down town have every confidence jln
the early rehabilitation of San Fran
cisco. ■* ■••_■'■"■. ' • -
MINERS MAY SOON
1 RETURN TO WORK
By Associated Pr»as.
, I BCRANTON, Pa., ; . May, 4.— There is
now every prospect that a' strike may
be averted. The afternoon session of
the convention lasted an" hour and it
was announced that it had been de
cided to refer the question of a strike
or. the acceptance of the operators'
proposition for a continuance of the
present 'scale' back to the scale com
mittee. . ; '
The committee composed of the exec
utive boards of the three anthracite
districts was instructed to make a rec
ommendation to the convention tomor
row. '.. ! •■ ■ -..,'■■■
| Immediately after , adjournment th«
scale commlttpe met to • debate the
course It will follow.
■ "With thirty-six ' members .• of this
committee now rests the welfare of the
160.000 mine workers. " • . ■<; -.
'• There is reason to believe that a
peaceful settlement' will be.. made and
that the men who have been idle since
April 1- will -be ordered back, to the
mines. - • • ■• : ■
NOTICE TO 'I'lin PUBLIC
II rrnlil oltli-e <o (he . effect ' Mull ■•
rvrtnlu pcr»ou» repreaentlaff theni. «|
m"lv«*H to > bn rrpi.rt t*rn ur rritrr.
■rutuUvm of The Ilrruld are pre» <•
parlnK '<> print and dlatrlhu(e <«
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Han Krant'lK'O, mid lire aerkluir <J
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no peraoa connected with any <lr- •;
partuirnt o( The Herald haa uuy <•
ruuurclliin whatever with uny ••
■iii-li at-heuie aud that The Herald 4
rxpreaaly and einithatlrally ill. up. 4
provea aad condemn*- tl»e uroponl. <.«
"".*" TUB HKKAIjU COMI'ANY.'i,
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1906.
CLAIM MOUNTAIN
RANGES PARTED
GEOLOGISTS EXPLAIN THEO
RIES OF EARTHQUAKE
Learned Men Who Examined Cravloe
. In Earth for Miles Declare That
Effects of the Shock Are
Plainly Vlalbla
By Affßoclftt«d Press.
SAN FRANSCISCO, May 4.—Geolo
gists who have been at work since the
earthquake, with the object of finding
traces that would establish the cause
of the disturbance, have found In the
mountain range west of Redwood City
what appears to be indisputable evi
dence that their theory of the parting
of the mountain ranges along the coast
Is the correct one.
; At the summit of the mountains, a
short; distance above' the village of
Woodslde, there Is an immense crevice
In the earth, the* appearance of which
indicates that the range spilt at the top
and the side nearer the ocean fell away
toward the sea. ,'<
■ This crevice is at places from three
to six Inches wide. It has been followed
by the surveyors for a distance of more
than four miles along the. crest of the
range.
Crack of Considerable Depth
At places the crack In the range Is
of considerable depth, and' at other
points the evidences show that the
parting of the great mass of rock and
earth was followed by a partial closing
of the gap. .The split follows tho line
of the range, ' north and' south, this
being the general direction of the
earthquake shocW
Dr. John C. Branner, ■ head of the
department of geology at Stanford uni
versity, has s!cnt a number of assistants
Into the field to make an exhaustive
Btudy'of all the changes In the geologi
cal formation. -They have examined
the fault along the mountain range and
have made maps of the entire district.
The. data thus obtained will be pub
lished Mn the. form, of a report under
Dr. Branner's direction. ■
Slides Toward the Ocean
• One year' ago Dr. TBranner's class In
geology mapped the same region. Their
investigations . now show that in the
interval between . that, time and -the,
present the region west ' of the crevice
now appearing at the crest of the range
has fallen .away toward .the sea. <i At
places 'the discrepancy* is as much as
two -feet, -thus, showing H that 'the exr
treme - -western > side ; of v |the.;.range | is
parting from the old 'location and mov
ing toward ■ the ocean,' I*'1 *' The i sliding : of
|f)'ucfh%h lmmens.O°dy,i,p,f.,.g.roun,d,wQyia
be * l ßUfft v c!ent7T I BK'y?i;the-'^ geologists, to
cause. such a shock as that of. April. 18.
j One, student engaged • upon ■■ the work
under ' the 1 direction ,'of I the \ geological
corps .was -Injured the ; other day and
has been taken to . his ■ home | In . great
suffering. -.His name Is Luther Lane, a
Junior. • - '■'-■'
Companions Dig Him Out
, He was standing on the eastern side
of the crevice making ia j rough • map
when there* was -a 1a 1 heavy rumble,' fol
lowed by a shqwer of stones and earth
that alm'oßt covered him. ' His" com
panlonß hurried to' his aid and dug
him out. He Is now at his home near
San Jose.; . -'. - ' ' '
After the accident, which was caused
by one of the ■ series jof earthquake
shocks that have followed , the * initial
shock of April 18,^ it was ascertained
that there had been a further, widening
of the crevice j in ' some places. AH of
this data is now -being, systematized
for the forthcoming report which Dr.
Branner will Issue. • -\ " ' .
IRON WORKERS STILL OUT
Chicago Employers Declare Increase
In Wages Will Not Be
• Granted
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO May 4.— Hope of an early
settlement of the bridge and structural
iron workers' , strike came to an ! end
yesterday at a' joint meeting at which
employers in every, branch of the trade
were represented. '
It was decided that under no consid
eration would ari Increase in wages be
granted to the strikers. ■ •' '.'■<■
It is unlikely, in the light of state
ments made by strikers, that the men
will return to work for anything less
than 62/4 cents an hour. ...
Throe hundred sausage butcher work
ers 'employed \ by ' twenty small firms
walked out yesterday after a refusal
of the employers to grant a nine in
stead of a ten-hour day, with the same
wages as is paid now.
ASSESSED $200 PER SHARE
Stockholder! 'In Traders' Insurance
Company, Chicago,' Called on
for Large Sums
nv Ansof-lnted Pr«<«ii
CHICAGO, May ,4.— Stockholders of
the Traderß' Insurance company were
today assessed ' $200 per' share on the
holdings to meet the losses, at . San
Francisco..- ' „ -'„, i '
;; As the directors who ordered the as
sessment hold most of the stock, the
assessment is I practioally f voluntary.
The company has 60,000 shares-of stock.
No opposition is expected from stock
holders.' ' ■/ . - ..
NUDE DODKHOBOftS
SEER THE MESSIAH
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 4.— A
special to the Herald from Vancouver,
JB. c.. says: • ■!."'•■ '.', . •*',•■"■ '••'■
I Hundreds of Doukhobors are march
ing out from their settlements In r the
northwest In perfectly nude condition,
peeking the Messiah, one of the period
ical wuvi'B of religious monomania liav
ing again swept the country.; /, v ' >•'.'■
*- The Northwest .'mounted -police ; are
making determined; efforts'- to •thaye
them 'return to; their home*. •; The > Buf
ferings of the • women • ai id children i in
the cold night ulr are inUnse.
BANKS READY TO OPEN SAFES
Million* of Dollars Will Await Ban
Franclteo Depositors Next
Monday Morning
fey AnnociiitA Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mny 4.— The
Crocker-Woolworth bank and the Union
Tru«t and Mercftntlle Trust companies
win open their safe deposit boxes on
Monday mornlnff next.
These three . banks are opposed to
keeping their customers any longer In
delay. The city treasury opened for
business this morning at the Western
National bank In the James Flood build
lnjr.
Conditions were normnl In banking
circles; there weres no panics or long
llnps of persons watting to withdraw
money. Many of the banks claim thnt
since they opened for business their
deposits have exceeded their with
drawals. . ; ■ . '
A prominent banker said today that
he felt sure that before the end of the
month all commercial banks would re
sume their regular banking business.
DECLARE WAR
TO KNIFE HILT
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATS
EXPRESS THEMSELVES
Affairs at St. Petersburg In State Bor
derlng on Revolution — Emperor
Courts Good Will of
Parliament
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4.— An offi
cial announcement .of the composition
of the Goremykin cabinet Is expected
tomorrow, or- Sunday. The slate as
given by the Associated Press on
Thursday Is correct unless there should
be a change at the last moment. M.
Goremykin Is with Emperor Nicholas
tonight. - . , • . ; •■. ." •."■■■
In the face of -the assembling of- a
hostile nationaj parliament It is ap
parent that the emperor and court are
panicky and are_ trying desperately to
obtain the good will of the parliament
by all manner of pacific assurances. '.
Now that Count Wltte has fallen, -a
distinct Impression" is being fostered
that he was kicked out because he was
too . reactionary, and it is announced
that the odious: fundamental . laws, of
which he is charged with being the
author, will therefore be withdrawn. •
Victory for Liberals
Irrespective of the motives; therefor,
the withdrawal of S these fundamental
laws is a great victory, for," the liberals
and' accounts in a''measure for .the
optimistic tone • of >Prof essor j MilukofTs
speech in the constitutional democratic
fcongress. f:y. ■-,- - : J t - :■■:■'. . V V.'- .> .; l
'M. Schwalenbaek'B statemp.nt^-toflay
.tlmt*lt"ls"the"desrre~d?' Emperor' Nicho
las to realize representative institutions
and that.he;Jtas no. intention. of . dls r
solving ! or ■ dispersing the parliament is"
only: another, (evidence of , 'the govern
ment's desire , to avoid a conflict, i : '
Prospects Changed
•, The prospects of the first parliament
achieving, something., tangible therefore
have < suddenly, I changed. It , is certain,
however, the Goremykin- cabinet will
be short lived, simply a stop gap until
it Is succeeded : by a cabinet represent
ing the ; dominant party. It la incon
ceivable that the opposition in the par
liament will make a truce on any other
basis." ■. ;;■ •■■ „; ■■ ■ ;. .. ■.'■■.
'Already in the congress of the Con
stitutional Democrats the extreme wing
has expressed Itself in favor of war
to the knife-hilt. > .
■ Prince Obolensky, aldecamp to Em
peror Nicholas, has gone to Berlin.- It
Is conjectured that he goes on a special
mission to Emperor. William.
REPORT REVOLUTION
IN EASTERN CUBA
By Associated Proes.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 4.— The
following bulletin was received from
the Times-Union correspondent at Key
West: i •
. "Alarming reports here of a revolu
tion in the eastern end of Cuba, under
the leadership of Modiste Leal, recent
ugllator of the cigar strike last Novem
ber, t Pilots ordered to Intercept ". all
American warships last night and re
port at Key West. Government wire
less station working all night to get
in touch with ships in vicinity and suc
ceeded in catching cruiser Columbia to
day. Cuban consul wired Havana' for
truth concerning revolution. No answer
or information • whatever. It is said
that Leal had a big strike in Santiago,
8000.. Reported here President Palma
sought safety at~Moro castle."
ESTIMATE OF MEN
OUT 'IS 75,000
By Associated Press.
PARIS, May 4.— The officials of the
prefecture of police estimate the
number jof "strikers remaining out In
Paris and its vicinity a* 75,000. .Work
on all the excavations of the subway
has been suspended by agreement be
tween : the ■ contractors, and will not
be resumed until the men accept the
old wages..
The representatives of the various
trades aro meeting frequently at the
labor exchange, but no furthor disor
der has occurred. Some of the strik
ers' pickets have been arrested for ut
tempttng to Interfere with men at
work. , ■
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UNION OIL COMPANY
IS FOUND GUILTY OF
ACCEPTING REBATES
Commissioner James B. Garfield Says Two
California Corporations Have Violated
and Are Still Violating the
National Anti-Trust law
On a Small Scale Coast Concerns Are Accused of
Unlawful Acts Similar to Those of Standard
Oil Company—Henry H. Rogers Jeers the
President's 'Message' and Says lie I*
', Ashamed of His Innocence
WHA T CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT
; "I have no information about the report of Commissioner
• Garfield regarding the alleged violations of the law by the
! oil companies other, than that conveyed by the newspapers,"
; said District Attorney Oscar Lawler last night.
| "If the facts are as represented the method of procedure
\is not difficult. t
I "If anyone makes complaint I shall do my duty."
; "How would anyone go about it to make complaint?" -was
• .asked. . : . ,■ -. . "..■', ,/' : , ■*'-.'
',: "They could bring the facts to me. lam there for busi
; ness. I shall do my duty when it is pointed out to me that the
; law has been violated.' I don't care how they go about it to get,
I to the office. They could come straight there or walk around':
•'.the block first/ It is immaterial to me.", ".",
;it "If no complaint is filed what will you do?" . •
' "I shall await instructions from the attorney general." -•
| '- ;■; : ■ :-■- : ';.,■;•' . . " *:. * *; '*' / • . (■.■ -M '
; District Attorney Oscar Lawler's office is open for busi
• ness. It is in the Bullard building. . It is on the third floor., The
' number is 308.- Anyone. wishing to speak to him can there find
lan attentive listener.' , N . '
Uy Associated Press.
) WASHINGTON, May; 4.— President
Roosevelt today transmitted to congress
the report of, James R; C(arfleld, com
missioner of corporation?, 1 giving, the
results of his Investigation of the sub
ject of .transportation and freight rates
in connection with the oil ; Industry, j :
| Int'his message! ; the^'president* , exf
pressed ; the . view that the report Is of
capital Importance because of th_o cf ••
fort now belng.njadelp > sewraj!uch_e.n;L
largement of the powers of the inter
state commerce >" commission'' as ",wlll
confer ''upon the, commission* power In
some ■ measure adequate '"• to ' meet, the
clearly '. demonstrated J needs of the
situation..' J»". '.'■'". :..':.;"- ,i ■ . ■ .:'•■/■ ■ •
|, The facts > set forth In. the report, he
declares, are for the most part not dis
puted. That the Standard Oil company
has benefited ' enormously ' almost to' the
present' moment by secret v rates,', many
of ...whlcH' were- clearly unlawful; the
president . says ! the report ' clearly shows
the j benefit thereby secured amounting
to at, least three-quarters of a million a
year 'f "Public Pays the Freight" '
On this" subject he says: . j •
, "This ' three-quarters of a million rep
resents the profits .that the Standard
Oil company obtains at the expense of
the railroads, . but of course the ulti
mate result • is that it obtains a much
larger profit at the expense of the pub-
He. 1 ■'■''■■ - -'' •' ' '■ '
"A very striking result of the investi
gation has been that shortly after- the
discovery of these secret rates ! by the
commissioner of corporations the ma
jor portion of them were promptly cor
rected by the railroads so that most of
them have now been done away with.
This immediate correction, partial or
complete, of the evil of secret rates, is
of course "on the one hand an acknowl
edgment,that they were wrong and yet
were persevered in ; until exposed, and
on the other hand a 'proof of the effi
ciency of the work that has been done
by the bureau of corporations."- >
Standard Ha» Big Advantage
, The statement is added that the de
partment ■ of Justice will . take up the
question of Instituting .prosecutions in
at 1 least certain of .the ■ cases,, and the
hope is expressed that congress will en
act into law the bill of Senator Knox to
correct the interpretation of the I im
munity provision rendered . ■in Judge
Humphrey's decision. Continuing the
president says: ... , ■ ■ , • ■•,*'•
"But In addition to these, secret rates
the. Btandard . Oil profits Immediately
by open rates, which are so. arranged
as to give it an averwhelmlng advan
tage over its Independent ■ competitors.
'. "This is a characteristic example of
the numerous evils which. are Inevitable
under a system In which the big ship
per and the railroad are- left frea to
crush out all individual initiative and
all power of Independent action because
of the absence of adequate .and thor
ough-golpg governmental control. ■
Similar Conditions Elsewhere
"Exactly similar conditions obtain In
a large part of the west and south
west."
It Is not possible, he says, to put
Into f Igureß' the exact amount by which
the Standard profits through the gross
favoritism shown it by the railroads In
connection with the 'open rates.. .
"The profit, of I course, comes not
merely by the saving In the rate itself
hb compared with its competitors, , but
by the higher prices it Is able to charge
and by the ■ complete control of the
markets which it Becures, thereby get
ting the ' profits,; on the whole ' con
sumption." ' '■■''■
I The president calls attention to that
feature of j the ' report . regarding the
manner, in which the law is evaded by
treating .as state commerce what in
reality is, merely a part of the.lnter
state commeroe. ., He says it is clearly
shown . "that this device is employed
on the New York i Central , railroad as
well : as ; on i many . other railroads ,In
such, fashion as; to amount to thwart-
Ing the purpose of, the law, although
PRICE : SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
the forms of the law may be complied
with." -■ - v ',;.;. •■ ■- " ■..'.,■
Scores Sugar Trust • .
1 It is unfortunately not true, he says,
that the. Standard Oil ■ company Is the
only .■ corporation j which ". has . benefited
and .is benefiting . In > wholly . ; Improper
fashion by an elaborate series of rate
discriminations. The sugar > trust, |he
adds, , according -to : the s results of ; the
investigation : now :in progress, ' rarely,
of ever.j pays the lawful rate, for trans
portatlon.'-'V'.. „ „• >i ,■-.■>■;.•-...;•■-; :,U'' '."-'j
- : He ' declares ; that Ins tho- - effort *to
prßVefrtniie rrftlroaas from uniting "for
improper purposes Vwe .! have 'very; un
wisely.;■ prohibited -'them ; from ■ uniting
for' proper purposes; r that lis 'for; pur
poses of protecting ' themselves and the
general public as against* the power of
the ■ great , corporations.".. ■ .- £J vVJ
i He ' favors, ' as' an element lof y*com
petitlon, v putting, alcohol used' in ; the
arts on . the free I list, E and j of - keeping
the fee " to » oil ."and coal lands of the
Indians or on the public domain of the
government, : the lands to . be | leased
only on such, terms and for such periods
as . will ' enable the government sto en
tirely control .them.. .• , .', ",
EXPLAINS SECRET METHODS
Garfleld Shows How Standard Oil
- j Company Secures Special Rates \
By Associated Press. . . •■
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 4.— ln
summarizing his report,' Commissioner
Garfleld ■ speaks of his personal visit to
the oil fields and of the great mass of
data obtained by him either personally
or through agents of the bureau of cor
porations. •*.■■'•"-. • ■' ■
The preliminary study lof this ' case
was the transportation, which enters so
largely . into . the j cost of the finished
product and hence a : most j Important
factor in competition. "* . .
Taking up the subject of the output
of refined oil, Mr. Garfleld finds that it
amounts to about 26,000,000 barrels an
nually, of which the Standard Oil com
pany directly and Indirectly, controls
about 23,000,000, and approximately the
same -proportion ' of the other finished
products of petroleum. . Continuing, the
report says: y . : •
What Standard Claims
"The Standard claims that the'loca
tion of its refineries and the use of the
pipe lines are natural advantages . to
which it Is justly entitled by reason of
the energy and: foresight of ■> its man
agers. ■.-'■-;-. ' ■",-.'
"While in a measure that is 'true, it
must not be forgotten that these ad
vantages-were ln v part ..• obtained N by
means of . unfair ; competitive . methods
after years of fierce industrial strife. ;; ,
The development of the pipe line sys
tem by the Btandard OH company was
the result . of special agreements with
railroad companies. Furthermore those
so-called natural advantages have been
and are being greatly increased by dis
criminations in freight rates, both pub
lished and. secret, Interstate and state,
which give the Standard monopolistic
control , in the greater . portion -of the
country 1 ' and which I so : limits competi
tion as to practically prevent. the ex
tension of the business of any indepen
dent company > to'; a point : which even
remotely endangers the supremacy of
the Standard. „ ;. '.
Immediate Results . .
"An immediate result of this delimita
tion of the competitive area Is shown
by the price of ordinary. Illuminating
oil throughout the country. 'After de
ducting the, freight rate the price of
such oil is usually from 2 to 6 cents a
gallon : higher ' in ' the : nnn -competitive
than in the. competitive fields.' • . ,
"A reasonable profit. upon refined oil
is about one-half a cent per gallon.' It
Is clear that exorbitant profits are. ob
tained in . the ' non-competitive fields.
This monopolistic control extends from
the, well of the producer to the door of
the consumer." ■ . ■ . • .
■ Mr. Qarfteld recites tho fact that the
New ' Tork Central , Railroad company
refused for Itself and affiliated lines to
give access to records of state rates.-'
■. : Denied Accusations ' . \ -, ' •, /,
. At the beginning of the investigation
he says the Btandard denied that It bad
lContluu««l oa !•««« T»t) '
EASTERN
TRAINS
COLLIDE
Ten Killed on thel
Pennsylvania
Chicago Slailand StLonis \'£
Express in Wreck
Near Altoona
Head.On Collision Occurs at 11 '.
o'clock While Train* Are Run.
nlng at Full Bpeed — Full
By Associated Press.
ALTOONA, Pa.. May 4.-Chlcago;;
mall train No. 21 and the Chicago & StA
Louis express No. 18, ' on the Pennsyl- W
vanla railroad, . running at ■ full Y speed, s ?'.
niet ' head-on near Springfield' furnace "f
on tho Petersburg . cut-off, r Veighteetit',
miles from this city "at 11 o'clock to- ■'':
night . : .
It Is believed eight or ten passengers '
were killed. * ,'.' '
•.' A '-. few'; hours before; . thlrtjr-sevent^
freight cars had been wrecked "at'TJnlon^
furnace, on the middle division,"" twenty,'
miles 'east of this, city, and all traln3.
were being run around Altoona over -r
the cut-off.. I : '.'■ " -.■•' ;'/■:'
The .Chicago mall left , thls : cltyi on
time .'and , went as ;;■ 'far"--j'asV/ ; ,Ty-' .'. v ;
rone, - , where -.'; it ; . ' was ■" sent >„' back ?
to go? over the '■ cut-off..' '^ The
cago & St. Louis express was sent west
from Huntingdon,' on ) the ; cut-off,*S and X
the two trains met at Springfield, whero
there- is but one I track, -i The j cause.' of
the disaster Is sa.'d to have been a mis
understanding of orders by the operator
at Springfield junction... ■'.■_.-.■;''
| The ' railroad | officials ' at | Huntingdon
and ;Williamsburg have | received a ■ re
port that both locomotives,' the ezpresa?
and mail cars and) passenger j coaches
are completely , demolished . One of] the
trains j was j running, reversed, with ! the
coach next to the engine.>''.«^/' i /'i'X'!* :! "?
, r ?T wenty-flve - passengers i. were I in ' this
coach, ; and. It ■ is ' reported that i all \ are
either dead or : wounded."*:. •."."<,;■' >■"> ".",'*.i*?)<M
* The ', railroad I officials I say ltlwillSibe >
Impossible -. to tell the ; exact ' details ' of S
the ': accident ■* until :. nibroing,* •as t sev-^
eral people are. pinned uunderr r tUe wreck" ;;'
ager tw T':'. '*- ".V. ■■";,': '■::' '•'•" "''!r?s' i .i. '' 'X'
"A special has. been sent 'here to bring S
in i the | dead ! and wounded, ■ but I it ■'. will it
not | arrive •; until 'about ; 4 > o'clock.>En- 1
gineer I J. t ' S: -Fickes -and? Conductor | J.V;
H: I Collins -"of. the ' mall f train" are I re- jr
ported to 'be seriously Injured/:;' ';■''%}
.* The •'latest ' information. 1 obtainable |is It
that •>" seven i persons "' were if killed and'J
about twenty injured. l ! ' A. • complete list ;'
of killed ' and ' injured Is ' as ; yet ■ unob^j
tamable. .;-■•■-■ '■, ■;■ ; ■';•'-%"'» '• .; .'•
,7, 7 Information : received ' at f Superlnten-'t,
rent' Preston's office .this | morning^waa £
to : the ': effeot that j a number.' of .H. H pas- ft
sengers were fastened under the twisted s$
iron and broken timbers of the .wrecked I
cars,' -and whether , they "are <dead » or Jf
alive will not be ascertained. until after i
the; debris "is cleared from theitracks/,;
1 Physicians 1 from Altoona; Huntingdon I
and ■Williamsburg .' were | sent Uo «the*
scene to render aid to the 1 injured,* who B
will be brought to the Altoona hospital. |;
Among the dead are J. " W.'Herr, bag-;|
gagemaster, ' died - shortly;; after « being a
taken from ' " k the ' - wreck, and < Frank %
Harder, ' brakeman. ■ o '■ " : '■ ' ■ ,
THE DAY'S NEWS!
FORECAST
Southern California : ' . Fair.; and
warmer Saturday. : Maximum tem
perature In • Lo» Angeles \ yeaterV
day, 68 degrees; minimum, 54
degrees.'-' ;,'. : . ;'.
I— Business men do not ask charity.
2— Rate bill makes little headway.^
3— -Claim mountain ranges parted.
4 Sports. ' '•■' ' ' ' ' ,''■'■- -I'V^'
' 6 — Cossack seeks ', legal revenge.
6-^Edltorlal. W^M
7 — City news.
' a— Fiesta .carnival, plant; arranged.
i 9— Bouthern California news. ..;,'';
10 — Markets. \
11 — Classified advertisements.
12-13— Public advertising.^ -- „ „
14 — Corporal Tanner^arrlves* today,:.' ;
■ EASTERN ;."■ .'. y^'s']
. Commissioner Garilcld'a ■ report ■■ to con- £
fress cites, many Instances in which
tandard Oil and . other j companies I hava 1
secured railroad robatos." .- ■ »r
Now ■ York insurance . men seek ■ policies
which will prevent loss where buildings i]
burn as a result of earthquakes. -."'■■■;,
Reports • from ■•■ Scranton, - Pa., < Indicate J
that , threatened strike may bo averted.'-*
. .foreign,'. 7 -: ':":}':'}'•>
Constitutional Democrats - in Russia' d«- .
dare for "war, to. the knife hilt. ta -vi;;,^»?;
IJnideutltled | man, | supposed I to I be 'auk
anarchist, found dead with a bullet hola
through brain, near Paris. '••■*«v«»«fti»-*iB»J!
Zulus shoot - British ■ maglatrato , from ,"■
ambush. -..;,, COA st ■■;•/,■■..•;■••/;
Geologists declare earthquake at - Ban •
Francisco was . caused by - parting .• of '
mountain range. - . ■■
Ban Jose c»tlmatc<s the loss occasioned
by recent " disaster , will , reach ■ total ■; of "
13.000.000. - :. , ■ ' :•" » ■:•• ■--/•»■• ""M-'-SWut*;
■ Clearing house committee at San Fran-';
clseo , declares Its • business - men ido | not I
need and will not ask for charity In ro
bulldlng that city.. ■■■■■■ \; \
LOCAL
Bummer travel will ' break : records >,
railroad men declare.*., ' '■-.-■
Salem Congregational church will be
dedicated Sunday. :■ , ' ' ' '
Corporal Tanner, will. arrive today on .
a. Grand Army Inspection tour,
.. Four days', Fiesta program la decided -
■ . Laos >'Ans*el«« i man " offers .' to > lake all *
products of the garbaore crematory aad -
itiv« city som* revenue, ••>.'■■,.■■