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OIL TRUST OFFICIAL TELLS OF TEXAS FIGHT Waters-Pierce Stock Held by Standard Secretary After 1900 REBATES RECALLED Cassatt and Scott of the Pennsylvania Advised Combination NEW YORK. Sept. 24.— Accountants for the Standard oil company finally audited the books of the Waters- Pierce oil company of Missouri after ISOO, when its name disappeared from \u25a0the Ust of companies controlled by the Standard oil company, .'according to Wade Hampton, general auditor of the Standard oil company, who testified to day in the government's suit against ihe oil company. In 1900 the Waters- Pierce oil company was forbidden to do business in Texas under the antitrust law because of its relations with the Standard. The Waters-Pierce com •iny was organized and the stock held .\F the Standard was sold. Testimony had been adduced prev iously that Charles Pratt, secretary of the Standard, bought the stock and had held it for the Standard or its inter ests. Hampton testified today that he had sent expert accountants to the Waters-PJerce oil company to audit t,he books at the request of the officers of the company. Kellogg produced a letter sent by the •witness to one of the officials of the Waters-Pierce company, stating that an accountant was on his way and that for reasons he would understand his name better had be put on the pay rolls of the Waters-Pierce company un til . the accounting was complete* Hampton said he had forgotten what the reasons were that he mentioned in his letter. The trouble of the oil firm of Lom bard & Ayes in the early seventies was an interesting feature of the day's* hearing. Lombard said that he had great difficulties in obtaining tank cars to ship oil. and that his. company' felt th«s difficulty of competing with the Standard, which, he said, was receiving rebates from the trunk lines. He had two conferences with A. J. Cassatt of the .Pennsylvania railroad, but was told that the rebates which were given the Standard did not amount to much. Cas ratt, the witness said, suggested that his difficulties doubtless would cease If h*> united the Lombard company with the Standard. Lombard testified that 1>«»- had' a conference with Colonel Thomas Scott, president of the. Penn sylvania, in which he wa^ told that the Lombard company was. getting all the tank cars it could obtain under the allotment. Scott also expressed the opinion that the Lombard & Ayres company -would do well to unite with tlie Standard. Anthony L. Brady of Albany told to day liov.' the Manhattan oil company of Ohio was sold to a London company. Brady said lie had no idea when the ral*- was made that the company was R<-ing into the hands of the Standard o'.l oompany. GOVERNMENT PROSECUTOR ASSAILS SENATOR BORAH BOISE. Idaho. Sept. 24. — The govern ment today repeated its charges in the case of Senator Borah in connection with timber land frauds. The jury was completed at the morning session, and during the afternoon Judge M. C. Burch of Detroit, Mich., special assist ant to the attorney general, made the opening statement of the prosecution. He arraigned -the late Governor Trank Steunenberg as the central fig ure In the alleged conspiracy by which it is claimed that more than 17,000 a<-res of virgin forest lands, thick with towering pines, fraudulently came into the possession of the Barber lumber company, a "Wisconsin corporation operating a plant in this city. Burch connected Senator Borah with the land transactions only as attorney, first for Steunenberg and then for th«» lumber concern. He asserted that Senator Borah interested himself in all matters having bearing on the land? claimed by "dummy" entrymen, turned over to dummy trustees and by them deeded over to the Barber company. All the deeds went through Borah's office, Burch said, and stand In the county clerk'« office as recorded at his request. It is said that Senator Borah approached the register of the land office with regard to several claims which were held up, and , was warned by that official that \u25a0 the claims were "fraudulent and should be let alone. The jury is as follows: Jules C. Miller, farmer; J. H. Y^tes, president of the Boise Bank of Commerce; J. S. D. Manville, wool grower; .Thomas B. Goss, real estate; JL C Root, printer and publisher; Or* U. Cox, carpenter; T. W. Ranfi&lL farmer; G. P. Bilder bock. president First national bank of Emmett. Idaho; Peter Meth, rancher; Albert Beck, ra.ncb.er, and H. W. Cush nin, retired rancher. Dummy entrymen, who admit they swore faisely for money in the interest of the members of the timber con spiracy, and George. S. Long, one of the alleged dummy trustees, will take the stand, according to Burch, and lay' bare their part in the transactions which form the basis of the indictment against Borah and 12 codefendants Governor Steunenberg and William Sweet, a mining man, Burch asserted put up the first money, 57,500, to carry on the alleged fraud. Steunenberg, he said. Intimated that he was interested in the timber claims as a speculation, and induced others to go In with him! \u25a0 The government authorities say that Senator Borah's case comes under the head of a misdemeanor and not a fel ony, the maximum penalty upon con victirfn being & fine up to $10,000, or imprisonment up to two" years. SANTA CLARAX DIES IX OMAHA OMAHA, Sept. 24. — Arriving in Oma ha but a few weeks ago to attend Creighton university Henry Knich. 28 years of age. of Santa Clara, CaL, died at his rooms near the university today and his parents have. b^en notified. As he was found dead in his rooms, with out a mark on his body or indications 'of poison, it was supposed his . death resulted from heart trouble and the -coroner was not called. SUIT,: TO OUST MAYOR SET VALLEJO. Sept. 24.— : The suit to oust Mayor J. J. Madigan was: set yesterday for trial on Tuesday, October 22, ; in the superior court of So lan o county. At torney -Walter Linforth, \u25a0 representing Madlgan, demanded ; a ? Jury. ~ , . ; ; ' ;, The action to remove Madfgan is based "on the allegation that ' he" Is a Canadian and not a citizen of the United States. • For Seattle Direct . The Pacific Coast 8. S. company's magnificent new steel • steamship * Gov ernor will leave Broadway wharf for Seattle direct Saturday. September 28. at 11 a." m. Ticket offices 3 . Market street as/i Broadway, wharf. - • Festival of AH Saints \u25a0...-. Church* Begins at HaywarcT ttEV. FATHER VILADOMAT, PASXOK OF ALL I SAINTS' CHURCH. HAYWARD, Sept 24.— The autumn festival. of All Saints' church, of which Rev. Father Vlladomat is pastor and for which the members of the church have been preparing for a month past, was opened tonight by Mayor Mott of Oakland.- After the opening address of Mott addresses were made by City Attorney J.- E. McElroy, Supervisor Bridge of this district. Bishop de Silva and Mayor Heyer of Hay Ward. Music was furnished by the Hayward concert band and the Hayward choral, society. The proceeds of the fair and carnival are to be devoted to the building fund of the proposed new All Saints' church, which will replace the present house of worship, which has become too small to accommodate the largely increased membership of the church. The open ing of the fair was attended by a large crowd of people from this and the surrounding towns and the success of the affair is now assured. Mayor Mott, in his opening address, complimented the members of the church on their enterprise and ex pressed confidence in their ability to* carry through the project to raise t funds for the erection of a new church 'building:. The other speakers expressed the same sentiment and bespoke the patronage of all friends of the church for the autumn festival. Following are the members of the committees of ladles of the parish who are in charge of the booths at the fes tival: _ Fancy booth — Mesdames Cooper. Lavallee Tom e.v. Garwood. Hoare. Miss Larallee, Mrs. T. Kelly. Mrs. Frank Laezar. Mrs. It. Foster. Miss M. MoKeerer. Mrs. J. Robiuson. Miss M. We'.ch. the Misses Wrede. Mrs. F. Lambresky, Misses Frances and Genevieve McKeever. " Canily booth — Mcsilames Wiuton, "Wbelton, Kunton and Miss M. White. Floral booth — Mrs. W. Gribbin. Miss V. Whoalen. Miss Costello. Miss de Melba.-Miss V. Gril.bin. Refreshments' booth — Mrs. V. Haas, Mrs. M. Schnm&c \u25a0 Flsli pond — Mesdaines Gearr. Blackburn. j Obermuller, Smith aß<i Miss M.,Carr. MOVING DAY AT OYSTER BAY; PRESIDENT FLEES special by Leased Wire to The Call OYSTER .BAY, N. V.. Sept. 24^— Presi dent Roosevelt and family will leave Oyster Baj- at 10 a. m. tomorrow on a special train, with a combination bag gage and passenger coach attached for the secret nervice men. Xo stop will be made to Lqng Islanu City, where the president and his party, will board a tug at Jersey City, where a special train will be awaiting them at the I Pennsylvania station. Things are in a very chaotic state at Sagamore hill tonight. The president worked on official documents, all last week, but while the packers were' at work yesterday and" today he "took to the woods." Radkr'n Cryntal Room If you have not visited our new crys tal room you owe It to yourself to do so. You will always find a polite and accommodating salesman to serve you.* jm\ if ill it wWififl i ifflHiif ifSiR • '/^litJrV"" The Chaunpagne that de- H slPtlSa\ I : jllvwm I ;>; >- Peerless ; : QKcq^ '\u25a0\u25a0 i]l%^S, San Francisco \ Pacific Goa^l "Agents'. jfef^^j|| '.- ''"\u25a0 ;A^ OAe; SA^; FfeAJ^CISGO: QJLL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, , 1907. Several :of Artists Shine '- in^the ©^ James Crawford There are two operatic' bills that can always- be depended -upon to attract a. big first night audience in San Fran cisco. One of them is Puccini's '•'La Boheme""and the. other \ embraces Mas cagni's "Cavalleriaf 'Rusticana" and Leoncavallo's "I'-Pagliacci." J Tlie double offering was the Milan company's pro gram last evening at theiChutes^, ami the attendance was the.largestlrecprded since the . first performance H^tHe* sea son.; > ' •\u25a0' ~ys. '\u25a0:\u25a0' 'i^ri^^-A-.;-; '•\u25a0\u25a0' ~" -JVlascagni's Memento. Morii^wasvwell sung, acted, accompanied ? and ''staged.' , .The. baton: was; swung ,by;:Jacchla. ; a favorite pupll/of' the ; . composer,^ so Vit .was^not'; surprising . that, the .exquisite melodies, * artistic^ modulations -^-and graceful progressions of the; opera were given 'ample Justice" instrumentally/, ' \u25a0 But there was « reason - for surprise -in so much excellence.of duced by- an: orchestra^ so inadequately, provided with- strings. .Of; wind ? mr struments and percussions 'there were more than enough to ; upset * the 'j tonal balance !If ' they" had g been . given: the rein prescribed by' the score, ;. but Jac chia saw to It that- they did "not over power. "I have seen' Mascagni himself bring worse playing ;of 'the . famous intermezzo from half a hundred instru ments than Jacchia \u25a0 brought from about half that number.. ; Nor was 1 the de mand' for a repeat so spontaneous as the clamor< that rewarded Jacchia. \u25a0/ Gonzales was the, Santuzza of • the cast,; and it was the i : best: thing she has yet done. Her voice' was, 1 opulent with warmth and color, and :it is no paradox to say that her. inability to act well made her acting, all the more appropriate. For • explanation' of this you have only to remember that San tuzza was .gLU uncouth village girl, and that Gonzales is equipped with a tem perament' which is Latin and there fore naturally volatile. Her youth and beauty enabled her to look the part, and while her delineation of the emo tions that racked the jealousy ridden maiden was not graceful, it was con vincingly graphic. Paccini's impersonation of Alflo was more than equal to the requirements, either vocal or dramatic,' and Parola as Turrldu sang and acted quite Ac ceptably. While this artist does noth ing superbly, he seems to be able to: do creditably everything^ he undertakes. The singing of the chorus was satisfac tory, but the groupings were so irregu lar as to mar more than- one' vital bit of "business" by the principals. This defect will doubtless be remedied with repetitions of the performance. Then came what was. perhaps, the greatest treat of the evening—Pimaz zoni's singing of the : "Pagliacci" pro logue. That it was expected to.be great was shown by the fact that ere the orchestral prelude commenced the en tire audience was seated and eagerly attentive. I have heard Scotti and Campanari sing Tonio's great solo in the Granfl opera house, and last season little An tola's singing of it in the Central the ater charmed his hearers, but while all three of these artists gave it schol arly phrasing not one of them pos sessed the organ; to give it .the tone volume that roused the assemblage in the Chutes theater to wildest enthu siasm. Twice did it surmount the score by at r least a note, • and at no time was it obscured by the full or chestral blare. The mighty voice rolled out like a cascade of melodious reso nance, seemingly; without limitation of range. - .\u0084\ v "-\u25a0 Encore? It was such thunderous and prolonged applause that only a repeti tion could ;stay"Mt. and then 5 the .'artist was recalled again and: again. , Bertozzi | was a petite and graceful Kedda. Her voice,' so fascinating in its fullness and expression and i regard for the tone qualities, has not been heard here to better advantage than in Neil da's first solo, and her acting was ar tistic throughout* Each of , her ges tures met a definite requirement and her facial play was 'wonderfully ex pressive. ' Signorini, who had sacrificed." his mustache and chin tuft. to. the demand of art, was a nimble clown, despitehis embonpoint, and his big,", fine voice 'in terpreted . the Leoncevallo music •' im pressively. His work in the second act proved" him an artist of dramatic in stinct and training.- In this opera'the orchestra was again excellently directed and" .the "chorus ; again "displayed vocal fitness and^lack of intelligent drilling. '. I Both Mascagni .and. ;Z,eoncevallo; 'intended 'that. '.-; the chorus shouldjbe something" more active than two ;lines. of :Jay -figures.; How. a good American '\u25a0 stage 1 manager would stir-up_the jMilan- choristers if he had them in hand! v ..-.. - v* '\ : *'- ,'\u25a0*'' ""\u25a0 *• • "Traviata" is the bill for' this even ing, with 'Padovanl. in- the^.title,; 7 part, aided, by, Parola; Arcangeli and Mauceri. v This work of Verdi has npt been justly treated here since' Maurice Grau's ple sang 'it :in the Grand r opera house, half , a? dozen years ago^ vlt cannot \ be Justly . treated ' ttie \u25a0 leading so prano' has " a; voice |of j great ' power,; and range and flexibility,' and we know that \u25a0Padovani possesses all of these. : UNION OIL CO. LEASES 14,000 ACRES OF LAND \,The largest lease of California oil lands that has been consummated in years and involving millions of , dollars. "Is i credited to the Union oil company. That corporation has just closed a deal for 14,000 acres near King: City,' in the San '< Joaquin valley.' The details of the deal have not been given but:7 They will >" be "•\u25a0 concealed if possible, , for , there . is sharp rivalry for oil land,' and it is hot good business to have the price of a .lease made public. '» A deal was closed recently In the Pleasant valley country in which a royalty' of a quarter of th© oil ' pro duced and $500 an~ acre additional^, was agreed : ? upon as the " , terms. On • that basis the deal just made. by, the Union oil company would represent ', $7,000,000 in cash and an indefinite but large prospective royalty. ; : \ . The struggle toget possession of oil territory is increasing every month. . Large areas are running low in oil sup ply. In other areas \u25a0water is becoming more and "more a bad factor. Oil at the wells, if the independents can carry out their plans, soon -will be; worth: so cents \ a barrel. A second meeting of . producers will be held in a few days to try to raise the price to this figure. I A story was current In the, offices: of I oil brokers yesterday that a great gas | pressure exists near Petaluma. Oilmen are investigating. /:. V FEAR EX-POLICE CHIEF PERISHED IN -DISASTER Return of Comrade From Alaska V Alone Deemed by Friends Proof " of His Death Special by Leased Wire to The Call -SAN DIEGO. Sept. : 24.— That there was cause to fear that ex-Police Chief Jake Brenning had been lost in the disaster of April, 1906, in San " Fran cisco, 4 was called to the attention -of his friends here by the return from Alaska of W. I. Warner, his .com panion and friend in the Alaskan 1 mines. People here had an idea that Brennlngr, : who had not been; heard from -for 18 months, was in Alaska^ and Warner and others in Alaska hoped that he might be ,'ln San Diego. {' Brenning and Warner were fortunate in: Alaska and pp.ssed most of their- winters herel They left, here in; Apri!,^l9o6, for. Los geles; *S.an : T FranclscV/and Alaska! ;. In L.os Angeles Brennihg "sold some mining claims for 1 $30,000 and started ahead of Warner for San Francisco.; He should have reached there on the night of -the quake. .When^ Warner arrived; a -day later the clty^was -in flame's. He could not nnd\Brenning and Warner cannot find that he has been heard^of since. - SUlss UMTED RAILROADS The United Railroads company, was sued yesterday, by A. J. Smith,. father of Warren Smith, aged 14.' for. $10,264 damages ..for injuries inflicted upon Warren Smith in an accident. The boy stepped off a. Sixth avenue 'car. near. C street and' was -knocked down: by a' car bound the other way. The complaint s^iys his "sealp • was laid bare and , his back' pierced between, the -spine and kidneys, and that he will -be a', cripple for: life.- ; V !<! < • : - _".-.•- Wn v» rat,;, »?Sg^gg^.V^^vo^^^tLjPj,a RAILROADS TO ADVANCE THE RATE ON LUMBER LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.— Advices re ceived \u25a0 from the north state that 'the Harriman and Hill . roads will advance the rate: on 'lumber from' 10 "to 25 «per cent. The Great Northern" rate f rom* tbe- coast"; to -St. Paul will be increased October ill from 25 to 50 per; cent, while the ; Harriman ' rate to Chicago will be increased from 50 to • 60 -cents • a hun dred."'The Union Pacific is included in the northern tariff, which will be great er in proportion of increase' *than that made" from ' southern . California "points east. It is estimated that 'l2s,ooo car loads ; of -. lumber , will be : moved from the state •of "Washington this year. It is claimed the rate; on; lumber is very low. -It 5 dropped when . Hill built the Great Northern into" Seattle in 1893. HANNA TO BE CONSUL Special by Leased Wire to, The Call 1 Sept^' 24.— R.' E. - A. Hanna*of ? San Francisco, a relative of Mark Hanna, has been'appolnted consul at : lqulque.*"**He .was consular clerk at Amoy, China.* . . j ypiir Opportimity | . "Every person who invests in p Jl^g surest and safest method of be- g • ' " icoming independent, y for real ' • estate is the basis of all wealth.''--President Roosevelt; • Junction Mission St. and San Jose Aye. " | IS NQ\y SALE I XLOTS $500 AND UP || EASY PAYMENTS |i . 10 PER CENT CASH--sl6 PER MONTH ". | \u25a0 All : street improvements." including water ' mains, sewers h and sidewalks guaranteed, free of; cost, to buyers. *A Agents on the ground every day, «including ; Sunday. || : Ocean View, - Cemetery Line" and Sari Mated electric cars B idirect-to^theproperty-T—one,sci direct- to^theproperty-T— one ,5c fare. : ; . £1 IMMEDIATE POSSESSION GIVEN.; | I G. H.Unibsen^Co;, Agents 1 \u25a0» ; oped ' realty. .l always advise \u25a0'/'"-s^^^ p K«nertOßE^ my friends to place .their, say- A' ' W IrlM^B*^* ings in realty near some grow-- '-." . h: \u25a0 :JHi^^^^ ;\u25a0 . :ing;city: There -is nonsuch' / , fffiP aP tJg II H jsavirigs-as in-realty hear, some |V H gfowing,city: There is no such N I Ju^S© fo r Yourself Sunday | CREATES NEW DIVISION OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC . General Manager E. E. Calvin of the Southern Pacific has created a new di vision out of the Sacramento division, which will take In the territory be tween Red Bluff and Ashland and will include "the new road, the California and Northeastern, which fis being built from Weed to Klamath falls, and wul eventually join the malli line at Natron. .The new -superintendent is Thomas Ahem, who has been assistant division superintendent of the Sacramento di vision; with headquarters- at Duns muir. . " . to electrize: road CHICO, Sept 24.— There is a project now on foot here to electrize the Butte county railroad from Chico to Paradise and eventually make the mountain re sort a ; suburban residence section for the citizens of this city. D. H. Brara mer; of Paradise Is behind the project and ; will , broach the subject to O. C." Barber of the Diamond match company when he comes from the east on ; hls annual inspection trip the' first of Oc tober. CATHOLIC WOMEN THRONG DEL MAR FOR CONVENTION Grand Council of Aid Society Begins Its Sessions With High Mass in Chapel SANTA CRUZ. Sept 24.— The grand council of the Catholic 'ladies' aid so ciety opened its annual session today at Del Mar. where the hotel is filled with delegates. The attendance shows an increase of interest and the- council will be a. busy one. The chapel presented a pretty pictures this morning when the -women assem bled and a high mass was celebrated in honor of the opening of the sessions. The council will transact much busi ness of importance attendant upon charitable work. us make \ room in our crowded 1 warehouse for goods •; arriving from the East. You can save from $10 to $20 by buying j-our new stove or range from us this week. We are forced to slaughter prices to make room for a carload of stoves. Here is a selling price . never before equaled in this city for a standard high grade range. '$24.75;. For this No. 1 FEDERAL rangs without high shelf. If desired with high shelf, the price is $27.75. And remember there Is no-extra charya for setting up. Elsewhere you will pay from $40 to Jso] for such a rangr<». Not a li§ht. thinly-cast range that wlllwarpand twist out, of shape in a • few \u25a0 years, .but made from the best pure" Eastern < iron and by skillful workmen.' .."We will furnish, free of charge.' any part of the range" that warp 3 .or cracks within a period of -flvd "years. Has < large. ./.perfect _ baking '. oven, sheet flue - - construction.- -sectional* top. handsome.- in design — and, -best, of ; all. ' Is . a fuel . saver. " See . it and be convinced of Hhls r fact "and many other advantages too numerous to mention. , ' "Why can we;- sell -such - a high prrade range, for :&orlow a price? Ther« • are., two,' reasons: "vFirst. we sellfor cash- only < you do- not have to help.?pay'.forssoroe other." person** \u25a0 stoye) ; . second. -we .;are*.dlrect rep- resentatives-^ Of large - Eastern fac- tories/, and thus, save you the mid- dleman's profit: "\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-. 7 "i.. - '-'-'. ' i Stoves L <are'rnot.-a' sidet line .with" us, but. our -/ specialty." r .We have, our. own "experienced \u25a0 forc«;,of men .to.- setj- them up.- ,and:*thus "you . are assured' <tl~ perfect- satisfaction In every ,way."; -j;i -\u0084 v^,,..', Qas-JRaii-ges: .Y^s^-weisVlf-them.^too.-* One this week :on^sale^'for^s-lS.i • Others ask $25. . .- ... i -\u25a0\u25a0-.. •\u25a0:.:: s. .-.,. Ovfr -.100' styles Vand _• sizes of, stoves arid ranjres* on our sample ; floors from. which to, select. Rfmfmbfr:"i : FEDERAI^" "^RANGES B.VKE f BEST* 'and LAST- LOXGE3T POLYTECHNIC BUSINESS COLLEGE ; ANDSCIIOOL 1 OF MINES AND KXOtNEERING.; Oa&laDri.- Cal. 4 lnc. Capital Siecli ; *10O,«i0O.00) ; Caltfornla'd Grent Business Tralnlnsr Schor.l. Fr«i C»taloß«e. Ftnest building and equipment "in Amtrlca. < - . ; ' . .- ".- .... ' r' *. ."\u25a0 Weekly Gall, $1 per Tcar;^ 7