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N ~'OT NO IHXEDIATE EFFECTS OF 60VEENMEHT PBOCEDUSE la An Interview Famous Railroad Magnate Talks on Mergers and ^Tnurts—Thinks Some Good May jWCome Later—Gives His Opinions Various Ways to Form Trusts «nd the Comparative Value of ^Eaeh. 5,^ -v •. Washington, D. C., Nov. 24.— Would the dissolution of the Stand ard Oil trust, as petitioned for iby tihe government be of fwnmpdta+y or prospective benefit to the countiy?" waa the 'question asked one of the highest authorities of the depart ment of justice by a Star reporter. "I cannot say tihat there would be Immediate effect," was his answer that the price of oil would be any lea to consumers throughout the country or even that the stifling of competition would be stopped In *uick time, but I frankly believe that a decision dissolving the great trust would be of incalculable bene fit In the future, not only for the prevention it would be in like com binations in the thereafter, but for the good it would do against tlhe great est of modern combinations. Yes, so tat as outward appearances go, the decision in the famous Northern Securities case, in which James J. Hill] trie dto combine the Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Burling ton roads does not seem to have amounted to much, as itihe three roads are probably operating under some private understanding which pre vents competition. Neither did the in vestigation and legal action against tlhe beef trust appear to have any ef fect in reducing the price of meats, as many of them 'have gone higher in prices ainice then. "There ate just three forms of conspiracy in restraint of trade that have been discovered by the depart ment of justice. The first and sim plest is where any given number of persons or firms enter into a verbal agreement to maintain prices and to divide the territory among them. Hie second is called the trust agree ment, wfaere any given number enter Into an agreement in writing and appoint trustees to conduct the com bined business. The third is the form taken by tihe Standard Oil company of New Jersey. This is where the stock of the various competing companies —in this present case there are sev enty of them—is (held by the central company, which shuts down compe tition^ stifles opposition wherever pos sible and. regulates the prices as it sees' lit.' 1.. I "Of tihe three forms of trust it is iloset difficult to prove the existence of the first, as there is nothing in writing, no holding of stock, but this lorm is not acceptable to many of those going Into a combination Sooner or later some one in the com bination seeks an advantage over the other, secretely Invades another's territory, or reduces prices to get business. Then the members fall out and begin to cut prices. This is when the public gets some benefits. "The second form of combination that of trustees—is not considers) as safe 'from the dutches of the law as tihe/. third, as its existence can jssJgfxfSV proven toy the trust agree ment and the existence of trustees* It is clearly illegal. 'Unless some form of combination different from these may be discover ed,or unless same one man can be •oine the owner of all the stock or business of all the others Interested, th« Absolution of the Standard Oil or any other similar, concern -would force what? 'Why,* the eventual breaking apart of tlhe seventy com panies composlng t^ie trust and the possible beginning of competition. Of coarse, the concerns might continue to hold together, -with no apparent agreement for some time, even years, but sooner or later there would be a Change. Deaths of those who are the leading characters of the eomtoina vfUon and the division of their estates among numerous helru would cer talaly bring atkmt inroads unless the '"""pegMl minds of the department of jus' "'tiec are" "Wrong. Hie combinations e0ald go back to tbe single trust „§&*». which would mil»5» dl%ult tbargov©rument 4o taoW^what dwiifc hut soottsr critter, there jlpiwHrtA^I CsMac out,aa FluOn al W'tmBcr 4Sum, wfth iota* measure of «x*n petition. 1 It Is to be Tagretted that the eifSHa W8L not show more material benefit at once, but, nevertheless, I believe it will be conceded that good la likely to result in tihe course of time." BEATS OF JAMES H. GASMAN Veteran Ftoed Mr, Gar-man leaves a widow and three children in this city and a son In the estate of Washington. He was about 60 years of age and had been a resident of Aberdeen since it started, being one of the first: me chanics the Milwaukee road brought into the city. He was a member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows and also a member of the Aberdeen tent of Maccabees.- In the latter lodge foe canned an insurance policy for $3, 000. OFFICERS WILL KEEP "NIGGER gEAJEN^IN PROPER ORDER yiiiii «rx- i¥ Seats in Front Row Will Be Sold at Higher Price to Further Guard Against Trouble—Patrons Will No Longer Be Disturbed by Bowdies in the,Top Gallery., A? Manager Oottschalk announces tihat in the .future the small boys amd the persons of noisy tendencies, who usually occupy the nigger heayen of the opera house will Shave to 'keep more quiet, as ihe has taken measures to make them refrain from their dis turbances. Hereafter a policeman will be in the top balcony ofthe opera house and ony one who starts trouble will (be ousted out without any notice or warning. To further guard against mnckeriam Mr. Oottschalk will sell the seats in the front row of the nigger heaven at the same price as he does the seats in the first bal cony. Of late many of the patrons of the house have been annoyed by the actions of those in the top of the theatre and Mr. Oottschalk decided to end it. COMMISSION FIRM TO ERECT WAREHOUSE £lty Engineer D. C. Wa«ftiburn Sat urday afternoon surveyed the lot on Wihicb the new warehouse of the Gamible-Rtfbinaon Fruit Oomlmiasidn company will be situated. The lot is directly back of the Aberdeen Fruit Commission company's warehouse on Railroad avenue east and takes part of the coal yard of C. H. Allen The new structure will be 44x100 feet, two stories with a basement and will contain tfoe most storeroom capacity so far as can be learned, of any comanisslon house west of Minne apolis. Architects are now working on plans for the building. Manager Eerr? announces, however, that he is in no hurry to build but that be might commence work sometime this winter, if help can be found. The erection ofthe new building .will be anoth deen Bilions Attack Quickly Curedf^ A few weeks ago I had a tolHoua attack tihat was so severe I was no able to go to the offlo* iortwo days. FaSllng to fet relief from myitanUy physician's treatment* I took three of Chamberlain's Sboipaoh and Ldvsr Tablets and the next day I felt like anew man.—H, {3, Bailey IBddtor of 'tfrtrJNeWB, Ohapin, 4 id. The -4 arp to* sale by ail 4rugtfsts __ Sea Dr. 8 A. barlljig If |Duaar» "^'6' mm Milwaukee Boilennaker Away Yesterday After* BOOH James N. Garman, who was so terribly burned laat Wednesday morning while repairing tbe fire box of an engine at the Milwaukee roundhouse, died Monday afternoon at the St. Luke's hospital. While many persons thought that he would recover, his physician was not Bangulne of saving his life. After the first day he did not suffer pain and that was a bad sign to the doc tor, for dif the patient reacted to the burns as he should, he would have experienced frightful pain. As it was, the burns- penetrated into his flesh, and the large extent of the burned part of his body gave little chance ifor recovery. Jim MADE FORCEFUL APPEAL AT BAPTIST CHUXCH Address Was in Accordance With the Say, Which Was the World's Tem perance Sunday—Said That Liquor Was Demoralising in all Ways Many Yonng Men Listened to the Sermon t&li i- Rev. C. F. Branson delivered a most excellent and forcible temper ance address at the Baptist church en Sunday evening, it being the world's temperance Sunday. His re marks were based on Jer. 8:22: "Is there no balm in GUead? Is there no physician there? Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recoveredT" As an answer to the Question, the speaker gave three reasons: 1. The lethargy of the people. 2. Lack of in terest. 3. Lack of cooperation. The speaker said that alcoholism is wasteful, filling no real want, working waste materially, physically, intellectually and spiritually. The product of from five to six millions of acres is used annually in the man ufacture of the liquor used in this country. The liquor consumed would fill a canal five feet deep, 25 feet wfde and 100 miles long, and costs the people of this country $1,600, 000,000 annually. He also said that parents should wake up co the danger surrounding their boys. The liquor trade Is after their boys. The present laws should be enforced and the temperance sen timent increased. This was the first of a series of sermons on the subject of temperance to be given by the pastors of hte city. Mr. Broneon spoke with the force of conviction, and was listened to with deep interest by a large and appre ciative audience. A promising feature'was the large number of young men and boys in attendance at this meeting. PRESIDENT WILL HAVE READ JUSTMENT MADE Thought That the "Standpatters" Will Have to Give Way—President Roosevelt will Treat of Subject in 4*far*\ktt- ci Special Message to Next Congress ^-Congressmen Willing to Follow Lead of th^ President Washington, Nov. 26.—Tariff re vision—or as President Roosevelt praters to term it, "tariff readjust ment"—-will be proposed formally to congress, probably within a few months. There is authority for the statement that the president himself will initiate the movement for a re adjustment of the tariff in especial message to the congress. It is regard ed as likely, however that this mes sage will be sent to the incoming con gress rather than to the present body, and that the message will be deliver ed at an extraordinary session of the congress to be convened next spring. It Is urged by tariff revisionists that a failure on the part of the. re publicans to take up definitely the tariff question ^n the next eighteen months will jeopardise the success of the party In the elections of 1908. The president has had the subject in mind for a long time. Two years ago, it was his purpose to the tariff question in a special mes sage and it is well known that, as prepared at first, Ms annual me—age contained the statement that he «pvouM announce his views on the iar- In at sabMqueiit message. s^rfor^ te jntblicatlon of «he nessaie, iSnt statement vu ellnrihated because of the jnreasur^^xerted' by tha .atand- jpattei*.^ Last November the presl dent'llain had the tariff question in mlMl^ile oonferred with the lefders gajs by al) druggists la tttt the sehata and the faouse. jHe waa advised, that was laop- Al1 the -i* j#. £f(.i' |^&5sgj£ ABKKPKKW DEMOCBAT, FWBAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1808 portune time to project that leeue oa congress, particularly as it was evi dent then that the proposed railroad rate legislation would TOUM antagon ism and consume a great deal of time. Speaker Cannon,, one of the itanchest "stand-patters," was the determin ing factor in the equation. He blunt ly told the president that if he want ed to get his railroad rate measure through the foouse, he would have to abandon, tor a time at least, his Ideas regarding a readjustment of the tar iff schedules. In other words the speaker demanded this concession as the prlee of his support of the rate measure. It was Important that the rate bill should be (wssed and with out the,speaker's support it Is doubt ful if it could have been «gotten through congress. Just now, the question of tariff re adjustment Is the most Important that is being considered by the con gressmen who are already appearing in town. They frankly say that Pres ident. Roosevelt was the dominant is sue in the late campaign and that, without him, the republican party would have been whipped out of its •bootSi They are inclined, -therefore, to let the president blase the way and follow him without outward sigh of disapproval. They are much con cerned, however, as the action the president may take and it is pretty well assured that, even if Mr. Roose should advocate tariff readjustment, he will meet with strong opposition in both branches of congress. Speaker Oannon Is expected in Washington at least a week before congress convenes and will confer With the president as to the program of the forth coming session. It is not expected that the tariff question will be precipitated seriously at the ap proaching session, as, in the circum stances, the appropriation bills ahd routine business will occupy practic ally all of the available time. It is quite certain, (however, that Presi dent Roosevelt will indicate, either directly or indirectly, In a short time what bis intentions are regarding tariff revision. BEABW00D HOPEFUL -r, \$|- Would Like to see Milwaukee Build Extension Through Boulder Park Deadwoibd, S. D., Nov. 26.-—A crew of Miilwaukee surveyors has pitched camp this side of Sturgls and indica tions are that a survey will be made through Boulder Park to Deadwood. When the Northwestern road built into Deaxiwopd. it considered' the Boulder Park TouCe ie» it was said to be tlhe shortest and least costly. The Whitewood route, -however, was the one finally Chosen. Last summer a committee of Dead wood business men wfoo had secured data regarding the entrance of anoth er railroad into the HllUs, presented the Boulder Park route to the Mil waukee people with whom they held a conference in Chicago. It was re ported favorably on at the time, and although it has been' understood of late that the Miilwaukee after' reach ing Rapid City would use the Crouch line and the Burlington to get into prevalent tracks into this-city./_ Deadwood, the belief lately that it may lay new In that case the route through Boulder Park is by far the shortest, most favorable, least expensive of any by which the road can enter the bills. It is a peculiar feature of the topo graphy of the Black Hllils that there are few routes by which it is possible for the railroads to get entrance from the prairie Into the heart of the hills country. SCHEBMEBHORN FUNERAL Former Aberdeen Young Man Laid to Hit Final Bes%| The funeral of the late Floyd Schermei'horn was held iMonday 'af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Methodist church, Rev. J. W. Taylor* pastor of the church officiating. A large number of the relatives and friends the deceased had made during his former residence in Aberdeen. The pall bearers were Arlle Markin Olaif Bergt Roy Neuman, Irving Werts, Oeorge Werts and Horace lase. The interment was in River side cemetery. Sells Mare of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Than of all Others Put Together 9 Mr. Thoe. George, a merchant at Mt. Blgin, Ontario, says: "'I have had the loeal agency for Chamberlain' Cough Remedy ever since It was in traduced Into Canadag^tul I sell as much of it as I do of jtll other lines have on my shelve^ put togethen Of the many doseas sold 'under guar antee, I "have not hld N9i« hottle re turned^^I persomM^^recommend this iiiwJtti«xas I,h«¥|^il it my self and given it topHf/ehtidren and always with the b^ lwulU.'' For CONSIDBBS MOVE OF GB0T0N F1EBNET COMPANY TAUNTING Council Met in Special Session Last Night to Consider Company't Move -^Other Important Busin— Con cerning Sewer, Polioe and (heater Aberdeen. At a special meeting of the council held Tuesday alight the council em powered the city attorney to take the necessary legal stops- to pirocure from tbe court ah injunction against the Orotoii-Ferney Telephone com pany from building its lines any fur ther into the city. The motion was made as a result of the company having on Sunday last extended its line to the reisidence of Paul FroUch 412 north Kline street, without the consent of the city council. The motion was made by Alderman Firey and seconded by Alderman Anderson. Every member of the council.^vpted in its favor. In calling the council to order :ilayor Aldrich stated that tihe spe cial meeting had been called to eee what the council would do with the matter. He said that he felt that the act of the Groton-Ferney Tele »ne company was a taunt to the city council, 1n that it bad never given the council an opportunity to grant or refuse its admittance to the c»ty. -•••,„ 8HERMAN HOUSE FIRE WILL NOT BE LASTING DETRIMENT Parties Stand Ready to Erect Fine New Building on the Bnins of the Old—Whether it Will be Mr. Ring rose or Not is Not Known—Ring rose Offered $60,000 for His Lots. That the destruction of the Sher man House by the conflagration of last Thursday night will not be a permanent detittment to the city was brought out Saturday in an inter view between a representative of the American and P. M. Rimgrose, who was interested in the botel. -He said that at the (present time, neither he or his brother' could tmake any definite statement as to-what will be done. He admitted that the report that James Ringrose wias -offered, soon aifter ifce flre, $60,000 for his five 25-foot lots on which the hotel stood. Mr. Ringrose refuses to con aider the offer until later, some time aifter the question of insurance is settled. iMr. Ringrose said, however, that a botel would be erected prob aJbly within the course of a year by someone and that someone would be a local party "The n^w building, when erected twill be a magnificent structure," said Mir. Ringrose, and the fire will not hurt Aberdeen permanently. "At the present time) my brother ^-refuses to make any. Mr. Ringrosi^mtfer 'admiOTed' that the man who made the $60,000 offer for tbe lots is a local party. JUBCOES POLICY Contractor Take* $50,000 Insurance on Bis Life (Desdwood, Nor, 28.—The largest single life Insurance policy ever writ ten to the state of South Dakota was tamed'Saturday to Wm. J. McLaugh lin, the contractor who -is at present bulhlinc the town of Naharat. The policy is for |60,000 and fe payable only at death. Mr. McLaughlin oomes from a family with a reonark ahle Ofe htaory, most of them have lived to he from ettfbty to nine ty yeam of age. Although to Js a Kt past Ute, yei the physi cians who examined him state that he was practcMly In perfect oonM tka aA^pwiw #fpto reason why h4 dHM|lfl'a0t |Rv«, %|rrkKf aeddenf^ mst ••••'. rf-rt-. t» kt Chicsfe ChWMli And St- %r MB& Ikf VS tyri Wi.i because the above named Bail Way Line affords the itioet cobOt fort and pleasure to its passengers for the least money. Bound-trip rates on basis of a fare plus two &>l!arsf\ Tickets on. sale DecA: made for children under twelve years of 1 t: v., S .. as- age.-| ir For The Canadian Holiday Excursion very low round-trip rates have bMD int Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswic with three months limit and privilege of extension of returjn limit on additional pay ments, if desired. Applies via.- Chicago and' direct routes with stop-over privileges,^Tickets will be sold |rpin to 31st, inclusive. One-way, Second-Class Colonists^ Tiokets to the West and Southwest may be had at exception-' allf low rates on the first and,the third Tuesdays until Mil 1907. To not fail to inquire into this fully if interested, ^,^ 1 You can purchase your Home-^ Tiokrt also via tbe C. M. & St. P. E'y to the usoal tejpritory and on regular dates. Full information as tx&W inter.o'Mtes to Colorado and .California will be furbished on appli^tion to.: i£, ttfl *1. -Li TICKET AGENT •'•mi ip. We issue a liberal apd oomprenensive p6iicjr" coverlDg7^AU'tom0hl'*is anywhere ih the Unjted States and Ga&adat while in builqings, in n^ Ot) ,JkMS Theft, Bobbery, or Pi)ferage«,in excess of #25 on each occasion. •-.. ItoResttlman er uiittattMM as to the use of the Automobile. Vl ArMtratlM anmJs inserted in the policy., -s ^%4.lnahM lachlMS insured, covering rigs while in operatlott or while stored. IJve Stack Of all kinds insured against DEATH from any cause,. -r- We ask a comparison of our policies with ANY policy issued by other companies. Write me for rates and terms. BATES REASON S. W. NARREGANG Oeoenl Afoit for South Dakota H. D. WOOD. SoUeite: Robes and'' Blanket^^ The celebrated "Northern Ohio" line, direct from the manu facturer, saving you the jobbers profit. Endless variet The largest line in the state. pf BEAR THIS if Ml^l Every harness that we sell is made in our own shop oy care ful and skillful workmen, under our personal supervision, "We are headquarters for everything indorse goods.§ Aberdeen Harness 3 AND The Standard Never Lowered' beo onc« BHOWW HITK (fttttin the banner floating ipVthe breeze of competition. Tbe SSOW WHITE .brand's quality never comes down ahd: ^It^ oUr constant effort.-to increase pts present high grade." "Dependable'' describes the .siMatiori^'e^tQr.' Naturally yos can countr^pn bread you UBeSNOW WHIT* flour. ip7" QET IN RMIIT! do fa wMttft bewi« us in adtttog Aiierdbea to the prodttcinie ^ies. Jg?" iE RCOM HOUSE, mwleint* MMhi --i1 fa Aw* i,~ 6 *k & 0k f. Of T. j! .w '•'fa I'&r,