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PB0FIT8 OF $490,315,934 MADE BY
TRU8T IN EIGHT YEAFtS.
COMPTROLLER FAY TESTIFIES
Company's Earnings Made Public for
First Time In Federal Suit Against
New Jersey Corporation In Court at
New York Dividends of $308,359,430.
New York, Sept. 18. Prollts aggro
gating $490,315,9:14 were made by ihc
Standard Oil company In tho eight
years from 1899 to 190G. Testimony
to that effect was given by AHHtBtanr.
Comptroller Fay of tho company In
tho federal hearing here. In tho same
period the company's assets In
creased from $200,010,023 to $Trn,(!C4,
031. This Is tho first timo the com
pany's earnings have boon made pub
lic. 'A list of securities owned by tho
Standard Oil company of Now Jersey
presented shows that that corporation
owns 9,990 shares of the stock of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana,
-JOHN D. ROCKBFRI.LER.
which company was lecently sen
tenced by Judge Laiulls la Chicago to
pay a tine of $29,210,000.
In addition to stating that in the
period of eight years inferred to the
company's total prollts aggregated
$49(),:il5,934, Mr. Kay said that divl
demis to the amount of $308,359,430
wero paid in those years. Ills state
inunt also dinclosed thai the capital
Btock of the Standard or Now Jersey
was $9ti,998,U12 in 1899 ami $98,338,
382 In 19DG.
Must Give Bond of $6,000,000.
Chicago. Sept. 18. The, Standard
Oil company of Indiana, Iti order to ob
tain a stay of an execution against
Its property to satisfy tho line of $29,
240,000, recently Imposed by Judge
Land Is, must furnlult bonds to the
amoulit of fK.OOO.OOO. This was deter
mined by Judge QroBHCiip in the Unit
ed States circuit court, much to the
chagrin of tho attorneys! on both
Bides. The counsel for the oil com
pany had contended ktreuuously for a
bond or not more than $1,000,000,
while Jthe attorneys for the govern
ment had demanded that the bond be
a high as the fine Imposed by Judge
J.uuUlri. Judge Grosscup orderod that
two bouds must be filed and approved
by the court before the supersedeas
shall lsHiie, one for $4,000,000 cover
ing the property of tho company at
Whiting, lud., and the other for $2,000,
000 to cover the property of the com
pany elsewhere. '
Attorney General llouatwrte arrrlved
In Chicago from BohIou lo confer with
District Attorney Sims on the Alton
mmuuity case. Speaking of the Al
ton, Mr. Honaparte haid: "Wo will
go ovor the entire situation. It Is
likely, however, that no announcement
of our position will be made until
Bept. 24, when tho federal grand Jury
reconvenes."
TUCKER OUSTED AS MANAGER
James Ingersoll Elected President of
Uncle Sam Oil Company.
Kansas City, Sept. 18. H. It. Tuck
er, Jr., is no longer to manage the af
fair of the Uncle Sum Oil company,
This was the decision of the board of
twenty-one directors elected by
the stockholder of the company. The
first meeting of the directors wh
called la Tucker's home In Kansas
City, Kan. When the board adjourned
they had made It sufficiently evhliut
that the merihers of the h .1 of di
rectors, who are the lait,wt stock
holders, are to manage the oil com
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pany hereafter. James Ingersoll was
oloctcd president and manager of tho
company. Tucker was given the offlco
of secretary, which has little power
attached to it.
The new board of directors doclded
also that Tucker would have to stand
tho name assessment on his Btock as
that hold by othor stockholders. A 4
per cent assessment was decided on.
Tucker has 1,800,000 shares of stock
and his asscssmont will bo about $50,
000. After Tucker gctsthc A per cent
allowed him for selling stock, he will
yet have to give to the bourd of di
rectors $10,000 to cover his assess
ment. KEWS OF NEBRASKA,
Secretaries Must Give Up Passes.
Lincoln, Sept. 17. Tho state boa
of health adopted a resolution prohib
Ifjng nny employe or appointee from
carry ig a pasB. Two secretaries will
have to resign or give tip their passes
Engineer Killed In Wreck.
Seward, Neb., Sept. 17. BurllngtoE
freight train No. 47 was wrecked twe
miles out ol Sewnrd, Engineer G. L
Graves being killed and Fireman Au
gust NiloB was serlojisly injured. Doth
of the Injured employes are resident!
of Lincoln. .
Asks Rehearlntv for Clark.
Lincoln, Sept. 17. Judge J. 13
Strode, nttoruey.for Harrison Clark'
under sentence of death for killing
Street Car Conductor Edward Flour
at Omaha, filed a motion in the su
premo court asking tor a rehearing
Appended to the application are a 111
davits of two Omaha negroes, Oath
right and Wnlm, to tho effect thai
they, and not Clark, killed Fleury.
WOODMEN AFTER A MILLION.
Head Consul Talbot Issues Appeal tc
All Camps of the Order.
Lincoln, Sept. 17. Supremo Consul
A. R. Talbot of tho Modern Woodmen
issued Iroin headquarters at Rock Isl
uud a proclamation asking nil of the
12,000 camps of his order to hold an
nlvcrsary calibrations on Jan. 5. He
asks each camp to lnltlato twenty-five
members on that date, bringing the to
tnl membership to more than a mil
lion
DEMOCRATS DELAY BANQUET
Will' Hold Two Gatherings in Lincoln
Before Close of Campaign.
Lincoln, Sept. 17. Tho Democratic
executive commltteo decided to post
pone tho date of tho banquet to be
hold In Lincoln Sept. 21, for the reason
that It wishes to have two gatherings
of Democrats In Lincoln before tht
close of the present campaign. The
state convention will bo he.ld Sept. 24
and the banquet will be' several weeks
later. Tho banquet will bo mndo a
representative gathering, Democrats
from all hectloiis of the country being
Invited.
NEW CREAM RATES ISSUED.
Nebraska Railway Commission An
nounces Schedule for Roads.
Lincoln, Sept. 17. The state railway
commission announced the promulga
tion of new rates on cream and milk
on passenger tialns In Nebraska. The
minimum charge on a ten-gallon can
of cream up to twenty miles distance
is made 15 cents. The maximum
rate between 550 miles and 000 miles
Is 08 cents per can. . The now rate
does not chaugo the rate on long ship
ments and reduces the rate on short
hauls. The rates are tho outcome of a
lengthy hearing before the commis
sion on the request of the railroads
lor an increase.
STATE ASSESSMENT ROLL.
Increase of $15,697,278 in Value of
Property Over Last Year.
IJncolu, Sept. 17. The assessed
value of all propel ty In Nebraska, as
shown by the grand assessment roll
compiled In the auditor's olllce, Is
$1128.757.579. LaRt year It was $313,-.
160..I01. or this $192,933,517 Is of real
estate.
The report shows that the state con
tains 110,320 dogs worth $110,047 In
the last year the number of pianos In
the htate has Increased 4,158, being
now .11.997, and of organs 028, being
now 13,808. Money on hand or depos
ited has increased from $4,480,895 to
$5,323,129.
The value of the 798,705 horses In
Nebraska Is put at. $12,253,479; or the
58.974 mules at $1,152,003; cattle, 2,
799,573. at $11, 502,870; sheep, 310.874,
at $229,405; hogs, 2,435,357, at $3,738.
M9. SPENS HASTENS TO LINCOLN.
Burlington Assures Railroad Commis
sion Road Will Be Good.
Uncolu, Sept. 14. Following the
publication of the fact that the rail
road commissioners were seriously
contemplating the arrest of HnrMngtou
officials on charges of violating the
orders of the board, Freight Ageut E.
C. S-penn of Omaha made a hurried
trip to Lincoln to assure the commis
sioners they were needlessly exercised
about the altitude of his toad on west
ern freight rates.
No schedules had been filed with
the board of freight rates west of
Ginnd Island undor the 15 per cent re
duction of the Aldrich law nnd tho
commissioners hod consulted with the
attorney general as to tho proper
course to pursue in calling tho road to
time. Mr. Spons said the rdad inad
vertently neglected to glvo notice of
the actual facts In connection with
these rates, hence the difficulty. He
Bald for the points lu question the
Burlington road had the long haul,
tho Union Pacific having the short
haul. The Burlington, therefore, had
determined to inako no rates whatever
for these points In Its now tariff. Mr.
Spens snld the Burlington will always
be glad to furnish the commission any
Information necessary for Kb Inquiries.
The state railway commission an
nounced Its decision on cream rates
but has not formulated Its figures
The railroads and express companlt;
in tho recent hearing asked the light
to Increase ratoe. This will be al
lowed thorn on lonp hauls, but on
Bhort hauls the rato wlll.be lowered.
There will be no radical changes, but
after the new rates go Inlci effort No
braaka will be put on a distance tariff
with regard to creum shipments, and
tie old Bpecinl rates will be abolished
BURTON ISSUES STATEMENT
Makes Public Letter from President
Urging Him to Enter Race.
Cleveland, Sept. 18. Congressman
Theodore E. Burton Issued a state
ment discussing the so-called nntlouul
phases ot the coming municipal elec
lion In Cleveland, in which ho Is tho
Kopubllean nominee for mayor, and
making public tor the llrst time tho
letter or President Roosevelt, who
urged him to accent the local Repub
lican leadership In opposition to May
or Tom L. Johnson. Following Is the
letter from President Roosevelt:
"Oyster Bay, Aug. 30. My Dear Mr.
Burton: You put a hard question to
me In your letter to Mr. loeb. There
aro certain qualities of leadership you
possess which could not be supplied
by nny one elso In the house, ami you
havo a mastery of certain subjigits
such as no other man in the house
can hope to attain. For you to leave
tho house, therororo, would mean that
In certain lines ot leadership there
would be a loss that cannot be made
up. 1 would, therefore, be tempted to
protest against you leaving If it were
not tor my profound conviction that
It Is exceedingly desirable that you
bhould win out as mayor of Cleveland.
In view of the ract that our Demo
cratic system undergoes its most se
vere strain In tho government of our
cities, I reel that it Is of tho utmost
lmportanco to havo a man or your ex
perience, power and your long train
ing, theoretical and practical experi
ence in public lire take such a position
as that of tho mayoialty or Cleveland.
Accordingly, If you ask my advice, I
should say make tho fight."
ELKS KILLEDjNAUTO"WREGK
Four Are Dead at Colorado Springs
Through Losing Control of Car.
Colorado Springs, Sept. 18. A pow
erful racing automobile occupied by
seven prominent Elks and a chauffeur
and built to hold but threo passengers,
while running at a terrific rate,
crashed Into a telephone pole at the
bottom or the West Huerrano street
hill here and was wrecked. Four of
the occupants were killed outright and
tho others wore more or less seriously
hurt. The bodies of the dead were
mangled beyond recognition.
Dead: W. II. Ralston, a dealer In
electrical supplies; ' H. Wlnnall;
John S. Grey, formerly of New York;
Brltton Ij. Graves, a druggist.
Injured: James English, George
Buckley, F. II. Ward, A. W. Mark
scheffel. The party had been to the Elks'
club house at Manltou to attend a so
cial session and was returning home.
The machine, a slx-oyllnder, forty
horse power, recently at Overland
park ran over and killed C. F. Dasey.
GERMAN WINS BALLOON RAGE
Long Distance Prize In International
Contest Captured by Herr Erbslob.
Brussels, Sept. 18. The long dis
tance prize in the International bal
loon race has been won by the Gorman
balloon Pommern, piloted by Herr
Erbslob. The Poiumern came down
at Bayonne, France, 021 miles from
Brussels. Heir ErbHlob was a com
petitor in the St. IjoiiIs balloon races.
The Swiss balloon, Coonac, and the
English balloon, Zephyr, probably will
tie for second honors. All the bal
loons have been accounted for. Tho
contest was given under tho auspices
of the Belgian Aeronautic club. Tho
balloons left this city Sept. 15.
THAW'S TRIAL IS DELAYED
District Attorney Jerome In No Mood
to Hasten Proceedings In Case.
New York, Sept. 18. When the
criminal branch of the supreme court
opeus next month and the case of Hur
ry K. Thaw, charged with the murder
of Stanford White, Is called, Martin
Littleton, senior counsel for the de
fense, will demand Immediate trial for
the accused Plttsburgar. District At-
torney Jcroilio, It Is understood, will
oppose an Immediate hearing of tho
case, and It Is believed some date In
December will be agreed upon.
DISCRIMINATION NOT THE IDEA.
Chicago Board of Education Has Plan
to Bar All Adults from School.
Chicago, Sept. 18. Tho Japanese
consul lu Chicago called on tho super
intendent or the city schools lo In
quire whether it wns true that three
Japanese residents have been barred
from the public schools. It was ex
plained to him that the proposition
pending In the school board is to de
bar all adults, and that no discrimina
tion In respect to color or nationality
is practiced lu the Chicago schools.
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'PRIEST CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty In
Case of Ludwlg Szczyglel.
Pittsburg, Sept. 18. Ludwlg Szczy
glel, the Roman Catholic priest rrom
Chicago, who has been on trial for the
murder of Andrew and Stephen Star-
zynskl, brothers, was convicted of
murder In the second degree by a Jury.
To protect himself from the supreme
penalty of the law, the priest unbur
dened his past life, frankly confessing
his many shortcomings, especially his
drunkenness.
Repays $116,000 Stolen by -Lctten.
New Orleans, Sopt. 18. By mort
gaging his own and his family's prop
erty, State Tax Commissioner John
Fltzpattlck raised funds to repay
$110,000 stolon from the state by C. S.
Lettcn, a clerk In rTtzpatrlck's oince.
Letten is now In Jail.
Pettibone Unable to Appear.
Boise. Idn., Sept. 18. George A.
Pettlbono was unable to appear in tho
district court to have his case set for
trial. An affidavit of the attending
physician states that Pettlbono Is suf
fering from ulcer of the blndder,
Which unless soon checked will prove
latal. It says an operation may bo
iccPKsitry, but ho fears the patient
will lw unable to survive It.
CHICAGO CHARTER REJECTED
Opponents of Measure Have Majority
of Over 62,000.
Chicago, Sept. 18. The now charter
authorized by the state legislature at
Its last stolon for the city of Chicago
was i ejected by tho voteis at the spe
cial election by a majority of over
02,000. Little moie than hall" of tho
registered vote was cast, linal figures
showing oG.-UiG ballots for tho charter
and 12,054 against it. Tho total voto
polled was 181,500 out of a registered
voto or UtlL'JtiS. The light vote was
due to home extent to the fact that
the election was a special one and
that the granting or time off for tho
purpose of voting was optional with
employers, and in the majoiity ot
cases voters were obliged to go to the
polls befoie going to work or not at
all.
Mayor Busse Issued the following
statement: "It is evident from the re
Bult that a great majority of the peo
ple of Chicago either do not want a
charter, or are not sulliclently Inter
ested lu a new charter to go to the
polls and vote. Tho very light vote
polled and tho majority against clearly
proves that. I think this indifference
on the part of the public has been a
mistake. While the charter contained
some provlblonu that were disagree
able to this, that or other special In
terest or element lu the community,
yet the whole or It was a good thing
for Chicago. Its adoption would have
enabled the administration to do many
things In the way of public Improve
ments which would have been of last
ing benefit to the city and Its people."
BODY FOUND IN SHADY LANE.
Aged St. Louis Shoemaker Found Dead
in Haunt of Thugs.
East St. Louis, Sept. 18. The body
or John Cook, an aged St. Louis shoe
maker, was found lying in "Shady
Lane," as tho road leading from Ca
hokla, 111., to this city 1b called, the
man apparently having been clubbed
to death. Robbery seems to hare been
the motive for the murdqr, although
his slayers got but 70 coats from his
pockets. "Shady Lane" is tho haunt
of gamblers and thugs.
Burglar Dies With Lips Sealed.
Burlington, la., Sopt. 18. With his
lips sealed as to the Identity or the
men concerned with him in the sate
cracking at the Lelsy Brewing com
pany's office, George Robinson died,
succumbing to a bullet from the gun
of Policeman Weiss, who surprised
the men at work.
Minneapolis Charter Voted Down.
Minneapolis, Sept. 18. The new
barter proposition, which was before
the voters here for the third time,
was voted down almost overwhelming
ly. The labor vote was In opposition.
Katzenbach for Governor.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 18. Former
.Mayor Frank B. Katzenbach of Tren
I ton was -nominated for governor by
jthe Democratic stato convention on
the first ballot.
GROOMING COUNTS
But It cannot make a Fair Skin or a
r Glossy Coot. ,
Women with koc-u
complexions cannot
lo hoiuoly. Creams,
lotions, washes and
powders cannot make
a fair flkin. Every
horseman knows that
tho satin coat of his
thoroughbred comes
from tho animal'
"ail-right" ondilion.
Let tho boreo ict
"off his feed ' andhta
coat tnrni dull. Cur
rying, brushing and rubbing will glvo
him a clean coat, bub cannot produoo
tho coveted smoothness and gloss of
tho horso's skin, which is Ids com
plexion. Tho ladies will sec tho point.
Lane's Family
Medicine
Is tho best preparation for ladies who
desire a gentle lniativo medicaid that l
will giro tho body perfect cIoatilinrHH
internally nnd tho wholowmenosa
that produces such fikius as painters
love to copy.
Canadian Government
FBEE FARMS
OVER 200,000 f
A mer lean 1
farmers who 1
have settled in Can
nda duringthc past
few years, testify
to the fact tbac
Canada is. beyond
question, the great
est farming land in
the world.
Over Ninety Million
Bushels of Wheat
from the harvest of 1906
means good money to thy
farmers of Western Canada,
when the world has to be
fed. Cattre Raising, Dairy
lug and Mixed Farming
nre also profitable callings.
Coal, wood and water in
abundance; churches and
schoolsconvenientimarkcts
easy of access; taxes low.
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