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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
3
A chaotic roundup reports tornado destruction in Minnesota and police actions in various towns, labor disputes at Helena, and a Russia related incident. It notes a Rio Chande river capture near El Paso, Panama canal workers' marriages, a Chinese adoption case in Pottagille, and Turkish forces devastating villages. U.S. diplomats host Roosevelt luncheon as global tensions rise with several wars and economic shifts.
A district court session on Saturday will discuss grand jury motions in a Federal case involving the Lake Lumber Co and an Oil Company. The defendants face alleged rebate schemes and infractions spanning 1905 to 1906 with potential fines and imprisonment. witnesses expected to testify include transit and engineering staff.
Aug. 6. Shienificant public report to President Knox Smith outlines Standard Oil Company methods affecting oil prices and profits. Commissioner Smith notes profits from 1904 to 1906 exceeding 27 million and dividends totaling 1,922,124 since 1642, arguing prices lowered under normal competition without hidden combinations.
The Navy department forms a committee led by Captain Hugo Osterhaus to study proposed uniform revisions after sailors complain their helmets and pancake cap are wind unfit. Enlisted men seek coats visor caps and more practical blouse styles like marines.
A bill in equity filed before Chancellor Magee seeks an accounting of four years of business from the American Sugar Refining company on behalf of George H. Earl Jr and the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company. The action, separate from a $30 million damages suit, could expand investigations into corporate practices and enforcement.
The July 1907 monthly statement shows total receipts of 55,006,465 and disbursements of 66,818,945, yielding a deficit of about 11 million. The deficit is attributed to appropriations becoming available early in the fiscal year and large early withdrawals. Receipts from customs rose to 23,826,448 and internal revenue to 22,840,304. Expenditures were roughly 1 million higher than July 1906, offset by nearly 4 million increased spending on the Panama Canal project.
The first testimony in the government suit to dissolve Standard Oil and its subsidiaries will be in the New York post office building on September 3. Ex Judge Franklin Ferrign of St Louis named special examiner. orders sent to all attorneys. Kellogg of St Louis and Morrison of Chicago aid the government in the case.
Federal Judge C. E. Wolverton of Oregon rules in favor of the government in the dispute with the Conrad Investment Company over water rights to Birch Creek. The creek serves as the southern boundary of the Blackfoot Reservation, and the case has been under consideration for months.
Washington dispatch reports American minister in Tangier Gummeré says government troops have occupied Mazargan with French cruisers nearby. Refugees arrive from Casa Blanca noting ongoing French control of Tangier.
Washington reports no protest from Japan regarding sending the Atlantic battleship fleet to the Pacific. Officials say no basis for objection exists since the fleet will stay in American waters.
Through a Roosevelt letter made public in New York on Aug 5 it is learned that Augustus Saint-Gaudens the famed American sculptor who has died designed the new gold coins now being completed. This design is probably the last completed work from his hands.
In Hazelton Pennsylvania August 56 Louis Samobella accused of wife beating was publicly fogged by Alderman McKelvey after testimony. The alderman dragged him by collar into the street removed his coat and handcuffed him to a post as the crowd watched. A bystander lent a belt to restrain him.
Late at night state officials received a telegram from the railroads attorney stating the 2-cent rate will take effect on or before October 1 if the matter is taken to court for a final ruling. The railroads say they have decided to yield to the people and end the dispute.
Governor Comer and Attorney General Garber meet with top lawyers after Southern Railway defies Alabama license cancellation. State officials warn of mass arrests of railroad officials and possible use of state troops to take possession of the line if the road resists. A special legislative session could place the railroad in receivership within 60 days.
Washington reports two escape avenues for the Standard Oil Company after Judge Landis verdicts. The government vows to press a substantial fine appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court on constitutional grounds. Officials note the fine of 29.24 million may be challenged as excessive given the trust’s capitalization and assets.
Los Angeles August 6 United States District Attorney Oscar Lawlor abruptly left for Portland and Seattle amid revelations of extensive land frauds in the Imperial Valley. Lawlor cited important business but gave no details. Investigators expect prominent capitalists to be named as the probe continues.
High winds and a violent gale hampered the Wellman Chicago Record-Herald polar expedition at Spitsbergen with balloon house damage. Repairs completed and apparatus working well, planners hope to start for the pole around mid August barring further accidents.
Advices say Japanese sealing schooners Kaike Maru and Midori Maru attempted a raid on seal rookeries at Cooper Islands guarded by Russians. Kaike Maru returned to Miyako Rickusu province reporting that her sealing boats and 12 men were captured by Russians.
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