Titusville Herald

              Tim TITUSVIIXE HERALD.
VOLUME 35.
TITUSVILLB, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1906.
NUMBER 5a.
MONEY FORTHCOMING
FOR TRACTION UNES
Half Million   Dollar  Mortgage
Filed Tuesday
SIXTY  MILES  OF   RAILROAD
Extends Titusville to Union, Union to
Brit and Tryonville to Cambridge
Springs — Opportunity   for
Tltusvllls.
There was flled fn the office of Register and Recorder W. A. Thompson at
Meadville on Tuesday a mortgage for
half a million dollars, drawn ln favor
of the Mercantile Trnst company of
Newark, N. J., against the Titusville
Northern Electric Traction company's
property: a proposed trolley Une extending from Franklin street, Titusville to Union City. This mortgage is
calculated to cover -future bond Issues
necessary for tin construction of the
road, the bonds to be handled through
the Unsocial institution which is acting
as guarantor under the mortgage.
Important Project.
In brief, this summarizes the most
important electrie traction negotiations
ever undertaken ln northwester.!
Pennsylvania. It is the flnal assurance
that thn road will be bullded. Tbe
money Is now in sight and tbe work
will be commenced at an early, date. A
good many railroads have been constructed on paper only ln this part of
tbe eountry in tbe past few years, to
tbe end tbat the public has grown
sceptical and ln major portion the people reside over tbe Missouri, where
/ proof is required. In this case very
tangible proof is the mortgage which
guarantees the money for tlie construction- of the road The Herald It
advised upon good authority tha: within a year and a half sixty or more
miles of electric road will bt built to
the west and northwest of this city.'
Titusville Utilities Company.
The line.to Union City, which is
twenty-three miles from Franklin
street, is not the only feature of the
project. There was organised In New
Jersey some weeks ago the Titusville
Utilities company, a cor!H»inftOn~aiiiing
whose attributes is apeclBMl the buil-1-
Ing jiad operation of street oar lines.
This Ib the parent company from which
will be evolved the Titusville Northern
Traction companv, to build lines from
tjjtnsville to Union, dty, Union City
to .Erie and Trypnyllle.«to-iphmb!:ld.gsii
ftnrtn-W.''' 'P&W*' l^-*j^tfe»i8lbWilTiav fm*
made to the southward, re? chin <.
Woitseville; for President W. J. Smith
of the Titusville Traction com pa n y
said Tuesday that the Pennsylvania
railroad is willing to part with Its
grade down the east bank of Oil Creek
to a trolley oompany. So lt ls possible
that the Titusville Utilities company
may eventually build a line to connect
witb the Citizens' Traction aompany at
OH CiVrZ <
^';it      Men Behind It.
Charlee E. Wellborn of Weston, N.
J., who is a capitalist himself and engaged largely ln iron and coal production, has taken hold forcibly of the
traction question ln this part of tbt.,
state. In company with W. J. Smith of
this city he has. secured a charter from
the state for the proposed roads. .Vll
of the risht of way has been secured
from Titusville to Union dty, Union
City to Erie Wid Tryonville to Cambridge Springs. The mortgage against
the rigbt of way and other holdings
has been issued and the bond issue arranged for. so that the money tor the
worl; is Immediately available
Asked Tuesday when work wlll be
commenced, Mr. Smith stated that lt
Is proposed to sward three contracts
for tbe three divisions of-tbe work and
he -believes' that it should all ba <-om-
pleted within the next year and a half.
Utilize Old Grades.
It was some years ago tbat tbe project was flrst investigated to utilise the
old railroad grades In tbis part of the
state for trolley purposes. Iu the
palmy days of railroad building and
when the oil supply of this section was
supposed to be inexhaustible, several
railroads rose like little kingdoms,
flourished'and fell, some with a sickening thud. Among these was the
Union and Titusville railroad, lately
controlled under lease by the Pennsylvania company. Tbis is an excellent grade from TryonvUle to Union
City and It is upon that grade the new
traction line will be bullded. There is
also a- good grade from Union City to
Waterford on tbe line toward Erie and
the TitusvlUe Northern company has
leased every inch of it. From Tryonville itlirough Little Cooley toward
Cambridge Springs there is another
grade, -the Erie and Central Pennsylvania. This also has been leased.. In
consequence,-' the rights of way are all
secured and there appears no reason
why tile present plans;should be abandoned Sunless through some unforseen
l*>gal complications.
Wells Fargo Express.
It is stated tbat arrangements have
already been made with tbe Erie Railroad company for the entrance of tbe
.Wells; VarS° * Co.'s express Into this
-district It will be handled via- Union
Citv to TitusvlUe by fast express cars
bri'the new line. Titusville already bas
two express companies aud the addition of a third having the facilities
of the Wells Fargo people will be welcomed by shippers. The road through
I nlon. City to Erie will open up a
splendid section of territory, it will
pats through Tryonville, Centerville,
Ricevllle, Lincolnville, Canadohta,
Union City, Waterford and several
smalt towns near Erie. The road from
Tryonville to Cambridge Springs will
pass through Little  Cooley  and  Mill
Village.   Both lines   will   intersect a
splendid farming section.
Will Help Titusville.
It is not going- too far to state that
this will probably mean much for the
future of Titi.svllle. Railroal facilities here have not been, of the best and
this may have been responsible in a
certain degree for some of the hesi-
1 tancy of manufacturers in past, years.
ITbe road will also place TitusviUe in
close touch with +he farming territory
to the northwest and it will make this
a better and more desirable market
tjwn than it has been heretofore. The
road through Union City will give
uuick service direct to Erie and quick
connections with Erie railroad trains.
Ihe road to Oarnbridce Springs will
furnish a more direct route to Mead*
ville and it wiil also place TitusvlUe
within easy reach of Its prosperous
little borough sitter wbere mineral
water ts the chief article of diet. In
f-.ct. it is just possible that this move
will be the beginning of a better and
larger city. 1
If construction work - begins this
rummer, as it probably will begin, then
there will be employment for a good
many men and teams. There ought to
l-e no industrial depression in rhis
rart of the country for another year at
least.
TRINIDAD'S DOOR IS CLOSED
castro will not be allowed
to Land there.
Deposed Venezuelan President Not to
Be Allowed to Establish a
Junto.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 6.
—At the urgent request of the state
department at Washington, communicated to tlie London foreign office, the
British government has decided not to
permit Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, to land ait Trinidad. "
Cipriano Oastro is returning to the
West Indies from Europe with the
avowed purpose of recovering the
presidency .'or Venezuela. He left
France March 26, on board the steamer Guadeloupe. Where he proposes to
land in the West Indies ls not definitely
known. His original intention was to
leave the steamer at La Glial re, the
Port of Caracas, but the Venezuelan
government at first refused its permission. Subsequently this refusal was
withdrawn anu^it was intimated that
Castro could l,f"_\ an Venezuelan soil
but at bis cm - - I-t was then said
that Castro vi 8 ',§ ..-we the Guadeloupe
at Trinidad ty^aw&it developments and
watch hla opportunity from that port.
It was also said that he might continue on to Colon tor the same pur-
■ The Guadeloupe is due at Trinidad
April 10 and at Colon April 15.
.The latest advices .from Caracas intimated tbat Juan Vicente Gomez, the
president of Venezuela, contemplated
resigning In favor of one of the vice
presidents of the Republic.
WASHINGTON WAS EXPECTING
GREAT  BRITAIN'S ACTION.
Castro Will Not Be Allowed to Interfere With Present Conditions.
WASHINGTON, April 6.—The news
thait the British government has decided not. to' pSrfiiit Castro to land at
Trinidad is in conformity with the understanding of the staite department,
it ls said here that prior to the exchange ot views of tbe several powers
interested in maintaining order ln
Venezuela, Great Britain had shown a
disposition not to allow Castro to interfere with conditions established
after bis stormy reign.
Just what course will be taken to
accomplish this even now ls not known
here but thnt It will be done effectively
is not doubted.
CASTRO'S APPROACH   HAS
A DISQUIETING EFFECT.
Mall   Service Is   Resumed With   the
Republic.
NEW YORK, irprll 6.—The Red Star
liner Philadelphia, whicii arrived lrom
Venezuela liarts today, is tbe flrst
steamer to brim; the mails from Venezuela since the bubonic plague and the
trouble with tbo' Oastro government
occurred.
Passengers reported that affairs had
been in a normal state In Venezuela
since the advent o! the Gomez administration, but that recently the people
had again become uneasy at tbe news
of Castro's contemplated return.
Castro at Gaudeleupe.
POINTE A PITRE, Guadeloupe,
April 6 —The steamer Guadeloupe with
Cipriano Castro, the former president
Of Venezuela, on board, arrived here
today from France. She will stay in
port over night, and continue on her
way tomorrow. Her next stopping
place is I'.asse-Terre, Guadeloupe. Senor Castro did not come ashore here.
EMPLOYES OP KNITTING
MILLS WILL PARADE.
Thousands of Women  and Girls Will
Go to Washington.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April G.—Between 15,000 and 20,000 women and
girls from the knitting mills will parade the streets of Washington in a
monster demonstration In favor of an
increase in dnty on imported hosiery,
according to plans formulated 'here todav by the members of the National
Association of Underwear and Hosiery
Manufacturers.
It is estimated that twenty excursion trains of twenty cars will be needed
to convey the paraders from Reading,
Easton and Philadelphia to the nation-
Ill capital.   :J«Zi£
AD VALOREM DUTY ON
OIL SEEMMSSURED
TMs Amendment Will Be Presented Later in Week
$12,000 FOR TITUSVILLE.
DAY     OF     ARGUMENTS
The Countervailing  Duty on   Lumber
Was   Stricken Out of    Measure.
Tnt Hide Schedule Caused
t Bitter Dtbate.
WASHINGTON, April 6.—The
amendment to the oil schedule will be
offered to the committee of the whole
by the' chairman, j lt provides that
the countervailing duty clause shall
be stricken out and a duty of 25 pcr-
eentum ad valorem on crude and re-
lined petroleum substituted. This rate
wlll make the average duty on refined
petroleum one cent per gallon and
about one-half cent on crude. --The
present provision makes the rates
average between 4 and 6 cents per
gallon.
Accusing the large department
stores of having instigated the opposition of many women and. "hysterical
men" against the increased duties provided by the Payne tariff bill on women's gloves and hosiery, Representative Serena E. Payne, chairman of the.
house ways and means committee-,. in
a statement today which Will be printed, in.the congressional record,assented
that the Importers who oppose the duties were interested in firms abroad j
which make gloves and hosiery. He
presented various arguments in an effort to justify the increased rates from
the Republican standpoint of protection, contending that the difference In
cost of labor in the United States and
abroad was not covered by the duties
levied by the "Dingley law.
Duty on Hides.
A lively discussion then was precipitated over an amendment' by Mr.
Scott (Kan.) fixing a duty of 10 per
cent, ad valorem dn raw hides, which
-vas finally lost on division 106 to 166.
Among those supporting the Scott
amendment was Mr. Burleson, Democrat (Tex.), who said that evidently
the amendment suggested' the only,
way to get .cheaper boots and shoes.
Referring to Mr. Clark of Florida, but
without mentioning his name, he: declared that the position-auch as ho had
taken meant "that if you take care of
my. district you may pilfer, you may
rob,. you may plunder the American'
people and I will stand by and not
raise my voice against it."
More Amendments.
An amendment to the Scott amendment by |p Underwood (Ala.). IneW*'-
Sit^-atdsiF wftghtTtt '"hhw% than - ode
pound on the dutiable list, was defeated 65 to 133.
Discussing the Soott amendment,
Mr. Hill (Conn.)1 declared that the proposed duty on hides was' simply "a
surrender to a Chicago monopoly."
"Rank nonsense," shouted Mr. Mann
(ill.) all the way across the chamber.
"1 am for free bides myself," he said,
"but that is rank nonsense."
After the Scott amendment was lost
an unsuccessful attempt was made by
Mr. Clark (Mo.) to put leather and all
products of leather on the free list,
the chair deciding that the special
rnle did not apply to that section.
Through proposed amendments Mr.
Miller (Kan.) sought to bave the barley schedule changed from 15 cents to
25 cents per bushel and Mr. Alexander
(N. Y.) offered a substitute fixing that
duty at 10 per cent, ad valorem.
These amendment, relating to the
barley schedule, were still under dis-
cuslon when the bill was laid aside
and the house adjourned.
The Lumber Schedule.
The Tawney amendment, designed
to remove the duty from all lumber
Included in paragraph 197 of the bill
except finished lumber, was lost on
division 151 to 173, party alignments
being badly broken. A vote by tellers
on his demand also resulted in being
lost 170 to 176.
The house then overwhelmingly
adopted the Fordney amendment to
the Payne tariff bill striking out the
provision for a countervailing duty on
lumber.
In Tuesday evening's Pittsburg
Leader there was a statement to the
effect that the appropriation of $12,000
for the Titusville city hospital was
passed by the senate and the house
during the afternoon session. This
amount Is the same as was reported
by the appropriations committee some
time ago.
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS
DISCUSS BIG  PROBLEM,
Differential    Rates and   Canadian Pacific Cases Trouble.
NEW8PAPER PUBLISHERS
WILL INTERVIEW SENATORS.
Tht   Senate    Finance    Committee    Is
Working   Hard.
WASHINGTON, April 6.—Messrs.
John Norris, Herman Ridder and Don
Beits of New York, representing an
association of newspaper publishers
which favor.free wood pulp paper manufacture, had a talk with Chairman
A Idricli of the senate finance committee today and will soe him again tomorrow. It is not expected that this
delegation will seek a hearing, but wlll
be content with the opportunity to present their views to individual members
of the committee.
A delegation representing sugar producers sought a hearing today to protest against the Philippine section df
the Payne bill on the ground that it
will furnish an opportunity for importer's to ship sugar into the islands
and reship it to the United States.
Members of the committee hold that
there is no danger that this will be
done under the provisions of the bill.
Three sessions were held by the
committee today, Including a long session tonight. The schedules relating
to chemicals, oils and paints were taken up and rates inserted in the bill.
It Is satd that little change was made
from the figures iu the Payne bill.
At the night meeting rates on cements, potteries and glassware were
under discussion.
NB WYOiElK, April 6.—Another prolonged meeting of the presidents of
eastern trunk lines and steamship companies, who are interested in the
freight traffic disputes between the
trunk lines' and the New York, New.
Haven and Hartford railroad over the
differential agreement between that
road and tiie . Canadian Pacific, was
held here today. The meeting adjourned late in the day without having reached a decision. Another meeting will be held on April 19.
Evidently the question is a very
knotty one, for it was; said after the
meeting that no progress "in solving it
had been made. A proposition to submit the entire subject to a disinterested arbitration committee was considered, but nothing definite along this
line was decided upon.
CAPITAL PARK BILL
DEFEATEDJDNTUESDAY
The Margin Against the.Measure
Was Narrow
TARIFF BILL PROVISIONS
DISLIKED BY MERCHANTS.
The Minimum and Maximum Features
Objected To,
NEW YORK, April 6.—The executive committee of the board of directors of the Merchants' asoclatlon ot
New York at a meeting today unanimously adopted a. resolution concerning the minimum-maximum provision
in the Payne tariff bill.
It recites tbat in the bill' now pending the maximum and minimum provision, as reported to the house by tho
ways and 'means committee, fails to afford a sufficient basis for the negotiations of satisfactory commercial
agreements with foreign nations, and
asks that the provision in tbis respect
be made of such a nature as will confer upon the executive,power and discretion to negotiate trade agreements
with foreign countries upon the best
possible terms.
TRACTION MAGNATE SUICIDES
9,xtL ELLIS OF PHILADELPHIA
TTTCTtES HIS OWN LIFE.   i;W%
III Health Was the Cause if the Rash
> Act—Was Interested In Many
Large Affairs. -
PHILADELPHIA, April e.f+ChaHes
E. Ellip, president of the Citizens'
Passenger Railway company, a subsidiary company of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company and one of- tiie
wealthiest men in ;Philadelphia, shot
and killed himself today at his home
in this city. He was discovered lying
in a pool of blood in his bed room by
his wife who had heard the report of
the revolver while she was at break
fast. A physician who i was hastily-
summoned pronounced him dead
[ The dead roan was 74 years old and
had been a sufferer from- neuralgia
and rheumatism for some time. He was
also troubled with tubercular glands
beneath his arm's. The latter affliction
caused him considerable worry and he
underwent an operation about two
months ago in an effort to effect a
cure. The operation was unsuccessful. In spite of the poor health from
which he suffered his family state .that
he never threatened to commit suicide
and they believe that the shooting
was accidental.
He had been in the habit of keeping
the revolver under his pillow as he had
great fear of burglars. In addition to
being one of the largest stockholders
in the Citizens' Passenger railway, a
line which guaranteed dividends of
$H a share on stock on which only $20
has been paid in, Mr. Ellis was a heavy
holder ln other valuable street- railway
securities. He was a director in several of the subsidiary lines of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company.
He was born in this, city and was a
son of Amos Ellis, who was a wealthy
lumber dealer here, and died leaving a
fortune of $3,000,000 to be divided
among his three sons Another son,
Frank H. Ellis, lives in this city.
Mr. Ellis' wealth was reputed to be
above $10,000,000.
COLORED MEN   ENJOINED.
DEMOCRATS ELECTED
OFFICERS ON TUESDAY
Curtis   L.   Webb   Chosen   Chairman,
Remarks by the Stalwarts.
MEADVILLE, April 6.—(Special.)-—
The Democratic county committee
met at the court bouse on Tuesday
afternoon. County Chairman A. L.
Thomas presided, with Fred Kiebort
secretary. The roll call showed thirty
districts  represented.
The choice- of a county chairman
resulted in tbe election of Curtis L.
Webb, Esq., with L. P. Michaelis, secretary.
Remarks were made by James P.
Colter, Esq., Curtis L. Webb, D. D.
Goshorn and others. The meeting
was a very harmonious one.
NO DRINKS ON TRAINS.
UTTLE ROCK, Ark., April 6.—The
state senate today passed- a bill plac-
TRENTON, N. J., April 6.—Th* ing a heavy penalty on persons drinull ouse today passed a bill preventing ing intoxicants on trains in the state
negroes from using tbe name or wear- or on station platforms. This wilt
ing the emblem of the Benevolent Pro-1 probably affect buffet cars, although
tective Order of Elks. intended only to stop rowdyism.
SMITHS   FILIBUSTER   FAILS
During the  Night  Session   Many  Important 'Bills Were Passed—Pure
Food       Bill        Is       Not
Extinct.
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 6.—The
Capitol park extension bill was defeated in the house this afternoon at
3:40 o'clock by just two votes. The
vote on the bill, whicii has occupied
public attention for weeks, was 102
votes in favor and 83 against.
MEADVILLE HOSPITALS
«..': OET APPROPRIATIONS.
Fifty Thousand for the Extinguishing
of Forest Fires.
HARRISBURG. Pa., April 6— At the
afternoon session among the house appropriation bills passed finally were:
Meadville hospital,'$lj),600.
Spencer hospital. Meadville, $16,000.
Clearfield hospital, $18,0110.
Warren Emergency hospital, $15,000.
Penna. Memorial Home, Brookvllle,
$14,000.
Erie Home for Friendless, $15,000. -.
Butler County hospital, $40,000.
Elk County hospital, Ridgway,
$18,000.
The bill authorizing a commission to
consider and report upon the advisability of establishing a state system of
workhouses was defeated.
After having passed more than 100
house appropriation bills, tho senate
proceeded to the consideration of nearly 200 additional house appropriation
bills and they all were passed on first
reading. They will be taken up fcr
final passage Thursday.
At 11':.20 p. m. the senate adjourned
until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
After the defeat of the Capitol park
bill the bill to appropriate $4,000,000
for general road building was passed
with no opposition. The bill to increase the salary of the highway commissioner to $10,000 was postponed.
Appropriating $50,000 to pay for expense of extinguishing forest fires.
Tq enforce the provision of -the constitution prohibiting use of passes, except by employes and those authorized
by law.
THE NIGHT SESSION WAS
VERY LIVELV&T TIM£*T
Amendments to Pure Food Bill Were
Vary Many.
HARRISBURG, April 6.—At the
opening of the night session, the second ' reading calendar was taken up,
among the bills passed being the Reynolds bills to provide laws for incorporation of companies for generation
of electric power by water and for
transmission of power; the Jones
state fair commission bill-; requiring
plaintiffs in libel cases to deposit $500
to cover costs.
Attempts to restore the pure food
bill to its original form, allowing use
of certain preservatives in limited
quantities and with notice given on the
container, precipitated a big debate in
the house tonight. ,
Mr. Thompson of Blair, chairman of
the health and sanitation committee
presented amendments to the bill which
had been drafted by Attorney General
Todd|
Ex-Speaker McClain at once presented an amendment to prohibit use of any'
preservatives and supported it in a
strong speech in' which he bitterly assailed the practice of using. chemicals
in food products.
Many Amendments.
Mr. McClain was -answered by John
Reynolds of Philadelphia and Mr.
Richards of Allegheny, who declared
benr.oate of soda is net deleterious to
health.
The amendment proposed by Mr. McClain was lost. 72 to 114
The amendments made to the bill
by Mr. Thompson were drafter by Attorney General Todd and were as follows,
"Providing that not only the main
package, but every package in which
is sold or delivered an article containing benzoate of soda, shall be so labeled."
Adding a "notice" feature to the
"guarantee'' clause so that after a retailer has been relieved of prosecution for selling adulterated food be
cause he has produced a guarantee
from the manufacturer or wholesaler,
he shall be subject to prosecution regardless of the guarantee if he shall]
again sell or offer for sale the adulterated article concerning which he lias
received notice from the dairy and
food commission or his representatives.
When the Thompson amendment had
been made.the bill passed second reading without opposition.
FIRST SECTION OF SCHOOL
CODE  FINALLY PASSED.
Crawford County  Representative  Filibustered Against Bill.
HARRISBURG, April 6.—The bouse
late tonight adopted the first section
of the big school code by a vote of 96
to 55, after the most strenuous battle
of the present legislative session. An
attempt was made to filibuster against
the bill by William S. Smith of Crawford county, but before be could carry
out his threat of talking so long that
•there would be no time for further
legislation he was called to order and
a vote forced. This indicated that the
people in charge of the bill had enough
votes to secure Its passage, but Mr.
Creasy, the Democratic leader, moved
to adjourn and after much consultation his motion was declared carried
by a vote of 93 to 62.
The action of the house upon the
bill tonight was accompanied by
scenes of much excitement and frequent roll caUs.
NBW JERSEY RAISES TAXES
ON BIG CORPORATION'S.
The State's Revenues Will Be Greatly
Enlarged.
TRENTON, N. J., April 6.—The
state senate today passed a bill increasing the annual tax on the capital
stock of corporations formed under
the laws of New Jersey. The bill applies to corporations with $5,000,000 or
more capitalization and increases the
tax from $50 a million to $150. This
would provide an annual revenue to
tbe state of about $500,000.
It affects about 200 corporations aud
would compel the United States Steel
corporation to pay the state about $85,-
0(>0 a year in addition to the $47,000
paid now. The bill making kidnaping
a capital offense was defeated.
WIRE TAPPERS' SENTENCES
AFFIRMED BY COURT,
THE OIL COMPANY'S
DENS IS BEGUN
John G. Milburn Opened Presentation of Case on Monday
THE    COMPANY'S    HISTORY
The Government's Attorneys Completed   the Argument   Against   the
Standard During tht Day.
Eloquent Addresses.
Thoy  Received No  Money, But Were
Convicted by Jury.
ALBANY, N. Y., April 6.—The conviction of conspiracy in the cases of
John O. Quigley and James McCormick, who were convicted in Kings
county of attempting to defraud John
A. Wagner of $20,000, was upheld today
i).y the court of appeals. The men told
Wagner that they were In the employ
of certain telegraph companies and by
lapping the wires could obtain results
ct races. The police-were notified by
Wagner and the men were arrested.
Wa«_rner paid them no money and
tliey contested their conviction on the
ground that it therefore was not a
conspiracy.
SUICIDAL    ATTEMPT    SUCCEEDS.
GALLIPOLIS, O., April 6.—Captain
C. L. Bell, known from Pittsburg to
New Orleans as a skiff builder and
Civil war veteran, died at his home
iu Racine, O., last night of three bullet wounds inflicted Sunday with suicidal intent.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE HEARD
MRS.    SAMPSON'S    CASE    18
UNDER   HEADWAY.
NOW
There Were No Powder Burns on the
Person of Harry Sampson, Who
Was Slain.
LYONS; N. Y., April 6.—Frank S.'
Allyn, the 20-year-old. Brother of. Mrs.
Georgia Allyn Sampson, who is
charged with the killing of her husband, Harry Sampson, was an interesting feature on the Witness stand
today in the trial pf his sister. In a
thin, weak voice that could scarcely
be heard beyond the jury, box, young
Allyn told how Harry Sampson staggered into the Allyn dining room on
that fatal Sunday morning of Nov. 1
and fell dead in the presence of Mrs.
Allyn and himself without uttering a
word.
The witness said that on running to
the telephone he found the rifle behind
the Sampson dining room door leading to the pantry. It was cocked and
a box of cartridges lay on the edge ot
the wainscoting. Allyn was still on
the witness stand when court adjourned until tomorrow.
The prosecution outlined its case
today and from three physicians, Dr.
George D. York, Dr. Edwin M. Rodin-
burger and Dr. Cyrus Jennings, the
coroner of Wayne county, developed
evidence .that no powder marks -were
found around the wound in Sampson's
breast or around the bullet hole in the
shirt which he wore. Dr. Rodinbur-
ger thought that the edge of the bullet
hole in the shirt was slightly charred
• Mrs. Frank Allyn, mother of the defendant, will probably be called to the
stand either Wednesday or Thursday.
STUDENTS ON STRIKE.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., April «.—'
Two hundred engineering students at
the University of Minesota went on
strike loday for a week's extra vacation.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 6.—John G.
Milburn of New York, the Standard Oil
company's chief counsel of reoord, late
today began the presentation of the defendant's side of the case- in the government's suit to dissolve the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey for alleged violations of the Sherman act,
now before the United States circuit
court. Although Mr. Milburn addressed the court only forty minutes,
he found time in that brief period to
tell much, of the early history of the
Standard Oil corporation from the viewpoint of the defense. The two principal
points made up to the-closing hour by
Mr. Milburn were that the corporation
had done much for American industries
and commerce and that the oil business of the early days was of a nondescript type.
"Wherever." said he, "the foot of
civilized man has trod; wherever the
hoof of the camel has made its imprint
upon the sands of the desert, 'or
wherever an artificial light is burned,
and wherever flies the flag .of any nation, there will be found the produot of
Standard Oil, the product of America
and Americans."
Government's Case Closed.
The federal attorney,.. Mr. Kellogg,
concluded his opening address for the
government shortly after noon and
then C. B. Morrison, formerly United
States attorney in Chicago and now
Mr. K'-llogg's chief assistant, finished
the government's opening argument by
a discussion of the alleged unfair competition, scoring the Standard Oil company for its alleged secret gather- -
ing of reports, showing the business
of competitors, and charging It with
maintaining- a spy 'system. Among
other independents mentioned as having been -"spied" upon was the. firm of
Hisgen Brothers of Albany, N. Y., the
senior member of which. Thomas Hisgen, was the Independence League candidate for the presidency.
Mr. Kellogg, discussing railway rats
discriminations, pointed out that thc
defendant had enjoyed rate favoritism
thrbughoijt'.stJte-country-"while the independents were compelled to pay full
tariff:charges The Standard's direct- '
org- were • likewise upon-the directorates of the principal railroads essential to the defendant's success, he said,
and that it secured special favors could-' -
not be dehied.
A Strong Appeal.
Transportation, he said, was today
the most important essential of commerce and for a big corporation to en- .
joy the transportation favors was. of itself one of the phases of monopoly.
Dismissing with a very few words the
charges that the Galena Signal company -had improperly secured 07 per
cent of the nation's railway lubrication, Mr. Kellogg closed with a strong
appeal for the court to construct the
law and facts within the government
briefs and contentions.
Alleged  Price  Cutting.
Mr. Morrison described the various
phases of alleged price cutting in which
he declared the. Standard indulged to
put an end to competition. In many
large cities, the attorney .said, the
Standard cut prices until it operated
at a loss. This loss was made up, he
explained, by higher prices obtained in
adjacent towns where no competition
obtained. Many concrete examples
were sited, including that of Springfield, Mass., where the business was
conducted at a loss, there being a competition of 11.6 per cent In Fall
River. Mass., a. few miles distant and'
without competition ,a profit of over
two cents a gallon was made, thus more
than equalizing the "loss at Springfield,
he declared.
President,
JOHN FERTIQ,
Viet President,
W. J. STEPHENS.
Cashier,
F. C. WHEELER,
ESTABLISHED 186S.
Second National Bank
TITUSVILLE, PENN'A.
Capital   -   -    -    $300,000.00
Surplus "'EE"-   $275,000.00
We have the most complete banking facilities fdr
meeting the requirements of all classes of people.
Large Resources.   Savings Department.
Safe Deposit Vaults.
Foreign Exchange Department.
INTEREST ALLOWED  ON TIME DEPOSITS.
SAFETY THE BEST POLICY.
John   Fertig.
Louis K. Hyds.
B. F. Kraffert.
DIRECTORS.
John L. MeKinney.
William Bayliss.
John H. Scheide.
Samuel Grumblnt.
W. C. Warntr.
W. J. Stephens.
X