HELLOM SCORES POINT
Standard Oil Falle to Justify!
the Huge Profits
Standard Oil Comoany Manufactured
04.OS8.3O1 Barrels of Crude Oil In' was developed
1006, Making a Net Profit of 8!l,-; argument between Attorney Hello.?
Company or of the cost of Its manu
facture or expenses of operation,
transportation, etc It was shown ai
the hearing that tho prices of com
modities in general in tfc.3 Initec
States were more In 1895 than at an
time since 1861 and that in 1908
they reached their highest point. It
13 the government s contention that
the price of oil was lower in 1906
than for two years r.:-evi:)iis. During
tiie presentation of the3e figures then
considerable heated
122,251.76.
and Moritz Ros.3iit.ial, the btandur
Oil Hwyar. At one stage of Lie pr
( By Leased Wire to The Times.) ceedtnga Kellogg declare:! that mo
tw vv ' . .tw ' i oTn ' or.ku.v. standard uns subm.ssion or tne
amlning Prof. Joseph French JoUJ yrs 18o ana 106 for comparison,
son, dean of the School of Commerce! was unJ'lst- Rosenthal rep led .that
lof the New York University at the Ith ",v" 11,1 nt uonom.Ms In, - s d
Standard Oil investigation tod.iy ' "l ' lmt vt 1 dctlj 1 1 K
iug. was limine, rui u inuitiyiu it
I looked aj it there would be :i ho; ar-l
gument between the two law vera but :
Kellosg explained that he did not
question tae statement of Rosenthal,
except that the latter was iin.C(n;iliit
ed with the facts in the case.
The tilt was finally smootned over
Liver Pills
AJt lour doctor If In knows a better .
plH or a tluggish Loet than Ayer
PiU . .Then follow hit advice.
It is impossible, simply possible, for
any one to enjoy the bestof health if ths
bowels are constipated. Undigested
material, waste products, poisonous
substances, must be daily removed
from the bodv or there will be trouble.
and often senoustrouble,too. Ayer's
Pills aid nature, thatts all
O. AvftrOo..
1 owsiT. Ma...
OARING DAYLIGHT
ROBBERY IN CBICAfl
SUMMARY OF TODAYS
BUSINESS IN CONGRESS
(By Leased Wire to The Time.O,
Chicago, Dec. 10 A nuniiK duyliith;
robbery of a Jowelrv spve today, sec
ure of t tray o" i! n-nc.:uls raid to be
worth 810.01P. nnrt :i v.-iM cause thvoush
crowded thoroushnu v In which a
number or shot were tired, created
a panic In Hulstnl Direct Two man
l:i full view f liuiie: .-Is tn persons
Frank B. Kellogg, the government .
"trust buster" made a big hole in tae!
testimony given by this witness forj
"the defense, by which its attorneys:
tried to justify the huge profits made.
,oy tne trust, uu uie siuiiu yeseaiu.i
Prof. Johnson read many long and
il
-
tuilnv
he wi
tedious lists of fieures from the re
' ports of the United States Depart - Without any ill feelings apparently
ment of Commerce and Labor, show-l rtmaln.nt,.
ing advances in the prices of all com- J -
modities in the country between I . n en t
1890 and 1907. along with fluctua-l l8 SCCQI)0 DuY 01 uOIlieifiSCB
tlons in the purchasing power of)
money as esttmated by tae govern
ment economists. In that period the
thte advance in prices of 258 commod
ities amounted to 30.88 per cent.
Mr. Kellogg developed that in tae
(Cent. mind from First Page.)
I 111 i
hinytftn,
l-cii-il.n-
M.ll(l SIM'
insr iiusr -Wei
The mv.ate.
.ul. mined wiK
The. house i
Iciiivh'iive. .I'.u
fiopi 'atlon bii
its eons d ir:,,.!i
.' Till; lioinv
111.; p!
I)
I....IH.
. i i
lin-.l-.
iin.1-
1 .10 iiUlOSl
111 th.! IVllUlC
vc ho;:;.t that
O'.VllSVlllt!
the 1!
X.'l
Mouu.v-,
eived t!;.'
i IM a mi
i i I -
i t port nf
XeelltlVC
tor I
hurled bilckn throie.'.n l
front of the iav
iloi.irich h Jc'velrv
diamonds un.l tied .-fji
.-tlO't. ,.,
The mpUIxms knu. k-,i "
r.ion a;nl ehi'divii n
I ivay ami when pa: n:. i s
f lnc thrro was :i -Kii'.'.l
safetv.
i People, in their
! ot luii at th In, :i
nl;pi'.y !-lileval'
! uiift;. that ll. till:'!!:''
been kl'ld.
Great ,nntuHni -.fv.riiv
ft live bv !:
vHtnTNSiuii Oliti)"'-'-ovor-.th'Sxri
(!k- i-lon-.
plate glasp !
'v ot Maurice
grasped th:
: In Huiutcd
f tiiea. wo
iiii:'!:c:l tiieii
d'-jii shoot-f.ei-iaibli!
to.
iip:
IlK
to IZil out
v 1 on ihe
caused ro
ut persons had !
u s
ciheiv
ml lilt
I at the
If ncs.
'catterecl
ll nil' ef
I
.imi lulnient to
i denomination. In the years that have
intervened since his election he has
year 1895 the Standard Oil Company i been lour times around the world in
had manufactured 40,772,168 barrels: tho interest of missloiis.
of crude oil at a net profit of $24.-! Being the oldest man in tae college
076.50 or a little less than 50 cenis ol bishops and now sovenly-lour
a barrel Itnd that In 1906 the trust! years years of age. his work is made
had manufactured 64,058,301 barrels as light a3 possible, he having to hold
of crude oil, making a net prodt of only three conferences this fall: V Ir
$83,122,251.76, or a net profit of ginia. North and Sout.i C arolina, and
$1.30 a barrel. The government law- the Baltimore Conference next Marco.
ver after readine these fleurjs ot . He is a sti'aiiK;1;1 to tew Met ho.iu-i
Prof. Johnson, asked him whether he
thought, considering the fact that
ci" til nrinv iin:l ti i y -:e .'ti m
act. .eliir.inatiim' the fe:ituri' iif la'vtul
cii.zi ti.-lit: !.: all de-euers.
1 lit? limine passed" n lull tn .ippi ieei cile
a nu'Vient lUtii to ieitnlim-se tn.. Is
latv.i oi Hawaii for is liathouse s.'rv-
UL
I.
SHOULD DEATH OfCUKi
.ce iiaiiiLliutelv pic
trul or ti'e Islai'.il.
The pt'oeei'iliiigs i
inti i rupti'd when- 1!
Inn. i' tornier ine-o
cuius U'i!e::i; con.
f the
ill v I
, lions
!. Wo
ot . He is a Strang;
. ! r, s 1.....: Ut I
v uuii;i eiict ft. jitiwuK iieict tuib one uirti
as year bet are last at llockv
the riae in the prices of general com
modities aniouuted to only 30.88 per
cent, a profit of over 100 per rent was
justified. The witness said thnt he
had never inquired into this phase.
He said that economists 'have always
had a hard time deciding what a rea
sonable profit meant and he was
finally forced to admit that theie w s
apparently no cause for such a tre
mendous percentage of profit. He
also admitted that he iuiew 'nothing
of the profits ' of the ''.-Standard OH
as late
Mount.
He is an encyclopedia ot
law and church historv. ami
mill iiro in his eve. it btdng unusn
l : bright tor one ot his anc and at;
n pulpit preacher has tew equals ami
no supc.'lnrs in depla ot thmmlit iupI
soundness ol doctrine. Tne Kreatost
.trial ol his long lite came -to him I his
vear. when me aood ivtte who hi'.:;
gone up and donu the land with hr.u
lor over till v vurs- pa:it:, d to Iter reward.
aiioplexy.
lloor..
Kepn
gan. ei.llc
pi 'siiii'it
iliVl :-tivill
pas. . . I
bill. .'.
fel' uneoiiseKe.is
:,p
w 1 1
thlng-
wtth
i . the
I l!v f.e;i
, aslnn;
con. ot 0 vi
L 1 1
ton. n
ivgia. !
it.itlve Towii'
1 up his Ivll
to aojioint a
eoi'puc.rce
l It V.'.is ti
"li'.l. of M Iclti
luilioih.iii til.
oe.inr.ss on t
ilul. ".labor', .lis
sun uiKin tin
lol.'.tion far a c.
j niejt relatiniv to il
presidency.' It ,r
: vide ior such a co
: arise if the iii'esi.ii
lati'Val between' 1
e lo The Times)
n "s i tt l U i
is" iairoducod a rei
sina:io:iii! nmend
p" riiccess;on' to ts:e
lniended to pro- i
iMiti.'epcv as would
iU-clivt died in the
is election' and toe
I r; SIMMONS INTRODUCES i
VABNER TO BOOSEVI LI :
daifv of lnaiiimr.iuoii.
Hv t tie unietu.:i. 'tr .
dent-olecl would Mir
ol president .Man n
Vice-piesl-
tlie duties j
HAMUT M:VS.
Sir.
' 1'.
the J,l
Vul'lKT,
e.ts'ed Wire to Tin...
mton. 1 ice. I'' -i-'fiu
North cai-olliiM. let!
.-itit-ni this-; . inoniie.
! line
COAT SUITS, CLOAKS, FURS.
THE SEASON'S NECESSITIES.
The weather seems to muke up lor lost time. it Indicates
heavy frost anil kiiuiv, The mor? reason for you to pui-cliase a ( out
Suit or Long (.'out and Fur. Il you liaveii t got one yet now is the
time to buy.
We are offering you now the lt opportunity to purchase any
of these garments at great sacuhce prices.
We have arranged for tomorrow,
DECEMBER 11TU A SPECIAL SALE.
4
of Ladies' Coat Suits, Iiig Coats und Vvrs that will hold until Mon-
. ....
. day. December lth. '
Coat Suits that are .worth $25.00 will be sold for
$17.50 each; $18.50 for $12.95; $15.00 for $10.50;
$10.50 for $7.35.
Cloaks and Kui-s will lie Hold ut our usual 10 per rent, olf of
our rt-gular price.
RKMKMBKK That It Is always Ix-tti r to Is- iilieml than to be
belilnil, tlierefon-. we would advise you net to wuit until the lust
dHy, but come soon TO.MOKKOW to
' ,. '. :.-
THE LADIES FURNISHING CO.,
oil 1 1
nine
ot
e.lit.
ii i
out h
he
I'lnies)
tor Siini
oilticefl to
H. H.
of tie? I.eX't!'J:t:i Dis
conilttctiiiK n party ot
iii-o'in.i beauties' thruUKh
leiiiilnir noi im-ni cities.
iiuiiiiliiiif Washington, l'.ait'mol
l'.'f ItelcipUii an. I N'.-.v Vork.
Thf yoiint,- ladies are itis,
i'Os'er. I'eai'l I.von. iieife He
Nona Koont-i. Minnie Owen.
H t lr-d V v ( it Mm i
l'l uie
drieks.
l'.UCll)!
THE ONLY CKEDIT IIOVSE IN TOWN.
113 E. Hargett St., RaleiKh, X. C.
IV'low Itosenthal's (irocery Store,
K(;l (i!Itli SET FKEE.
I,:ili: Todd, ("limited With the Murder
ef Tildcn Adams Set Free Today.
I. ula Todd, the sixteeh-venr-old
colored izr. from Wendell, w.io kill
ed I ildeii Adams a tew weeks auo.
was given a preliminary hearinir be
tore .1 usticc Separk today.
It will bo remembered that Ihe
Kirl killed Adams whil the two w.rt
plavlns? with a Klin which thev bolli
thouslu was not loaded. The euro-1
tier made an examination and found j
that the killing was entirely acci-i
dental and dismissed t.ie girl. Later!
she was arrested on a warrant pro-!
cured by the uncle ot t.ie deiu. man.
i tie case against tier was uismissea
and the prosecutor taxed with the
costs.
Sikes Carries t.noit Keoort
onfeience I tic Hepnrtinrnt
(Hpac.al to -tne I lines.)
Hamlet. X. C Dee. H'ltev. I
Mkes lett yesterday tor Durlt
w.ierc he goes m. intend the session
of tho North Carolina Conference.
Mr. Jsil(i!S takes the best report this
venr that the ciuiteit aas eve.- made.
Kighty-four tin iiibers were added
during the lasi oai and the pastor s
calarv was rai-i .i two hundred dol-;
lars. I'ho sahin will be raised two:
'hundred move next year, making a;
! total ot $1.2UU, - , j
Mi-. H. A . l urvis is also attending j
i the conlerein e as a lay delesale from i
! the IlocldiiMiam ;stU't. ",
T.ie new vierwora having re
cently been completed, tha town has
bou phi some hre-fig.iling apparatus.
consist nit; ot two hand-reels and one
thousniiii teel, of hose. This is a
great relief to the projiertv ownors ol i
Hamlet, a si ho town has heretolore;
been 'almost at the mercy ot t.ie.
mimes. A fi. e department will be or
ganized ami drilled in the rudiments
ot tire fighting at once.
vm mm
Hfl'1::
I 11 l ( Ft l-o
mm
RtrSSSSwiU i I U : "
vsiimmm i . won
i..oi uni ,. : M
!-: '.USk.';.& " - '
oliday Announcement!
: : DO YOUR : :
HOLIDAY SHOPPING NOW
only wise it Is considerate. Slocks full, Iroh ami rom-
at their best. Every alv::nt .lire is to be Rained by liinlan
selections now tortuv.
omen'N Felt Mljipers, f;:r boerO, beartli's that combines core..
fort with necessity. Hau l t .m: in Mack, gray, ami wine.
I'lice, !j!t.C0. ' '
ome:i's 1'oudoir, in bl::ck, red, mid LIu: hids, 1 rice
Evening .Sllritirrx, Z.TXt tO"A5.0.
omen's I rcss Sooes ;i lrs- showhiK. 82.0 to US l-OO-;
n s Cpern SIippi'is m black t a ::, Iji I .,"0 and l.'.r.
t and kid Jionico. ijii.'O mid .S2.00. : k
ss 8boeH. $3.00 to Mlt.OO.
FTS FOR CHILDRE
It in impoysiMi." t luciitini) lu re o-ir
limits' li'.r.cy C urb turns Fi otwcnr ef
tectv lor l!oy:', Misses', and t aiiti
M li s S.nx s. Li -iy ii-.s. Soft Soles, mid
man otluc liiifittnas ,,iys tti.-.t irc
UKcinl, cost a little ntid last a lonv
line. I be prici'M e.re
Heriiert Rosentha
THE SHOE FITTER,"
Faye teville
RALEIGH.
w
f
s&mkf ' -
to jl t.OO
mi;.
JAMI-N
WILL
T. STOHKOW
SIXCEED MI. ELIOT
Nearly Twenty Million Pcunds
So il in tiic Slate
iiisloji-Siileli', us sual, Leads the
Stair Kital Sales of Tbiee mid
Oue-lia): Million rounds Wilson
is Second Kalemb Sales Low.
.pe.v, 7a billon, and Wendell Pass
jOtUMiO I'ound Mark.
Ori'OSED TO 1'IIESENT IU'LES. j
Kep'.tlihean Menibi-rs of Ihe House to I
IDv Leasod Wire to Tho Times)
iioston. I iee. 10 James I'. Stor
I row lias been elected head of llarv
iard I iiiMMvli v. to succeed Dr. Luo:,
iiccor.liiii: to a report which becann:
cuiTcnl lieie today. Mr. Storrow ,s
cliaiiinan ol the Hoston school board
I.-
20,(50ii.
liie lioo
Iioi'nes.
nreitii ol November saw nearly.
Kit) pouncis ot louacco sold on
ol North Carolina ware-
instoii-Suleni leads the
Meet in unfertile).
W ashiDgton. Dec. 10 Republican I
rs of the house who are on-!
the reitdoptlon of the piTs-
enl' rules In the new courei.s will
ineei. In tonieieiicc tomorrow nlitlil
anil n close personal friend ot i)r
Kliot. . ... '
i.t.ite v.tlh tail's iiiiioir.iiing to three
and one-litilf niiillon pounds. Hal
cign ihows no wit.h onlv ti 7-10 0
minims, while Apex stands twelve
above t.jr with nearly I'li.OU.i
i 'hmkIs. Another V, ake coitntv town.
e!)iil!;:i. has nearly lr.o.uu i pounds.
membi
liosed to
No rietiint) of T. Jenkins.
. h
til-. Leased Hire to The Times)
w York: Dee, 10 An attempt is
i.id ;f rielinito plan ot prorsdure will to be liiade lo sniipress camera men
be nuiiped out. 1 no niinies of Ke'i
resenliitive Oarduer. of Massacliu-
in the trial tor murder of T, Jenkins
Haias. which Is set for next Monday.
setts: Townsend. of Michigan; Haves. I beiote Justice (rain, in the Flushing
of California; Mtirdock, of Kansas. ! supremo court. The taking of ilnsh
hiiiI Cooper, ot W isconsin, are given j liuhls in Hie eourt-roonv will be tor
us prominent m tbif movcmeiii. bidden.
Iiein!e!l also h;i
po.Hie.p.
liii llh i
n i ,1 i , i
lo.vs:
, Vi.;s-i ii-.'ale'.i .
IWilson . . .". .
.no-nil .irv . .
: Ro.'tiv Mount .
Lr illt
l'i ' i
Liold over I'lO.dOO
d In
od
V i
depart
: as to:'
" j7. iSJ
J.231.967
1.541.214
1 4.H ()
1.220.0311
1.147.i07
Durham . . . . .
t) ford
U it'n II
;o.i)o:o . . .
Henderson . . .
Lo'iisbiifc . .
rutin Ilk
: Warreiuou . . .
Moneville . . .
(.reedinore . . .
LaOrainio . . . .
Le.il;sville . . .
.(ioldsboi'o . . . .
Madison . ,. . .
'Apex . .
Snow Hill . . .
Y nung'.ville . . .
iimitlifiela . .. . .
K.ll'.eiii . . . . . .'
.ebulon . . . .
illiatiii'ton ... .
(Ireeiisboio . .
I'obersoiiyille .
Wendell . . . .
Darlington .
Ahoskle . .
A j den . . . . . .
Kaloiali .
Kiiquav Sprlnvs
ltkhlaii li. . . .
Siulesville . . .
artiiw . .'...
Pilot .Vlotiiitalu .
D.inn
Falrtronl . . . .
Grand iot.nl .
;" EOITATIOX OF THE NKfiHO.
AViisiilnglon. D. ('.. D (:. 10 I'res-ident-i-lect
latt. Anilii'W larnegie.
Disbop Aorahani Grant, of Kaiuas;
Walter H. Pilite. editor of Worlds
Works: Hooker I-. Sai;!.in;ton. anil
otiier men prominent hi national at
fairs. were prouetit ill Hie meeting of
the board tit trustees ot tae Aniiti T.
.It a ties Fend tor the education ot the
negro in th- southern rural districts,
hold in l ne p.'ivate ofiico of ( oiniiils
Hioner H. H. I' . Mel1 arl.nnl vesienia.v.
1 he conitniitee met to discnts plans
i for tne work lor which ji was organ
i izeil. l,ie. payment of salaries to
i I .liny-six i nd util rial t cache rs, who al
ready ha,e begun work, was approv-
...i .. , .1 .....I n.-...., , I, -a
. i i u iiuu i'ie oitisiu.'iii iinu iiLi.v,
conuiiltt.ee were anthori.:ed to extend
this list. It .s und( .-stood that the
number of teachers will be increased
about the lirst of the year,
i 1 he board also appropriated $1,6M)
to be distributed among eighteen
schools tor buildings and equipment.
In addition to this. $17, 500 was np
pioiirlaled to bu used til: the discre
tion or the president, witu tho ap
proval of the executive commit t jo.
Tae Jeanes Fund committee is the
52 lux flr.it. organisation composed of north-
r,n sss em white-men. southern w.nla men
p. 2 1 u and in. n rocs, orgKiiized for tae etl.ui.u-.
'27 m" tiou and dev) lopnient ot the negro,;
2B.170 MUa Anna T. Jennes. ot Polladelplna.
2t'0S6 a short time before her death, made
. (! MIIH ! (rift Of Jl.OOtl.'JOO for HllS piirpQSe.
. .. jonlv the lii'ei'"s( fi'om Mils sum is
l'i s l nan ! nvailnble,
1.151.S12
M.' i(.
7."i!).2CS
KIU.I7I
.r 4 is
5 . t) 1 7
i; 7i(i
. 2!)7 2"0
277.2U0
265. 6S5
2f(i.(iir,
207. OKI!
21 ::,;:so
164 52 .
10H!2S
' 18 -Hoi
1 ! "77
r.n I t
lol.l:!l
U. 970
I 2S 11'
1011. (ilia
107. 075
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In Tailor-made Suits, the season's latest style woolens. No carried over goods offered; woolens we
have just received which we are offering for
SPECIAL LOW VALUES FOR TSE MMY TRADE.
This is a grand opportunity to have a suit made to your order for the holidays at a great sacrifice.
We only have about 100 different styles in this special sale, therefore, first come first served, as the
good are limited.
Ao Co HI I Rf T (D) Kf 9 FOREMOST miLOR. .
Carolina Trust Building Raleigh, North Carolina
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