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Show niE rifiHT THOUSAND INDICTMENTS CO. against standard oil (CuntlniMd from P6 One.) ' r, were nude by the dellveri 7 per cent. gusdtfd inw ever call particular attention 1 e the omt of u the fact ee toend to the striking transportation foiiuiiirlson made between the eti-mfe eoet of the Standard transportation and the rates actually aimed therefor by that company. Three rates an from three to six does as great as they should be. takpi;e-Ua- .j pipe-lin- the costa of ing Into consideration all operation, maintenance, depredation, id profit on Investment. desire further to call attention to dm substantial failure of the Stand-ai-d pips Unas to comply with the of the common carrier requirement act uf June ft. 1906. the socalled -rate law." While most of the Staad-nrd'-a trunk lines do an interstate business and should therefore, under that lav file tariffs of rates, four of these Interstate lines the Prairie Oil and Gm company, whlea furnishes the only outlet from the field; the Ohio 0(1 company, which furnishes the only outlet from the field; the New York Transit Tide-Watripe company, and lho Sled not have any inch taricompany to accept ffs st all. refusing entirely or deliver oil owned by others. Other Standard lines, while filing certain ntes, bare done so in such a mannero m reduce their apparent compli-ooto an absurdity by filing rates only to perfectly' Insignificant points, where no on desires to ship oil, or compoints where the Standard Oil pany only has refineries, (for example aiming no rales to New York harbor), by plHQf Impossible restrictions upon tbs acceptance of shipments single shipments to be tt least hi 7i,000 or even 800,000 bmrrels mount.) and by fixing even the rates ss filed at a point wholly excessive tnd unrsssonable In amount, when compered with the cost of the service. Tho Standard, having prevented the rise of independent pipe lines, having destroyed or absorbed the few that n successfully constructed against ttt opposition, haring then refused the um of he own lines to producers and refine n who had no other outlet, now plainly Intend to nullify, no far an ha own llnei are concerned, the eranmon-carrie- r requirements of the rate law. This condition should receive careful attention. It la clear that, especially la view of the 'action of the Standard Inpipe lines respecting the new and creasingly important and Illinois fields. Immediate oonsld-entir- e should be given to the enforcement of the plpe-Unprovisions of that law. It should be further pointed out that la certain of tho states which would naturally be crossed by Independent pip linen no law now exists giving the right of eminent domain to pipeline companies. In brief, the history and present operation of these Standard Interests show throughout tbs past thirty-fiv- e years a substantial monopolisation of th petroleum industry of the country, a deliberate destruction of competition, and a consequent control of that industry by less than a dosen men, who have reaped enormous profits therefrom. The comrqgrcUl efficiency of the Standard, while very great, haa been consistently directed, not at reducing price to the public, and .thus maintaining its predominant position through superior service, but rather tt crippling existing rivals and preventing the rise of new ones by vexatious and oppressive attacks upon them, and by securing for Itself most unfair and discriminations In transportation facilities and rates, both by railroad and by pipe Una. wbtle refusing such facilities ao hr as possible to all competitors. Bine the publication of the report of the commissioner of corporations on the tra importation of petroleum, In May, lflufS, action baa been taken by the government on numerous cases of railway discriminations discovered and set forth In that reiiort, and Indictments against the Standard Oil company or Its subsidiary concerns are now pending In the northern district of Illinois, In the western district of Tennessee, In the western district of Louisiana, In the eastern district of. Missouri, In tho southern district of California, and In the western district of New York. The total number of Mperate offenses named in these Indictments exceeds 8,000. All .were combrought under the Interstate merce ect as amended by the Elkins act, and set forth In d detail the violations of that act by the said report of the commissioner. At Chicago a conviction In (he United States district court has been secured on 1,463 counts. In the western district of New York, where 1 1111-u- u (re-quiri- e wide-teachin- g ex-9e- MITCHELL BROS. FOR MONUMENTS. Just arrived 3 carloads also the Pennsylvania railroad and the New York Central anl Hudson River railroad were Indicted, and demurrers of all four defendant, have been over, ruled. None of the other cooes has yet coni to argument, but in every issue that has so far been determined in conuertiou with these indictment the facta set forth in the said ivpurt on the transportation of petroleum and the position therein taken have been completely sustained. Very respectfully. H. KNOX SMITH. Commissioner of Corporations, The Preident. A New Zeeland aud Australia they have an animal vegetable oddity which cannot be equaled by any other animate or Inanimate object upon the earth s surface, it Is tLe queerest or tbe many autipodexs wouilera and paradoxes sad for tle want of a better name has been called the bulrush caterpillar" or vegetable worm. The native Tasmanian nuntJ for tbe oddity is sweto-hotetStas aboveground portion of this vegetable worm is a fungus of the order spbaeria, which grows to n height of lx qr eight inches. When pulled up by Ifee root this fungus Is found to consist of a lar.e caterpillar, showing head, segments and breathing holes every detail of the grub being perfectly preserved. On examination the Interior of tbe caterpillar la found to be comitaeed of a "punky" look lug really tlie root of the fungus, which has cremated every fiber of what was once a living, breathing creature's anatomy. In all tbe Instances which Buckland records, the spbaeria bad nude 1U attack in tbs fold of skin between tbe second and third segments the caterpillar and had replaced nil the animal substance of the creature's body with a hard brown vegetable growth resembling tbe fungoid growths on blackberry and other vines. CEMETERY. Veils la Charrhea. During the tenth century no woman was allowed to appear at church without a velL It had to be a real well, too, covering and concealing the features la order that the prayers and meditations of the men might not be disturbed by the contemplation of feminine loveliness. There was a tradition that the origin of the custom wan in ' an order from a great I Tenth ealut Whoa a young man he met a little girl with feature so nobis and beautiful that, although he was many years her senior, be Immediately fell In love with her because she resembled a young lady to whom bo had been engaged years before, but who died in bis arms. Th man and the child separated, and be became a priest. Many years later bs saw her in tbe congregation just as be ' was entering tbe pulpit to preach, and tbe sight disturbed him to such an extent that bis sermon was n failure, and he ordered nil tbe women thenceforth to wear veils. Birds Is Attack. Birds display great skill sad cunning in tbs chase, the attack and In guarding themselves from Injury during the struggle for supremacy. The secretary bird la the inveterate enemy and untiring pursuer of the spake. All sorts, rven the most venomous, he hunts with seat that Is nt ones interesting and musing. JThe snake flees from Its foe, who follows, watching every opportunity for a blow. When tho reptllo turns the bird uses on of bio wings as a shield and strikes with hla foot Tbe snake buries Its fangs In the wing, but leaves tbe poison la the plumage, and the bird escapes unhurt. Repeated blows from the powerful claw confuse and disable the snake, and at but It falls, to be at once dispatched by thrusts of the sharp beak Into Its brad. Tbe bird then tosses bis victim Into tfle nlr and, catching It aa It falls, swat lows It INHABITANT OF BALT1MUKE CAN HARDLY REMEMBER WHEN I ! i 1 HUNTER j i : WHISKEY WAS FIRST PUT UPON THE MAR-REITS STEADY GROWTH IN POPULARITY THROUGHOUT THESE MANY YEARS PROVES IT THE PERFECT PRODUCT OF THE STILL 1 . -- " legal BIDS WANTED Sealed bids for the erection and d of a twontory completion school building, to be rected at Wilson, Weber county, Utah, will be received at the office of T. C. Woods ft Co., architects, rooms 66 and 67 First National Bank building, Ogden, Utah, up to 3 o'clock p. m. May 15, 1907, and shall be opened by the Board of Education of Weber county at their rooms in the county court bouse at S o'clock p. m. of same four-roome- date. A certified check for five per cent of tho bid, made payable to the order of the Board of Education of Weber county, must accompany each bid. Th board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The bidder shall furnish an acceptthe amount of able bond for one-hal- f the contract Plans and specifications on file at the office of the archisue-orsaf- tects. By order of the Board (tt Education of Weber county school district 8. G. DYE, Clerk. NOTICE. SPECIAL ROAD TAX ELECTION. BOY ROAD DISTRICT, Weber Coun- ty, Utah; NOTICE Is hereby given that In pur- en-tttl- to-wi- is - Splitting Paper. INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR ASSOCIATION, OGDEN, UTAH. Notice la hereby given that at n regularly called meeting of the directors of th Interns ouataln Fair Association of Ogden, Utah, held on the 3rd day of May, 1907, an assessment of (I 50) one dollar and fifty eents per share (fifty eents per share for Improvements and on dollar to pay existing debts) was levied on the capital stock of the corporation, Issued and outstanding, (also on all unissued Three ef stock which hia been fully paid or One word in tbe English language partially paid, and also on all stock of In which the vowels occur in regular the Weber County Fair Association of Is there an- Ogden, Utah,-- which has not been exsequence Is facetious. other? Rochester Post Express. changed and is entitled to exchange abste- for stock In this corporation), payEver hear of the word able Immediately to J. O. Heywood, mious ?" Cleveland Leader. What Is tbe matter with arsenl-01- 1 treasurer of the Intermountain Fair Association, office at the Commercial New York Tribune. National bank, Ogden, Utah. Any stock upon which this assess. AatoMogtapfeles. ment may remain unpaid on the Sth No are Ilea. All autobiographies day of June, 1907, will be delinquent man to bad enough to tell the truth and advertised for sale at public aucabout himself during bis lifetime and tion, and unless payment to mad tell to to tbs no man good enough before, ao much of said stock as may troth to posterity In a document which be necessary, will bs sold on tbe 29th bs suppresses until there to Aobody left day of June. 1907, at X oclock p. m. Berrge at the front door of the Weber Counalive to contradict nard Shaw. ty Court boose, by the Secretary of the Corporation, to pay the delinquent assessment thereon together with the Wake Him t p. cost of advertising end expense ot I ur Bashful Beaumont Er WM. GLASMANX, last night rale. dreamt I r Secretary, What's that a sign of! 860 24th Street. Ogden, Utah. Modest Malden Well, It's a sign that youre mors acnsiblo asleep than NOT TO BE FROZENOUT. . awake. Mrs, Suburbs Do you still receive e that dreadful Mrs. Comralwas at your Tin Re-fund- Something about the excursion to . Nevada, and how you can get i,Jr Densn refunded. On or about there Is to be an excursion .? ei7. Nevada, If you have not been 11 will be worth' your to makecertainly the trip. Ely will be I the next two years can prevent It the mines emeiters will employ at least 7,600 men. Now a the time to buy prop-wbe- n It la cheap. We have a few 'Mere tracts lying within half mile est residences In 2 City. ue of them will cutEly up Into splendid lots We believe these "'y ? sell for $100 each In the next rateea months We will sell these C?.trac, from $925 to $1,225 and 13 caah, balance in "P1- - H you come in on the ex-i- ,! 011, We will allow yon $30 from purchas price of one of these f" Tour expenses Refer to Sz National Bank. Bank of Ely and .TPonMble business man in Ely. are f?r map and particulars, DICKERSON ft ELLIS. Ely, Nevada. 1 THE OLDEST Xa(It'i ed to Get Expenses on June 5 Excursion TIn i suance of a Resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Weber County, Utah, on April 32, 1907, a Special Election is hereby called In tbe ROY ROAD DISTRICT of Weber County, Utah, on Friday, Ms 24th, 1907, at the RCiY SCHOOL HOUSE In said District, between the hours of seven (7) A Me and seven (7) P. M. on said day, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors within said District, a proposition to authorise the Board of County Commla-siuner- a of Weber County. Utah, to levy for the fiscal year 1907, a District Road Tax of five (6) mills on til the taxable property within said district, to bs used exclusively for the I construction and repair of roads and First Oissai Elfeg, bishop of Winchester during highways situated therein. Only registered voters residing withtbs reign of Alfred the Great, Is resaid district who shall have paid puted to have procured an organ for in tax therein In tbs year bis cathedral. It eras tbe largest In- said property such election shall be strument then known, having 400 pipes preceding to vote at such election. divided among ten keys, supplied by Th following named persons have wind from twenty-si- x pairs of bellow been duly appointed by tbe said Board and requiring the service of no fewer to conduct said Special Election, t: than seventy blowers. Judging from NEPHI HARDY, P. A DIX and D. tbli, tbe Winchester organ either came from Germany or was built upon a J. HAMMON. By order of the Board of County German model, for In that country, County, until much Inter, the wind was pro- Commissioners of Weber Utah. vided by a aperies of treadmill OSCAR B. MADSON, (Seal) whereon the blowers rangemnt Chairman. gripped a bar, each working two pair DAVID MATTSON, 11k of those out smiths, bellows, of County Clerk. with their feet London Queen. Dated: Ogden, Utah, May 1, 1907. ; . i sub-stan- EXCURSION How OGDEN, e. Very often It Is worth knowing bow to split a sheet of paper. Suppose you bad an article which wss printed on both sides and yon desired to paste It In your scrapbook. You would paste It between two sheets of stout paper and, when nearly dry, draw these apart You will have half of tbe printed sheet on each, and by the use of moisture you can readily detach ' them. of EXAMINER: gsi7.m?xr,T.Ti7st?jr7.T:j;.a Caterpillar. In ' marbls and granite to select from. Don't buy from agents. they get large commissions and you have to pay them. Order at once for Decoration Dny. YARD OPPOSITE CITY ELY MORNING . . hlm.-Geo- klr'you . ' They Pall Ibort. "at home?'' Foreigner Are the earnings of your Mrs. Tiptop Impossible to get her household servants large as a rule? to take a hint. Do you know, when American No; not nearly ao large aa he called I never offered her a chair. Mrs. Suburbs And what was the tbelr pay Pittsburg Post result? Mrs. Tiptop Result? Why, tbe next Ho who knows only bis own side of she fame she brought a folding time of Mill. little that the case knows campstool with her. Tit-Bit- UTAH. MONDAY, MAY HO, lf'UT. 7 |