Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-07-29 | Page 1 | New Attack on Standard Oil

NEW ATTACK ON STANDARD OIL Indications That Bonaparte Is Preparing to Take Prompt Action Lenox Mass lass 1 July 28 Plans for tor an another another other great battle In the courts with representatives of or the Standard Oil I company will bo be worked out here In the Berkshire Hills within the next few days Under the direction of ot Attorney Attorney ney General Bonaparte who is 15 passing his vacation time In Lenox the first move In the new ne action which It Is understood Is to be brought by b the government against the Standard Oil company Compan will w Il be made here and the machinery of the department of ot justice set In motion Prompt Action Probable This action following the recent de decision of ot the United States court of ap appeals peals at Chicago setting aside the judg judgment judgment ment of returned b Judge Landis against the company indicates that the announced Intention of the ad administration administration ministration to renew the proceedings Is to be carried out promptly Mr Bonaparte will be Joined today by Frank B Kellogg of or Minnesota I whose conduct of or antitrust cases for forthe I Ithe the government brought him national renown and they will review together the present legal l gal status of af the case and decide the details of or further action For assistance they will have the thes service s of ot half a score of trained legal experts from the th department of or Jus Justice tice in Washington Kellogg En Route Chicago July 28 Frank B Kellogg arrived here today from St Paul on his way to Lenox Mass to confer with Attorney General Bonaparte In regard to further action In the government case against the Standard Oil company of Indiana District Attorney Edwin W W Sims and nd his assistant John H who handled the govern governments ments case before Judge Landis left here yesterday and are expected to reach Lenox today I J e h