Show SMALL FINE FOR FORTHE FORTHE FORTHE THE OIL OCTOPUS Under Ruling of Judge Ander Andr Anderson Andrson And r son Rebating Can Cost the Standard But OO Chicago Feb 55 United States District Judge Henderson broadly intimated ed to today today today day that he will rule that the unit of of oC offense tense in the Standard Oil rebating case will be the settlements of freight charges Under this ruling if made a afine aCine afine fine Cine of only is possible as a com corn compared compared pared with Judge Landis assessment of In the original case ease The court said after listening to the arguments arguments ar arguments I think that there can be no more con convictions convictIons convictions than there Utere have been settlements wherein the carrier and the shipper have settled their accounts and the shipper has received back the difference between the valid rate and the rate which was a con concession concession concession cession Of these settlements there were In reading this opinion the court also disposed of tins the contention of the defense that the tho whole matter was as a continuing offense susceptible to but one punish punishment ment men I United States District Attorney Sims left eft tho the court room quietly apparently in inno Inno no mood to discuss the question He has held all along alon hov however howyer ver that even yen the maximum fine on the settlement basis ren ten renders renders ders the attempt to enforce the Elkins law against big bis corporations Ineffective The names of AlexanJer H Revell Bevell Ed Edward Edward ward Ahlswede and J 3 C Vaughn all prominent men et the head of important local loca interests were ere among amon the tile names in ina inn ina a n panel of Jurymen drawn today toda |