Show COMPLICATIONS i IN M MERGER ER GER su SUiT f fI I United States Objects to Short lines Intervention ARGUMENT OF ATTORN ATTORNEYS Y S t i CASE WILL BE CON CONCLUDED CONCLUDED TODAY ODAY ST c i PAUL PAT nn iut t h legal battle by y lw Iwers ers names mu are th uh Iut kt the State Is beIng waged In lip hr T district court before JU Judge i e Sanborn Hook Thayer Thay the action being Ing laed on ont T t L motion It to the court urt b by E EH ii H ft et si al for tor le lekve ave to flie an for the purpose ot of why hy the Northern SecurIties C o should not carry out 01 Ian of of the a of oft t tI Je In a manne hi to the ot of liar Jar ila II and PIe Pierce Array or of L Legal gal Talent Th The the f W D I R it S Levett gen gee genG G Oi 1 1 of th Southern Pacific 1 J 1 M Oma I Evarts of Ohio Th were ere represented by Hot or of war var I or of Philadelphia Ji L T d Stetson c el for J Jp Jl p l o 0 George Young oun Prank Frank D B nd C A S Severance al also alsot o t v general counsel for tor the X In PacifiC and aad M 11 D Grov Grover r rI I n ral ml for the Northern 1 id this array Army of oC talent the UnIted t O was by P DI i rl t A C C C Houpt who ho hopr pr 11 to the inn the direction or of United Ft Int a Surprise Thi as of ofa a to the petitioners petitioner who ho wore were I of It until after Mr Evarts i 1 I n i the APi for the plaintiffs ua Jud Sanborn A ked him It its he hea a wa t that hat the United States SO SOI gov govI I d to the Intervening po pe Ii ion TI court th then n directed If IT I pt to riad rad tn the objection of Mr h hh h i x which to Ig as al d 1 to Ul the court I 1 iud had been beun served upon me mei Hll i H Harriman Winslow S SI SI I Jr and the Oregon Short Line Rail Rall RailI I UA t will apply to the thu judge ot of court fur leave Iao to Intervene In this t t tu proceed and aud to be l SLet p t He at the decree of oC this I rt nl roil rod on April 9 i as 89 at af 1 by the court tit of the red States Statu and anel for such euch other othel oi 01 oither I t ther or dUCer different nt order O or r 1 ellot as to 11 court may deem fit The States Stales admits I t r the allegations ot U peU I t i n but objects to the Inter nUon ittin This aHe heard by this lIft itt on bill blU answer and te testimony Umon a final filial decree dacree was entered enjoin rig ng th de as t I L 1 n 11 appeal by the defendants to the me court ot of the United f the theT J lr T t or of this court was wae In Int t Iry irv particular th the effect ot of which a to en end and anel close the The Tho gate stands on the decree a as And submits Ut that the y ton ned to se tha It is III isI faith I my ob b the a aI t I iding to d tOp P C 1 KNOX O OAtt Att General Contentions of M J Evarts In his statement con cont t that the company compan In ini i linal distribution or of the assets In inI trolled I ried to take a course which would the rom common control or of the Pacific and Great Northern I 1 to the detriment of the plain Iff and nd continued violation or at the hrman antitrust law Mr 11 Root contended that there was as J warrant in ht the general rules or of t In the decrees or of the courts r in the statutes for tor thIs lie ie sId the decree or of this court aS aR limited to the simple command Tou ou halt not and nothing was ez ex ted but absolute obedience rhe arguments argument or of both Mr lr Evarts ut Mr Root occupied less leu than nn an 1 urs time lime but every word was Lol LolI ol I 1 with the by Tilt 0 a orne 8 aril hu ho trow crowded ed the court coutt m the gal 1 and who bo sat ten even 11 tables an and andi hi i steps to the tbt 1 Judge Lovetts Plea Plene M 1 n ott Ot ar was finished I t before heror noon and when the court un d at a Loyett be beai ai his bI 91 behAlf of oC the pe 1 lIe bf begins with the conten It the Securities Y been the l legal l owner or of ork k of thc PR d ad the thet t t Northern It would to the fruits fruit of that and the attorney general generalS S uld not the relief he In the trI original suit Th foundation of th the bill bilt In that vas as that the stock had been 1 cc anIl held for tor un an Illegal pur purpose lit Th d deree rel of the court had determined 1141 tItle tu it the stock ever eyer T In Se Securities omy tuse that was wat not legan pI hie of c uch auch title The de had the elfed of f giving Our ourt custody ot of the stock th the Th pt tiUn be saW said were not kIn th to wInd UP tin the at f nor Dor disse the securities corn com comin in ny rh rhey were lre asking It to dispoSe t the tek in what they iM fik thC only way wRit with the of the court Gurt The plan or of die t proposed by the North Northern Se S untie did not S e the ther r It simply r reduced or at ab att abt t to tl reduce Its stock In such A anner 11 leave leeve the H 5 In control of both roads lOads He r referred to the statement or of coun 51 I tOl br the Northern corn oom Ja iny ny to the effect that tut the comlY night have sold J Is stock holdings Dd hd this tbt because the of oC tn the urt determined that It had never 1881 f at ht stock It was not ary at to enjoin a corporation from sell seU seUng ng the stock because It Is net cue cUI mnary to enjoin anyone from selling hat he does do not own The stock lOck was much In tho constructive custody ot of othI hI he Ourt as a if It had seized It When Mr r Lovett concluded Former James Lewis of oC appeared and stated that he presented the Continental Tru Trust t corn com any Jany of Nw New Jersey Jerse and asked to be beArd Ard u as un an objector to the petition iz hf court allowed d him fifteen minutes minute It said his client was the owner ot of 11 shares ot of the stock 0 the North rn Securities company and objected to hp he petition being granted because the ort Ht had no jurisdiction The Tue court adjourned the case until l 0 tomorrow morning when n no hour bour and aDd fifteen minutes will wUl be tor further |