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Show OIL TRUST'S EFFORT TO QUASH SETTLED BY FEDERAL JUDGE CHICAGO, April 12. Final motions to quash the indictments, as a whole, against the Standard Oil company were overruled today. Judge Landis stated that he had concluded that 439 of the counts were bad and these he had ruled out, leaving 1463 that will go to the jury- Attorney Rosenthal then moved that the prosecution be instructed to signify on which one of the 1463 counts the Government will try its case. Judge Landis refused to consider the matter at this time, saying that if the verdict of the jury be guilty, then the question uiay be taken up. |