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Show TRUST GETS ANOTHER WHACK. Indiana and Republic Oil Companies Ousted From Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo. Tho supremo court of Missouri handed down a decision de-cision Wednesday morning ousting tho Stnndnrd Oil company of Indiana and tho Republic Oil compnny from) the state, forbidding them ever again' to do business In Missouri ' nnd dissolving dis-solving tho Wnter-Plerco Oil company of St. Louis. In addition, each of the companies Is fined $50,000. Tho order dissolving the Waters-Plerco Waters-Plerco Oil compnny will become effective ef-fective Jnnuary 13, unless tho com 1 nny on or beforo thnt dato furnlBhei to tho supremo court satisfactory evl denco that It Intends to operate at nn Independent concern. Tho court finds thnt tho compnnici conspired: First To regulato nnd fix prices tc rctnll dealers. Second To control nnd limit the trndo In tho refined productB of petroleum. pe-troleum. Third To control nnd limit nnd prevent competition in tho buying nnd selling of theso products. Fourth To deceive nnd mislead tho public Into tho belief that tho; wero Bcparato and distinct corpora itloiiB, pursuing independently thcli business ns legltlmnto competitors. |