Show PROSECUTION OF STANDARD OIL CO CC Case Against Monster Trw Trust Being Prepared With Ex- Ex Extreme Extreme Ex Ex- Care WILL BEGIN AT ST. ST LOUIS Admission lon That Octopus Controls Com om panics in ill Missouri IIri Made Cle b by Magnate ln Washington ton Nov O 9 The I. Thc The confer conCer- that aro arc to finally end in fl an LII an an- of the exact scope cupe of tin the prosecution agal against the the- Standard Ol 01 company were welO b begun gun today ne ney General General lood l Moody assistant General Key Purdy who ha has hat ha charge hal o of oC the trust cases and F. F B D. of oC St. St Paul and C C. B. B of if Chicago special attorneys were Avert closeted Io eted nil all da day at the department The Th government has las prepared Its Jt I IThe case cae against the oil of trust with unusual un un- usual care caro With Uh the recent experience with tho beef be f trust at fresh fresI in their minds the oll at nt the thc Department of or Justice have o worked for Cor two months month with unflagging zeal eal zealand I and extraordinary caution They Thu believe they the have hae ha vo plugged up UI of and the thc they arc every overy ver loop-hole loop escape confident that the proceedings to be beegun begun in Iii a n few fow ow days to dissolve o the thc trust will rc result uH In victory Ictor f for l' l the gov- gov eminent c lIt Will II n Ui-In Ui ln In Iii St. St LouK It Jl Is understood that tho the a action will iII be begun e un In the United States court ourt at nt St St. Louis aTH and that hat Assistant General Purdy Purd will have haw L c charge har e of the case caso which It Is believed wf will become one of the most notable le legal al battles In the history of M the ov gov- t nt Mers Morrison l and Kel- Kel gg will assist In the prosecution An Ar has been given n that General Jc-General General t Hadley of oC Missouri l who I fn renown in- in inn ina a n successful sul battle f t the oil trust t. t may be called In isIt the thC government lv The Tho head had ot ers rs of or the tho Waters PIerc OH Oil com com- Te rv I In lor at nt St St. Lou Loui IK It n wa wax was e Attorney Attorney- j 1 J IIa In his hh vigorous t l' l J 1 Wl li nr l oI a Ls l i ut or the hc d lY OIL company 4 which he proved pro that th Missouri U c cern rl was owned by h the trust t Is understood under that the confere confer confer- e es CS between the general attorney I Id J d 1 his trust busters will continue to- to r irrow Senator Knox of Pennsylvania who general attorney forced forcel the dl dissolution disso o- o lution o of the tho Northern Securities company com corn pany lan conferred with the attorney attorney- general to today a It Is ull understood that r- r i- i he was shown a copy COP of o the tho bill hill to be filc filed Standard Oil OH Own Owns Them All St. St Louis Mo Io Nov ov 9 C. 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Ach- Ach of the Waters Waters- ert 11 general manager admitted Friday I OH on company that the Standard Oil company of or In Indiana Indiana In- In diana dlana controls the tho Waters Pierce the Republic and the International OH Oil I 7 company although the three subsidiary diary diar companies are arc active competitors tors tots for Cor business In St. St Louis lIe He ad admitted ad- ad milLed that agreement had been made between h the Waters Pierce and the Standard upon certain territory that each company was to do business g In In and an told of the th allotment o of the t ter ter- 1 said that the sellIng selling sell- sell He lIe also Ing Jug prices of oC th the Vat Waters Pierce at rs Pierce and the other companies were fixed by the Standard These admissions were made by under rigid Ackert when he appeared appealed General Geneil Gen Gen- Attorney of oC cross cr S examination eil eral etal l Hadley before Special Commis Commis- Commissioner dnn Anthony In the hearing of or Sp depositions In Inthe the the states state's ouster suit against the Standard Waters Pierce The and Republic Oil companies the Waters Waters- witness tel testifIed teb that Pierce Republic and St. St Louis International Inter Inter- r- r national Oil companies each had managers managers man man- agers who solicited business nn and often often otten of- of ten cut the prices to obtain the largest larg laig- est cst showing to b be made to the head r company the company the Standard Oil company v which owns the UH controlling Interest given Instructions were said that He lie j 1 to representatives es of oC the lie theaters Waters Waters- f f Oil 1 company compau not to encroach pierce Tierce Oil the Standard the territory of or I i S upon company outside of oC St. St Louis and toS to Mo alj allotted al- al territory the strictly upon R- R S jf j Jotted the tho company Intimation Was as Obtained I S t l i How Ackert testified that a Mr Hatfield had Imd S be been n employed to tu obtain v 1 S lion Uon from railroad clerks of tho the r oils from frum competitive cornS com com- ment of or S S 5 panics into the territory of or the he com corn Compan his expenses were null and that pan charged upon the books booles as us cigars S asked the 1 Attorney General 5 the tho theS J J witness if It was not a fact that reports were mado made from rout Texas In this S objected manner Judge II H. S. S Priest 5 attorney at- at attorney saying that thiat one ono T question thu t u to It o at ati z to fight enough ral was torney g general n of c to the presence referring reft 5 S 5 i a I time L. L me funeral fH 5 55 5 5 nl I u of r Texas ins J L Assistant t 4 sitting by t S who wn th the question regarding t. t prompted S l S admitted that his liLs c company i t J ut Ackert th the pr of oil so low In Jefferson Jeferson cut oil company 4 tf City CilY that an Independent I. I h 1 A S quit business there of the tho witnesS wit wit- pj i t flu rhu cro General for Cor b by Attorney At orney nesS c 1 was then begun prosecution A pro to tOS Reported rt l l I Gen jen- to J Ack Ackert rt that the Standard Oil OilI S l il 01 Hadley much of th the stock of owned dill did I 5 company but he K the thu aters knowledge whether not have or minority stock majority S it was a who told hIm He dId flOt t owned the tho on Oil company test test- 3 the Ackert tock of his company that thal the i fled under Se cross company y nr-y had hadd made I ater t the Stall lard at reports to York He r that V oad H NeW consisted of of- of general g sInS business such the compans the thc of J e rl 1 0 4 f I 4 Ull n t t S J l- l PROSECUTION OF S STANDARD OIL CO iI i I I Continued from Crum lage l'age One Omit I I I Ia a as cash statements showing the financial condition of or the theaters Waters Waters- I Pierce Pierce- company also alro total sales and net results remIL of ur the company CRIMINAL IJ PROCEEDINGS ALSO John I 1 H. Rockefeller OIlier Other Official May IllY be ht A Arre M ht I Washington Nov 9 It I-It It was was learned late Inte tonight that the time conf conference lence which has bell been in Itt progress all day at th the D Department of or Justice Vas was largely ar ely confined to discussing th the advisability of or bringing ln criminal proceedings n against tile the rs of oC the Standard Oil company It has h been en the Presh Presidents President's desire ire to strike a crushing blow at al this cor cor- The papers In the tire equity proceedings looking to the dissolution I of or the trust have m been passed upon and anti accepted d. d The question tion now Is I whether r two actions action should be main maln- tl The Sherman trust anti-trust law I makes It a misdemeanor for Cor an any person person person per per- son found round guilty guilt of or entering Into any I contract In r restraint of trade or In an attempt to monopolize trade tralle to tin tIll restraint of commerce The penalty in each ease case I Is a n flue fine of not to exceed or on one y years ars or both Today's conference closed at dusk without a decision having been reached It Is learned that a postponement post post- t- t nt was wa taken until Monday when the question will vill be taken under tinder consideration It Is said Mid by a high authority that there is il little I doubt but that liz criminal proceedings will be be begun begun beun be- be gun un against John D Rockefeller lIel and anti andall andall all other officials of or the Standard Oil OJ company nn and a against of oC thee the Pierce Waters Co |