| Show LAKE SHORE snORE ROAD I EVADED THE LA UW LAW Cannot Be Prosecuted for Rebating Rebating Rebating Re Re- bating Unless UnIes in Chicago CLEVER SUBTERFUGE USED r Trust It OH Oil Wu u Shipped d to IrU hid Ind J and aini Bel to 10 Chlo- Chlo Discrimination Charged Cle Cleveland Cleland land 0 O. Jul July 10 Apparent lU-Apparent Apparent f of oC the law by the tho I Lake Inke ke Shore railroad is likely to render not on only I Its Us officers but hut also those of oC the Standard Oil company from prosecution ton for COl the present at J least ast so o far as Cleveland Is concerned The attack now being waged by the go government gov gov- v- v here herc upon the two corporations corpora corpora- promises to be transferred to 10 Chicago where federal officials be be- lieve Indictments can be he secured by proving that rebates have been granted grant grant- ed till to the Standard by th the railroad Today's testimony before the special federal I grand jury jur tended to show t that the Lake Shore grants the Standard Stand Stand- ard tl rebates In the form of or free Creo stor- stor to y age charges s. s the alleged offense how- how ever being committed In Chicago y K Working In iii conjunction sald District Attorney Sullivan tonight the Standard Oil and the Lake Shore companies companies com corn have certainly covered their tracks If it they have violated the law Jaw lawas lawn n a as flagrantly as Is charged There Is absolutely nothing on the books bools to show ho any oil shipments from flom Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land to chicago In the last Jast three and j n a halt hall rears ears I Motive rothe was Apparent Th This ma may seem Incredible but I I. I 13 an absolute fact act and It has been heen full tull Cully substantiated on the witness s stand It H was accomplished by a mere mele subterfuge subterfuge sub tub the motive of which Is a as apparent as Is the deed itself The Thern manner In which the LakEShore Lake LakeShore Shore Shon e ad evaded d the law so far fa as ns the thc Cleveland land district was concerned was va simple Oil destined for Cor Chicago was shipped to Whiting Ind whence it was re b III 11 to Its destination Independent Inde pendent oil dealers were charged for Cor storage and their product was Print by J the longest po possible route while It was charged that the Standard did f not 1101 ha have 0 to pay storage charges and 1 Its were Ie made nale b by the thc short- short ost eSt route roure The rental on tank cars has lins boon been three o quarters of oC a n cent a As s proof woot of oC this operation om- om la p- p oar h 1 Ol i u t. t Attorney Sullivan was vas not ot in the least dismayed by the result t of or the second days day's labor of the grand jury He lie Intimated that failure to tort rt fr I indict cl should not be construed as lS a n. victory for the Standard and the railroad rail rail- kit t road a as It was ns merely shown that thal th the 17 4 Cleveland courts have no Jurisdiction In mt that event Mr Ml Sullivan said the tin evidence would be used elsewhere el possibly In lii Chicago The matter malter he her r added lay In the tho hands of or Attorney General Moody lood Additional subpoenas were issued today They rhey are for M. M G G. Vilas trens- trens of ol the Standard Oil company of L Ohio who could not nol be he found today western west vest Clark of oC Chicago general J. J F F. R era ern freight agent of the Lake Shore 1 II I. I J J. J Merrick superintendent of oC freight transportation M. M 1 C and Heber Dodd chief clerk and clerk 1 respectively rc In Mr rr office I rhe The last three will be quizzed about on tho the disparity In rental charges tank cars as will also alO Mr 11 Clark who about general charges of will be asked l- l discrimination in favor of oC the Standard Stand- Stand ard Clark promises to b be the star tar witness wit wit- r. r r. r ness ress s tomorrow V |
