| Show STANDARD OIL OL OLON ON THE CARPET GARPET Government About to Begin Most Reaching Far-Reaching In In- In PLANS CLOSELY GUARDED I Evidence g J UCC I lii in Missouri Ohio a and l I In c hii il Will I BeU Be He U lJ-cd lJ cel as us na Basis of or Inquiry New York lurl JuI Jul lG The ho The trust anU-trust proceedings begun In n h the time southern district dix dis o of New Yo York Yok l against the lip so- so called tobacco and sugar trusts arc are to tobo tobo bo 10 augmented ac according I onIns to reports I from Crom a source Time The Standard Stand Stan ard artl Oil Oi company Is Is to Lo be le Investigated by hy the Federal Federl Government and it Is said that these proceedings will wi be he bethe hethe the tue the most far reaching in the lie Governments Government's Govern Cover n- n ments ment's war against t combinations of oC capital Attorney General Moody f reached ached hero here this afternoon and amid wa was clo closeted eted foi fot two hours hOltS and amud a half hal with I Federal lerl DI District Attorney Frederick I L L. on At the close lo c of the conference confer confer- ence both hoth parties thereto declined to to discuss It I It although District Attorney a admitted that the lie investigation II tion lon of th time tho sugar su ar and amid tobacco trusts trusts against a which ichi Indictments arc are alrea already y yon on omm record mccord were discussed Mr ii 1 11 Reticent I I A Asked lill point blank Is it I not a fact acl that lr Mr Moody told you that he wanted wanted want want- ed 01 th the Standard Oil 01 company and amui its Is business methods inquired Into b by a federal grand giand jury jun Mr Mm said You should know now that thal that Isa is isa isi a i question that I cannot discuss discuss The Business lne s of this office has never been heen conducted through h the newspapers and novel never nove will wi be bo So far as I am con- con I will wil proc ell against lawbreakers lawbreakers law law- breakers ers no matter who the they may many be he Further than ll this thI Mr declined de de- to tal talk From another s source Uce however it I was vas learned that proceedings against the ho Standard Oil Oi company arc are to bo he heb b begun un although h probably not mint until all all rue Tho Jen general Ial of Ir the combination com coin heln being being- at 26 6 roadway Broadway in Jim this Is lx certain that men amen arc are employed there here who have knowledge of alt al of oC the tho s of or the tho big bl corporation amida and amid anda anda a a fishing witches excursion should result lUUl I In J I Or 11 r o l I J l that lint thul no rue public public- declaration o of tho lie intentions of or the Government can cun be bo secured until tho the proceeding tags have ha actually boon begun but bul according to In II circulation In iii tho thin federal building In iii this city a C list of men muon who might I prove Io Important witnesses has haf already boon been compiled and ani Is at ut this moment re resting securely in Mr 11 Slim Slim- Str- Str sons son's desk In mm addition It Il is Js known that h ho he somo sorno time ago ngo secured a copy of all the tho evidence which cOI al 1 was brought ht out ol in time the hearing held hold In this el city and In ll Missouri h by Attorney ney General Hadle of the latter state Ho He lIe has ha al also also also al- al so asked for or COIles copies of tho time evidence ad adduced ud- ud in iii il tl time Ohio and amid Texas so that should he desimo he can c 1 call an aTa array of witnesses es before boole beforetime time tho grand Jury jUI hero that will wJ both hOlh In iii numbers and amid prominence any that has ever appeared before a semi semi- emlI Judicial tribunal of this character In iii Inthe the history of federal legal lesal proceed proceed- ings |
