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Show STANDARD OIL IS UPHELD BY THE SUPRE1 COMlf 1 1 L ! j Washington. Jau 1. The $29,000.-' $29,000.-' 000 fine ease of tb Standard Oil company com-pany will not be reviewed by the supreme su-preme court of th !"-' States. The decision rf'.hi irt to this ef-j ef-j feet was amount i -by Chief Justice I Fuller as fiKir sx the court convened I today. The aj c; me to the court on r petition nlclfV) t'w government, asking ask-ing ,th courtjii a petlt.--n for a writ of cf-itioiarl, c triU-r uu.ibe record In ! 1 the case for a review of the decision t the United Striop circuit court of appeals ap-peals for the seventh circuit, by whifh Judge LandU original decision. Imposing Impos-ing a fine of I29.00O.0OO against the Standard Oil company for accepting rebates from the railway companies, was reverfed In tee supreme court j tho case turned largely upon the right 1 of the co.rt to Int- rfere, In view of J the fact thfit the cr.o ,3 been passed 1 bv -tho ceutL 'jI ai-ueal, tho govern- j mcnt contending for such privilege as a right, while ll was urged in behalf of the oil company that the precedent were all against such a proceeding. The action of the court consisted in the announcement that the government's ' petition would not be granted. .-The effect of this announcement w11 be to leave standing the decision of the court of appeals. hlch was adverse to the government and favorable to the I company, . , , ... J |