Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-16

the stock Of the Standard Oil company OF
New Jersey from Sl0.0@OO0 TO sllOO0O.OO0.
that said company was then a selling cor
poration and they added to it's corporate
powers the power of purchasing stock i'm
otnef companies and practically all Of the
the unlawful trust agreement Of 1882; that
the STANDARD OH company Of New Jersey,
quired al Of the stock Of the corporations
thefetofbfe held and controlled by the
trustees, paying therefor BY the issue Of
its own shares In exchange; that the pres-
dent OF the board of trustees became the
president of the Standard oil company OF
New Jersey and the same persons (the in
dividual defendsntsi who had directed the
business OF the trust then assumed the
9lfecuon Of the business of the Standard
OIL Company Of New Jersey and ever since
conunued III; that the purpose and effect
Of the use OF the Standard Oil company OF
New Jersey as a holding company was
precisely the same as the purpose and
enect OF the appointment OF the trustees
hereinbefore referred 70, namely, to sup.
and limited partnerships whose stock was
FIRST held by the trustees and then by tho
standard OIL company OF New Jersey: that
by the foregoing methods, aided by the
establishment of railroads rates fer trans
poTtatlon which Disseminated in favor OF
the corporations, whose stock was held by
the holding company, that company has
been enabled to obtain. in large sections
refined oil, with the result that the prices
70 the consumer within the territory where
, t The monopoly prevails are very much
competition to some extent stiil exists.
IT 10 believed thet these facts. together
special 'S eotssssI JUSTIFY ana REQUIRE action
~ the Gnited atates IN the courts Ac-
cordingly a petition in equity, under the
a DAY beSS MED agsinst the stsnaara Oh
= company of New Jersey and seventy other
ne seven indiyaaa sU degehdants before fore
asmed 81 tae ESbn sSe ]qflS circuit al
aAfudfraH nd 1arrepa 70 no ttNln yyTfI
and that the holding and control by the
STANDARD oil COMPANY Of New Jersey Of
Nthe stocks of the seventy corporations I've
de- unlawful and the said cornorstions
be ibited from decIarng or paying any
s,.e e tSs tssdSES 2 r SS er sT 2
bnation 10 to 4estfslnf tfsdS5 and e6mmsrce
q T 10 " Susssl whe G any action Of
different nature should he taken Is reserved
for future consideration, The, controyeTsy
: comment by this department.. or by any one
connected with II. would obviously be. im-
proper and unfair,gs
Criminal Prosecutions In Ohio.
+, FINDLAY. o.. Nov. l5.-CriminaI prose
eution OF the highest officers Of the stand
ard OH company will be the next move OF
Prosecutor David, according TO a statement
made by him this AFTERNOON. In this prose-
eltlon It is stated that Attorney General
Wade II. Ellis, via, assist.
Mr.. David says he believes he has sufil-
Client evidence TO warrant him in bringing
All OF the officers and directors OF the con
trolling corporation, the Standard oil COM
pany OF New Jersey. before the court.
dohn D. Archbold, Henry II. Rogers and
william A. Rockefeller are among those
mSntioned by the prosecutor in connection
with his latest move
Prosecutor David has ordered the grand
Jury held In service until the end OF the
term. with view OF bringing this new &C
-tinn. He said today that If he should be
unable 20 get his evidence for this case
IN proper shape he would allow the matter
10 so over TO the next grand jury, which
will convene in Jannafy.
He also intlmated that there might ther
be further probing into the charges OF al
legged attempted bribery Of a member OF
tho petit jury In the recent Standard OF
trial here on which Juror Myers made &
statement. 70 the court yesterday
Ihdieted Men win Appear.
CLEVELAND. Nov. l5.-AIaleolm G. VI
las treasurer; J. NJ. Robertson, secretary
and Harry p Mcintosh. director, the tire,
.eiiicialg OF the Standard OIL Company OF
Ohio indicted Wednesday with John d
Rockefeller by the Hancock county granC
Jury Tor alleged violations OF the Valen
tine antitrust law OF this state. win re
turn next Monday or Tuesday and per