The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-12
OHIO TRUSTS ARE
ON The VERGE
OF DOOM
PROCEDURE AGAINST OLE OcTO.
PUS TO BE FOLLOWED BY AC.
TlON TOWARD OTHERS.
TO FINE THEM HEAVILY
And Impose Workhouse Sentences
Upon OHcias--Jury in the
Standard Case Under Con-
slant Guard.

Findlay, O., Oct. t1.Judse Pankal
has made an order that the jury shal
not be separa ed during the hearing
Of the Standard Oil case. They arc
eating and sleeping under constant
surveillance.
This procedure against the Stand
/ ard marks a radical departure from
| former antitrust proceeding 1t is the
first attempt 10 criminally prosecute a
corpora ion under the Valentine anti
( trust law.
If conviction is secured AKA the
supreme court atfirms the decision Of
tbs court and maintains its jurisdIc.
ton the way is paved for action in
every county in the state where the
Standard has operated
Death to All Trusts.
Moreover il means that action may
be taken upon this plan against every
other offending corporation in Ohio.
Virtually it is the signal for a scatter.
ment Of the trusts in this state,
1--WE will break them all up" said
one Of the counsel for the state to-
night, Heretofore the plan has been
70 resort to quo warranto proceedings,
All that could be done in such in.
tances was to oust offending com
pauies from their charters. If they
decided TO surrender their charters
and get out Of the state before the
case was decided there was no re.
course Under this plan we can fine
them heavily. bring their off GERS It.
account and inflict workhouse sen
tences
Rockefeller Evidence Valid.
The prosecution won today upon
the crucial test of their case the
privilege to introduce as evidence the
answers of John ID, ockefelcr to in
terrogatons filed by Attorney Gen
efal Monett in his contempt proceed;
ings in 1898
The attorneys for he state admit
that had the court ruled against them
in this particular their case would
have fallen Hat. With this foundation
to work from, they expect to be able
to establish cOnclusiyely that there
has been no real change in the con.
duct Of the trust since its organiza. |
lion.
Another distinct triumph was
scored in the Introduction of a series
of certificates of outstanding stock /
in The original trust These were fur
nishcd by Mrs Ida NJ. Butts, step
daughter of George NJ. Rice, of Ma
-ictta, deceased, formerly a leading
operator. whose financial
'un came as a result of his opposition
% Standard methods.
Issued After Custer Order.
These certificates were ISSUED to
Rice when the revision of the Stand
nd Oil company plan OF operations
anne, following the custer order from
he supreme court in 1892. They are
lated between 1892 and 1896. They
eprtscnt eight shares of Standard
)il stock, being six shares of the
riginal trust issue, par value 500
fractional scrip in the subsidiary cor
OratiOn stocks, aggrega ing one
hare Of Standard OH stock and "A Ger.
ncate of legal title issued by the
standard liquidatng trustees. also
qualiug in value one sabre OF stand,
rd oil stock.
All Of these certificates are uncan g.
sIsd. Presented 10 the directors Of q
be Standard oil company they would
ili for the issuance to- ida NJ Butts y
8 exccuirix cf the estate of George ia
[. Rec Of eight shares OF Standard q
ock.
Upon these certificates viii be f.
lsed tho argument of the prosecu.
90 that the trust has never been q
-soivcd. 1
Argument over Certificates. Do
Nj Butts produced the certificates 2
ter explaining that she been private ID
ere airy 10 her stepfather and Wa- H
ecutfiz of his estate. They were j
ad and made a part Of the record. H
objection was made to the intro N
I-tion of the certificates. the sccrc- iW
~ of the state of New Jersey al 4"
sting the increase 0f the directors
the Standard o. company. and the
oi-ion went over until tomorrow
General Ellis declares heI
s. found solution Of the problem eI
"a uil settle the matter quickly 20 ed
5rrow. Tbo admission Of This eu nd
ace win 5e another important link 90
he cha Following this they will ed
sk fo prove tba, after this iucreasa Be
d been made in the dicertorate th
m three to nine members. The CAPT IN
stock was increased 100000 coo. VI
.iie corporate power was acquired
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