New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.

In our last talk YOU said that many trust inves
legations were in progress said the Busy Man on
meeting the Constant Reader again. win not
such an attack OF capital hurt busness?"
The Fight against the monopoies received a set
hack was the reply. lin the decision Of Judge
Humr hrey. OF Chicago. This judge held I'm the
Government suits against the Beef Trust that the
meat packers. as individuals, were immune from
criminal prosecution. The individuals who go free
are D. ogden Armour. Charles w. Armour, Edward
Morris. Ira y. Morris. Louis +. Swift. Edward F.
swift. Charles Y. Swift. Edward Cudahy. Arthur
Neeker. r J. Connors. =. A. Valentine A. H.
Ncsder, Arthur +. Evans. ]. A. Carton. Robert c.
Nollanus and d. z. Hartwen The corporations
Only must stand trial. The packers themselves
cannot De punished. said the judge because they
gave che government the facts which the govern
meut used against them. The Attorney General is
contemplating au appeal 10 the United States Su-
Yreue Court. Meantime the federal grand Jury
in New York IS investigating the alleged re-
bates which the Sugar Trust has been getting from
The railroads Enough evidence has been obtained.
said. % iudict several Of the leading men in
lhe trust The Standard OIL investigation has be-
gun again IN this city Mr.. Hadley said that John
j.. Rockefeller, who has become a grandfather by
The birth OF a 10 Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. jr,
would not be molested by process servers If he
cared 90 visit New York and see John D. Rookie
Teller Sd. Mr.. Hadley is the Attorney General Of
Missouri
But where IS the head Of the OIL Trust?" asked
The Busy Man.
al The time" was the reply. Iowa and Texas are
also after the Oh Trust. The lower house Of Iowa
passed bill busting the Standard from the state,
and the independent oil dealers of Texas have col
lected evidence sufficient, they say, to drive the
trust from the Lone Star state"
You said week ago that Mr. Jerome was hard
sitter the insurance crooks" interrupted the Busy
Man. Has he landed any more IN his metz"
Mr.. Jerome startled the town by coming out
with the statement that political contributions by
heads Of corporations were not Illegal" the
reply. Following such announcement he asked
Judge O'Sullivan sit a ma gistrate and decide
whether warrants might be issued for the arrest
Of George b. Cortelyou and Cornelius \. Bliss
chairman and treasurer, respectively OF the Re
publican National Committee. Judge OSulIivan
refused. The house cleaning committee OF the New
York Life has been rent with dissenton, that 1t
Eas accomplished little.
The New York Life IS battling hard with Samuel
Uutermyer for the proxies to control the next cleo
tiou OF officers on April Il. The Armstrong bill 10
c8rce out the trustees Of the mutual life in
s1rance companies on November Is next and null
Efy all proxies secured by the companies or Mr..
Uuterruyer or Thomas Lawson reported out Of
committee. The Mutual Life has brought a suit
f0T s. 3705E against Richard A. McCurdy, its for
mer president President Roosevelts hope Of hav
ing these companies under federal control was
dashed by the decision OF the judiciary Committee
% the House. that such control belongs TO the
states and cannot be alienated."