Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-17
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Uncle Sam Has Standard
Oil Co. by Throat.
Attorney General Moody las the
Evidence He Has Been After.
Said That He Now Can Expose All the
Company's Illegal Acts.

Cleveland. O., July 1.-THE Plain
Dealer tomorrow Will say:
"Basing his opinion upon the testi-
mony already submitted to the federal
grand jury in this district, Attorney
General Moody believes that the gov
ernmcnt has at last secured the evil
dence which will lead to bringing the
Standard Oil Co. to its knees.
"The return of District Attorney Sui
Ivan this morning from an all-day
conference with the attorney general
yesterday ut New York will mark a
complete change in the plans of the
government i'll connection with the
fight to stamp out trade discrimina-
ton by the gigantic corporation.
1.-The change in plans includes a COM
rlet@ reversal regarding NJ j. Gram
mer vice president of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway.
Grammer will not be indicted in this on.
any other federal district. Instead he
will be asked to assist the government
in forging Il chain Of evidence about
the ncclls of some of the biggest Stand
ard Oil COS. officials in The country.
Acting upon The orders of District
y
Attorney Garry late yesterday after
noon issued another subpoena for the
appearance of Grammcr before the
! grand jury this morning. Grammer,
who happened to be in the city yester-
day, was Immediately served with The
subpoena by Deputy District Marshal
Tanning. He seemed pleased with the
turn of events, which makes it certain
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goat for violations of the law on the
part of others.
1.-The switch on the part of the gov
eminent in finally deciding to summon
Grammer as Il witness is explained by
the state department that the single
desire of the department of justice at
present is to get at the Standard Oil
Co.
| "A telegram from District Attorney
Sullivan said that nothing was TO be
| left undonc to accomplish their pur-
pose The attorney general is firmly
| Of the opinion that indictments can be
| secured here, and District Attorney
| Sullivan will resume work with the
grand jury today with this end in view.
| In addition to ordering the issuance
Of subpoena for Grammcr, Sullivan
wired to have all the employees of the
| Lake Shore Railway who have testified
before the grand jury recalled. These
witnesses include James l.. Clark,
Western traffic manager and c. a.
| SlauSOn, freight agent of Chicago; NJ.
&c. Tully. r. Ii. Huddlcston, c. 4.
Wheeler and II. I. Meyer. all employed
| i'll the Cleveland offices
| 1T is known that the government Off
| cials are eager to obtain one more link
| in the evidence already secured against
the Standard Oil Co. most detcrmin-
| ed effort will be made to complete the
| chain through Grammer and Clark What
| tho government officials want particular
/ 1y is the names of the Standard Oil Co.
| officials through whom, it is charged, re-
| batting arrangements were made with the
| Lake Shore and other railroads With
| those names in their possession the GOV
eminent attorneys will be ready to strike
| 1T was said last night that any efforts
| on the part of witnesses to withhold in
| formation or practice evasion would meet
| with prompt action on the part of the
| government officials. The attorneys are
| certain that some one of the witnesses
TO he called today knows the Definite in
| formation 50 greatly desired. The plan
| is to force the giving. of the names and
! facts hy real sweat box examinations be
fore the grand jury
>'District Attorney Sullivan gave no
mtimati"n in his dispatch as TO the
Standard Oil Co. officials he will go af-
ter. That the exact program was map
Ipcd out down to the minutcSt detail
with the attorney general. was admit
tee! in the government building here
yesterday afternoon.
| The purpose behind the subpoena
ing of Grammcr as a witness shows on
its face. said Assistant District Attor-
ln"y Garry, the change in plans means
that the grand jury will not conclude
its Investigations tomorrow How lone
before the jury will be ready to make
its report ! cannot say
"Mr. Nitas, treasurer of the Standard
Oil Co. of Ohio, who has been sought
as a witness, did not put in an appear.
ancc today"
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