The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-31
WATERS-P|ERCE
IS LITTLE TOE"
STANDARD OIL LAWYERS ASSAiL
INCLUSION or MONOPOLY IN
ST. LOUIS.
WANT ORDER SET ASIDE
Attorney johnson Denounces Plan to
Brinu John o. Rockefeller and
Henry e. Rogers
to Trial.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan, 30-In their
arguments before Federal Judges San
born. Hook, Van Devanter and Adams,
today, Standard Oil lawyers, in
assail.ng the order Of service under
which he oil monopoly was brought
into the jurisdiction Of the United
States Circuit court at ST Louis, re-
ferred to the Waters-Pierce OIL Co. of
ST. Louis as an "eyelid" or a little
toe" OF the tSandard Oil combination.
The arguments were opened by At,
torney John G, Johnson, Of Philadel-
phia who, throughout his arguments,
made frequent reference to the Wat.
ers-Pierce company as very insight,
fican5 part of the great oil combina-
ton. The hearing opened al to a, M.
In the United States circuit court Of
appeals.
The foreign attorneys were formal,
" introduced TO the court, and the
Judges decided to gran each side ! Y
hours to present their arguments on
the motion. Frank h. Kellogg, OF st.
Paul special counsel for the Govern
ment, and Milton D. Pnrdy, assistant
TO the Attorney General Of the Ueited
States. appeared as the representa-
tives Of the Government Judge
Henry $. Priest of St. Louis. John G.
Johnson Of Philadelphia and John g.
Wilburn of New York represented the
Standard Oil intere SITS.
Waters-Picrce an "Eyelid."
Attorney Johnson began his -argu-
ments By questioning the jurisdiction
Of the United States circuit court IN
st. Louis over the Standard Oil com
pany Of New Jersey the 70 subsidiary
corporations controlled by it, and the
individual defendant, including
Rockefeller. Rogers and athers, all OF
whom, with the exception of the Wat
ers-Pierce Oi. company, We're non
resid nts He reviewed the process
up 10 da.e and asked the court to
set aside the order of service. At
torney Johnson declared that under
the statute of the United States the
circui4 court at St. Louis Cculd not ac-
quire jurisdiction over the entire
Standard Oil combination with a capt
tai of $4,000 600 by obtaining SER
vice on the Waters-Pierce Oil com.
pany, with a capital of but 100000.
" You cant get jurisdiction over the
body Of this combination by obtaining
service en- the eye-id VIII ch II the
Waters-Pierce Oil company said the
attorney. The Waters-Pierce oil
company is but a toe of the great
Standard Oil combination
johnson Fiahts Order.
Attorney johnson cGatended that
the individual defendants and the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
were residents of New York and New
Jersey and hat as they were the prin-
C pal defendants it was unfair to force
them II come 10 st Louis. a thou
sand miles away from the secene of
the alleged conspiracy. TO stand trial.
The lawyer declared that the laws
Of he United States afford d the Gov
crnment ample relief against Illegal
brought within the propcdwypypup'I
combinations provided action were
brought within the proper Jurisdiction
1t would be a mockery of justice he
said to force he defendants to some
TO St. Louis for trial.
Attorney kellogg opened the argu
mcnts for the Government by stating
that no gpecial statute was necessary
to give The circuit court at St Louis
jurisdiction over the case for the rea
son that The action was brought under
the laws Of the United States. and
that the Standard Oil combaation was
co-extensive with the United States
This was a Federal question. he said
and that under powers conferred by
congress the government could bring
the action wherever It dc. ired Thee
was a br ad and general act OF con
gress which conferred iurisdict ion oT
any district court. he said. 10 try
cases Of this character. aud that Was
necessary by reason OF the fact that
the Standard Oil combination extend
ed TO every par; Of the United States
GOVERNOR KILLED IN RAID.