Morris tribune., 1907-10-05


provision of the rate law by publishing
tariffs for the use OF it's pipe lines ter
minating at pumping stations where
there could be no possible market or
outlet except into the tanks Of the
Standard Oil company, thus effectually
barring any use Of the pipe lines by
rival concerns. The fact was also dis
closed that the trust had In operation
q pipe line from New Jersey across
Manhattan Island to a Long Island re-
anery contrary to the claims of the
trust that the pipe line companies IN
der their control were not interstate
and hence not subject to the rate law.
It was also shown that the pipe line
rate published was nearly always sim.
liar to the railroad rates between the
same points, thus affording the indie
pendent no inducement to use the pipe
line, although the operation Of the lat
ter is far less expensive than railroad
transportation. These rates are SO high
that the trust is able to make q profit
of 200 per cent from the subsidiary
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Mississippi Gusts Compress Company.
Chancellor Hicks at Yicksburg, Miss,
has declared the Golf Compress com
pany an illegal trust and has given 1t
one year in which to wind up its bust
ness and withdraw from the state.
The application for receiver was de-
MED. This decision Is pursuant to ac-
ton commenced recently by District
Attorney James D. Thames, who fled
a suit against the company asking that
a receiver be appointed and that 1t be
declared a combination In restraint Of
trade. The company owns or controls
thirty-one congresses In the south,
sixteen Of which are located in Mis-
sissippi.
Lands Grants Alton Immunity.
Judge Kenesaw M. Lands announced
TO the special grand jury at Chicago
that the promise of immunity made by
the department Of justice to the Chi
cago and Alton Railroad company must
be observed, at the same time making
II apparent by his remarks that he did
not approve of the departments &C.
tton. The letter from Attorney Gen
erai Bonaparte to District Attorney
Sims justifying9 the granting Of i'm
munity was made public. Mr.. Bona
parte says that after again going over
the testimony of the, Alton people in
the suit against the Standard he is
convinced that they earned "the priv
ilege Of an accomplish who becomes a
witness for the prosecution"
This matter being finally disposed of,
Judge lands made a new and wholly
unexpected move against the Standard
Oh Company OF Indiana by summon
ing it's president, James A. Mofet, be-
fore the same jury to be examined
concerning charges made by him in a
little booklet to the effect that thou-
sands Of tons Of freight had been car
rted by the Alton for other shippers
under the same conditions, as those
granted to the Standard and that con-
the court had unfairly sin
gled out the Standard as a sort Of
bCdpcSOAt. JOuSc LdnuiS WIS nlSAly
Indignant over. this reflection on his
court and told the jurors that it was
his highest ambition that no man could
say that his court had ever discrimi-
mated against any defendant. Mr.. Moi
fet will be called upon to make good
his charges.
One effect of the Alton decision is to
relieve e. III. Hartman from all dan
ger Of prosecution in that connection.
Man Who Killed GeebeI.
It has come to light at indianapolis
that on April II last Mrs. Lulu Clark,
formerly Miss Williams of Mount
Sterling, Ky, made affidavit in the
law Office Of William s. Taylor, Ken
tucky's refugee governor, to the effect
that Turner Igo Of Farmers, Rowan
county, KY, fired the shot that killed
William Goebel. 1t appears that Mrs.
Clark's cousin, Gertrude King, was
keeping company with John Sanford
Of Covington. On the day of Goebeps