The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-27
TO FORCE JOHN D.
TO1ElLOF WORTH
JUDGE LANDS ORDERS OIL
TRUST OFFICIALS HAULED
INTO COURT.
BIC FINES TO FOLLOW
Action, Jurist Wishing to Know
Financial Condition Before Pass
ing Sentence--Rockefeii
May Be Called.

1 i'fNJ 49, Oafh~As
Chicago, June 2G-Detaiied Informal
tion regarding the financial condition
Of the Standard Oil company ~ TO l,a {
igiycn In the United States districs
court before Judge Lands, even
though it IS necessary 10 summon the
leading men of he company to obtain
lit.
This was made clear today when
Judge l.andis after an unsuecesslui
attempt to obtain the information he
ldesired from other sources ordered
limited States District Attorney Sinms
| 10 issue snbpoenas. returrahle Jnls ..
for all officials and directors ot the
STANDARD OIL. ii wifi Bit lels to the
discretion IL tho district attorney
what men, are 70 be summoned but
the court ANNOUNCED that the infoF
nation must be secured.
Whether or nut John n. Rockefeller
head of the oil trust will be hauled I'M
to court to tell how much his com
pany Is worth. Is not known. DistEict
Attorney Simms refusing Il maic anv
statement On this point II III tho sas
however, that other big officials viii
be called in his stead.
The days proceedings were moi
| filled with comfort for the STANDARD
Ton company, Or It's attorneys. ladge
Landis some weeks ago directed the
attorneys for the company and FIR
the government to come into court on
June 2G prepared 10 furnish him with
| information regarding tho financial
condition Of the Standard Oil. ais he
believed that If a fine was 70 be az
seassa against the company in pursii-
lanes III the recent conviction IN 4
|claTgu III uslng Illegal freight rates,
lit should be proportionpd 70 the
Iamonnt of assets possessed by the de-
Iienaan'
Trust Wants Fine Cut Down.
Motions III Attorney Miller of ths
Standard oil for new trial, arrest ~
Judgment and that the government
should be ordered TO elect specific
count In the Indictment on which
to base final judgment Of the court
were all oyefrnied.
This last motion IL sustained would
| have limited the fine 10 10000. the
maximum for single offense. The
court can, rnder the conviction pun
ish the company with fines aegregaS-
ing s29 9.2G0.000 on the 1,462 counts In
the indictments that have been held
geod by the court
The court then ordered J. II. How
ard, auditor OF the Alton Railroad 70
take the witness stand. The attorneys
for tho Standard oil objected o
Howards testimony declaring IL % be
improper but the court ruled against
the company Tho examination OF
Howard was confined 20 10 cent
tariff on oil. said TO have been issued
by the Alton in 1905. The evidence
of Howard was meagre aud unsatls-
iaetors
He was followed on the witness (.
anu .UN fftutItth . tipAidht Nhieh
rate clerk for the Alton road during
! the time the Standard Oil's alleged
violations Of the law are said u have
occurred He also was unsatisfactory.
Two other witnesses were placed on
the stand and then Judge Lands IS
sued his order for a showing OF the
companys financial condition Con-
lcluding his order Judge lands said.
Lands Means Business.
Congress imposes upoH this court
the exercise Of discretion in carrying
ont its mry's verdict and 1t Is emin-
entity proper that the court have In
formation regarding the financial al.
fairs OF the defendant company be-
fore taking action. want this in
formau-n and intend 10 have Il"
Immediately prior to tho issuance
of the order attorneys for STANDARD
Oil declined o. furnish The Information
requested by Judge Landis. declaring
that his demand was extra judicial AMI
no. pertinent.
After Adjournment of court District
Attorney Simms declared he would
prepare his list of subpoenas at once.