The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

ing thousands OF counts were brought IA
Ohio Missouri Texas. Tennessee. Mime
sofa, New York. and elsewhere. until the
total maximum OF fines possible exceeded
the probable income of the trusc The
principal action OF the government for
the dissolution OF the Standard OIL Com
pany Of New jersey, which was begun az
St LOUIS November l.. 1906. stiu remains
70 be fought out. but in his examination
of witnesses at New York. in September,
governments counsel Kellogg virtually
pilloried the oil trust before the people by
compelling its officials 70 reveal the Va
r-oLs processes OF organization book
keeping law evasion. and absorption OF
rival concerns through which .t had no
EOpollzed ;he oil industry.
he was able 20 show that some OF the
subsidiaries. notably the Illinois branch.
had paid profits as high as loo per cent.
Comm- -ss-oue- Uf Corporations smith had
reported on numerous violations Of the
pipe line law. and the Circuit Court at
Eindlay. In June. had ordered the Stand
ard s pipe line 10 carry the product OF all
corners- The case against the Standard n
thar court ended IN a Jury disagreement.
Attorney General Ifadlev. IN MAY. won his
long fight when the State Supreme Court
barred the oil trust from doing business
in Missouri The Texas courts barred the
Pierce branch Of the trust. and its assets
remain tied up in reccivc-shiD Itigatj0ns.
C-her actions against s0-called trusts
Were a Federal injunction at Indianap-
oils Nay g against the drug trust. tbs
prosecution Of the anthracite cOal-carrv-
ing railroads az Philadelphia. June =. By
the government; the governments suit
against tLe tobacco trust at New York.
July -. and against the powder trust.
July g.. az Wil--.E Etor, barring Of the
brewery trust fron Kansas by the State
supreme Court, 81 June; barring OF the
harvester trust by the Texas Supreme
Court. in addition 70 a heavy fine. and the
ousuUg OF the cotton press trust by Mis-
slssippL
Antitrust and rebate verdicts were
reached IN the following cases The Ann
A-b0- Railroad. fined S15npl. IN January.
Tor Toledo coal and ice rebates; the tur-
peHune trust fined SSoo0J by a Federal
court. IN January; she Great Northern
fined Sl591o. IN March. fc- rebating: n
Nay Tire fines OF S15.013 each against the
meat packers upheld; Toledo trust mag
mates sentenced 70 SIX months in work
house, Santa Fe fined S3-GGl0. November
:. FOR rebatinE
The following are the supreme Court
decisions OF general interest InvaIdatius
/ Calif1ruia.s 4 per cent tax on outside cor
porations, the Isle OF Pines declared TO be
not American territory; the Colorado fine
against former Senator Patterson E0r car
tooninE judges upheld. dismissal OF the
Kansas petition against diversion OF Col
orado Riyer. by the State OF Colorado. IL
volvicg the principle that Congress can
not limit the action Of courts after Great
ing theu- Georgia permitted 70 prOcect
10y injunction vegetation from damage by
factories across Tennessee line the eight
hour Federal worzday law sustained; rate
fixing section Of the Federal rate law sr,S-
tanned in case OF Georgia lumber f-e
against Southern Railway.
Along with the building OF a new san
Francisco there has been a cleansing OF
its official and political r0tteuness by the
reform forces. First. under pressure OF
cumulative evidence, came the flight and
confession ct Abraham RUef. manager Of
the corrupt city machine. In May. His
confession duplicating Mayor SChUitZ n
the acceptance Of b-i5cS made possible the
verdict OF guilty rendered by 2 jury
against the mayor May l3. and his ser
renCe. July : 10 five years Imprisonment
II also made possible the indictments
against several millionaire bribe-Etve-s
and the conviction os one OF them. Class,
who received a fivc-year sentence
In the same city. in September. the land
grafters. Benson and Perrin. were fined
ard sentenced 10 a year in prison.
PennSylvani MIA saw the work OF the ca1i-
toI Investigators bear fruit IN the ir5icr-
me0t and arrest Of Huston. Sauderss0,
CaSsel and the rest who had fattece5 on
colossal frauds in the construction q. the
States new building.
Gradually District Attorney jerome. Ct
New York. has got his insurance evidence
before the grand jury. and indictments
have begun To issue against officials. one
Of whom. Walter r Gillette former vice
president Of the Mutual was convicted %
perjury and sentenced 20 six months
TIE AcquIttal Of Haywood.
II is not within the purpose Of this his
tory TO recount the long list Of crimes and
criminal trials Of the year. which were
chiefly Of interest in the localities where
they occurred. But the murder conspir-
acy case brought by the state Of Idaho
against the officials OF the Western Fed
GRAFTON Of Miners. IN connection with the
death Of former Gov. Steuneuberg. was
an event Of national. even International.
Importance. Secretary Haywood, as the
strong man Of the federation. was the
first 10 be placed on trial. Nay s. after
the whole country had been SfTEre6 I'D bv
y
and the Socialist papers 10 raise funds for
his defense and 70 get their view Of the
matter before the public namely, that tha
whole case was a CONSPIRACY of the mine
owners to crush the fedora tfOn
The publication OF the Roosevelt letter
classiug the accused men along with Ha--
riman as undesirable citizens had
famed the controversy into intense heat.
The result was seen 90 depend mainly on
the ability Of the State to c0rrcborate the
Orchard confession. Here opinions dif-
fered. bus In the end the jury voted no.
after considering vast amount Of testf-
nCny on both sides and hearing the
lengthy pleas OF DarrOw and Richardson
for the defense and Of BOrah and Hawley
for the State. for they brought in the ac-
Iuittai verdict July .. and Haywood
walked forth q free and. as his friends
believed, vindicated man.