Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-01
Given MORE Time
Standard Oil Company Given Three
Weeks by Supreme Court to
File Brief.
OBJECTIONS ARE OvERRULED
Indicates That No Decision Can Be
Expected Before the Close of the
Holiday Season.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. by ac-
ceding to the request of the counsel
for the Standard Oil company that
consideration of the governments peti.
involving Judge Lands fine of $29,-
100000 be postponed for three weeks,
the United States supreme court yes
terday made It apparent that it will
grant or deny the petition only after
most mature deliberation
The developments yesterday throw
the consideration of the governments
petition, which it is intended shall be
the means of bringing the Standard
Oil case before the higher tribunal
into the holiday vacation. and without
much doubt lands the decision in the
matter among large batch of deci-
sions and orders which it is expected,
the court will hand down on Jan. 4
Attorney General Bonaparte protested
against the extension of time
Want to File Brief.
John S. Miller of Chicago, one of the
attorneys for the Standard Oil COM
pany, entered a formal request tnat
three weeks time might be given coun-
sci for, The defense to prepare and file a
brief in refut alton of the allegations
set forth in the attorney generals peti-
| tion for a writ of certiOrari
Mr.. Miller had previous to the con
vening of the court, endeavored to
prevail upon Attorney General Bona.
parte to join him in a request for a
postponement of any decision as to the
writ. but apparently failed in reaching
any agreement with the head of the
| department Of justice He accordingly
asked the court to delay the consider
/ alton, making a plea that another
Standard Oil case Of considerable inn
portaEce was being heard at New
York and suggesting that the court
under all the circumstances, Nigh
well grant an opportunity for the re
spondent attorneys to file brief il
/ answer to tile petition.
Out of Ordinary.
Attorney General Bonaparte was i'm
|
the rules of the court made no proyis
ion for any extension of time in con
sidering petition for a writ of Ger
tiorari and he asserted that ordinaril,
the court would not ask for further en-
Ilishtenment. He intimated that the gov
ernment also was interested in tn,
Standard Oil hearing which is in pro
! |
) neys, while just as busy as the Stand
ard Oil attorneys, had made it poin
: to find the time to take up the import
: ant matter at Washington
AS something of a compromise, tn
attorney general suggested that if an
extension of time at all We're allowed /
be limited to two weeks instead Q
: three
Chief Justice is Prompt.
Chief Justice Fuller settler the cor
troversy promptly by asserting with
suave air that he knew of no rule c
the court which prevented as great a
extension of time as the court desire
in the matte. of considering petition
and forthwith ordered that the Stanc
ard Oil people be given until Dec
: to file their brief 1t was plain to b
seen that the chief justice had give
short shrift to the attorney general
ideas of haste in the matter of deci,
ing whether the big Standard Oil cas-
\ should be brought before the suprem
\ lcourt or allowed to rest on the deci
, ion of the circuit court of appeals
f Chicago.