Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26

The government has filed a petition
in the Standard Oil case asking for a
rehearing 1t is claimed that Judge
Grosscup misunderstood the ruling by
Judge Landis, and that upon former
occasion he laid down rule which,
was exactly contrary to his ruling in
the Standard Oil case. The Indictment
in the case was for violation of
the Elkins act of Feb. 10, 1903, MAX
ing it crime to accept a concession
whereby any property is transported
in interstate commerce at less than
the published and filed rate. Ii was
proved at the trial that the Chicago &
Alton railway company transported to
East st. Louis, Illinois and ST. Louis,
Missouri 1892 carloads of oil. In all
the dealings between shipper and car
rier each carload was treated as dis.
tinct transaction and handled as
distinct piece of business. The pub
lished and filed rates on this business
were eighteen cents per one hundred
pounds to East St. Louis and nineteen
and half cents to st. Louis. The
Standard Oil company actually settled
on the basis of six cents to East st.
Louis and seven and half cents to
st. Louis. These facts were admit.
ted The Standard Oil company in
terposed the claim in defense that the
Elkins act was unconstitutional that
the tariffs had not been posted in two
public places at the stations, and in.
terposed many technical defenses. On
but single point involved in the
trial up to the return of the verdict Of
guilty are the rulings of the trial
Judge criticized by the court of ap.
peals. In all other particulars his
rulings are sustained. The point on
which the trial judge is reversed by
the court of appeals relates to his rul-
ings on evidence and his charge to the
jury with reference to ignorance on
the part of the Standard Oil company
of the lawful rate as a defense.
Notwithstanding the fact that Gov
ernor John A. Johnson. of Minnesota,
had positively and repeatedly de.
clared that he would not be candi-
date for third term, the Democratic
convention refused to take him at his
word. 1t went right on and nominat-
ed him in spite of his protests. amid
the widest demonstrations of enthu-
siasm. All of which goes to show
that the democrats of Minnesota are
trembling in their boots and are de-
sirous of saving the head OF the state
ticket to their party, through the
popularity of Governor Johnson. No
use, the state il safe for Taft and
Sherman, and the entire Republican
state ticket.
Anthony Drexel. of Philadelphia, is
evidently better loser than some of
those distinguished young men who
represented the United States in the
Olympic games in London. Mr..
Drexel played a match game of
croquet with King Edward. which.
his majesty won and thereby acquired
the title of champion Of Marienbad,
where the game was played. 1t is re.
ported that Mr.. Drexel took his defeat
smilingly, saying that he had played
his best game and better man had
won, whereat the King laughed soft
ly. laying it all to his luck. The two
countries may now be expected to live
happily together with the best wishes
for each others prosperity.
1.-The teachers of Sioux City are
paid on the plan of twelve months, +"
said q. w. Kingman. "If teacher
receives $50 month she receives but
500 each month and the remainder is
made up to her in the summer. and
one month held back until the second
week of the next year. In way this
is not always just for a teacher. for
she may not wish to return for the
next year 1t is taken for granted
that a reelected teacher will come
back. but last year eight teachers re-
signed at one time in the Sioux City
high school and forfeited their pay. I"
-Des Moines Register and Leader.
When an Iowa "eighty'' sells for
$l2, 600. it begins to look as though
the prophesy of Secretary James Will.
son OF $500 an acre for Iowa farm land
is likely to come true in a few years.
An instance OF this value is cited, in
the recent transfer of the William
Morrow farm, near Conrad, in