Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-30
WILL PUSH the CASE
Bonaparte's Decision Regard
ing Standard oil Fine.
RESULT OF CONFERENCE
Consultation of Leading Government
Prosecuting Officers.
WILL TRY TO GET REVISION
Recent Court Decision Not Regarded
as Affecting the Merits Of the
Rebate Controversy.
WILL TRY TO GET REVISION

LENOX, Mass, July SCATTER an all
day conference Of the leading govern
ment prosecuting ofYlcers and Frank b.
Kellogg of Minnesota, one Of the special
counsel for the government In certain
civil suits, 1t was announced by Attor-
ney General Bonaparte that every effort
would be made to secure a revision of
the recent decision and opinion of the
United States circuit court Of appeals In
the case Of the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana and that an application for re-
argument Of the case and motion for a
modification OF the opinion would be sub
mitted to that court.
Although no time is fixed, this action
by the government will be taken at the
earliest possible moment. while the pend
ing prosecution against the Standard OIL
Company and all other prosecutions In
which the giving or receiving of rebates
10 charged will be pressed to trial. The
decision to take this acton was unani,
nous on the part of the f1ve men VINO
participated in the conference.
Attorney General Bonaparte called to
the conference Solicitor General H. NJ.
HOyt Of Washington, Edwin M. Sims OF
Chicago. United States district attorney
for the northern district of Illinois; James
H. Wilkerson of Chicago. Mr.. Sims first
assistant. and Frank B. Kellogg of Min
nesota. Mr.. Hoyt, Mr.. Sims and Mr. Will
kerson arrived here Tuesday and had a
conference in the afternoon with the At
terney General. Mr.. Kellogg arrived yes
terday morning and participated In the
tWO conferences which were held yester-
day.
Attorney Generals Statement.
They ended with the giving out of the
following statement by Attorney General
Bonaparte:
THE government will make every effort
in its power to secure a revision of the
recent decision and opinion Of the circuit
court Of appeals for the seventh circuit,
In the case Of the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana, either by the court OF appeals
itself. or il necessary by the Supreme
Court Of the United States. The gentlemen
who have been in consultation with me
all unite in my opinion that in the inter-
est of the impartial and effective admins
part Of the government Is imperatively
demanded by the circumstances of the
case and the possible consequence II
this opinion should stand as authority
without question by the government.
To this end an application for a re-
argument OF the case and q motion for
a modification of the opinion will be SUBJ
mitted to the circuit court of appeals en-
behalf Of the United States at the earliest
possible moment. Other appropriate steps
will be taken afterward. their character
to be determined by the courts action
upon this application. The pending prose-
cution in which the giving or receiving of
rebates or offenses of like character are
charged will be pressed to trial and judg-
ment by the government with all possible
energy and as promptly as may be
practicable. In the view Of the govern
ment's legal advisers the reversal of the
judgment In the case recently decided in
no way affects the merits of that contro-
versy or the necessity and duty of bring
ing to punishment II possible In this and
any other cases any individual or cor
poration shown to have evaded or defied
the laws
Fictitious Dinner Party.