Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-06
10 Push OH CASES
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTING or
FIcEBs CONFER REGARDING
SUITS AGAINST STANDARD.
STATEMENT BY BOAApARTE
Attorney General Declares Govern
ment VIII Make Every Effort
to secure Revision Of Re-
cent Chicago Decision. ~

Lenox, July sO.--After an allsday
conference Of the leading government
prosecuting officers and Frank B. KEEL
logg Of Minnesota, one Of the special
counsel for the government In certain
civil suits, 1t was announced by At
torney General Bonaparte that every
effort would be made to secure q re-
vision Of the recent decision and Opin-
ion Of the United States circuit court
Of appeals in the case Of the Standard
oil company Of Indiana and that an
application for a reargument Of the
case and motion for a modification
Of the opinion would be submitted TO
that court. Although no time is fixed,
this action by the government will be
taken at the earliest possible moment,
while the pending prosecution against
the Standard on company aad all 9th
er prosecutions in which TIE giving
or receiving Of rebates Is charged,
will be pressed to trial. The decision
to take this action was unanimous on
the part of the five men who parti-
cipated in the conference.
Attorney General Bonaparte called
to the conference solicitor, Gen. H.
M. Hoyt Of Washington; Edwin M.
Sims OF Chicago, United States dis
trict attorney for the northern dis
trict Of Illinois; James H. Wilkerson
Of Chicago, Mr.. Sims first assistant,
and Frank B. Kellogg Of Minnesota,
Mr.. Hoyt, Mr.. Sims and Mr.. Wilker-
son arrived here Tuesday and held a
conference In the afternoon with the
attorney general. Mr.. Kellogg ar
rived Wednesday morning and parti-
cipated in the two conferences which
were held Wednesday and ended with
the giving out Of the following state
ment by the attorney general.
"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 stan
dard Oil company Of Indiana, either
by the court Of appeals itself, or II
necessary by the supreme court Of
the United States. The gentlemen
who have been in consultation with
me all unite in my opinion that Up
the interest Of the impartial and ef-
fective administration of our laws,
such action on the part Of the govern
ment is imperatively demanded blythe.
circumstances Of the case and the
possible consequences II this opinion
should stand as authority without
question by the government To this
end an application for q reargument
Of the case and a motion for q modih-
cation Of the opinion will be submit'
ted to the circuit court Of appeals on
behalf Of the United States at the
earliest possible moment. Other ap-
propriate steps will be taken after
ward, their character to be determined
by the courts action upon this appli-
cation. The pending prosecutions in
which the giving or receiving Of re-
bates or offehses Of like character are
charged will be pressed to trial and
judgment by the government with all
accessible energy and as promptly as
may be practicable In the view Of
the governments legal advisors, the
reversal of the judgment in the case
recently decided in no way affects the
merits Of that controversy, or the ne
cessity and duty Of bringing to pun
ishment If possible in this and any
other cases any individual or corpor-
alton shown to have eyaded or de
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