The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-06

large shippers in the territory had been guilty
Considering the fact that these shippers In.
cluded the packers and elevator men OF Chi.
cago the action of tho grand jury ia calling
upon President Moffett TO furnish evidence OF
their wrongdoing may be interpreted as de-
mand for AN elaboration OF the obvious, but
the fact that raie.book containing these
freight fates for other shippers was offered Ia
evidence during the trial aud ruled out by
Judge Lands. was kept out Of sight. PRIEST
dent Monett would not. OF course. accep, tho
invitation OF tae grand jury although he might
have been pardoned II be bad referred them
10 various Official Investigations by the later.
state Commerce Commission and other de-
partmeuiA OF the Government
We come back, therefore, to the conclusion
OF the whole matter, which is that the stand.
ard oil Company OF Indiana was fined an
amount equal TO seven or eight times the val
ue OF It's entire property. because It's traftic
department did not verify the statement OF
the Alton rate clerk. that the ak cent comlnod.
iiy rate ON oil had been properly fled with the
Interstate Commerce Commission There Ia no
evidence. and none was introduced al the trial.
that any shipper OF oil from Chicago territory
tad been interfefed with by the isccni rate
nor that the failure OF the Alton 20 Gle its six
cent rate had resulted In any discrimination
AhNAbkA any lulfNSHHtbt hnfHtfEs--Nt Et1Ah
take this on the word Of the Commissioner
~ Corporations and Of judge Lands Neither
IL Il denied even by Mr. Smith that the indie
pendent shipper OF oil, whom be pictures as
being driven ou, Of business by this discrim-
inaiion ~ the Alton. could haze shipped all
tho oil he desired to ship from whiting via
Doltnn over the lines OF The Chicago 4 East.
crn Illinois 20 Fast ST. Louis In short Presi-
dent Morett's defence IL stii good. and we
predict will be so declared by the higher court.
The Standard OF Company has been charged
with all manner Of crimes and misdemeauors
Beginning with the famous Rice OF Marietta,
passing down TO that apostle Of popular llber.
ties. Henry Demarest Lloyd with his Wealth
AgalnE, the Commonwealth descending by
easy stages Ia Miss Tarbeirs Offensive person
aliiies. We finally reach the neither depths Of
unfair and baseiess misrepresentation In the
report % the Commissioner OF Corporations.
The Standard has been charged with every
form Of commercial piracy and with most II
The crimes on Tire corporation calendar After
hng years of strenuous attack. under she
leadetnhip u the President o. the United
F;airs. the corporation IL AZ las dragged IA
ile bar - jUgtlee 20 answer Tor SIS IN sdo,ngs.
he who're strength 81 the Government Is d.
teeied as sinst a. and az last Ne are told the
Standard OF Company Is 20 pay the penalty u
iis crlnler. and Il Is anaily convicted Of hav-
ing failed 10 verify the statement al rate
clerk and Is forthwith naed prodtgio0s SUN.
measured By the car urder the cid criminal
law, the thcfl Of property worth more than q
shilling was punishable BY death. Uader the
81 the Interstate Commerce law
by Theodore Roosevelt and judge Kenesaw
lands. technical error Of a traffic ofiieial Is
made the excuse FOR the conhseaticn 81 vast
amount OF property.