The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-10
DEFENDS
standards
METHODS
Of TRADE

81 LOFTS kArll 40. Arguments in
hehaif of tl1e defense IN the govern
men.s snH 80 dissolve the standard
uii Company were completed late yes
Iiofday afternoon JohH,G. Johnson %
Philadelphia. following Mofitz Rogen-
thai AZ Chicago, was lho mrs; apeaker
lol Tie s0falled Oh trusts concluding
lje argument thirty minutes before
The usual hour Tor Adjournment
The caur. asked Mr. Kellogg, tho
governments attorney, if ho wished 60
Take advantage of me half hour N
which ~ commence u.s. replying aran
menJ hut The federal lawyer said hg
would rather begin his address in III
morning. promising 10 finish hy Chs
usaal c.oking time. al a 80 In HE at
enpon Then viii end what 30 Ionls
attorneys allege has heen the grandesi
lngal argument over heard IN iAe trl
huuals Of this inrigdiolion
The feature OF Yesterday hearing
was the argument OF Mort 2 Rnseniha'
OF Chicago. Sir Rosenthal Ia BE argd
ment denied thar che testimony W any
Kay showed the exisleHee Do q con
apiracy between tho railroads ana M
Standard, The only evidence ~ this
ease thai the defendants had ever re-
celsed q railway discrimination came
lie said. from The lips Of John y Arch
bold. while on the stand, tie told
now In the early days OF the company
rates We're secured, bought and sold
the same as any other commsdity.
Judge Hrnk interrupted Mr. Ttusan
Thai Go ask Il Z We're NOT the duty o
the common carriers prior 10 the pas
sage OF the Elkins act, IN 1883. ant
the Interstate commerce aet on 1879
10 serve an alike 40 inr as rates were
cDncorned. Mr.. R~0sensAai replied shai
he bought the sllrner might make
a special contract With tine raj war
company. and he added. in my
Judgment he may do it yet on intra
shipments.
The Judge then referred TO a recent
decision ii unitea States supreme
Court Justice Brewer thar equal serr
ice to oil alike could be forced By
She courts. SIR. Rosenfhal said NJ
was iainillas with thal decision.
Tho Standard attorney discussed
Ore iahates alleged to have been
granted The company hy tic ehlcagi
ana Alton Chicago, luf ingtan am
Qrine ihe Chicago anl Ffle and III,
Southern Rail@gy COMPANY ont o
Chicago emphasizing ne fact ihal 81
Standard director had evef been a a
fecias or stakeholder % the eamranie
named
Speaking ii competition. air Roseu
thai called attention ib the fact ERA
with The SINGLE exception ii WHITING
Ind. wherever a Standard refinery
l1cafed herc Nas also an inip
ppndrni refinery nmi lhai al arh
rates alike Tlc assfes ale anlua
TONNAGE shipped by lhe Defendant
over lhe falIways on The eannifY 8d
3 900 0un ions with 2lQl diatine ran
way concerns.
at tlasenihal ihen look The alleee
"a serlminaiAry rates and disensse
thrm one hf one. showing that fho
discrimination egisicl principally o.
paper
lhe ON Ia s we've about the SAM
.ihronfhunl lhe country Mr.. iloAen
said rs lhnse rrm other com
IN iakiue np the alleged price Kun
Hing Stt Rnaenthal denied that ih'
cuiiiNK Ind driven away any me from
the Gii b%uaineaa There was no eyl
dench of that kind and IN only tNs
~ three i%n1lanees did iae evidence
chow ,ha reports 81 o0mpetltnss ship
niHhts conn from railway employee
as charged,
Now, my ciienig arc mol 20 Ny
Condemned. concluded MI Ha5enfhal
1eyen If this methrd ri uhtninim
competitive fepor - %iapaapefi no
ara they 10 be condemned hrealae I
one or Two instances some Il Of on
= 1000 men have given ] gallon o
two Of oil to find ont what our c0m
petlturr are doing