Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-25

St. Paul, Nov. 22.-The state suit
AGAINST the Standard Oil Company
The United States circuit court ord
cred the corporation to be dissolved it
being an illegal corporation. The de-.
oision was filed in st. Paul and st.
Louis.
The case was heard in the United
States circuit court at st. Louis IN
April, 1909, by Circuit Judges San
born of st. Paul, Vandevanter OF
Cheyenne. Hook of Leavenworth, and
Adams of st. Louis.
Judge Sanborn Of st. Paul. the pre-
siding Judge. wrote the opinion and
the decree, in which all the Judges
concur, and sent them with concur
ring opinion of Judge Hook to Judge
Adams at st. Louis, who filed them
and entered the decree in that city.
Argued BY Frank 3. .kelloc1.,
The case was argued by Frank B.
Kellogg of St. Paul, and Charles B.
Morrison of Chicago, for the United
States, and John G.. Milburn of Buff
alo, David T. Watson of Pittsburg,
Moritz Rosenthal of Chicago, and
John G.. Johnson of Philadelphia on
behalf of the defendants.
The action was brought to entoin
John D. Rockefeller, William Rookie
Teller, Henry M. Flagler, Henry H.
Rogers, John D. Archbold, Oliver. H.
Payne, Charles NJ. Pratt, the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey and about
20 other corporations from ma .ntain-
ing a combination and conspiracy in
restraint of trade, to mOnopoliZe in.
terstate and International commerce
and the decree grants the Injunction
sought by the government.
Opinion of Public Men.
Attorney General, Geo. w. Wicker.
sham.-"It is one of the most import
ant decisions ever rendered in this
country. ,f~ s7 s
Il am very much gratified at the de-
cision. of course. But until l have
been able to see the full text. any
opinion might express must natural
ly be of my personal nature.
"A decision OF dissolution against a
great corporation like that of the
Standard Oil Company is the utmost
that could have been imposed by law
upon the great monopoly which has
been the object of the antitrust legis-
1ation."
Congressman Fred G. Stsvens.-"It
Is one of the most remarkable legal
victories in the history of the coun-
try" says Congressman Fred C.
Stevens of St. Paul. 1T is rema1 n
able not only in the enormous amount
of work that was necessarily placed
upon Mr.. Kellogg in the preparation
of the case, but for the far-reaching
results of the decision. The court
evidently considered in mind that II
would not meet with the same fate as
the decision of Judge Lands against
the Standard Oil Company in the ap.
Dellate court.
II know that Mr.. Kellogg prepared
this case with the utmost care so that
II the decision should be favorable in
the lower court 1t would be sustained
on appeal" a.r#
Gov Eberhart.--"I am glad that the
government has won az understand
It has. ! hope that the text Of the
decision will confirm all the sncourag
ing reports Of the press in their state
ments Of today raa }.i
State Auditor Iverson. THE de
sision of the Circuit Court of Appeal.
the next to the highest court in tbs
council 4 court recogniseda BY al
as exceptionally able in its pendings
will cause great wave Of satisfaction
20 pass over the country
Victory for MInnssotans.
It IL peculiarly gratifying to the peo
pie Of Minnesota that Ia this "a ightS
conflict Of legal giants. q native borl
SON of the state was selected by presi
dent Roosevelt and his cabinet to rep
resent the cause Of the government
and contest the rights Of the people
Frank B. Kehogg's achievement i
this case places him In the very fore
front of American lawyers whose ac
complishments have been q 7substan
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