The Forrest City times., 1909-11-26
|. 5. WINS O|L CASE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY HELD TO BE A MoNoPLY AND OR.
 DERED DISSOLVED.
JUDCE AMES GIVES OPINION
Struggle of the World Famous coun. sel Attracted Worlds Atten.
 ton During Trial.

St Louis, Missouri. - The govern ment has won victory in its long fight to dissolve the Standard Oil company and force the alleged trust 10 obey the provisions of the sherman antitrust law. The decision of the four United States circuit judges. who have had the case under advisement since April 10, was delivered from the bench by Judge Adams. The four judges who rendered the decision are now holding court al Denver
 The sweeping injunction granted Tn the case will force complete read lustIhent of the ownership and control of the Standard oil company of New Jersey and the 40 or more subsidiary corporations of Standard Oil By the terms of the decision it will also be impossible without being in contempt of court. for the owners of the Stand ard Oil stocks to reorganize in any manner 50 that the vast interests of the alleged trust may again be con trolled by a holding company.
 According to the law under which the suit was instituted an appeal if any be taken, must be direct to the SUI preme court of the United States.
 The governments victory is prac- tically complete. The only exception being that some fifteen or twenty sub sidiary and minor companies are ex- empt from the ruling as not being a part of the Standard Oil company, of New Jersey.
 The suit of the government to dis solve the Standard Oil company was filed in the United States circuit court
 in St. Louis on November 15, 1906. at the direction of the attorney general
 of the United States. The action was
 one in equity, brought under the pro
 visions of the sherman antitrust law. The control through the Standard Oil company of New Jersey of more than | 100 corporations engaged in the refin- ] ing and marketing of oil was charac- terized as a conspiracy in restraint of trade.
 The government asked for a perma nent injunction restraining the hold | ing company from continuing in con trol of it's subsidiary corporations and from reorganizing in such a manner tl-at the alleged conspiracy be per petuated.
 The governments complaint against the alleged Standard oil trust was a printed document of more than 100 pages It recited in detail the steps taken and the methods used by John D. Rockefeller. William Rockefeller Henry NJ. Flagler and others in build ing up the most formidable industrial giant the world has ever known.
 The hearings were greatly enliy- enede from time to time by efforts on the part of the government officers to get John D. Rockefeller to testify The pursuit of Rockefeller by county snerfis deputies, United States mar shals, constables and policemen form perhaps the liyeliest part of the liter. aturc Of the ease These chases after the aald-headed oil king. who began 10 take flight before the subpoena servers, and about the same time that he fitted himself with a wig. furnished the extremists with striking sub icct, and finally made Rockefeller talk
 Suit Cost Trust $f00o GOO.
 The cost of the case 10 The Standard oil company has been estimated at &l.e0o000 The cost to Che govern meut cannot be estimated. One of the Standards attorneys, Moritz Ros' enthal is said to have received s1 900 day for the time that he spent on the ease John C Milbprn, another attorney. is retained by the year at a handsome salary He is said to have received a bonus of $25,000 for