The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-16
BITTER CRITICISM
OF STANDARD OIL
Kellogg Arraigns Corporation as
Danger to
Country.
OPENS GOVERNMENTS CASE
Court Manifests Keen Interest BY
Ques estions From
5s s Bench.
)PENS GOVERNMENTS CASE

Washing gton. D. c., March 15.-Hold-
ing up the Standard Oils sCompany,so OF
New Jersey. as a danger to the coun-
try. and Its or organization as cons
.mercial precedent that must be eradi-
Gated from the business world. Frank
B. Kellogg to-day arraigned the cor
poration before the Supreme Court OF
the United states with all the power
of his eloquence. It was the govern
xxiRmatd lWiyfizz ypw bg n1mm
over the dissolution of the STANDARD
OH" as decreed by the Circuit Court
OF the United States for the Eastern
District of Missouri. #ii
Except about twenty minutes that
John G. Alillburn consumed at the be-
ginning OF the sitting In the conclusion
OF his opening address. and about an
equal length of time occupied by y. =.
watson at the close Of the day. but In
defense OF the Standard OIL an the 1!e'
time was taken up by Mr.. I<ello
N1r. Kellogg's object was to give a
history OF the Standard Oil and It's
activities, which he dominated as as
monopolistic, but frequently he was
lad off into the law o. the case. He
seemed inclined a to leave many OF OF
these points for the di discussion o At
torney-G General Wickershanl. who IS
to close the case forbthe government
l5to-morrow. "a 4.
Particularly was this true as tosthe
point OF common ownersh sof. stand, and,
ard OIL property, urged by the sdeiense
the organization OF the alleged ~ legal
lcombipation In 1899. " 4 y +
Court Questions Counsel.
Time after. time the court rt4manifested
Hts keen interest. in, the case by sub
IFiactinp . the counsel before 1t to a. eries
OF queries. They were 81. partic icularly
anxious to know Z about the common
loown ership claimed by the Standard Oh
counsel, and to get the vari ious IN ter
/ pretations. OF N tho meaning .whii'cn inli''
Should be given to q rnonop 70 oly.Sa as
used In the Sherman antitrust8ac Ct.
The day brought out a \ sharp con. ''lrl
{flict OF purposes by the aRovernm g n en-,
and the Standard Oil, Mr. Kellosg
on behalf OF the government dwell
upon the activities of the corporation
with view, of proving an lntentss4t 4 e
monopolize In attempting to reorganizi
ing it In 1899. s i, d.
On the other hand, the Standard o.
counsel contended that such matter:
we're not before the court for review
5{The only question. tn ey claimed, }, wa.
whether the alleged illegal &combinlnt
sofs i 500 was a violation OF the law h 9
l$held by the lower court. ~ MS W.
4 ]sbased on the fact that the govern
5ment8did not appeal from the ydecislol
lof the lower court. S
Tho plan to-ntghttis for Mr. Wa tsol
Ito continue his address w hen tho cour
meets at noon o-morrow. He Is t
be followed by Mr. Wick ersham fo
Ethe government. while John G. J ohm
/ son Is close at the end OF thesda
for tn defense ss8. 4 3 II ~
Charges Agalnst Company. "
AK Mr., kellogg charged that the stand
ard, sine q its pi pc lines had been made
4 common carriers, had est bltshed de-
ilSiivery stations at @"outlandlsh places
| where nobody ever had q refinery
Their rates were iprohtbitive, the coun-
3sel said, and that was the reason ap-
plications to use the pine lines had
not been made by dependents.
4 l$gRailroad rates. as 4 @ v means 4 81 8un
Fair competitlo ion, Was next cons tdered,
LIE spoke OF the numb ber5of8 Standard
ION officials In many railroad lie
said N was stran ge that the raj llroads
should have made lower rates rom
Standard shipping points than from
Ind spendent points, The Il reaso he
4 complninedof these alleged discrinli.
nntioNs, he said, was to show th'
lsmonopoltstlc conduct OF Standard.
i Sgs From the railroad question, he re.
i turned to what he cal llNd the unfair
mathods Of oompetltion. As nlls 4 geX.
/ 5nmmple Am g, ha told 3nf the Standard selma
Il oiiil at M loss at Los II Angeles Il w hers
II there was scompatttlon, and at o profI
4 nj Portland and i Sentt tie, where thort
4 Was no connect u on. @ III M