Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-14
Great Legal Battle Began in
st Louis Three Years AGO,
Now Being Fought in Su-
preme Court.
MAY DISSOLVE COMPANY
RockefelIer's Intention Of Donating
His Vast Wealth 20 Charity and
the Welfare of the Human Race
Said to Be a Bluff TO Create SYM
pathy and Aid in Trial.

Washington, d. O., March H.
The dnal stage of the three years
! legal struggle betw sen the depart
ment of justice and the Standard
Oil Co., was reached today when ar
gument was begun before the su-
preme court Of the United States.
The case comes UP to the highest
tribunal upon appeal from he deci-
sion of the Federal circuit court at
st, Louis which ordered the trust
dissolved
The governments case has been
directed by Frank B. Kellogg, the
trust buster" and it is expected that
he will make one of the leading arr
guments.
Moritz Rosenthal, John 3. NIL
burn and John s. Miller are the most
prominent of the array of corpora
tion counsel directing defense Of the
Rockefeller holding concern.
The government contends that the
trust is a monopoly in restraint Of
trade. There are countless phases
to the case, but that Is the main
point of contention.
In filing their briefs before the
Supreme court the trust and the
government each denied all the con-
NNhNlOhp Vi lIO .OllCAs
This brings practically the whole
great case before the supreme bench
for decision.
The argument and submission OF
the dissolution suit to the Supreme
court Is attracting especial attention
in view of the recent Introduction in
the senate of the Gallinger bill, pro-
viding for the Rockefeller founda-
tion."
Severe comment has been very
frequent during the last few days
regarding the action of Rockefeller.
The statement has been freely
made that the foundation" pro-
posal may have been introduced just
at this time for the purpose Of
creating public sentiment,
The announcement that Rockefel-
Ter proposes to donate his enormous
fortune to charity and the welfare
of the human race, coming Just at
the time of the fnRl hearing Of the
great suit, is believed by many to
have more than its apparent signif-
icance.
While no official comment upors
the subject was made at the depart
ment OF Justice, 1t was easily ascer-
tanned there that the department
does not look upon the Introduction
of the foundation" bill at this time
as a mere coincidence.
The dissolution suit involves the
entire Rockefeller concern, and in
its scope covers the history of the
oil business In this country from its
inception up to the present day.
The record of the case forms
good sized library and contains an
enormous amount Of data, RECORDS
and statements in relation 10 the
history, growth and development OF
the Rockefeller concern.
The means by which the enor-
nous profits of the concern were
made; the systematic method by
which the business was enlarged;
how II dealt with competitors and
the whole story OF the oil trust, 80
far as obtainable by the govern
ment experts, is told
While the senate and the house
will be considering proposal for
he distribution of the Rockefeller
the supreme court from
lOw on will be deliberating upon the
manner I'm which the fortune was
lmassed.
In this manner the judicial and
legislative branches of the govern
nent will be devoting their time 10
he origin and the proposed disposal
# the oil profits, while sooner or
ater the disposal feature, at least
passed, will demand the attention
Il the chief executive.