The Washington times., 1910-03-14
Eyes of World Turned Upon
Spectacular Struggle of
the Standard.
CASE IS TAKEN UP
IN SUPREME COURT
PerCing Suit Considered Among
Most Important Ever Before
That Tribunal


Arguments IN the appeal Of t.- -....-
ard on Company from the decision r.-
the T-rfrr4 S+a-az Ci--7-f- CONE ~
y.
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''l2ia-''a in restraint OF trade, and
asking FOR its dissolution, were begun
today ln the United states SgD-era
gru--
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may SCI - -o7-t--
VI greater moment man can now be
realized. lawyers from al over The
United States Gathered ~ --a e--.-e---
l,-.-.
lo- today 10 see Ike STANDARD OH Com
pany Of New Jersey put on trial for s--
life
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-i-l-ea- co-t- s--euI-y Med into tie
room, every available saz- v-as oc-rr--f
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anu ---7+' TOO were
-"' long laae5 were
l''--'t l--o--r- 20 me oar and were
'o1eea "i-l formidable 116iu- books.
ca-e- among which were t1e tHe1-y-Cdd
Fp--aeS comprising The record -l the
Oh case
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e-ls F3--r-7r-. who as ---...---- .-----.-..
siauer Of coronation. r--. ----- y. -.-
Win 5he Collection OF the G5-e-rDert
rr.-r- D. lie case. was an interested
spectator.
The court rendered r. rr.ura- 7-f-.
Joins before the laT Of the cocker s.-
begun ana the famous srf- reached
Attorney General EElcae-sasr ask
Cd The court 20 grant three ta~s FOR
the argument ta the cases. CHIEF JUS
tlce Fuller at first deuurre5- but .Do-
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--'~- e-E case was even more
complicated than that OF the Tobacco
trust litigation, which was heard for
this length OF time. finally rsss-~ar
John C. 1r-r--r rrfar 10 .r.- e...
H-.
7-- --'otf men opened t-r
case --- save q rr-e- sIcc-lCL ---
sumo OF the ALLEGATIONS in the Gov
e-nmeu-.s complaint. erLaref-s rrr-
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MlIhuru Ona-s Case
1n tracing the history ot rhe S-a-ia-..
Oh COMPANY Lr- N--5-rn stated 10 -..-
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Fe--o-S- -'-e t---o- -l--.l ->'- To -ot-s I--
said was the period OF acquisition From
ISS2 until lNr- the period vas Thar rf fr-.
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80. . ---" oL ,N1 ~-S- as d les--- o. q
decision IN favor Of the state OF ONO
An the case broasat bv that sac
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Prom $50 lnul 1899 said ALr. AT.Hu-a,
there was a vague period. after which
"a r7o=-=ro MIN ---- -,--. f-.- .e--.- -.-s
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sey took Over The stock Of tie VARIOUS
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Mn ArTburn euer- the e-+f-o rim, nm,
I'll recess explaining the operations 9v
witch the Standard OF Company or
~ =. r l-11s - --- 8. ,--L $500 OF -4e
f- +ra -ar5rr ,1--74-,,- 5r5 i-s.l--; S
that. although l stockhol6e~ sTrreD-
dertd his holdings iq subsidiary COM
ls-nE so .--e 2----,.'.iG on company or
nom he New Te-s,, -,-7-7--. -. ---,,
him an interest IN each ana every one
of The seFenty-ulne subsidiary COM
pe[lyS- ,.,l--.--,.-..-
hmm refer-e5 ~ 49, -t,r,..rs.-.--.- ,-l- ~
uauies as distributing asercfss and
said that the element Of couD1ssrior
,..., .~.5--'5,.t- soaSy ts tt naa 1ereLofore
Sste-,.7r--7 IN ~ ,il-
-Crowds 6srs1 -S --s.-f,-, 81 ~ -
IN order to gain a place Of varracs
when the litigation was formally opened
a = e-,,-,,, ,-ie 'liei'e tribunal late TINS
MANY who arrived sbou+ nom ro,f--
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