The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-16
JUDGE lands HERE,
FAVORS JAIL TERMS
FOR COMBINE HEADS
Terror to Big Malefactors
Met at Train by
Kenyon.
By TUDSoN C. wELLIvER.

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands, OF
Chicago, didn't look the least bit like
S2g,O0UUO as he stepped of a train at the
Uniou station J.Is morning into the
arms OF rs ITiemu, Senator Kenyon o.
Iowa.
No more did he look like the terror
TO all big malefactors tnat ne mas made
himself during his judicial career III
Chicago. The sporting editor, USED 70
estimating such things, said he Woulon
class in the ring. Slight Of inquire, me-
uium in height, he looked the over
worked man that his friends all say ne
Is; out there was plenty of t1re In MS
big brown eyes, ana the mop OF graylSh
hair tossed in waves OF emphasis When
he got interested in his conservation.
The man who fined the Standard OIL
Company so much that the higher
courts couldn't see 1t, didn't want to De
interviewed. Il came down here TO see
about a messenger in my court ne
said. I'm going to lose him II | can
get more pay for him. On investigator
/ find that messengers In New YORK,
Tombstone, and Pigeon Creek get more
than they pay for like work in Chi
cago, and 1 want to find out why l
must lose mine under such clrcum-
stances"
Judge Lands is the man in whose
court the Government had the prosecu-
lions of the Beef trust magnates start
ed The case was taken away from MN
later, but the indictments that had peen
returned have stood all the tests, ana
The indicted men are up against going 10
trial under them. Judge Lanols WouIu
not say a word about these cases.
But he did drop an emphatic woro
when he was asked about the sIanuaLu
oil and Tobacco decisions, and what the
Government would finally do to preak
up the great combinations eftectually;
The Judges eyes snapped, and he
jerked his thumb over his shouloer III
the direction of Senator hehS oH'
He knows"
Senator kenyon was trust prosecutor
before he became a Senator.
He says to lock EN- up; put EN- IN
iafl; that's my way, went on Judge
lands. Hes right about it."
Whereat Senator Kenyon NODDED
Judge Kenyon is a member of the Lor-
;rner Investigating committee ana ri :
NOR on CaitoI Hill this afternoon reort-
ed that Judge Lands had come to WASH.
ington for a conference with him ABOUT
some things that will get attention our
ing this investigation.
During their work on the Beer tTus'
and other cases, Judge Lands and SEN
ator Kenyon had occasion TO 1amlllarize
themselves with many OF the most ol-
yerting aspects of the big business COM
rnunitY of interests in Chicago. which
dnaIs With tariff matters at Washing
ton with legislative and senatorial elec-
lions AT Springfield, which always keeps
a grip on Illinois politics. EdWaru
Hines observed after Lorimer's election
that we put Lorimer over, and the In
CIusiveness Of that I'VE" has been OF
profound interest to all the investiga-
tors. 1,,,o-
probably know as much about the pre-
else Observation-Disclosures of that I'VE" as
any outsiders: and there is circums tan.
tial report today that the Lanols VisIS
has to do with some comparison OF notes
and consideration of details, which may
add to the fruitfulness and the interest,"
of the Ilorimer investigation.
That, however, is only common repor I
Neither Judge lands nor the Senator
would admit such thing.