The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-27
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N~SAtSSAAs AZ. 80 wv. st."4S was dus
thoratively announced here today that
Judge George Gray Of Wilmington,
Del. Jos. Burlington of Pittsburg and
William M. Lanning of Trenton will
hear the case of the government
against the United States Steel cor
poration. These Judges recently hand
ed down the decision in favor of the
government to dissolve the alleged
powder trust.
fore beset the process servers seeking
John D. Rockefeller and other mil
lionaires named as defendants in the
suit were not expected to develop to-
day In the service Of the subpoenaes.
The marshars men believe that the
corporation lawyers probably would
accept service in New York of the
entire batch of subpoenaes. Subpoen-
aes were taken by deputies for service
the defendants to appear in person
or by counsel at Trenton on December
4 in answer to the petition. The ac-
tual presentation and prosecution of
the suit probably WI be the work
of Attorney General Wick, -ham and
his assistants at Washington.
Following the return day. Decem-
Der 4, when the defendants must put
in appearance by counsel, they have
to answer.
After the governments reply court
will probably appoint an examiner to
take testimony. AS most of the de-
PENDANTS live in New York and most
of the papers and documents of the
corporation are there. most of the
hearings may take place there. The
al l-ument will be heard by the full
circuit bench probably in Philadelphia
The SLc
the dissolution of the United States
Steel corporation, but for the dissolu-
tion of all constituent or subsidiary
companies. which are alleged to have
combined in spite of the Sherman
law to maintain, or attempt to main
tain. monopoly of the steel busi-
ness"
There are thirty-six subsidiary cor
porations named as defendants. J..
ler. Andrew Carnegie. Charles NJ.
schwab. George w. Perkins, E. H.
Gary. John D. Rockefeller. Jr., Henry
c Frick. Charles Steele, James Cay
ley. William H. Moore, j. H. Moore,
Edmund C. Converse. Percival Rob-
erts. Jr. Daniel ]. Reid. Norman B.
Ream. P. A. B. Wiedner and William
P. Palmer, are named individually as
Lewis W. Hill. James N. HILL WAL
ter J. Hill. E. T. Nichols and j. H.
Gruber. are named as trustees in con-
nection with ore companies. The steel
corporation lease of the Great North
ern railways ore properties, which di-
rectors of the steel company today
formally decided to cancel, is alleged
to be illegal. This action of the di.
rectors was taken but a few hours be-
fore filing of the bill.
it was advised of the steel corpora
tion's intention in this respect. but
states that under the terms of the
lease no cancellation would be efrec-
tive until January /. 1915, and there
is no limit upon the amount of ore
that can be taken out in the mean.
time.
Sensations Galore.
Sensational allegations fairly top
pied over each other in the govern
ment's petition. which is in equity
estop the continuance of the alleged
monopoly. and such other relief as
the court may grant.
The steel corporations acquisition
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron COM
pany during the panic OF 1907. is de-
clared illegal. and scathingly criticized
in the petition. which declares that
E. E. Gary and Henry c. Frick misled
former President Roosevelt. when
they told him that but little benefit
will come to the steel corporation from
the purchase
The president. it says. was not fully
with the state Of affairs in
New York relevant to the transaction,
as they existed. If he had been full
ly advised. he would have known that
desire to stop the panic was not the
sole moving cause. but that there also
was desire and purpose to acquire
control of the company, that recently
had assumed the position Of potential
competition Of great significance.
The corporation thus greatly
its control OF the coun-
try's iron ore supply. its predominant
ing position in the south's iron and