Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-27
ATTEMPT AT MONOPOLY CHARGE
Dissolution of Corporation and Sew
eral Subsidiaries Asked.
WILL CALL GARY AND MORGAN
Number of Other Magnates Will Be
Asked to Testify.
ASKS HILL LEASE CANCELLED
Phase of Bill by Deciding TO
Terminate Contract Earlier
In the Day,

WASHINGTON, oct. ga petition ask
Ing for the dissolution Of the United
States Steel corporation and some of its
subsidiaries was filed in the United
States court in Trentoa, n. j. today
The petition was prepared by Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, former secretary of war, who
had been retained by the government as
Its special counsol in this case,
The petition charges the Steel corpora
tion and those subsidiaries which are
named as defendants with maintaining or
attempting to maintain a monopoly in
the steel business The evidence on which
the suit was brought was obtained by the
special investigators of the Department
of Justice.
IT is understood that some of the tesu-
mony which was given before the Stan
ley committee was used in part as the
basis of this suit The petition is in equity
and was filed in the central court.
1t contains the usual prayer for injunc-
tions to restrain the defendants from
continuing the monopoly alleged and
asked for such relief as the court may
grant
Papers Filled by VreeIand.
TRENTON, N. j., oct. 26.-The papers
asking for the dissolution of the United
States Steel corporation were filed in the
office of the United States circuit court
In this city shortly before 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The papers were filed by
John B. Vreeland United States district
attorney, of this city. An order signed
by Judge Lanning was also filed author
izing the issuance of subpoenas for many
prominent men in the financial world
Among those who will be subpoenaed to
testify in the suit are Judge Gary of the
United States Steel corporation; John D.
Rockefeller, j. +. Morgan, John ID.
Rockefeller, jr, John p Parsons and
Charles NJ. Schwab
The petition asking for the dissolution
pf the wire corporation was brought from
Washington to Trenton by United States
Attorney General Cotton.
Dickinson ON Scope OF Suit.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. oct. 96.-Before
leaving for Chicago, Judge ]. NJ. Dickin-
son spoke briefly of the suit filed today
at Trenton. N. j., against the United
States Steel corporation, when asked for
statement by the Associated Press cor
respondent:
"The suit" he said. asks the dissolu-
tion of the United States Steel corpora
ton and its constituent companies, which
monopolize a part OF commerce. 1t asks
the cancellation OF the Hill leases, and
asks separation from the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Coke company"
Judge Dickinson said he had been at
work on the case about two months, AS
eociated with him were the attorney
general, the solicitor general and the
district attorney at Trenton.
Decides to Cancel Lease.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-At q special
meeting today the directors Of the United
States Steel corporation formally decided
10 terminate the corporations, lease Of
the Great Northern ore properties
The directors also adopted resolutions
recommending to the directors OF the Du-
luth, Mesaba G Northern Railway com
pany a reduction in freight rates on iron
ore from points IN the Mesaba range to
Duluth to figure not exceeding 60 cents
per ton and and to the Duluth g. Iron
Range Railroad company a similar re-
duction on the iron ore rate from the
Vermillion and Mesaba iron range to Du-
uth and Two Harbors, MINI.