Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-20
SUPREME COURT FAILS TO AN.
NouNcE DECISION ON OIL
AND TOBACCO SUITS.
RUMoR GAINS CURRENCY
THAT GOVERNMENT WINS
Court Said to Stand 2 TO In Favor
Dissolution Of Great Truste-Bil!is :
In Money to Be Affected But Ann
lation Is Not ProbabIe-eus.
Will He Divided. =

Washing ION. March 20-The supreme
court OF the United States almost I'm
mediateiy after converting at noon to-
day adjourned Tor two weeks
Neither the Standard Oil nor the to-
bacco trust cases were decided today.
ait.lo many had expected one or botn.
Whether the great corporation cases
viii come down TWO weeks from to-
day Is u matter OF specu.ation The
court lcucas safeS no i'll .im<ltious OF lis
Intentions.
would decide the cases today brought u
large attendance. The court room was
flied 10 its seating capacity.
Governments VIII Win.
The government viii be upheld by
the supreme court In The decisions on
The Standard Oil and tobacco trust
cases by u vote OF to >, according to
sossip III critical circles last night.
Whether there Is any real ground for
the prevailing gossip as TO the decision
ard the division OF tho court Is un-
known. Rarely does any authentic in
formation concerning the future ac-
ton OF the triouna! percolate from It's
nowadays is exercised to prevent a
leak" thru those government employees
who gets knowledge OF decision thru
handling the preparation and printing
OF opinions.
1t Is probable that the report is based
on shrewd guesses made by those off,
cials who have had reason closely to
observe the attitude OF the court In
dealing with this ana other trust
cases.
Attaches o: tho department Of justice
have the utmost confidence that the
government will win the STANDARD OIL
case. and that a. a result this trust
and other similar corporations will be
compelled to dissolve At once
In regard to the tobacco trust case.
the elements Of which differ from those
In the Standard euit, there Is less con-
fsdence among the government lawyers.
Billions 70 es Affected.
The Investment In the properties Of
these two corporations which is held
IN tho balance awaiting the decree of
the court totals 100000. 900. But there
are more than leo other trusts resern-
bling the Standard which represent n
capitalization of $4,000. .0o0. 900 The fig
uIeS tloie bHCIctlte tnAt tne decision
OF the nine men ON the supreme bench
will be one OF the most momentous in
the history OF the nation.
In the opinion OF those best able to
judge the probabilities the decision of
the court will he safe and some one
There have been reports during the
past week that Carital was heginninr
10 exhibit nervousncss over the pros
unwarranted.
While ii IS probable that the viola
tion of the Sherman antitrust law by
the two cornorations will he conclu-
sivcly established by the court, there
Is no reason to believe that it's finding
will be con iscatory
VIII Not cR AnnihiIntion.
Tho probability is that while declar-
In, the coninines unlawful restraint OF
the trade, the court VIII recognize tn
need of interpre' ing the statute to Il;
the necessities OF modern business de.
velnpmcrt
II tho trusts are held Illegal II will!
be necessary for them to be separated
into their former integral parts. This
will not re annihilation.
The gossip concerning the decision OF
the court to . In favor OF the govern
ment probably represents merely spec
ulatlon, tho likely enough 1t Is not far
wrong.