THE WAR ON TRUSTS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8882, 6 August 1907, Page 2

THE WAR ON TRUSTS.

Press Association. —Copyright. New Yobk, August 5,

The United States District Court at Chicago imposed the maximum penalty for 1*162 violations of the Elkins anti-rebate law which tiro Standard Oil Company com- , mitted in conjunction with the Chicago- 1 Aiton railway, .fudge Landis denounced as an abhorrent heresy defendants’ claim that they had the right to make secret agreements respecting railway rates. . Execution was stayed for 60 days (or the ’ Company to appeal. Judge Landis regretted that he was unable to send violators of the law to prison since thenaction woundud society more deeply than counterfeiters of coin or mailbag thieves. Mr Eookfeller was playing golf when informed of the decision and quite unmoved resumed the game.