THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING." JANUARY 8, 1911. 13 T RUSTS ON TRIAL IN CRUCIAL CASE -'IN (Continued from. Page On.), tiolds commanded the forces of the gov- ernment, "(.,'. . :'; r,. '- : ; V '-T'-;' '; ' ' ' Attorneys John C. Johnson and Wil liam B. Hornblower represented the to bacco company.; To Johnson, as chief counsel for the appellant fell the duty ;, of making- the opening argument, and , his legal defense of the accused corpora tion coneumed by far the greater part of - theday. - . . Three Says f or Arguments. . HIGHEST S As wan the case last year, when the arfnnt ma hrif lwfn tho rrmrt has decided, to permit the attorneys three whole days in which to present their arguments. Usually the court lim its the hearing of a case to two hours, divided equally between opposing coun sel, but In view of the magnitude of the case, an unusual length of time was granted in. the tobacco case. Piled oh the bench In front of the Justices wm a formidable array of docu ments, mute evidence of the complexity of the case. The record alone fills two fat volumes of 809 pages each.- The government's brief Is spread over 820 closely printed pages. The two briefs of the attorneys for the trust are com pressed into two volumes, of 200 pages each. A copy of each of these docu ments was before each Justice. The justices paid the closest attention to the arguments,' making copious notes as the attorneys proceeded. Occasional ly a question from the bench interrupt ed the speaker and some special point was elucidated. HISTORY OF TOBACCO TRUST ANb THE SUIT FOR ITS DISSOLUTION Washington, Jan. I. The Tobaooo trust suit was brought by the govern ment against the American Tobacco company, Its officers, directors, and af filiated corporationsfor the purpose of seeking to prevent and restrain monopo lies tn tobaooo and related commodities, alleged to be conducted In violation of of the Sherman anti-trust law and cer tain provisions of the Wilson tariff act. Originally the suit was filed by the government in the United States circuit court for the southern district of New York, July 10, 1907. In May, lB08. lt was argued before Circuit' Judges La combe, Cox, Noyes and Ward. Novem ber 7, 1908, the court handed down Its decision, three Judges concurring and one dissenting. The decision dismissed the petition as to the Individual defend ants, the United Cigar Stores company, the Imperial Tobacco company and the B'ritiah-American Tobacco company and Its subsidiaries, but adjudged the other defendants parties to combination In re straint of trade and enjoined them; ad? . judged the American Cigar company, the American Stogie company and McAn drews & Forbes unlawful combinations, and enjoined them from Interstate com merce. Shareholding Companies Enjoined. --It alne adjudged the American To bacco company, the American Snuff company, the American Cigar company, the P. Lorillard Co., the R. J. Reynolds iooacco company, Blackwelrs Durham Tobacco company and the Conley Poll company as noming shares In corpora tions of the alleged trust, and enjoined them from acquiring tobacco plants or business or voting shares of and exer cislng control over the issuing com panies. It further enjofned the issuing companies from permitting control, one of another, through ownership of stocks. Cross appeals were filed by the gov ernment and the defendants, and the case was sent lo the supreme court of the United States, where it was dockt eted December 13, 1505. Xelther Party Satisfied. As the Tobacco trust case went to the United States supreme court. It consisted of two cases. One was that of the government, appellant, vs. the -American Tobacco company and others, and the other that of the American To bacco company and others, appellant, vs. the government. Neither the gov ernment nor the Amerlcn Tobacco com pany was satisfied with the decision of the circuit court for the Southern dis trict of New York, though the decision on the whole was a decided victory for the government Attorney General Wtckersham, review ing the findings of the New York court. 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It was his contention that the petition filed by the government should not have been dismissed by the court as concerning the Individuals, and that the court wrongfully dismissed . the ' peti tion aa to the Imperial ' Tobacco com pany and the British-American To bacco company and domestic corpora tions "controlled by the latter, on the ground that every act done In pursu ance of the, contracts effected between English and American companies In Sep tember, 1902, within the United States, should have been declared unlawful. Further it was contended by Mr. Wick ersham that the government's petition as to the alleged participation of the United Cigar Stores company should not have been, dismissed by the lower court And finally, he declared the decree of the court was ' incomplete in that the defendants were not adjudged parties to unlawful contracts and conspiracies. JBnooui JCapltfl Involved, That the case is one of the largest with which the . department of Justice has had to deal within the past , tew years can be , gathered from the stand point of the capital of the companies involved,- There are 65 corporations," de fendants, the largest eight of which have a capital of more than $800,000,000. )foat of. the companies were Incorporat ed In New Jersey; two are In Oreat Britain. ' The corporations, with their capital, are: The American. Tobacco compony, $118,981,(00; Imperial Tobacco cor'sjpy of Great Britain, 890,000,000; Hawf.ia Tobacco company, $38,000,000; the American Snuff company, $28,000, 000; Amertcany Cigar company, tiOf 000,000; American Stogie company, $11, 868,000; MacAndrews A Forbes Co., $7,000,000, and the United Cigar Stores company, $1,060,000. All of these are charged by the government with being parties to contracts, agreements, com binations and conspiracies in restraint of interstate and, foreign commerce in tobacco and In Its products. How the Trust Jrw and Thrived. The magnitude of the , American to bacco business may be Judged from the fact that in this country 800,000,000 pounds of the weed are grown annually. The manufacture of this, In addition to the importations of tobacco, Its manu facture Into. various forms and the sale of its products, constitutes an enormous business. It was James B. Duke and several other tobacco princes who in 1890 or ganised the original American Tobacco company. . The story of how that com pany has fought Its way into, the con trol of the greater share of the tobacco business of the country In less than two YOUR STRENGTH 1 1 II 4 TRADE-MARX ALL DRUGGISTS Union Laundry Co. decades, beating down Its rivals, Is one of the, romances of American industrial history. It was done, in the language of Attorney General Wlckersham, by "duress and wicked and unfair meth ods." "r --;;' 'v ' , "Combination but Ho Xonopoty." To' this chargehowever, the American Tobacco company took exception, as well as to other charges against it In re straint of trade and monopoly. It ad mitted the organization of various com panies, the purchase by them of plants and businesses, . and the general unifi cation of tobacco interests through con solidations and acquisitions of stock. Strong denial,, however, was made 'Of any Intent on the part of the American Tobacco . company to destroy.; competi tion! or to acquire a. monopoly of the tobacco business of the United States or Great Britain, It was declared that no purchase was made to remove the com petition ' of another: brand of tobacco other, than 'the American Tobacco com pany was selling, but that factories and businesses were bought for Investment, with a view of their present and ulti mate , profitableness, all, it was stated, being permitted by state charters where the various corporations known as the American Tobacco company were incor porated. It was further, declared In court that the various companies, a majority of whose stock is held by some other com pany are either conducted as branches of the owner, the separate organiza tion being preserved for trade purposes, or that they are managed by minority stockholders and are controlled by .and In active competition with the. owning companies and with each other, and that Interstate and foreign commerce consequently has not been restrained or monopolised. " . . VaooesstoB, of Postponements. On February 1, 1909, a motion was made by the government' (n the United States supreme court to advance the case for hearing. Argument was set for October 11, 1909, and on that date the case was reassigned for hearing December 13, 1909. Owing to the large number of cases before the court, the case was again assigned for January 3, 1910, when It was laid before the court. In the following April the court of Its own motion restored the case to the docket to be reargued. The cases then went over until the fall of 1910. The deaths of Justice Brewer and Chief Justice Fuller and the resignation of Justice Moody caused another post ponement of the case until the presi dent could fill the vacancies. Justice Harlan, acting as chief Justice, .an nounced that the supreme court would can only be built up by easily digested strength-producing elements. tod Liver Oil is ac knowledged by every authority to be the great est strength-producing element in the world. Scott's Emulsion Is Cod Liver Oil scientifically pre pared for immediate digestion, and so palatable that any one can take it Nothing in the world equals SCOTT'S EMULSION f o r making good, pure blood ; strong, steady nerves; solid, healthy flesh; and it is entirely free from alcohol, narcot ics or any other harmful ingredient. It invigorates and builds up the entire system. - Be sore yoa get SCOTT'S, known the world over by the mark of quality The Fiiherman. way from the hear the arguments in the case on Janu ary i, 1911.' ft is doubtful if there has been a case before the court since the Northern Se curities cape in which more intense in terest has been manifested in business and financial circles. On the decision in this case, and that of the Standard Oil case, depends to a great extent the course of the federal government with respect to prosecutions of alleged Illegal corporations, and the oourae f congress with respect to legislation for the con trol of all corporations. . . i ; ? ROBIN. LEADER OF : WEEK-END REVELS OF EXTREME TYPE (Continued from Page One.) . house cost more than $300,009. Robin entertained , week end parties there In splendid and elaborate manner.' Charles Janlchen, former manager of the estate, said . today that Robin frequently brought automobile parties out on ' Sat urdays, these guests remaining until the following Monday., Revels in Snow and Surf. ' "The usual Saturday night crowd con sisted of ,10 persons," said Janlchen. "The women were usually chorus girls. After' dinner there was generally danc ing that ended some time Sunday. Usu ally when the dancing was over the women were standing on the tables and trying to kick the chandeliers. "In; the winter snow dances were a feature of the parties. A big phono graph was placed on the porch and to its music the revelers, ' each with a , glass of wine, tried to dance in the snow." In the summer, Janlchen said, there were water dances In the surf, at which the "costumes usually were negative." Janlchen and Frank Santos, present IT O Bins! 1 Usd.Sliop-Woriiandbdiangecfianos Your opportunity Is at hand to secure a high-grade piano at a big reduction from the regular prices. Do not fall to grasp It as these reductions are genuine and mean an actual saving to you of many dollars, and a dollar saved Is a dollar earned Read the Follow ing List of Bargains and Convince Yourself I I During this sale we will give with every piano sold Slieett Mtasic Free HUH. JaiiSCIiPIano Kimball BllSll & LailC JeWCtt I Cable & Sons Piano . Regular Price $325, Discounted $175 B 9 B Werner Piano Regular Price $3345, Discounted $110 Knight & BrinkeiilOff Piano Regular Price $350, Discounted $100 111 Victor Player Regular Price $650, discounted $150 Victor Piano ..... Regular Price S3T5, Discounted $105 1 1 1 Bush & Lane Player, Regular Prlqe $850, Discounted $150 TERMS TO SU1T YOU ON ABOyE PIANOS NO INTEREST CHARGED ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS 3& 1 4 manager of the estate, say that Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader, was one of a number of prominent politicians who visited the Manor. Shortly before the November elec tions ' Santos said. Murphy was there and would not leave the revels and re turn to New York until his presence In the city was Imperative.!- : , Driftwood -Manor Described. Driftwood Manor is a house contain ing it, rooms.. There are nine , bed rooms, each provided with a bath. The floor is like a club, with an enormous hall, opening on the dining room,- where mere is an Immense open fireplace. In the basement are a billiard room, bowl ing alleys and three wine cellars, each with a capacity of 10,000 quarts. The cellars were always kept filled. The house is half a mile from the road. Artificial mounds, tha work of a landscape gardener, hide the house from view from the road. The manager of the estate was ordered to use a shot gun to keep .away trespassers. .There. was a , pathetic scene in the dis trict attorney's office yesterday when Robing repudiated relationship with Herman Roblnovttch and his aged wife, who claimed the ex-banker as their son. JdRobln turned a deaf ear to endearing terms lavisneu on mm oy me gray haired foreigners. Dr. Louise Roblno vttch, the accused main's sister, declared her parents were in Russia. Clatakjmie Paper Expanded. i (Special Dtipttch to The Jonrntl.) . Clatskante, Or.. Jan. .With this Issue the Clatskanle Chief has added a city editor to its editorial staff, Mrs. Phyllis M. Van Ness, who has assisted In this work for some time, being ohosen to fill the position. The rapid growth of the paper dur ing the past three months made this addition necessary to give the editor more time for developing the different departments of the Chief. hm -AT Regular Price S4SO, Discounted $125 Piano . Regular Price $300, Discounted $150 Piano . . Regular Price $550, Discounted $125 Piano . . Regular Organs from $20.00 to $45.00 7T W mMnton$. PLAY WITH GUN; ONE E i (Special Dlnpitch' to The Jonrnal.) . Roseburg, Or., Jan. 6. The ..second accident to happen In this city within ajnonth, wherein a boy was shot while playing with a gun,r'occurred In this city Wednesday evening, when Clyde Wallace, a 13-year-old boy, was shot through the right breast by a -22-cal-ibre rifle. The boy injured in the first accident - died three , days later, but young Wallace has an even chance for recdvery. , - The Injured boy, hie older brother, and another - boy were attempting to load the rifle, which .was old and did not operate easily. Clyde was standing In a -stooping position directly over the muszle of the rifle, as the other two boys were inserting a cartridge in the breech. As the lever of the weapon was thrown ftito place It brought down the hammer and discharged the car tridge. The bullet struck him In the breast and ploughed straight through, lodging under the shoulder blade. LEWIS COUNTY FARMER WINS CAPITAL PRIZE (SprcUl' nixpitch to The Jearnil.) Cent rail a. Wash., Jan. 6. It has re mained for a well known' Lewis county farmer to win the prise of an easturn firm for the largest crop raised on the smallest site of land. The prize is 60 acres of farm land tn Wisconsin, and the winner Is Theodore Harms of Sal kum, who has received a deed for the r Piano OF BY MAY UV Price 350, Discounted $200 Jfellint - property on " his furnishing proof if raining 224 bushels of oats to the acre, Mr. Harms Is selling out hi eastern prise and claims it will take a much larger prise than 80 acres to 'lure htm away from the state of Washington, Want Freight Rate Readjusted. , Plttsbu rg. Pa., Jan, . Represen tn tlves of the vast coal, coke and Iron in terests of Ohio, W. Va, western Penn sylvania and several of the neighboring states are gathenng in Pittsburg In readiness for the meeting tomorrow to Inaugurate a campaign for the adjust ment of freight rates in the Pittsburg district , . .--!!! 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