Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
TWO PLACES FILLED
Assistants to the Attorney
General Chosen.
NEWPOSITIONSCREATED
WIN. A. DAY AND MILTON D.
PURDY SELECTED.
The Former Has Long Been Special
Counsel for the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

President Roosevelt and Attorney Gen.
eral Knox, after a conference this morn
Ing, decided upon the men to fill two new
and important offices created by Congress
for the Department Of Justice. These are
the positions Of assistant attorney to the
Attorney General, place that will pay
$1,000 a year. and considered to be one of
moment, and assistant attorney general.
For the first-named place William A. Day
OF the District of Columbia has been
chosen. Mr.. Day was the choice Of Attor-
ney General Knox from the time Congress
began to consider the creation OF the new
place. For the new Office of assistant at
torney general the choice is Milton d.
Purdy of Minnesota. The nominations for
both places went to the Senate today
Prepared Anti-Merger Case.
Mr.. William A. Day has been special
counsel for the interstate commerce COM
mission for ten years or more. and has
conducted on behalf Of the commission the
public proceedings in Its investigation OF
railroad matters throughout the country.
More recently Mr.. Day has been special
assistant to the Attorney General In the
important cases prosecuted under the lat
terS direction under the interstate COM
merce act and the antitrust law. He COL
lected the testimony In the trunk line in
vestigation of 1901-02, and conducted the
examination of Mr.. James ]. HILL the
president of the Northern Securities Com
pany, and Mr.. E. H. Hartman and Others
In which the facts were developed which
formed the basis for the suit of the United
States against the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern merger. He was then ap-
pointed special assistant to the Attorney
General to assist in the preparation and
conduct Of that case, known as the North
ern Securities case, and will take part in
the argument before the court.
Under the direction of the Attorney Gen.
eral Mr.. Day also prepared the bills ar
gued the cases and obtained the injunc-
tions against the fourteen western railways
to restrain them form paying rebates and
further violating the interstate commerce
law. -
The Attorney General also intrusted to
Mr.. Day the preliminary examination and
the collection of evidence which resulted in
the fling of bills against the beef trust.
Mr.. Day argued this case before the United
States court at Chicago. which recently
rendered a decision in favor OF the govern
ment and granted an Injunction. -.
Mr.. Purdy Strongly Indorsed.
Mr.. Milton D. Purdy, who has been ap-
pointed assistant attorney general. is about
thirty-five years old, and is native Of
Ohio, although he has lived in Minnesota
since he was boy. His home is in Min
neapolis. He was, assistant United States
attorney and later United States attorney
for the district Of Minnesota during 1S9s-
1902. Mr. Purdy has excellent and ac-
tive practice both before the state and fed
eral courts. He is regarded as a strong
advocate, and enjoys the confidence and
respect of the community. He has the sup
port and unqualified Endorsement of the
federal judges of the Dictrict and the Min
neSota delegation In Congress.