The independent., 1905-08-10
for contempt of court If they disobey
the temporary injunction.
judge Sullivan to Assist

Judge J. j. Sullivan OF Columbus,
formerly member of the state SUI
preme court, has been employed as
special counsel to assist the attorney
general in this suit. Judge Sullivan
holds that the Junkin antitrust law
is valid. In this he differs from At
torney Howell who recently filed a
suit against the Nebraska Grain
Dealers association on behalf OF
Thomas w. WOrrall.
II special counsel is to be employed
and paid with state funds 1t, is all
important that the Junkin bill be up
held. inasmuch as it carries with 1t a
$4,000 appropriation that can be ex-
pended under the direction OF the
governor and attorney general for the
enforcement of the act.
The suit filed by the attorney gen
eral contains the allegations against
the Nebraska Grain Dealers associa-
ton which are already familiar to the
public as a result of the suit brought
by Mr.. Worrall. The prayer of the
petition is as follows:
Prayer Of the Petition
wherefore, plaintiff prays (D that
said defendants, each and all OF them,
be adjudged guilty of the acts COM
planned OF.
SO. That said defendants, each and
all, be perpetually enjoined and re-
strained from every connection with
or participation in the said Nebraska
Grain Dealers association.
"3. That said Nebraska Grain Deal
ers' association be forever dissolved
and dissipated and it's members per-
petually enjoined from carrying out
| it's unlawful purposes, and from obey
ing it's rules, and from submitting in
any way to its commands or sugges-
| tiOns
"a. That the defendants who are
officers of said association be per-
petually enjoined from acting as such
officers, and that the members OF
said association be forever enjoinet
from electing successors to said OH
GERS.
"5. That those defendants who arr
domestic corporations have thell
charters dissolved and annulled, ant
be ousted of their corporate powers
franchises and privileges.
"6. That those defendants who arr
foreign corporations be decreed t
have abused their franchises to d
business in this state, and be foreve
ousted from the further exercise Q
their corporate powers, franchises an
privileges in the state of Nebraska.
AS to Competition
"7. That each and all of said d.
l PENDANTS, their officers, attorney:
i agents, servants, clerks and employe
be perpetually enjoined from engas
: ing in any agreement, contract c
combination with one another or wit
other persons or corporations to
any manner prevent or limit compel
S ton in the trade and commerce
D grains, or to fix Or control the price
thereof. or to divide the aggrega1
or net profits of their business;
enter into any agreement, contract
combination for the pooling OF price
!, of different and competing dealers al
J buyers of grain, or to solicit, or
ceiye. directly or Indirectly, reba
!. from any railway company, or
4 create or carry out restrictions
!, trade, or to limit or reduce the pric
= of grains, or to fix at any standard
figure whereby its price to the publ
!. shall be in any manner contr0il
"a or established on any of the grail
"a raised or used in the trade and Co
merce of the state of Nebraska.
"a Bases Of the Suit
~ The suit is based on all the an
ed trust laws of Nebraska, and the
D. torney general has announced that
IS the special statutes are found
I'd reliable he will rely on the comm