The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-13
MO0DY'S CHARGES
AGAINST PACKERS
Attorney General in Bee5 Case
Says Combine Exists
and Is Merciiess.
SEEKS CONTROL OF TRADE
In Petition Fi.sd VITA Supreme Court
Monopoly to Maintain Prices is
Declared to Exist and 60
Menace Great Industry.

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there is ). conspiracy 10 cont.o, ths
market OF the natioa for fresh naeats,
that 1T does com,ro! il. and tEst it,
cuntrol is lncrciiess and Oppressive. are
facts kiown Of all ,nort."
This is the stanti taken by tJe I'D.
ntinistrati"n, Tor t!iese are The words
used i,y the attorney general II The
United states in n brief filed b. him
today in the supreme court as u pre-
t,minary 10 the great oral argun'eat IL
Will make later on.
The case comes mp in the supreme
court III, technicaifties entirely, 7 I've
ing alleged that Judge Grosseup il
Chicago made u HtiN.nh. in issuipG IRA
injunction against The beef trust r.
Silraless Of the facts.
Attorney General Moody, with II di-
rectness atd honesty which, have not
always been characteristic with all OF
those who have ,,eia his high ,tiicc.
after dealing in his brief with the pure
ly leGa! aspect OF the case. which IL. u
course. :il the supreme court is called
upon 10 consider takes the bul! by In"
horns and charges :he packers With
out ep~uivoGstion oY evasion with be
nag parties to u conspiracy To control
! In" prio" Of the meat product ri the
nation,
Prosecution acaun in 1902.
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N!aiu language because the bricf sub
i~;.ttteti TO-DAY concerns - case which
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hf esr irut E'''5%. y p ~" - 'lt
81 ,tus' NIn G.oeE%a ny f'ssIie!Y
ldtrr a petition for :n Injunction based
"a the sherman anti-trust law was
nleuslH .te .A''s4 'a'ai'a CIRCUIT OF
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'uHse '',o7SS"P "Nv'f"led thc demurrer
ana made t1r Injunction permanent.
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wy Ni'iteo Hl''tsS supreme toaf''
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Doc ,ho na,i,iop disclose MIC
ininder of par,ies9
=. Did The ,.ir,.rit CONT ~, n, mar
SUSTAINING mo de;n,,,,a. to M. hfn IL
its aspect as a bill ct discovery?
Do the facts stated in In. ,.,i-
tion and adn,it1a1 nv ibn ,1n,,,,frar al.
close u continental an. co,snir 80. T.,
r.st,ain ~, ,n~onouoIiya INV nhr, ,: IL,
terstote on. rarrjnu cfn1nlnrca"
This fourth question. he 1er,a~4s *
the vital one of The ,ae.. and az ;ba,..
are no uuestions OF c,ct In IA. d.
,ussed. since. the ALLEGATIONS of tho or
jeinal u%a1ition s,and confessed ~. ~.
demurrer. il is this vital issue h. tal,,e
up At the opening of his argument.
ON this subject the attorney general
- clareS the combination or conSpiracv
which the government is seeking To de-
stroy is one betWcen all the PRINCIPAL
American producers or PACKERS of fresh
meats for the purpose Of Jointly con-
trolling tine market for chose rro liners
the putir. lJnitcl States ga
as to maintain uniform prices therefor
ana destroy competition in the sale
thereof to dealers and consumers.
Disputes Denial cf Packers.
AlaiyZing the original petition on
which Judge GI;;SScup issued an i'm
junction the attorney general declares
it is Il fui! and comulcte statement Of
The ultimate facts constituting the prill-
clp;tl combination or conspiracy anG:
the means agreed upon to enforce its
object, so nothing could be added tn
the aNerment without entering upon Il
recital of evidence. which would be
both unnecessary and repugnant 10 the