Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-19
OHIO IN CORPORATION WAR.
Will Proceed Against Foreign Concerns
VIOLATING the Law,

Cincinnati, O., July 19.-Attorney
General Wade H. Ellis has begun Il
war on the foreign corporations doing
business in the state of Ohio and fail
ing to comply with the law. Several
domestic corporations will also feel the
effects of the crusade. 1t is alleged
that there have been violations of the
Willis and Massie laws, which require
them to furnish certain information to
the secretary of state and to pay the
franchise taxes. "A suit was filed yes
terday in the common pleas court
against the International Text Book
Company, of Pennsylvania, the corpor-
alton doing business under the name OF
the International Correspondence
School, and seeking to collect $4,000
from the company as accumulated PEN
alties for the alleged failure of the
company to comply with the law.
1t is charged that the company, altho
doing business in Ohio, did not file a
copy with the secretary of state OF its
charter or statement Of the value OF
its property in the state and that it
failed to pay the annual tax required
Fight Cottonseed Trust.
LllLle flOCh, AIM, Juls Aouil T" Gus
entered yesterday against the five cot-
tonseed oil mills of this city by Attor-
ney General Rogers and Prosecuting
Attorney Rohoton, charging them with
being members of combine in vlola-
ton of the antitrust law and alleging
restraint of trade. The suits ask judg-
ment in the sum of $1,000 per day, ag-
gregating $130,000 against each COM
pany, and asking also the revocation of
their charter In this state.
1t is understood in court circles here
that suits are to be entered against the
remaining thirty -four mills as soon as
papers can be filed.
Express Company Wants Time.
Washington, July 19-!An application
has been made to the interstate COM
merce commission by c. H. Crosby,
vice president and general manager OF
the United States Express Company,
for an extension of the time that COM
pany will have under the new inter-
state commerce law to file its rates
with the commission. BY the proVis-
ions of the law express companies
must have on file with the commission
by August 81 next their rates of
charges.
Mr.. Crosby says there are in round
numbers 6,500,O0O rates to be tram
scribed from various records and put
into such shape as to be available for
the purposes of the commission and
that it is not practicable to complete it
under six months.
Get Damaging Ice Testimony.
Kansas City. Mo, July 19.-Much
evidence was introduced at the ice in
vestigation yesterday in support of the
theory of County Prosecutor l. B. kim
ball that some ice plants were closed
down and the output of other plants was
curtailed in accordance with deliber-
ate plan Of the alleged ice trust to re-
duce the supply of ice. The evidence
showed that this was done at the time
when the ice manufac turers were de-
Tending the exorbitant price of ice ~
alleging shortage of the supply.
Tobacco Inquiry at an End.
Nashville, Tenn. July 19.-When the
Urlted States circuit court met yes
terday the foreman of the grand jury
which has for some time been investi-
eating the alleged tobacco trust was
subjected to a recall at any time be-
tween now and the next term of court
1t is known that no indictments have
been returned. 1t is believed the re-
suits will be used in connection with
investigations elsewhere