Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-05
not ON TRAIL
OF The TRUSTS
Leaden Heel Of Law
Has Been Travel.
ing Apace

Washington, July 5.-Among the
.and Of the season speeches delivered
in congress last week was one by Rep !
.asentatiye Townsend of Michigan In
,,,nich he said: 1.-THE Sherman anti |
,rnst law has been enforced until IL
legal combinations are in great fear
and trembling, while some of their
constituents are either on the road to
the penitentiary or are hiding from
the officers of Justice"
A review of events since the first Of
the present year shows that this
statement has substantial basis IN
f.o+ The six months just closed have
indeed been a strenuous period for the
trusts Not to mention the Standard
ri, and the railroad probes now In
nropress the final outcome of which
remains to be seen, some OF the big
gest of the combines have been hard
hit by court decisions, while other de-
cisions handed down by the highest
tribunals have made it easier for the
federal and state governments to sue
cessfully prosecute violations of the
ANTITRUST laws. The antitrust cam
na;en has not been confined to any one
section Of the country. but has extend
cd from New York to California. as
NAV be seen by the following chron-
ology Of events.
January Federal grand jury at
Chicago indicted the Burlington rail.
ofG a
charge Of granting rebates
January 11-Federal grand jury at
Utica. N. Y. indicted the New York
Central and the Delaware and Hudson
railroad companies on a charge OF CIV
ing rebates to the General Electric
company.
January 11.-Freight rate conven-
ton at Wichita. Kan, attended by del
egates from all over the west. urged
political action to curb power Of great
: trusts.
January 23-Trial begun at Chicago
of the government against the beef
packers.
January 24-Administration's bill
for railway rate legislation introduced
in the house.
January 25-Attorney General Had
ley Of Missouri announced that suffi
cient evidence had been produced to
warrant the bringing of criminal pro-
ceedings against the Standard OIL
company under the laws of New York
February S-House passed the rail-
way-rate bill.
February 12-Senate adopted reso-
luton to investigate the coal-carry-
ing railroad monopoly.
February I9.EAttorney General
Ellis of Ohio began his inquiry into
the operations Of the bridge trust.
February 19-United States supreme
court, in the case of the government,
against the Chesapeake and Ohio ant
the New York, New Haven and aHrt.
ford railroads, held that railroads can.
not deal in commodities which the,
haul over their lines
February 26-Missouri suprem,
court decided that Standard Oil off
cials must answer Attorney Genera
Hadley's questions.
February 26--TeXas supreme cour
ruled against exclusive railroad -ex
press contracts.
March 5-President signed T1llman
Gillespie resolution for the probing c
coal and oil monopolies.
March United States attorney fe
northern district Of California file
complaint against % elevator compan
les, charging them with violation {
Sherman antitrust law.
March 12-United States suprem
court decided government has powe
to compel trusts and their officials
answer all questions regarding the
methods of business.
March 26-F'irst rebate prosecute
under Elkins law begun at Philade
phia. Resulted in acquittal Of defend
ants.
April S-Kansas supreme court hel
that live stock exchange Of Kansa
City was a trust and that all NOR
cages made through members were ir
valid.
April 11-Circuit court Of Frankl
county. Ohio, revoked charter
wholesale grocers' association c
ground that 1t was formed to regula
prices and restrain trade.
April f7.-President sent message
congress calling for new legislation
prevent federal judges from decidir
that information offered by defendan
In ANTITRUST cases renders them in
mune from prosecution.
April 25-Grand jury at Norwalk. {
returned indictments against brid,
companies for alleged trust law vi
lationA
April 25-At Cleveland. O.. cover,
ment began investigation into rel