The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
~ s,lsoN GARDNER.

~ ,se pea. Geo. W Wicker /
sonasrly personal attorney /
Morgan and partner " 4
,sanry Taft. Wall g.. New 1
"a nov attorney general 81 T.
s-l,.d states. has brought 20 1
nsonths IL patient work In /
- frost rebate eases.
- Roosevelt, James r. Gar,
=. secretary 81 commerce aud /
.~l he gathered a vast amount /
1890 against the beef trust .
"a turned over to II s. DIS |
~ slms o. ChlcaEo and pre- I
- 3 ,hc federal grand lary Tor I
smeat
Ne wrena Done
:, wofk OF preparing and pre-
80 the evidence had not been
80 when Roosevelt went out
- "a March 1. New Wicker
La addressed a letter 60 the
r ,rast firms saying that no pub
assscs will be served By press.
- suiis. because he feels sure
- aid not intend 60 DO wrung
- Beef trust prosecution was
Nsxest rebate case pending
Z. Roosey0if left office Car
3 iis logical conclusion 4
u Asse meant the trial ~ 81
- az prnminant and rich Cat
= - Interested In packing bus
- trial tn which conviction
= have meant fines AND JAIL
= nlght reasonably suppose
~ grand jury IN Chicago and
/ rsssrici Atty sims In charge
: ease would be the best judges
i evidence which has been
n aagiug tbs last three months,
- lawyers are not wanting who
Ger the action or ATTY Cen
essssh am AZ a clear uaurraslon
r.AoFity In any case u Is a
...nag % the law 70 protect the
...ssss Of the beef trust from
swsssd criminal prosecutions
4 n rsason Ter hls action. a.
L. ~ Atty. Gen wiekersharu,
~ eslia that members Of the
II trua hae no Intent 60 VIC
l. ne lac. re says:
4 aoes Got clearly appear that
oompnny Intended 10 use this
I'D q compuging the cost
- AZ is prodrct a. a device %
- ths charges Of the carriers
rnorsinx such product. and
= t~ua rtment docs not believe
Z N public service wuuld BE-
s1sea 81 making a. this time
= ~ OF past transactions
~ frank uah People
lag Gen. wleksrshRm Il not
II wf,h TIE public This ease
i 10 neans & TEST case. nor
na FIST offensa Morris 4 Co.
~ ethsr three larKe packers
eaap Rere prosecuted nnder
sarsefA almost exactly sin
. skese nov being sausshed.
4 ssch compAny Was fined fi5.
1 AID PAID THE ZINE
"A ~ case weaf On appeal 20 tire
80 States supreme court
err Titkoar suy division of the
~. ne convictions were sus
- TITS very point % erin
EETENT In such cases was
ssd b. the supreme court IN
4 sogAs
T.srs 10 q class Of eases with
sseh - think ths ore under
ssf~stlon Fails. where purpose
sssss q shlng prohibited ~
y rxtssts rtay amount 10 an o.
w~ fArmosr Packing Co. ~.
seisd sissea 200 v. 8. AZ
wEl
hi now these are the same poo
taaFKed vita again doing she
- thing And IRE supreme court
= alrsady disposed u their IN
y ssfsnss. No use 20 appeal 10
: EpaFt again but Wlckersham
Hssaea
4 Nsxrs Armonr. Swift and
zssT these firms are old offend
n acts for which Wiekerzham
~ snmanity we're committed. IN
~ nstaaces. SINCE the decision
q above mentioned case By fhe
- States Supreme cuuFf. They
y 1aeealsd b The companies b.
- eFsftioe Of keeping q secret
~ a. a public sat % books
= Immunity thus extended BY
Gen. Wickersham would. In a
asls person. SAVIOR OF compound
20 felony.
Startling Decision.
taelher or not thia IL too harsh.
4 least remarkable that pros
HRea begun months ago under
ssv10gs administration should
: permitted to take their nat
oarss n The evidence proved
Fisnt there would be no in.
sais, In any case. II the EVIL
= q The trial was not sufficient
saisndant would BE- indicated.
: arbitrary dismissal of the
= lnyestigation and 90 lplaint
= sholeAale suspension 81 The
n rate law IN favor Of the
- trusts somewhat star
- al example 0s uph0lding
aeoseyslt policies
mis - carrying ont the
ssli policies" said a member
= interstate commerce commits