The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-27
TO CLEAR UP
TRUST CASES
Government Pressing Them
to Conclusion
ABOUT SIXTY PENDING
Several Big Actions Are on the Dock
et-oil, Tobacco and Union
Pacific Suits Are In
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ABOUT SIXTY PENDING

Washington, April 27.--The Depart
ment Of justice is pursuing with yigor
its policy Of urging to a final determine
ton all cases, civil and criminal, involv-
ing violations Of the Sherman anti
trust law, the interstate commerce act
and the act prohibiting the granting and
receiving Of rebates. On Oct. last
eighty-eight cases under these several
acts were pending in the courts, but this
number has been reduced by at least
twenty or twenty-five, removing some
Of great Importance from the list.
The American naval stores case Is now
on trial in Savannah. The Maine msr-
camille case, an alleged trust among the
sardine packers, is in process Of settle
ment. During the last few weeks the
government has interviewed in two en-
ployees liability cases on the ground
that the private suits involve the con.
stitutionality Of the act. One Of these
cases was brought in Connecticut and
the other in Illinois The commodities
clause" case, involving the constitution
atty of the law, which Is effect pro-
hibits railroads from owning and oper-
ating coal mines, has passed TO the SUI
preme court, whence a decision Is ex-
pected very soon. The civil suit against
the American Tobacco company and 9TH
ers Is now before the supreme court Of
the United States on a cross appeal The
government has appealed against the
decision Of the lower court dismissing
the bill Of complaint against the I'm.
ptrial Tobacco company and others, and
the tobacco company has appealed from
the decision Of the court IN favor Of
the government as to the parent COM
panies. These cases win come up for
bearing before the supreme court on.
Oct. 10 next.
The case Of the government against
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad company, involving the question
Of the violation Of the Sherman anti
trust act BY combining various railroad
and electric railway systems in New
England, Ia now receiving consideration
BIZ the department Of justice. Cases
against the STANDARD Oil company are
on the docIsets Of several courts. and
are being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible Some Of these cases are
thought 10 involve one or more Of the
questions at issue in the recent SEQ
100000 fine case. The Du Pont Powder
case, in which it Is alleged that com
bination Is being maintained in res
tIuint Of trade ia the manufacture and
sale Of Qhnpowder and other high explo-
siYes, Is nearing completion.
In the case of the United States
against the Union Pacific railroad COM
pany and others, charging combination
and conspiracy is now being taken. The
Terminal railroad association case at st.
Louis il nearing final determination. The
suits against the Reading company and
others to dissolve an alleged combina-
ton among the anthracite coal-carFying |
roads in violation Of the Sherman anti |
trust law Is still pending. Testimony
is being taken in the case against tho |
Union Pacific railroad company, filed in |
the Disterict Of Utah, charging comb.
nation and conspiracy in violation Of the /
Sherman act. A large number Of crimi.
nal cases for violations Of the Elkins /
act, prohibiting, granting and receiving