The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12
Expects to Recover All Money
Due the Government BIZ Rea-
sen Of the Underweighing
Frauds Found in New York.
ASKS APPROPRIATION
TO CARRY ON THE WORK
Some Suggestions Concerning
the Commodities Clause of
Interstate Commerce Act
Made by Mr., WiCkerSham.
STANDARD OIL APPEAL

Washington, Dec. 11.-Following
conferences today between Attorney
General Wiekersham and Frank B.
Kellogg on the part Of the govern
ment, and John G. Milburn of ooun-
sci for the Standard Oil company, an
understanding was reached as to the
date for hearing the appeal of the
corporation from the decision of the
United States district court in st.
Paul
It is understood that the litigation
is in such shape that the appeal can
be taken up in the beginning Of the
year.
That the department Of justice in
tends a vigorous prosecution in the eff
forts to recover all money due the gov
eminent as a result of sugar frauds
at New York, and to punish all who
may have participated in them, is
shown by the annual report of Attor-
ney General Wickersham, made public
today. After briefly reciting the facts
IN the cases which are of public knowl-
edge, he SAYS
'The evidence has disclosed a net
work Of corruption. not confined to
the American Sugar Refining COMPANY.
extending over a period of years az
IecUng both importers and officers Of
the government. 1t is as vet prema-
rure TO state the precise extent of the
conspiracy or the amount of the reve-
nues of which the government has been
defrauded.
Some Rascals May Escape.
while IL is feared that the statute
OF limitations may have run in favor
OF many Of the Indicators, who are
responsible for these frauds, yet no
effort VIII be spared to ascertain the
precise amount Of which the govern
ment has been defraUded. to recover all
moneys due and 10 punish all those
y no msy be found to have participated
IN any respect In the frauds, whether
as officers or agents OF the importers,
or as officials Of the government, I
earnestly request special apprOpria-
ton OF $4,000 to enable this work
70 be effectively prosecuted"
The Commodities Clause.
Further litigation touching the com
modltles clause cases" arising under
the interstate commerce law is nrOu1-
ised by the attorney general Discuss
Ing the decision of the supreme court
In those cases, Mr.. WiCkersham saws
II does not necessarily determine the
applcatlOn OF the statute 20 cases
where the commodities transported are
owned by a corporation ali or sub
stanualy all, Of whose stock is owned
BY the carrier corporation at the time
of transportation, and especially where
the carrier shall have transferred an
OF Its interest in such commodities TO
corporation formed for the express
purpose of evading the prohibition of
the commodities clause and all or sub
stantiaily all of the stock in which is
owned by the carrier,
Those questions viii be presented
for determination in the courts If the
prohibition OF the statute can be sue
cesstully eyaded by the simple device
OF transfer of ownership Of the prom
erty 10 a corporation. all of whose
stock shall be owned or controlled by
the carrier congress should amend the
statute so as TO make 1t an effectuaI
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