Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-12
W|CKERSHAM, IN
REPORT, TELLS OF
WAR ON TRUSTS
Attorney.general Details Work
of Government in Stopping
Frauds, Rebates, Etc.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE annual
sham, presented to Congress today. is
one long story of frauds against the
government. Trusts, so-called and real,
their alleged conspiracies to defeat the
law; land frauds, customs frauds,
fraude on the Internal revenue, rebates,
the mails have made 1910 the most
strenuous year IN the history Of the
department OF justice, Mr.. Wickersham
states, that only the earnest and en-
thusiastic work of the men of his force
has made the work successful.
Prosecutions for violation Of the anti
trust law were foremost in the work
of the year. Actions, says the at
torney general, are now under way or
pending against the following so-called
trusts: Tobacco trust, Standard Oil
Company, sugar trust, Hartman lines,
hard coal trust, powder trust, Terminal
Railway Association of st. Louis, tow
ing trust on h Great Lakes. James
A. Patton and others for an alleged
corner In cotton, beef trust, wholesale
grocers' trust, butter n egg trust,
brick trust, bath III trust.
The following convictions we're Sc
cured and fines imposed during the
year: Paper trust, fined $1,000; night
riders, fined SO, 800; window glass trust,
fined SO 1900.
Another Trust Caught.
After the attorney-generals report
came from the press, however, the
American Naval stores Company,
known as the turpentine trust, and six
c~o-defendarts, were convicted of vio-
lations of the antitrust law. Two of
the individual defendants were sem
fenced to three months each in jail and
ines a-ggregating ST. 800 were imposed.
Prosecutions of the sugar trust for
frauds upon the government in the
weighing of raw sugar. recovered for
the government SO, 1876, $685. S. Convic-
tons and sentence of individuals, still
fresh in the public mind. were secured.
Most extensive of all frauds against
the yet discovered are
those in the undervaluations of imports
into the United States. The extent of
he treasury losses can only be con-
iectured. Every step of the investiga-
ton shows fresh leads. There are now
suits under way to recover 100000, of
which the customs revenue is said to
have been defrauded in imports of
cheese and igs from Mediterranean
ports, indictments are pending and
some convictions have been secured. A
highly organized system to defraud the
government has been disclosed. More
than thirty Individual indictments are
pending against persons charged with
| a-o,,nnItne< NTH Hz1nanar trunks
Proceed Against Rebaters.
Twenty-Five criminal indictments
charging rebating and other illegal dis
ordinations are pending against rail-
roads. private corporations and individ-
uals. Two convictions with fines were
secured during the year.
Land frauds are probably entitled to
place with the customs frauds and No-
lations of the antitrust law. The de-
partment won signal victories during
the year against unlawful fencing OF
the public domain. In 9S civil suits and
% criminal prosecutions more thar
400. 900 acres Of land illegally fenced
were restored to the government.
In the departments campaign against
bucket shops $50 such places were
closed, others voluntarily closed as q
result of the crusade, and Indictment
arc pending against men and corpora
lions and the telegraph company which
allowed the use of it's wires.
The bureau of investigation, which
has built up an efficient secret police
began raids on firms charged witt
using the mails for fraudulent purposes
The Encouragement recommends legis'
lation to permit h agents OF that blu.
reau to administer oaths and serve proc.
esees.
During the year there were 1881
criminal cases of all sorts in the United
states courts which produced fines, for
FIXTURES and penalties aggregatinc
81, 083, 974.