The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-13
YEAR OF ANTITRUST CASES
AMI "a REPORT az ,TTORNEr.
GT>ERtL nNhERSHiM,
Rrrei, rd R,er ss. Osb. oaso From sugar
rrust-Man, Prosecutions PeadinG
5.aaA CI,n Ca,es Drcisird DurinS the
ArAr-p sAa Convictions secured.

raople ~ the United States JUS a littla
more than sa.'O0. oao To MAINTAIN the De-
rartnen' 81 Justice IN tha fiscal year Just
ended. according N Attorney general
wiokershan annual report. made p,hlic
to-day. Congress Appropriated $40. IN. nGso
Tor the Department. hIt NJ "rrkarsham
managed 10 get along with a million le~s
th1n hIs allowance and still hust few
'uIns. begin proceedings against MANY
NOS AMI recover NOR. than 81 ONO. O.r
~ ths sugar frauds
Mr. WicksTshain assumes that the pub
10 interest - most iuL'nss IN pro solutions
under the ant-tTI-' law 10 rrf@rs
reilly 4" IN" Ts-" agatn~t iIs Standard
OH COMPANY and -" t"haccn trust
whish must l.. r-argE"d h.r',r" tho Su-
prena Court. bI' makes ~. prediction
rs o. IN" putco'n" HE sii' N equity
sga,nst IA" Sugthnrn and Union Pacific
rail~avs 20 "nIcln tE' continued control
~ d.. former hy the iart..r - now b.fnr"
the, court 81 ~" tI1h'h Jtr"ult Tho
PERSECUTION If IN" E"adng Railroad ard
thor companies alleged ~ hr Ia Illegal
combination - "nutr'' IA" mt,lrnino,is
coal trld.. has not "vrn" Z" a ,i.cison
aihnuEh ~ was arg,Iai and submitted
~ the court "f the Third Circuit Tn.
taking ut testimony a.:aipst th. powder
trust has been completed and the case.
w Nirk"rsham saws. shortly will b.
suhntt',d - IN" court Of the Third
,l-",ui
81,
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r"r-"ruInG contracts. combinations or
'"l<'Ira"I-- III Restraint OF trade or com
,n.rc. IN violation NJ the sherman act
Manv .F ,n.s. ro,nnIaints Inop invasti
r.,,,r ROC. 10 b., ,ro,,n,,I... ~, ,I.,,Ior
~ ,"i"P''s," Nn",'E on. so" OF
'H' s"oi" nf the Federal law Tn. de
.isfon. If tho S,:pr.m. Courr. however,.
.u-,.n nevoni controversy tins. nronosi
,;,, ~. .,,.,,, ,,or,ract co,,h,,,,iar !,
."p 'a' ".~'F '""'d''' '"m"'haI'oh 'h
'h" '"rn ~ trust or otherwise or con
spisa"y ha, ing for H. p.rpos. or directly
and necessarily Affecting tho control Of
r-iSes .,,upr...ion Of ,.omp.,,tio, c,..
--. ,' 80
10y w "'"u'P''s VI "'"e' o'st'uc'ioIi
o. Restraint OF trade ar commerce among
thu States IL made Illegal by the Sherman
act, and ,ha, .y.-y person who shall
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N"H- ~ ea."
CONFEDERATION or conspiracy S"ihy OF
rNisalaanesaor and habse 10 fine and i'm
prisonment"
Where the penartmap, has found ground
d. s.,,.,.;uE ~, ',' , -
s o'",'"''
la such instances. says the report.
the Department sndeavors when the
s,id.Dc. vr,rr.p,. IN ..,,,r. tho ;nI;o,
,,,onr - ,hn ,,I,,.,a,,.I. n.re..,,,Is
IT, W W" III, r an TOT
the ect" oomp'sined OF. In the admin
istrstion of thIs law. however. the De-
partm~nt has refrained from instituting
criminal proceedings where the evidence |
,rereiv tends 10 show that men without
intent TO violate the law have acted in |
technical CONFIRMATION OF it. and in such |
cases has resorted 20 civil proceedings to |
restrain a continuance OF the acts com !
planned OF
MIR. "icssrsharn gives a partial emu
'asrstion of the moro important antitrust |
suits instituted during the year II in
ciudes:
Indictment againsf the Paper Board
Association OF New York The defendants
indict meats, "f several individuals in
kenpicky known a. night riders for
alleged Interference with interstate ship
fnenis OF tobacco Eight deiendsnts were
aggregaiing s3.51.
indictments aglnst James 4. Patren,
the wheat king. and others for alleged |
participation N INC corner Of raw cotton.
The result 20 this prosecution' The
raror, sAys. will hav. very important
Consequences IN determining how far the
Sherman act IL adequate To break Mp
pools and cornera 10 control the price ,
= articles dealt in on commercial sx-
changes and In punish those who take
part In them.
Suit IN equity against the Great Lakes /
Towing Company. Not decided
Indictment OF the concerns alleged
to constitute the beef trust; also tho In
dictment ri ten CT the beef hayons' a.
'cdividuals. Not decided.
Petition against the southern Whole
ssie Grocers Association and osbars-
Not decided.
Petition against the Chicago Butter
aud Egg Board. indictments found
against the companies and individuals
c3noerned- Not decided.
indictments against the conoarna and
individuals composing the brick t--.s.'
- Illinois Not decicled
Civil suit against the -batbtiib trust
.Aid to embrace sixteen OF tbs twenty
manufacturers Of tubs and enansIled
ironvars in the United States. Since
the report was written thu DEPARTMENT
has secured indictments aRainss ipdi-
viiusls concerned in this trust
Indcemanfa anaina, tina IunpariaI Win