The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-12
NAMES LONG LIST
OF PROSECUTIONS
Attorney Generals Annual Report
Shows He Has Been Busy Pur-
suing Illegal Trusts.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-Prosecu-
ton of some OF the most powerful
trusts and railroads in the country,
frauds in the customs, internal rev
enue. public lands, and half-dozen
other kinds, speculative corners,
bucket shops, swindling stock
schemes. smuggling OF Chinese, white
slave traffic and enforcement or the
Interstate.
Commerce laws are some OF the
problems covered in the annual re-
port OF Attorney-General WickershaTn,
submitted TO congress today.
In telling the story OF the year the
attorney general begins with his ex.
perience in the fight against lawless
trusts He had hoped To get decisions
in the cases against the Standard
oil Company and the Tobacco Trusts.
These were argued and submitted TO
the Supreme Court OF the United
States, but because OF the illness OF
Justice Moody and the death OF JUS
tice Brewer. they will be reargued
next month. For the same reason
the arguments In the suit involving
the question OF the constitutionality
of the corporation tax law will be
repeated
indictments were procured, he
says, In Savannah. Ga, against the
big Chicago meat packing concerns,
in Chicago against ten of the beef
barons, and in Boston against five
packing companies alleged to have
entered into a conspiracy to control
the meat trade of New England.
The Paper Board association was
fined $57 900. The Imperial Window
Glass company was fined 10000 and
the combination broken up and aban-
doned. In Chicago, indictments have
been returned against companies and
individuals in the paving brick trust.
The taking of evidence in the case
OF the "Bath.tub Trust" has been
nearly completed and that concern
will soon face the tribunal of jus.
tice.
Suits are pending against the Chi.
cago Butter and Egg Board. Great
Lakes towing monopoly, powder
trust, the St Louis Terminal Rail-
road association, and various other
combinations.
Five OF the leading men in cotton
speculation were indicted on the
charge OF establishing a cotton cor
ner" and raising prices TO such an
extent that many mills were forced
10 close. The encouragement says
that the outcome of this case will be
important in determining to what ex-
tent the Sherman antitrust act may
be used in breaking pools and cor
neTs.
Eight night riders. charged with
interfering with interstate commerce,
paid fines amounting to $500
The attorney-general reviewed the
extent and importance OF the work
arising from resisting attacks upon
and procuring the enforcement OF the
interstate commerce laws. An injunc-
ton obtained by the department OF
justice last May. prevented a general
increase OF freight rates in the west
from going into effect. The depart
ment is fighting TO sustain i'm court,
several laws passed for the benefit
of railroad employees, which are be-
ing contested by the railroad com
panes.
Much space is given to customs
frauds Five sugar companies paid
TO the government. $1,000, 600. which
crooked sugar importers number
OF government and sugar trust en-
ployes were convicted for participat-
ing in the frauds Suits are pending
To- recover $i92.l0S. which the gov
eminent was swindled out of on fig
and cheese importations from Greece
and Italy. Smuggling dressmakers
paid fines 10 the amount OF $34.750
Five conhscated trunks filled with
smuggled gowns were sold by the
government for s3l 900.
The smuggling of art objects, vel
vets, woolens and dressmaking ma.
terials. since Dec. IL, 1909, has re-
suited In "a actions for forfeiture. the
amount sued for being more than 81
25O. 900
With regard TO smuggling tourists
the reports says:
During the summer of 1910 an
other important class OF customs
frauds has become onspicuous-that