The Washington herald., 1910-12-13
DICEERSHAMSkYES
MILLION FOR U. S.
Maintains Department OF
Justice on 100000.
MUCH WORK ACCOMPLISHED
Besides Keeping Expenses Well
within Appropriation, Attorney
Generals Annual Report shows
$s,OOO,OOO Recovered in Sugar
FraudS-Other Antitrust suits.

1t cost the people of the United States
mst a little more than S9,500,0O0 10 main
ain the Department OF Justice in the
fiscal year ended June 80, according 10 At
.orney General Wickersham's annual re-
sort made public yesterday. Congress
appropriated S05o0,0OO for the depart
npnt but Mr. Wickersham managed 70
set along with million less than his
allowance, and still bust a few trusts,
oegin proceedings against many more,
and recover more than SS,000.OO0 in the
sugar frauds
Mr.. Wickersham assumes that the pub
lie interest is most intense in proseeu-
ions under the antitrust. law. He refers
briefly 10 the case, against the Standard
oil Company and the tobacco trust,
which must be reargued before the Su-
Dreme Court. but makes no prediction
As TO the outcome. M suit in equity
against the Southern and Union Pacific
railways TO enjoin the continued control
Of the former by the latter is now before
The Circuit Court Of the Eighth circuit
The prosecution of the Reading Rail-
road and other companies alleged TO be
Ia Illegal combination 10 control the
anthracite trade, has not come 10
decision, although IL was argued and
submitted to the Circuit Court Of the
Third circuit. The taking Of testimony
against the powder trust has been com
pleted and the case, Mr.. Wickersham
says, shortly will be submitted to the
Circuit Court OF the Third circuit
Many Antitrust Suits.
Mr.. Wickersham gives a partial
enumeration of the more important anti
trust suits instituted during the year.
II includes;
Indictment against the Paper Board
Association. of New York The defend
ants pleaded guilty and were fined
$1,000
Indictments of several individuals in
Kentucky known as might riders" for
alleged interference with interstate ship
ments OF tobacco. Eight defendants
were convicted and sentenced TO pay
fines aggregating $500
Indictments against James A. Patten,
the wheat king" and others for al
legged participation in the corner of raw
cotton.
THE result of this prosecution, the
report says, "WiH have very important
consequence in determining how far The
Sherman act is adequate 10 break ZAP
pools and corners TO control the price
of articles dealt in on commercial ex-
changes and TO 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 the indict-
ment of ten If the beef barons" as in
dividuals. Not decided.
Petition against the Southern Whole
sale Grocers' Association, and others.
Not decided.
Petition against the Chicago Butter
and Egg Board Indictments found
against the companies and individuals
concerned. Not decided
Indictments against the concerns and
individuals composing the brick trust in
Illinois. Not decided.
Civil suit against the bath tub trust.
said 10 embrace sixteen of the twenty
manufacturers of tubs and enameled
ironware in the United States Since the
report was written the department has
secured indictments against individuals
concerned in this trust
Indictments against the Imperial Win
dow Glass Company and its officers. De
PENDANTS plead nolo contendre and were
fined sums aggresating $1,000.
There were tWenty-eight criminal pros
ecutions under the Hepburn and Ell1ins
acts.
The report shows that S464 civil cases
were decided by the circuit and dis
trict courts of the United States during
the fiscal year, as compared with sou
last year. The United States secured
SCI Judgments there were 254 Judgments
against the United States. and the other
cases We're either dismissed or discon-
tinued. Judgments obtained amounted TO
SS52579S9 of which S254 30 .0S was realized
during the year. OF criminal prosecu-
tons in these courts there were 1881.
as against 1889 for the previous year.
There were 9.451 convictions. 1885 ac-
quittals and the remainder Of the cases
were discontinued or quashed.
0,222 Criminal Prosecutions.
There were 80 criminal prosecutions
pending ar the end Of the fiscal year, as
compared with 1858 at the end of the
previous fiscal year. The total amount
OF fnes. forfeitures. and penalties i'm
posed during the year by these courts
was $l,0S3 97467. There was realized of
khlS amount Siforsrf-sJ- Ihere We're s441
salts terminated in the Federal courts
during the year TO which the United
States was not a party, compared with
SSH for the previous year
The bankruptcy statistics show that
14.0l9 voluntary petitions were filed dur
ing the year, as compared with l3,esS in
the previous year. AdiudicatiOns were
pronounced in 1S.4l5 cases. Total assets
realized in the 12,051 cases amounted to
ST.. 50. 20S.90 Liabilities in 2,77S cases
closed amounted to SlS7. OS0. 1858, and the
total assets realized amounted to SIC O55.-
727S5. and the dividends TO general cred
itors amounted TO $1S,759,1l325.
Mr.. Wickersham's recommendations are
few. He desires an additional appropri-
alton either for his own department or
the Department of Commerce and Labor.