New-York tribune., 1910-06-30
IErnnn The Tribune Bureau.

against the New York, New Haven q
Hartford Railroad Company, was discon-
tinued a year ago this week. The case
begun on May 81 against the Missouri
Pacific and twenty-four other railroads
growing out of the proposed advance IN
railroad rates, was discontinued yesterday.
This suit resulted In a victory for the
government.
In view of the effort made for political
effect by Democratic Senators and Repre-
sentatives to prohibit the expenditure OF
any of the money appropriated for the en-
forcement Of the antitrust laws to the
prosecution of labor organizations, 1T is
interesting to know that the records of the
Department Of Justice fail to show that
there has been any prosecution of a labor
organization under the Sherman law by
the government at any time. In few
days the Sherman act will have been on
the statute books for twenty years.
Tho Roosevelt List.
Following is a list Of prosecutions under
the Sherman law begun while Mr.. Rooss-
welt was President:
United States agt- Allen & Robinson ct al
District of Hawaii Petition to dissolve IL
United States agt. Metropolitan Meat
Company ct al District OF HAWAII IN
d1Ctment returned OCtODeT u, lS0, CUdi Siii6
com mbination of meat dealers. Pending
United States agt Terminal Railroad AS
sociation of ST. Louis. Eastern District or
Missouri. Petition filed November 20. l9oo
to dissolve monopoly of terminal facihtles
at city Of St Louis. Upon disagreement OF
circuit Judges the case came to the Supreme
Court and was remanded for further pro-
ceedings. The government then attempted
to secure rehearing in Circuit Court ana
failed. and has again appealed to the Su-
preme Court.
United States agt. Virginia Carolina
Chemical COMPANY ct al. tFer9ll,izeTD D IrgSt
of Tennessee. May rs. 1906. Same quashed
by Judge Mccall. July 3, 1905
United States agt american Ice GGmpany d;ndIany
agreement to control prices and fatpst restrict
sapi saws is ilai having good effect as it is.
United States agt. Chandlee Ice and Cold
Storage Plant ct al Westerhh her okrahoiats 10 1eO
Indictment returned September i' i'O
United States agt. Standard. Oil Company an,
New esseH illegal ase Instituted
November 16 1906 Decree favor govern,
ment filed November 20; 1909 Case argued let
hut win be re-argued because of death Oh
Justice Brewer. .. ror,
United States agt United SGatns Cor,.- re-
tmrned March 12 1909. Pleas of guilty en-
tered MAY 20: 1907, and fines assresae'hs
S'I.y0t 11nited aii states agt. Santa Rita Mining
| Company and Santa Rita Store COMPANY; ny;
New Mexico. Indictment returned on snr;1 Apt.' II
| 1907, and each defendant fined Sl'"'o- case
tinted States agt: Reading GemPany ps1,7;nn tn H5
| eniitv to dissolve anthracite coal cofnbna,
| tion filed June Y, 1907. Case has been argued
and submitted to the Circuit Court
United States agt American Tobacco
Company ct al, Southern District of New
York Petition to dissolve Illegal comp 1ooG
| decision was rendered in favor OF govern
ment except to certain foreign corpora,
tions Appeaie&a & by Do.h CouTS snETf las session.
| but will be reargued because of the death
| of Justice Brewer
| Tinted States agt. Du Pont de NemourS
| Company Powder Trust case): Delaware
Petition for dissolution filed July 80 lset;
! Taking of testimony Will De coinpieleu ps
! within thirty days and case set for arSu-
United States agt H; D. Corbett Station
cry Company ct al ,oa1 Aiz9na % ardic, ent
guilty November g. 1908.
United States agt National Umbrella
Frame Company ct al, Southern District
of New York. Indictment returned July /.
Tinted states ast Union Pacific Coal
! Indictment for conspiracy under Sherman
| act Conviction secured in lower court,
| but judgment reversed by Circuit Court of
tinted States agt lis cases of cigarettes.
Eastern Virginia Information tiled filed octor O.
the Sherman act. Pending
United States agt.. Simmons ct AL South
ern Ala bama- Indictment returned January
90 1908, charging combination of master
plumbers Pleas of guilty entered.
United States agt Union Pacific Rail-
road CGmpany ct a e,an FLED aqFity snt
/. 1908 Taking of testimony completed and
case set for argument next October.
| United States agt. Stiefvater ct al. East
| arp a,,iciaOa Indictment returned Feb
ruary 10. 1908. charging plumbers trust.
Recently ordered dismissed on account of
| insufficiency of evidence.
United States ast. American Naval Stores
Company ct al. Southern Georgia. April
II, 1905, Indictment returned. May 10, 1909.
verdict of guilty entered as to five indi-
yidual defendants. Fines imposed aggre-
eating s17.5C9 ani two defendants sentenced
to three months in Jail Appealed to Circuit
United States agt. John Parks ct al.
Southern New York Indictment returned
pleaded guilty and were sentenced to pay
a fine of $1,000 each. Total $4,000 paid.
United States agt: New York, New
Haven & Hartford Raiiroad sISI Sompany pa 81 ct
1908, to dissolve alleged merger. Discon-
tinued by the United States June %. 1909
Suits Begun by Wickersham.
Following is a list of prosecutions under
the Sherman act begun by Attorney Gen
! eral Wickersham since Mr.. Taft became
| President:
| United States agt. Abba Box and Paper
! Company ct al Indictment returned De-
cember 10, 1909, charging restraint of trade.
| Pleas of guilty entered February {. 1910, and
| fines aggregating $1,000 assessed.
| United States agt. American Sugar Refin-
ing Company ct al Southern New York.
| Indictment under antitrust act July l, 1909.
Now pending.
/ United States agt. John S. Steers ct al.
Eastern Kentucky. So-called Night Rider
| case Indictment returned February II,
1910 April is, 1910, verdict of guilty TO
eight defendants an1 fines aggregating
s., 800 imposed.
| United States agt. National Packing Com
| pany ct al Northern Illinois. Indictment
| returned March 2 1910. Pending.
United States agt National Packing Com
pany ct al Northern Illinois Bill in equity
for dissolution filed March q. 1910. Pending.
United States agt Imperial Window Glass
Company ct al. Western Pennsylvania.
| Irdictmt Mt found April Z. 1910. Set for hear
ING on demurrer.
United States agt. American Paper Board
! Company ct al. Southern New York. Peti-
| ton filed April 1910 praying for dissolution
uaper board combination.
| United States agt. Armour Packing Com
pany ct al. Savannah. Ga. Indictment
charging combination 10 control prices and
restrict competition returned April So 1910
Pending.
! United States agt. Missouri Pacific Rail-
road Company and tWenty-four other rail-