The evening world., 1910-12-12
FRAUDSANDFRAUDS
Of ALL KINDS NOW
FACE W|CKERSHAM
Attorney Generals Report One
Long Story of Thieving by
Trusts and Crooks.
TELLS OF WAR NOW ON.
Fines for Smuggling During
the Year Have Reached a
Total of So,oO0,0 600.

Total of 100000.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-rhe annua
rQsrs q Attorney-oeneral wickersham
presented to Congress to-day Re one long
story OF frauds against the Govern
sasnA Trusts, So called and real. their
altered Sorspiracies TO defeat the law:
land frauds, customs frauds. frauds on
the internal revenue, rebates, bucket
shops and fraudulent uses OF the malls
have made 1910 tho hardest year In the
history OF the Department OF Justice.
Mr.. wickersham states that only the
earneat and enthusiastic work OF the
sien Of his force has made the work
successful.
ben amposed on smugglers by the
uaitea States Government during the
Asoaa year. the Attorney-oensral de-
ciarss. Much OF this amount has been
oollsctsd and litigation 10 in progress
. go the resi-
Trusts Now Under Fire.
Prosecution for violation OF the anti
trust law were foremost In the work
OF the year. Actions. says the Attorney
Genaral, are now under way or pending
against the following so-called trusts:
Tobacco Trust.
Standard OH Company.
sugar Trust.
Hartman Lines.
lard Coal Trust.
Powder Trust.
Terminal Railway Association OF ST.
Louis.
Towing Trust on the Great Lakes.
James A. Patton and others for an
alleged corner in cotton.
. Trust.
Wholesale Grocers' Trust.
Butter and Esq Trust.
Brick Trust.
Bath Tub Trust.
cured and fines imposed during the year.
Paper Trust hnod 1900.
Night Riders fined $500.
W1ndow-Glass Trust fined $4,000.
After tho Attorney-General's report
came from the press. however. tho
American Naval Stores Company. known
a. the Turpentine Trust. and six CO.
defendants were convicted OF violations
of the Antitrust law. Two of the in
dividua, defendants were sentenced to
three months zach In Jail and fines
agSregating 1880 were imposed.
Sugar and Customs Frauds.
Prosecutions OF tho Sugar Trust for
frauds upon the Government In the
Weighing of ray sugar recovered for
the Government 50, 1876, 1863. IS. Convic-
lions and sentences OF individuals. still
fresh In the public mind. were secured.
lgost extensive Of all frauds against
h Government yet discovered are
thoee In the undsrvaluations OF i'm.
ports into the United States. The u.
tent Of the Treasury losses can only bs
coujeotured. Every stop OF the invssti.
CATION shows fresh loads.
There are now suits under way Il
recover $4,000 Of which the customs
revenue 10 said to have been dsfraudst
In imports of cheese ana ngs from
Mediterranean ports, indictments ar,
pending and some convictions hav
been secured A highly organised sys
tenn to dsfraud the Government hal
beea disclosed.
MAJ 10 Only Begun. -
More than thirty individual indict
ments are pending against person
charged with smuggling with "sleepc
trunks" Offers OF compromise an,
prayers for immunity are in the hand
OF the Attorney-General from severa
firms OF importers who have confesse
TO frauds IN underva
"xAs conditions disclosed seem I
indicate q general practice OF under
Valuations" says the Attorney-Gsnsra
and . very lax administration OF th
customs laws IN the past, which ha
subjected the Government to q materts
Loss OF revenue. n general invcstigu
ton into the subject OF frauds by ur
ds~rvsluation has only been begun, an
this branch Of the subject will now b
pressed vigorously"
Twenty-Five criminal indictment
charging rebating and other illegal d.
ordinations are pending against raj
roads. private corporations and indlvlt
uais. Two convictions with fines wei
secured during the year.
Land frauds are probably entitled
take place with the customs frauds ar
violations OF the antl-trust law. TT
department won signal victories durir
the year against unlawful fencing of Il
public domain. In nlncty-eight suits ar
twenty-sight crimlna! prosecutions mo
than 400 900 acres OF land Illegal
fenced were restored 70 the Governmer
Bucket Shop Raid.
In the departments campaign again
bucket shops. $50 such places we
closed, others voluntarily closed as a I
suit OF the crusade ana indictments a
pending against men and corporatio
and the telegraph company which
lowed the use OF It's wires.
The Bureau OF Investigation, Will
has built up an efficient secret poll
began raids on firms charged with usi
the malls for fraudulent purposes. 7
Attorney-General recommends legis
ton TO permit the agents OF that I
reau TO administer oaths and Sci
processes.
During the e tLtre were 10.
criminal eases OF al sorts in the Unit
States courts. which produced IN
forfeitures and penalties aggregate
y.os3.97i.
Mr.. Wickersham recommends that
statute of limitations IN customs fral
be extended from three TO FIVE yea
He also asks legislation to permit
United States 10 sue and prosecute
offending corporation wherever d
corporation may do business.