The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-14
Declares the AtoE sl'sra'
III Annual epo
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of the Bureau 8
tons IS His
the Prs er
the Presen

WASHINGTON %
Pursuing President
mehdatfon that an exec
sbe created to super Sc c1lpq
lchartered under q federal pe9
ton act. ATTORNEY GenefS
sham, in his annual report
ted to CONGRESS today.
the Bureau Of CorpoT tiols be
to that dignity. even even b
lsence OF the proposed fedel
! ute.
This branch OF the lepartIl
commerce and Labor the
general urges, should Re
into closer Relations with MS d
ment and adds that II might we
i'availed OF as the nucleus tor
Administrative board under
supervision consolida tion
metgers for Lawful purposes N .
be- formed. =
jim enforcing the Shernl o.
trust law. the attorney gen
points out that the department
Justice and the courts are
fronted by economic. rather
legal problems when It conle
working out methods OF dfsin
ton after a corporation has
declared an Illegal coIlhi1atl
The department enlisted the
ance OF the bureau OF Conlnlet
the dissolution Of the Tobacco
and it would be Of eleat
the legal branch O. lle &c
Mr. Wtckegsh q
tons tthe yea
lad hat G con
OFT 81 to N q 1s -
-ts,-..s..l,.-- lIl -e4te W. INIT az
forced dist htegraItIo 81 oEoG ll9
ordinations.
The attorney general review
record or year Of intense actlytl
in federal prosecutions ana poin
ont that the department OF tustlee
sustained itself as the re-
suit OF the contrtbutiops Of 81
115, to the United States treas NY II
the shape of fines. collected, Gus
toms duties recoyerieS, etc.
expense OF the department. includin
the office of the attorney genera
all of the district attorneys and -
sistants throughout the country
gregated $3.223,T7S.
In a comprehensive review q %
anti-trust prosecutions, the attorne
general shows that the seventeen
antitrust evil suits pending at the
beginning OF the last fiscal year
were augmented by six addition
actions. while the eleven crtminaA
under the same tatute
were Increased BIB twsn ty-three more
during the last hsca
year.
Eight civil suits and similar
OF criminal trials were
brought to conclusion during the
year. In four OF the civil presscts
tions Judgments were rendered ~
favor OF the United States, While
three were lost and one was discona
t nued. Four convictions were
cured under the criminal clause q
the statute during the year and touF
cases were either quas1ea OF as
continued.
Declaring that he apprecia tee nag
public interest IN the Sherulan-
trust law was "even greater
1t was at the date OF his last re-
port, the attorney general sets forth
the following cases as being ~ s
cuted or pending for final settle;
ment.
..The powder trust the might
rider cases, United States steel cox
poration, cotton corner, alleseq
towing monopoly, beef packef
pacific merger. bltut1 nous
coal combination, naval stores suit
bathtub trust lumber trust
wall paper combination. usr
trust shop machinery
Atlantic Steamship pool mag
mine trust shop racainer
trust" combination OF coal
elevator suit IN oklahOnaas and
lkindling wood trust
Emphasizing his satjsfactton Win
tho DEGREES of the New York CIT
cult court In the tobacco trust 8 ~
solution the attorney general has
this to say of INDEPENDENT tobacco
interests which have Criticised the
plan OF dlslntegratton.
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