The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-10
ttfyGeneral
recommends
Important
! Legislation
us FIRST REPORT CONGRESS
TODAY
. Recommendations Affect Con-
It Of Railroads. Powers of Fed
eral Juries, Food and Drug
Act, Etc.

Ashington, Dec 10. Attorney
,ral Gregory made his first re-
to Congress today as head of
department of justice. He rec
lended several amendments to
Ing laws and gave compre-
i've review OF the work of the
rtment for the fiscal year. His
cipal recommendation was for
7 .mendment to the commodities
Y fse Of the interstate commerce
designed to block the way of any
I mon carrier which seeks to
[ uSsport products over it's lines in
,h II has any interest whatso-
l. asking for such legislation the
i :rney general referred to the diff
. :ty the department has encoun-
! "a In attempting to break up
I It II known as the hard coal
!; binatlon" controlling large
; Of the anthracite fields in east
PennSy1vania. He told Con-
- that railroads in that field
> met recent supreme court de-
yns, Interpreting the commodi-
clause, by the organization of
,orations whose stock is dis
uted ratably among stockhold-
Of the railroad, with Its manage
,dt dominated by the railroad. To
1l corporation, he says, the rail
In question sells coal at the
es under . contract which puts
oy new corporation largely, if not
~ pletely, within the power of the
., road. !" This plan has been chal-
'",ed by the government.
uoI recommend wrote Mr.. Greg
wv IAN amendment which will pro-
TT railroad from transporting in
''rstate commerce articles which
manufactured or produced, or
ch were manufactured or pro-
ed BY any corporation controlled
1t or afniiated with it by having
same controlling stockholders
spective Of whether such railroad
such controlled affiliated corpora
has N interest in the articles at
. time Of transportation. 1t is
6 necessary If transportation and
duction are to be completely di-
3 ced, that Congress prohibit any
road owned or controlled by a
. ducing or trading corporation
not operated merely as a plant
) llity, from transporting in inter.
to commerce articles produced OF
, led by such corporation
ther recommendations include
amendment making it a "federa
me- to kill an officer OF the Unit.
States engaged in serving or ex
ting process, and authority fol
use Of search warrants in adver
. ng fraud cases which rely on thu
Ils to attract victims.
, Uocunentary evidence" says tn,
} ort. "only procurable by search
almost indispensable to convic
% swindlers and protect thei
Tins"
10 the law now stands, Mr.. Greg
points ont, no authority exist
.recover property used for crimina
rpooeo. ave on specific condition
der oustoms, revenue, Indial
uof. 1shery, interstate commerce
usportAtioa and obscene litera
. eases.
Att0rney General Gregory recon
nds that the power of fedora
md juries be enlarged so tha
y can Investigate crimes commit
| In any division of a federal dis
Ct. He suggests also that a.
endment to existing law is need
whereby . federal Judge in wnos
mt an Indictment is returned, ma
lsider testimony before the gran
y and enter an order making tn
rant run to all Parts of the fed
Il territory.
Under the prevailing practice,
~ the report. offenders agains
form laws while living With
borders of the United States fire
emily gain practical immunit
jim punishment. The federal law
ply to every part of the Unite
ates and the procedure to secur
) panin1nent of an ofense an