The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-10
Amendment to Commodities
Clause of Interstate Com
merce A ct Especially
Sought by Department of
Justice.
TO STOP RAILROADS
HAULING OWN PRODUCTS
Ask for Authority for Use of
Search Warrants in Inves-
tigating Cases of Fraudu-
lent Use of Mails.

Washington. Dec. iO-Attorney !
General Gregory made his first re-
port TO congress today as head OF the |
department of justice. lie recon-
mended several amendments to exist
INK laws and gave a comprehensive /
review Of the work Of the department
Tor the fiscal year. Ills principal
recommendation was tor an amend
ment to the commodities clause Of
the interstate act designed
TO block the way of any common
carrier which seeks q transport
products over IFS lines in which itI
has any interest whatsoever
Ia asking for such legislation the
attorney general referred TO the diff
ucuity the department has cncoun-
tered In attempting TO break up what
Dr. known as the hard coal comblna-
ton. controlling a large part OF the
anthracite fields 30 eastern Pcnusyl-
Nania. He told congress that rail
roads in that neld have met recent
supreme court decisions. interpreting
the commodities clause, by the Or
gauization of corporations whose
stock is distributed ratably among
stockholders az the railroad. with is
management dominated bv the rail
ROAD. To such q corporation. he says.
the railroad iu question sells coal at
the mines under a contract which
puts the new corporation largely. %
not completely. within the power az
the railroad This plan has been
challenged hy the government.
IL recommend. wrote Mr. Greg
DRY, AN amendment which viii pro-
hibit a railroad from transporting Ia
Interstate articles witch Il
manufactured or produced. ~ which
were manufactured OF produced by
m corporation controlled by Il or
affiliated with u by having the same
controlling stockholders. irrespective
Of whether such railroad or such con
trolied affiliated corporation has an
intercst in the articles 81 the time ~
transportation n is also necessary
" transportation and production are
to hc completely divorced that con
press prohibit any railroad owned OF
controlled by q producing or trading
corporation and not operated merely
as "a plant facility from transporting
la Interstate commerce articles pro-
duccd or owned by such corpora
ton
other recommendation include
An amendment making Il a federal
crime 90 XIII an officer OF the United
states engaged In serving or cNccut
ing process. aud authority for the use
81 search warrants in ADVERTISING
fraud eases which reiy pa the mails
Go attract victims
documentary evidence. says the
report only procurabie bs search.
BE- almost indispensable to convict
these %sNiindiers and protect their
victims
A. the law nov stands Mt. Greg
DRY points cut. no authority exists
"a recover properly used Tor criminal
purposes. save on specific conditions
und' customs. revenue, indian a.
guur. fishery. interstate commerce
transportation and obscene literature
cases.
Attorney General Gregory recon-
mends that the power OF federal
grand juries be- enlarged 80 that th.S
investigate crimes committed in
"a division Of Il federal district ilc
suggests also that an amendment ga
cXistins law h. needed whereby "a fed
erai Judge in whose court an indirt-
ment is returned may consider testi-
non before the srand jury "a enter
en- order making the warrant ran 90
ON parts of the federal territory.
Under the prevailing practice,
SAYS the report Offenders against
uniform laws while living Within the
borders Of the United states ire
q~uently gain pracUoai immunity from
punishment The federal laws appl,
Co every part OF the Emitted states
and the procedure Co secure the pun'
ishmeni OF AN oueise and the pres.
cnco % the offender before the court
should be- as IL reaching a. the ia"
declaring the 0neusc n BE- ouen'
times more difncult and expensive Cd
compel an accused person who hNe'
-..a. 49, 49,. IL. m. ML.LL