The Washington times., 1915-07-13
"ConstructNe Service and En-.
forcement of Antitrust
Laws Are Proposed.
PROMOTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED
Frank D. Jones Acting Secretary,
While Several Clerks Get
} Executive Positions.

Methods for performing "construc
tive service to American business" n,
we'll as machinery for enforcing tht
Federal Trade Commission act and
the antitrust laws, are outlined in 4
plan Of organization formally adopt
ed by the commission today.
At the same time the commission
announced a list OF promotions n
which present employees are giver
executive positions in the three le
partments. administrative. economic
and legal. into which the organiza'
tion has been divided.
. In the administrative branch the
Secretary will be the chief No ap.
pointment Of permanent secretary
has been made.
Personnel of Aids.
Frank D. Jones Is acting secretary
and will serve as chief Of the docket
division. E. P. Burkett Is made chiei
Of the mails and files division: Lewis F
Caswell. chief. and Frank M. Hide
brandt, assistant chief, Of the steno.
graphic division; Warren r. Choate
chief clerk; George Johannes, specia
disbursing agent; John II. Dymes. chiei
OF the computing division; and Charlie.
H. Rodgers. chief Of the division o.
purchases and supplies.
Francis Walker, former deputy com
missioner of corporations. 10 made chic
economist in charge Of the economic
division. Thomas II. Robertson Is as
sistant chief economist. and Ernest
Bradford, chief of the division Of cor
poration reports.
A chief counsel is yet to be namet
by the commission. He will be the
head of the legal branch c. II. Nc
Donald is named chairman of the boart
Of review; Raymond B. Stevens, chic
examiner. and John Walsh, specia
counsel. An assistant counsel will b,
Commissioner Parry. In announcini
the appointments. said that the Bureau
Of Corporations at the time of its alb
sorption by the Trade Commission hat
who, by reason OF education and ex.
perience, are familiar with many of the
economic and legal problems that have
been and will be presented to the com
mission: This force. will be ADEQUATE
TO perform the work of the commits
sion for scme time to come and vii
render it unnecessary, Mr.. Parry said
for the employment of any additions Il
the staff. The commission. therefore
contemplates - appointments for tn
present.
How It Will Help.
Outlining the method by which tn,
Trade Commission will be used as ar
agency to help business men. Commits
sioner Parry said that the division o,
corporation reports of the economic de
partment appears to provide especially
good facilities for service in this re
gard
At Is the idea of the commits sson.
Mr.. Parry said. that the division o.
corporation reports shall not merel.
gather and compile statistics. but tha
1t shall classify the information i
gathers and give 1t back to the worlt
at frequent intervals In such manner
and form that it will be helpful to In
duetry.
Among the activities Of this divi
sion will be the securing of genera
facts regarding each industry and put
interested. This will tend to proven
overproduction or the Investment o
new capital In an industry in whicl
supply may have outrun demand. /
will help business men to reduce cos
Of operation by standardizing products
and by standardizing accounting sys
TENS.
Il believe" Mr.. Parry added. tina
the trade commission will become on
of the great vital forces for the bet
terment of industrial and business con
ditions, and that its creation will b
Justified by the results deriyed there
from"
Three Boards of Review.
In addition to the three department
outlined. there are three boards OF re
view provided for. the economic board
the law board, and the joint board o
review.
The division OF economic investigate
will complete the unfinished investiga
tions which were being conducted b
the Bureau Of Corporations before
have charge Of all investigations c
charges filed against specific corpora
tions; investigations made on the rt
quest Of the Attorney General to see
court DEGREES are properly carried ou
or with respect to recommendation fo
the. readjustment of the business Of
corporation alleged to be violating tn
antitrust act.
II Is announced that no formal con
plants against corporations will
given consideration until the return {
the commission from its forthcomin
Western trip.