Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-01

1 uislTlct court IN 1911 but was dis
missed four years later by Judges
Burlington. Mcpherson, wooIey and
Hunt. who held that, although the cor
poration was formed for the purpose
OF Illegally monopolizing and restrain
in; trade. II has not been able alone
TO fix and maintain prices and is not
an actual monopoly. The government
at once appealed the case and II was
| argued in March, 1917.
The proceeding in the shoe machin.
cry case was instituted in the Massa.
chusetts- federal district court in 1911.
but was dismissed after voluminous
testimony had been taken. the court
sustaining the defendants on all
grounds. This case also was argued
before the supreme court in March.
1877. and later was ordered re-arsued
! this term. The United Shoe Machin.
cry company was organized in 1899.
with capital stock of S25, OOO, 900. The
/ government alleges that this concern
has !nonopolized the shoe machinery
field and upon the decision in this
| case rests the future OF the American
shoe industry.
Violation OF the antitrust law by
restraining TRACE and violation of the
commodities clause by transporting
coal in which they were interested Is
charged by the government in the
suits against the Lehigh Valley rail.
road company and the Reading com
pany, holding company, owning the
Reading railroad the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey, together with Goa
company stocks. The New York dis
! trict court overthrow the govern
mcnt's contentious and dismissed the
LehisL case. In the Reading case the
lower court overruled all OF the gov.
crnments charges except to direct the
separation II the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey from its subsidiary coal
company. the IChiRh & Wilkes Barre
coal company. The court refused to
order the separation of the latter rail.
road nd the Reading company. how.
ev"i. as asked by the government.
The court this week will be asked
To restrain the State OF New Jersey
ami the Passaic Valley Sewerage COM
missicners from constructing a sewer
empty ing into New York Bay. The
proceedings were brought on behalf
of the state of New York which al
le.es that the sewer would cause the
pollution of the bay TO the injury of
the health of New York residents. The
sewer is intended to gather the sewer.
age and trade wastes from over 1913
square miles in the Passaic valley and
the courts decision will indirectly CT
feet thousands of residents of that
district.
Another important case which has
been placed on a special docket TO be
taken up this week is one resulting
from the Interstate Commerce Com.
missions efforts TO compel President
Milton II. Smith to answer questions
regarding the Louisville &c Nashville
railroads political activities and con.
tributions. The case grew out of the
senate resolution introduced by Sena
tor Leo Of Tennessee providing for
an investigation of that railroad. Pres.
ideRt Smith refused to answer ques-
lions, claiming the commissions pow.
ers were purely statutory and that 1t
could not enter into an investigation
of such matters. The commission ap.
pealed to the supreme court of the
District of Columbia for writ Of mar.
damus which was granted. The rail.
road president then appealed the case
TO this court.
The work Of the supreme court this