Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-04-15
DAUGHERTY WARNS
ALL PR0F|TEERs
Department of Justice to Sift U.
S. Building Ills.
MAY BEGIN QUIZ AT CHICAGO
Does Not Intend to Harass Business,
but the Attorney General Declares
the Law Will Be Enforced
Against Trusts.

Washington, April S.-A general
warning TO business that the Depart
ment of Justice will countenance no
violations of the law was sounded by
Attorney General Daugherty.
The country, Mr.. Daugherty said,
Should take notice of a new day and
q new way" and that those who had
been guilty of Illegal practices should
not "close their eyes,"
His statement, he added, was a
modest but emphatic warning to
those for whom it was intended, and
could be regarded as an opportunity
for any of those who should mend
their ways to do so.
Reports from some sections of the
country are that the building material
situation is "intolerable,' Mr.. Daugher-
ty said, and the Department of JUS
1t can to improve it.
The attorney general said the De-
partment of Justice did not intend to
harass business in any way, but that
1t did intend to enforce the law.
He pointed out that while the profit
eering sections of the Lever act had
been declared unconstitutional, the de-
partment still could proceed under
the Sherman antitrust law.
Building Conditions "Intolersble."
Mr.. Daugherty was discussing spe-
cially the situation In the building ma
terials industry, which he declared re-
ports to the department showed to be
"int0lerable."
He said the Department of Justice
would ask for more aid from the out
and that lawyers representing firms
should regard themselves as agents
of the Department of Justice in up
holding the law.
The attorney general announced
that it was proposed to investigate
conditions wherever an inquiry was
warranted.
Indictments already have been re-
turned in New York and Chicago, he
said, and complaints have come from
Pittsburgh, st. Louis, Cleveland and
other cities.
He said conferences already had
been held with District Attorney Clyne
of Chicago, and that James A. Fowler
of Knoxville, Tenn, had been assigned
TO take charge of the proceedings in
New York.
Would Center Quiz in Chicago.
Chicago, April S.-As soon as word
of the action of the attorney general
was received here several Chicago
contractors and architects declared
that the biggest task in such an in
yestigatiOn would be to clean out the
building industry of Chicago. They
pointed out that New York has had
the benefit of the activities of the
Lockwood commission, while ChicagO's
prospect for immediate relief in the
action of the Daley committee is
problematical in view of States At
torney Groves decision to sever con-
necitons with the joint legislative COM
mittee. They also declared that the
fate of the appropriation bills, which
would give the committee funds ad-
equate to the situation, is also ''up in
the air." and in some circles it was
planned to appeal to the attorney
general to begin his quiz in this city.
On behalf of the Illinois Society of
Architects, F. E. Davidson, president
of the society, sent letter to Attorney
General Daugherty requesting him to
center his investigation of the building
industry in Chicago.
At an executive meeting of the n
linois chapter of the American Insti-
tute of Architects, held Thursday, SINH
lar action was planned. The Asso-
ciated Builders, composed of 800 CEN
tractors, also will take the matter
under Amusement when William b.
Mckinley, general counsel for the as
ISOLATION, returns to the city, according
to III. Cohlgraff, secretary of the Asso-
GATED Builders.