South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-22
U. S. TO PRESS
CASES AGAINST
CORPORATIONS
1900 Prospective Defendants
Include Nationally Known
Manufacturers.
ASK AID OF CONGRESS
Request S25O,OOO to Push
Prosecution - Give Evil
denCe to Federal Men.

/ By Associated Press:
NEW YORK. June 21.-The de-
/ partment of justice plans 10 ask con-
gress for s25O.0O0 10 press prosecu-
ton OF 1900 individuals and corpo-
rations alleged 10 be involved IN
| nationwide combinations revealed
during the building trust inquiry
conducted By the Lockwood legisla-
tive committee
This was learned Tuesday after a
conference between First Asst Atty
/ Gen. Goff and Samuel Untermeyer.
/ committee counsel. arranged after
/ Mr.. Untermeyer recently censured
the department under the late ad-
ministration for failure TO follow
up these lines opened by him.
The list Of prospective defendants
| includes some Of the largest manu-
facturers. jobbers and dealers IN
I paints, cement. iron erecting mate
/ rails, stone. marble and other build
| ing supplies.
In Dead Earnest
it was understood Atty Gen.
Daugherty would place United States
! rect charge of the prosecution. in CO.
operation with Mr.. Untermeyer.
It also is authoritatigely learned
! that Mr. Untermyer was thoroughly
satisfied. after the conference. that
/ Mr.. Daugherty's department. was in
dead earnest. and if supplied with
/ funds by congress would push the
! prosecutions 70 a finish. Plans call
! ed for assembling a big force OF
prosecutors and investigators.
All evidence against the combines
in alleged violation OF the antitrust
laws which was gathered By the
lockwood committee has been turn
ed over TO the federal authorities
Confers With Moore
Mr.. Daugherty had planned TO at
tend Tuesdays conference. but was
unable 10 attend because of illness
of a member OF his family in Ohio.
! Mr.. Untermyer also conferred with
Dist Atty Moore Of Erie county.
! regarding contemplated prosecutions
for which the ground work was laid
at the lockwood committee hear
! ings in Buffalo last week Mr..
/ Moore viii return to Buffalo TO ask
] an appropriation Of S25. 900 from
! Erie county TO prosecute offenders
\ under the state antitrust laws
WASHINGTON. June 21.-Nation-
wide investigation into the activities
Of open price associations, Atty Gen.
Daugherty announced Tuesday. had
already resulted in esta bIishinE a
case against one organization in New
York. suit will be filed by the gov
eminent against the association IN a
few days. he added.
Mr.. Daugherty withheld for the
time being the name Of the concern
10 be made defendant, but declared
that the case was involved IN the in
vestigations Of the lockwood COM
mittee into the New York building
situation. The government. he said.
would ask for a restraining order 20
require the organization TO desist
from its alleged unlawful practices.
Hayward In Charge
United States Dist Atcy Hayward
OF New York. Mr.. Daugherty said,
had been placed in charge Of the
case as we'll as the work 70 the d.
partment Of justice there in coopera-
ton with the invest cations az the
lockwood committee. Col Guy D.
Gon, the assistant 10 the attorney
I general. he said, had gone % New
York 70 confer on the program of
/ the open price investigation with
Mr.. Hayward and Samuel Uater-
N myer. counsel for the committee.
AIr. Daugherty said he had not de.
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