South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-11
DAUGHERTY MAY.
DISMISS CASES.
AGAINST MINERS.
Dropping of 225 Indictments
for Violation of Sherman
Act Considered.
SEEKING INFORMATION
Attorney General Has Long
Conference With Federal
Judge Anderson.

INDIANAPOLIS. April 10.-With
the view Of opening the way for pos
sible settlement Of the nationwide
suspension OF work by coal miners.
Atty. Gen. Daugherty arrived here
Monday unannounced. from Wash
ingtOn, and after a two-hour confer
ence with Federal Judge A. s. An
derson declared he did not know
whether dismissal was possible or
practical at this time" OF the in
dictments charging 225 coal operat-
ors, union leaders and others with
conspiracy 10 violate the Sherman
antitrust law.
In private conference with the
Judge. Mr.. Daugherty discussed dis
missal OF the indictments, which ac-
ton was said would remove the
grounds for the refusal Of some op-
orators TO continue interstate wage
negotiations with the union. Judge
Anderson. who declined 10 discuss
what transpired at the conference
with the attorney general, was said
10 have refused 10 approve dismissal
OF the pending cases.
More Conferences Tuesday.
Mr. Daugherty also met with L.
Ert Slack, special government prose-
cutOr Of the Sherman antitrust
cases, discussing the cases at length,
and at the conclusion of his confer
ence declared: IT may do nothing
in connection with any Of these mat
ters while here"
Further conferences with the Of
fcials here also are on the attor-
ney generals program for Tuesday,
and il was learned authoritatively
that Mr.. Daugherty did not have any
new proceedings 20 institute in the
court at this time. Mr.. Daugherty
did not meet with Pres't John l..
Lewis Of the United Mine Workers
OF America. and said that he did not
seek any meeting with miners Of
ficials
After the conference with Judge
Anderson. which continued until al.
most 6 o'clock, Mr.. Daugherty made
the first public comment on the pur.
pose of his mission asserting he was
seeking certain information" bear
ing on the nationwide suspension
Of work because, he said, the gov
eminent is DESTROYS of knowing all
it possibly can regarding the situa-
ton"
The government is looking again
with considerable interest into these
indictments" he continued referring
to the Sherman antitrust cases,
charging conspiracy 10 monopolize
the coal industry and control prices,
"and 1 am trying 10 get the facts
that were testified 10 in connection
with these cases"
The conspiracy charged in the in
dictments. hinged largely around
the wage conference of operators
and miners in the central COMPETE
tive field, and in this connection Mr..
Daugherty declared he was trying
to get a complete story Of what took
place in these meetings"
None of the several subordinate
ofncials of the department of justice
who accompanied the attorney gen
eral to this city, took any part in
the conferences, but they fingered in
the court corridors, awaiting the end
of the meetings. On arrival here,
Mr.. DaughertX refused 10 discuss the
purpose Of his trip and after a drive
around the city bOulevards ne went
10 a hotel. remaining in seclusion
there until the hour for the confer
ence with Judge Anderson.