Evening star., 1942-08-29
Text Of Justice Departments Trust Suit Against Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s tF1.-The
tert OF the Governments suit
against the Associated Press fol-
tops,'
In the District Court of the United
States for the Southern District OF
New York,
Civil Action No.
United States of America,
Plaintiff
The Associated Press, Paul Bel
lamy, George Francis Booth, John
Cowles. William Hutchinson Cowles,
Edward King GAYLORD. Houston
Harte, Josh l.. Horne, Clark Howell,
jr: Joseph Russell Knowland, George
Baker Longan. Robert Rutherford
Mccormick, Robert Mclean, Leon
ard Kimball Nicholson, Frank Brett
Moves, Paul Patterson, Stuart Hoff-
man Perry, E. Lansing Ray, Edward
Hubert Butler, and the Adrian Tele-
gram, the A. S. Abel Co, Bulletin
Co, the Cleveland Co., the Consti-
tuition Publishing Co.. Cowles Pub
fishing Co., The Evening Star
Newspaper Co, the Kansas City
Star Co., the Oklahoma Publishing
Co., the Register and Tribune Co.,
Rocky Mount Publishing Co.. Globe
Democrat Publishing Co, San An
gelo Standard. Inc; the Times
Picayune Publishing Co. Tribune
Co, the Tribune Publishing Co.,
Worcester Telegram Publishing Co,
Inc, Individually and as represent
ing a class consisting of all the
members of the Associated Press,
Defendants.
COMPLAINT.
TO the honorable Judges of the Dis
trict Court of the United States
for the Southern District Of New
York:
The United States of America,
plaintiff, by its attorneys, acting
under the direction of the Attorney
General of the United States, brings
this action against the defendants
and complains as follows:
JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
l. This complaint is filed and this
action is instituted against the de-
PENDANTS under Section Of the Act
of Congress of July 2, 1890, C. CAT,
26 Stat. 209. as amended, entitled
AN Act to protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies," commonly known
as the Sherman Antitrust Act"
and under Section Is of the Act OF
Congress of October Is, 1914, C.-323,
38 Stat. 730, as amended, commonly
known as the Clayton Act;" in
order to prevent and restrain con-
tinuing violations of said defendants,
as hereinafter alleged, of Sections
and of the Sherman Antitrust
Act and Section 7 of the Clayton
Act.
2. Defendant the Associated Press
Hereinafter sometimes referred to
as A. PD is Incorporated under the
laws Of the State of New York and
is an inhabitant of the Southern
District of New York. It transacts
business within the Southern Dis
trict of New York and at various
places throughout the world and has
its principal place of business at
No. so Rockefeller Plaza, New York,
in the Southern District of New
York. 1t Is engaged in the COM
mercial business of collecting and
distributing news, information and
intelligence in interstate and for
eign commerce.
Monopoly of Part Of Trade
And Commerce Charged.
3. The acts and conduct Of the de-
PENDANTS and their co-participants
hereinafter referred to constitute a
combination and conspiracy in re-
straint of trade and commerce in
news, information and intelligence
among the several States, the mon
opollzlng of a part of such trade and
commerce, an attempt to monopolize
a part of such trade and commerce,
and a combination and conspiracy
THE DEFENDANTS.
4. Defendant the Associated Press
Is a cooperative association of
newspaper owners, incorporated in
the year 1900 under the membership
corporations law of the State of
New York.
5. Defendant Paul Bellamy is a
resident of Cleveland, Ohio, and is.
and has been since April, 1884, a
member of the Board of Directors
Of the Associated Press.
s. Defendant George Francis
Booth is resident of Worcester,
Mass, and is now, and has been
since April, 1941, member of the
Board of Directors of the Associa ted
Press.
7. Defendant John Cowles is a
resident of Minneapolis, Mimi, and
is now, and has been since April,
1884, member of the Board of
Directors of the Associated Press.
8. Defendant William Hutchinson
Cowles is resident of Spokane
Wash, and is now, and has been
since April, 1911, a member of the
Board of Directors of the Associated
Press.
g. Defendant Edward King GAY
lord is a resident of Oklahoma City
Okla, and is now, and has beer
since April, 1910, a member of the
Board of Directors of the Associated
Press.
10. Defendant Houston Harte is g
resident of San Angelo, Tex. He is
first vice president of the Associated
Press and is now, and has been since
April, 1887, member of it's Boarc
of Directors.
Other Defendants Residents
Of Various States.
II. Defendant Josh L. Horne is s
resident of Rocky Mount, N. c.. anc
is now, and has been since April
1887, member of the Board of Di
rectors of the Associated Press.
IL. Defendant Clark Howell, ir
Is a resident of Atlanta, Ga, and i
now, and has been since April, 1897
a member of the Board of Director
OF the Associated Press.
l3. Defendant Joseph Russell