Show H W TT KNOX U USED f T THE f M t Gives Gics a I Statement of What I lie DIrt Did With Anti Auti Trust Appropriations lOlls HE HAS DISBURSED Most alost of It to o Special Counsel Mints MintsA A New Assistant to Take fake Charge C Of or the Work Washington Jan 13 Ally Gen Ceh Knox 1110 today ton transmitted to the house f Ills his reply to the tho resolution asking for forI I forum regarding the manner maim er In Iii width ho he had expended the special l of for fur antitrust prosecutions A detailed statement of oC expenditures shows that u IL total of oC W SS has hns been disbursed front from the ap lilt appropriation most t of oC It for Cor special counsel The submits a statement describing the thu nature of oC the cases prosecuted beginning with the Northern Securities rose case now II decision by the court of tilt United late The beef trust tru t case ho he hI as ns a 11 proceeding In III equity brought under the act In limo llio Northern Judicial district of oC Illinois to dissolve nn nu alleged unlawful commis commission sion eion and a II conspiracy between seven corporations one partnership and 23 3 In III t engaged KR In It the business bU of purchasing livestock lve lock converting tin till mime some Into fresh Cresh and cured meats and shipping hipping and selling Mill II the tune products to I t dealers and throughout tim thu United latex anti and If In ir foreign countries This case 1111 laid before the court oC the United States from the tho clr cir circuit suit culL court which overruled u n demur demurrer reI Interposed by h tho lute defendants and remanded tho the cause carted Injunction suits arc proceed fIU ling Ing In In III equity under the tho net itch against 11 railroad companies eight are pending In the lie United Statue Stated circuit court for Cor the Western Well district of Missouri and HK six before etore l the same court for Cor the Northern district of oC Illinois The case of oC the tho Jacksonville Whole Wholesale sale Ie Grocers association ID Is proceeding In n equity under the net nel In ht the tho circuit court of oC Florida for tor the pur purpose purpose purpose pose of or dissolving a 8 I combination of oC wholesale grocers The salt trust case Is described us its an on Indictment under tho rho antitrust act In lit the tho circuit court for Cor tho the Northern dis district district of or California against the tho National Knit Hall company for Cor having hashing created a n combine monopoly to control and enhance the price of ot suit snit Jho ho do de defendants pleaded rl guilty May bluy 12 1 1503 1303 1 03 and were wern lined 1009 1000 A case against the coal carrying roads rends is III i now pending before bearo the su supreme preme court of tho the United to 10 bo be heard March 17 11 on or a II motion to com corn compel pel peI witnesses to Rive give testimony before the Interstate commerce commission and to produce books and papers de lIe demanded mended by tho the commission com In hi an nil fuses Investigation of at limn Iho methods of oC conducting business nil art pursued by the roads to A ca case o brought liy by ly tho lure Interstate tout com merce merco commission against the Nash Nairn yule 11 It Chattanooga ft Ht HI Louis Hall Ball Hallway Ballway way company to 10 restrain the road from overcharges between points palms mentioned IK Is now stow pending before tho the supreme court of oC tho the United States cm mt The Tins hay rind anti straw classification I case brought by tho the interstate com commerce tom merce merco commission against t time tho Shore Shorn Michigan Southern Hallway company Is III now pending In III the circuit court of or Ohio The Thu cotton pool pad cases against the ties Western Atlantic J com company pony jany to prevent control of at thu the rout log Ins of ot cotton collon are arc pending lending In liI liIA A number of minor cn cases cn el It la is stated have been leen brought to compel carriers to make annual reports to time the Interstate commerce commission lolI In III conclusion the recommends a IL permanent Increase In ii tho lie force torce of ot his department allying It would result r sult In more tory Story work nt It less lees expense Ho lie recommends a tI new now i assistant to take charge of or this class of ot work nl also o nn an additional assistant and additional clerks |