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Show oo AMERICAN THREAD CASE TO CLOSE Company to Settle Anti-Trust Action Out of Court Must Submit to Demands. ' Washington, April 1. Negotiations were begun today at the department of justice for a settlement out of court of the anil-trust suit filed a year ago against the American Thread company.- G, C. Todd, assistant to Attorney General McRcynolds, represented tho government and It. V. Llndabury, W. D. Guthrie and James M. Beck spoke for the thread interests. It was understood un-derstood that tho government would insist on terms which would practically practic-ally everything asked for in its suit. No decision, however, was reached today and further conferences are expected. |