Show WORK ABOUT A YEAR BEHIND United States District Attorney Sims of Chicago Rudely Jarred by Federal Judge Chicago March 2 Judge S H Bet Bethem Bethem Bethem hem of the United States district court today took action which may result in the dismissal of several criminal prosecutions on which District Attorney Attorney ney ne Sims has been engaged The court told Mr Ir Sims that only a week more of time would be given him In which i ito to arrange for the trial of a hundred I or more cases Many of these have been delayed so long that defendants are complaining In the list are three cases against the Standard Oil company of Indiana rebate cases against the Santa Fe Rail Railway Railway Railway way way company and the New York Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago St Louis Railway company and andone andone andone one case In which the E H Stafford Manufacturing company and several other concerns are aro accused of having formed a combination to restrict com corn competition competition petition in the furniture trade We Weare Weare Weare are about a year ear behind in the work of our office said Mr Sims It Is simply a case of having hang too small a astaff astaff staff |