Show REBATING HAS NOT YET YEI CEASED G TransAtlantic Steamers Are Accused of Violating the AntiTrust Law Washington toD Sept 12 ILIn In official circles hor 1 seer more than taD ordinary nary Interest t is fa ex Gi dt ow OWl tile the in 18 X New w York Yoek into the allege illegal operations of some of the transAtlantic steamship lines line es especially especially the line The charges that these lines have bave entered into low conspiracies with certain American rail railway raily railway way y lines in restraint nt of trade that re rebates rebates rebates bates have bave been paid them by dome rail railroads railroads railroads roads and that they have bave laid themselves them elves liable to prosecution under the terms of the Sherman antitrust act did not sur SUl surprise surprise prise e those who bad had followed the pro proceedings proceedings edings ce in what was known as the Con Cos Cosmopolitan shipping case cat e before belore the inter interstate interstate state commerce commission Alleged Arrangement The proceeding was brought by the tho Cos Coo Cosmopolitan Shipping company of Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia phia against the Packet company and other transAtlantic steamship lines It is alleged that the ocean lines named had entered Into an arrangement with American railroads by which the bulk of European freight sent to this country was handled by the steam steamship steamship ship companies in the pool to the detri detriment detriment ment mont of the company compan which also operated a line Itne of transAtlantic steamers The he interstate commerce commission In Investigated investigated the but dis a the case ca e on the ground that it had no au Sil authority a to act rh fhe he evidence was turned over to the department nt of Justice Coffee Trade Affected Not only are the lar transAtlantic lines involved but the South American steamship companies have bave been n brought it tc the government nt Investigation The charges affect particularly the coffee trade which U one of the predominating factors in the freight traffic between time tile States and Brazil and other coun countries countries countries tries on the South American continent The investigation of the South Amen Ameri American ADI i ican can steamship lines is i not as well de tie developed but the allegations an are of 01 a startling character and if sustains oy by oythe y the investigation promise very important i I developments Wade Vade H Ellis assistant to tf the HUor attorney attorney ney ne general today expressed surprise that the matter had become public and declined to discuss it |