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Show COAST LUMBERMEN BEING INVESTIGATED SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2. The federal fed-eral grand Jury began today an investl-gaiiou investl-gaiiou into the Pacific coast lumber trade at t he renuest of John AV. Preston, Fill ted Slates district attorney. who charges Hint producers, jobbers and re-la re-la ll'M s a re pa rlha to agreements in re-slraint re-slraint nf trade. Preston speeliir-ally alleges that the retailers re-tailers of San Francisco. Oakland and Sacramento have secret agreements controlling con-trolling prices h nd belong to a federation federa-tion extending at least throughout California. |