Show fRAUD LAID I AT DOOR Of BIG PACKERS Accused of Cheating Cheat Cheat- ing Government Out of Revenues EVASION OF EXCISE ON OLEOMARGARINE By Little Ruse Company Is I Enabled Completely to Control MarKet TOPEKA Kan Knit April 16 The The Cudahy Cudahy Cud Cud- Packing company of or Kansas City was WM indicted by the federal grand jury here today on charges of wholesale w violations vio rio I lations of ot the United States internal revenue laws Tho The charge is that the company has defrauded tho the government out of over in revenues on oleo margarine The Tho corporation was indicted on counts and the maximum mum fine fino on each I count is 1000 making a a. total for which the tho company is liable in tho the event of ot otI conviction of over I Tho revenue law Ian provides pro that each pound of uncolored oleomargarine must bear a v r revenue nue stamp of a quarter of ofa a n cent but that each pound to which colorin coloring material h has s. s been cn added to toe give e it tho the appearance of butter hutter a R ten tenS cent revenue stamp mus must be he attached It is charged in the indictments that the Cudahy Packing company has sold Eold tho the colored product under tho the quarter of a cent tax tat and consequently has haR defrauded de tie- tho the government Jo out of largo large sums I Analysis Shows Coloring Inspectors have been working on the ca case e several eral months and have havn secured I samples sold Fold in towns town from New York to Seattle and from to Jacksonville Jackson Jackson- yule ville Fla These were forwarded to tho the o chemist who reported that thIt every o sample contained contain cd coloring material and this evidence was turned over o to D District strict Attorney T J. II H. Bono at Topeka lopeka who ho submitted d the facts to the grand rand jury Ever Every sample now not in in tho the bands hands of the government exports experts bears hears tho iden iden- mark 0 of the inspector who purchased l it as 38 well ell ell as 35 the tuo analysis which shows that it t contains coloring matter ma 4 It is ill claimed h by tho the govern govern- o 4 4 4 I. went meat officials that tho the Cudahy hy 4 4 4 4 com company pan lia ha has succeeded in iu mo mo- 4 44 4 4 4 tho the oleomargarine ariM 44 4 Ie 4 market by sellin selling the colored oloT d 4 4 4 i. 4 product and paying paJU the tax on 44 4 4 4 tho the basis of uncolored une there thero be bo- bei 44 4 i 4 in ing a difference of D yi 9 i cents a a. a 4 i 4 41 4 pound s By Dy this means it is s claimed they were ere enabled to undersell other manufacturers and control the tho market Moro More Prosecution Promised 4 While this criminal action will willbe willI 44 4 I 4 4 be prosecuted d District Attorney Y Yo 44 4 it does not end the tho 4 4 o 4 Bone TIone Ra says Ras s 4 matter 44 4 4 Ho lIe will vill brin bring a civil chU action 44 4 1 4 against tho the company to have o tho the thoo 44 4 o 4 I. plant and machinery used med in the 4 4 4 1 manufacture of If oleomargarine 44 44 4 4 confiscated 4 4 This proceeding will also nIo be he commenced com corn in the federal court The Tho oleomargarine oleo mar margarine arino manufacturing m plant is connected connected con con- I with tho the Cudahy packing p establishment in Kansas Cit City Kas |