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Show SAN ' FRANCISCO. ; Mch S.rTbe .'taws of the filing of a ult,by.th UnU ted State Government agalnst'a num-1 num-1 ber of elevator companies has caused a ; sensation In California 'and the West thls being' the first legal proceedings of. :the kind ever instituted out here. Vn ' United State District "Attorney Rob-' ;ert Devlin, who brought the suit, was locOed late last, night at hi residence - In Berkeley. In discussing his action he ald: v. . . . ' '. . V v " The ; complaint filed', yesterday is , o ? Jnit the Otis ElevaUr company and ti..r y other defendant who are ; al-' al-' l?ecf Jo be in on concern and operating operat-ing contrary to' the provisions of the 'loherman act, v ' . i . , . "The complaint was drawn up by me, but is signed by U. 8. Attorney-General Moody, all such, actions originating at Washington. , . . . . . i - "Th action is based upon. affidavit of men who wer formerly In the com-. tine and who state that, while th de-' jlendants to the action are apparently j namte conrerrs. they In reality v are ' - - . . -Ti 4?.... y v . f all.underv control, of ith9ti Elevator company.. ;-f i -..,; i-'The-effect-bf .thi pooling, of Jnter- eets is ,to enhance price and restrict i trade with, the. -vlew Jo controlling all Jht 'elevator, business on; th pacific coast, ;wfth;the probability .that. this. Is but-a. branch, of a gigantic 'trust ;that controls , the j." elevator output all -over the United States. --;-?. . '."Such:,, combination is .against Xth proyls;ons.-oX the Sherman Jaw., and w believe (that- w . have ample evldeno against Hh ? trust to -make out a clear case when it comes to trial. The affidavit affi-davit of rth men set- forth In th complaint, whose, names I ; do not now remember, ar complete and based upon up-on personal,, knowledge A great quan-Uty quan-Uty of material of. firm not In - th oomhln has gone 'to waits, there being no sals for it. Vfc ; "This' proceeding-; has been carefully firepared and will be . pushed . Tlgorous-y. Tlgorous-y. . In -yry: phase of it r th A.ttornsy-General A.ttornsy-General . ha been . consulted ' and -1 . regard re-gard the . cas -as 'clear jt and strong awlrnt sll the lowg'Mst of defendants.' |