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Show ACTION AGAINST TRUST JlMM Chicago Center Government's m .' H Fight on Beef Combine. iJ HpH STRONG EVIDENCE SECURED ;:H ir i''-:lsll Assistant to Attorncy-Oeneral Knox '$ijoinH nnd Special Cbuusel to Interstato JBjJ'sf 'flH Commerce Commission Now In Chi- WW'-! ','-' ' IB chro In Conference With V. S. Dls- Pra'fij trlct Attorney Relative to Filing vivjjji i" Sills Against tho Beef Comblna- Mhlrfii ijiH tlon-BUls Will Not Be Drawn Up '( fl'tllH Hurriedly. rtfA iilliSsfl mm -r Chicago April 26 -William A. -f ' ' J KH f Da. assist int to Atlorney-Oen- P 4 ii KH oral Knox, and spetlal counsel to 4 v.'irLH I hi' Interstnto tmnmlsslnii, ar- -- Tfj 1 fifliiB rlv ed In Chicago today to confer ff' ', I ji KH - with District Attorney H II. 1) j tKtssH f Ilcthen iclitlvo tn taking action jj " ; i BHH -f ngnlnst the sn-cnlled beef trust, -f y'ni !, iRI f .Mi. Day ..aid ho did not bring '' t 'tS f with lilm the application for an -t- V' ' J J9 f Injunction whltli the Attorney- i it i CSssB f Oenernl had ordered Illcd s ' ' . H 4- against the packing firms of Ar tj A3 iiiil f mour a. Co, Hwltt & Co. Nel- V i i )) con, Morris A Co, the O. II. T, l.j' H 4- Ilnmmoud tracking company, -V 4) I Cudahy racking lompany and J ;'ij H the Hchwarzschllil & Hulburger -f- " .! jH f company Tho Investigation, ho -"-i.f Jj fLH -f said, had been placed entirely !1 i, I ! In tha hands of District Attor- (rfi 11 lH f ncy Iletheu. t Ff lm -f Attorney Day said: "I want frfiS)'. '.Wl f to correct u misconception ot my ''Sffiij! V nl f position In this case. I am here !; ' ifll merely as tho lepicsentatlve ot WJr;''ij Dl -f Attornc -General Knot. SSri1ii r 'mLH 4- 'District Attorney Ilcthea Is Ep JJj'J ,H to have solo chargo of the prose- Sj "'itj jal -f rutlon. I have no authority to aj-'iv 41sslfl 4- direct his actions, but mciely to ""'lifilJI ( JRSI f convey to lilm ccrtuln Instruc- jf5SS;ik rlnxnissl tlons ot his superiors In Wash- S6iftri I tjiH f Ington, as to tho outline ot tho ?ip'iijjlilll B hills. I also h.ne brought somo JVu3I1Dh uddttloiial cvldcnco which I oc- "Jijikc WtMiB 4- cured In New York. This will $ .iJbjBB f- he sifted by lilm, and will bo --SlPfe lL tfLI f used to supplement his proof oC !'(,' . IjUI f the existence of n meat trust. lfSFf i V':sHslsstH f "I don't think tho bills will ba 4'Vj IJHssH drawn hurriedly, for they must fflf n 3r 4 stand the severest Brrutlny ot -frafSTJ m f somo of tho best corporation "T-jSi ' jjH - lawvers. For this reason care Ku i '' " iijl must bo taken to withstand the !J ' , Ll t assaults of a demurrer. wi'l ' sl "I havo no nuthorlty to say I ! lt 4- anything concerning tho evl- ''flf( J Msslssl f dence I have secured. It Is suf- ijptj " 9sslssl llclent to state that the Attor- M I isssH ney-Oeneral has approved of "'jS ' ! -f tho proofs secured by Mr, lie- W ', ,U jH 4- thea nnd myself, and unless ho VM rj H 4- was certain that we had strong tin I i' H evidence to support the appll- IK jiSji' H f cations for Injunction under the 38 I JSJSJJ Hherman anil-trust law, ha EaP ' 1pH$( -f would not have ordered the 'aSf ' wljjH -f prosecution started at this Snf ) lbssB -f As soon as the hills aro ready 9JSJ! rl!lH for filing, notlco will be made to -ff IS ) j'lntsssi tho defendants. Thirty days J ' $fflU 4- will be allowed to file answers ltjjl Vl?Wjj 4- or demurrers. It Is stated au- -fjLM . pTlwsH 4- thorltntlvcly thnt tho center of -4-Slj'f) t llH 4- the Government's action against Eh n InjH 4- the packers will bo Chicago, und 4-3-f i, ' iltliB 4 It uny bills aro to be tiled at 4-J'f! '. iltH 4- New York, It will ba later. -HX) ' l' 'ji&H f JIM', '.tLfl |