Show TO BUST THE LUMBER TRUST government bring brings proceeding proceedings un der the sherman law as interpreted by the supreme court 1 4 new york yorklan in the tho first federal anti trust proceedings brought under the sherman 14 law as interpreted in the standard oil decision the department of justice olid in the united states court hero allday a suit against con organizations 0 of what Is pop known as the lumber trust alleging the existence of at a widespread unreasonably to restrain the lumber trado trade la fix this country ten trade organizations and more than individuals are named as defendants fend ants tho the complaint alleges violation lation ol 01 the sherman anti antl trust law and becks seeks a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from contin the conspiracy charged it la is said the suit roay may be the first of at a series by attorney oen eral wickersham looking to the breaking up of alleged agreements between the retailers of commodities to maintain high prices to force all ultimate consumers to buy from retailers and to blacklist wholesalers who sell to others than members of the retail organizations the elaborate ele borate system of blacklist ing attributed to the alleged lumber conspirators copies of circulars sent out by the organization classifying consumers as proper and im proper extracts from reports threat ening short ehritt shrift to dealers daring to violate the rules of at the tion and branding rai iding buch offen offenders dem as poachers poach cra sc alpers mavericks hid d I 1 I 1 mates are fully set forth in petition 1 I Is that not only private consumers have been blacklisted but that a great many industrial concerns hava havo been put under too the ban by the lumber dealers tho the government bill aggregating words Is replete with ith sensational and in te cresting resting exhibits |