OCR Text |
Show GENERAL ELECTRIC IN FEDERAL PROEE WASHINGTON, Jan 19. A special investigation in-vestigation of cliarges ag:iln?t the Oen-erul Oen-erul Klcctrlc company resulting from in-vostigatlons in-vostigatlons of thu Lockwcl f ommltU'i-in ommltU'i-in New York, win be becun by the department de-partment of justice within a few days. Attorney General Dauahorty announced. Correspondence between the depart ment and th.- Oeneral Blectric company was published recently the attorney general gen-eral fald. In whlc hit was brought out that Charges had been made against the oompanv that it had .-routed a monopoly extorted millions of dollars from fiitj public. pub-lic. Jugg!ed its accounts to avoid payments pay-ments of Income taxes and violated a decree de-cree of S Cleveland court restraining It from unlawful uc:s. The company. Mr Dougherty continued, contin-ued, had denied it hod violated any o. the terms of the decroe or committed any unlawful aets. but Inasmuch as violation of federal laws was charged, it had been decided to institute a special Investigation Investiga-tion Into the Iockwood committee proceedings. pro-ceedings. Three representatives of Mie depart -meni. of Justice and possibl two income tax experts and accountants of the treasury, treas-ury, will be sent lo New York to conduct con-duct lh- in estlgation. he said. |