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Show ALL OFFICIALS AND DIRECTORS OF THE BEEF TRUST ARE INDICTED They Are to Answer for Conspiracy lo Raise the Prices on Foodstuffs-Grand Jury in Hudson County, New Jersey, Makes Some Sweeping Charges ocoooooooooooooo o O ALL OFFICIALS INDICTED. O O O New York, Fob. 25. Indict- O O mnts charging conspiracy to O O raise prices on foodstuffs, con- O O trnry to tho public good. O O against all the officials and dl- O O rectors or the National Pack- O O Ing company, .he so-called O O beef trust, were presented to O O Judge Swanaee of the supremo O O court of Hudson county, N. J., O O in Jersey City, this after- O O noon. O O o oooooooooooooooo New York, Feb. 25 Packing house men- and cold storage Interests hero and elsewhere had representatives on hand in Jersey Cl'.y today, where the grand jury met for Its expected final notion on recently prepared indictments. indict-ments. There was every Indication that the Jury would return from a dozen to a ' score of Indictments against the meat packing Interests which maintain the vast system of cold storage plants across tho Hudson river from which New York draws the bulk of Its eup- plies of meat and other perishables nnd food products, i Prosecutor Carven announced that ' he had Issued subpoenas for all tho : officers of the Corporation Trust company com-pany of New Jersey, which represents the packing companies In the state, lie has demanded that they bring with them their books showing tho stock Ownership of the various companies, ; I their officers nnd directors and other information desired. Mr. Gnrven 6ald If the officers failed to comply, he would move for the ; quashing of the trust charge. It Is understood that two rf the " men whose testimony Is wanted have volunteered to appear, ono of them being S. A. Patterson of Chicago, who in flrnt vice-president of the National Packing company, and one of the men said to be named In tho blanket In-iictment In-iictment against the National Packing company officials, which does not bo-come bo-come effective nntll confirmed by the court. This Is the indictment expected from the grand Jury today. |